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The jobs that many elementary students will have don't yet exist, but that didn't stop youngsters from getting a head start on their futures at Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School.
The school celebrated Computer Science Week from Dec. 3-9 by having students participate in the Hour of Code during their library periods. After a short introduction by librarian Timothy Quinn, children did coding activities on the KidOYO platform using laptops. Fourth- and fifth-graders did Maze Code, a leveled application in which students had to drag and drop directions to have a white arrow reach a green X. Each level got progressively harder. Although they weren't writing the code themselves, they were able to see it to gain an understanding of the work that goes into computer programming.
Sixth-graders used Hatch, which gave them an introduction to the Scratch coding language. Mr. Quinn said the KidOYO mission is "on your own," so he provided limited support to students as they used their critical thinking and problem solving abilities to complete the challenges. He added that the Hour of Code helps prepare them for STEAM-based courses in middle school and high school, and for careers in the ever-growing field of programming.
"Computer science is a key component of advanced technology," he said. "This is the beginning for them in understanding that concept."
Appealing to a generation of tech-savvy students, the district will be introducing the virtual reality experience zSpace to support the curriculum.
The district will add a laptop cart of zSpace systems, becoming the first on Long Island to have this resource. It will be available for use at Amityville Memorial High School, Edmund W. Miles Middle School and Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School, along with desktop units for each of those schools.
By using the software, students will have the opportunity to interact through augmented and virtual reality with a variety of content that supports all subjects areas. They will be able to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, the anatomy of a human heart and the history of flight, and explore famous artwork.
"Students are drawn to technology, and zSpace provides an engaging way to support our curriculum," said Dr. Carole Polney, the assistant superintendent for technology and administrative services. "We always look to add new and innovative resources that provide meaningful learning experiences."
Park Avenue students had a chance to experience the technology when the zSpace mobile classroom stopped by for a few hours on Nov. 9. The children were able to put on the virtual reality glasses and explore the interactive educational content. The purchase of the hardware and software will come from the Student Support and Academic Enrichment grant that the district received in the summer. Amityville was one of 38 school districts selected by the New York State Education Department to receive federal funds for technology enhancement through the Every Student Succeeds Act.
Students learned the keys to success from speakers representing dozens of professions.
Nearly three dozen professionals visited Park Avenue Memorial Elementary School on Nov. 2 to share their words of wisdom. The guest speakers visited fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade classes for Career Day to inspire children to do well in school so they can achieve their dreams.
Among the guests were a Broadway producer, state assemblywoman, karate instructor, radio DJ and Amityville police officers and firefighters. Others represented the financial industry, the medical field and the United States military. Several speakers discussed their journeys in starting their own businesses.
There were numerous interactive presentations. Risa Stein, director of the science and technology program at Farmingdale State College, led students in a STEAM-activity. Sixth-graders worked in groups to build wind-powered cars using a piece of paper, two straws, four Life Savers, paper clips and tape. Local entrepreneur Denise Totter of Mama T's Herbaceous Teas led students in a beverage tasting.
The school partnered with the Amityville Chamber of Commerce and Amityville Parent-Teacher Council to bring in presenters, who spoke about their job responsibilities and the necessary qualifications.
Guidance counselor Kimberly Balducci said that this is the culminating event in College and Career Week. The purpose is to inspire students to start thinking about their futures so they can take the necessary steps in elementary, middle and high schools to achieve success and attain their career goals.
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Star Trek 101
In the future, a heroic captain and his crew explore the Galaxy in a really fast spacecraft. The crew's standing orders are:
"...to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before."™
Simple, straightforward that's Star Trek.® So what's all the fuss? Why do news crews always seem to find someone, somewhere dressed up in a Star Trek costume? What could be so interesting to so many people?
Star Trek 101 is the answer. You'll learn just a little about the heroes (Captain Kirk believes that man wasn't meant to live in paradise), the villains (Klingons have a thirst for conquest), and the important aliens (Vulcans live their lives by logic). In the handy recaps for all things Star Trek, you'll discover that the television shows and movies run the gamut from action-adventure to comedy. Just want to sample? The ten essential episodes are offered for your consideration. Star Trek 101 is a quick primer of the television shows and movies that carry the Star Trek name.
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Terry J. Erdmann (with Paula M. Block) have jointly written two previous Star Trek: Deep Space Nine ebook novellas: Rules of Accusation and Lust's Latinum Lost (and Found). Their most recent nonfiction work, Labyrinth: The Ultimate Visual History, was the recipient of the Independent Publisher Book Awards' 2017 bronze medal for best coffee table book. They also are the co-authors of the nonfiction titles Star Trek Costumes: Five Decades of Fashion from the Final Frontier, Star Trek The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Star Trek The Next Generation 365, Star Trek The Original Series 365, Star Trek 101, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Companion, The Secrets of Star Trek Insurrection, The Magic of Tribbles, and Star Trek: Action! Their additional titles include Monk: The Official Episode Guide and The 4400 Companion. During his lengthy career in film publicity, Terry authored The Last Samurai Official Companion. They live in Southern Oregon with their two collies, Shadow and Mandy.
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79 hour-long episodes, 1966-1969
"Wagon Train to the Stars"
A few hundred years in the future, a heroic captain and his crew explore the galaxy in a really fast spacecraft known as the Starship Enterprise. The crew's standing orders from Starfleet are recited by the captain at the beginning of each episode:
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no man has gone before.
The U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701 is an interstellar spacecraft with a crew complement of 430 men and women. The ship is powered by warp-drive engines that allow it to travel many times faster than the speed of light, covering great distances within a practical time frame. (You don't really need to know this to enjoy the show; just assume you'll be visiting an average of one planet per week.)
Because the ship is large and a bit ungainly, the Enterprise never lands. It wasn't designed for it. Whenever the ship arrives at a strange new world, it stays in orbit while a "landing party" either pilots a small craft down to the surface or uses the transporter to "beam" there (this will be explained later). The transporter, like warp drive, is a great time-saving device; Starfleet clearly employs a lot of efficiency experts.
JAMES T. KIRK (William Shatner), captain
Risk is our business. That's what this starship is all about. That's why we're aboard her.
Kirk is the quintessential Starfleet officer, a man among men and a hero for the ages. His adventures are legendary. He has earned the admiration of his peers, the grudging respect of his opponents, and a chest full of commendations for valor. Cunning, courageous, and confident, Kirk is renowned for his ability to think outside the box, manipulating seemingly impossible situations like a master chess player. If he has one flaw, it is his tendency to ignore Starfleet regulations when he feels the end justifies the means. Kirk's unique style of "cowboy diplomacy" has served him well in countless close encounters.
Kirk was born on Earth in Iowa. He proved a very serious student at Starfleet Academy, remembered by a classmate as a "stack of books with legs." As a Starfleet officer, he is a study in contrasts. He depends on the state-ofthe-art twenty-third-century technology that surrounds him but prefers resolving difficult situations with a hands-on approach bareknuckle brawling or bamboozling sophisticated alien computers with his glib tongue. Kirk openly deplores humankind's ancient instinct for war and killing but has a deep-seated distrust of apparent peace and tranquillity. He dreams of "a beach to walk on" with a beautiful woman but firmly believes that man wasn't meant to live in paradise. Although Kirk has quite a reputation as a ladies' man, no woman has ever come between him and his career; his passion for the Enterprise always comes first. His most serious relationship was with Edith Keeler, a forward-thinking but ill-fated social worker whom Kirk met when he traveled into Earth's past.
Key Kirk Episodes
"The Enemy Within"
"Court Martial"
"Shore Leave"
"The City on the Edge of Forever"
"You keep wondering if man was meant to be out here you keep wondering and you keep signing on." Kirk, "The Naked Time"
SPOCK (Leonard Nimoy), first officer
I have a human half...as well as an alien half, submerged, constantly at war with each other...I survive it because my intelligence wins out over both, makes them live together. "THE ENEMY WITHIN
The first Vulcan to enlist in Starfleet, Spock (he has a first name, but it's unpronounceable) is the Enterprise's science officer as well as its first officer, and the only man Kirk trusts to second-guess him on all major decisions. Why? Well, for one thing, Spock is probably the smartest man in Starfleet quite possibly the galaxy. His cerebral abilities are so renowned that they once inspired a group of aliens to invade the Enterprise to steal his brain. (He got it back.)
Like must Vulcans, Spock worships at the altar of logic. His decisions are always "flawlessly logical." Kirk feels safer about Spock's guesses than he does about most other people's facts. That's because Spock doesn't let emotions cloud his judgment. In fact, Spock has no emotions. Or so he says.
Spock is only half Vulcan. His father, Sarek, was a Vulcan diplomat; his mother, Amanda, a human schoolteacher from Earth. He was raised on his father's world, where the inhabitants are trained from birth to lock away their feelings and lose the key.
Growing up, Spock was torn between the stern discipline of his father's Vulcan teachings and the free-range emotions of his mother. The Vulcan children tormented Spock at school. His father didn't speak to him for eighteen years because Spock opted to join Starfleet rather than attend the Vulcan Science Academy. And Spock's fiancée, T'Pring, spurned him at the altar in favor of a more traditional Vulcan.
Spock is married to his career, which is just as well since he claims to be immune to the charms of women. He has experienced romantic yearnings only under unusual circumstances triggered by alien spores and Pon farr.
Key Spock Episodes
"The Naked Time"
"This Side of Paradise"
"Amok Time"
"Journey to Babel"
LEONARD "BONES" McCOY (DeForest Kelley), chief medical officer
He's dead, Jim. "THE ENEMY WITHIN"
Given half a chance, Leonard McCoy is far more likely to explain what he isn't than what he is. He's not a bricklayer, psychiatrist, escalator, engineer, coal miner, or moon-shuttle conductor. He's "just an old country doctor" who happens to know a lot about twenty-third-century medicine. Born in Georgia, on Earth, McCoy still retains a touch of the charming Southern gentleman about him, which balances out his often cantankerous nature.
More than a little old-fashioned, McCoy isn't convinced that humankind should be gallivanting across the galaxy in a warp-powered starship. He loathes having his atoms "scattered back and forth across space" via the transporter, and he is disturbed by the fact that neither computers nor Vulcans have a clue about compassion. As might be expected, Spock's slavish devotion to technology, logic, and statistics drives McCoy crazy, and he's constantly trying to punch holes in Spock's cool Vulcan reserve. However, Spock is just as good at getting a rise out of McCoy, playing the good doctor's emotions like a concert pianist.
If Kirk represents the soul of the Enterprise and Spock the mind, then McCoy is undoubtedly the heart. The good doctor's insight provides the captain with a touchstone to his own humanity. He's the guy Kirk seeks out when he needs to let his hair down, generally over a drink.
Key McCoy Episodes
"Shore Leave"
"The City on the Edge of Forever"
"Friday's Child"
"For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky"
"I signed aboard this ship to practice medicine, not to have my atoms scattered back and forth across space by this gadget." McCoy, "Space Seed"
MONTGOMERY SCOTT (James Doohan), chief engineer
I can't change the laws of physics.
Montgomery Scott known to one and all as "Scotty" is the ship's miracle worker. He's also its chief engineer, but those titles might as well be one and the same when you have a fellow like Scotty keeping your starship ship-shape. There's no one you'd rather have at the controls of the transporter when you're ready to beam up.
Born in Scotland, Scott retains a bit of the highlanders' Gaelic lilt in his dialect. He refers to the ship's engines as his "bairns" (children) and is prone to calling junior personnel "laddie" or "lass." Scott's affection for the Enterprise may be a bit stronger than his devotion to the captain. He once started a brawl because someone likened the NCC-1701 to a "garbage scow." The fact that earlier Kirk was described as "a swaggering, overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood" hadn't bothered him.
Although he enjoys an occasional nip of Scotch, Scott generally prefers an evening with a technical manual to a night on the town.
Key Scott Episodes
"Wolf in the Fold"
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"The Lights of Zetar"
"Fool me once, shame on you fool me twice, shame on me." Scott, "Friday's Child"
SULU (George Takei), helm officer
Richelieu, beware!
Sulu is a Renaissance man, counting among his passions botany, fencing, ancient handguns...and a subconscious desire to emulate Alexandre Dumas's swashbuckling literary hero D'Artagnan. He's the ship's main helmsman, which essentially means he's the driver.
Key Sulu Episodes
"The Naked Time"
"Mirror, Mirror"
UHURA (Nichelle Nichols), communications officer
Hailing frequencies still open, sir.
As the ship's communications officer, Uhura spends much of her workday sending transmissions to Starfleet Command and responding to Captain Kirk's requests to open hailing frequencies to new life and new civilizations. Still, there are probably worse jobs on a starship, and Uhura is the only female permanently assigned to the bridge. Her name means "freedom" in Swahili. When she's off duty, Uhura enjoys singing for her fellow crew members.
Key Uhura Episodes
"The Changeling"
"The Trouble With Tribbles"
PAVEL ANDREIEVICH CHEKOV (Walter Koenig), navigator
It's a Russian invention.
Ensign Pavel Chekov is an excellent navigator, despite the fact that his internal magnetic needle is permanently stuck on his homeland, Russia. He attributes correctly or incorrectly most scientific discoveries to that country and praises the virtues of native Russian products over all others. One of the Enterprise's youngest bridge officers, Chekov has a plucky sense of bravado, but he has his limits, particularly when it comes to physical discomfort.
Key Chekov Episodes
"The Deadly Years"
"Day of the Dove"
"I transferred the whole kit and kaboodle into their engine room, where they'll be no tribble at all." Scott, "The Trouble With Tribbles"
CHRISTINE CHAPEL (Majel Barrett), nurse
I'm in love with you, Mister Spock.
Chapel is the primary nurse in sickbay. She originally signed aboard the Enterprise to search for her missing fiancé. When she discovered that he had turned himself into an android, she transferred her attention to Mister Spock (an emotionally lateral move at best).
Key Chapel Episode
"What Are Little Girls Made Of?"
JANICE RAND (Grace Lee Whitney), yeoman
Captain, look at my legs.
As the captain's personal assistant, Yeoman Rand attends to many of Kirk's small needs, bringing him coffee, meals, and reports that he needs to sign. She sports a unique basketweave hairdo and has a bit of a crush on her boss. Key Rand Episode
"Charlie X"
"The most cooperative man in this world is a dead man and if you don't keep your mouth shut, you're gonna be cooperating." Bela Oxmyx, "A Piece of the Action"
KEVIN THOMAS RILEY (Bruce Hyde), navigator
Never fear, O'Riley's here!
Riley is the relief navigator on the Enterprise. As a boy on Tarsus IV, he was one of the few eyewitnesses to a massacre that killed his parents and thousands of other colonists. He fancies himself the descendant of Irish kings and once usurped command of the Enterprise while under the intoxicating influence of an alien virus.
Key Riley Episode
"The Naked Time"
THE FIRST PILOT. "The Cage." Written by Gene Roddenberry. "The Cage" was the original pilot for Star Trek. In it, a starship captain is kidnapped by a group of aliens who hope to breed him with a female human for their private zoo. It stars Jeffrey Hunter as Captain Christopher Pike (Kirk's predecessor). Deemed "too intellectual," the episode never aired. A second pilot was commissioned by NBC, with the mandate that it contain "more action." The broadcaster also asked writer Gene Roddenberry to get rid of the guy with the pointy ears, but he refused. Numerous scenes from "The Cage" were later worked into the two-part episode "The Menagerie."
A highly intelligent humanoid species native to the planet Vulcan. With the exception of their pointed ears, Vulcans look a great deal like humans. Internally, it's a different story: their hearts are located where a human's liver would be; their blood is green rather than red; and they have an inner eyelid that protects them from the intensity of the sun on their home planet.
Vulcans are much stronger than humans, and they live longer, well past the century mark. They tend to be calmer than humans, having bottled up their emotions. Thousands of years ago, the Vulcans were as violent and passionate as all the other species in the galaxy that is, until a Vulcan philosopher named Surak taught them to forswear passion and embrace logic.
Vulcans live their lives by logic. They plan their careers with it, pick a mate with it, set their clocks by it. They eat, sleep, and breathe logic. And that leaves zero room for emotions, because emotions, as any Vulcan will tell you, are irrational, unpredictable, and inconvenient.
DID YOU KNOW...that Vulcans are strict vegetarians?...that most male Vulcan names begin with S and most female names with T followed by an apostrophe?...that "Live long and prosper" is the Vulcan equivalent of "shalom"?
VULCAN NERVE PINCH is a martial arts technique that requires great strength. Applying finger pressure to a cluster of nerves located at the base of the neck instantly renders a person unconscious.
VULCAN MIND-MELD is a mind-reading technique that allows a Vulcan to establish a telepathic link with another individual and share that person's consciousness. Vulcans don't enter into this ritual lightly, because it is a deeply personal, intimate experience. With an unwilling participant, the mind-meld can be highly invasive and psychologically violent, akin to mental rape.
SURAK (Barry Atwater), father of Vulcan philosophy
Surak's teachings of logic and peace put an end to the destructive civil wars that plagued Vulcan centuries earlier. To modern-day Vulcans, he's Mahatma Gandhi and Abraham Lincoln rolled into one.
SAREK (Mark Lenard), father of Spock and Vulcan ambassador to the Federation
As a scientist and a diplomat, Sarek is unrivaled. He disapproved of Spock's chosen career path but ultimately came to accept it (see "Journey to Babel," p. 32). Sarek is married to Amanda, a human schoolteacher.
PON FARR is the drive that allows little Vulcans to keep coming into the world. It is the time of mating. Birds do it. Bees do it. Vulcans do it too. They'd prefer not to, but they have to. If they don't, they risk dying. Once every seven years, their carefully constructed veneer of logic is ripped away and they become savage. They can't eat or sleep. They are consumed by the Plak-tow, or blood fever, and ultimately must take a mate. Apparently a good fight to the death also can provide an appropriate "release."
T'PAU (Celia Lovsky), big-shot Vulcan political figure
We're never told what office T'Pau holds, but she commands great respect among Vulcans and humans alike. Kirk refers to her as "all of Vulcan in one package." T'Pau presided at Spock's ill-fated wedding ceremony (see "Amok Time," p. 30).
T'PRING (Arlene Martel), Spock's intended mate
T'Pring was telepathically bonded to Spock when they were both seven years old, in a ceremony that was a precursor to the couple's arranged marriage. At the actual ceremony decades later (see "Amok Time," p. 30), T'Pring revealed that she preferred another man.
An aggressive, warrior civilization with great military power and immense territorial ambition. They are the Federation's most formidable opponents and the alien species James Kirk is least happy to see when he beams down to any planet.
Klingons are human in appearance, generally with swarthy complexions and distinctive eyebrows. Many of the men sport facial hair, goatees that would have fit right into Genghis Khan's era. Most non-Klingons would say that their personalities also are reminiscent of the Mongol hordes, right down to their thirst for conquest of alien lands. At one point in the twenty-third century, territorial disputes between the Federation and the Klingon Empire became so volatile that the two sides almost went to war. Only the benevolent intervention of the powerful Organians prevented combat (see "Errand of Mercy," p. 29).
KOR (John Colicos), Klingon commander
Kor is an ambitious Klingon who invaded the planet Organia and set himself up as its military governor (see "Errand of Mercy," p. 29). He was unaware that Organia's peaceful inhabitants were actually extremely advanced lifeforms.
KOLOTH (William Campbell), Klingon captain
The haughty captain of a Klingon warship encountered by Kirk at Deep Space Station K-7 (see "The Trouble With Tribbles," p. 33). Although Captain Koloth claimed that all he wanted at the station was a little rest and relaxation for his crew, the discovery that a large supply of grain stored on K-7 had been poisoned made everyone suspicious of Koloth's motives.
KANG (Michael Ansara), Klingon captain
A strong captain and a devoted husband, Kang was the victim, along with Kirk, of an energy-based life-form that sought to feed on the hostile emotions generated by both men's crews (see "Day of the Dove," p. 36).
KAHLESS THE UNFORGETTABLE (Robert Herron), a major figure in Klingon history
The Vulcans have Surak and the Klingons have Kahless, the bravest warrior ever and the guy that every Klingon seeks to emulate.
"Man stagnates if he has no ambition, no desire to be more than he is." Kirk, "This Side of Paradise"
They look just like Vulcans and there's a reason for that. Several thousand years ago, they were Vulcans, but they abandoned their home planet. Exactly why and how this diaspora occurred isn't clear, but the most accepted theory is that they didn't embrace the philosophy spread by peace lover Surak.
As in many dysfunctional families, the Vulcans put the memory of their not-so-dearly-departed brethren out of their collective minds. It didn't occur to them that they might one day reappear in another guise. Earth and its allies had fought a bitter war against the Romulan Star Empire in 2160, but because all the fighting was conducted with spaceships, no one knew what the enemy looked like. It was only after Kirk's crew caught a glimpse of them on the view screen during a deadly encounter in 2266 (see "Balance of Terror," p. 27) that everyone discovered that Romulans look just like Vulcans.
ROMULAN COMMANDER, MALE (Mark Lenard)
This unnamed commander took his starship into Federation territory to test Federation defenses (see "Balance of Terror," p. 27). Had he succeeded in his mission, a Romulan-Federation war might have transpired, but the Enterprise crew managed to best the commander in a dangerous game of cat and mouse. The commander admired Kirk's strategic skills.
ROMULAN COMMANDER, FEMALE (Joanne Linville)
The officer in charge of the Romulan vessel that captured the Enterprise when the Federation ship crossed into Romulan territory (see "The Enterprise Incident," p. 35). Unaware that the Enterprise's mission was to steal a Romulan cloaking device, the commander inadvertently gave Kirk the opportunity to do just that while she attempted to maneuver Mister Spock into a rather personal Romulan/Vulcan détente.
"A question since before your sun burned hot in space and before your race was born, I have awaited a question." the Guardian, "The City on the Edge of Forever"
DID YOU KNOW that Romulans once were Vulcans? That the Romulans had a brief strategic alliance with the Klingons that allowed them to share technology and ship design?
ROMULAN NEUTRAL ZONE was established as part of the peace treaty following a war between Earth and the Romulans. The Neutral Zone is a region of space that serves as the buffer separating the Romulan Star Empire from Federation space. Entry into the zone by either party is considered an act of war.
ROMULAN BIRD-OF-PREY is a small but powerful starship equipped with a deadly plasma energy weapon and a cloaking device. The ship has two weaknesses: it can't travel very fast, and it must turn its cloaking device off in order to fire its weapons. The belly of the ship is decorated with a painting of a large predatory bird.
ROMULAN CLOAKING DEVICE renders a ship invisible to sensors and the unaided eye. Because it requires a great deal of power, the cloak must be deactivated before the ship can fire its weapons or use its transporter.
"After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting." Spock, "Amok Time"
Ill-tempered, gorilla-like apes with long, white fur, poisonous fangs, and a big horn sticking out of the top of the head (see "A Private Little War," p. 34).
Big, green, and mean, these bipedal lizards sport dazzling multifaceted eyes and a bad attitude. The Gorn have little patience with trespassers. After they wipe out a Federation colony over a territorial dispute (see "Arena," p. 28), Kirk is forced to fight one mano a mano, emerging the bare-chested winner.
Tellarites are stubborn and argumentative one might even say pigheaded (see "Journey to Babel," p. 32). They also look pigheaded, with their prominent snouts and vacant eyes.
An intelligent silicon-based life-form that looks like a cross between a lava flow and an extralarge pepperoni pizza (see "The Devil in the Dark," p. 29). Horta live underground on the planet Janus VI, ingesting minerals as they tunnel through solid rock. Every fifty thousand years, all the adults die off, with the exception of one caretaker, who looks after their eggs and raises the hatchlings.
Andorians have baby blue skin, silver-white hair, and pert antennae. They tend to stand out in a crowd, even amid a motley group of Federation ambassadors (see "Journey to Babel," p. 32). They describe themselves as a "passionate, violent" people.
Highly territorial and highly punctual Tholians don't take kindly to Federation ships passing through their space. Their appearance is a mystery; we don't know if their heads are shaped like multifaceted hunks of crystal, or if they just wear helmets of that shape. While their small ships aren't much of a threat on their own, two ships can create a powerful tractor field, ensnaring their enemies within a deadly web (see "The Tholian Web," p. 36).
They "are the sweetest creatures known to man," at least according to their chief promoter, trader Cyrano Jones (see "The Trouble With Tribbles," p. 33). The more tribbles eat, the more they reproduce. They can produce as many as ten offspring every twelve hours. They seem to like everyone except Klingons. Copyright © 2008 by Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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Detailed geophysical and geological investigations to identify copper lead and zinc mineralization around Ambaji, Banaskantha district are in progress.
- Seismic data analysis centre (SeiDAC) to monitor seismicity of the Gujarat State and the Narmada Dam areas, near real time, using a network of 60 broadband seismographs and 54 strong motion accelerographs.
- Seismic microzonation and site specific seismic hazard to provide seismic factor for earthquake-resistant designing of low to high-rise buildings in different areas.
- Geotechnical laboratory comprising consolidation testing machine, cyclic cum static triaxial testing machine, electronic direct shear apparatus, rapid moisture meter, for different lab and on-site tests.
- Optically Stimulated Luminescence laboratory for dating of sediments.
- Geochemical laboratory consisting of fully automated X-ray fluorescence spectrometer and X-ray diffraction analyser.
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- wake up
- press the snooze button 45 times after the alarm goes off
- holler to your kids to "come and get your shoes on" because your own voice causes excruciating pain (insert quick rude husband come-back here: "now you know how I feel")
- drive a vehicle
- drive a vehicle without having had a coffee first
- sing Hakuna Matata with your kids in the car. Besides your own voice causing you pain, you are now stuck with the song replaying over and over in your mind for the rest of the day
- bend over to pick up the kids' backpacks because the feeling of pressure that presses against the front of your face, might just be your brains about to burst out from your nose
- walk up four flights of stairs in the school. Each step is like a sledgehammer driving a giant nail through the center of your brain
- drive a vehicle on roads slick with shimmering ice, surrounded by blinding white snow, with the sun full in your eyes
YOU SHOULD: pee before you lie down because you'll never want to get up again
- stare at a computer screen, try to be creative and attempt to blog
I'm going to take my own advice finally and get some sleep. Here's hoping for no migraines tomorrow so I can get back to the blogging world!


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2016 | 121 Pages | ISBN: 3658115521 | PDF | 3 MB
2016 | 121 Pages | ISBN: 3658115521 | PDF | 3 MB
Christopher Oertel studies the impact of public policy measures on the German real estate market and confirms the assumptions, which imply that a city can influence its economic position in relation to nearby cities in the short run by making use of this tax instrument. His analyses begin with an examination of the German residential real estate market from a consumption good perspective. The findings indicate that the home-ownership allowance had a distorting effect by capitalizing into residential real estate prices, although at lower than expected rates. Then the author studies the German residential real estate market from an investment good perspective. Investigating an important amendment of the German tenancy legislation, there is a positive, yet insignificant relationship between the tenancy law reform act and the development of the cap rate. The analysis is completed by focussing on the German office market and investigating how its rental levels and gross purchase prices are affected by changes in the municipal trade tax multiplier.


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I was nominated by wonderful fellow bloggers Sure Scribbles & Prachi for 3 days quote challenge.l would like to thank both the beautiful bloggers though its been a bit delay in posting this.
- Thank the blogger who nominated you.
- Post 1-3 quotes a day for 3 consecutive days.
- Nominate 3 bloggers each day.
Usually i like to post my thoughts but i would like to present quotes of my idol Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam,the missile man of India.
"Don't take rest after your first victory beacause if you failbin second,more lips are in waiting to say that your first victory was just luck"
I would like to nominate everyone & anyone reading this,post the quotes of the person who inspires you to do best in life.
Thanks & Happy Blogging😊📝


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A No Man Show
From Glimpse Number 29, September 1984:
Once accused of sending an inpersonator to fill one of his speaking engagements, artist Andy Warhol had this to say about the new, $350,000 computerized Andy Warhol robot: "It's just grea-a-a-a-t. We can send it around to talk shows. Iwon't have to go." The robot is slated to star in a production called "Andy Warhol's Overexposed: A No Man Show."
UPDATE: Still No Show


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The powers that be always try to convince us the animal world is all about the brutality of survival. Often, I find inter species expressions filled with love, tenderness, and compassion. This short video speaks to this truth. I hope you all enjoy this link.
Lioness Compassion Love
Each of us can capture love in so many different, strange, ways. Perhaps, we can take a lesson from this video, then, look into our own worlds to discover if there is an unusual place we can gift our love, compassion, caring. Our dear Lioness has chosen to save this precious little Gnu. What choices will you make today?
In Lak' ech, prosper with love... live with compassion...


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A cruise that did not meet expectations
7 Night Southern Caribbean (San Juan Roundtrip)
Sail Date: April 23, 2011
Ship: Celebrity Summit
Cabin Type: Balcony
Traveled As: Couple
Reviewed: 7 years ago
Review SummaryThough overall the cruise was pleasant, it did not meet my expectations of quality usually associated with Celebrity.
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an operating system that is designed for home computing. Every tweak enables us to deliver a cohesive computing experience.
It si also:
IMHO, the definition is vague and it is quite similar to any other distros out there. There is not enough differentiation. It doesn't stand out from the saturated crowd.Designed for Everyone
Solus provides a multitude of experiences that enable you to get the most out of your hardware.
As the saying goes:
Or here are some more:He who chases two rabbits catches none
I believe that the key to success is to focus on a single niche. To be number one at it. Do one job extremely well, better than anybody out there. It is called a leader in its domain
Tending to everybody whelms and needs is impossible since everybody has different requirements and understanding of what they want.
My suggestion to Solus project is to pick a niche, and in this case, it could be web-developers and cater to their needs.
Why web developers and not somebody else?
Because Solus, since it is based on GNU/Linux has all the tools necessary for an aspiring web-developer.
Where one can argue that graphic design or video production is still lacking behind other platforms, development tools are the core strength of GNU/Linux and hence Solus.
How to do that? Be as friendly as possible to the folks in this category.
As an option, at the installation process or maybe right after the install, have the user select his choice of:
- Browser: Firefox/Chrome/Opera etc
- IDE: Sublime/Atom/VS Code etc.
- Framework: Node/Laravel/Django/Ruby On Rails etc.
- Communication channel: Riot/Telegram/Ring etc.
Make an out of the box experience where developers feel at home. Without tweaking much.
Integrate online accounts as github &/or gitlab in Solus for a smoother workflow. Maybe even backup Solus config files to github/gitlab.
Besides traditional folders in Home like Documents and Downloads add another one by default called Projects
Make most of web frameworks (from composer, npm etc.) packages available in the Software Center with an option of 1-click install. Where all other distributions will require time and skill to install these frameworks, Solus will outperform them in convenience and speed.
These and other tweaks could position Solus as a distribution of choice for web developers out there that are debating which distribution to go with.


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Slowly, slowly, Trump has now gone much further than Obama did, and is now turning Syrian territory via the US military into no-go zones for Syrian forces.
"U.S. conducted strikes against two technical vehicles that we were assessed to be posing a threat to Coalition forces at At-Tanf garrison," Operation Inherent Resolve spokesman Colonel Ryan Dillon tweeted.
"Today was the third set of kinetic strikes the U.S. conducted in response to threats posed to Coalition forces operating out of At Tanf. The Coalition does not seek to fight Syrian regime or pro-regime forces. However, we remain ready to defend ourselves against any threat," said Dillon, deploying the same language that was used to explain the strikes on May 18 and June 6.
'Coalition doesn't seek to fight Syrian regime or pro-regime forces' - spox for Operation Inherent Resolve https://t.co/dmmvUIiylw pic.twitter.com/hm5WGuPDB0— RT (@RT_com) 8 June 2017


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WGBH President Jonathan Abbott today announced that Raney Aronson will become the new Executive Producer of FRONTLINE, succeeding David Fanning, who is stepping away from the award winning investigative documentary series after three decades. Aronson, a leading voice on narrative journalism and visual storytelling, has been with FRONTLINE since 2001 and was named Deputy Executive Producer in 2012.
Fanning has served as FRONTLINE's Executive Producer since founding the series in 1983. Under his leadership over the past 33 seasons, FRONTLINE has built a reputation for powerful investigative storytelling that tackles the toughest, most controversial and complex stories of our times. The series has won every major award in broadcast journalism: 69 Emmys, including a special Emmy Award for excellence in documentary filmmaking; 31 duPont-Columbia University Awards; 17 Peabody Awards; and 15 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards; eight Television Critics Awards; and eight Banff Television Awards.
Fanning was personally honored with a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award in 2013. He plans to remain with WGBH and FRONTLINE, return to filmmaking, and develop new film projects as an executive producer at large, beginning June 1. "David Fanning has established FRONTLINE as the high bar in journalism, the standard by which serious, in-depth reporting is measured. We are grateful not only for his decades of committed editorial leadership, but also his dedicated and thoughtful planning for a transition to a strong future," said Abbott. "There is no one more qualified to lead FRONTLINE into the future than Raney Aronson. With her exceptional journalistic skills, deep commitment to documentary filmmaking, and clear editorial vision, she is doing groundbreaking investigative work and expanding FRONTLINE into a trans-media enterprise that is engaging new audiences."
"It's been an extraordinary privilege to have led FRONTLINE for more than three decades," says Fanning. "I have had one of the best jobs in journalism, and been able to work with so many talented and smart people. They have made FRONTLINE what it is, and I have had great joy in helping them make that happen. I have deep confidence that Raney Aronson will carry on this work with
Since joining FRONTLINE fifteen years ago as a producer, and in 2007 becoming senior producer, Aronson has been recognized nationally and internationally for her work to expand the series' original investigative journalism. As Deputy Executive Producer she has guided the series' evolution and editorial vision in tandem with Fanning. She pioneered a collaborative model, developing and managing nearly 30 in-depth, cross-platform journalism partnerships with some of the nation's premiere news outlets, including ProPublica, American Public Media's Marketplace, PBS NewsHour, The New York Times, CBC Television and Univision.
In addition to leading FRONTLINE's broadcast efforts, Aronson has also worked to translate FRONTLINE's core journalistic values of fairness, depth and transparency into the digital space, making a commitment to interactive projects and exploring virtual reality's potential as a journalism tool. "It is a great honor to become Executive Producer of FRONTLINE," says Aronson. "David Fanning's mentorship and partnership over the past fifteen years has been extraordinary. I am inspired by his legacy, and honored to guide FRONTLINE's future."Before joining FRONTLINE Aronson worked at ABC News, The Wall Street Journal, and MSNBC. She earned her bachelor's degree in South Asian studies and history from the University of Wisconsin, and received her master's from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. "FRONTLINE strives every day to provide the kind of serious journalism essential for our democracy.
For 33 years, David Fanning has been at the heart of this effort at FRONTLINE," said PBS President Paula Kerger. "We will miss his leadership, but we are excited and confident about the vision Raney Aronson will bring to this critically important series."
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This afternoon I played in my second "real" tournament at the Commerce Casino.
It was a $220 buy in KO tournament.
Here are some old pics from the one I played at the Bike.
You unlock this door with the key of imagination...beyond it is another dimension...a dimension of sight, a dimension of sound, a journey into a wondrous land of things and ideas...
Good job, Ving! Keep at your gambling; one day you'll have a lucky streak and win!
(Just kidding I know how you poker geeks hate people saying it's "gambling" or "luck")


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This is my journey to make our house a home and share decorating ideas, DIY projects and other fun bits for all those who love design and the thrill of a deal!
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
New Rugs and cat pee :(
I LOVE the rug in the morning room. The shag rug we got is nice, I expected it to be softer though... but what I'm most upset about is that my husband came and woke me up this morning to tell me Mr. Tickles PEED ON THE NEW SHAG RUG! Ugh! This is what I feared... I'm hoping this is a single incident, and that when the rug "airs out" and that chemically smell is gone she won't want to pee on it, cat pee is the WORST! I saturated the area with Nature's Miracle EXTREME (I buy it by the gallon people... ) and it's upstairs in one of the empty bedrooms for the next week or so...
I didn't even get a chance to take a pic of that rug before we were hauling it up the stairs, but here is what the morning room rug looks like! And, if anyone has any advice for getting your cat to NOT pee on every rug let me know! I have the Feliway diffuser going already and I even sprayed the rug with "No Mark!" from Petsmart... I think she is just too stressed out with all the changes
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OMG, can i relate to CAT PEE. We had 2 cats at our old house, then got a third kitten. As the months went on the kitten started to PEE. When I thought we stopped him in one area, he would move to the next. The Miracle stuff never worked for me, (Im sorry) NOTHING worked for me. He would Poop but not PEE in the litter, and he wasnt spraying he would just PEE, I caught him all the time. We even got plastic rug protector, covered entire areas, we walked around on plastic and it STILL didnt work, finally we gave him to a friend who ONLY had hardwood floors and he stopped peeing for him. We ended up getting him a new home. I am sooooo sorry, if my story doesnt help, BUT there is a lesson there. If he continues to do it, confide him to just the hardwood areas and see if that helps and take away all carpeting. They dont generally seem to PEE on hard surfaces. Hope it helps. Good luck and yes CAT PEE is the worst and will STAIN everything..ReplyDelete
awww i'm sorry bout the cat pee the rug is beautiful tho!ReplyDelete


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Mrs C's Superheroes in Room 2 @ Rangikura
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Charging Our Super Powers
Monday, 13 February 2017
Fuelling Our Bodies!
Today Mrs C had release time to make lots of cool resources to help us in our learning. Miss Cole was in our class teaching us about how to fuel our bodies. When Miss Cole comes to us we learn about Health and PE. Here are some photos of us learning today, ask us what we learned about fuelling our bodies the right way.
We had to put food items in the right place.
Here we are working hard on our food pyramid shields:
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Real estate infrastructure financing in Ghana: Sources and constraints
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© 2015 Elsevier Ltd. Finance represents a major barrier to real estate development in Ghana and constraints responsible remain unknown. In order to gain insight into this important social/economic issue, a positivist tradition of thinking via the survey approach sought to uncover, explain and rank these constraints using the Relative Importance Index. A total of 53 questionnaires were distributed to real estate developers within the Kumasi Metropolis of Ghana. The survey reveals that real estate developers predominantly use debt financing including short-term bank loans, mortgages and hire purchase. Finance is constrained by five main factors: i) legislation; ii) macroeconomic barriers; iii) collateral barriers; iv) inadequate risk assessment and diversification mechanisms; and v) a dearth of financial mobilization mechanisms. This paper provides a practical reference for the targeting of policy interventions to overcome these constraints and to catalyse the development of finance for real estate infrastructure delivery. The work is also useful to the Government, banks and capital market regulators who seek to develop the capital market to provide appropriate financing options. These options may include real estate investment trusts (REITs) and risk reduction/diversification platform via derivatives. Future research is proposed which seeks to explore practical innovations in designing tailor-made real estate financing options that meet the needs of real estate developers.
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Forget the Pandora bracelets. This is what we really want.
For the love of Pete, we are so stinkin' tired. We worry about the projects that need to be completed at work, whether we're doing enough to make a difference in our chosen field, if we should be doing more to advance our career, or if it would be hurting our kids if we took on another trip/project/consulting gig even if we could earn more money to help our family and just maybe be able to afford a vacation. Even though our lives are full we wonder if we should sign up for a yoga class or spin because, frankly we feel like our thighs are getting bigger than we'd like, and we SHOULD be healthy and exercise. We try to remember to sign field trip permission slips, pick up more coffee filters, when the last time was we had sex and that it should probably be more often, and that there are 27 unreturned texts to friends that weigh on us because we don't want her to think that we're ignoring her.
Best gifts: 2-hours of uninterrupted sleep without hearing video games being played by the kids, or people knocking on the door asking if you've seen their shoes. Earplugs to go along with that 2-hours of sleep if the aforementioned can't be avoided.
You know what feels really good to a mom who is wondering if she's enough or does enough? Telling us all the ways you're thankful for us & that you see the ways we care for our family. Write them down, speak them aloud, have the kids write an acrostic in crayons. Just say something. Words go a long way. Let us know you see us, value us and are grateful for all the ways we're mommin' so hard. Anything you do to put some effort into telling us these things are meaningful.
Best gifts: Homemade cards that you've helped the kids make, something that she's told you she enjoys (hint: ask her "what would help you feel valued this Mother's day?) It may not be flowers or other things that you've thought of. Ask us, and then do those things.
If you've read this far you're now aware of all the things going on in our minds that wear on us. Beyond wrestling with the thoughts and the feelings there is the weight of coming home to tackle laundry mountain piled on the couch and brave the sea of unwashed dishes piling up on the counter. There is also the desire & pressure to make healthy food for our family but everyone likes hotdogs and we don't feel like fighting with our kids about why broccoli and quinoa are YUMMMMMYYY.
Best gifts: A clean bathroom. Toys picked up and put away. A cleaning service to deep clean the house. The sight of these things are a wonder to behold and you will be our hero. Takeout- if the kids are at the stage when the restaurant floor looks like a hurricane of rice and cheese has come through after your family has left, or a meal out to someplace that doesn't have a play place.
Stress Relief
We became moms because you impregnated us, we paid a lot of money to go through fertility treatment or adopt kids. If you've gifted us with a nap, and if we feel like it help us release some all-natural oxytocin by being a generous lover. You might be tired from planning a great day for her, cooking dinner, taking care of the kids so she can nap & not feel like it at the end of a long day. That's how we feel every day and yet we still knock da' boots with you. We think you'll have fun providing this gift even if you are tired.
Best gifts: If you can't figure out what I'm talking about here you probably have some bigger problems that need to be addressed in your marriage. A clean bedroom where we won't be distracted thinking about the laundry or the carpet that needs to be vacuumed.
There is nothing sweeter as a working mom to have un-rushed time with your kids where you feel the freedom to be present to them. Reading books, snuggling, playing outside & laughing together. Help us make some memories together to think about when we have rough days as moms. Quality time reminds us that we do love our kiddos (even when they throw fits about brushing their teeth EVERY SINGLE NIGHT), and that they love us (even when we tell them that we can't listen to anything else about Minecraft or our heads will explode.) Being a mom is amazing when we can remember that love conquers the roughest of days and that we do have enough love to give to our kids.
Best gifts: Something your family likes to do together: hiking, living room dance parties, playing soccer- think about what your family likes! A photo of a special time as a family. Snuggles with the kids & time to laugh with them.
Don't worry about finding the perfect gift. Even if you pick two of the five of these for moms you have given us a great mothers day. Now go clean the bathroom.


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The Sports Xchange
By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange
OAKLAND -- Klay Thompson buried three 3-pointers among 13 points in an eight-minute flurry as the Golden State Warriors opened the 2013-14 season on a rampage en route to a 125-94 crushing of the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night.
Taking immediate advantage of a team playing its second game in two nights and doing so without Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash, the Warriors ran to a 25-point lead in the first half and retained a double-digit advantage the rest of the way.
The win was the first-ever for the Warriors in a home season opener over the rival Lakers, who had opened their campaign with an impressive 116-103 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night at the Staples Center.
Bryant missed both games as he recovers from Achilles tendon surgery. Nash, who contributed three points and five assists to the win over the Clippers, is not playing back-to-backs to open the season as the club looks to limit the 39-year-old's minutes.
Thompson, who ranked third in the NBA in 3-pointers made last season with 211, connected on five in his season debut to account for nearly half his career-high 38 points. He made 15 of his 19 shots from the field, including five of seven from behind the 3-point arc.
The Warriors shot 53.5 percent from the field and 55.6 percent on 3-pointers.
Thompson had all five of his 3's and 27 of his points in the first half, which ended with Golden State thoroughly in command at 59-40. He did not play in the fourth quarter after having added 11 to his total in the third.
David Lee backed Thompson with 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and Stephen Curry contributed 10 points and six assists for the Warriors, who travel to L.A. to face the Clippers on Thursday night.
Jodie Meeks, starting in Nash's spot, had 14 points for the Lakers, who trailed by 34 points in the final seconds of the third quarter.
Lakers reserves (52) outscored the starters (42) for the second consecutive night. Xavier Henry (14), Jordan Farmar (12), Chris Kaman (11) and Wesley Johnson (11) had double-figure scoring nights off the bench for L.A.
NOTES: The Warriors have opened against the Lakers just five times since moving to the Western Conference in 1962. ... Despite finishing below the Warriors in the final regular-season standings last year, the Lakers won the season series 3-1. ... Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni disclosed before the game he's not married to sitting Nash in every back-to-back sequence. "We could re-evaluate that after a couple of games," he noted. "We'll see how it goes. He wants to play." ... Of the Warriors' up-tempo style, D'Antoni observed, "A lot of teams are playing this way. They're the best at it." ... Bryant attended the game. Asked if he was happy to see the Lakers without Bryant, Warriors coach Mark Jackson said before the game, "I don't look forward to facing him. As a fan of the game, I hope he comes back." ... Jackson clearly remembers the play on which Bryant blew out his Achilles tendon against the Warriors late last season. "I never said this, but I have one regret being a head coach in this league," Jackson admitted. "If I would've known that Kobe Bryant was hurt, I would've called a timeout. They would not have had to commit a foul. That's how much respect I have for him."


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Little Cottonwood Canyon, Various Ascents. The most significant new climbs in recent years have mostly been slabs put up in traditional groundup style. Chris Begue put up Bright Shining Lie (5.11c) and Cold Blue Steel (5.10c) by hand, on lead, in the early 1990s. These routes, and Chris's style, were an inspiration. That inspiration led me to create Dancing in the Moonlight (5.9+, 400 feet), De Opresso Liber (5.10d), and Home of the Brave (5.11d R) in 1993 and 1994. John Maddux and John Hansen also put up some slab routes on lead. The most notable of their efforts was Acapulco Arête (5.10c) in the Altered States Gully. Meanwhile, Johnny Woodward climbed one of the most difficult cracks in the United States. Trench Warfare (5.12d+) is a relatively short off-width hand crack that continually climbs through a roof. This is located down canyon at the Hanging Slab Area. To date it has still not seen a second ascent. Mike Pennings and John Meisler put up an incredible alpine route in Hogum Fork in August of 1993 called Hogum's Heroes (IV 5.11c). James Garrett calls it "The Walker Spur of the Wasatch." The Gate Buttress even saw some action last year. It took 23 years and four different teams to finally link up a route directly to the middle of the Gate Buttress. The result is being called The Gate Direct (5.12a or 5.10d A1). The first section of this beautiful friction line is a new route I put up on lead in May. The new route, Talus Food (5.12a), is essentially a direct start to Mind Blow. When combined with Mind Blow (Houser, Downs, 1972), The Hook Variation (Unknown FA) and The Hook Direct (Stump, Roberts, 1977) it becomes a perfectly straight, 300-foot slab route that was all drilled on lead.
Also of note is an exhaustive project taken up by John Hansen and me. We have replaced over 400 quarter-inch bolts in Little Cottonwood Canyon that were originally placed some 20 to 30 years ago. No bolts have been added en route and all expenses have been out of our pockets. Several of these routes were grade III and IV, requiring a significant effort on our part. The most significant of these routes include: The Standard Thumb, The S-Direct, Plum Line, The Viewing, Exsqueeze Me, State of Confusion, Intensive Care, and Bald Headed Babies.
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THREE couples at Marshside Road Methodist Church have celebrated their diamond wedding anniversaries within one month of each other.
Denis and Eileen Brown married on August 7, 1948 in Pocklington, East Yorkshire, just one week before Walter and Ruth Stirling wed at Marshside Road.
Parishioners Eric and Monica Sloman followed on September 6 at Redcar Trinity Methodist Church.
All six regularly attend services at the Marshside church.
Church member George Phillips said: "We believe this to be rather a unique occasion within the life of any church and wish to offer each of them our congratulations. Sixty years is a long time, but each of our couples still lead very active lives together and are an integral part of our church family, serving the church in a number of different ways."


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After my friends experienced the initial shock and disbelief about the loss of my leg, as should be expected, they have gone back to their lives and their routines. Out of sight truly does result in out of mind.
Who is left to help pick up the fragments of my life? my wife Kathie.
Kathie is the one who had to place clean sheets on the couch because the cushions were too rough to lie on all day.
Kathie is the one who figured out I could attach my bladder catheter bag to a hanger placed under the couch cushion. She was the one who had to empty the urine four times per day.
It was Kathie who changed the dressing of my amputated leg. She wore sterile gloves and carefully placed the gauze along the incision to trap any drainage. She admits this was very hard, and after she removed her rubber gloves her hands were sweaty as a consequence of the stress associated with cleaning my wounds.
Kathie had to sleep in the guest room because I could only sleep one hour at a time because of the pain. My tossing, turning and intermittent subconscious groans made it impossible for her to sleep. We had our cell phones so that I could call if I had an emergency.
When my ace bandages, carefully wrapped in a figure-8 pattern to prevent residual limb swelling, slipped off in the middle of the night, it was Kathie who helped me re-wrap them.
I will never forget my 3 AM call in panic. I had tried to wheel to the bathroom and the lines of my pain pump got wrapped around the wheel of my walker. I tried to untwist the lines, but they were hopelessly tangled. I lay down on the floor and called. Kathie arrived rubbing her eyes, but with a gentle touch and a concerned expression she worked for 15 minutes before the lines were free. We laughed and cried with relief. We were both exhausted the next day.
For the first three months it was Kathie that had to bring my coffee and my meals, because I simply couldn't do it myself. She patiently fulfilled my every request.
Did you ever try to carry coffee using a walker? The coffee spills all over the floor. I tried to carry a slice of pie to the couch using the walker, and guess where it ended up? upside-down on the floor. Finally I figured out a routine. When Kathie isn't home I eat all meals at our kitchen counter near the microwave and refrigerator. I can move plates and cups from counter to counter using my arms and avoiding using the walker. If I want to drink coffee on the couch, I now place the cup on the kitchen counter as close as possible to the couch coffee table. I wheel around to that side of the counter positioning my walker between the counter and the coffee table, and with a steady smooth movement of my arm and hand transport the cup from the counter to the coffee table. I then wheel to the couch, sit down and reach over to the end of the coffee table for my coffee. Drinking a cup of coffee on the couch used to be so simple, now it is a complex orchestrated operation.
Losing a leg is not a solo sport. I have realized it takes a team, and Kathie is my team. As I kidded with her last night, without her I would be F**ed (we thought people would think this is funny, but it's true!). Kathie has never complained. She cares so very much. As the plaque she has placed on our wall says "Most of all let love guide your life." And Kathie follows the path of love every day.
Thank you my Kathie; without you my life without a leg would be unbearable.


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Free copy of My Best-Ever Book of Bible Stories courtesy of Truth for Life
Truth For Life, the Bible-teaching ministry of Alistair Begg, is making the book, My Best-Ever Book of Bible Stories, available to you completely free. This colorful, fun storybook teaches young children the truth of the Bible in a way that is enjoyable and engaging. You can request your copy simply by visiting our website at http://wtln.com/featuredministry/
There's nothing more important than sharing biblical truth with the children in your life. And to help you present key stories from Scripture in a way that youngsters will find fun and captivating, the ministry of Truth For Life is making an award-winning book available to you. It's the perfect way to introduce school-age children to the truth of Scripture in a fun and engaging way.
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Annual Police Parade is Sunday, May 3
The 32nd Aquidneck Island National Police Parade will step off at 11:50 a.m. on Sunday, May 3, in front of the Hampton Inn, 317 West Main Road, Middletown. The parade, with 90 marching units, bands, floats and displays in three divisions, will proceed south to the reviewing stand in Washington Square. Past parade crowd favorites, including the Providence Police Department's mounted unit, the Big Nazo Puppets, and multiple bagpipe bands will be in the line of march.
According to Newport Police Department, Lt. Frank Rosa, and Vice- President of the Parade Committee, "This annual event has been a constant reminder to law enforcement and the public of the sacrifices of police officers in the line of duty. It is our obligation to remember them and pay special tribute to them as National Police Week approaches. The 2015 Aquidneck Island National Police Parade honors the 127 law enforcement officers and agents who made the ultimate sacrifice in 2014, and pays a special remembrance to New England officers lost."
The lead Honors Division will represent the agencies that lost members in the line of duty which include Brentwood, N.H., Officer Stephen Arkell; Plymouth, Mass., Officer Gregg Maloney; Boston, Mass., Officer Dennis Oliver Simmonds; R.I. Environmental Police Department Officer Seth Gillis, and U.S. Marshals Service Rhode Island Special Deputy Frank McKnight.
"In addition, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the National Fraternal Order of Police which has been serving the needs of law enforcement agencies across the United States since 1915. It currently serves 325,000 members in 2,100 lodges in the United States. The parade will pay special tribute to this very important organization," Rosa said.
For more information on the parade or pre-parade events, including the Rodeo Round-Up concert and fundraiser on Saturday, May 2, visit policeparade.org
Batter Up!
Opening day of Newport Little League's six-week season is Saturday, May 2 at Harry Hogan Field on Wellington Avenue.
More than 225 boys and girls in the city of Newport participate in Little League in four baseball divisions and four softball divisions.
The ceremonial first pitch at 8 a.m. wil be thrown by Brad Read, Sail Newport's executive director and director of the Volvo Ocean Race stopover.
"I am honored to be asked to throw out the first pitch at Newport Little League's opening day and we hope to get many players and parents down to the Volvo Ocean Race Village at Fort Adams during the next three weeks while the teams are here," Read said. "By nature I am a huge sports fan and have always been a proponent of community outreach. Newport Little League exemplifies both of these by offering not only exposure to the great game of baseball to Newport's youth, but also fields an impressive team of volunteers who run the league from year to year."
For more information about Newport Little League, visit newportlittleleague.com.
Lucky Soirée
See how lucky 13 can be at the Star Kids Lucky 13 Soirée to be held on Saturday, May 2 at Canfield House. Enjoy full open bar, hors d'oeuvres, food stations, and DJ Reggie's irresistible tunes. All proceeds benefit the children in the Newport County/Fall River chapter of Star Kids. Tickets are $150 ($100 for age 40 and under). To purchase tickets, go online at starkidsprogram.org or call 401-848-4187.
K Fair
The Newport School Committee is hosting a Pre-K fair on Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. - noon at the Pell School. Transportation will be provided from several locations. Visit npsri.net/pre-k for times and pickup sites. Numerous Aquidneck Island Pre-K agencies will have booths and provide information on their programs. Various activities are planned during the fair, including face painting, story-telling, and sing-alongs, as well as tours of the school. Registration will also be available for those entering kindergarten this fall. For more information, call 401-846- 3388 or 401-862-4905.
Bike to Work Day on May 15
Bike to Work Day is an annual event held around the world promoting bicycling for daily transportation. Here in Newport, we've been celebrating Bike to Work Day since 2011. The whole day is filled with bike-related fun. All activities take place in Washington Square.
This year, you can park at the dedicated "Park 'n Bike" lot at Bike Newport's offices at 437 Broadway, then hop on your bike, and pedal one mile into town to Washington Square for the Bike to Work breakfast before continuing to your workplace.
Among the day's festivities is a breakfast from 7 - 9 a.m. and a group ride to the Volvo Ocean Race at 5 p.m.
Bettie Pardee Book Signing
Just in time for Mother's Day, Bettie Bearden Pardee will hold a book signing on Saturday, May 9, from 5- 6:30 p.m. at Jessica Hagen Fine Art + Design, 9 Bridge St.
Pardee, Newport's consummate authority on entertaining and gracious living, will be signing copies of her newest coffee table book, "Living Newport: Houses, People, Style." Filled with stunning photographs and smart writing, the book features an intimate look at some of Newport's most illustrious homes and the people who live in them.
Kindergarten Sign-Up
Kindergarten registration will be held at the Pell School on Thursday, April 30 from 9 - 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 - 6 p.m. and on Saturday, May 2 from 9 a.m. - noon. Bring an original birth certificate, shot records and proof of residency. Children must be five years old on or before Sept. 1 to register. Visit npsri.net for more information.
Rec Reunion Dinner
The Newport Rec Reunion Association will be holding a scholarship fundraiser on Friday, May 8, from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the Community Baptist Annex, 50 Marcus Wheatland Blvd. Chicken dinners will be offered for $10. Meal deliveries also available, for $12. Call 401- 846-3086, for more information or to have a dinner delivered.
Orthopedic Surgeon Joins Hospital Staff
Orthopedic surgeon Derek Jenkins, M.D., has joined the Newport Hospital medical staff as part of the Orthopedics Institute, Newport Hospital. Jenkins, an expert in hip and knee joint replacement and reconstructive surgery, began seeing patients earlier this month.
Jenkins specializes in adult reconstruction of the hip and knee, with a special interest in direct anterior total hip replacement, gapbalanced total knee replacement, partial knee replacement, and revision of failed/painful joint replacements. Jenkins received his medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School and an engineering degree from Dartmouth College. He completed his residency in general and orthopedic surgery at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, and a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
For more information about orthopedic services at Newport Hospital, visitnewporthospital.org/orPre tho or call 401-845-1200.
Diabetes Support Group
The monthly Diabetes Support Group will meet on Thursday, May 14 from 1-2 p.m. at the Edward King Senior Center. The group is sponsored by the Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties, and is free and open to the public. No appointment is needed.
The guest speaker will be Dr. Corinn Martineau, a Community Pharmacy Resident for the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Rite Aid Pharmacy. All questions and concerns about diabetes-related medications will be welcomed.
AARP Offers Pops and Goodspeed Trips
A day trip to hear the Boston Pops on Wednesday, June 10, is being offered by the local AARP chapter #207. The show is a tribute to Stephen Sondheim featuring music from "West Side Story," "Gypsy," "Into the Woods" and many others. Songs sung by Broadway stars and fellows of the Tanglewood Music Center will accompany the musicians. The cost to attend is $65.
Two trips to musicals at the Goodspeed Opera House in East Haddam, Conn. are also offered, "Guy & Dolls" on Wednesday, May 20 and "La Cage Aux Folles" on Thursday, Aug. 27. The cost to attend the Goodspeed shows is $88.
AARP #207 members may sign up for any of these trips at the May 11 luncheon at OceanCliff.
Anyone wanting more information should call 401-849-7087.
Junior Rifle Team Fundraiser
The Newport Rifle Club recently held its fourth annual Dr. Paul Houston Memorial Pistol Shoot, which raised $850 for the club's Junior Rifle Team.
The junior team, which was founded about 30 years ago, has a record of success in local, regional, national and international competitions. Four of the six members on the team qualified for the National Junior Olympics in Colorado this month, which hosts the finest young shooters in the country. In part because of their shooting skills, a former member of the Junior Team is attending West Point and another will go to Annapolis this fall.
About 40 competitors from the club and Tiverton Rod and Gun Club paid to shoot a 20-round pistol course on the 50-foot indoor range.
The top five shooters were Bob King, Middletown; John Warzsawski, Jamestown; Scott Cook, Portsmouth; Dan Bartholomew, Middletown; and Chris Schubert, North Kingstown.
Dominic Calarco, owner of Island Gun Shop in Portsmouth, donated more than $500 in prize money and raffle prizes.
Started in 1876, Newport Rifle Club is the oldest continuously operating gun club in the nation. For the first time in several years, the club has openings for new members. A surgeon and Middletown resident, Dr. Houston, who passed away in 2011, was a 30-plus year member of Newport Rifle Club.
Information about joining is available at newportrifleclub.org or by calling Bob King, 401-847-5678.
'Secret History of the Ollie' Book Signing
Author, historian and counterculture photographer, Craig B. Snyder will hold a book signing for his award-winning book (2015 New England Book Show) "A Secret History of the Ollie" and present a vintage 1970s-era slide show on Friday, May 8 at Waterbrothers, 39-1/2 Memorial Blvd.
The tome, known to be the first book to tell the complete story of the 1970s skateboarding revolution, features more than 1,200 images and hundreds of previously unpublished photographs and commentaries by skaters from Alan "Ollie" Gelfand and Stacy Peralta to Skitch Hitchcock and Brad Bowman. "A Secret History of the Ollie" was recently released under Black Salt Press' new imprint, Pioneers of Skateboarding.
The action begins at 6 p.m. Sid Abruzzi will also show 8mm footage curated from his archives. Other items of interest will include a collection of vintage skateboards and surfboards that will be on display. A grill will be going, refreshments will be served.
Jamestown Scholarships
The Jamestown Women's Club is offering three scholarships in 2015. Two will be awarded to high school seniors who are Jamestown residents and plan to attend higher education institutions. Another scholarship, new this year, will be awarded to a Jamestown resident pursuing continuing education at a higher education institution. Applications are available at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, 26 North Road, or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline for applications is Tuesday, May 12.
Bench Press Challenge
The Newport County YMCA will host its first Bench Press Challenge on Thursday, May 14. It will be a test of muscular endurance, and not based upon a one rep maximum. Males will bench press 70 percent of their body weight, while females will bench press 50 percent of their total body weight. The bench pressing will be done to the cadence of a metronome set at 60 beats per minute (30 reps per minute). When the participant is no longer able to keep up with the cadence, the test will be ended, even if failure is not reached. Each participant will receive one attempt.
This event will be held in the basketball gym with weigh-ins from 5:30 - 6:15 p.m. The event will begin with the first bencher at 6:15 p.m. Spectators welcome to attend. Each participant will receive a t-shirt, and the winners will be posted on the YMCA bulletin board for recognition as the Newport County YMCA's Elite Bench Pressers. Registration is open at the front desk for $20.
For more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com or 401-847- 9200 x 132.


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Nazareth in Northampton County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Whitefield House
Erected 1931 by Pennsylvania Historical Commission and Moravian Historical Society.
Location. 40° 44.539′ N, 75° 18.422′ W. Marker is in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County. Marker is on East Center Street west of North New Street (Pennsylvania Route 191), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. The plaque is affixed to the north end of Whitfield House, on the left side of the entrance. Marker is at or near this postal address: 214 East Center Street, Nazareth PA 18064, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Nazareth (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Whitefield House Christian Frederick Martin (approx. 0.4 miles away); Portland Cement (approx. 1.7 miles away); Moses Tunda Tatamy (approx. 2½ miles away); Henry's Gun Factory (approx. 3 miles away); Sullivan Campaign (approx. 5.6 miles away); Easton (was approx. 5.6 miles away but has been reported missing. ). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nazareth.
Categories. • African Americans • Churches & Religion • Notable Buildings • Settlements & Settlers •
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on April 7, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 712 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 7, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.


text: Hi, I know this is my first post here, but I have been lurking for a while.. Having done so I have found this forum to be a great place for getting info with all you folks putting your brains together So thanks for teaching me a thing or two already! Anyways, I made this post on the Microsoft Technical Preview forum regarding issues with RealTek drivers. Below is the post I made and a link to the OP in the bottom of the post. Figured I would see if anyone here had similar issues, or even better, solutions! OP: Hello, First off I want to say that the 9926 build has worked really well, that is with one slight exception. I have an Asus N550LF with Windows 10 TP (build 9926). I updated my build from 9879 using the built in Preview update function. None of the previous builds have had this issue I am about to describe. Main issue: Subwoofer output has big issues. When I insert the mini jack from the mini sub (that came with the laptop) it produces only distorted noise when playing any audio. So it gets a signal on the dedicated sub output, but not the right kind apparently. Second issue: MaxxAudio: This computer/RealTek card came with MaxxAudio - MaxxAudio does get installed, but does not launch. This is a lesser issue, but still it is a fairly integral part in terms of getting the best audio performance from this computer.. Without it audio is flat. The issues are most likely related on some level. What I have tried to resolve it: - Re-install drivers: 1. Tried updated drivers from RealTek website 2. Tried original OEM drivers, still same result. The RealTek panel does load, see screenshot below (latest OEM drivers for 8.1, clicking Launch on Audio Wizard produces no results) Any advice or experience with this? Response would be much appreciated! I will send feedback through the feedback app once this is further investigated END OP. So does anyone here have experience with this from any of the builds ? Driver version: 220.127.116.1135 Thanks in advance! PS: Not able to post links or pics yet, but if somebody has any input/interest in this I can PM someone the link to the OP and a screenshot of my RealTek panel.


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"Just slightly over a year ago, I took over the helm of VI with the goal of repositioning the company, establishing a clear brand strategy and putting into action all the necessary changes in order to do so," says Rupert Simoner, CEO of VI, explaining his course. "Along the way, we started by repositioning ourselves from the inside out, bringing the staff on board from the beginning, together with Martin Ykema, COO, and Johanna Weichselbaumer, CFO, and so laying the foundation for future growth and continued commercial success."
The 38 hotels, each with its own identity, system and target groups, which together with a parent company that operates in the background, will form a new company at the turn of the year. The changes affect the company culture as well as the corporate identity, the structure of the separate divisions, the use of the appropriate technologies, the re-conception of all hotel areas and service standards, as well as alterations, renovations and refurbishments to the hotels.
The new logos, the image and colour concept, the new corporate wording and the development of the new brand architecture will be presented and regularly updated starting today until the end of January at the "coming soon" website www.viennahouse.com.
"We are not just another lifestyle brand on the market," Simoner makes clear from the beginning. "Lifestyle comes and goes. We define our positioning on the basis of our core values: enjoyment, refinement, down-to-earth and explorative" he says, further setting out the corporate strategy: "The answer as to what makes us different from other brands can be found in the 'Why'. We believe in the beauty of simplicity. What do we mean by that? We do everything we do simply, with style and attention. The point is to be a true host and to be ourselves, not to wear any masks, not to remain rigidly fixed in hundreds of standards. We ask ourselves what our guest really wants and act accordingly. Finally, we simply make our guests happy. That's what we stand for!"
The brand architecture
Vienna House, the umbrella brand of a number of individual city and resort hotels, will assume the lead and combine the Design line, the Concept line and the Easy line under a single brand. The hotels of Vienna House are individual, stylish and relaxed city and resort hotels. Andel's by Vienna House stands for individual design, while angelo by Vienna House is a colourful, vibrant concept hotel. The rebranding will take place on 1 February 2016.
Vienna House Easy will be ready to go live on 1 January 2016. The Easy line encompasses uncomplicated B&B hotels representing local hospitality and contemporary straightforwardness. The former VI Arcadia Hotels and Chopin Hotels will be operating under the Easy line.
"Vienna" stands for the company's origins and for the quality of life, joie de vivre and hospitality for which the city is famous. "House" is a place that unites, where you can be yourself, where the family comes together, and where you invite friends and guests as a host.
The feeling of contemporary, modern Vienna, combined with our shared European roots and traditions, will be reflected in all hotels.
All changes consistent with guest view
To start with, each hotel line defines flagships to be modified, renovated and adapted before the other hotels are gradually refitted. Renovations have already begun at Vienna House Easy Günzburg and Landsberg, with Neckarsulm, Braunschweig and other hotels to follow in 2016.
All brands operate according to the principle of hospitality instead of automatisation and – in keeping with the theme – the radical simplification of standards through the greatest possible freedom and flexibility for all employees.
The most important changes at Vienna House Easy in brief: new room design, local influences in the design concept, modern self-service pillow menus, a meeting concept with creative zones, breakfast concept in bakery style, market restaurant concept for hotels with restaurant.
Individual changes, regardless of brand, and tailored especially to each hotel, include: free high-speed internet access, mobile check-in/check-out as well as a personalised reception culture and an open lobby with living room or lounge. The meeting areas are being modernised with new interiors and creative, multifunctional spaces. The new restaurant, bar and breakfast concepts will focus on regionality. The issue of mobility is being addressed through bike stations, e-vehicle stations and car sharing stations. A small "shop" in the public area will replace the minibar. Top-quality room amenities, a kids' world, as well as new and simple building services and modern technologies, such as charging stations at all tables or web-based concierge services, are just some of the additional guest-oriented changes.
"The moment that I enter a hotel lobby and it is full of people – people making lively conversation, enjoying a relaxing drink or just passing the time – I know whether a concept works or not. Everyone knows that a hotel has rooms, but the decisive difference lies in those areas where people come together. The lobby is the heart of the hotel," Simoner explains.


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Elizabeth and James Fabien draped leather and jersey jacket
Paneled jersey and perforated leather make Elizabeth and James' edgy jacket a must-have fusion of minimalist and standout.
Dry clean. Elizabeth and James Fabien jacket: long sleeves, raw-edged cutaway fold-over opening, perforations, draped front, cream leather and ribbed cotton-blend jersey, front slit pockets, asymmetric hem. Slips on. Fabric1: 100% lamb leather; fabric2: 95% cotton, 5% spandex.
Runs true to size
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Mannequin height is 180cm/ 5'11" and is wearing an XSmall
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Everyone has a different reason to prefer online shopping to the traditional ways of buying things. Some people give importance to the simple process that requires only a few clicks, some others love the fact that their desired product reaches doorstep in a few days, sometimes a few hours. Nevertheless, there is an advantage that all of them will get — discounts! Despite the fact that online shops are always better than normal stores in terms of pricing, you can find a number of promotional deals and coupons for almost every online shopping site out there. Having that said, we've to mention the fact that most users, more often than not, fail to find out amazing online shopping deals and coupons mainly because there is no centralized place to find them! But Couponada.in is all set to fix that issue, as it has come up with a one-stop platform, where you can find coupons and deals for almost every online store. In this review, we will check out different aspects of Couponada.in. First, we shall have an introduction to Couponada.in.
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I've been working on the Character model for Garilon. Trying to fully realize a model that can be animated and drawn from multiple angles easily.
I'm pretty content with the model, despite some of the perspective problems in these sketches), but of course these two show massive inconsistencies, something that would have to be ironed out before attempting any real animation with the character.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Garilon Squared
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Cairngorm Solar Panels
Photovoltaic Solar Panels - Exclusive to Cairngorm Solar Panels
The solar modules absorb daylight and through the photovoltaic process generate electricity. This electricity can typically reach 600 volts DC and needs to be converted by the inverter to match the power supplied to your house from the electricity grid (which is usually 230 volt AC in the UK).
It is now an ideal time to install solar Photovoltaic panels. It will add value to your property while reducing your carbon footprint.
The 'Feed-In Tariff'
A full site survey would be required to produce individual performance figures.
For more information on tariff examples please see the Ofgem website.


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Hello again,
As you can probably tell, I've been shopping… Again! Recently, I've been taking advantage of various discount codes online at ASOS and also found some things from eBay over the past week or so.
White and gold statement watch
I bought this New Look watch from from ASOS for just £5.20! I know I'm going to get so much wear out of it. Is there an outfit that this watch won't go with? Nope.
Parklane ankle boots
For just £14 (go ASOS!), I'd say that these ankle boots were a bargain. They'll look lovely with jeans and a jumper or even a dress, knitted cardigan and tights. I'm going to get a lot of wear out of these throughout autumn and winter.
H&M knitted cardigan
I'm in love with all things black and white, especially for autumn and winter. Hopefully the boots will keep my toes warm too! The next item I bought was from H&M, I bought this from eBay for £8. I've wanted a cardigan with elbow pads for so long and I'm thankful that I was able to find one for a reasonable price. I'll get a lot of wear out of this as the temperature in England drops in the coming months.
Statement necklace
The last thing I bought was £2 from Superdrug! I couldn't believe how cheap it was – I'm a sucker for statement necklaces so I'd have probably paid full price for it anyway. I've worn this already and it's perfect for making a simple outfit prettier.Who new that a drugstore would sell half decent necklaces?
Thanks for reading!
Let me know where you've been shopping recently…


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It's been nearly one year since I began this blog in my desire to share my favorite book titles with fellow homeschoolers. Today, however, I am going to write not about one of our family's treasured pieces of literature, but instead of a holiday classic movie we all enjoy: the Fred Astaire narrated, Mickey Rooney performed, Rankin-Bass production of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town".
Our children know that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ. They also know that "Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights…" (James 1:17, NIV)- including those beneath our tree. Nevertheless, Santa Claus is a beloved character in American culture (and around the world). Stories of St. Nicholas aside, it is just fun to imagine how related traditions came about, and this 1970 film did a wonderful job at this.
But it also did something more. While if you watch it on television you will find the film now edited (leaving out songs, scenes deemed too frightening, and religious references), the original movie did not neglect a Christian message. One could argue with some of Winter Warlock's pleas for magic late in the film (or is he praying for Holy Spirit power?), but can lyrics such as "You mean that it's just my election to vote for a chance to be reborn?" mean anything other than repentance leading to salvation? Or when Kris and Jessica "because no town would have them … stood before the Lord" to proclaim their wedding vows, be anything other than a direct acknowledgement of our Savior? Or that Kris would choose Christmas Eve as the one night of the year he would deliver gifts, because it was "the holiest of nights, the night of profound love"?
Winter Warlock's icy heart is melted because of what? Love. Undeserved, freely given, love. Kris Kringle is an outlaw… for being kind. Marriage is valued, helping others encouraged. "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" provides a fun explanation of where Santa got his name, why toys are found in stockings, and what makes reindeer fly, but even more importantly it reflects traditional Christian values.
So don't be afraid of allowing your little ones to watch this one. It is a story. Just like Jack in the Beanstalk and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. They are going to be curious about who Santa is. Allow them this fictional explanation that does not ignore that it is a Christian holiday. (Although be with them during the early Winter Warlock scenes. I can still remember hiding behind our living room recliner during these when I was little!)
Hoping you will continue to share my love of children's literature in 2018.
Blessings this Christmas!


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Greetings fellow gamers!
It has been a long while since I've written blog post. I have not had much time to come up with a decent blog post topic amidst a mountain of schoolwork. Thankfully, I am currently in the middle of the Thanksgiving Break so I can afford to write! As a student of Economics, I have always been fascinated by in-game economies of my favorite games. I was first introduced to the concept of resource management when I began playing StarCraft and Warcraft III. Collecting minerals and vespene gas in the case of StarCraft and collecting gold and wood in Warcraft III stimulated my economic senses.
Yet these simple economic models became kind of boring when I got used to them. I started to look for games that had more innovative and more strategic economy systems that had close connections to the map terrain and to other elements. In this post, I want to present to you guys 3 interesting resource management/economy system models:
임진록 2+ 조선의 반격 or Seven Years War 2+: Chosun's Counterattack
What I like about this game is that you have two sources of "mineral" or "gold". You need to collect rice or potatoes to be able to produce both basic and advanced units. It is not possible for you to collect rice again once it has been collected; however, potatoes grow back after sufficient rain. This sort of dynamism creates a fierce conflict between players as they attempt to seize territories rich with potatoes if they expect a long drawn-out war. Same applies to "wood". There are two types of wood in the game – normal and bamboo. Bamboo trees grow back after rain.
I really recommend this game to those players who want to experience how dynamic weather can affect their resource economies. Oh I almost forgot, if there is a fire (either created naturally or artificially), it can burn through rice fields, potato fields and forests. This opens up rather devious opportunities for you and your enemies to use fire to ruin each other's economy. When using fire, you need to pay attention to that the compass arrow on the bottom, which indicates the wind direction.
Company of Heroes 1 & 2
I have already spoken about these two great games several times in my previous posts. What really appealed to me was how resource income depended on your amount of map control and that these resource points were connected back to your starting HQ. Cutting off isolated regions from the HQ will deny your enemies the resource income. This sort of strategic economy model fits perfectly with the spirit of WW2 warfare.
Manpower is probably the most important resource in the game. Without manpower, you cannot even recruit your most basic infantry squads. This resource decreases as you produce more units over time and you need to manage this resource well as your depleted squads need constant reinforcements.
Primitive Wars (쥬라기 원시전)
I included this game to my list because it adds an interesting hunting element. The game is based on a fictitious world where primitive humans, intelligent dinosaur mutants, elves and demons war with each other. Due to its temporal setting in the primitive era, all races can engage in hunting to collect dinosaur meat, which is used to heal units over time. Each unit can have its own personal "meat storage".
I hope that more RTS game producers come up with highly innovative resource models that connect different elements of the game together to deliver a more memorable gameplay experience. In my opinion, the age of simple in-game economies is over. For my next article, I want to express a serious concern I have for World of Tanks Blitz.