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Guest Column: Forum to discuss future of Tri-Cities
One of the beauties of the Tri-Cities is our ability to change direction and to accept new ideas.
When I arrived here in the late 1980s, the Tri-Cities was heading into a boom period. The WPPSS debacle and B Reactor layoffs were distant memories to many — and ancient history to us newcomers who didn't go through those dark days.
Like many of you, I came to the Tri-Cities with a plan: Put in a couple of years, then get back to the west side where I belonged. But something happened along the way. I no longer pined for the views of the Olympic Mountains that I grew up with. I began to appreciate our rolling hills, and I enjoyed the relative lack of traffic and crime compared with the more crowded side of my home state. And I certainly didn't mind trading up from Western Washington's gray for this sun-drenched region.
I've also come to adore the Tri-Cities' ability to embrace change and pivot toward something better. We are not so set in our ways that we must always do things because that's the way they've always been done.
In the past decade in particular, we have enjoyed so much positive change in our community. We take greater advantage of our open spaces (I recently climbed Badger Mountain for the first time), and we have done a better job of supporting locally owned businesses amid the chain stores and restaurants that tend to dominate the landscape.
Medical companies also have improved dramatically. A half-decade ago, I felt no need to flee the Tri-Cities for cancer care because I was able to find world-class doctors just 10 minutes from my home.
Today, the arts community in the Tri-Cities is thriving like never before. One of my best friends is a poet who actually is able to make a living here.
This happens here because we have dreamers. So what is next for the Tri-Cities? Can we imagine what we will have in five years? In a decade? What will the Tri-Cities look like when my 11-year-old daughter is my age?
For some of the answers, the Columbia Basin Badger Club has put together a public forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 29 at the Richland Shilo Inn. On the dais will be three people with different backgrounds and fresh ideas that could help take our community in new directions. They include:
• Michael Tormanen, co-owner of The Local Coffee Shop in Kennewick. He is part of an entrepreneurial team that hopes to build a facility here that is similar to the remarkable Pybus Market in Wenatchee.
• Allen Shoup is former CEO of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates and went on to create Long Shadows Vintners in Walla Walla. He has helped shape Washington's $10 billion-per-year wine industry for more than three decades. He is the definition of a visionary.
• Tim Arntzen is executive director of the Port of Kennewick, which is working on re-inventing Vista Field, the West Richland raceway and areas in and around Clover Island and Columbia Drive in Kennewick.
To attend this important forum, register at http://tinyurl.com/Badgers052915 or call 509-628-6011. Cost is $20 for members, $25 for nonmembers and $30 on the day of the forum. Lunch is included in the cost of this forum.


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15 Minutes (book review)
15 Minutes was written by Bethany Lopez. It is the 4th book in the Time for Love series. This post was organized by N K Author Services. I was provided with a copy in exchange for my honest book review. All opinions are my own.
About the book:
Raised to be the "perfect" wife, Victoria has spent her days maintaining her impeccable outward appearance and her nights mingling with the rich and entitled. When her engagement to Scott ended, Victoria thought she'd be rid of him and his circle of friends forever, but a chance encounter with Brock will change not only the way she sees him, but the way she sees herself.
Brock is a man who's happy and content with his life. A surrogate parent to his now-adult brothers, he spends his days running the company he built himself and his nights playing in his brothers' local band. When he runs into Victoria in the bar after a show, sparks unexpectedly fly, and he's interested in seeing where it goes.
But can the man who's happy with his life, convince the woman who always wants more, to give him a shot with only 15 Minutes on the clock?
My review:
I was so happy hating Victoria. She was the bitch. I loved hating her. But, I just KNEW that when the author paired her up with Brock she was going to force me to stop hating her. I mean, he's Brock! He was sweet, and responsible, and hard working and put family first. And he was HOT. And Gaby broke his heart. He was like... perfection in a man. How in the world could the author put him with Victoria unless she was worthy???
Sigh. So, yes. Brock and Victoria. It's amazing what being with the right (although totally unexpected) person can do to a character.
About the author:
Award-Winning Author Bethany Lopez began self-publishing in June 2011. She's a lover of all things romance: books, movies, music, and life, and she incorporates that into the books she writes. When she isn't reading or writing, she loves spending time with her husband and children, traveling whenever possible. Some of her favorite things are: Kristen Ashley Books, coffee in the morning, and In N Out burgers.
Bethany Lopez is represented by Marisa Corvisiero of Corvisiero Literary Agency.
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- My partner and I have been die-hard Apple users for as long as we can remember, and we've exclusively used iPhones since shortly after the first one came out in 2007.
- When it came time to retire our iPhone 6S devices this year, we decided to give Google's Android operating system a try.
- While he fell in love with the OnePlus 6T and Android's customizability and intuitiveness, I decided to return my phone and switch back after only three days. The culprit: I couldn't give up iMessage.
I've used Apple products and Mac computers forever, from the MacBook my parents bought me before heading off to university, to multiple iterations of iPads and iPhones, starting with the first iteration and continuing through the 3GS, 4S, 5S, and the 6S.
On the last upgrade cycle, I held out for as long as possible.
Harrison and I left our life in New York behind nine months ago to travel around the world full time for Business Insider. Traveling with a brand-new phone seemed like a bad idea, particularly when we considered that Apple's top-of-the-line options — the iPhone X and its successor, the XS — felt ridiculously priced, at $999.
But when we returned to New York in September, we both had to admit that it was time to retire our iPhone 6S devices. Both of our phones had stopped holding anything resembling a reasonable charge, calls and service were dropping regularly, and the cameras felt terribly outdated.
Harrison suggested we try switching over to Android because of the availability of high-quality budget phones that we wouldn't worry about breaking or losing while traveling.
At first we looked at the budget options and settled on the $230 Moto G6, which many say is the top budget phone right now. Harrison ordered two of them on Amazon, because of its easy return policy, and we both switched over excitedly when the phones arrived two days later.
But while Harrison adjusted quickly to Android, talking up the customizability and intuitiveness of the platform, I never did. Like Harrison, I was able to get my phone quickly up and running with all the major apps I use (Instagram, WeChat, WhatsApp, Spotify, etc.), but there was one app missing that just wasn't available on Android.
Giving up iMessage is too much of a pain for me
I couldn't give up iMessage.
By embedding its locked-in messaging system into the default SMS app, Apple turned every iOS user into a dedicated iMessage user. Many don't even realize that they are using an instant messaging service instead of SMS.
As most of my friends and family are on iOS — and everyone is seemingly allergic to the "green bubbles" — I was suddenly in the unenviable position of trying to persuade my circle to use WhatsApp.
For me, this was a deal breaker. WhatsApp is a far inferior messaging service, with few of the embedded apps and functions iMessage has.
My parents, not the most tech-savvy people in the world, didn't want to have to download WhatsApp for our weekly catch-up video chats. FaceTime was far more intuitive and reliable.
Then I started thinking about the numerous group chats I already have established with friends on iMessage.
Android users will likely scoff at the so-called "green bubble" problem. I'm the first to admit that the idea that friends will not want to text you because you have green bubbles is ridiculous.
When groups of friends are already engaged in a long-running iMessage group chat, the introduction of an Android user is disruptive. Suddenly, the group chat gets separated into a million individual SMS-MMS threads, until you get each individual person to fix the problem in their settings.
Then you add in the fact that both of us are out of the US for most of the year. SMS-MMS group chats rack up expensive charges with each message, whereas iMessage — as an instant messaging service, rather than SMS — costs nothing. It's not as simple as everyone accepting the green bubbles.
Within two days, I was researching my options to return the Moto G6 and what kinds of iPhones I could buy. When Harrison opted to return the G6 and decided to purchase the OnePlus 6T because of its far superior camera, it was the final straw.
If he was going to spend $580 on the 6T, I reasoned, why not just spend a couple extra hundred to get the iPhone XR, a phone that I would be truly happy with?
I'm the first to admit that it comes down to familiarity. I've used iOS forever, already have my photos synced with iCloud, and use a MacBook and an iPad for work.
With the iPhone XR priced at $750, the price difference of a couple hundred bucks wasn't enough for me to give up all that, plus it comes with the ease of transferring files and photos with AirDrop, answering iMessages on my computer or iPad, and not having to bother with Android's learning curve.
That was enough of a deal breaker for me. I'm sure it would be for many others, too, and that's what Apple is counting on.


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It has been a considerable amount of time since I last posted here. Between the other blogs I write (BP magazine, the United Church of Christ Mental Health Network's "The Journey" and The Mighty) and life itself, this one has gotten away from me.
But enough excuses.
I'm sitting on my patio, reflecting on the course of events of the last 14 months. It began with an email from a woman named Greta, who as it turns out, is my second cousin. She had found my information on AncestrtyDNA. This was on Father's Day, June 18, the day before my birthday. And did I happen to mention that I am adopted?
Well, let me tell you, it has been quite a journey since then. Thanks to Greta and her mother Janet, I was able to learn about my birth mother, who was still alive and living in Alaska. Her name was Sarah and went by the nickname Sally. This is beyond ironic in that my older daughter is named Sarah and my younger daughter is named Lillie (after my mother who adopted me). That's right. Both of my daughters are named after both my mothers. You can't make this stuff up folks. I truly believe that this is how God works. God gives us these kinds of circumstances to show us that there are just some things we cannot prove through human means.
Anyway, Greta also shared information about three half-siblings that Sally had named Sylvia, Lisa and Joad. I was able to reach out to them and they were all wonderfully accepting and welcoming. I do realize that it didn't have to work out this way. This was all so surreal. I've gone well into my 50's never knowing anything about my origins and then BAM! it hits like a ton of bricks.
Now, before Greta contacted me, I had given up looking for any "matches" on Ancestry. I had reached out, to no avail, to several people who did not reply. But after Greta contacted me I reloaded the app, and lo and behold, someone popped up as a close family member, 1st cousin. Her name was Charlotte. I immediately sent her a message and she got back to me right away. We spoke by phone and, as it turns out, she was adopted too. She was born in Syracuse, which was interesting considering that I had learned that my mother had spent time there as well when she was in college. But Charlotte was able to confirm that we didn't have the same mother (which was proven by our Ancestry data).
In October 2017, Charlotte and I met in Rochester, roughly equidistant from where we each live. It was in a quaint restaurant called Owl House, a wonderful eatery known for its great vegetarian menu (Charlotte is vegetarian as is her husband who joined her). I had arrived early and was on edge waiting for Charlotte's arrival. When she entered the room, she had a huge smile on her face and we gave each other an embrace that felt like it lasted forever and that we didn't want to let go.
Charlotte, her husband Jon, and I spent the next two hours chatting and getting acquainted. We were already "friends" on Facebook but this was the real deal. We talked about all kinds of things and the connection was immediate. It just felt right.
Charlotte has her own business (handcandymittens.com) where she repurposes sweaters and other apparel to make mittens and other and other cool clothing items. She's quite talented. She offered me three pair of mittens to me to give to my wife Suzy and my daughters for Christmas. I offered to pay and she replied, "I don't charge family." I thought that was so sweet.
On the flip side, I had conversations with Sylvia, Lisa and Joad. They each filled me in, based on their own unique perspectives on our mother. As it turned out, Sally lived with a severe mental illness (which was the reason she moved to Alaska many years ago and likely accounts, at least in part, to my mental health concerns). Sylvia said that Sally was known as saying, "The lower 48 can't handle me."
In January, Lisa came to Buffalo for a three-day visit. We went to see Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts. One thing Lisa and I have in common is our love of music. We also took a day trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto. It was so much fun spending time with each other and getting to know one another. I've always said that the best way to get to know someone is to travel with them.
Time went on and I continued to communicate with my newfound family members. Shortly after I had learned about Sally, my cousin Greta had discovered her address and phone number. Unfortunately, Sally was very hard of hearing and would not keep her phone on. I did try phoning and even got through to the maintenance man of the apartment complex where Sally lived.
I remember nervously dialing the number and having him answer.
I remember nervously dialing the number and having him answer.
"Hello, I'm trying to reach Sarah (______). I'm a distant relative who she may not know and I was just trying to contact her."
"You mean Sarah who lives in Aurora 3?" he replied.
"Yes," I said, playing along.
"Ok," he responded, "Let me go try to see if she's in."
My heart began to race. I could even hear his breathing as he walked to her apartment.
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK. "Hello Sarah." KNOCK.KNOCK. KNOCK. Nothing.
"Sorry," he said, "She doesn't hear well."
"Well, if you see her do you think you could ask her to turn her phone on?" I asked.
"Sure," he said, "She usually takes a walk to visit her friend everyday so I can have him ask her."
"Thanks for your help," I responded.
I tried calling a few more times with no luck. I then decided to write her a brief letter that included my phone number, address and email. In the letter I simply stated that I wanted to thank her and that I was fortunate to have wonderful parents and a family of my own. I also shared about the work I do in the mental health field. I also included a photo of my family and a card where I wrote:
Wishing you peace and love,
And that was the end of that. I sent the letter priority mail with tracking that required a signature for confirmation that it had received its destination. I didn't get any kind of rejection response so I can only assume that it was received. But she never called or wrote.
Flash forward to March 27, 2018. I received a text from Sylvia stating that Sally had passed away from a brain ambulism resulting from a fall she had. According to Sylvia, Sally refused the treatment that could have saved her life. This was very sad for me to hear, knowing that now, even though the chances were slim to begin with, I would never have the opportunity to speak to her.
To be continued......


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Sometimes you need things,simple things, good, bad things will come your way, ugly and beautiful things will happen to you, at the peak of it all you just have to relax adjust yourself and enjoy the view,
some people just peeped yesterday they never saw today not many people speak this way it's only a few, it's overdue for us to fly and go deep just roll the dice
some say I speak of this life too deep as deep as sleep, deep as the sea or love but you wouldn't believe what am seeing right now, believe me it's hard to see right, now, it's like I woke up in the morning and am trying to find the right words to say to the sky, hoping it snows in Africa, a man can hope and dream can't he?
we are the gifted ones, are we? some say it comes from not seeing my mom, childhood wasn't fun so my heart is black as black as wood from the hood, am an African hope and dreams are all we've got just like the books we've been through so many storms, some now consider it the norm, if we could see the miracle of a single flower then clearly our whole world could change in an instant with no resistance although troubles are persistent so I write from my rocking chair while my heart slowly wails,
it's like they forgot about the nails that went through the hands of Jesus, don't you know the devil is specious he calls you his friend only when he wants to increase the cemetery, success is momentary in God we trust, God be with us.
Bountiful words on Discrimination Poems related to Faith Purposeful words about Illness
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Last week, Jimmy & I took a much needed 2 days off to get things in order for this baby boy. We've been completely slacking on preparing for his arrival so a 5-day weekend was in order! The first day of our "weekend" was the 4th, and while we got a bit of work done in the morning, we did manage to fit in some fun too. We had a lovely barbecue with Gram & Gramps, Trisha, Ed, and Papa. Addie was super festive in her star tank but quickly soaked herself with water in Gram & Gramps' backyard.
The next three days were filled with housework – painting a tree in Addie's room, painting chair rail for Gramps to install, moving furniture, washing all the boys' new stuff, folding, organizing, setting up his temporary digs in our room…lots of fun stuff! Addie's room took the longest – especially when you consider we've been working on it for probably two months now! This is the third time we've done this same room for her, and she's just 19 months old! Crazy!! The boy's room isn't quite done yet, and his dresser and bedding are back ordered until the end of August, so no pictures there yet, but here are a couple of Addie's new set up.
Finally, by the actual weekend, we got to have a little fun. My co-worker's daughter turned three on Sunday, so we joined them for a party at Chuck E. Cheese. I wasn't sure how Addie would do with so many kids and giant puppets, but she had a blast! She loved the rides and couldn't get enough of the singing characters and even hi-fived Chuck when he came out to sing to the birthday kids. She was completely beat by the end and took a good power nap in the car on the way home.
In boy news, we're up to 37.5 weeks. Jimmy's convinced he has no more room and is coming soon. He told me I need to pack my hospital bag last night. I think he's excited to be a daddy of 2!!


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Verdict of accidental death returned at inquest of tragic Zoe (8) who died in horrific crash
A Cork coroner's inquest returned a verdict of accidental death for an eight year old girl who died in an horrific traffic collision as she returned with her mother from a dream summer holiday.
Zoe Scannell (8) died instantly when the car in which she was a rear seat passenger collided with a vehicle being driven by Leaving Cert student, Ian Lawlor O'Donovan (18), which had veered onto the wrong side of the road.
The inquest highlighted the dangers posed by two people using a single car seat-belt.
Coroner Frank O'Connell was told the accident occurred at 3pm on June 26 2014 at Owenahincha Cross in west Cork.
Zoe, from Abbeyfeale, Co Limerick, was sitting on an adult's lap in the rear seat of the Nissan car with one seat beat covering both.
Her mother, Elisha Scannell, was critically injured in the accident and spent 11 days recovering in Cork University Hospital (CUH).
Mr Lawlor O'Donovan, who did not attend the inquest in person, is now said to be having "a very difficult time" coping with the aftermath of the tragedy.
The teen pleaded guilty before Cork Circuit Criminal Court last April to dangerous driving causing death.
Mr Lawlor O'Donovan received a two year suspended prison sentence after Elisha said she did not want to see him go to jail for an accident which resulted from a simple mistake.
The court heard that excessive speed was not a factor in the accident - the young man had simply lost control of his mother's Audi car and it had crossed onto the wrong side and impacted with the oncoming Nissan.
The Nissan contained the male driver, his partner, their two sons as well as Zoe and Alisha.
All were wearing seat-belts though one belt covered two people, one of whom was Zoe.
Alisha was airlifted to CUH with critical injuries and when she woke up she instantly realised that Zoe was dead.
Garda forensic collision investigator, Ray Sweeney, said that seat belts are designed for use by just one person.
He explained that when two people are using a single seat-belt during a collision, the person in front takes a massive force from the second individual.
It is a particularly powerful force if the front individual is a child.
The inquest jury was told that Zoe suffered massive blunt force trauma to her chest and died instantly.
They returned a verdict of accidental death.
Mr O'Connell described it as a truly tragic accident which had life-changing consequences for all involved.
Speaking previously, Elisha said she has forgiven Mr Lawlor O'Donovan of Grove, Ardagh East, Rosscarbery, Cork.
The teen apologised in person to her and the court heard last April that he now thinks of Zoe every single day.
"I had never seen him, I had never seen what he looked like. He walked past me, and I started crying," Elisha said.
"He was just a child. He looked a child, he was so young and so vulnerable, his heart was broken just as much as ours was," she told RTE.
"It gave me peace that he felt such remorse and he felt as bad as we did."
"The two of us were just alone inside in that room together. He said he was sorry, I said 'I forgive you', and Zoe forgives you. I didn't want him to go to jail, he did nothing wrong."
"It was just a mistake. I passed him on one of Zoe's loom bands. He thinks about Zoe all the time. I hope he can get on with his life now, because he's only a child," she said.
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White Bread Rolls - Makes 8
- 200g gluten free plain flour
- 100g cornflour
- 100g ground almonds
- 2 tsp xanthan gum
- 4 tsp psyllium husk
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- 4 tsp (2 x 7g sachets) dried yeast
- 40ml dairy free margarine
- 400ml lukewarm water – just warm, if the water is too hot it will kill the yeast.
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The wheat, gluten and lactose free store cupboard
- Preheat the oven to 200°c / gas mark 6.
- Grease or line a large baking tray.
- Mix together the gluten free flour, cornflour, ground almonds, xanthan gum, psyllium husk, salt, caster sugar and yeast in a large bowl.
- Weigh the dairy free margarine and melt in the microwave. Measure the dairy free milk.
- Pour the liquid into the flour and beat until smooth. The mixture should just be able to fall from the spoon.
- Use an ice cream scoop or large spoon. Dip into a jug of water to stop the mixture sticking. Scoop mixture and place onto the baking tray to make 8 rolls, leave space in between to allow for the rolls to rise.
- Wet your fingers and mould each roll into the shape required.
- Leave in a warm place for 30 minutes to prove.
- Bake for 18 minutes until golden brown. Tap the bottom of a roll. It is cooked if it sounds hollow.
- Leave to cool on a wire rack. Place in an airtight container and eat within two days or freeze and eat within 3 months.


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Venue: Etihad Stadium
Date: 16 December 2017
Referee: Craig Pawson
Kick off: 17:30
Win after win. Record after record. It'd be fair to say that prior to this campaign starting, nobody in their wildest dreams could've imagined that City would be sat 11 points clear on December 16, having dropped just two points in the league all season; oh, and let's not forget that City have won every other game in all competitions, bar a dead rubber game in Ukraine. It really is the stuff that dreams are made of. Inexplicably though, that permanent feeling of pessimism is always present with City fans; the feeling that the side can't afford a slip-up remains ever present, despite the fact that they could a full-on face-plant before things got particularly worrying. It's the turn of Tottenham to try and stop City on Saturday. So, what are the main talking points ahead of the game?
Did the derby give City a second wind?
On Wednesday night, Pep Guardiola's side ended a run of four consecutive 2-1 wins in the league; they did so with a resounding 4-0 win against bottom-placed Swansea. The result, but perhaps more the performance, begs the question: did winning at Old Trafford last week give City a fresh bout of stamina and belief? Since City's visit to Huddersfield Town, it'd be fair to say that the side have done things the hard way. Nevertheless, 12 points were secured out of a possible 12. Of the four games, three were won with less than ten minutes to and prior to Sunday's Manchester derby, a question was beginning to be asked of City. Were the would-be Champions tiring? I think it's a completely fair question. Consider the run that City are on, perhaps even more so than the physical fatigue it brings, the drain that the sequence has had mentally shouldn't be downplayed. Of course, winning every week is fantastic for confidence; but with expectation level now so high, could it be getting to the players? Either way, they responded without dropping a point in league football. Despite some shaky performances, we got the job done.
The Manchester derby should've provided a different kind of challenge to the games City had played before it. Instead of a side sticking 11 behind the ball and playing to defend, City played United, who needed to win. Perhaps surprisingly though, United adopted a similar approach to Huddersfield, West Ham and Southampton, playing largely defensive football. City got the job done, and turned their attention to Swansea. What followed was a reminder of City's attacking prowess and firepower. 4 fantastic goals and a performance that had pundits purring led to a new question: had City's huge derby win given them a new lease of life? I think the answer to that question will be answered on Saturday, against Spurs. Pep and his side dismantled Swansea, but with the Welsh outfit sat on the bottom of the Premier League table, it's hard to decide whether it's a new City revitalisation or the poor opposition we faced in midweek. Nevertheless, City keep on winning; another victory against a title rival on Saturday could begin to really demoralise (if they aren't already) those below us.
It's time for Eliaquim Mangala to sink or swim
Eliaquim Mangala – I would love to say that he divides opinion, but he doesn't really. Since Joleon Lescott's departure from the club, City had been looking for a centre-back to partner Vincent Kompany. However, circumstances changed somewhat and now, the partnership of John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi looks both stylish and sturdy. Kompany's never-ending injury crisis' make him impossible to rely on, and despite the blasphemous nature of the comment: I think it's time that City cash in their chips on the skipper, and find some younger blood. Mangala isn't that. Yes, he was bought to play alongside Kompany, but he now finds himself in the same position as our club captain: out of favour and destined to be replaced. Despite that, Mangala finds himself in a position to have one final shot at redemption. Such circumstances have unsurprisingly come about as a result of a Vincent Kompany injury, but nevertheless, the Frenchman has found himself in a position to potentially salvage his City career.
Before the game at United, Mangala's cameos this season had been underwhelming for the most part; and when the sometimes-clumsy centre-half was thrown on in probably the most important game of the season, it'd be fair to say that I, and many others, feared the worst. Mangala though, impressed. His performance was stable; he won the majority of his aerial battles and made a vital tackle to break down a dangerous United attack. He then completed 90 minutes in Swansea on Wednesday, where City kept an albeit comfortable clean sheet. The real test though, could come on Saturday against Tottenham. Mangala's presence will depend on the fitness of Vincent Kompany, but presuming he's not ready for the game, it should be a centre-back pairing of Otamendi and Mangala. Headed by one of the league's best strikers, Spurs will focus plenty of their attacks down City's left side in an attempt to isolate and expose. If Mangala does play, it really does become a case of sink or swim. A strong performance could see him earn some more minutes over a busy Christmas period. Alternatively, a disaster showing could see someone like Tosin Adarabioyo move into contention instead.
The upcoming games offer the three squad players a chance
All season long, I've been waiting for the likes of Danilo, Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan to kick into gear and start challenging the starting XI for a place. Unfortunately, none of the trio have really taken their chance when it has been presented to them. Danilo has found life tough since joining in the summer; he's often played out of position and used as more of a utility man than a rotational right-back. Nevertheless, his performances haven't been good enough, be it on the right or the left. The full-back seems predominantly one-sided which begs the question: how was he viewed as a two-sided full-back in the first place? When the Brazilian international has played in right-back, he's shown glimpses of quality, but a stifling lack of consistency has meant that Kyle Walker's place as City's first-choice right-back has never been under threat.
For Ilkay Gundogan, things have been difficult for a number of reasons. Ilkay's injuries have provided the German with only a few opportunities to impress during his 18 months at City. However, since returning from his latest absence, Gundogan just hasn't been good enough to nail down a place. At times, it looks as though the central-midfielder is erring on the side of caution, as to not re-injure himself. In fairness, that kind of caution is welcome, to a degree. The flip side though, is that without possessing the same level of intensity as Fernandinho, Gundogan really does have no chance of starting regularly for City this term.
Bernardo Silva has had a lacklustre start to his City career, and his disappointing performances have perhaps been the most surprising negative on an otherwise near-perfect season. For Bernardo, he struggled to see game-time early on, which I believe helped him to evade criticism for what were essentially very safe, very ordinary performances. However, in the last month or so, Bernardo has had a few more chances in the starting XI; before Wednesday night though, the Portuguese international had failed to make an impression. With a very busy schedule ahead in December, the congestion offers the three players a chance to play more games, impress Pep and slowly bed themselves into a squad that requires an incredibly high standard of performance from every cog in the machine.
The Opposition
Tottenham are having a bit of a strange season. They find themselves sat in 4th place in the league, with a relatively ordinary away record, especially when you consider their strength away from home in previous seasons. Despite less than perfect league form, Spurs have been incredible in the Champions League, topping a group that included last year's winners Real Madrid. It won't be an easy game for City, especially with the likes of Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son in good form.
My Prediction
I'm not expecting Spurs to come and sit back on Saturday, though of course they'll have their defensive wits about them. Still, I feel that City will dominate the all and should carve out enough chances for the win. I'm going for 3-1 City, with goals from Sergio Aguero (2) and Raheem Sterling.


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Enjoy Life, Enjoy God
December 14, 2010
A long, long time ago in a faraway galaxy, folksingers Simon and Garfunkel had a huge hit, "The Sounds of Silence." Did any of us know of what it spoke?
For when I called, no one answered, when I spoke, no one listened. They did evil in my sight and chose what displeases me.
- Isaiah 66:4 TNIV
Isaiah's last words in his prophecy cry, "Is anybody listening? Does no one care?" Simon and Garfunkel end their classic folk song, "The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls, and tenement halls, and whispered in the sounds of silence." Isaiah, I suspect, thought his message from God was largely ignored by the people of God. Simon and Garfunkel prophesied that the prophet's words too often were found in a place of abandonment. Then, Isaiah was silent.
Yet, surely Isaiah knew that amongst the people of God there always has been a remnant that longs to be faithful. I pray it is us.
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- Assessment Requirements / General guidance on essay writing / Submission of essays / Feedback / Plagiarism
Assessment Requirements
Assessment for the module for all students is 50% for work submitted during the module and 50% for a 2-hour exam in the May/June session of examinations. Overlap should be avoided between pre-submitted essays and the questions answered in the exam. Lack of breadth may be penalised.
Students are required to pass both parts of the module, achieving a minimum of 40% on both the assessed work during the module and on the exam.
• The exam will be divided into two parts: students will be required to comment on two 'gobbets' (from a choice of six) – one text and one artefact - illustrative of different aspects of Roman culture and society; to write two essays (from a choice of seven titles).
• Students are required to produce TWO essays during the module. The expected length for first-year assessed essays is between 2,250 and 2,500 words (including footnotes, but excluding bibliography). Students are required to declare a word count on the cover sheet. Essays will be penalized for being too short and those who have written too much risk being required to shorten the essay within 48 hours.. Use 12-point font and double-space your text.
Essays must include footnotes where appropriate, and a bibliography of works cited. They should be word-processed. Due attention should be given to literacy (both spelling and grammar). Titles and submission dates follow below. Please refer to the departmental handbook and the document 'Advice on writing essays' for further information about assessment criteria and marking.
General guidance on essay writing
- Presentation: your essay should contain accurate use of English expression; you will be penalised for poor presentation, including poor grammar and spelling.
- Clarity of analysis: your essay should be organised coherently on the basis of arguments; you will be penalised for work which is incoherent or which presents a mass of amorphous material. The case the student is arguing should be clear to the assessor in every paragraph - don't fall automatically into a chronological arrangement of your material, or a line by line examination of a text, unless you are making a specific point, narrowly argued, about development or change over time.
- Primary data: your essay should show thoughtful use of a wide range of ancient texts and other material; unsubstantiated arguments and opinions will be penalised. Unless you engage directly with primary evidence (texts, objects), you will not get a good mark.
- Secondary material: your essay should isolate the main issues and debates in modern scholarship on the subject. You will be penalised for overdependence on a single unquestioned authority.
- Originality and sophistication: your essay should demonstrate thoughtfulness, well-founded scepticism and original ideas which attempt to surpass the issues and debates found in modern discussions in order to take the argument in a new direction.
- **Use what you have been given in lecture: Lectures and lecture handouts explore a number of examples of primary evidence (archaeological, historical, epigraphic, and literary sources). You are welcome to use these sources in an essay, but you will have to take them a step further than we do in lecture. More detailed treatment of sources is discussed in seminars and part of seminar preparation. If you would like a lecture handout/ powerpoint in advance, please just let me know.
- Bibliography: Is a place to start, general books may prove less helpful, though they are often the most popular. These are by no means the only useful books or articles available, and some of the best essays are those that go "off piste", focusing on a specific idea or object and not relying on a conventional sourcebooks.
Essays should be returned to students within three working weeks or at the beginning of the following term. The marked copy of an assessed essay is retained by the Office. Copies of cover sheets and other comments can be made available to students once marks have been finalized and recorded. Essays will be handed back individually, when there will be a chance to discuss them. It is essential that students attend these tutorials. Keep a copy of your essay, and re-read it before your feedback session. You will also find it helpful when re-reading your essay to complete the departmental 'Essay checklist' template, which can be found online, and which will help you to understand how you can improve your work. .
Plagiarism, defined as 'the attempt to pass off someone else's work as one's own' is a variety of cheating or fraud. It is taken very seriously by the University and students who are caught can suffer penalties which are extremely detrimental to their career. If in doubt about what constitutes plagiarism, please consult the online tutorial. To avoid any confusion however you should take special care with two things:
1: Cite the sources you are using
2: Use quotation marks for the quotes you are quoting.
Avoiding plagiarism
All written work produced for assessment must be entirely yours. Your work will often use material covered in lectures and seminars, but your work must demonstrably be your own representation of that material. You must not quote from other people's work word-for-word without acknowledging this by use of "quotation-marks". If you present someone else's thoughts, words, or other work as your own, then you will have committed plagiarism. In general it is poor practice to scatter quotations from other scholars throughout your essay; you should attempt to rephrase what other people have said in your own words, and then also include a reference to the source of your ideas in a footnote. When taking notes from journals and books, make sure that you indicate clearly in your notes, using quotation marks, if you're copying directly word-for-word. This will ensure that you do not inadvertently reproduce someone else's words in your essay. In general, however, the best practice is to paraphrase and analyse as you read and make notes so that your notes do not simply copy out chunks of other people's work. You should also avoid referring to what a lecturer has said without finding out for yourself on what his/her ideas are based. You may cite primary sources on handouts.
Rules for avoiding plagiarism
Good study technique, writing style and correct referencing of quotations will help you to avoid unintentional plagiarism. If you follow these simple rules you will always be safe:
- Always take down a detailed reference for each text that you read and take notes from.
- While copying quotations, make sure you clearly mark them as quotations in your working notes.
- Gather and use your own examples whenever you want to support a particular view.
- Ensure that all quotations are surrounded by quotation marks.
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Record Store Day
Tomorrow is Record Store Day 2013. It's a day to visit your local independent record store and remember why it's so great.
It's a day to see loads of bands play live at your favourite store and watch as some - my husband's band included - hot foot it from one indie store to the next on a whirlwind Phil Collins in Live Aid-type tour. Oh how surprised and excited we were to hear them being plugged on the Jo Whiley show earlier this week!
Anyway, great live music, indie record stores staffed by knowledgeable and vinyl-loving staff, plus a whole-host of special edition pressings only available in indie record stores on the day. What's not to love?
My favourite mag The Simple Things is even running a feature on Record Store Day, so what are you waiting for? Find out if your local indie record store is particpating and if they are, get on down there and show them some love. It'll be a great day!


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- Navy Vintage plaid blazer from Boston
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- Black leather leggings from BCBG
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Statera Foundation is made up of a powerful coalition of artists doing amazing things to nurture and ensure equity in our theater communities through our story telling, artistic leadership, fundraising efforts, demands for social justice, and through our creative alliances. Today, Statera is excited to share with you the exquisite work of two Statera-affiliated theatre artists: Kathleen Mulligan and Fizza Hasan.
In the Spring of 2015, Kathleen Mulligan traveled to Pakistan as a Fulbright specialist to collaborate on her project "Voices of Partition" with her husband, David Studwell, and members of Islamabad's Theatre Wallay. The resulting piece Dagh Dagh Ujala (This Stained Dawn), was based on interviews with survivors of the Partition of 1947. Statera first met Kathleen Mulligan and Theatre Wallay's Artistic Director, Fizza Hasan, the following summer during StateraCon15 when they shared a presentation about their collaboration.
Kathleen and Fizza are at it again! Their newest collaboration, On Common Ground, is an original theatre piece that explores how we celebrate and reclaim public places -- schools, squares, mosques, parks -- spaces intended for learning, leisure and worship, which have also been targeted as venues for terror. Kathleen and Fizza are joined by American theatre artists Linda Alper and David Studwell, as well as eight Theatre Wallay actors/writers, two Pakistani musicians, a dancer and a stage manager. The project is sponsored by US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan.
After being developed in Islamabad, On Common Ground will travel to the U.S., where it will be performed at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, OR and at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland, OR. Besides performing, Theatre Wallay participants will attend information sharing sessions and skills-based workshops. In Portland, Theatre Wallay artists will meet with managers of small theaters who will share concrete information about arts management, to foster Theatre Wallay's growth and fiscal health. At the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the focus will be expanded to education training - learning teaching skills used to promote tolerance and reduce conflict.
The next part of this eighteen-month project will be hosted by Ithaca College, where Kathleen is Assistant Professor of Voice and Speech. Ithaca's Department of Theatre Arts and Center for the Study of Culture, Race and Ethnicity will invite two of the Theatre Wallay artists to travel to New York State, where the visitors will co-lead a student project to further develop the public space theme and write additional material from an American perspective. The Pakistani artists, still collaborating with Mulligan, Studwell and Alper, will hone their newly expanded teaching skills, culminating in an Ithaca College presentation.
Finally, in Islamabad, the last project phase will integrate the American perspective, as appropriate, into Theatre Wallay's script, which will then be translated into Urdu. Theatre Wallay will then present On Common Ground in theatres and schools in Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Peshawar, combining performances with educational workshops that encourage students to explore the public space theme through writing as well as participatory exercises. The culmination of the project will be a script writing competition for young people, organized by Theatre Wallay. The winning script will be developed and workshopped with Theatre Wallay artists.
Learn more about Theatre Wallay's On Common Ground in the video below and by visiting their FACEBOOK page or WEBSITE. You can see On Common Ground at Artist Repertory Theatre in Portland, Oregon on June 26th or 28th (reserve tickets HERE) or you can see it at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival on July 4th or July 6th as part of the Green Show.


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BECK are thrilled to deliver the Ahmad Al-Jaber Oil and Gas museum (KOC), which was handed over to Kuwait Oil Company earlier this Summer. This highly interactive museum, opening in Autumn 2016, is designed by Event Communications. Centred on the nation's heroic story of oil, the exhibition narrates the country's oil industry and its connection with both history and modern life. The Centre holds some truly exquisite displays and exhibits and, without any doubt, is the region's Jewel in the Crown.
BECK were commissioned late on to complete the museum, undertaking both the role of construction manager, prefabrication and installation of all setwork exhibits and the commission of specialist sub contractors.
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Vehicle repair and vehicle upgrades and modifications has been a growing area of business at The Cylinder Service Centre in recent years. In fact, the current premises was specifically designed to make it easier for larger transport vehicles to enter the site and be held securely during the maintenance stay.
As part of an ongoing programme to develop our capacity and capabilities in this area, The Cylinder Service Centre has this month completed the installation of a swing crane specifically dedicated to vehicle maintenance and other vehicle hydraulic engineering.
The crane has a capacity of 3 tons at its full swing of 8 meters and is a full 5.6 meters under the beam. This means that it can be used to assist with, not only repairs to wagon body tipping gears, but also the installation of complete new bodies.
This new installation therefore means that additional and more challenging repairs and modifications can be undertaken. It also means that existing types of work can be executed quicker - reducing overall lead time.
Managing Director Gary Davison said: "This new crane installation is a further improvement to both the breadth and depth of service offerings to our customers and is a welcome addition to our site facilities".


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Dillon Consulting hires the best. We look for people who are not only technically proficient but also strive to remain at the forefront of the latest technologies and processes. We employ people who are passionate about socially important projects, who are motivated to deliver superior, tangible results and are empowered to grow and develop their skills.
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Based on a strong planning framework, the island nation of Dominica is positioned to make wise investments in infrastructure, increase resiliency to climate change and encourage controlled and sustainable development.
Dominica is small volcanic island known as the "Nature Island" of the Caribbean. Over 20% of the island is protected through National Parks, Marine Reserves, and Forest Reserves including Morne Trois Piton National Park which is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. These protected areas help to safeguard the island's biodiversity, including endangered species of sea turtles and parrots.
The hilly topography, volcanic activity, and location of the island in the hurricane belt, mean that Dominica is vulnerable to multiple natural hazards. Going forward, the intensity and frequency of natural disasters are expected to increase as a result of climate change.
Dillon has been working closely with the Physical Planning Division of the Commonwealth of Dominica to establish a National Land Use Policy and National Physical Development Plan for the country. This project will help Dominica address competing land use pressures from agriculture, tourism, settlement, and infrastructure, as well as climate change impacts. Dominica is one of the first countries in the region to adopt a National Land Use Policy and Physical Development Plan.
Dillon led an extensive stakeholder engagement process through each phase of the project. Over numerous workshops and meetings, citizens from all parts of the nation helped shaped the vision through direct input based on Dillon's community assets-based approach, and our desire for the vision to accurately represent the values and aspirations of the people of Dominica.
The National Land Use Policy and Physical Development Plan:
The first draft of the National Physical Development Plan was presented to stakeholders in April 2016. The final draft was completed in November 2017.
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Decades ago, Werner G. Kümmel described the historical problem of Romans as its "double character": concerned with issues of Torah and the destiny of Israel, the letter is explicitly addressed not to Jews but to Gentiles. At stake in the numerous answers given to that question is nothing less than. . .


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Strictly Come Dancing topped last night's (November 9) ratings with 10.3 million viewers.
The BBC One dance competition had 43.1% of the audience share when it aired at 6.30pm, continuing its winning streak over ITV show The X Factor.
X Factor's audience was up by 570,000 viewers from last week, attracting 8.22m (34.5%). A further 254k (1.1%) tuned in to the singing competition on ITV +1.
Back on BBC One, Atlantis dropped slightly with 4.35m (18%) at 8pm, while The Royal British Legion Festival of Rememberance at the Royal Albert Hall pulled in 5.32m (24.8%) at 9.15pm.
A repeat of documentary The Irresistible Rise of Boris Johnson brought in 1.16m (4.8%) at 7.30pm for BBC Two, followed by Dad's Army with 1.86m (7.7%) at 8.30pm. 1.1m (4.93%) tuned in for Status Quo documentary Hello Quo at 9pm.
Following The X Factor, The Jonathan Ross Show attracted 3.69m (17.3%) on ITV, while The Chase: Celebrity Special pulled in 3.23m (13.3%) earlier at 7pm.
Channel 4 had a quiet evening, with a showing of sci-fi movie Predator bringing in its best ratings with 910k (4.2%) at 9pm. Channel 5's repeat of Most Shocking Talent Show Moments was watched by 1.03m (6.55%) at 9.35pm.
Over on BBC Three, highlights of the England v Argentina Rugby Union match at Twickenham pulled in 513k (2.12%) at 7.30pm, followed by a showing of Disney Pixar's Cars with 415k (1.82%) at 8.30pm.


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HESSTON — The Hesston Swathers improved their softball record to 5-7 on Tuesday by taking both ends of a twinbill from Nickerson.
It's been quite an improvement season for Hesston, as it was winless last year.
The Swathers won the first game 7-3 after being down 2-0 early. Alana Dunlavy and Mackenzie Koehn stroked three hits apiece, and Kinsley Miller and Makayla Russell added two apiece.
Kayla Ewart allowed only two earned runs and fanned seven in going the distance for the victory. She walked only one.
The Swathers pounded out 14 hits in Game 2 to spark a 6-2 win, with four runs in the fourth inning deciding the outcome.
Miller and Emma Krehbiel collected three hits apiece. Dunlavy and Russell contributed two apiece. Kyler Evancho was the winning pitcher, allowing only three hits in six innings.


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The guide extracted a wedge of cheese and a thick slab of bread from his rucksack. He pulled a large jackknife from his pocket, cut three wedges from the cheese and three slices from the bread, and solemnly handed cheese and bread first to Jena, then to Frank.
— David Michael Kaplan, b. 1946, American fiction writer
from "Tombs," in Skating in the Dark
Skating in the Dark is "a novel in stories," a popular form right now. The components are standalone short stories, but they are all about the same set of characters and, read together, give a narrative arc more complex than each has alone. I plucked it from a stack of unread books three days ago because I wanted to read some fiction with my morning coffee, but the book I was part way through was in my study and on Day 9 of The Cold That Won't Bow to Zi-Cam I could not face going upstairs again just for a book.
It was a good choice. It's held my attention and entertained (the primary purpose of fiction) as well as given me insights and ideas about craft (the other reason I read anything). In the passage above, Frank (the main character) has returned to the village in Greece where he spent (or misspent) the summer he was twenty-four trying to write a novel and trying not to make a commitment to his girlfriend, Jena. Neither endeavor was successful, and now he and Jena are vacationing there about five years into their marriage (which will itself prove not successful).
When I got to the passage above I immediately stopped thinking about how certain I am that Frank and Jena are headed for heartbreak and started thinking about the cheese and the bread. I copied the passage into my journal. Wow, I wrote underneath. They ate wedges of cheese and hunks of bread, no counting points, no weighing portions, no checking off on their food diary the amount of milk and carbohydrate they've consumed. They just ate it.
It was exactly one year ago that I wrote about joining up with Weight Watchers again. "I was so not going to do this, ever again," I wrote, but I did, posted four more pieces about my adventures (and annoyances) with Flex Points and Activity Points, and then abandoned the project once more. Without benefit of weekly meetings and little silver Bravo! stars to stick on my 5-pound award bookmark (which I didn't get anyway because I didn't even lose five pounds) I just lived what turned out to be the best year of my life, turned sixty, won a writers' residency, gallivanted about Vermont and Wyoming and did everything I wanted to do there. Or did I just do the things I could do, given my physical condition?
Just after I came back from Wyoming I found myself once again yearning to get serious about weight loss. Wouldn't I look better, feel better, be able to live this wonderful life I have better if there was less of me? The day I joined was also the day Maria, my best girlfriend from eighth grade, joined, and, just like last year, the leader greeted us by name, and that sealed the deal.
Today was my Week 5. When I finished the Kaplan story I went out to the meeting Maria and I have been attending, even though I knew she couldn't be there this week. I learned that I'd gained .2 pounds (that's less than four ounces). The woman who weighed me consoled me over those scant four ounces, said I probably needed whatever comfort foods I was shoveling into myself as I wrestled with The Cold From Hell.
In the meeting I sat behind a young mother whose short spiky hair had a first-rate color job. She had pretty hands that she was using to distribute snack bags (apple wedges and celery sticks) to her two little girls, about four years old and two. The older child had on some well-worn sparkly ruby slippers not unlike the ones Lynn had at that age, and looking at the two children I thought wistfully about what an adorable big sister Lynn would have been. The young mother didn't appear to be overweight, although it would be hard to tell with only seeing her sitting down in jeans and a gray hoodie. She was studying her materials carefully (she's on Week 4), and as I watched her and her daughters I listened to the leader encouraging us to establish an eating plan for the week and eliminate thoughts of deprivation while you are measuring out exactly fifteen miniature M&Ms for a point value of . . .
And I thought, miniature M&Ms? You can miniaturize something that is already barely an object? I looked around and saw that I was sitting in a room full of beautiful beautiful women who don't like their bodies, don't like their lives, who maybe don't like themselves. Here was this beautiful young mother wrangling her wonderful little girls to a Weight Watchers meeting instead of sitting in the kitchen with them finger painting.
And I felt very very sad. Because after I went home from the Weight Watchers meeting (after stopping at the market for a hunk of Armenian string cheese and a loaf of French bread), I had to get ready to attend a memorial service for the former teaching colleague who died so suddenly in December. She had been overweight all of her life, and in the thirty years I knew her we had talked often about weight loss and appearance and strategies for coping with each. There is some mystery and drama surrounding her death, and rumor has it that she underwent gastric bypass surgery not long ago, that people were saying how good she looked. We don't know, of course, what contribution, direct or indirect, this expensive and dangerous surgery made to her fate. All I know is that I attended a memorial service for her today instead of wishing her a happy birthday. She would have turned fifty-six today.
The string cheese and the bread? I didn't write down a bite of it.
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- other ad hoc project-based tasks in partnership with senior managers across the business
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British Airways is to introduce mobile phone technology on its business-class only flights between London City Airport and New York JFK.
It is set to be introduced in the autumn with passengers travelling on the twice-daily route able to send and receive text messages and emails during the flight, and access the internet.
The airline may consider the introduction of voice calls if the text messaging service proves successful, but they will not be permitted initially.
Emirates became the first airline to offer mobile technology in March 2008 on a flight between Dubai and Casablanca, before extending the technology to the rest of its fleet.
Budget airline Ryaniar recently said it would begin testing the technology, including voice calls, on at least 10 of its aircraft, with the intention of extending the service to the rest of its fleet.
BMI has also been testing a text message service on its flights between Heathrow and Moscow since last month.


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29 Dec 2017
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The Book of Isaiah
The book of Isaiah has been called "the fifth gospel" because of how much it foreshadows the coming of Christ. In addition, it's consistency with the New Testament is another of the many fascinating aspects of Isaiah.
Isaiah also has quite a few different themes that it touches on. Those include salvation, judgment, holiness, punishment, captivity, the fall of a nation, comfort, hope and salvation. Another prominent theme is that of peace.
The Theme of Peace
While we always want peace, it seems to be more of a focus during the holiday season. Isaiah actually focuses on the peace we talk about during the holidays, but it goes into several other facets of peace as well.
The following is a list of scriptures on peace in Isaiah
- Prince of Peace (6:6, 7)
- Perfect peace (26:3)
- Peace from God (26:12)
- Ask for peace (27:5)
- Peace through righteousness (32:17)
- Peace through obedience (48:18)
- New of peace (52:7)
- Peace because of Jesus (53:5)
- Peace through God's word (55:12)
- Peace through Godly repentance (52:7)
Take a few minutes to go through these Scriptures and let them expand your view of peace.
"For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the Lord of Heaven's Armies will make this happen!" (Isaiah 9:6-7)


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text: Fantasy Flight Games announced the latest Era sourcebook for the Star Wars RPGs: Rise of the Separatists. It brings the Clone Wars and specifically The Clone Wars animated series to the RPG, and can be used with any or all of the existing core rulebooks. I worked on the product. It features, for the first time, the Jedi career, as well as clone specific careers. As usual, it also features four new species, and other era specific resources.


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In the midst of planning our No Horsin' Around Culinary Cook-Off, a few of us IME students were able to take a day off to attend the Greatness in Leadership Conference at the Enmax center this past Thursday. This years theme for the conference was "Discovering Greatness" and showcased a number of incredible speakers who exemplified exactly that.
The day started off with a speech from Darci Lang presenting her message of focusing on the 90%, AKA focusing on the positives and building a happier life by doing so. Darci spoke to how no one's life is perfect and that we all face various trials and tribulations, but reminded us that we can't let our adversities define us or our lives. One of the main lessons I took away from the day was her idea of complaining about an issue three times at most and then "laying that sucker out," meaning if after three times of complaining about some situation, if it still hasn't changed, then do something about it. Don't keep focusing on the negatives, the 10%, but rather do something about it and turn the situation around. It's a lesson I've already been applying to my own life, and I have to say, in even just under a week I've started to notice a difference. Not only do I feel less stressed and negative about situations, but I've noticed the effect it has on my relationships, another result Darci said to look forward to. The happier you are and the more you focus on the 90%, the more the people around you do as well, and the happier and more positive your professional and personal relationships are.
The next speaker of the day was Steve Carlisle, the president and managing director of General Motors of Canada. His story of starting his career off as an industrial engineering co-op student and working his way up to his current position was both interesting and inspiring. He presented any ideas on the importance of innovation and the future of technology, and left listeners with the main message that determination is really the key to success.
Lunch was, of course, delicious and I was lucky enough to be sitting at a table with Lethbridge Iron Works, who coincidentally is one of our major sponsors for our IME fundraiser! I was able to thank them for their generosity as well as learn more about the company that's been in Lethbridge for 120 years!
After lunch and a little bit of networking we heard from Catriona Le May Doan, a two time Olympic gold medalist. Her speech looked at "leadership with a purpose." Her perspective was that great leadership is doing what it takes to help others reach their full potential. She spoke about a couple different ways we can do this and used her own personal experiences as both an Olympic athlete and as the lead athlete mentor for these past 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The first method she spoke to was leading from the front and paving the way for others, something she did when she became the first Canadian Olympic athlete to defend a medal at the Olympics. The second leadership method she spoke to was guiding from the back as a mentor, and supporting those you are leading. One of the main messages that I took away from her speech was that leadership is a commitment to both ourselves and to others to do more than we thought possible and to help others find success in their lives.
The next speaker of the day was Connie Podesta, and although I'm pretty biased I thought her talk on leadership and creating a culture of accountability, and closing deals more effectively was the highlight of the afternoon. Now I say I'm biased towards Connie's speech as very close to the beginning of it I was called up out of the audience to join her on stage for a portion of her presentation. It was an exhilarating, albeit incredibly nerve-wracking, experience to be up in front of that many people, but it was an experience I will never forget. At the end of it Connie presented me with her watch and sent me to enjoy the rest of her speech, which was still incredibly enjoyable as she combined her history in comedy and therapy to make her points. Following her presentation Connie found me in the audience and gave me a hug, thanking me, and telling me to never forget that I am the future of leadership and innovation. It truly was an amazing experience.
Following a break to network and eat more incredible food, it was time for the days main event: the keynote speaker Dr. .Robert D.. Ballard, the man who found the titanic, and other significant shipwrecks. His story of being a young child wanting to be "Captain Nemo" and the journey he went on to become one of the most distinguished discoverers in the world was fascinating. In addition to finding the titanic (when he was actually supposed to be on a top-secret government mission retrieving nuclear weapons from sunken Cold War submarines, using the titanic search as a cover story) he played a key role in developing telecommunications technology which has changed the world of undersea exploration. Dr. Ballard told many stories of his discoveries and how he has led numerous teams in making some of the biggest undersea discoveries. He truly did exemplify the days theme of discovering greatness.
Over all the entire day was really enjoyable, and I am so glad I had the opportunity to attend the event. I left having met a number of wonderful, hard-working, intelligent people. and learned so many lessons that will help me prosper, not only in the business world, but in my own personal endeavors as well. Plus I got a new watch too, so now I'll always knowwhat time it is!


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Taylor County couple charged with locking teen in chicken coop, outhouse
A Taylor County couple has been charged with child cruelty after investigators found they'd been locking a girl inside a chicken coop, an outhouse and a storage building for days at a time.
Diana and Samuel Franklin, of Butler, were arrested about 7 a.m. Tuesday, according to a GBI news release.
The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services received information May 25 that a girl, then 15, was being abused at the Franklins' home. Authorities visited the home and found "sufficient cause" to seek a temporary custody order, which remains in effect. The girl was taken from the home that day, according to the release.
The Taylor County Sheriff's Office requested a GBI investigation. Agents served a search warrant at the house in June.
No further information about the investigation has been released, according to the GBI.
Diana Franklin, 44, is charged with 12 counts of cruelty to children and four counts of false imprisonment. Samuel Franklin, 46, is charged with eight counts of cruelty to children and eight counts of false imprisonment, according to the release.
To contact writer Amy Leigh Womack, call 744-4398.


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Boosters or intensifiers are used to create a high pressure output from a low pressure input. Much like how an electrical transformer works by trading current for voltage, a hydraulic booster transforms a larger volume of low pressure fluid into a smaller volume at a higher pressure.
Gimme a boost?
A booster unit is comprised of two sections, a drive cylinder (input) and a high pressure chamber (output). As a fluid is supplied to the drive cylinder this causes the piston and ram to extend. As the ram extends into the chamber the internal volume is compressed creating a pressure. The difference in area between the piston and ram determines the boost ratio which is the relationship between the pressure and volume. For example, a booster with an 8:1 ratio will have an output of 1/8 of its input volume at 8 times the input pressure.
Under pressure
Boosters can be designed to operate on a variety of fluids and can use different fluids on both the input and output sections. A common design is a pneumatic booster where shop air pressure is used to create high pressure hydraulic oil for use in a cylinder. For example a 5" bore pneumatic booster with a 1" dia ram has a ratio of 25:1, when supplied shop air at 80 psi. the unit will generate a hydraulic oil pressure of 2000 psi. This can be very useful where space is limited as the booster unit can be located remotely from the cylinder and can generate a high pressure with only a common air supply. Using the 25:1 ratio pneumatic booster above in a further example if the 2000 psi output is used to drive a 2" bore hydraulic cylinder the cylinder will extend with approximately 6200 lbs of force. To achieve the same 6200 lbs of force directly with a pneumatic cylinder at 80 psi would take a 10" bore cylinder.
With available output pressures exceeding 40,000 psi and a large range of possible fluids, boosters can be a great solution to some tricky problems.
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It seems the Black Caps might inadvertently be behind recent suggestions that test cricket should be shortened to four days with yet another test failing to go the distance overnight.
The Black Caps' third test defeat to India overnight was the third time in the last four tests featuring New Zealand that ended without reaching day five.
Late last year, former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor suggested test cricket should be played across four days, ideally from Thursday through to Sunday.
A closer look shows that New Zealand tests are more or less shortening themselves.
The Black Caps have played 44 tests under Mike Hesson, winning 14, losing 20 and drawing 10 to give Hesson a 45 per cent win rate. Overall, 19 of Hesson's 44 tests (43 percent) have failed to go the distance.
As many as 60 per cent of the Black Caps' defeats under Hesson took less than five days (one-third of those quick losses lasted just three days).
A similar trend has emerged in the Black Caps' victories, given 50 per cent of test victories under Hesson lasted four days.
Hesson's initial reaction to suggestions of four-day tests was mixed.
In November 2015 he said: ''How many overs in a day, whether this is all test matches from now on, there's too many variables for me to give an informed decision.
''I like the fact that over the five days every player in the squad has a chance to make an impact.
''I'm sure there will be financial implications of shortening [tests], some good and some bad, but I don't really know enough yet."
In the early days of test cricket, matches were played over three or four days (some were also unlimited), and until the 1980s it was usual to include a rest day.
Taylor has tried to spark a comeback for four-day test cricket, comparing it to tournament golf. He suggested cricket tests, like golf tournaments, could start on Thursdays then climax on Sundays before starting again the next Thursday.
Taylor suggests that eliminating Monday play would also draw more fans.
"If you have four good days of test cricket, it would finish on the Sunday and you have more chance of people coming along to the final day's play," Taylor told NewsCorp.
"It takes out Monday play, which a lot of people from what I've seen over the last 10 or 15 years of test match cricket, not a lot of people come to that final day."
Taylor's call for change came after the first pink ball day-night test between Australia and New Zealand in November 2015.


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West Bay at Bridport, on the iconic Jurassic Coast, was a snapshot of 'business as usual' in Dorset the other day. The sky was blue - for a long enough moment to breathe a sigh of relief - and the beach was scattered with all the stormy witness marks of salty rope, branches, sea farers' lost debris and vast lobster claws.
Grabbing the moment were families with picnics, couples strolling, dogs racing and children flinging pebbles into the sea. The towering earthy red Jurassic cliffs in the background were mimicked by the towering yellow arm of an Environment Agency swing shovel dealing with the mountainous waves of pebbles.
For another delicious, long moment the smells of the sea were overtaken by a draught of baked and grilled fresh fish from The Watch House Cafe on the foreshore – not a seat free, even on the outside terrace. A quick photograph to prove this wasn't all wishful thinking in advance of the Spring and on with the day's journey – with the confidence now that even if there are still some diversions due to the havoc of the elements, the unexpected routes are an outing in themselves. You always get where you want to be but see some unplanned sights en route and learn a bit more about this wonderful county!
Come see for yourself with a cottage in Dorset for this year's holiday.


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