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The Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation II, Madam Zuliatu Cooper has disclosed that the Sierra Leone Trial to Introduce a Vaccine against Ebola (STRIVE) has been a great success.
Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation II, Madam Zuliatu Cooper
Addressing her audience on the Final Update and Celebration of the STRIVE Ebola Prevention Marklate Clinical Trial on Tuesday August 23, 2016 at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown, Madam Zuliatu Cooper noted that without the participation of 8, 000 Sierra Leoneans health care and frontline workers and the communities they would not have achieved a positive result. She recalled some two years ago when the Ebola Virus Disease epidemic struck the sub-region, it exposes the fragile health systems and the absence of clinical research capacity particularly with regards to therapeutic and vaccine trials.
Madam Cooper described the event as a big achievement noting that Sierra Leoneans with support from partners within a short period were able to plan and successfully implement and manage a big clinical trial of the highest standard.
She reiterated that the partnership between the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) and the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) would serve as a model to achieve the core mandate to maintain and improve the health of the people of Sierra Leone, and the availability of an Ebola prevention vaccine control.
The Deputy Minister said that they are proud as a nation, that they rose to the challenge and worked together to develop and implement a world class clinical trial that has the potential to help prevent another Ebola epidemic from happening. The lessons learned from STRIVE she added would help cope with future clinical trials and other research work that would help improve the health status of Sierra Leoneans.
Deputy Chief of Mission, United States Embassy, Ms. Laurie Meininger described STRIVE as a truly public health victory they all can be proud of, adding that it is the first vaccine clinical trial in Sierra Leone and more remarkable is the fact that STRIVE was planned and conducted in the midst of the largest Ebola outbreak in history.
She stated that the clinical trial is truly an outstanding example of what can be done in the spirit of collaboration and partnership, noting that through the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies, the United States government supported the trial with significant resources and equipment.
Laurie Meininger informed her audience that they are here to celebrate the clinical trial and thanked the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences for being outstanding partners.
The Deputy Chief of Mission said the United States is very proud to stand besides Sierra Leone and celebrate the success, and looks forward to many more years of continued partnership and collaboration.
Principal Deputy Director, Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Anne Schuchat described STRIVE as a groundbreaking partnership between the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences and the United States Centres for Disease Control and Prevention.
She said the largest Ebola epidemic to date and the partnership successfully developed and implements Sierra Leone's first marklate clinical trial including training staff, building infrastructure, and developing partnership across sectors and regions.
Other speakers include the Acting Vice Chancellor and Principal, University of Sierra Leone, Prof. Sahr Gbamanja, and an overview of the Ebola epidemic outbreak in West Africa by STRIVE Principal Investigator, Dr. Mohamed Samai.
The programme was chaired by the Director of Policy, Planning and Information, Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Samuel Kargbo.


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"A dragon vein, stands there, carrying the Yellow River and the Yangze River, leading the north and south. It is Qinling, the greatest mountains in China. The story of Shan Ben is my records of Qinling." This is the inscription of Jia Pingwa's novel Shan Ben, from which we can see the deep and long-termed relationship between the writer and the Qinling Mountains.
Qinling is Jia Pingwa's creation base
Jia Pingwa's works mainly focus on Shangzhou and Xi'an. Shangzhou stands at the south of the Qinling Mountains and Xi'an locates at the north. Qinling Mountains, starts westly from Baishi Mountain in the north of Gansu Province, stretching through Gansu, Sichuan, Shanxi, Hubei and Henan Provinces, east to Funiu Mountain. Its overall length is over 1600 km and north-south width is from tens to two or three hundred meters. The main body, stretches more than 500 km in Shaanxi Province, with west in the origin of Jialing River in Baoji to Danjiang River Valley in Shangzhou. Shaanxi has 6 cities and 35 counties wholely or partially in Qin ling. Shangzhou, Jia Pingwa's hometown, Danfeng county in Shang Luo, is sitting at the foot of the Qinling Mountains. Therefore, Qinling is the creation space of Jia Pingwa's literature.1980年代的商州三录、改革三部曲《腊月·正月》,《鸡屋洼人家》 (电影《野山》 )《小月前本》、《远山野情》,1990年代的《太白山记》,2000年的《怀念狼》,2018年的《山本》是贾平凹作品中反映秦岭最真切的作品。商州是贾平凹文学创作根据地,自然、地理赋予作家创作的旺盛生命力,秦岭山中的人事、民俗、历史文化古迹、气候地理成作家写作的对象,从而以秦岭讲述中国故事。
Many of Jia Pingwa's works typically reflect the Qinling Mountains, for instance, December and January, Families in Ji Wuwa (adapted into the movie In The Wild Mountains), The Stories of Xiaoyue, Distant Mountains and Wild Passion in 1980s, The Records of Tai Bai Mountain in 1990s, Wolves of Yesterday in 2000 and Shan Ben in 2018. Shangzhou, Jia Pingwa's literature creation base, provides him with numerous vitality. The author takes people, events, folk customs, historical and cultural heritages, climate and geography in Qinling as his writing objects to tell the stories of China.
Modern civilization criticism and ecological consciousness
Wolves, recluses and bandits are the featured and unique elements in Jia Pingwa's Qinling series for the adoration of the strong and energetic wolves, the detachment of four recluses in Shangshan mountains, and the levity of bandits (note: Shang Shan Si Hao: four learned recluses who lived in Shangshan Mountains during the early period of Han dynasty, respectively Tang Bing,Cui Guang,Wu Shi and Zhou Shu. They believed in the Yellow Emperor and Lao Tzu doctrine and didn't want to be officials). For instance, the freedom and willfulness displayed in Wu Kui, Bai Lang, Evening Rain , and Beautiful Cave, the yearning to Zhongnan Mountain and to vitality in Ruined City, the awareness of racial degeneration in Old Gao Village, the strong reflection to modern civilization criticism and alienation of human nature and the transformation progress displayed in Wolves of Yesterday all construct the call for the contemporary ecological civilization. This criticism consciousness is a modern and human consciousness which requires us to distinguish the most advanced aspects as well as the problems and solutions in stepping up to the higher grade, how can we conquer the brutality and gloom to achieve the final justness, affluence, respect and comfort?
Human beings and the narrative of life
Jia Pingwa's chronicle of the Qinling Mountains is the life history of the Chinese people. It is the love and hatred of all living beings in Qinling Mountains and the city of Xi'an. His book Shan Ben is the reflection of modern Chinese history. Master of Songs is the vicissitudes of Chinese people in one hundred years. The Lantern Bearer is Qinling township stability maintenance story. Qin Opera reflects the desire for the reconstruction when rural society is in disorder. Happy Dreams is a typical narrative of average people in Qinling Mountains to chase their dreams in urban area. Jia Pingwa's works take the folk as the important angle and reflect the social development course. In his view, the grassroot is a traditional culture different from the upper class, which has maintained and supported the daily life of the common people for thousands of years. He wrote novels about life to see the great changes in Chinese society through daily joys and sorrows. Therefore, Jia Pingwa's literature is standing on the top of the Qinling Mountains to review China, and let the world hear the echoes of China's Qinling Mountains.

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HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday asked the National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) to enhance its business efficiency and contribute to ensuring energy security and asserting national sovereignty.
Phúc was speaking at a ceremony where the decision to appoint Trần Sỹ Thanh, former secretary of the Lạng Sơn Province Party Committee, as the new chairman of the PetroVietnam Members' Council was announced
Phúc urged PetroVietnam to strive to fulfill its socio-economic development tasks following the country and the group's oil and gas development strategy to 2025 with a vision to 2030, stressing its significant contribution to the socio-economic development.
PetroVietnam should closely watch developments on the East Sea and enhance cooperation in implementing offshore oil and gas projects on the continent shelf of Việt Nam, Phúc said.
He also asked the group to hasten restructuring following the approved plan for the 2017-20 period. Accordingly, the restructuring plan must be submitted to the Government within the first quarter of this year.
Focus should also be on hastening major national projects such as Blue Whale gas project, Nghi Sơn Oil Refinery, Dung Quất Oil Refinery, along with power projects, he added.
In addition, problems at its five loss-making projects must be handled thoroughly, including Đình Vũ polyester plant, Dung Quất shipyard and three bio-fuel plants.
The Prime Minister highly appreciated the higher-than-target results of PetroVietnam in 2017.
The group's oil production output exceeded the target by 10.5 per cent, gas output by 3 per cent, power generation by 2.4 per cent, and petrol and oil production of Dung Quất Oil Refinery by 19.5 per cent. Its contribution to the State budget was 30.8 per cent higher than the target.
Thanh took the position which was considered a "hot seat" and left vacant since March.
Some of its former chairmen had been arrested and under investigation for alleged violations of State regulations on economic management. — VNS
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Originally published in the Maple Valley Historical Society Bugle, March 2010
At the February Historical Society program, workers and diners of the famous Berry Patch restaurant, 24809 SE 235th Pl, shared their memories of chicken dinners and berry pies.
According to records, the restaurant was originally built in 1931 as the Cedar River Homestead and owned by W.R. Brehm. He had previously operated stores at Fairfax and Wilkeson. About 1935 he began operating the Brehm's Berry Patch at the homestead in partnership with Mrs. Lulu Anderson.
The restaurant was famous for its home-cooked chicken dinners and berry pies from fruit grown on the premises. After Brehm's death in 1945, Mrs. Anderson continued the restaurant until her death in 1968.
Bill Wright and Penny Mauldin purchased the property about 20 years ago. They brought the huge original guest book to the program. The very last signature in the book was August 1968 by Mrs Herb Short and Roy and Gina. Signatures were from as far away as Australia and included visitors from many of the United States.
The restaurant was closed during the winter after Thanksgiving and opened up again every March. The restaurant operated four days a week, Thurs. to Sat., 5-9 p.m. and Sunday, 1-9 p.m.
Emcee was Sherrie (Anderson) Acker who said she started working at the Berry Patch when she was 12 years old peeling potatoes with a potato peeler in a pail of water and cutting up lettuce. She remembers getting ice cream out of a huge walk-in freezer for the pies and that the biscuit mix was in a large container and she measured it out and added water; then it was rolled out on a floured board.
Sheri said her cousin, Mike Bowman, raised chickens when he was in high school; but Lulu wouldn't buy his chickens, she said they were too big. Sherrie also remembered the wishing well in the yard where coins were collected; she believed for a worthy cause.
A voice from the audience said, "Probably, Lulu herself."
According to Carol Byers Brown, Lulu did buy chickens from her Dad, Bud Byers. "He raised chickens during the war and sold them to that cranky lady."
Jerry Wright said his grandfather, Oscar "Strawberry" Johnson, sold his berries to the restaurant before World War II.
Bertha (Faull) Russell said she and her sister , Dorothy Miller, started working at the restaurant when they were in the sixth grade and continued working on and off for a number of years. She did everything, including making salads and waiting on tables making 50 cents an hour plus tips.
She said it cost the guests $5.25 for two people for a family style dinner that included 4 pieces of fried chicken, homemade mashed potatoes and gravy, sometimes with a gizzard in it; a different salad every week; plus chicken noodle soup with crackers and/or homemade biscuits; homemade zucchini pickles; homemade jam AND your choice of three homemade berry pies, coffee and/or milk.
Lulu bought her chickens from Dan (Rosalee) Vey at the Public Market, said Russell, and if you wanted a steak you had to call ahead of time and she'd cook a T-Bone or Rib.
Alcohol was not allowed in the restaurant but it's rumored that she would furnish glasses and ice for people waiting in the gazebo outside the restaurant and they could bring their own bottle. Wait time was often hours and hours.
Darrell and Violet Anderson of Lake Desire said they have been married for 50 years and went to the restaurant when they were courting. They found the coupons in their Supper Club book, similar to the Entertainment Books that are being sold today.
Betty (Burton) Karpen said she lived across the street from the Berry Patch, on and off, since 1941. Her Mom raised six girls and the older ones worked at the Berry Patch. "We picked blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries that she grew by the restaurant for 4 ½ cents a pound. It took us all day to get a quarter."
"She was very strict about the stems getting in with the berries and would dock our pay if she found any, She didn't wash the berries before freezing them, said it would weaken them, so if she was too strict about the stems we didn't take the bird poop out."
Karpen also remembered in the 1960s when the bank behind the restaurant collapsed and went into the river taking away any parking area. So the road was widened and took away Mom's driveway and our trees. "There was a huge hullabaloo from the neighbors but I suppose they were just using the right of way."
Betty's mother, Fern Burton Simpson, remembered the traffic being lined up way past the corner, especially on Easter Sunday. Several folks recalled that there were some mighty fancy cars that brought diners.
Fern demonstrated how Lulu showed her how to peel carrots in one long swoop not to waste any carrot. She said Lulu was "messing around with the motor for the walk-in refrigerator and got her hand caught and it was mangled; she had to have skin grafted from her belly."
Sister Diane "Deney" (Mrs. Larry Johnson) said they used the berry picking money to buy school clothes. "Then we'd dress up and give Lulu a fashion show, she loved that."
Deney added that she played the saxophone and her father had a flat bed truck and they would park that in their yard across from the restaurant and give free concerts. "My friend Karen Howatson joined me with her saxophone, we called ourselves the DK Duets. We played together in school for nine years. Folks would stand outside the restaurant and clap."
She also recalled the huge metal cylinder that rotated and played music at the restaurant.
Paul Bartholomew said his mother, Dessie, worked at the restaurant and he remembered her hands being burned a lot from cooking.
Evelyn Bartholomew Miller also worked there and she showed up the first day with one of her own aprons and Lulu said, "That will never do," and handed her a fancy, lacy apron. "We didn't take orders, it was family style, we just kept bringing on the food." There were huge tables that sat about 15 diners.
Dale Kochevar said his Mom and him got $2 a gallon for wild blackberries delivered to the restaurant.
Details of what happened after Lulu's death in 1968 are sketchy; some believe the restaurant was left to her gardener, Coy, and then went into an estate sale when he went to Seattle in the 1970s. It was purchased by several different people who rented out the houses.
The 2.63 acre property, still boasting blueberries, fruit trees, and huge rhododendrons, with the remodeled restaurant building and a separate rental home is currently for sale [2010].


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What to expect at your first visit
Coming to a psychologist for the first time is a big thing for most people so having a little information of what to expect can make the experience easier.
Firstly, we take pride in providing a relaxed and homely environment to help make the journey a little easier. And when you arrive, you will come to our wait room and be asked to complete some initial paperwork either by your treating psychologist or one of our receptionists.
Arrive Early
It is good to arrive about 20 minutes early for your first appointment so you have plenty of time to find a park and to complete this paperwork. Please note whilst our reception is usually manned by one of our Interns, they also help with a variety of other projects. If you have any concerns and reception is unattended please call our backup reception team on 02 6684 4748.
We have coffee, spring water, tea and a range of herbal teas available while you are waiting and a range of wellbeing magazines and also toys and books for children.
When it is time for your appointment, your psychologist will come and meet you in the wait room and walk you to the room for your consultation. All our rooms are professional and soundproofed and all psychologists are required to follow a strict code of ethics which includes keeping your confidential information exactly that – confidential. Please visit our webpage on confidentiality should you want further details.
In your first session with your psychologist they will help guide you through obtaining information about your background and the reason for your seeking therapy. This process is very different for each person and each psychologist will have their own preferred way of helping you work through the initial session. In preparing for your first session it can be helpful to think about what your goals for therapy are as well as the reasons that brought you therapy to help you explain this.
For clients with high anxiety
For clients who feel very anxious either about coming or about talking about particular events, it is important to note that you don't have to discuss everything in the first session. Therapy is a process and it requires that you feel safe and trust your therapist. Take your time and let your therapist know if you feel uncomfortable discussing anything.
What is covered in my first session
In your first session, you and your psychologist can plan the frequency of your visits and start a treatment plan to help you work towards agreed goals together. Therapy is a team approach between you and your psychologist. Psychologists use a range of therapy tools and techniques which will be explained to you. Experienced psychologists have many tools available in their toolkits hence can help tailor therapy to suit you. Homework is a typical part of therapy as working on your goals in between sessions helps speed up your progress towards obtaining goals. For some clients, this might involve reading relevant books, for others it might be scheduling in self-care activities; it looks very different for different clients and takes your needs into account.
When therapy works well, your therapist is similar to a guide helping you understand the terrain you are navigating – they can't take the journey for you but can help you find the right path and help you choose good paths to take and walk part of the journey with you.


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CHANDIGARH: BJP supremo Amit Shah did not use the words, yet made a sensational disclosure. Addicted to inane press releases, the media missed the story. You will, of course, find it in today's newspapers, as long as you do not depend on the journalists to understand what the headlines really say.
Manohar Lal Khattar will not be the BJP's man to lead the party into the next Assembly elections in Haryana, BJP President Amit Shah made it clear during his three day visit to the state.
If Amit Shah came to assess the state of the party with an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, he has left Khattar with a bad taste in the mouth. Time for journalists to do some speculation about the next one, and get their headlines right.
Having hailed Khattar's administration as corruption free, and singling out its teachers' transfer policy as exemplary, Amit Shah, in his cryptic style, said there will be no change in the leadership till Khattar completes his term. Of course, political pundits know only too well that such statements are made only when a serious challenge exists to the leader.
For example, you haven't heard a similar statement about Yogi Adityanath in UP. And Amarinder Singh in Punjab would hope that Sonia Gandhi makes such a statement about his own position.
Shah was asked about some BJP legislators sulking ever since the party sprung a surprise RSS nominee upon Haryana as its chief minister, Amit Shah made it clear that there would be no change of leadership in the state.
"I have interacted with all BJP MLAs from the state and they have unanimously agreed that the government is doing well under the leadership of the Chief Minister Manohar Lal. Party workers also believe that no previous government had taken up development works that Khattar government undertook," Shah said.
He was then asked by an irreverent journalist if the next state assembly elections will be fought under Khattar's leadership. Pushed into a corner, all that Amit Shah said was: "Manohar Lal will continue to lead the state till next elections."
This is a clear signal to the party leaders to jostle for the attention of the kingmakers. And Khattar has been put on notice, too.
Shah's good words about the Khattar government would hardly give him any consolation. If a CM does not get even a simple assurance that by running a graft-free administration, making the state kerosene-free, computerising the Public Distribution System, ensuring that water reaches the tail ends, and fighting a good fight on SYL front, he has earned the right to stay the leader once again, then what will?
And the BJP President even chose to make a public statement about bureaucrats not listening to partymen, bringing the troublesome issue on record by saying that "the views of workers about the government is the party's internal matter."
If Amit Shah came to assess the state of the party with an eye on the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, he has left Khattar with a bad taste in the mouth. Time for journalists to do some speculation about the next one, and get their headlines right.


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Wireless Public Address Units for All Facilities
Wireless public address systems have been a long-standing component in institutions, yet a lot more just recently they have actually found their way into all sort of companies. Public address (PA) systems are cordless generally nowadays for a number of reasons, however they work equally well (and also some could say also a lot better) if carried out with a wired network. This write-up discusses their attributes in addition to some of the growth that have actually caused them discovering bigger acceptance and also adjustment.
Wireless public address systems are usually adjuncts to some kind of integrated clock system. They do not execute a timekeeping duty and are not synchronized with each other. Yet when addresses head out to people, they are relayed to all loudspeakers at the same time.
This means that all places should be on the same temporal web page. Each classroom, division, or ward needs to be keyed for its passengers to pay attention to the statements or notices baseding on a routine. So each location's clock should remain in synchrony with every other clock throughout the establishment.
The priming is frequently completed with some form of audio, such as a bell, tone pattern, or whistle. The sound tool or tools are likewise accessories to the very same clock system. The signal to appear the alert is sent out from one systematized source to every location all at once.
The notifying audio serves to attract the interest of all those present in the different areas. It is an interruption that individuals acknowledge as approved by administration for the objective of notifying all workers concerning some matter. Those that take place to be in transit in between locations ought to have no problem in hearing the alert or in understanding the message because of system wide synchronization.
Some public addresses are stock with material that is essentially fixed, altering somewhat if whatsoever daily. The message might even be prerecorded. For this kind, the clock system could be programmed to sound the sharp and even relayed the message instantly.
Other addresses are spur of the moment or, if regular, have dynamically altering content. The only practical means to implement this kind is by hand. The individual supplying the address flips a switch to appear the sharp and to set up the connection; he after that proceeds to speak right into the marked microphone.
A lot of the moment the speakers need to be impaired or switched off due to the fact that their feature is lateral to normal business procedures (despite the nature of business). Nevertheless, it is desirable that the enabling/disabling be done by the system from a central place rather than by humans in your area. Or else it would certainly position excessive burden on individuals at the different sites and also allow the function to be overridden, such as silencing an address.
Therefore, PA system control have to be streamlined (and also relatively safe and secure), yet the functionality happens from another location. Control signals need to be broadcast over some type of transmission stations, and the audio of the general public address must additionally be transmitted using some type of electronic medium to all speakers.
These transmission stations might consist of hardwired links or they might use cordless innovation to lug radio waves. With cables, signal integrity is excellent, even over fars away, yet installing and also preserving the wired network is not a minimal expenditure. Transferring wirelessly supplies adaptability and savings, yet one needs to deal with potential signal destruction and superhigh frequency interference.
One large plus for going wireless is greater movement. It is simple to relocate speakers for whatever factor, and even the system will certainly work just as in the past.
The majority of us recognize with the use of public address systems in educational institutions. The speakers are normally placed in class and also statements take place first thing every early morning. There are additionally periodic emergency situation alerts that can occur anytime throughout the day.
These very early PA systems were plainly developed with schools in mind. All the bells needed to be in sync for efficient classroom adjustments, so it was simple to build on that attribute and produce a complement technique for communicating with all personnel as well as students at the same time.
But as various other facilities have actually seen the benefit of synchronicity for their very own procedures, they have borrowed the methods long discovered in education. At some point they have actually also taken on the general public address system, typically going with a wireless installment. Let's currently see how this has played out in specific circumstances.
Suppliers have actually long utilized whistles to indicate change weather changes as well as have developed methods for keeping their assembly lines as effective as feasible. Interaction with employees as a group has actually progressively evolved from postings on bulletin boards to letters and also e-mail. Much more recently the message board has verified to be an efficient method to notify workers of details that could or could not be immediate in nature.
Now the conventional, visual method is often augmented or changed by the audible approach of public address systems. This can be difficult to introduce into a production setup, as audio remains in many aspects a so much more intrusive tool compared to picture or text, as well as for this reason can be so much more turbulent to performance. Yet the audible method has actually certainly verified to be effective in informal settings, such as break areas, and even has actually done well also in work environments when taken care of with treatment.
Healthcare facilities make use of public address systems to web page doctors, nurses, individuals, and visitors for different functions are with various levels of urgency. In such setups quick and also direct interaction seems to outdo performance, and even making use of sound is usually endured.
In recap, establishments of all kinds nowadays are broadening their interaction abilities. Among the a lot more efficient methods they utilize are cordless public address systems.
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Join me in my search for meaning, for worthwhile pursuits, for discovery. "Be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you." --1 Peter 3:15
Thursday, February 10, 2011
The Best Money We Ever Spent
I am here to prove otherwise. On the other hand, I feel no need to prove anything. Think what you like.
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Thanks for sharing these memories with us. From your post and these pictures it seems that what you care about most is the time spent with those you love, not the money spent. If I had a choice of spending time with my family, let's say, on a tropical island or Hoboken, NJ, I'd go to the island. :-)
- February 10, 2011 at 4:18 PM
- neffie said...
What great memories to have! (and future memories!)
- February 10, 2011 at 5:16 PM
- Laura said...
That is so cool! Experiences are the best memories. How awesome you have Disney memories that keep on giving.
- February 10, 2011 at 7:57 PM
- Nancy said...
This sounds like one of the best investments in family and memories that anyone could ever get! Very smart of you two to see ahead to all the fun for family and those sweet grand babies that will be coming throughout the years.
- February 10, 2011 at 8:48 PM
- Kim said...
Anyone who thinks Disney vacations are silly has either not acknowledged their inner child or has never seen the magic in a child's eye when you walk through the park gates. Heck...they haven't seen the magic in MY eyes ;-)
- February 11, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- Jessica M said...
That is such a cool thing! I never knew such memberships were available. There is no price tag for memories... taking the time each year to reconnect and bond with one another is not frivolous...it is an investment in preserving your family. So many families get fragmented and disconnected with one another through time, especially as children get older. I think your yearly family trips is a gift and a blessing for everyone involved. Thank you for sharing your pictures with us! :)
- February 11, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- Unknown said...
Sheer Fun - what a lovely post Ardith! Loved it!
- February 11, 2011 at 5:54 PM
- Debra said...
Hi Ardith,
What a great investment in family memories and unforgettable moments...
- February 11, 2011 at 8:34 PM
- mirandahaws said...
I have a suggestion where to next . . .
- February 12, 2011 at 11:58 PM


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What is a Consort?In my time in the SCA, I have seen as many definitions of the word "consort" as there are fighters. To some individuals, it is the most important relationship they have in the SCA, and to others it is a role they play to make the game more fun and romantic. So what exactly is a "consort"?
If you look at the governing documents of the SCA, they explain the duties for a fighter and consort who compete in or win a Crown or Coronet Tournament. But they do not provide a formal definition of what makes someone a "consort". Strictly speaking, the meaning can be stated as:
Consort: A term used to refer to either a fighter or a person of the opposite gender when they have established a relationship for the purpose of participating in Chivalrous and Honorable Combat.
Beyond that, the meaning of the term becomes very personal. We can say the following:
Except when participating in a Crown or Coronet Tournament, there are no official SCA duties for a consort. Duties and responsibilities are defined by each couple.
The length of the relationship varies, ranging anywhere from a one day, one event relationship to an open-ended commitment. This is something the couple decides.
A "favor" is exchanged between the two individuals to formalize the relationship. The favor should be carried whenever the fighter participates in combat for the consort, as it represents their joint Honor and Chivalry on the Field of Combat. (A favor can be any item that has meaning for the giver and receiver, including a piece of jewelry, lace, or remembrance.)
What should be discussed when deciding whether to become someone's Consort?This is one of the questions I am asked most frequently by people who are new in the Society. And it is an important question, because a misunderstanding between consorts can damage both a friendship and the consort and fighter's ability to have fun in the SCA.
Because the meaning of the "consort" relationship changes for each couple, they should be sure to discuss and understand the other person's expectations before agreeing to the relationship. This should include asking the following questions:
How long do you plan to be consorts? For one tournament? For one War? Forever?
If either of you is involved with (or married to) someone else, has that person been consulted?
If you are not involved with each other, are you planning to be consorts only until one of you becomes involved with someone else?
What do each of you expect the other to do? Will you camp together? Feast together? Travel together to events? What is expected during wars? During tournaments? Will you expect the other person to make food, costumes or other items?
How many events will each of you be expected to attend? What if one of you cannot attend an event?
If you are to be a consort for someone fighting in a Crown or Coronet Tournament, are you prepared to serve if you win? Is it something you want to do? Are both of you comfortable with the time commitment? Can you both afford it (costumes, travel, gifts)? Have both of you read the governing documents and laws that explain the duties?
Once you have an understanding of these questions, you can make an informed decision about whether you wish to become consorts.
Responsibilities at Tournaments:Tournament fighting is a unique form of combat in the SCA, requiring different concentration and stamina than war and melee combat. As a fighter gains experience in tourneys, they also learn what makes them relax and focused. A consort can often help a fighter stay engaged and ready for combat. This requires communication between the fighter and consort, and preparation before the event.
Depending on the couple, a consort's duties at tournaments can include:
Being present for all of the fighter's combats.
Acknowledging the salute the fighter makes to the consort at the start of combat.
Standing at the edge of the eric at the start of combat so the consort can be seen by the fighter.
Providing the fighter with water, food, access to shade and a place to sit before and after combat.
Understanding the rules of the tournament (is it double elimination, single elimination, etc.).
Crown and Coronet Tournaments are special events in the SCA, and have special requirements that fighters and consorts:
Be members on the day of the tournament.
Understand and meet the Kingdom Law and Corpora requirements for participating in the tourney.
Be willing to take on the responsibilities (travel, money and time) if they win.
No fighter or consort should enter a Crown of Coronet Tournament without understanding these requirements.
Responsibilities at War:Depending on the consorts, duties at war can include:
Setup of an encampment and kitchen facilities.
Assisting the fighter in getting armored.
Providing water, food, access to shade and a place to sit before, during and/or after combat scenarios.
Waterbearing during battles.
Caring for the fighter if he is injured.
Responsibilities during Court:
A consort's responsibilities during court are generally limited to serving as an escort when called into court to participate in a ceremony, present a gift, or make an announcement.
What should a consort avoid doing?Remember that what you do off the fighting field and around the eric also reflects on your consort. As long as you wear the favor, you are representing your joint Honor.
While un-chivalrous, impolite and inappropriate behavior can be very clear for fighters on the fighting field, the negative impact of actions may not be so clear when they occur off the fighting field, or when they are the actions of a fighter's consort. At all costs, a fighter's consort should avoid:
Commenting on the blows acknowledged by their own fighter or their fighter's opponent during tournament combat. Remember that video cameras and people around the eric catch many comments people think are softly spoken.
Overt cheerleading for their fighter during a tournament (cheering, clapping, hooting).
Injecting their participation into fighter related ceremonies, especially when they are completed in Court. Consorts should remember there are ample opportunities in the SCA for the consort to be the center of attention. But it is unfortunate when a fighter's consort diverts attention to themselves during a moment designed to honor the fighter.
For example, a ceremony investing a man-at-arms or squire is an important event in any fighter's SCA life. While including a consort in these ceremonies can be moving and important, a consort who makes an emotional speech longer than the knight, squire or man-at-arms can overshadow the point of the ceremony.
The most important things to remember:Everything you do in the SCA should enrich your life. Being a consort can be one of the things that adds enormously to your enjoyment of the Dream. This is true whether you are the person being fought for, or the person who is fighting for your joint Honor.
The key to being happy as a consort is to communicate what each of you expects from the relationship, and remember to make it fun!
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Right now there is a free weekend trial of the game GC3 going on, so if I could please get help before that ends, that would be great.
I run Mint 18.3 I have a Geforce 750. I use Nvidia 384 driver. I tried using a latter driver and my OS wouldn't load. I don't know of Mint is compatible with latter drivers, I do remember Wine complaining a few times about my older driver. Mint help says that such a driver is fine, and have even suggested using 340. Noveau doesn't work for me at all. I had to go through great pains with alot of help to get Noveau blacklisted because it was causing system freeze ups and other issues and driver manager was not able to make Linux use the Nvidia driver.
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All planets generated including home planet whether tutorial or quick start or whatever generate as "Type 0 dead planets devoid of life.". Players tell me this should not be so.
I can't build anything on planet aside from space dock which technically isn't built on the planet, because it says there is no space. I'm not sure if that's normal for barren planets or not. I'll edit in whether that is normal once I get the answer.
When I go to view the planet screen, I get bleed through from the previous screen.
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This is what it looks like for me. https://postimg.cc/yJ9dM7fb
Ships are suppose to be able to travel the complete distance of the green path. But in my games the ship moves a bit but can then can move no more despite the game showing more green path.
Is what I was told. Is there some issue getting Wine to work with multi threading?The game is HEAVILY multi-threaded and the path stuff is absolutely threaded every which way. Maybe the port to linux is not threading the way the game expects.
There are probably other issues, too just not familiar with how the game is suppose to go so it is hard for me to spot them. I think there is suppose to be a larger galaxy screen like this https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/ ... 1838219764 that I am not sure if it's because the games not functioning right or because I just don't know how.


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Kate's chilling with Locke's crew, wanting to get close to Miles so she can find out just what the supposed rescuers know about her. Is it worth getting off the island if she's going to wind up in jail? Miles refuses to say anything until he gets some quality time alone with Ben. Kate enlists Sawyer's help to get around Locke to Ben, whereupon Miles demands the oddly specific figure of $3.2 million to pretend Ben is dead (for the benefit of Miles's employer). Given Ben and Miles are both currently wards of New Lockeonia, Ben's going to need some time to come up with that money. Having given Miles what he wanted, Kate presses Miles for info. Oh yeah, they know all about you, Kate Katherine Austen, and your eight million criminal charges.
But we already know Kate's getting off the island, and the flash-forwards focus on her trial, which doesn't go so well for Kate at first, which means Jack gets called to the stand as a character witness, and he spins a bunch of lies about how only eight of them survived the plane crash, and Kate hauled everyone from the water, gave them mouth to mouth, healed their wounds, and other such halo-building survivor activities. The people's case falls apart, though, when Kate's mom, who has been given six months to live for the past four years, can't testify for medical reasons. Oh, and she really wants to see her grandson, but Kate refuses.
Oh, yeah, Kate's got a son, supposedly, referenced many times off the island, and foreshadowed on, with Kate spending a whole lot of time with Claire and Aaron. So after Kate agrees to ten years' probation, she hurries home (to her impressive new digs) to see her son. Jack, skulking about in the parking lot as Kate leaves court, tells her he wasn't telling the truth on the stand. Not just about the Oceanic Eight's cover story, but about how he doesn't love her anymore (yes, the D.A. actually asked Jack, "Do you loooooove her?" and then made the shame-shame, know-your-name gesture with her index fingers). But he won't come back to the house to see Kate's son.
Because he looks like a little Sawyer? No. Because he looks like an older Aaron. And that's what Kate is calling him.
In other news, Desmond and Sayid have not been heard from since leaving on the helicopter. No one's picking up the phone on the freighter, so Jack and Juliet make Charlotte call the emergency line. When she gets through, the freighter is all, "Helicopter? What helicopter? We thought you guys had the helicopter!"
Also, Locke's frustration is growing, as is his doubt about leading the Losties. Ben's chipping away at his confidence, and Miles doesn't seem all that interested in spilling any secrets. So Locke alters the breakfast menu for Miles. Instead of eggs, New Lockeonia is serving grenades. Locke pulls the pin on one, sticks it in Miles' mouth, and advises him to bite down.
Oh, eye close-up. How I've missed you. Who do you belong to this time? Whose journey will we be following? John Locke wakes up in his snazzy New Otherton house. Let's see what's in the fridge for breakfast: melon, eggs, and sweet potatoes. He fries up some eggs, chops up some melon, and selects for some morning reading material Valis by Philip K. Dick, a work with which I'm not familiar. But if you check the first word on pages four, eight, fifteen -- oh, forget it. I'm a big fan of al fresco breakfast, but Locke appears to prefer the opposite: he opens the basement door and heads downstairs, the food on a tray.
He opens up a padlocked cell door. Inside is Ben. Locke hands him the tray, and the book. "These are the last two eggs," he says. He also makes sure to not hand over the giant kitchen knife that he left on the tray. Probably should have just left that up in the kitchen.
Ben is less than thrilled by the book: "I've already read it." Locke, instead of apologizing for not making a quick trip to the Mystery Friggin' Island branch of Chapters, says Ben might catch something he missed the first time around. Can you think of anything more boring than obsessively re-examining something you've already read or watched, looking for things you missed the first time? Who's got the time for that? ...Oh, right.
Anyway, Locke says he moved Ben from the rec room because he wanted him under the same roof. Aw. That's kind of sweet! Ben wants to know where Locke's other prisoner, Miles, is, but Locke doesn't want to share. Maybe Locke's grossed out that Ben keeps talking with his mouth full. "Actually, I was hoping you would share, Ben, seeing as you claim to have a spy on his ship," says Locke. Ben says he feels for Locke, who couldn't find the cabin, who can't make contact with Jacob. "You're so desperate to figure out what to do next, you're even asking me for help." Ben says it's just like old times, only he's locked in a different room this time. "And you're more lost than you ever were." Or maybe that should be: "And you're more Lost than you ever were."
Locke says he knows what Ben's trying to do, and it won't work. Really? He's figured out Ben likes to get under people's skin? He's sussed that out already? Nice work. Ben is only slightly less sarcastic than I am when he says, "Excellent, John! You're evolving!" Locke then shows just how evolved he is by brusquely taking Ben's breakfast back, then locking him in the cell again. In the hallway, Locke angrily throws the tray against the wall. Way to maintain your poker face, Locke. Inside his cell, Ben smirks slightly.


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Partha Niyogi's very lucid talk entitled Geometric Methods and Manifold Learning includes a brief and very basic introduction to differential geometry(starts at t=40:49) which I found helpful.
This was part of the Machine Learning Workshop I attended at the University of Chicago last June (MLSS'09). There were several other talks and tutorials of note. I especially enjoyed Emmanuel Candes' talk on sparse signal recovery. The talks are available at the videolectures website.


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BNP Paribas to relinquish majority ownership of Hawaiian bank
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BNP Paribas is set to relinquish majority ownership of First Hawaiian in Honolulu.
An affiliate of the French banking giant plans to sell 15.3 million shares of First Hawaiian stock in a move that will reduce its stake from 62% to 49.9%. Another 1.5 million shares could be sold if there is enough demand, which would cut BNP Paribas' stake to 48.8%.
The $20 billion-asset First Hawaiian has agreed to buy about 2.9 million shares of its own stock for $81.8 million, based on estimated pricing included in the prospectus. The agreement is subject to several conditions, including the successful completion of the public offering.
About 24.3 million shares of First Hawaiian's stock were sold during its August 2016 initial public offering. Another 28.8 million shares were sold as part of a February 2017 offering.
No time was given for the offering.
Goldman Sach, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities and J.P. Morgan are the joint book-running managers for the offering.


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As much as I love baking, I am not a baker like I am a chef. One of my favorite excuses when my baked goods don't come out right is, "I'm a Chef, not a baker," which is true- I went to school for Culinary, not Pastry- even though we did quite a bit of cake and pie creation in school, I am definitely not a pastry chef. Still, I adore baking. There is something oddly comforting about the exactness of baking proportions; as they say, Baking is a science, Cooking is an art. As science-minded as I am, there are some aspects of baking that still throw me off. My latest? Coconut flour.
I have baked with coconut flour before. Here, and here, for example. They're both good recipes, but neither is going to win any beauty awards. Baking with coconut flour is a whole new realm, as the proportions of flour-liquid-eggs, etc are completely different than any other flour out there. So of course, baking with it terrifies me.
But I wanted to learn. Because as much as I adore my beloved almond flour, I wanted to branch out and get my coconut flour on. It's a great, grain-free, high-fiber, low glycemic and slightly less allergenic alternative to almond flour, plus I bought two pounds of it for $5. No more excuses.
Coming up with this muffin recipe was no walk in the pastry park. But I think the proportions I have come up with work well, the muffins are fluffy and moist and not too dense, and the flavor- fresh cranberries and lemon for a sweet tang is right where I wanted it to be. I think- no, I know- this is my first real coconut flour success, and possibly the start of a very good floury friendship.
Cranberry Lemon Coconut Flour muffins
Makes 10-12 small muffins
1/2 cup coconut flour
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp cinnamon
pinch allspice
pinch cloves
1/2 cup coconut oil or butter, melted
1/2 cup raw honey, melted
6 large free-range eggs, beaten until frothy
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp lemon juice
3/4 cup fresh cranberries (alternately, you could use 1/2 cup dried)
zest of one lemon
Optional: 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line or grease a 12-cup muffin pan (these muffins tend to stick).
2. In a small bowl, whisk together coconut flour, sea salt, spices and baking powder. Set aside.
3. Blend together eggs, coconut oil, honey, vanilla and lemon juice. Slowly blend in coconut flour until fully combined. Do not overmix.
4. Stir in cranberries, lemon zest and walnuts if using. Spoon into muffin liners, about 3/4 the way full. Bake for 30-35 minutes until slightly golden on top and firm.
Cool in pan for 5-10 minutes, finish cooling on a wire rack.
Coconut flour: Have you baked with it? Any tips for the terrified, like me?


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SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, on Friday ordered his government to abolish state-issued history textbooks for middle and high school students, his first move to erase the unpopular legacies of his impeached and ousted predecessor, Park Geun-hye.
Mr. Moon's order was largely symbolic. The three history textbooks prepared by Ms. Park's government have been so unpopular that only one of the country's roughly 5,500 middle and high schools has adopted one of them. But even that school was temporarily barred from using the book after parents filed a lawsuit.
In 2015, Ms. Park, the daughter of the military dictator Park Chung-hee, announced that all middle and high schools would be required to abandon the privately published textbooks they used and adopt the new government-issued books beginning this year. She said the "left-leaning" private textbooks tainted the minds of young children.
In what was billed as one of her signature policies, her government worked with a secretly selected panel of scholars to write new textbooks that it said would instill students with a sense of patriotism.
But her plan faced immediate protests. Critics accused Ms. Park of returning the nation's history education to the days of her father, whose government issued textbooks that sought to justify his dictatorial rule.
When drafts of the state textbooks were unveiled in November, opposition parties and scholars quickly accused them of highlighting the achievements of Ms. Park's father, such as rapid economic growth during his rule, while giving cursory treatment to abuses like the torture and execution of dissidents.
Ms. Park's textbook effort then became untenable after a corruption scandal engulfed her presidency late last year. A special prosecutor who investigated the scandal later accused her government of blacklisting writers, artists and movie directors deemed left-leaning and unfriendly to her government, excluding them from government support programs.
After she was formally impeached by the National Assembly in December on charges of corruption and abuse of power, her Ministry of Education announced that it would not require schools to use state-issued history textbooks. It said schools would be free to choose from private or government-issued textbooks. But almost no school adopted the government version.
"History education should no longer be abused by political motives," Mr. Moon's spokesman, Yoon Young-chan, said on Friday.
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In another move on Friday that resonated with liberal South Koreans, Mr. Moon ordered that an iconic protest song be sung during a government ceremony marking the anniversary of the May 1980 pro-democracy uprising in the southern city of Gwangju, when local citizens rose up against the military dictator Chun Doo-hwan.
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During an annual government-sponsored ceremony for the Gwangju uprising, all those participating used to be required to sing the song in unison as part of the official program. But after the conservatives took power in 2008, that requirement was abolished. Instead, a choir sang the song.


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If it was functional, tactical, and incorporated utilitarian elements, you definitely saw it all over your Instagram feed or across the chest of your favorite celebs. One of the hottest trends this summer had to be none other than the chest rig, a trend popularized by ALYX, a streetwear brand of "unconventional basics". The $542 chest pouch caught the eye of many tastemakers worldwide trickling down to other brands creating their own, but you were not finding any pieces like Sheron Barber's. The Camden, New Jersey native took his talents to Los Angeles to create quality, custom-made, bespoke, fine leather goods.
I had the opportunity to interview the artisan and take a deep dive into his journey from creating his first pieces to the future of his brand DR14.
1. Would you classify yourself as a designer or an artist?
I believe that every designer is an artist, but if I had to choose between the two I'm more of a designer.
2. Your craftsmanship is impeccable! How did you get into reconstructing pieces? What's your creative approach?
Thank you, I take pride in paying attention to every detail. Honestly, I stayed away from reconstructing pieces, for a while I would get requests but I would stray away from them. I didn't want to confuse the consumer. I'm a designer myself, a large portion of my following appreciates my original work and I wanted to be sure to be known as a designer and not someone who customizes existing designs. My first time doing it was for a client, he asked me to make him one of my designs but out of a custom material like gator or Snake and I agreed. When he arrived he had a brand new Goyard bag that he wanted me to cut up and use the fabric. I was blown away!
3. Do you remember the 1st piece you designed? How did you feel after you completed it?
I've been designing pretty much my whole life. Although it has come in phases or levels if you will. In high school I would customize clothing, fresh out of school I started a "clothing line" which was more-so just graphic concepts on tees and sweats. It was in 2012 when I got to LA I was introduced to cut and sew and it changed my life. The first item I created was an extended shirt. It was unique because I created my own textile. I created my first bag in 2015.
4. Do you add something special with every piece you create?
I'd like to believe I do, I pay close attention to every detail. I personally touch every piece. And since we are direct to consumer, most time I feel a strong connection with the people purchasing the piece which is dope to me.
5. What would you do if you weren't doing this?
Wow, I'm from a very dark place, there's really no telling. Every event in my life I feel like has molded me and led me here. I feel like I'd be creating something. I don't know how to let an idea rest in my head. I have to find mediums to get it out. So it's safe to say I'd be creating something.
6. High-end brands are now offering custom options for consumers in today's market. What sets you apart? Would you consider yourself a disruptor?
I think it's amazing that brands are creating custom options for their consumers. The consumers are who keep us alive, it's extremely important for brands to stay connected to the people. A person might pay thousands of dollars for an item that will be a part of their daily life and potentially even be passed down. I think that in itself is extremely personal and it calls for personalization. I don't only personalize but I also customize. I build bags based on my client's specific needs. I've spent up to 80 hours working on 1 bag for a client, a lot of the bigger brands are volume based and they can't spend that type of time on an individual project. I pride myself in doing so. I'm not here to disrupt, I'm just here to spread love and positivity. I just want to create things that inspire and make life more beautiful.
7. Who are some of the clients you've designed for that we can find wearing your custom pieces?
Lots, some of which I can't mention, Some from royal families, Drake, Rihanna, Pharrell, Anitta, Chris Brown, Usher, Teyana Taylor's. NBA Champions, Super Bowl champions, etc. my craft has taken me farther than I could ever imagine and I'm extremely great full and humbled.
8. Describe your growth from when you first started to now.
I've definitely matured, I see things more practically now. Everything has a purpose and I owe that to God for really making the vision for me clear.
9. What's in the future for you and your brand?
Short-term, be on the lookout for our FW 2018 collection along with some amazing collaborations we have in store for you. Long-term; I plan on completely revolutionizing the way we see fashion or even what fashion is. But it's a life's work and won't happen overnight.
10. When it's all said and done, what legacy do you want to leave behind?
I just want to do great work on God's behalf and add on to humanity in the most positive way possible. Hopefully, I leave behind millions of inspired minds that will continue to create and push the boundaries.
For more on Sheron checkout his Instagram @sheronbarber and to purchase your own chest rig and other of his fine leather goods head over to DR14.LA