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Many of the conversations architects have with other architects are about our value. We know what we do is valuable and we know why we do it. It seems our recurring problem as an architectural profession and one we can't seem to answer is "how do we get the public to understand why the work we do is so important?"
To increase the perceived value of architecture, increases the wellness, health, safety and equity within our communities and cities. But yet, we are a small profession (relative to law and medicine) and it is often difficult to share how architecture makes an impact.
Last week I visited the Alvar Aalto Library at Mount Angel Monastery outside of Portland, OR. We happened upon a monk whom was waiting to give a group a tour, but apparently hadn't shown up. It was clear this monk thoroughly enjoyed giving tours of this beautiful building and was happy to do so for a group of architects that just happened to walk through the door.
What struck me most, outside of the architecture, was how appreciative this monk, who was not formally trained in architecture, was of this building. He expressed some of the design intent behind painting the roof orange (to change the color of the northern light entering the building) or how Aalto compressed the entrance only to release the visitor into the soul of the library. I wasn't sure whether or not to attribute his depth of knowledge to a pure love of architecture or the fact that he spends day after day reading (presumably anything but more specifically architectural books) honoring his vow of silence.
It became clear by the end of this trip, that architects cannot be solely responsible for spreading the message of why architecture is valuable to our society and has an impact on many societal issues we face. Similarly, this was clear when the monk took out a coin from the rare collection dated 36 AD and told us researchers had tested and believed this to be a coin owned by Pontius Pilate. None of us on the tour were Catholic, but understood the weight of who once owned this coin and the impact that has had on world history. Clearly there have been powerful messengers of Catholicism.
After passing around the coin, this very jovial monk said very solemnly "What you all do as architects has never been more necessary and has never been less appreciated." I took this as a charge to go back to my desk and figure out how to best equip those around me to speak about the power and importance of architecture. This isn't about gaining more clients or building the next iconic museum. The very core of what we do is to create a better built environment for all of those living in it.
I challenge you, whether you are an architect or a friend/family of an architect to talk with someone about how our buildings affect our lives. Once we all become messengers, we have a better opportunity to build great places for all.


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The Columbus Blue Jackets will go for their fourth straight win when they host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday.
The Blue Jackets improved to 13-2-4 in their last 19 games with a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday night. Columbus has points in 17 of the last 19 games and 30 points since Dec. 9, most in the NHL during that span.
Columbus didn't play one of its best games against the Hurricanes and surrendered leads of 1-0 and 2-1. Nick Foligno scored his first goal since Nov. 29 with 1:41 remaining and the Blue Jackets won despite being outshot 34-18.
"I think we're confident, we're quietly confident," Foligno said. "We put together a good string of games, and tonight was probably our ugliest one in a while, but there's still things to take away from it."
In addition to Foligno regaining his scoring touch, Cam Atkinson returned from an injury and had a goal and an assist in his first game since Dec. 19.
Goalie Elvis Merzlikins made 32 saves to win his seventh game in nine starts, though his two-game shutout streak came to a close. His scoreless streak was snapped at 166:29, the third-longest in Blue Jackets history.
"I thought we played a better third period," coach John Tortorella said. "Elvis gives us a chance, and I'm certainly not going to apologize for the win. We've had a few go the other way where we've played really well and lost, so we'll just go and be ready for our next game."
Emil Bemstrom also scored for Columbus and has two goals and an assist in his last three games.
After a couple of impressive wins against Washington and Tampa Bay, the Devils are scuffling again. They dropped a 7-4 decision to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday and then watched the Capitals and Alex Ovechkin (hat trick) get revenge with a 5-2 win on Thursday.
"I thought we played on our heels a little bit," coach Alain Nasreddine said. "We knew they'd come out because of last game and they're a good team. ... A little bit too much respect maybe, playing on our heels and waiting to see what was going to happen."
Wayne Simmonds and Blake Coleman scored for New Jersey, which is 2-4-1 in its past seven games. Louis Domingue made 13 saves on 15 shots in the first period then did not play because of a lower-body injury. Cory Schneider made 20 saves in relief for the Devils.
Coleman pulled the Devils within 3-2 with a beautiful short-handed effort that gave him four goals in his past two games.
"He's got great speed," Devils forward Travis Zajac said of Coleman. "He's anticipating plays really well right now and just using his speed. Obviously scoring some goals. He's got confidence on his breakaway and his chances that he's burying."
New Jersey went 0-for-4 on the power play and is 1-for-15 over their past five games.
The Devils got some good news on Friday as they prepared for their final game before their bye week. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood (upper-body injury) joined the team in Columbus. Forward Kevin Rooney, who missed Thursday's game because of illness, was also on the ice Friday, as was Domingue.
The Blue Jackets won the first meeting of the season between the teams, 5-1 on Dec. 21.
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Recommended Day Trip
Swope's Cars of Yesteryear, Elizabethtown, KY
Location: East of Evansville, IN and south of Louisville, KY
Distance: Roughly 105 miles east of Newburgh, Indiana via U.S. 60, 123 miles via Western Kentucky Parkway
Travel time: About 2 hours (one way) by either route
Website: https://www.swopemuseum.com
If you missed the Keenland Concours d'Elegance this year, but would like to see a nice collection of antique and collectable cars, Swope's Cars of Yesteryear is only two hours away. There are about 60 cars on display, some from as far back as 1910. Others were built as recently as the early '70s. All run and seem to sparkle with good care. There is no admission fee and the staff was friendly and knowledgeable. The following photos will give you a sense of what Susan and I saw in early May of 2019.
You will find many jewels in between such as a 1936 Rolls Royce Phantom III, a 1914 Renault, and a 1937 Cadillac Fleetwood V12.
You can read more about these and other cars in the collection on their website, https://www.swopemuseum.com.
Remember, it's free. It's close. And there are many other things to see and do in that part of Kentucky.
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Soul's Gate
By James Rubart
"Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory."
What if you could travel inside another person's soul? To battle for them. To be part of Jesus healing their deepest wounds. To help set them free to step boldly into their divinely designed future.
Thirty years ago that's exactly what Reece Roth did. Until tragedy shattered his life and ripped away his future.
Now God has drawn Reece out of the shadows to fulfill a prophecy spoken over him three decades ago. A prophecy about four warriors with the potential to change the world . . . if Reece will face his deepest regret and teach them what he has learned.
They gather at a secluded and mysterious ranch deep in the mountains of Colorado, where they will learn to see the spiritual world around them with stunning clarity—and how to step into the supernatural.
Their training is only the beginning. The four have a destiny to pursue a freedom even Reece doesn't fully fathom. But they have an enemy hell-bent on destroying them and he'll stop at nothing to keep them from their quest for true freedom and the coming battle of souls.
Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 6, 2012)
Language: English
Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces
James L. Rubart is a professional marketer, speaker, and writer. He serves on the board of the Northwest Christian Writers Association and lives with his wife and sons in Seattle, Washington.
I know when I read a book in a couple of days it is a fantastic story. That is what I did with James L. Rubart's book Soul's Gate. It is a fantastic, exciting, suspenseful read that you won't be able to put down. I'm really excited because Soul's Gate is book 1 in the Well Spring series.
Four people are chosen to be in a group to gain freedom from all of the pressures and things of the earth and help others and really love and care for them. Whenever anyone does the Lord's work we will find opposition and troubles.
Here is part of what the back cover of this book says: "Every now and then we get a break from reality. A glimpse into the other world that is more real than the reality we live in 99 percent of our days. The Bible is about a world of demons and angels and great evil and even greater glory."
If you have never read any books by James L. Rubart this is one you should start with.
I really love this book and I hated to come to the end. Soul's Gate has so much suspense, emotions, love and true joy. Makes you really think about what could be and how we should really care about the other people in this world who don't know the Lord.
Soul's Gate is a 5 plus book and a book to keep. I highly recommend Soul's Gate and anything written by James L. Rubart.
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Soul's Gate By James Rubart *A Review
Posted by Trinity Rose at 9:05 AM
2 comments:
- Caroline said...
Wow, your review has encouraged me to put this on my to be read list. Great review, Trinity! Thanks. (I always rely on your word, grin)
- January 1, 2013 at 4:11 PM
- Joy Hannabass said...
I read this book a few months ago. I usually don't read this genre, but I am so glad I did! It was totally awesome and I loved it. Like you, I didn't want the book to end. I kept checking to see how many pages was left saying, 'no you can't end so fast' lol. I can't wait for the next book!
Thank you for your review!
Blessings....Joy Hannabass
- January 1, 2013 at 10:50 PM
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In the opening pages of his enlightening and informative book, Juan Tizol- His Caravan through Life and American Culture the author makes it clear that his purpose in writing the book was, to "set the record straight and give credit where credit is due."
Basilio Serrano is a seasoned educator and historian who is all too familiar with the plight of Puerto Ricans whose contributions to jazz have been ignored or lost, ignored, or forgotten. In 2000, he wrote a series of articles on Juan Tizol's collaborations with Duke Ellington, Harry James, and other nationally known orchestras. Also, he has written articles about Boricua Pioneers in Latin Jazz, Puerto Rican Musicians of the Harlem Renaissance, and essays on pianist Noro Morales, actress Miriam Colón and political activist Lolita Lebrón among others.
During a recent conversation with Serrano, I asked him why he chose Juan Tizol. "I chose Tizol because when he arrived in the U.S from Puerto Rico he spoke no English and was not familiar with American culture. Tizol knew little of jazz, and he played an unusual instrument (the valve trombone) which was used in marching bands. Some would say Tizol had three strikes against him, if not four," said Serrano, "yet despite the odds, he had an extremely successful life in music."
Juan Tizol was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico where he grew up in a musical environment. His first instrument was the violin but he switched to the valve trombone at an early age, and it became his instrument of choice. In large part, he received his musical training from his uncle, Manuel Tizol, who was the director of the municipal band and symphony in San Juan however he also gained experience playing local operas, ballets, and dance bands. Ironically, Tizol came to the U.S. as a stowaway in 1920, aboard a ship traveling to Washington, D.C., where he set up residence and established himself at the Howard Theater and played for touring shows and silent movies. It was at the Howard Theater that Tizol met Duke Ellington.
Tizol is known as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. However, he was also a consummate musician, sight-reader, composer, arranger, and transcriber and the first musician to use the valve trombone in a jazz setting, thus revolutionizing the instrument and adding a new dimension to Ellington's sound.
Also, he was responsible for incorporating Latin influences into Ellington's repertoire with compositions such as "Moonlight Fiesta", "Jubilesta", "Caravan" and "Perdido" among others. As a senior and highly respected member of the Ellington orchestra, Tizol was also responsible for rehearsing and integrating new musicians into the band during Ellington's absence. In his autobiography, Ellington describes Tizol as "A tremendous asset to our band, a very big man, a very unselfish man and one of the finest musicians I've ever known."
Lesser known but no less significant, Tizol was a racial trailblazer who paved the way for the next generation of Latin musicians. During his lifetime Tizol endured the indignities of being called a "blob of sour crème in a black bowl of caviar." Also, he was forced to adhere to "color codes" and blackening his face for the films Black and Tan (1929) and Check and Double Check (the 1930s). The fact that Tizol made a conscious choice to work with primarily black jazz orchestra's, marry an African American woman (Rosebud Brown) and live in a mostly African-American community in Washington, DC at a time when racial inequities were the order of the day speaks volumes about Tizol's character and moral fiber. When the Duke Ellington Orchestra toured the South and restaurants refused to serve its members Tizol's typical response was, "If you don't serve them, you don't serve me because I am with them." Ironically, his detractors accused him of "trying to pass for black."
One of the most compelling chapters is The Progenitor of Latin Jazz: Trombonist Extraordinaire. Serrano differs from the notion that Tizol was merely a 'pioneer" and the Afro-Cuban tunes "Tanga" and "Manteca" gave birth to Latin jazz. As proof, he cites Tizol's collaboration with the Duke Ellington Orchestra and tunes like, "Puerto Rican Chaos," which were recorded almost a decade before "Tanga" and Manteca" and experimented with Latins rhythms and jazz. Serrano describes Tizol as, the 'Progenitor of Latin Jazz because "he experimented with Latin rhythms most often and was a 'Founding Father' of Latin Jazz."
During his long, illustrious career Tizol also worked with Harry James, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Nelson Riddle, Louie Bellson, Billy Strayhorn, Woody Herman, Sy Zentner, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Jimmy Durante, B.B. King, Rosemary Clooney, Billy Holiday, Ethel Waters, Ben Webster, and Sarah Vaughan among others.
Serrano also devotes a chapter to Tizol's contemporaries, Rafael Hernández, Rafael Escudero, and Rafael Duchesne among others. Also, another chapter is dedicated to Tizol's compositions.
As the conversation came to an end, I asked Serrano if he was aware of the following excerpt from Ned Sublette's book, Cuba and Its Music, From the First Drums to the Mambo. "As soon as Puerto Ricans were Americans, they were helping transform its music. From 1917 on, there is no African American music in New York in which Puerto Ricans don't figure. They have been a natural part of jazz in New York since before cats were taking improvised solos, and as the Latin Jazz hybrid developed, they provided critical links between the African American and Cuban styles, because they were the ones who understood them both; and made them their own, in their own way. The unique bicultural sophistication of the Puerto Rican is a profound topic – for another book – but it can't be left unmentioned in talking about the development of music in New York."
"I've not seen this quote," said Serrano, "It's timely. Sublette realizes that Puerto Rican participation in jazz is important and unique. Also, it resulted in a new hybrid."
Serrano is currently working on a follow-up to Puerto Rican Musicians of the Harlem Renaissance and other projects including biographies of the Puerto Rican pianists Noro Morales and Joe Loco.
Basilio Serrano is originally from Puerto Rico. Educated in New York, he holds a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from New York University. He has been a faculty member at Brooklyn College and the State University of New York College at Old Westbury. He has published numerous articles in journals and trade magazines in the United States and Puerto Rico, with a focus on the Latin American immigrant experience in education and acculturation and the world of American music.
- Puerto Rican Pioneers in Jazz (1900-1939) – Bomba Beats to Latin Jazz (iUniverse, 2015)
- Puerto Rican Women from the Jazz Age – Stores of Success (AuthorHouse, 2019)
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1954 Gibson Les Paul
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Board of School Education, Haryana (BSEH) has announced the class 10 and 12 compartment results 2017 on the official website of the board. The examinations were conducted on July 27, 2017 for the students who failed to make it through in one or more subjects in the board examinations.
An official release by BSEH said that keeping in mind the best interest of the students, the board for the first time has released the results for the compartment examination within a month after the examinations.
Class 10
The overall pass percentage of the class 10 is at 38.64 per cent. 17,622 students appeared of the examination, out of which 6,810 students passed in all the subjects in first attempt.
The rest of the 9,598 students took up the compartment/improvement examinations in the month of July. The pass percentage for the girls have been registered as 38.68 per cent while the boys have score a pass percentage of 38.62 per cent.
Class 12
In the class 12, the pass percentage is 44.94 per cent. Total of 46,716 students appeared for the exam out of which 20,692 had to take up compartment examination.
The girls scored 47.16 per cent, thus outshining the boys who have scored 43.76 per cent.
How to Check BSEH Class 10 and 12 Compartment Results 2017?
- Visit the official website - bseh.org.in
- Click on the link that reads 'Haryana Board Results 2017'
- You will be directed to a new page.
- Enter your Roll Number and other details in the space provide and submit
- The results will be displayed.
- Download a copy of the result and take a print for future reference.
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Letters to the Editor
Our greatest gift is critical thinking
The viewing of The State of the Union Address probably didn't have the audience of an American Idol airing, but the pollsters revealed a generally positive reaction in spite of the media negativity which was on display immediately after the presentation.
President Trump's Address was a multifaceted American health report of 2017. During the celebrity media's onslaught, I took our dogs for a walk-in anticipation of the Democratic Response. The timing was perfect as I returned, sat, listened, and viewed a characteristically eloquent Kennedy rebuttal.
Why does the media think that Americans cannot retain presented information for more than a few seconds as evidenced by their immediate review of selected elements of the address? Why does the media think the average American has no critical thinking skills as evidenced by their willingness to tell us what to think with their organizational bias?
During the early 1800s, Washington Irving published a short story that portrayed an inebriated citizen who fell asleep under a tree and awakened 20 years later missing the American Revolution. The story is hopefully still taught as part of the public school literary canon exemplifying the hazards of not paying attention to societal changes. One of the Prime Directives of the American educational system is to create a better citizen and decades of educational thought have realized that the critical thinking skills of its body politic should be the number one goal.
By the 1950s we had drifted from that goal and four Ivy League colleges helped develop the Advanced Placement program which was structured to teach how to critically think again and prepare students to evaluate input and exhibit rational conclusions thus preparing them for collegiate and citizen responsibilities. During the last three presidencies, the media has done its best to become our substitute brain. Why are we allowing our state of independence to be usurped by celebrities of various persuasions?
The difference between the spousal influenced Van Winkle of 1819 and the media duped U.S. public of 2019 may be that today we are sleeping with our eyes wide open. Irving chose his main character's name purposefully. Let us not become a nation that Rests In Peace because we've lost the greatest gift of a free people – critical thinking.
Galen Farrington
Thank you, Rep. Nibert
New Mexico has a crime epidemic. For decades, our state has been ranked as one of our nation's most crime-ridden states. We are currently ranked as the second most violent state.
State Rep. Greg Nibert, R-Dist. 59, doesn't appear to be your typical lawyer/politician. I wish to thank him for introducing legislation, during our state's 2018 legislative session, which I'm reasonably sure would have significantly reduced our state's crime problem, including crimes against children.
Tragically, the Democrats killed the bills in committee.
Pathetically, New Mexico is ranked as our nation's second worst state in which to raise children. Many minors are crime victims.
Per Father Flanagan, "No race that doesn't take care of its young...deserves to survive."
We, New Mexicans, definitely don't take proper care of our young. Unfortunately, the "silent (apathetic) majority" continues to silently condone the plight of our state's kids.
By the way, I'm an unaffiliated voter and fortunately I have no children.
Franklin L. Boren
Others need to be recognized
The Jan. 19, 2018 Ruidoso News sported another fine story on the "Wreaths Across America" effort in Lincoln County this past holiday season.
Local veterans and family members appreciate being remembered in this manner, with 2 or 3 separate stories over the past months. However, the News has been remiss in the past about the local veteran, who began, coordinated and operated this program for about 6-7 years; but retired, due to health reasons, this past year.
Tom Bivens, a Capitan resident, and Vietnam Army veteran, along with his wife, almost single handedly, collected donations, coordinated purchasing, shipping, the placing and removal of hundreds of wreaths annually, in several local cemeteries. The couple were normally assisted by the local American Legion and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapters, both of which Bivens is a member.
Other members of the two veterans' organizations, volunteer to assist our local veterans of all ages in applying for earned medical benefits, disability compensation due to service connected injuries and illnesses, food and housing for homeless vets, and very often transporting veterans to medical appointments in Alamogordo, Las Cruces, El Paso and Albuquerque. Local members have logged over 10,000 miles in the past 2 years alone, transporting veterans to such appointments. This is an on-going effort.
As there are zero Veteran's Administration, or NM State Veteran Service offices, or personnel in Lincoln County, and with nearly 3,000 veterans, the need sometimes outweighs the support. The local "Wild Horses" fund raiser, as well as the recent "Wreaths Across America" campaign was a high profile, very successful efforts. The efforts of a dozen local veterans, to assist other veteran citizens, should be recognized as well...
Doug Sabo, retired Army


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Pak summons British envoy over Rushdie
Pakistan summons the British high commissioner in Islamabad to its Foreign Ministry and lodges a strong protest against the knighting of Salman Rushdie.world Updated: Jun 19, 2007 21:12 IST
Pakistan on Tuesday summoned the British high commissioner in Islamabad to its Foreign Ministry and lodged a strong protest against the knighting of Salman Rushdie, amid growing anger over the issue in the country.
"The British High Commissioner Robert Brinkley was told that Pakistanis and Muslims around the world resent the awarding of a knighthood to Salman Rushdie," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasneem Aslam told DPA.
"Conferring a knighthood on a controversial person whose offensive writings outdo his literary services is really deplorable," she said adding that the decision was an "unnecessary incitement".
Earlier, the upper house of the Pakistani parliament and the provincial assembly of North-West Frontier Province condemned Saturday's announcement from London about the knighting of Rushdie, whose late 1980s novel "The Satanic Verses" sparked angry protests in Pakistan and other Muslim countries around the world.
"The knighthood award for Rushdie is an insult to the Muslims," said parliamentary leader of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League party, Waseem Sajjad, while moving the resolution in the Senate, the upper house of parliament.
"This is a time to create better understanding between people of different faiths and promote interfaith. Such steps as granting a knighthood to Salaman Rusdhie will create further clearages in relations between the West and Islam," the motion says.
The two resolutions were approved unanimously and also demanded immediate withdrawal of Rushdie's new title of "sir".
The lower house National Assembly and the assemblies of Punjab and Sindh provinces denounced the knighthood on Monday, while Pakistan's Minister for Religious Affairs Ijaz-ul-Haq warned that the decision to award Rushdie a knighthood could provoke Muslims to carry out suicide attacks.
Dozens of radical Muslims held protest rallies in the provincial capital of Punjab, Lahore. They burned an effigy of the British queen and chanted "Death for Rushdie." The religious alliance, Muttahida Majlis-e-Ammal, called for further demonstrations across the country on Friday.
The denunciation of Rushdie's knighting was also echoed by the Muslim community abroad with the Pakistani-born British peer from the Labour Party, Lord Nazir Ahmed, terming the award a provocative move.
"This is the same way of crusade that Tony Blair has adopted for years," he told Geo news channel from London, adding that the decision would further alienate the Muslim community in Britain.
Rushdie, an Indian-born British novelist, was forced to go into hiding for years after the spiritual leader of Iran's Islamic revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a death sentence against the author for blasphemy in a fatwa in 1989.
The fatwa was put aside in 2001 by Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami, who said the country had no intention of carrying out the sentence. However, the Iranian government on Saturday also condemned the knighthood.


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We've never seen Jana Cova looking this hot… Smoking hot in fact!
Looks like she has a bra and panties on… But you know Jana Cova….
She's always quick to peel off her clothes for us!
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Boring to some I would think, but I have just returned from my walk on the recreation ground along with Nat the dog walker, and her dog Prince.
Met some lovely people on our way around, so you could say much of our time was taken up with chatting.
One of the regulars, who owns two pugs and a dachsund, all of whom are spoilt rotten, walked around with us. He had us in stitches. Lovely sense of humour. How good it is to laugh. He was discussing his plans for the day and the highlight of the day was visiting his grandaughter who is eleven months old. She is the youngest in what would appear to be a noisy happy household, the oldest sibling being thirteen. He was regaling us with the children's hide and seek games. He said the baby would often appear on shelves put on there by her siblings. Let's hope the shelves for wide. I can imagine looking for her and finding her sitting on a shelf. I loved it.
He had also been invited to go to the Beaulieu car museum on Friday. The last time he visited was many many years ago, when his son was himself young. The son is now in his forties. I think he is curious to find out just how much has changed in the intervening years.
Next chat was with an elderly gentleman walking on his own. We enquired about his wife to be told she was unwell. She is waiting for a hip replacement, and was finding the pain from her bad hip too much this morning, I remember feeling like that. It hurt so much, and in the end I was forced to walk with crutches which actually helped me a bit.
This is for animal lovers like myself. I'm always wondering if my animals needed out of hours veterinary help,who I could go to for help.I don't always want to disturb my family or Nat as I've done that enough in the past.
Enter Karen. Details are as follows. Pip Patrol Pets 07899 962040. E mail email@example.com
Please call her if you need to, and she will happily transport you and your sick pet to the vet.
Enjoy your day. So warm out there and we must make the most of it as I believe it's set to get colder soon.


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Vanguard reduces ETF fees, offering cheapest bond fund
Vanguard escalated an industry price competition by lowering fees on three of its popular products.
Fee wars are great for clients, but don't judge a fund solely on its expense ratio.August 14
The Fidelity Zero Total Market Index Fund attracted $753.5 million through Aug. 31, while the Fidelity Zero International Index Fund gathered $234.2 million, according to Fidelity's website.September 4
Let's face it, portfolio management will never be free.March 7
The asset manager will reduce fees on its Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND), making it the cheapest U.S. bond fund, according to regulatory filings. The firm also plans to cut costs on the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), dropping them below offerings by BlackRock and State Street that track the same index. And the company is pushing down fees on its Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI).
The development is part of an intensifying price war in ETFs and focuses more attention on the specter of zero-fee funds in the industry. SoFi said Monday it will help start two ETFs that won't charge any management fee for at least the first year.
Vanguard, which isn't publicly traded, has been one of the driving forces in the industrywide competition over prices. BlackRock is largest provider of ETFs.
"These Vanguard products are already extremely popular and investors are only more likely to gravitate toward them as they focus more (too much in my view) on fees," Todd Rosenbluth, director of ETF Research at CFRA Research, wrote in a note.
BND will change its expense ratio to 0.035%, according to the filings. That makes it cheaper than comparable funds: SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF (SPAB) carries an expense ratio of 0.04%, and iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG) maintains an expense ratio of 0.05%.
VOO will have an expense ratio of 0.03%, making it cheaper than iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and well below SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY). VTI will also lower its expense ratio to 0.03%.


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The Mission of the Medicines Authority is to protect and enhance public health through the regulation of medicinal products and pharmaceutical activities.
The roles and objectives of the Medicines Authority are:
1. To perform duties delegated to the Medicines Authority by the Licensing Authority through the Medicines Act and other obligations as per Medicines Act.
2. To support the availability of medicinal products on the local market.
3. To ensure, that the medicines supplied on the local market through the regulated supply chain are of good quality, safe and effective.
4. To scientifically evaluate requests and monitor clinical trials carried out in Malta.
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We have tendencies to compartmentalize, tendencies to keep things in places where they are easy to control or keep track of. We do this with the things of heaven and the things of earth. We are practiced at keeping heavenly things out of the details of earth.
Acts chapter two disagrees with this theory as heaven spills out over the earth. It comes down like fire. Fire is dangerous, still we are willing to use it. We are quite ok with fire as long as we can use it to our advantage. It's not much different talking about God. God is dangerous, still we are willing to use God. We are quite ok with God as long as we can use Him to our advantage.
If we are able to keep fire where it belongs, like in a fireplace, we can safely deal with it. If we can keep God inside some religious theory, we can convince ourselves He is safe to deal with. But on Pentecost Sunday, the fire got loose and did not stay where it could be controlled. It's as if the fire left the fireplace and starts to light up the rest of the house.
We keep trying to turn God into something safe to work with. Maybe that's why we don't talk much about Pentecost. We keep trying to put the fire back into the fireplace. We keep trying to put God someplace we can control Him. We keep trying to act as if heaven didn't spill out on the earth.
We sometimes try to tell ourselves that Pentecost is a wake-up call, a mini-revival where sluggish believers become full of the Spirit. The thing is, that doesn't really fit the story the New Testament seems to be telling. In that story, Pentecost is more like the evidence that the kingdom of God is in play and it is in play "on earth as it is in heaven."


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Dental Implants have come a long way since first emerging in the 1950's. Over the years, they have been fine-tuned to provide successful, dependable tooth replacement. They now come in various shapes and sizes designed to accommodate individual needs. Implants are also designed to last a lifetime with up to a 98% success rate. However, like anything implanted in our body, there is a potential for failure.
Dental Implants restore one's natural ability to bite and chew comfortably. They also recreate stimulation to the jaw bone like your natural tooth roots once provided. This helps to halt bone loss that can contribute to the declining mass of the jaw bone and subsequent loss of neighboring teeth. Bone loss is also the reason that some changes in facial appearance occur. For example, a person who's mouth seems collapsed into their face, this 'granny look' is a common result of bone loss due to missing tooth roots.
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Pipe and cigar smokers and those who use smokeless tobacco are just as likely to have Dental Implant complications than those who smoke cigarettes. A study at Temple University showed that 18% of former cigar or pipe smokers had moderate to severe gum disease, three times the amount of that for non-smokers. Pipe smokers have rates of tooth loss equal to that of cigarette smokers.
The Surgeon General has good news for those wanting (or trying to) quit smoking. A recent study reported that people who had quit smoking 11 years prior had nearly the same rate of gum disease as those who never smoked.
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On that morning, Qiu Ling bent over Jing He's mortal reincarnation and held his small hands. He gave a bright smile and the boy seemed to reciprocate it even though he couldn't see him. Qiu Ling felt deeply satisfied. Normally, Madam Zhong wouldn't leave her son's side for even a second. But today she had prepared her husband's meal and accompanied him outside. For a while, Qiu Ling would have Jing Yi all to himself.
"Jing He." He sighed, thinking of how only a few weeks had passed in the human realm. In the Nine Heavens, it hadn't even been two hours and he already missed him. "How can I wait a whole mortal life for you?"
He wished Jing Yi could've answered him but the boy couldn't hear him just like all those other humans. But if Qiu Ling was honest that might be better. He had wanted to help him through saving his mother but now such rumors had abounded.
Qiu Ling's face fell thinking of that. Jing He's reputation in the Nine Heavens was stellar but now he had just been reincarnated in this mortal realm and he was treated like a leper. Humans were such inferior creatures!
Just when he was cursing the mortal race in his mind voices were raised outside.
"Qiguan Cheng Da!" Of course, this was Mister Pi who was the first one to hurry toward Madam Qiguan's son. "How nice of you to swing by!" He made sure not to sound as if he had already known that Qiguan Cheng Da would come. After all, he was a cultured man who didn't do this for the fame! His gaze flitted to Madam Qiguan who waddled up behind him.
"Cheng'er!" She took her son by the arm and looked him up and down. "You're looking really well!"
"Indeed, indeed!" agreed Mister Pi. "Being a Daoist does you good!"
Qiu Ling pricked up his ears inside the Zhong's house. Daoist? What was a Daoist doing in such a remote village? "They wouldn't have called him because of you, would they?" He stroked Jing He's black shock of hair. The boy gurgled happily and extended his small hands. Qiu Ling surrendered one of his fingers to him and observed what happened outside.
Qiguan Cheng Da lifted his chin up and smiled to give the impression of a charitable gentleman. In Qiu Ling's eyes, he seemed more like a cock trying to become a peacock. This guy definitely wasn't a Daoist. There wasn't more than a fine thread of spiritual energy inside him.
"Don't, don't, Mister Pi. I only felt that it was my fate to commit myself to the righteous cause and help the common people."
The corner of Mister Pi's mouth twitched when Qiguan Cheng Da spoke of 'common people'. He had watched this boy grow up! Did he really have to listen to him trying to sound like someone better? But how could he say his thoughts out loud after he himself had written the letter to call him because of the heretic practitioner? Mister Pi could only pretend to smile and cast a meaningful glance at the Zhongs' house. "Cheng Da, it's good that you came! Actually, there is someone in our village who could use your help!"
"Oh?" Qiguan Cheng Da knew, of course, that Mister Pi was talking about the Zhongs. But he didn't want to give the other villagers the impression that he could be called upon that easily. He was an important man now! Those villagers couldn't even compare to his little finger!
"Indeed, indeed," Madam Pan filled in an explanation. "It's like this …"
She told him her favorite version of the story concerning Jing Yi. In this version, the heretic practitioner noticed Madam Zhong at the riverbank where she had been crying miserably. As a matter of course, she had been unaware that he was a heretic practitioner since the Zhongs were good people so she lamented her fate in front of this friendly stranger. She told him that even after five years of marriage she still hadn't conceived a child and would hardly dare to look her husband in the eye anymore.
The heretic practitioner then revealed that he was able to help her. She just had to make a promise in return: His own daughter would be born in eight months and he was already in search of a suitable husband for her.
Madame Pan hastily inserted the reason for that: As the daughter of a heretic practitioner the girl, of course, couldn't find a decent husband. So now her father could only search for someone being in great need of help who had no other choice but to acquiesce. If Madam Zhong promised that her son would marry his daughter when both of them were grown up, then, of course, he could help her.
Madam Zhong who was a decent woman as everyone knew went back to her husband first to debate what they should do. Mister Zhong also suffered because they still didn't have a child so the two of them agreed finally.
Madam Zhong met the heretic practitioner the following day again. He gave her an enchanted ginseng and told her that she should soak it in her and her husband's blood. If she ate it after that, she would conceive a son.
"And like that Jing Yi was born," Madam Pan finished her story. "The Heavens are kind to have Miss Lian witness how the heretic practitioner came back to help to birth the child. Otherwise, nobody might have ever learned of this and the poor child couldn't be saved anymore."
Qiguan Cheng Da pressed his lips together. His mother hadn't explained much about the story in her letter. Hence, he hadn't known what he was going to encounter. After listening to the entire story he wasn't sure if he could do something. He hadn't left his home too long ago and contrary to what his mother and the other villagers thought his status and his talent was nothing out of the ordinary. If anything, it was even below average.
Thus he wasn't part of the Yun Zou Sect's inner sect and didn't have a master to teach him anything. If Zhong Jing Yi's birth really had anything to do with the spell of a heretic practitioner, he most certainly wouldn't have been able to realize it much less do anything about it.
But of course, Qiguan Cheng Da couldn't admit that. He nodded deliberately, a gesture he had copied from Mister Pi of all people before he went to the Yun Zou Sect to look like a cultured man. Then he turned to the Zhongs' house. "That is indeed an alarming story. I should have a look at the child. Those demonic powers aren't to be trifled with. The whole village could be in danger!"
The villagers all nodded as if they had been enlightened by these wise words and followed Qiguan Cheng Da to the Zhongs' door. Feeling righteousness to be on his side the young Daoist knocked on the door.
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On that morning, Qiu Ling bent over Jing He's mortal reincarnation and held his small hands. He gave a bright smile and the boy seemed to reciprocate it even though he couldn't see him. Qiu Ling felt deeply satisfied. Normally, Madam Zhong wouldn't leave her son's side for even a second. But today she had prepared her husband's meal and accompanied him outside. For a while, Qiu Ling would have Jing Yi all to himself.


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On 13th September 2018, the Bermuda Monetary Authority [BMA] hosted the eighth meeting of the Financial Policy Council [Council] at its offices in Hamilton, Bermuda.
The role of the Council is to assess possible threats to Bermuda's financial stability, and to identify policies and actions to mitigate or eliminate such threats. It also advises the Government on the development of the financial stability framework in Bermuda, and makes policy recommendations designed to support the general economic and financial well-being of the country.
Members of the Council are the Premier David Burt [chair], Sir Andrew Large [deputy chair], BMA CEO Jeremy Cox, Michael Butt, Dame Amelia Fawcett, Gil Tucker and Dr. DeLisle Worrell.
"At their meeting of 13th September, Council members discussed recent international and domestic economic developments and assessed the impact these might have on Bermuda's financial stability," a spokesperson said.
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"Members also discussed developments in the international [re]insurance industry, a key pillar of Bermuda's economy, focusing on trends in mergers and acquisitions, the evolution of the reinsurance cycle and the current hurricane season.
"Members also discussed developments underway in Bermuda in respect to fintech, in particular, the island's efforts in becoming a centre of excellence in relation to hosting a vibrant, innovative and well-regulated fintech sector.
"Council members welcomed the importance attached by the Government of Bermuda and the BMA to the need for a rigorous regulatory framework that both fosters innovation while enhancing Bermuda's international reputation as a world-class international financial centre.
"Members reviewed several matters related to banking in Bermuda. These matters covered international issues [e.g. the fully phased-in Basel III requirements, the introduction of IFRS9, and possible enhancements to Bermuda's recovery and resolution framework] as well as domestic ones [e.g. the macroeconomic conditions in which banking is taking place, trends in loan attrition, modest credit growth, and the borrowing costs faced by Bermuda residents and business, especially SMEs].
"It was also noted that legislative changes had been recently introduced to allow for a restricted class of banks to support the new fintech sector. Members requested that the Ministry of Finance and Bermuda Monetary Authority review these various developments from an economic and financial perspective for discussion at the next meeting of the Council.
In addition, the following topics were discussed:
- Recent developments related to European Union's non-cooperative jurisdictions initiative and the importance of Bermuda taking necessary action to avoid being blacklisted as non-cooperative.
- Work underway by the National Anti-Money Laundering Committee [NAMLC] aimed at strengthening Bermuda's AML/CFT framework as well as getting a favourable assessment at the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force [CFATF] Mutual Evaluation Review of late September 2018.
- Activities underway at the Bermuda government and the BMA in respect to strengthening cyber resilience of both public bodies and regulated financial entities.
The Council's next meeting is scheduled for December 2018.
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"The role of the Council is to assess possible threats to Bermuda's financial stability, and to identify policies and actions to mitigate or eliminate such threats"
I wonder if Arbitrade will be on the agenda?


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Silver Peak has formed a new partnership with NSC, expanding its global IT services portfolio with new managed SD-WAN services powered by the business-driven Unity EdgeConnect™ SD-WAN edge platform. NSC now serves as a single source provider, offering professional SD-WAN deployment services, white-label managed SD-WAN services to tier one and multi-national service providers and turnkey managed SD-WAN services to new and existing enterprise clients. NSC is uniquely positioned to deliver the highest quality of service to a rapidly expanding base of global clients.
The new Silver Peak-based managed SD-WAN services are available immediately to NSC enterprise and service provider clients and partners in 180 countries around the world. Enterprise clients benefit from unrivaled service agility with turnkey managed SD-WAN services powered by the business-driven EdgeConnect platform deployed as a single VNF running on multi-purpose universal CPE devices deployed at sites across their networks. Service providers can now offer metered white label managed SD-WAN services to enterprise clients with the same deployment model agility and flexibility.
"By partnering with Silver Peak, we can expand our global SD-WAN deployment services practice, offer a white-label managed SD-WAN service to our service provider clients and offer new and existing enterprise clients turnkey managed SD-WAN services," said Sascha Groeger, chief commercial officer for NSC. "For service provider clients, this means they can fast-track managed SD-WAN service offerings to accelerate new revenue opportunities. And for enterprise clients, this means they can quickly transition to SD-WAN and accelerate cloud and digital transformation initiatives to achieve greater business agility and productivity. We're excited to partner with Silver Peak to bring the power of EdgeConnect to our clients around the world."
NSC all-inclusive managed SD-WAN services encompass:
Business-driven SD-WAN Edge platform
The Silver Peak EdgeConnect SD-WAN platform simplifies and consolidates the network edge, offering:
"Our partnership with NSC brings together a powerful combination of flexible, tailored IT services with the industry's only business-driven SD-WAN edge platform, effectively raising the bar on service agility and flexibility for our mutual enterprise and service provider customers around the world," said Michael O'Brien, vice president of partner sales for Silver Peak. "NSC can now accelerate post sale SD-WAN deployments with its partners, deliver turnkey white-label managed SD-WAN services to its service provider clients and offer new and existing enterprise clients turnkey managed SD-WAN services. Together with NSC, we are radically simplifying the way wide area networks are built and managed."


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Car Manufacturer News
GM Recalls Even More Vehicles, Again
If you are a proud owner of an even somewhat newer GM vehicle that has not been the subject of a recent recall, you are lucky. The giant automaker has issued yet another recall, this time for 2.7 million vehicles. It's getting difficult to keep track of the mass recalls that have been issued by GM recently, and for good reason. During 2014, the company has recalled more vehicles than it sold during all of 2013, and the year isn't even halfway through.
So far, the 2014 GM recall tally is sitting at 11.1 million in the United States alone, or 12.8 million globally. Of course, those numbers could easily change tomorrow, considering how rapidly they have been coming out lately. On top of that, GM also earned the prestige of a $38 million fine from the federal government, proving that the parental advice of just fessing up for transgressions really is the best course of action, even for large corporations.
The new recall entails 2.44 million vehicles with electric issues that can make the brake lights malfunction, which doesn't take a genius to understand how that could be dangerous. The wiring problems can also cause complications with the cruise control, brake-shift interlock, and whole variety of safety systems like panic-brake assist and stability control. In other words, the problem could lead to even more fiery deaths and lawsuits against GM, making the recall more than necessary.
Vehicles affected by this latest round of recalls include the 2002 to 2007 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx, 2004 to 2012 Malibu, 2007 to 2010 Saturn Aura, and 2005 to 2010 Pontiac G6. On top of that, 111,889 C6 Corvettes have been recalled because low beam headlights are prone to failure. The 2014 Malibu is also on the recall list because of a software glitch that can cut power to brake assist without warning. 2013 to 2014 Cadillac CTS models are also included because of a windshield wiper problem. The 2014 Silverado and Sierra pickups, plus the 2015 Tahoes are also recalled because of a tie rod problem.


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Recently, very early in the morning, I was in a time of prayer. "I am about to open doors for so many people, but tell them to be ready."
God is about to open doors for many people. Not just one door, but many doors. However, the Lord is wanting us to make sure our hearts and minds are ready to receive these open doors. The Lord wants us to be fully ready when they open.
We must be prepared, in the right mindset and spiritually strong enough to walk through these doors when they open. We must get our emotions aligned and our spirits ready for the doors God is opening.
God is going to make a way where there seems to be no way. He is going to open up doors in such a grand fashion that you are going to be able to run through the doors at full speed. When you enter through the doors that are swung wide open for you, instantaneously, you will reflect back and understand why you spent so long in a wilderness and cave season. Every previous season will make sense in light of these open doors.
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The reason God wants you to prepare before the doors are open is because the old you cannot enter into this new season. Your old way of thinking cannot handle these open doors. Your old way of doing things will not let you operate correctly in this new season of open doors.
One reason doors have not opened for you yet is because of the people beside you. Some of the people beside you right now cannot go through these open doors. It doesn't mean they're bad people, it just means these doors are not designed for them to walk through.
Some people, if you allow them to go with you through these open doors, will try to grab hold of you and keep you from the advancement God has for you.
Don't allow anyone, any mindset, any old habit or anything else to keep you from stepping into your open doors! You have been faithfully walking with the Lord through the hard times and through the great times, but they have all been leading up to this season. You are about to run full-speed ahead into your destiny. You are about to see doors open for you to walk through them!
Joe Joe Dawson is the founder and apostle of ROAR Apostolic Network and ROAR Church Texarkana. Joe Joe is married to the love of his life, Autumn Dawson, and they have three children: Malachi, Judah and Ezra. The Dawsons live and teach a lifestyle of revival and awakening. Their desire is to see every believer fulfill their God-given destiny and live life to the fullest in God. Joe Joe is also the author of Living Your God-Sized Dream and Recipe for Revival. To connect with Joe Joe or for more information, visit joejoedawson.net.
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Careers Advice
CIT offers a free careers advice service to current or new students unsure about their career and CIT study path opportunities.
Before making an appointment it is advisable to visit the Skills Road website and review the range of courses CIT has available on the CIT website A-Z Courses page.
Phone (02) 6207 3188 for an appointment.


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Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest full-back target Sam Byram is better on the wing
Nottingham Forest look set to sign the West Ham star on loan.
It seems Nottingham Forest are set to land Sam Byram on a season-long loan deal from West Ham United. The former Leeds United star is set to leave the London Stadium after failing to settle at the club. New manager Manuel Pellegrini has informed him there is no place at the club for him and, according to The Sun, Forest will be his location.
They claim that Forest boss Aitor Karanka is after a new right-back and sees Byram as the potential option. With Eric Lichaj set to leave it is an area Forest are seemingly interested in improving and Byram has become the main target.
But whilst Forest may be targeting Byram as a right-back the truth is the 24-year-old is better further forward.
Forgetting his West Ham career, where nothing went right after his £3.7 million January 2016 switch, he has always been better when playing higher up the pitch.
In 2015 he was thriving for Leeds as a right-sided midfielder. In fact, on occasions, he was operating more as an attacking midfielder and was a huge goal and assist threat. People were suggesting that Byram would eventually progress into a powerful midfielder, rather than a full-back.
In recent times injuries may have hindered Byram and, perhaps, full-back will suit him even better now. But his defensive skills have often been called into question, so it will be interesting to see whether Byram can in fact still operate as a successful defensive option.
But if Forest are looking for a right-back, in Byram they might find much more or indeed simply not what they are looking for.


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As a Director of Business Development at Blank Rome, Mitch Sterling works closely with the Firm's leadership and attorneys across practices and geographies to provide tailored legal solutions to clients' business issues.
Mitch develops and executes upon business, client, and industry strategies. Mitch leads and manages a broad range of interdisciplinary client teams, industry teams, and working groups. Mitch also leads profile-, brand-, and relationship-building efforts for the Firm's Philadelphia office.
Mitch has more than 10 years of experience in the legal industry. Prior to joining Blank Rome, he served as both a director of marketing and business development and a practicing real estate attorney for a global Am Law 20 law firm.
Mitch has a J.D. from Villanova University School of Law and a B.B.A. in Marketing from Emory University.
Outside the Firm
- Anti-Defamation League: Glass Leadership Institute Fellow (2008-2009)
- Jewish Relief Agency, Board Member
- Jewish Federations of North America: National Young Leadership Cabinet (2014-Present); National Membership Vice Chair (2017-present)
- Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia:
- Member, Board of Trustees (2015-present)
- Chair of Renaissance Group/Young Leadership (2012-2014)
- Emory University Alumni: Philadelphia Chapter President (2008-2013); Steering Committee (2006-2008)


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Clara's Ghost is a film that's difficult to put in a genre box: Our own Alex McLevy called it a "cracked dramedy" after seeing it at this year's Cinepocalypse festival, and the film's trailer swings between comedy, drama, and full-on horror, with a little Haley Joel Osment to boot. What we do know is that writer-director Bridey Elliott cast her entire showbiz family in the film—including her dad, comedian Chris Elliott, and her mom Paula Neidert, the only non-professional actor in the Elliott household.
The exclusive clip from the film debuting above, featuring Bridey and her sister Abby Elliott, gives us a few additional hints bout what to expect from the film: Namely, dysfunctional family dynamics, made even more fraught by the perils of fame. And that's before the ghosts show up.
Clara's Ghost debuts in theaters next Friday, December 7.


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Masjid Aisha has been a home to Muslims in Guelph for over 23 years. It is significant for Guelph because of its history, accessibility for East and North end residents and proximity to major industrial areas for Juma prayers. The Masjid is open for daily prayers and Juma Khutbah around the year. Because of the age, it is in need of multiple Small Renovation Projects. It's a great opportunity for Sadaqa Jariah in the month of Ramadan. Donate now for any one of the following projects and leave your mark fi Sabeel Allah:
- Fixing the Water leak in the basement.
- Renovation of Sister's prayer area.
- Washrooms renovations.
- Parking lot pavement repair
- Painting
For more information, please visit our website: http://masjidaisha.ca/


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How To Repair A Dead Hoverboard-Model UERA-ESU010
I have repaired a hovering board before that had to do with charging issues. This charging repair is completely different and deeper repair. Take a look
The customer explained when he powers up the charger; the charger red Let light comes on but when plugs it into the hovering board, the Led charging light on charger goes off.
First I thought it was a charger fault not able to handle heavy load. When testing on another hovering board, the charger was fine.
As you can see I took it apart and started to investigate the problem on a deeper level.
I got to the main logic board and as you can see, there are a lot of wires connected together. Some wires were color coded but the ones which were not coded; I added my own color code to it. I used magic permanent markers for that job.
Once the wires were loose and few screws were off, I was able to reach the Mosfets on that board. As you can see from the photo, there are a lot of them.
It did not take me that long to find out that two of the Mosfets were shorted out.
As you can see, the part number is HN75N09AP. I have looked for such Mosfets but no luck. I have talked to many repair technicians about this part but still no luck until I spoke to a guy who is very knowledgeable with part replacements.
The moment I mentioned this part to him, right away, I informed me with this replacement. It was a Mosfet that that handle up to 80 amps up to 55 volts. The part number is IRF3205. It seems like he has done this kind for repair before and it worked nicely with him.
I had one already in my shop that is why you can see only one. I bought the other part from an electronic part shop nearby later on. The moment I installed the replacement, the battery icon came on.
I put everything back together and I charged the machine. It seems like it was working fine. A saw a kid near buy who already has one and know how to use it. I asked him to try it out. He did but there was still a problem with it. The left LED light strip was not working.
I clipped the plastic part off exposing the LED lights. I tried it with my multimeter set to diode setting and all were tested fine. The LED Lights come on different colors. They were Red, blue and green.
These LED lights get their power from this board. I was getting power but for some reason, the lights were not coming on. I checked for continuity between the four points to the light points, all of them checked ok except the black line. So I decided to re soldering me all over again.
This is the finish work for these LED light board.
The moment I get these wires fixed and installed back on the board, here is the outcome.
Conclusion: hovering board repaired, LED light repaired, happy customer and a big smile on my face. Mission accomplished.
This article was prepared for you by Waleed Rishmawi, one of our 'Master Authors' and currently working in the Bethlehem area of Palestine repairing electrical and electronic equipment.
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Good job, Waleed. I have never been inside one of those yet.Likes(1)Dislikes(0)
Thanks for the valuable Mosfet replacement tip Waleed!
It is always good to know because a Datasheet of the HN7509 is hard to find.Likes(3)Dislikes(0)
PS: other exceptional N-channel mosfets could be the SUM110N10-09 with 110A at 100V, or the STY139N65M5 (max247 package) with 130A at 650V, or the STY140NS10 with 140A at 100V.
And for a P channel the SUM110P06-08L with -110A at -60V could be useful. Cheers.Likes(2)Dislikes(0)
Very interesting repair Waleed. Good job !Likes(1)Dislikes(0)
Mosfet replacement, wow Waleed.Likes(2)Dislikes(0)
AoA sir waleed good work done .Likes(0)Dislikes(0)


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Prescott 'did talk about dome casino'
Aides to the dome's billionaire owner Philip Anschutz claim the subject of a supercasino arose on two occasions, contradicting the deputy prime minister, who "categorically" denied discussing the matter.
Prescott's two-night stay at Anschutz's ranch is being investigated by Sir Philip Mawer, the parliamentary standards commissioner. He has widened his inquiry to include gifts, said to total £737.
Tim Leiweke, president of the Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), told the Los Angeles Times that the siting of a supercasino at the dome had cropped up "in a couple of conversations that were very minimal and insignificant".
Leiweke, who has met Prescott on eight occasions, insisted AEG had never lobbied him for a casino licence.
Prescott's spokeswoman said he was "completely relaxed" about Leiweke's comments. "It makes


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ASDMA recruitment 2019
Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) intends to hold a Walk-in-Interview for empanelment of Translator (Individuals / Firms) for translation of documents.
Name of the Post: Translator
Language: From English to Assamese, Bengali and Hindi
Eligibility: Bachelor degree in respective subject i.e. Assamese/ Hindi/ Bengali
Experience: Required
Date of Interview: 16-02- 2019
Time: 11 A.M
Venue: Office of Assam State Disaster Management Authority, Ancillary Block, Opp. SBI Bank, Secretariat Branch, Janata Bhawan, Dispur, Guwahati -781006, Assam
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One of the most important tactics in pricing is the practice of ending prices with the number nine, and it is known as charm pricing. There are conflicting theories about how it started, but it has been in heavy use for as long as anyone reading this has ever known.
Many florists avoid charm pricing because they consider it to be in poor taste, but there is ample research proving that it strongly suggests value, savings, and a relatively low price – and triggers additional sales as a result.
Other florists use charm pricing just because, well, it seems like everyone else does. These florists are overlooking the research that shows that charm pricing can also send a negative message about their brand and the quality of their flowers.
There are good arguments to be made for either approach, with tons of great research to back them up. It's too important a decision to make just on instinct, and this site has a lot of information on what approach is best.
Also – a look at consumer price sensitivity. Unlike the standard usage of price sensitivity, which looks at price elasticity of demand, this looks at how sensitive a consumer is to price.
Some are not very price sensitive (barely look at the price tag) while others are highly sensitive (wait for a sale). To further complicate things the price sensitivity of an individual consumer is always changing, based on the product and situation.
A blog post looked at the other benefits of a loss leader strategy. It is usually assumed that this is done just to get people through the door so that they might then buy other things, but there are other benefits.
For example – being the cheapest provider of one thing might suggest that all your prices are relatively low.
Another blog post looked at how prices are expressed, and how using less syllables can make a price seem smaller. It is interesting research, with serious implications for the flower business, where prices are so often spoken over the phone. You can increase sales and order values by simply expressing prices in ways that make them seem smaller.
Beyond Cost Plus is sponsored by FloristWare – the most popular independent POS software for flower shops.


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Rumors are swirling that Rihanna and Drake have split after their summer romance, but we're getting some mixed signals.
A source told People magazine that the pair have not gone their separate ways, "but it's an open thing."
Another pal revealed to Us Weekly about Rihanna and Drake's relationship, "They will always be close. If they end up together, it could happen, but not now."
A third insider claimed the two were never serious, saying, "She doesn't want to be held down. [They were] hanging out, no strings attached."
Drake was recently spotted with model India Love, who was previously linked to rapper The Game.
Amidst the rumors, Rihanna recently posted a cryptic Instagram post, which read, "None of my exes are married or in a happy relationship so it's safe to say that I wasn't da problem lol."
Rihanna and Drake sparked dating rumors after he professed his love for her at the MTV Video Music Awards in August. He told the audience, "She's someone I've been in love with since I was 22 years old. She's one of my best friends in the world. She's a living, breathing legend in our industry."


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The 78-year-old Italian producer will perform across Europe and the UK in spring 2019.
The show will feature the Donna Summer collaborator on piano, synths and vocoder, with support from live singers and a band. While the complete list of European dates are still TBA, The Guardian reports that he'll be performing in the UK on April 1st through the 5th of next year, stopping in Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester. The Dublin-based magazine Hot Press has reported that Moroder will perform in the Irish capital on April 8th. (We'll update this story as more dates are revealed.)
In today's announcement, Moroder explained why he's decided to finally perform live at 78. "Back in the days it was unthinkable for producers to ever leave their studios," he said. "That territory was reserved for the singers. Today, DJs and music producers have become the superstars of popular dance music, so the time feels right, and I am so excited to be finally doing this!"
Listen back to Stephen Titmus's 2015 RA Exchange with Moroder.


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This 17-year-old deserves every ounce of praise for her selfless and heroic act. Although police and firemen save lives on the daily, sometimes normal people find themselves stepping into their shoes. However, Danielle Wildman went up and beyond to save a suicidal friend.
Newstimes reports that Danielle, of Bethel, picked up on her friend's strange behavior while they chatted on FaceTime late at night. At first, the conversation appeared normal and centered around their weekend plans and school. But then, her friend pulled out a gun, held it to her head, and said she wanted to end her life. That she couldn't do it anymore.
Immediately, Danielle sprang right into action. She spent the next two hours on the phone convincing her friend that suicide wasn't the answer.
"I knew I had to stay calm and do the best to calm her down," she recounted, admitting that she needed to work through her own fear and anxiety to save her suicidal friend. Danielle's mother already fell asleep for the night, so she had no one to ask for help.
But that didn't stop her from doing what needed to be done:
"I pretty much talked about the horses, and that she had a bright future ahead of her and that she had a lot to live for because she was so young and she had a lot of opportunities. I knew she had a lot of dreams she wanted to fulfill."
Eventually, she talked her friend down, but neither slept. Danielle said she texted her friend throughout the night to make sure that she was still there and doing okay.
But, her deeds didn't stop there. The next morning, she immediately sought help for her friend by alerting her mother and school counselors. Even though she risked damaging her friend's trust.
But, Danielle said it was worth the risk, "I knew if she had a warning of it, she would try to cover it up, and I wanted her to get as much help as she could."
And, eventually, her friend did come to understand what Danielle did was for the best and forgave her. But even Danielle admits she struggled to cope with what happened.
She began seeing a counselor once a week and her grades suffered from the trauma.
Now, a year later, both of them recovered from the incident and are ready to move onto their next chapter of their lives: college. Danielle plans to study agricultural engineering at the University of Northwestern Ohio.
She also will head to Ohio with a prestigious honor. Her school counselor, Chris Maclean, nominated her for the State Police's Trooper James W. Lambert Award. The award memorializes Trooper Lambert, who was killed by a drunk driver on October, 29 1960, by honoring youths that demonstrated "exceptional courage and extraordinary decision making." No other student exemplified that more than Danielle.
The State Police honored her with a ceremony earlier this month. The plaque reads:
"Danielle Wildman handled a very stressful event with courage and compassion. She prevented a teen suicide and reported the incident to the proper authorities. Her actions make her a role model for other students and are in the highest tradition of the Connecticut State Police."
Danielle didn't expect a prize or recognition for her good deed. All she wanted to do was to save a friend in need.
But, to the rest of the state, she's a hero. And always will be.
If you or someone you know struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts, please call 1-800-273-8255 or click HERE. There's no shame in needing or asking for help.