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Located just steps away from the centre of Ljubljana, Apartment Pod Gradom Tour As is only 200 metres from Ljubljana castle. House in the building under cultural heritage protection, it offers apartment with traditional details, such as arched ceilings and a traditional sink in the common corridor. Free Wi-Fi is provided.
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Thanks in large part to the hard work of Ms. Anne Prinz, Zither players from ten states met from Thursday, March 10, 2011, through Sunday, March 13, 2011, at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport, Iowa, for a series of workshops led by internationally renowned master Zitherist Tomy Temerson of Hanau, Germany.
The workshops offered ranged from the basics for some of the newer players to orchestral techniques of phrasing and dynamics for both classical and traditional music. Mr. Temerson also made time available to meet with individuals for some one-on-one lessons. Part of the time was also devoted to preparation for the Grand Zither Concert, performed by the North American Zither Orchestra at the Galvin Fine Arts Center at St. Ambrose University in Davenport on Saturday evening, March 12, 2011. The Concert was conducted by Mr. William Taylor of Chicago, IL.
The Concert began with the orchestra playing three movements from Freddy Golden's Sonata Classique, followed by works by Schubert, & Pugh/Jellinghaus. Members of the Orchestra then sat back and listened in awe as Mr. Temerson delighted the audience with his extraordinary renditions of several songs composed especially for the zither including The Way to the Heart (Der Weg zum Herzen), An Evening on Lake Traun (Ein Abend am Traunsee) and a piece written by one of Mr. Temerson's Japanese colleagues, to tumultuous applause by the audience. The Orchestra then performed works by Shostakowitsj, Thalkirchhofen and Pat Ballard.
Following a standing ovation and calls for an encore, the Orchestra played Sentimental Journey and finished with The Third Man Theme, which through the 1949 movie of the same name has become a kind of "national anthem" for zither players world-wide.
There were a number of people who attended the workshops for the first time, which is always a very positive sign of vitality and is a good indication of how the zither, so close to becoming only a museum piece here in the US, seems to be gaining in popularity albeit only slightly. At the same time, there were a number of "stalwart" players who were not able to attend this year's get-together and concert for a number of reasons, and they were definitely missed. Let's hope they will be us next time.


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Looking to see African Wild Dogs, Lions and Leopard? - Moremi Game Reserve is for you
Moremi Game Reserve
Since the relatively recent re-introduction of white Rhino to the Moremi Game reserve it has become famous as a place to see the Big 5 in Africa. It also covers about 20% of the Okavango Delta; allowing visitors to take boat safaris or a traditional Mokoro safaris. However, it is the 'dry' areas of Moremi which steal the show. The Mopane tongue is known for its large elephant herds and beautiful mature forests; located between the Khwai and Mogogelo rivers. Chief Island only has a few wildlife lodges and the game viewing here is as good as anywhere in Botswana. This area has built its reputation as one of the best African wild dog locations in Botswana; but when it comes to predators, there is much more to see. Unusually for an area close to the Okavango Delta, there are good sightings of Cheetah. Lions are also relatively plentiful, as are spotted Hyena and there is always a chance of leopard; although, their activity is much more nocturnal.
Best time to visit Moremi Game Reserve?
Overall the best time to visit Moremi is during the dry season from April-October. Although you are less likely to see rain at this time, the actual water levels in the Okavango Delta will peak by around August/September, due to the time it takes for the water to arrive from the Angolan Hills. The early part of the dry season sees cooler temperatures and plenty of wildlife action. For lovers of big cats, wild dogs and Africa's predators, the hotter, dryer months of September and October are considered the best time to visit Moremi game reserve, as both prey and predators gather in the north of the park and areas like the Khwai river are full of game.
Moremi game reserve has a rich variety of different habitats, from vast floodplains to beautiful woodlands; seasonal rivers to dry desert sands - making it an ideal year-round Botswana safari destination. Consider the wet season in Moremi from November to March for fantastic birding and a chance to see African wild dogs preparing their dens for the arrival of new pups.
Moremi safaris – a great variety of ways to see wildlife!
Moremi game reserve has a richly deserved reputation as one of Botswana best places to see predators. Not only that, it offers greater flexibility and a greater variety of safari activities which really appeal to regular visitors to Africa who are looking for something different. Many of the wildlife lodges located in the private concessions in Moremi, offer off road driving (carefully managed), night time drives and walking safaris to complement their regular activities. This means you can 'target' rarer species, such as Aardvark, Aardwolf and Leopard and maximise your time with a species if you are a serious wildlife photographer.
Moremi game reserve accommodation – what's the right choice for me?
Since Moremi is in a great position to offer its visitors both activities associated with the Okavango Delta, as well as land based activities, such as game drives and walking safaris, you might be tempted to choose the best lodge in Moremi for the best of both worlds. If you did, then we can certainly recommend Camp Moremi. This camp is right on the Xakanaxa lagoon, located inside the Moremi Game Reserve and offers boat safaris, Mokoro trips and game drives. The only downside is the lack of walking safaris and night time drives; but those are the regulations in the main Moremi game reserve.
If money is burning a hole in your pocket and you are happy to pay for a more luxurious bush experience, then staying at either Mombo or Chiefs camp could be the right choice for you. Mombo camp has been involved in a highly successful white rhino introduction project – the black rhino re-introduction here had limited success due to smaller starting population – and can offer visitors the chance to see the big 5 in Botswana. Chief is a little less expensive than Mombo and comes highly recommended for its service levels and action packed game drives.
Affordable Botswana safari visiting Moremi and Khwai
To encourage visitors looking for a budget Botswana safari and not missing out on the best wildlife reserves in Botswana, we have put together a small group affordable Botswana safari, which visit to Okavango Delta, Moremi Game Reserve, Khwai Community concession, Savute and Chobe national park. Both Moremi and Khwai are good places for wild dogs and we will be spending 3 nights here camping (full service) while maximising our time on game drives. If you are interested, please have a quick look at our 12 day budget Botswana wildlife safari.


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- Richard Phillips, who spent 45 years in prison after a wrongful conviction, is displaying roughly 50 of his 400 watercolor paintings at a Detroit-area gallery.
- Phillips said he bought painting supplies by selling handmade greeting cards to other inmates. He followed a strict routine of painting each morning while his cellmate was elsewhere.
- While his paintings are precious to him, he said he has no choice but to sell some: He needs the money.
- Phillips was released from custody in 2017 and, in 2018, became the longest-serving US inmate to win exoneration.
FERNDALE, Mich. (AP) — Richard Phillips said he didn't mope much during the 45 years he wrongfully spent in prison. He painted watercolors in his cell: warm landscapes, portraits of famous people like Mother Teresa, vases of flowers, a bassist playing jazz.
"I didn't actually think I'd ever be free again. This art is what I did to stay sane," the 73-year-old said.
Phillips could be eligible for more than $2 million under a Michigan law that compensates the wrongly convicted, but the state so far is resisting and the matter is unsettled. So he's displaying roughly 50 of his more than 400 watercolors at a Detroit-area gallery and is willing to sell them.
His paintings are precious to him, but he said he has no choice: He needs money.
Phillips was released from custody in 2017 and, in 2018, became the longest-serving US inmate to win exoneration. He was cleared of a 1971 homicide after an investigation by University of Michigan law students and the Wayne County prosecutor's office.
Phillips is showing his work at an art gallery inside Level One Bank in Ferndale, a Detroit suburb. A reception was planned for Friday night.
"Are you the artist? God bless you. Beautiful," a bank customer said while admiring a painting of five musicians Thursday.
Phillips said he bought painting supplies by selling handmade greeting cards to other inmates. He followed a strict routine of painting each morning while his cellmate was elsewhere. He was sometimes inspired by photos in newspapers and liked to use bright colors that didn't spill into each other.
Read more: Texas inmates are being denied dentures because prison officials say chewing isn't a 'medical necessity'
But a cramped cell isn't an art studio. Phillips said prison rules prevented him from keeping his paintings so he regularly shipped them to a pen pal.
After he was exonerated, Phillips rode a bus to New York state last fall to visit the woman. He was pleased to find she still had the paintings.
"These are like my children," Phillips, a former auto worker, said during a tour with The Associated Press.
"But I don't have any money. I don't have a choice. Without this, I'd have a cup on the corner begging for nickels and dimes. I'm too old to get a job," he said.
Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy supports Phillips' effort to be compensated for his years in prison. Michigan's new attorney general, Dana Nessel, is reviewing the case.
It's complicated because he has a separate disputed conviction in Oakland County that's still on the books, spokeswoman Kelly Rossman-McKinney said.
Read more: A high-security prison is encouraging inmates to watch nature videos
Phillips' attorney, Gabi Silver, who has helped him adjust to a life of freedom, said the paintings are inspirational.
"To suffer what he has suffered, to still be able to find good in people and to still be able to see the beauty in life — it's remarkable," she said.


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I am going crazy trying to understand whats wrong with my code, i am following this thread:
IAP code, unable to jump on user application for LPC11UXX(Cortex M0)
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What i have:
- Bootloader located at 0x0000
- Application Code located at 0x30040
- The LPC11E68 do not have VTOR register, so i created the manual redirection of the interrupts (as the AN11511) Ex:
void PIOINT0_IRQHandler(void)
/* Re-direct interrupt, get handler address from application vector table */
asm volatile("ldr r0, =0x300FC");
asm volatile("ldr r0, [r0]");
asm volatile("mov pc, r0");
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If i run from the Flash Magic and click on "GO" from the address 0x30040 the application works fine, but when i try to jump from my bootloader the code stuck....
my start app code:
void boot_start_app()
asm volatile("ldr r0, =0x30040");
asm volatile("ldr r0, [r0]");
asm volatile("mov sp, r0");
asm volatile("ldr r0, =0x30044");
asm volatile("ldr r0, [r0]");
asm volatile("mov pc, r0");
I am without a jtag in the moment, so i am in a try and error strategy.
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Cesena - Ravenna and Cittadella - Inter
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Big-match of the third round of the fall, is represented by the Romagna derby between Cesena and Ravenna: in the first leg, the Ravenna of Piras prevailed for 3-1 on Cesena. To date, Piras' eleven (who in the last round has slipped into 0-1 with Genoa) is third and has 10 points on Cesena which is eighth and, in the previous round, he was defeated by the challenge with Lazio in transfer (2-1) Prediction: X2.
Cittadella-Inter, with Lady Granata who is sixth in 18 points, and in the last round did not play for bad weather; the eleven leaders of De La Fuente will have to concentrate not to squander the many points of advantage over the pursuers. Prediction: X2.
Genoa (10) - Mozzecane (24) seems to challenge almost head-to-tail, with the Ligurians who made a bang outside Ravenna (0-1), while Fortitudo Mozzecane did not dispute its own race, due to bad weather. On the way out, he ended up with a nice 2-2; to date, we believe that Fortitudo can come out of it. Prediction: 1.
Milan ladies (14) - Roma CF (22), in the first leg, ended with a victory for the Giallorossi eleventh of Colantuoni for 1-0. In the previous round, both teams won respectively, Rome with Arezzo (3-0) and Milan on the Decimoquarto (1-0). Prediction: Goal.
Finally, the match-salvation between Arezzo (10) and Lazio Women (15): in the first leg, the eagles were imposed in the 2-0 house; today, it is a triple race, where any final result is possible. Prediction: Over 2,5.
Finally, the head-tail Empoli-Decimoquarto: the Tuscan Pistolesi (second to 25 points) are veterans from two consecutive losses (2-1 outside with Inter and 3-1 internal with Mozzecane), while Roma Decimoquarto fails to separate from the last place at zero points. Prediction: 1 + Over 2,5
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Video Case Study: Surpassing Relational – Switch to NoSQL for Performance and Scalability
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In this video case study, Couchbase will help guide your move from a RDBMS to NoSQL. And they will help you choose the right NoSQL platform to future-proof your database. The case study covers:
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- A book you might like This is a book you or someone you know might like.
- Bat, Bean, Beam Everyone links to Giovanni Tiso's blog but I don't care. It's too good.
- Elliot Scribblings Londoner Elliot Elam sketches people on public transport.
- Five Dials Five Dials is free online magazine edited by Craig Taylor, who seems to be a genius. In Five Dials no. 32 you can read a piece I wrote about Katherine Mansfield's birthplace.
- Isinglass Martin Edmond's wonderful blog.
- Let Me Be Frank Sarah Laing's compulsively readable cartoony blog on reading, writing, parenting, angsting.
- Oliver Burkeman My favourite writer on self-help. He really hates "The Secret".
- The Animalarium This blog gladdens the heart. Celebrates animals (worldly and otherworldly) in illustration and design.
- The London Review of Breakfasts Dinner parties are mere formalities; but you invite a man to breakfast because you want to see him. (On the LRB, I have reviewed as Egg Miliband.)
- The Subversive Copyeditor Carol Fisher Saller is my editing hero.
- The VUP blog I work as an editor at Victoria University Press, and this is our blog.
- Twitter Poetry Night I ran a project where you could listen to people on Twitter reading poems.
I'm on Twitter sometimes
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- Today's poem: 'washed up!' by @adavidajane google.co.nz/amp/s/thespino… 5 hours ago
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Social media is a great tool for getting information out to the public, sharing opinions and interacting, but it's also ripe with negatives. It's easy to misconstrue the tone of a post – is a person legitimately asking you question, or are they sarcastically insulting you? In the past few weeks I've had to deal with blatant bullies popping up on my page, not only attacking me, but my supporters. I considered closing my facebook page, but I realized that would just give the "haters" something more to complain about, and more importantly, it would disconnect me from the people I want to hear from, the nearly 1,300 (and growing) friends on my page that got me through the primary, and that is something I will not do.
The positive response on my page after the primary was humbling, I could spend all day replying to comments and messages, and I've tried to find and address the comments that asked questions, but I don't think it's the best way to communicate. Those that know me, know that I'm an old fashioned guy – I'd much prefer to have a face-to-face or small group conversation, than post back and forth on Facebook – so that's what I'll be focusing on for the remainder of the campaign.
I'll keep my page to share information, for example, over the next few weeks we'll be posting my plans for Duluth on ChuckHorton.net and we'll share links to them on Facebook. I'll also keep you up-to-date on campaign happenings, and events and forums I'll be attending.
If you have questions, concerns, or ideas, please contact me personally, I've provided all my contact information below. We can set-up a time to meet, talk on the phone, or email. It's only with the input of the citizens of Duluth that we can fix this city.
As for my Facebook page, I may not be able to reply to every post, but please feel free to to use it as a place to message me ideas. I only ask that if you post on the page, please keep it kind. If it's a criticism, please make it constructive. Remember, kids as young as 13 can have Facebook accounts, children I mentor and my own kids are on my page, and we need to make sure we are modeling the behaviors we want them to learn.
I look forward to connecting with voters in a more "real" way. I'm excited to hear your concerns, ideas and dreams for Duluth. We've got so much to work with here, we just need the right leader to pull the communities together and move us forward, I know I can do it.
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Alex Rubbish & Recycling offers residential and commercial garbage service, recycling, yard waste pick up, and roll off container service throughout Douglas County.
Alex Rubbish was started in 1969 in Alexandria by the Kluver family, and is owned by "The Hometown Guys," Shaynen Schmidt, Ricky Kluver (long-time employee of Alex Rubbish and nephew of the previous owners), Stuart Schmidt, and Shane Schmidt.
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Saturday, August 11, 2012
Case Studies from the Great Migration
span, moving to Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles.
The book is difficult to read, not because of the writer's style but the subject matter. After reading it, though, I don't think I can ever teach Fences or A Raisin in the Sun or a number of other works without drawing from what Wilkerson reveals. The treatment of blacks in the post-Civil War, post-Reconstruction South demands attention not only from a historical perspective but as it sheds light on much of the continued disparity between the races in the U.S. The stories that unfold often contrast facts with the misrepresentation in accounts concerning segregation, housing, crime, and many other facets of the lives of those who left the only home they had known, out of desperation or despair.
I was particularly surprised to find how difficult they found the actual process of leaving, since employers often guarded train stations and blocked their exits. Many left in secrecy, slipping out of town and going to distant train stations, left they be arrested under false charges to prevent their leaving. The vast numbers choosing to head north or, in some cases, west had a huge impact on agriculture in the South, taking away much-needed but poorly paid and poorly treated workers.
Rather than presenting an economic or sociological survey, however, Wilkerson focuses on individuals. Readers come to know and care about her three protagonists, one woman and two men, through the story of their lives from childhood until old age and death.
Wilkerson occasionally inserts details from her mother's story, and she herself remains a presence--though never an intrusive one--in and out of her narrative as she interacts with the characters as she researches their lives.
The Warmth of Other Suns provides no answers, easy or otherwise, but it opens up the possibility of dialogue and helps readers to understand the tangles and complexity of racial issues that continue in this country. Her contribution, though only a portrait of three individuals adds much to a conversation that needs to take place.
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Although I studied American History in university, I did not realize the impact of this population shift. The book will fill a gap.
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"He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches." Revelation 3:22
"Enjoy life with the wife whom you love, all the days of your vain life that He has given you under the sun, because that is your portion in life and in your toil at which you toil under the sun."
Ecclesiastes 9:9
I thank God for my wife for all the years that have been and the days yet to come…YES! We celebrate in our marriage God, Who for these twenty-five years by His grace…"for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer…"
I praise God for my wife, thank you dear Jujubee for always being obedient to God. All those years I thought I'd navigate life just fine on my own…"Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him." Genesis 2:18
And He did through Nenita. His help arrived in my wife. Thank you dearest Jujubee!
In commemoration of our celebration, here are twenty-five (25) events often remembered on June 21:
1. 533 – A Byzantine expeditionary fleet under Belisarius sails from Constantinople to attack the Vandals in Africa, via Greece and Sicily.
2. 1547 Great fire in Moscow, 2-3,000 killed
3. 1607 1st Protestant Episcopal parish in America established, Jamestown
4. 1661 Treaty of Kardis: Russia & Sweden sign peace treaty
5. 1788 US Constitution comes into effect when New Hampshire is the 9th state to ratify it
6. 1834 Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine.
7. 1864 – American Civil War: The Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road begins.
8. 1898 – The United States captures Guam from Spain.
9. 1900 – Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
10. 1905 – Philosopher, author and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris.
11. 1948 – Lord Mountbatten resigns as Governor General of India (formerly the last Viceroy)
12. Columbia Records introduces the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, New York.
13. 1952 – The Philippine School of Commerce, through a republic act, is converted to Philippine College of Commerce, later to be the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
14. 1953 – Benazir Bhutto is born Pakistani financier and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan.
15. 1964 – Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.
16. 1973 – The Supreme Court ruled that states may ban materials found to be obscene according to local standards.
17 1977 Menachem Begin became Israel's sixth prime minister.
18. 1982 – John Hinckley Jr. was found innocent by reason of insanity in the shootings of President Ronald Reagan and three others.
19. 1989 – The Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment.
20. 1993 English mathematician Andrew Wiles proves last theorem of Fermat
21. Father's Day (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Uganda, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates, United States)
22. Go Skateboarding Day
23. International Yoga Day (international)
24. Day of the Martyrs in Togo
25. 1992 – Rizty & Nenita celebrate marriage!!!
"The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he will have no lack of gain. She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life."
Proverbs 31:11-12
Praise the Lord!!!
On July 20, the 2012 Ford Fiesta a.k.a. our vehicle had to be towed to the repair shop. Two days before the tow, the car would not "start." Like a "smarty pantsy" fool, I positted all possibilities why it would not start. These included hypothesizing the following: it was too hot, affected the computer, lets wait for it to cool down; it won't start when its sunny, lets wait for early afternoon; and there were other thoughts that crossed my mind as to why the car would not start. Like I said, foolish.
Roy, the service advisor, did the intake at which point I tried to sound "technologically adept," he listened intently to my narrative on the history of the "non-starting episodes" of the car. Looking back, I think he might have thought me a silly rather than smart, maybe a "smart-fool?" Over the next two weeks, none of my theories ever panned out. It was like waiting for a diagnosis in which the doctor is unable to pinpoint exactly what's wrong without going through a battery of tests. For two weeks we were without a "reliable" car, but thanks be to God for my brother in law Ricky, he lent us his car.
Interestingly, 108 days have passed since "my service advisors" were equally confounded with my condition. My wife later pointed out the parallel between my experience and that of the car.
The Fiesta had been installed with an after market GPS system which turns out is not compatible with the original specs of the manufacturer. In other words, the GPS was not properly wired because it was an "add-on" that Fords computer system rejected. What's the parallel?
In Ecclesiastes 12:13, I am reminded of my whole purpose, "Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God and keep His commandments, For this is man's all." Ecclesiastes 12:13 NKJV; in the ESV translation, we are given of the same verse, "The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man." How do I connect this verse to the car? Bear with me…The Bible tells me, tells you, that I am made in the image of God…you are made in His image and as we read in the preceding verse…I am to "Fear God and keep His commandments…this is the whole duty of man (what I get to do). That is my purpose. Consder these words, When "… God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good..." As far as God's creation is concerned, it was all good.
But sin entered the picture, like that misplaced GPS, it was never part of the original equipment and ever since, there has been an incompatibility problem, a shorting of the car. Some days it will start, some days it won't. Kinda like the flesh and the Spirit, Romans 7:15-20 and 8:6. As for me, I want to do what I want, did so before the operation, still do. Friends, the "heart of the matter, is the matter of the heart." Instead of that infernal GPS, I should have been running on the "eternal GPS" (God's Positioning Spirit) as evidenced in John 14:26 & 16:13.
I had to go through a quadruple by-pass because my internal wiring was in disarray that it shorted out from all my "past feastings", and boy did I love to eat; the Fiesta? its wiring shorted because of a "foreign" gadget, it too, had to be re-wired and put in order. My part in caring for the car is to properly "maintain" it, as I must with myself.
Does this mean my heart can be continually abused again and again, by me? As in, I can eat what I want when I want to? God forbid!!! Of course I must needs to be mindful that my body is no longer my own, it never has been, it belongs to God (1Corinthians 6:19-20).
My corrective, next step, began in an emergency room (I had to be towed to it) in May, only to end up on an operating table several days later n May 28; since then, I have begun to go through cardiac rehab, which serves as a reminder to know my limits. Rather than exercising my "rights", these days, I get to learn to exercise my "limitations" and let God be God in my life, and this leads to a "healthy life" in Jesus Christ, for Him, by Him, through Him!
"So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day." 2Corinthians 4:16
There is always the proverbial "good news, bad news scenario" in our everyday walk as a Christian. But as the Word of God tells us, "…do not lose heart…" Ever since my life-threatening procedure , I've encountered, not nightmares or dreams, but visions of the "what if…maybe…is it possible?" myriad of passing thoughts.
Examples? Well, for one, here's a thought that has crossed my mind once or twice in the last few weeks: "if they worked on my heart while the rest of my parts was placed on a machine, what happened to my conciousness while my heart was being worked on?" It's like, were they (my heart and mind) ever disconnected? Answers? anyone?
Then there's this other nagging question…I've got a saddle that helps regulate the mitral valve on my heart, a foreign object if you will, inside of me. Lately, I've been having this phantom itch across my chest…or is it? You see, these are some of the things that go on in my mind. Is it unique to me? Or does every person who goes through a Quad by pass go through these same experiences that I still do?
The wholeness journey of the repaired heart begins with the Physician in charge. An local illustration that comes to mind is the Filipino word bayanihan "taken from the word bayan, referring to a nation, town or community. The whole term bayanihan refers to a spirit of communal unity or effort to achieve a particular objective." As well as the references we are looking at, there is a revelatory component in all these things I have experienced.
Bayanihan, as defined above is in Scripture…1Corinthians 12, which speaks of the unity of the body of Christ, different parts, make up the whole, always in tune with the other parts. One limb hurts, the other parts, though separated by distance, are affected. Therefore, the answer to my question as to whether the rest of me was ever disconnected while I was out of it, is no. I was connected, always have been, always will be connected in Christ.
Now, how does that relate to me? Parts of my whole was diseased. A scary word to use but thats what the cardiologist said to my wife after the angiogram was concluded. God, who promised me, "… He who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ." Philippians 1:6. This is one of the good news items I spoke of earlier, everything God does is always good. And He isn't done with me yet. Still residing at this temporary address we call our physical body, waiting for the Lord to call me to our permanent address…"But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious body, by the power that enables Him even to subject all things to Himself." Philippians 3:20-21
What does my quadruple by pass have anything to do with all this? I don't know, but God does. That is my prayer for each one of you, family (wife, children, grand children), friends (close, acquaintances), and strangers (at least to me), grab hold of each day to bring glory and honor and praise to the One Who redeemed you, Who Redeemed the world. More of Him and less of yourself as my wife would say.
Once we've surrendered ourselves, the clouds of doubt and anxiety float away. Even after major surgery! Then, we can say in confidence, not in ourselves but to Him who does it all for us…"Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day." You see, thats it, day by day with Jesus Christ. Moment by moment, all 86,400 seconds of every single day. Every second that my heart beats is a gift of God.
Nenita and I preparing for the angio-gram. Which translates into an ambulance ride to the Philippine Heart Center through the streets of EDSA.
Joining us for the angio, Errol and Jun at the Heart Center.
Getting a visit from family, Errol, me, Cynthia, Lorenza, May, and Nenita
Having to go to the Cafe to make use of the internet available there, thank you!
Old friends visit, Gene, Freddie, and Robin. Thanks guys!
then New friends introduced by my lovely wife…
The ones given charge to look after me and other patients, gather at their station, the Nurses Station.
My first steps off the bed since the operation. Praise the Lord!
Nenita takes me for a drive around the periphery of the 4th floor. Reflections of reality.
"Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn Your commandments."
Psalm 119:73
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Preprocessing of Raman spectra is generally done in three separate steps: (1) cosmic ray removal, (2) signal smoothing, and(3) baseline subtraction. We show that a convolutional neural network (CNN) can be trained using simulated data tohandle all steps in one operation. First, synthetic spectra are created by randomly adding peaks, baseline, mixing of peaksand baseline with background noise, and cosmic rays. Second, a CNN is trained on synthetic spectra and known peaks.The results from preprocessing were generally of higher quality than what was achieved using a reference based onstandardized methods (second-difference, asymmetric least squares, cross-validation). From 105 simulated observations,91.4% predictions had smaller absolute error (RMSE), 90.3% had improved quality (SSIM), and 94.5% had reduced signal-tonoise(SNR) power. The CNN preprocessing generated reliable results on measured Raman spectra from polyethylene,paraffin and ethanol with background contamination from polystyrene. The result shows a promising proof of concept forthe automated preprocessing of Raman spectra.
Machine maintenance is important for improving machine uptime, reliability, and reducing costs. Grease is used in most rolling element bearings, and one common failure criterion is water contamination, so developing a sensor which can detect water content automatically without human input could be a useful endeavor. The temperature dependence on the dielectric properties of water-contaminated grease is investigated in this paper with computer logged instrumentation. This method has been termed Dielectric Thermoscopy (DT). Several off the shelf (two lithium, one lithium complex, and two calcium sulphonate complex) and one unadditivized lithium grease are tested with varying amounts of water contamination from 0% to approximately 5%. Another grease is tested with small increments of added water from 0% to 0.97% to test the resolution of the measurement. The purpose is to use the capacitance temperature slope (termed dielectric thermoscopy) to show correlations to the water content of the grease sample and investigate if any grease types will pose problems in the measurement. A small, custom made fringe field capacitance sensor with an integrated temperature sensor has been used for this characterization and data is logged automatically with laboratory equipment and a PC. A useable and positive correlation to water content and the DT measurement of roughly 0.5 pF per 10 °C and percentage of water is found, although it was found that some greases have different behavior than others.
Validerad;2019;Nivå 2;2019-08-22 (johcin)
The performance of seven different correlation functions applied in Digital Image Correlation has been investigated using simulated and experimentally acquired laser speckle patterns. The correlation functions were constructed as combinations of the pure intensity correlation function, the gradient correlation function and the Hessian correlation function, respectively. It was found that the correlation function that was constructed as the product of all three pure correlation functions performed best for the small speckle sizes and large correlation values, respectively. The difference between the different functions disappeared as the speckle size increased and the correlation value dropped. On average, the random error of the combined correlation function was half that of the traditional intensity correlation function within the optimum region.
Validerad;2019;Nivå 2;2019-06-27 (johcin)
A dual-view polarization resolved digital-holographic system is presented. The necessary calibration for both polarization and spatial coordinates are outlined. As an example the system is is used to track spherical microparticles in a cuvette.
A novel dual-view polarization-resolved pulsed holographic system for particle measurements is presented. Both dual-view configuration and polarization-resolved registration are well suited for particle holography. Dual-view registration improves the accuracy in the detection of 3D position and velocities, and polarization-resolved registration provides polarization information about individual particles. The necessary calibrations are presented, and aberrations are compensated for by mapping the positions in the two views to positions in a global coordinate system. The system is demonstrated on a sample consisting of 7 μm spherical polystyrene particles dissolved in water in a cuvette. The system is tested with different polarizations of the illumination. It is found that the dual view improves the accuracy significantly in particle tracking. It is also found that by having polarization-resolved holograms, it is possible to separate naturally occurring sub-micrometer particles from the larger, 7 μm seeding particles.
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Defocused laser speckle photography is used as a tool to measure the heat responses in a titanium component during laser heating. The evolution of the response is compared with a set of preprocessed Finite Element Simulations of the corresponding process with the aim to verify the simulation model and to find the simulation settings that best resemble the experimental results. The titanium component consists of a 300 x 100 mm2 substrate of thickness 3.2 mm on which a 200 x 30 x 11 mm3 ridge is built up using the laser metal deposition by wire process. The component is heated on the top of the ridge by a 300 W laser for 10 s and the deformation of the subtrate is followed throughout the heating-cooling cycle. The simulated deformation gradient is shown to resemble the measured response, and the magnitude of the response indicates that about 70 % of the laser power transferres into heat in the metal.
Spectroscopic holography refers to techniques in which the detected hologram contains information about specific species in the medium under study. In general, at least two lasers are required with wavelengths chosen carefully to fit the interaction process utilized. In this process, energy from the shorter wavelength laser beam is transferred to the longer wavelength coherently through the process of stimulated emission. Two interaction mechanisms are considered; Stimulated Laser Induced Fluorescence (LIF) and Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS), which both are species specific with the ability of coherent interaction. In this paper, the fundamental properties of spectroscopic holography is presented and demonstrated with a few idealized experiments. These validation experiments are performed in a gas chamber in which different gases may be blended and the gas pressure changed between 1-12 bars. In addition, two examples of applications are presented. In the first set of experiments, LIF holography is used to image light absorption and laser heating in a dye simultaneously. The second set of experiments is performed in a ow of methane gas. It is demonstrated that the combination of holographic phase measurements and SRS gain images may be used for calibration. This calibration may further be used to measure absolute concentration in a burning flame.
Water-contaminated grease samples are investigated with attenuation spectra in the visible and near-infrared (NIR) regions in this article. The purpose of this investigation was to identify a model with optical attenuation spectra such that the water content of grease samples could be characterized with a simple measurement setup using common methodology from the field of instrumental chemistry. The ratio between two chosen wavelengths of light appears to approximate the water content of grease samples with an acceptable coefficient of determination using a methodology to show what can potentially be done to develop condition monitoring tools. To illustrate the outlined method, a prestudy of grease aging and oxidation levels is also investigated to show that other variables do not significantly change the measurement.
Validerad;2018;Nivå 2;2018-08-09 (rokbeg)
The two techniques of lateral shear interferometry and speckle deflectometry are analyzed in a common optical system for their ability to measure phase gradient fields of a thin phase object. The optical system is designed to introduce a shear in the frequency domain of a telecentric imaging system that gives a sensitivity of both techniques in proportion to the defocus introduced. In this implementation, both techniques successfully measure the horizontal component of the phase gradient field. The response of both techniques scales linearly with the defocus distance, and the precision is comparative, with a random error in the order of a few rad/mm. It is further concluded that the precision of the two techniques relates to the transverse speckle size in opposite ways. While a large spatial coherence width, and correspondingly a large lateral speckle size, makes lateral shear interferometry less susceptible to defocus, a large lateral speckle size is detrimental for speckle correlation. The susceptibility for the magnitude of the defocus is larger for the lateral shear interferometry technique as compared to the speckle deflectometry technique. The two techniques provide the same type of information; however, there are a few fundamental differences. Lateral shear interferometry relies on a special hardware configuration in which the shear angle is intrinsically integrated into the system. The design of a system sensitive to both in-plane phase gradient components requires a more complex configuration and is not considered in this paper. Speckle deflectometry, on the other hand, requires no special hardware, and both components of the phase gradient field are given directly from the measured speckle deformation field.
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Era 4, Dali Zensor 1, Magnepan MMG
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"05-23-15: Mceljo
I was actually blown away wight the sound of my active Audioengine A5+ speakers when they were hooked directly to my SACD player. The results are not nearly as great using the Apple Airport Express as the DAC, but that's what how they work best where they need to function."
What were the differences between the two? I may need to pick up an inexpensive dac, so I may try it.
ZD542 - I am not great with audiophile descriptions, but the results of the A5+ with my SACD player made me believe that I could be happy with the combo if something happened to my Focal 836v speakers. Using the Airport Express the sound is more like an old tape player lacking detail, clarity, and dynamics in comparison. It just sounds ok rather than surprisingly great.
GoldenEar Aon 2, new w/warranty for $799.98.
As an owner of Magneplanar 1.7s, I also would put in for MMGs at $599/pair.
Every main speaker (as opposed to center channel or surround) in Magnepan's lineup was an Absolute Sound Editor's Choice at its price point this year--MMG, .7, 1.7, 3.7i, and 20.7.
Thanks to all who responded so far. I should have probably asked for speakers marketed within the last 10-15 years Nah!! because I always thought the Rectilinear 3, and the original large Advents sounded natural were easy to listen to....but that is ancient history
The results so far have been interesting. with Magnepan MMG getting 5 hits, and the 30 year old Spica TC-50 getting 3. Epos ELS-3 were about 2. However, this thread is not intended as a survey.
Occasionally, you see a pair of Spica TC-50 for sale on AG, and just recently a pair Angeluses with their flying nun design.
Is Spica still in business, or has someone bought their inventory of drivers??
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Acoustic Zen Adagio
Monitor Audio RS-6
Silverline Prelude II
Green Mountain "Europa"
Vandersteen CI
Epos 12 or 12i .
As much as I like the AZ Adagios, the Silverline Prelude II was possibly the best overall sound, but they take 700 hours to break in, and need cooper cable to sound best, like previous Analysis Plus Oval 12
To JL-35, What did you like about the Dali Zensor I speaker?? It appears more like a Home Theater back channel speaker
Also. I answered your question about what speakers I found enjoyable to listen to by citing Monitor Audio RS-6 which I spent hours auditionin, then changed my mind and bought the Silverline Prelude II because it was a bit smoother on top, but the RS-6 was more balanced top to bottom. Any former RS-6 owners recall the sound quality of the RS-6??
"05-24-15: Mceljo
ZD542 - I am not great with audiophile descriptions, but the results of the A5+ with my SACD player made me believe that I could be happy with the combo if something happened to my Focal 836v speakers. Using the Airport Express the sound is more like an old tape player lacking detail, clarity, and dynamics in comparison. It just sounds ok rather than surprisingly great."
Sorry. I somehow managed to read your first post wrong. I thought you liked the Apple better. I don't know what I was thinking because you were pretty clear. Also, your description in the above quote is pretty good.
I find the Zensor 1 to have a surprisingly full, realistic sound for it's size and price, Bass while not deep sounds full as opposed to thin or spiked. I also have found them to be relatively insensitive to placement. They sound clear and precise with both price appropriate electronics, but also benefit from the better stuff. I have used them as both desktop, and bedroom speakers.
Wait for the Elac Debut series speaker from Andrew Jones to come out in September. Probably the best price/performance speaker you'll ever hear. I heard it last weekend at the Newport show and it was amazing. Incredibly detailed while being very musical and satisfying. The bass response was off the charts and this was just the smaller bookshelf. The tower version will go for around $500 I believe.
Pioneer SP-fs52. Paid $220 brand new. These are the Andrew Jones designed little floorstanders. Look pretty average, sound unbelievable for the money. Using them in my kitchen system with some good quality components. Nice punchy bass. I plan to upgrade the tweeter down the track as the treble is the weak point. Sound better than some much more expensive speakers.
"I've had 4prs of Maggies, to me 30" is minimum in most rooms." As a general rule, I agree. I have found that placing some of these on the wall behind the Maggies, allows a closer proximity: (http://www.ebay.com/itm/CityBlox-Acoustic-Foam-24-sq-ft-Next-Acoustics-Studio-Soundproofing-/281719194106?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4197c5c1fa) or (http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-x-12-x-12-inch-Acoustic-Pyramid-Studio-soundproof-Foam-Tile-shipping-discount-/351420139506?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item51d245c7f2) I have mine placed only in the area that the panels will most directly radiate(based on their toe-in).


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GHRA Profiles
Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Jeffrey W. Schweizer
General Manager – Fiesta Resort Guam
President – Asia Pacific Hotels, Inc.
Dear friends, colleagues and fellow members of GHRA.
I am honored by your confidence in electing me to the board, and the opportunity to serve as your Chairman for GHRA in 2018.
I look forward to working with you to continue to make GHRA the premier trade organization that it has become. I want to thank the past Chairman and all the members of the board for their contributions during the past year, and I look to this year's board for their continued contribution and support.
2018 will proffer many challenges, not just as an organization, but as individual business owners and as a community. This past year we have seen many changes with political fragmentation, polarization and tension both internationally and in the U.S. mainland. In Guam, with an already flagging major source market, the looming conflict in North Korea delivered a major blow to this market. These issues have created a dynamic and challenging business environment – creating uncertainty within the community, for workers and business, with no concrete end in sight. Guam's current strategies to mitigate these challenges are small against these international forces. At the same time our island government, which continues to face financial shortfalls, will have more challenges with a new tax structure.
In these uncertain times, I encourage all of you to prioritize your commitments and utilize this association to bring value to your business. It will be our strengths, our relationships, that will bring opportunity and a measure of stability in this challenging environment.
As an organization we will need to take the long view of these challenges and encourage all the stakeholders' in our industry to do the same. Strategies based on quick fixes will extend the duration of the challenges and limit long term growth of our industry as well as the island and its economy.
I look to all of you for your support this year, to weather these challenges, and to work together as an organization. Together with all the stakeholders of our island community, we can make Guam a better place to do business, and a better place to live. Si Yu'os Ma'ase.
Board of Directors
Steven M. Solberg
General Manager – Outrigger Guam Beach Resort
Steven M. Solberg is the general manager of Outrigger Guam Beach Resort. Born in Manistee, Mich., Solberg aspired to work in the automotive industry in his youth and, later, hospital administration, but became interested in the hospitality industry after working as a bellman in college. He earned a bachelor's in business administration from Northwood University, Midland, Mich.
Solberg began his career in hospitality at Marriott Hotels and Resorts in 1977 and has continued in the industry for more than 40 years. He has held management positions in various companies such as the Kimpton Hotel Group, Marriott International Inc. and Hilton Worldwide. Solberg has managed hotels in various locations throughout the United States, to include San Francisco; Cleveland, Ohio; and New York City, before becoming general manager of the Outrigger Guam in December 2014.
Solberg served as a board member of the Employers Council of Guam and the Guam Hotel & Restaurant Association. He is a member of the Guam Chamber of Commerce and its Armed Forces Committee, the U.S. Navy League, the Andersen Civilian Advisory Council, the SKAL Club of Guam and Rotary International. His company supports the American Red Corss, the American Cancer Society, the Salvation Army, the Guam USO, the Armed Forces Committe, Guam Women's Clubs and the SKAL Club of Guam.
Solberg is married to Crispen A. Solberg. Their children are Jacqueline, Sadie and John.
Board of Directors
James S. Herbert III
General Manager – Triple J Five Star Wholesale Foods, Inc.
Originally from Kingsport, Tenn., James S. Herbert III graduated from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., with a bachelor's in biology and a minor anthropology. Herbert moved to Saipan in 1993 to work for the Jones family. After living Saipan for five years, he moved to Guam in 1998, where is now the general manager of Triple J Five Star Wholesale Foods Inc.
In addition to being on the GHRA board, Herbert was recently elected as the chairman of the board of directors for the Guam Chamber of Commerce, where he co-chairs the membership committee and is also a member of the Armed Forces Committee. He is a board member of the Micronesian Chefs' Association and serves as treasurer. Herbert is chairman of the Guam Tourism Foundation and is an active member of the Guam Visitors Bureau.
Board of Directors
Toshi Doi
President and General Manager – LeoPalace Resort Guam
A native of Japan, Toshi Doi has more than 35 years of experience in the hotel industry with the most of those years spent with Starwood properties across North American and in the Asia-Pacific region. Following his 35 years with Starwood, Doi began a new career in April 2016 as president and general manager of the LeoPalace Guam Corp., where he manages the LeoPalace Resort Guam.
Upon graduating from Washington State University, Doi began his hospitality career with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. in 1980 as a management trainee at The Westin South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. His management skills were honed through various positions in food and beverage, rooms, and sales and marketing areas. In 1998, he was appointed director of sales and marketing at The Westin Resort Guam, then becoming executive assistant manager of the Westin Miyako Kyoto, Japan, in 2002. He rejoined The Westin Resort Guam in 2003, becoming general manager in 2009.
Doi and his wife, Annie, reside in Yona. They have a son, Kenji and a daughter, Misa, both residing in the U.S. mainland. Doi enjoys playing golf at world-renowned golf courses on Guam and overseas.
Board of Directors
Darren Talai
Managing Director – International Dining Concepts, dba California Pizza Kitchen, Beachin Shrimp, Eat Street Grill and Hot Diggety Dog
Darren Talai was born and raised in Santa Monica, Calif. He graduated in 1988 from the California Culinary Academy.
From 1988 to 1996, he served as regional manager of R&T Restaurant Co., which had oversight of two Sheraton food and beverage departments as well as three golf course food and beverage operations.
He came to Guam in 1996, when he was hired by WDI Corp. to revamp and rebrand the Capricciosa and Tony Roma's restaurants on both Guam and Saipan. For his last six years with the company until 2009, he served as chief operating officer for all of WDI's operations outside of Japan, to include those in Guam, Saipan, Hawaii, Los Angeles, New York City and Manila.
In 2009, International Dining Concepts purchased California Pizza Kitchen from WDI. Talai has since developed the concepts for Beachin' Shrimp in 2012, with an expansion in 2016, and Eat Street Grill and Hot Diggety Dog in 2014-2015. He serves as president and managing partner for all of these businesses. In 2017, Talai partnered with Guahan Eats Inc., which does business as Pika's Cafe, which opened a shoot-off in Tumon in November named Little Pika's.
Board of Directors
Jay R. Shedd
President and CEO – Sorensen Media Group
Jay R. Shedd is the president and CEO of Sorensen Media Group, and oversees all areas of operation of the largetst broadcast company in the Marianas Islands.
An alumnus of Arizona State University, Shedd has lead companies both on Guam and Arizona, including Motorola Communications, Guam Cell, Revo Tech LLC and Docomo Pacific.
With extensive experience acquired from successful leadership roles, Shedd provides mature guidance that has strong commitment to team-building and business development. He was named Guam Business Magazine Executive of the Year 2011, made the Guam Business Magazine "A-List" in 2012 and 2013 and received the "King Rex" Man of the Year Award from Guam Women's Club in 2014. He served as a president elect of the 2013 Rotary Club of Guam, board of director of CTIA in 2014 and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Marianas Chapter from 2009 to 2011, board member of the Guam Chaper of the American Red Cross from 2001 to 2002 and 2009 to 2010 and member of the Andersen Civilian Advisory Council from 2009 to 2017. He was the recipient of the "Ancient Order of Chamorri" awarded by Governor Felix Camacho for outstanding achievements in business on Guam and of a Legislative Proclamation from the Guam Legislature for transforming the face of telecommunications in Guam, both in 2003.
Sophia Chu Wigsten
General Manager – Hyatt Regency Guam
Sophia Chu Wigsten is the general manager for the Hyatt Regency Guam. Born in Taipei, Wigsten grew up in Guam, graduating from Academy of Our Lady of Guam in 1988 and went on to study at the University of Portland (Ore.), where she earned a bachelor's in business administration in 1992.
Upon graduation, a summer job as a sales assistant at the Palace Hotel Guam developed into a passion for and a career in the hospitality industry. She joined Hyatt Regency Guam in 1995 as business development manager, advancing from there including her most recent promotion to general manager in March 2014.
In her 24 years in the industry, she has served more than once on the GHRA board and has also served on numerous committees for the Guam Visitors Burearu. She also sits on the Presidential Search Committee as community representative for the University of Guam.
She is married to John Wigsten, and the couple has two daughters: Hallie and Ella.
Roy D. Abraham
General Manager – Pacific Star Hotel & Resort
Roy D. Abraham began his 40-year career in hospitality working as an assistant restaurant manager and management trainee at the Kuwaiti Marriott Marina Hotel in Kuwait City. He went on to manage all levels of full-service luxury-tier hotels including Marriott hotel properties in Jordan; Poland; and Tampa, Fla., New York City and Bethesda, Md., in the United States. He was general manager of Cebu City Marriott Hotel in the Philippines before coming to Guam in 2010.
He was assigned the role of director of operations for the Guam Marriott Resort and Spa to assist the general manager with renovating the hotel. In January 2012, after the general manager was transferred and the management agreement was being renegotiated, Abraham assumed the role of acting general manager while also continuing as director of operations.
Abraham holds a 1977 associate's in history from Madras Christian College in India.
Josh Suka
Restaurant Manager – Sea Grill Restaurant
Josh Suka was born in Chuuk in the Federated States of Micronesia. Like many who have migrated from Chuuk to Guam, Suka's parents came to Guam in the early 1990's. They worked hard to save enough money, and his parents purchased one-way tickets for he and his older sister to join them in Guam. He arrived on Guam in 1996 as a young boy, eager and excited to meet his parents after a few years of separation. Suka now calls Guam his home.
Suka started in the restaurant business in 2004 after graduating high school. While attending University of Guam, he worked as a waiter at Sam Choy's Guam (now Sea Grill Restaurant) to pay for his tuition. He started as a busboy, then moved on to becoming a server, bartender and a few years later, he was promoted to restaurant supervisor. Suka is now the restaurant manager at Sea Grill Restaurant, and he has been in that capacity for five years.
Being in the service industry for 13 years, Suka has found his passion. His love of customer service and continuous efforts to create unique experiences for local and international visitors is what keeps him motivated and engaged in the service industry. Suka is committed to building long-lasting relationships with the local and international markets. One of the many quotes that Suka lives his life by is from Earl Nighthingale: "Our rewards in life will always be in exact proportion to our contributions and service."
Bartley A. Jackson
President – Hotel Santa Fe Guam
Bartley A. Jackson will sit on the board for the Guam Hotel & Restaurant Association this year following one year as board director and nine years as GHRA chairman.
He also serves on the Guam Chamber of Commerce and Guam Visitors Bureau boards of director, the latter of which he has been an elected director seven times. On the GVB board, he sits concurrently as the chairman of the Korea Marketing Committee and the Russia and New Markets Committee.
Jackson spent 21 years with the Pacific Islands Club and left the organization four years ago to pursue other endeavours. Foremost among these was hotel ownership. He is now part of the ownership group of the Hotel Santa Fe Guam. Jackson serves as the general manager and president of the hotel. He is also the chief operating officer of an institutional and commercial food service provider B&G Pacific LLC.
After completing college at the University of Virginia in May 1980, he worked for Club Med, a Paris-based resort company. Originally hired as a snow-ski instructor in Colorado, he went on to work in such exotic locales as Switzerland, Mexico, Guadalupe, Haiti, Sicily and Greece. After leaving Club Med in 1983, Jackson earned a master's in business from Columbia University in New York. He worked in the securities industry until he joined the management team of PIC Guam in 1990. While on Guam, Jackson was chairman of GHRA's Human Resources and Education Committee. In 1994, he transferred to PIC Saipan as its general manager.
In Saipan, Jackson was twice-elected member of the Marianas Visitors Authority board of directors and a founding member of the Northern Marianas College Tourism Learning Center Advisory Board. In 1999, Jackson was a member of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands softball team, which won a gold medal at the South Pacific Games held in Guam.
He and his wife, Rita, have made Guam their home and live in Tamuning. They have two boys: Jacob and Jonathan.


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The Pristine Highline
The Highline is a park in New York. It's built on an old elevated train track. It's new; it's pristine. Everything around it is pristine, too — the restaurants, the apartments and even the people.
There's also a fancy hotel under the Highline. It's also pristine. So are the tables and chairs near the hotel.
The other day, I was sitting there with friends. I was out of place; I am not pristine. But I wanted to watch the rich people with hat boxes. I wanted to feel the air conditioning from the stretch limos. I wanted to sneak into the stunning hotel. I wanted the pristine to rub off on me.
But then came a man who was even more out of place.
He was maybe homeless. Maybe just poor. He was black. He was selling red roses.
He approached us, and charmingly asked if we wanted roses. We said no. He was polite. Then he went to the next table and then the next. I assumed these were public tables. Most everyone else did, too. So, while he was out of place, he was not out of line.
But then some pristine people came up to him and said he had to leave. I can't imagine they gave a reason because that would be like asking permission to wipe bird poop off a window. If they did give a reason, I imagine they said something about a law. I imagine, if this was Tompkins Square Park or Central Park or even Washington Square Park, those laws (if they exist) would be quietly ignored.
The man left quietly. The park was fully pristine again.
The Highline is pristine. Sometimes, kids will be loud or run around in the park. The Highline staff will walk over and talk to them. The kids will calm down, and stop being kids.
The Highline is pristine. It is serene. It takes work to keep something pristine and serene.
I enjoy the Highline.
A friend visited me in New York a few years ago. As we were walking outside, we passed by a section on the street with several panhandlers. I said, "Sorry about that. They're always here. It's really gotten bad." I tried to hurry along, but he kneeled down in front of them. He asked their names and wished them good luck.
I thought to myself: "I used to do that."
I arrived in New York as an 18-year-old and did not know what "pristine" was to me. But this city quickly teaches you what Pristine is; it teaches you what you're supposed to want it to look like — what it's like 'untainted.' And as the city becomes home, the masses of anonymous people become statues in our garden. When there are unsightly statues — ones ruining our pristine home — we decide we don't want them here. Worse off, we ignore them.
The world is just a whole bunch of atoms flying around. The idea of "pristine" is just a way of arranging those atoms — of caring meticulously for some of them. Maybe that's why we can have nice things. But then sometimes I wonder if we're caring meticulously for the wrong ones.


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Our clients as well as we ourselves talk about doing all kinds of planning. How often do we stop to look at the numbers? Let me clarify that. How often are you planning the growth of your business from the numbers? How about your clients?
It means we actually sit down and take the time to look at the numbers. We project. What are we charging each client on a monthly basis? How many new clients can we acquire each month? If we don't have that number in front of our minds practically every waking minute of our day, then how can we expect to reach our goals?
In a word. Or 300 or so. You must take the time to lay out the financial roadmap so you can reach your goals. How many new clients can you on-board each month at each level? What will be your assumption about attrition? Based on that, how long will it take to reach your goal when you're planning the growth of your business from the numbers?
When you're planning the growth of your business from the numbers you will have a target in your head. Not ON your head, but IN your head. Maybe you should put it on your head, write it in reverse and look in the mirror every morning. However you do it, you want to be thinking of that number almost every waking moment of your day. This will help you stay lazer focused. When the phone rings you'll ask yourself, "is this call going to get me closer to that goal? When you find yourself messing around on Facebook, you'll ask yourself, "is this getting me closer to reaching my target?" Only if you're in ABBO of course.
When you're planning the growth of your business from the numbers, just being constantly conscious of that number will keep you focused on achieving your goals, which will make it that much more likely that you will meet and exceed your projected revenues. Most importantly you have something concrete. Something tangible to shoot for, instead of just waking up and hoping for the best.
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After years without, I will finally have a garage! It's actually a mystery why I have lived in places without a garage for so long when I love the idea of having a space to work on a car project. An upcoming move means I will have a small garage that's all my own. It may be small and lacking a lift, but it will be perfectly suitable for some sort of automotive project.
Think of it as a concrete representation of The Automotive Attic. Some junk needs to be cleared out, and the tool bench organised, and a few lights added, but it's dry and insulated and begging to be stuffed with a fun older car project. I had my eye on a 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT as well as a 1982 Buick Skylark, so hopefully one of those two will work out. If not, I know that something fun and unique will end up parked in that space soon.
Plastique Fantastique.
As enjoyable as this winter has been, the sun and clear skies today got me thinking about summer. Or last summer, to be exact. I had the chance to visit the south of France last June and spent some time in Perpignan, just north of the border with Spain, on the Mediterranean sea. With sandy beaches all along the coast, it's not hard to find a place to stretch out and enjoy the sun, sea and sand.
One of the best ways to get around is in a convertible. While I didn't have the chance to myself, there was no shortage of cool examples at the beach. The most celebrated and legendary French example is the Citroen Mehari, a plastic-fantastic version of the already-legendary 2CV compact car. Manufactured between 1968 and 1988 as a beach-side runaround, the Mehari had a tub body in place of a traditional body shell, much like the similar VW Thing, Renault Safari, and Mini Moke. In the case of the Mehari, the body was made entirely from plastic and had the color 'baked' right in.
Thanks to the simple mechanicals it shares with the 2CV and the huge aftermarket that exists for that car, owning and operating a Mehari isn't a problem. What IS difficult is getting your hands on one for a decent price, since it never sold in huge numbers and is highly sought-after on the used car market nowadays. Thanks to the plastic body, rust isn't a problem, though accidents can crack the monocoque body.
This beige model I saw at the beach was in very good condition and came with a top and side windows that offered some protection from the wind and rain. I didn't see a drop of rain during my week in the South of France, so I imagine the tops on these beach cars don't stay up very often. A few days later I saw a blue Mehari at another beach, so while these ARE a rare car, they still can be seen, usually in their natural habitat along the coast.
A few snowflakes were flying tonight so it's not QUITE time for an open-air buggy like this cool Mehari in Canada just yet. Still, a toy like this would be very entertaining to have around in the summertime, and it's easy to see why this plastique fantastique Citroen is still so desirable today!
Welcome! My name is Paul, and I am an old-fashioned, low-pressure, low-buck car fan with lots of automotive stories to tell!
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Morning Guys,
Stop wasting your money!
The allure of weight gains shakes, supplements and other such things tempt in many a person, but you don't need them.
You will find that you can get everything you need from food.
While I can see how supplements are convenient they're not necessary. If you actually take the time to prepare some meals for the day you will notice you get more results than if you rely on your magical supplements.
Here are some alternatives that are cheaper and in my opinion far better for you.
Pre-Workout: Espresso.
Intra-Workout: Water.
Post Workout:
Try this home made shake.
100g Oatmeal
10 Egg Whites
50g of Berries or 1 Banana
1-2 Table Spoons of Nut Butter
350ml of Water or Whole Milk if you really want some extra calories.
Simple alternatives that won't const you the earth.


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Tutorial 1. Foreword.
Hello, my dear colleagues!
I am glad to welcome you to this new course dedicated to a skirt which has lately been a trending topic in the online sewing community. Possible sewing techniques were discussed with great passion on the Corset Academy's online forum, but to no avail. You know, there is no way to check a hypothesis unless you test it in practice.
But it is obviously risky to buy kilometers of fabric, cut it, sew it, and spend a great amount of time and resources on something you are not even sure of.
For this very reason, designers have long been using miniature half-scale dress-forms which are exact copies of a regular dress-form only much smaller.
Such half-scale dress-forms are used by all leading fashion houses, beginner designers, and professional dressmakers who make custom sewing patterns. A half-scale dress-form will pay off very soon considering how much time and fabric it will help you spare.
So I will make a very detailed but half-scale mock-up skirt. It will not only simplify and speed up the sewing process, but also cut down fabric consumption and make my explanations and pictures clearer.
Let us begin. We will start from the petticoat.


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Review: Stress Support Formula by The Healthy Primate
Stress is an ever growing issue for many people around the world, particularly among Americans.
Did you know that over 73% of Americans have been found to be reporting symptoms of stress?
Stress can be caused by a number of issues. Whether it's financial troubles, career problems, or relationship struggles. Stress is out there! And it's more common than ever.
Do you suffer from stress?
Well, I might be able to help you out with that today. Enter the Stress Support Formula, produced by The Healthy Primate…
Stress Support Formula by The Healthy Primate
That's right, another ape is on the scene!
Of course, I was naturally intrigued by the product considering that The Healthy Primate and Wealthy Gorilla both have similar names and similar missions.
The Stress Support formula was created to help people with busy lives rid themselves of stress. If you're an entrepreneur, a busy parent, or just outright struggling through a stressful time at the moment, this may very well be what you're in need of!
Why Take a Stress Supplement?
Work related stress is responsible for over $190 billion dollars in annual health care costs in the United States alone.
Up until now, the solution to combat the effects of stress has been supplied through pharmaceutical companies. But unfortunately, their medications often produce more harmful side effects than good. But now, their is a natural way to address the symptoms and chemicals produced by stressful events and environments.
Two years of extensive study has gone into producing the 100% natural Stress Support Formula.
What are the Ingredients?
So if the ingredients of this product are 100% natural, what are they exactly?
Here's a list of the main ingredients we've pulled from their site:
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin B-1
- Vitamin B-2
- Vitamin B-6
- Vitamin B-12
- Biotin
- Calcium
- Chamomile
- Valerian Root
- Passionflower
To get a more comprehensive list of the ingredients used, check out their product.
Customer Reviews – What Are People Saying?
Here's what a few of the people who purchased Stress Support on Amazon had to say:
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"I've been using it for right at a week. I can tell you I'm already starting to see little changes. More focus, less irritability. I know it's just the beginning but I can't wait to experience the full effect! Thank you Healthy Primate!!" – Amazon customer
Where Can You Purchase The Stress Support Formula?
If you're interested in completely freeing yourself from stress, and want to purchase this awesome supplement, then you can buy Stress Support here!
Overall, this is a brilliant daily supplement for anyone suffering from stress; it has over 30 reviews from satisfied customers, and is easily affordable, at less than $1/day for a 30 day supply!
I'll leave you with the short commercial below, where you can hear all about the product from the Head Ape himself!
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Fondazione Prada announces the winner of the first edition of the Degree Award: Marco Arrigoni of the University of Milan for his thesis "Sophie Calle's work through her artist's books".
The decision was taken by a jury composed of Fondazione Prada's Presidents, Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada; the Councillor for Culture of the City of Milan, Filippo Del Corno; the Director of Corriere della Sera, Luciano Fontana and Fondazione Prada's Head of Program, Astrid Welter.
The prize consists in the awarding of a scholarship aimed at the participation of the winner in a six-monthly, annual or two-year master's degree, chosen from a list of 21 European and American schools and universities. An internship at the foundation will complete the training.
This annual competition is promoted by the Prada Foundation in the belief that art and culture are effective tools for knowledge and growth and with the intention of playing an even more incisive role towards the younger generations and the city of Milan. The initiative is a recognition of the passion and skills of analysis of students who have discussed a thesis on artistic issues and museum management at one of the following universities in Milan: Università degli Studi di Milano, Libera Università di Lingue e Comunicazione IULM di Milano, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Politecnico di Milano e Università Bocconi.