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Written for APEX Experience – Issue 9.2 – April/May 2019
When aircraft designers and aeronautical engineers settle on a configuration and specifications for a new aircraft, it's likely that the airplane that rolls out of the hangar will just be the first of the type, with variations to come.
The airframer will have considered changes and enhancements to the aircraft early on, to make it longer or shorter, or add power or more range. The basic airframe will have been designed to accommodate the adaptations needed to support these future models, and airlines would have been consulted in the planning stages, ensuring that follow-on airplanes will match upcoming fleet requirements.
Throughout the lengthy production history of an aircraft – over 50 years for Boeing's 737 and 747, for example – new technologies are targeted for installation. Improvements in aerodynamics, cabin lighting, in-flight entertainment and connectivity, and advanced flight deck avionics and flight control systems are among the myriad updates that have been introduced in the latest versions of successful aircraft.
One such success is the Airbus A320. The single-aisle, fly-by-wire aircraft was introduced into airline service in the 1980s and quickly became a favorite of established legacy airlines and low-cost carriers alike. It seated between 150 and 180 passengers, and the family soon grew with a longer version, the A321. Two shorter models, the A319 and, the smallest member of the series, the A318, rounded out the product line. Over 8,000 A320-family aircraft have been delivered to airlines all over the world.
As the A320 passed its second decade in service, advanced engine technology was being developed by CFM International and Pratt & Whitney, with promises of significant fuel savings. So, in 2010, Airbus offered airlines a "new engine option" version of the family aircraft, called the A320neo, which, in addition to either the CFM LEAP-1A or the PW1100G-JM engines, also featured a host of other enhancements. Over 6,200 A320neo series have been ordered; the first one entered service in January 2016, and more than 550 airplanes had been delivered as of the end of 2018.
But there are airlines that have a need for an aircraft that can stretch their route map out even farther. "You have a history of types that have been uniquely designed for what airlines called the 'long tent-pole route,' the longest route on the network," says Robert Mann, airline industry analyst and former airline executive.
Aircraft such as the shortened Boeing 747SP and the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar were early long-rangers. The Airbus A340-500 and Boeing 747-400 were optimized for distant routes, and most recently, the Airbus A350-900ULR has re-linked Singapore and New York.
"You've always had these sorts of airplanes that give a capability and a payload range opportunity that can't otherwise be met," Mann says.
Airbus realized that the A321 with new engine technology could be further optimized for long-distance flight. Enter the A321LR, a long-range version that can carry 206 passengers in two classes over 4,000 nautical miles (nm) – 1,000 nm more than the original A321.
"The A321LR is an evolution of a very successful product, the A321. It's a fantastic platform that historically has been appreciated for having the biggest single-aisle cabin available on the market, especially after the retirement of the Boeing 757," says Cyril de Tenorio, product marketing manager, single-aisle family, Airbus. "Historically, the A321 was fantastic on routes typically linking two big hubs. With the introduction of the new-generation engines, the fuel efficiency really opened a lot of opportunities to do new things with this aircraft."
It gets the range boost from several improvements to the legacy airframe. Upturned wingtips that Airbus calls "sharklets" are part of an overall aerodynamic clean-up of the airframe. "You have about 150 nautical miles from the sharklets. Another 350 nautical miles comes from the engine, and the rest comes from the fact that you can carry more fuel," de Tenorio says. That increased fuel load is stored in an additional center tank – or ACT – with three ACTs installed in the LR, up from two in the standard A321neo.
"One of the great strengths of the A321LR is to go between cities that are perhaps not two huge hubs like Paris and New York, but connecting secondary cities to another secondary city, or a big hub to a secondary city," de Tenorio says.
Jetstar, TAP Air Portugal, Aer Lingus and Norwegian are among the airlines that have ordered this long-range variant of the A321. Meanwhile, Montreal-based Air Transat will be the first in North America to fly the LR, which the leisure carrier has selected to replace its venerable A310 fleet.
"For many airlines the A321LR is a 'Goldilocks' aircraft that is neither too big nor too small for many destinations." – Dave Bourdages, Air Transat
"We studied all the possible replacements for the A310, and the A321LR was the clear winner in terms of economics, passenger comfort and environmental performance," says Dave Bourdages, vice-president, In-Flight Service and Customer Experience.
"The A321LR is also the most efficient in [terms of] flexibility, considering the seasonality of our network, between European and southern leisure destinations," Bourdages adds. "For many airlines, the A321LR is a 'Goldilocks' aircraft that is neither too big nor too small for many destinations, especially point-to-point."
Air Transat's A321LRs will have 199 seats in two classes, with 12 new Club Class seats in a 2-2 configuration, and 187 economy seats with a 32-inch pitch.
The introduction of the A321LR begins Air Transat's fleet upgrade, with the airline ultimately operating an all-Airbus fleet of A321LRs and wide-body A330s by 2022. "This will allow us to simplify our operations and maintenance, reduce training costs because of cockpit commonality, and harmonize the customer experience," Bourdages says. Air Transat pilots will be checked out to fly both the A321LR and the A330, in what's called "mixed-fleet flying."
According to de Tenorio, "The aircraft work great together, and they are very complementary in terms of things they can do," noting that "the A321 is a great tool to open new routes. Once the market is there, once you have the right momentum, or when it's the right season, you can put an A330 on it."
Peach Aviation currently operates an all-Airbus A320 fleet from its base in Osaka, Japan, and is adding two A321LRs to expand its network. "We are planning to start 'mid-haul' flights – with a maximum of around seven hours – and that is why we chose the A321LR," says Fatih Yildirim, deputy manager of Corporate Communications, Peach Aviation. "We expect that we can open longer routes with the A321LR and are mainly considering Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines [as destinations]."
Meanwhile, Qatar Airways has converted 10 aircraft of its order for 50 A321neo to the A321LR, to support the airline's global route expansion. "Qatar Airways will use the A321LR to connect Doha to new and growing markets where today demand is not sufficient for wide-body aircraft, or where our current narrow-body aircraft, A320/A321, are unable to reach," an airline spokesperson says. The airline will also use the airplane to increase flight frequencies on existing routes.
With a single-aisle aircraft capable of flying eight-hour missions, Airbus recognized that onboard systems must also accommodate passengers' needs – right down to the lavatory systems. "For the waste tank, we offer an option to increase the capacity from 177 liters to 250 liters," de Tenorio says. "We have an ongoing project investigating the increase of the fresh water tank. What counts is that the current capacity has been delivered and works well in operations."
A321LR passengers will fly in the Airbus "Airspace" cabin, which includes the signature design features that provide "the passenger with a consistent experience, with lights, colors and patterns that uniquely describe an airline's brand," says Roser Roca-Toha, Airbus' aircraft interiors marketing director, Americas.
Airlines are developing new configurations for the long-range model, with some A321LRs leaving the assembly lines with three- and four-class interiors. "We have invested in new full-flat solutions arriving on the A321LR. You're going to see more and more full-flat seating on the A321LRs, and we're looking at an equivalent level of comfort and service as on a widebody," Roca-Toha says.
And for those passengers bringing the contents of their closets on board, the A321LR will be able to handle lots of carry-ons, Roca-Toha says. But will the A321LR meet the magical metric and have room for every passenger's Rollaboard? "Absolutely, yes! When it comes to the A321LR, Airspace will offer the largest overhead stowage compartment that exists in the market today – not only in terms of the number of bags, but also the size of the bag," she adds.
Having all those personal items on board would be useful on a recordbreaking flight, like that performed by an A321LR between Mahé in the Seychelles to Toulouse – an 11-hour marathon covering 4,750 nm. But the A321LR is more likely to be seen at airports not quite so far from their home bases – linking Montreal and Bordeaux, Lisbon and Recife, and Dubai and Beijing.


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How to spoil a cool Bentley car - simply get a pink paint job or vinyl wrap as these pictures show. This Mansory Vitesse shown at recent Frankfurt Motor Show has carbon fiber hood and trim, glossy black turbine type wheels and the tackiest pink interior which includes some ugly purple carbon fiber trim to polish off this disaster.
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Seriously Cool Car Paint JobsA collection of cool car paint jobs. There are some seriously cool and wacky car art masterpieces out there on our streets! Wonder how much these modifications would effect car insurance quotes? Anyway check these out!
There are thousands of artistically cool cars out there and I will post on these in the coming months.

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Snobby Joes
Created By: Isa Chandra Moskowitz
Use: Pardina Brown Lentils
Yields: 4-6 servings
Kid-approved, Vegan
Snobby Joes
Recipe courtesy of Isa Chandra Moskowitz, IsaChandra.com
4 cups water
1 cup dried Spanish Pardina brown lentils from PNW Co-op Specialty Foods
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced small
1 green pepper, diced small
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon salt
8 oz. can tomato sauce
1/4 cup tomato paste
3 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 Tablespoon yellow mustard
4 to 6 kaiser rolls or sesame buns (optional – for serving)
- Put the lentils in a small sauce pot and pour in 4 cups water.
- Cover and bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, until lentils are soft.
- Drain and set aside.
- About 10 minutes before the lentils are done boiling, preheat a medium soup pot over medium heat.
- Saute the onion and pepper in the oil for about 7 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and saute a minute more.
- Add the cooked lentils, chili powder, oregano and salt, then mix.
- Add the tomato sauce and tomato paste. Cook for about 10 minutes.
- Add the maple syrup and mustard and heat through.
- Turn the heat off and let sit for about 10 minutes, so that the flavors can meld, or go ahead and eat immediately if you can't wait.
For more delicious recipes from Isa Chandra, please visit IsaChandra.com


text: Ignore the fact that it's in a shopping centre, Epoch is great, says Gaby Soutar Anyone who's seen zombie film Dawn of the Dead or read Stephen King's The Mist, will know that shopping centres can occupy a dark place in some people's psyche. I understand why. I'm not a fan of the mall experience, mainly because of the lack of windows, and the Escher-esque stairs and escalators that seem designed so you'll go in circles and never find the exit. WHERE IS THE EXIT? Eating out in these unnatural spaces has never been a positive experience either. I'm thinking bad burgers (Wimpy?) circa the Eighties on the ground floor of Edinburgh's Waverley Market (now Princes Mall), the grim cafe in the St James Centre (currently semi-flattened), or any miserable Costa in every other place. Still, Glasgow's Princes Square is a more up-market venue. I still pine for afternoon tea at their cafe/shop Fifi and Ally, once on the top deck. Nowadays at the rear on the basement level, across the central stage-like ring, where toddlers spin and dance, you'll find this five month old restaurant. We were the only diners on our visit, maybe because the shops were shutting and it was Monday. The staff were rattling around, while, rather than the usual shopping centre musak, dire pop tunes that sounded like something from the latest Now That's What I Call Music compilation bounced around the space. Not my favourite kind of atmosphere. However, their all-day menu has a good selection of stuff and we had high hopes, partially because this place's head chef is Andrew Greenan, who has experience at the Glasgow branch of The Honours and One Devonshire Gardens. There are flexible sizes of dish, to suit pit-stop shoppers or post-retail lingerers. We mainly ordered from the Small Plates section, with options that came as they were ready. However, first to arrive was something from the For the Table list – a tarte-flambėe-inspired flatbread pizzette (£6.25), It boasted a light and salty topping of sour cream, caramelised onion and diced bacon. We cut it into postage stamp sized squares to make it go further, but all too soon, it disappeared down our respective gullets. Next was the Oriental fried chicken (£7.50), which featured crusty bits of wing and leg – dry in parts but also satisfyingly crusty on top, with a sesame-ish soy and ginger coating, and a side of fresh and lime-injected kohlrabi coleslaw. We couldn't really find the "candied aubergine" element in our sea bream option (£9) – perhaps it had been replaced by the ratatouille, or the coiled ribbon of courgette. Still, it was a great dish – crispy skinned, with a pool of thick red pepper sauce. The slow braised beef cheek (£9.50) was a good dollop of soft dark meat, with slivers of potato, a "creamed sauerkraut", as well as some straight up sauerkraut, and veiny savoy cabbage in its pre-pickling stage, all heaped with a robust and conker-coloured jus. However, my favourite was the billowing bowlful of twice-baked comte cheese soufflé (£6.50), which was as intensely cheesy as a karaoke party at a mouse's house. Our only Big Plate was the goat's cheese ravioli (£12.50), which was pleasant enough – strewn with roasted red peppers, sage leaves and ladles of butter – though not quite as exciting as all the lovely Small Plates. You should, however, save yourself for breakfast, as puddings include a rather spectacular French toast (£5.50). It featured slabs of cinnamon and sugar crusted brioche, with a slightly granular toffee sauce on the side and a blob of silky tonka bean ice-cream. Forget Special K, this is where brekkie is at. We also loved the tea-time Epoch eclair (£4.50) – a crisp glove of glazed pastry filled with whipped cream and topped with orange zest and white chocolate. Lovely things, and in a style that reflects what this restaurant is really for – daytime noshing and socialising for those with lots of shopping bags and low blood sugar. For once, it was nice to be in a shopping centre and in zero hurry to locate the nearest exit. n Epoch Princes Square,48 Buchanan Street,Glasgow (0141-261 0291) Epoch, Glasgow, restaurant reviewFood80%Ambience70%75%Overall ScoreReader Rating: (0 Votes)0% About The AuthorGaby SoutarGaby Soutar is a lifestyle editor at The Scotsman. She has been reviewing restaurants for The Scotsman Magazine since 2007 and edits the weekly food pages. Let us know what you think comments


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Wednesday Raiding - First foray into Mythic!
People were a bit disgruntled we were trying Mythic on Wedneesday. They said that it wasn't confirmed. I did put in the message of the day "Considering mythic ABT on Wednesday", which technically is not CONFIRMING we are doing mythic but perhaps its only me who reads between the lines to say that "We are considering doing Mythic on Wednesday if there are enough numbers, but if we don't have 20 people then we will do heroic." I do spend a significant amount of time trying to deciper meanings and implications when sometimes there are none, when most other people read it and take it as it is. Literally.
So next week, I will have to be more specific and say "Mythic ABT on Thursday pending numbers." Actually, that's a heaps better way to say it. Why didn't I say that the first time?
So, we actually had 20 people turn up. Splatz was held up at work but we were all ready to go, so in the end we decided to just flip to heroic and do that until Splatz arrived. He arrived as we were about to pull Dogs, so we did Felhounds, and then went back to Mythic.
Fortunately the first boss in Mythic is easy, and it only took us a few goes to get it whilst we worked out the things we needed to do. Everyone was keen, everyone seemed to enjoy themselves, but everyone did NOT enjoy the fact that I forgot to turn off master loot. UGH. And, I forgot to roll. BLAH.
What makes it even worse? We forgot to take a kill pic! We thought, hey we'll take it from this bridge angle whilst we're doing mobs, but the boss despawned and I had a mini-hissy.
Felhounds is another story with tons of stuff on the ground everywhere and more coordinated movement which is killing a lot of the casters. But, it's making some solid movement, so we're going ok.
Which moves to the next topic. What day did people want to do mythic? Everyone said that Wednesday was a dumb day. I chose Wednesday because that's the day with the most people on so we would guarantee a run. However, most of them wanted to do Thursday, and so, next week we will do Thursday. My concern is that once we kill Argus, people will just go away and not come to Mythic. I only want to get 13 mythic kills (I don't know how many I need, but I know you can get it at 13) so I can get a mythic cache from my Antorus missions. And, with this week's release of Allied Races, prepurchase of the expansion, there is a lot of time left for us to do our kills. More on that later!
But! Good work Frostwolves on our first Mythic kill! See, that wasn't so bad was it?


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|Wyoming Department of Corrections Receives Prestigious National Award with the American Correctional Association
|By Wyoming Department of Corrections
|Published: 02/08/2019
Cheyenne, – The Wyoming Department of Corrections has become one of only three prison systems in the United States to receive the American Correctional Association's (ACA) Lucy Webb Hayes Award.
This award is presented to an agency that demonstrates a strong commitment to public safety by ensuring all areas of operations meet highly regarded and nationally recognized industry standards.
"Receiving the prestigious Lucy Webb Hayes award is a great honor for our department and state," said WDOC Director Bob Lampert, who accepted the award in January, 2019 at the ACA's semi-annual national conference in New Orleans. "This honor speaks volumes to the professionalism and dedication of our staff – correctional officers, wardens, field agents, teachers, support staff and many others. They are our most important resource."
The Lucy Webb Hayes Award was established to recognize correctional agencies that have achieved 100% compliance with both ACA accreditation standards and Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards. ACA has a total of 525 standards (62 mandatory, 463 non-mandatory) and PREA encompasses 43 lead standards with 192 provisional requirements.
Facilities must comply with 100% of ACA mandatory standards and 90% of the non-mandatory standards to maintain accreditation status. Federal law requires 100% compliance with all 192 requirements within the PREA audit process.
The award is named for Lucy Webb Hayes (1831-1889). She was the wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes, who served as ACA's first President at its founding in 1870. Following this, he became the 19th President of the United States from 1877 to 1881.
This is the second three-year term in which the WDOC has been fully accredited with ACA. In 2015 the department received a Commitment to Excellence Award, also known as the Golden Eagle Award, for their initial accreditation of all facilities and programs within its jurisdiction.
Achieving the Lucy Webb Hayes award is another example of why the WDOC is recognized as a benchmark correctional agency. The Wyoming Department of Corrections contributes to public safety by exercising reasonable, safe, secure and humane management, while actively providing offenders opportunities to become law-abiding citizens.
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ITEM DESCRIPTION: editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 17 April 1862, page 2, column 1.
BACKGROUND: On the previous day, 16 April 1862, the Congress of the Confederate States of America passed "An Act to further provided for the public defence [sic]." This law latter became more commonly known as the "Confederate Conscription Act of 1862." The full text of the act can be seen on the website Documenting the American South; see pages 29-31 in The Statutes at Large of the Confederate States of America, Commencing with the First Session of the First Congress; 1862. Public Laws of the Confederate States of America, Passed at the First Session of the First Congress; 1862. Private Laws of the Confederate States of America, Passed at the First Session of the First Congress; 1862: Electronic Edition.
CITATION: Editorial, The Daily Journal (Wilmington, N.C.), 17 April 1862, page 2, column 1. North Carolina Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
We publish to-day the conscription bill passed by the Confederate Congress. We take it from the Richmond Examiner, and suppose it is in the main correct, but cannot vouch for its being absolutely so.
It is, beyond question, the most important measure that has ever passed the Confederate Congress. It is too important to be discussed without the fullest understanding, not only of the effect of all its provisions, but also the circumstances under which it was passed and the supposed necessity existing at the time for its passage.
No appeal in opposition could reach Congress before its adjournment on Monday. No fair criticism can be indulged in without full knowledge of the circumstances, and all circumstances ; and as our representatives in both branches of the Confederate Congress will be home next week, we may have an opportunity of learning from themselves what, perhaps, might be deemed incompatible with the public safety to make public through the press.
These extreme stretches of power can find their justification only in that kind of overruling necessity which permits a man to take a human life in self-defence. However sufficient the justification, the necessity must always be a painful one, and the decision upon its existence, involves a deep responsibility. So in this case. We must look upon the action of the law as merely temporary. like martial law. We must look upon its character as not otherwise reconcilable with our ideas of civil freedom. But as we must submit for a time to many things, from a sense of duty and conviction of their necessity, so we will submit to this, when equally convinced.—We cannot be so with our present knowledge. We cannot say, until we hear more, that the further knowledge will not convince us.
Awaiting such explanation as we hope to receive—neither joining in querulous denunciation nor in flippant applause, we withhold any further remarks for the present, aware that this is a matter, the true estimate of which must depend upon a true and full knowledge of all the antecedent circumstances and the apprehended contingencies.


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You may have noticed that I'm not writing her quite as much as I usually do. I'm trying to keep my nose to the grindstone on my Mothers of Intention book project and make some headway before the holidays (to the friends who have been making sure I stay focused, I say thank you!)
While I was doing some research on organizations that focus on getting more women to run for public office, I came across this video at the site for Emerge America. After writing earlier this week about the importance of focusing on women and girls globally, I was reminded that we need remember what a great resource we have in girls here at home, as well:
Maybe not all these high school students will run for elective office, but being exposed to the idea of it might make them more likely to find other ways to incorporate politics and activism into their lives as adults!


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Holiness: Thy Kingdom Come
I can still hear the echo, mostly of my mother, telling me, "If you don't have something positive to say, be quiet." And it is still a good guide. On the other hand, if you have something important to say, you should say it. So, what do we have to say?
This is the really important question about our church and its tradition. Not how big we are or whether we are growing. Not whether we will survive or prosper. But do we have something important to say? I want to suggest that we do and what that might be. A vision of holiness is the vision that called us into being and shaped our tradition.
That vision is what we have to say. If we are going to be who we are, if we are not going to be simply lost in the blended identity of generic evangelicalism, this vision is what we have to say. That is not to say that this is about our ownership of the vision of holiness, as if it belongs to us. It is about whether the vision of holiness "owns" us—whether we belong totally to the God who gives it.
Some fear that our attention to this issue of our identity is too much about us—about the survival of our denomination, the prominence of our tradition. God help us not to make it about that. Rather, I am persuaded that the question really concerns the vitality and prominence of the vision of holiness.
So, explore with me. Let's consider together whether we have something constructive to say or whether we should be quiet. If we conclude that we have something important to say, let's determine to say it.
The Vision
What is holiness? It is the possibility of being drawn into God's life, to live in God's kingdom. Holiness means being drawn into something larger than ourselves. Holiness is about more than just a personal experience. God's grand plan of redemption and restoration is holiness. It includes us, but it is not just about us. Holiness is God's work to correct the damage of sin and bring all of creation under His ordering rule.
When every knee bows and every tongue confesses that Jesus Christ is Lord, it will be a very different world from the one we know. Isaiah 35 points to that new creation. Nature itself will be restored. This is the nature that Paul says in Romans 8 is "groaning" in anticipation, longing for its liberation from bondage to decay.
In the new creation, the desert will bloom and the wilderness will blossom. Lame persons will leap and the dumb will shout. Burning sand will become a pool. It will be a way of healing and safety and blessing. And it will be called the way of holiness. For where God reigns, living waters flow.
Where God rules, brokenness is healed. Where Jesus is Lord, life begins. The vision of holiness is the vision of God's triumph over sin.
The Possibility
What I have said so far is simply the message of the eschatological hope of Christianity. Christians across time and space would echo a resounding "Amen" to that hope. When we have voiced that vision we participate in the great chorus of believers. How wonderful to sing in that great choir! Our vision of holiness is not unique or sectarian. We are not advocating some "border" vision of Christian faith but rather standing at the very heart of Christian hope.
The holiness we are called to is not a different character of mercy, compassion, justice, or love than other Christian traditions. What we have to say—and what we have to say—is that this transforming reality of grace is possible now. It is not simply a future vision for which we wait in hopeful anticipation.
It is not the definition of holiness that formed us but its possibility. This is at the heart of the message of the Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. The healing, transforming reality of God's new creation in Christ is available now.
The distinctive message behind our teaching of entire sanctification is its availability, its possibility. We have been shaped by the audacious belief that God's transforming grace makes holiness, God's new creation, possible in this life. We believe that the reality of that new creation—for all of creation and for each of us—can break into this broken reality now. It is not complete, but it has truly begun in a decisive way.
Many voices in the long conversation of the Church, and many voices today, say that such a transformation is only possible in eternity, not here, not now.
The Christian life is a journey toward God, but only tentatively. We may hope to experience a moderate degree of transformation but should expect that this life will always be spiritually conflicted. We will long for Christ but also be captive to sin and our deep longings for this world as long as we live in it. These voices are not only coming from outside our tradition.
There are voices calling energetically for an abandonment of this too idealistic and perhaps misguided notion that God can transform us. Rather, let's talk about our relation to a holy God, our participation in a holy liturgy, our commitment to social and cultural issues of holiness. Perhaps we have at times tended to think about the message of holiness too exclusively in terms of a second crisis experience, as if that were all there is to holiness.
When we decided that we weren't sure about a second crisis experience, we left holiness as a decisive reality behind. That is, we left behind the sense of imminent possibility, the expectation that God's transforming grace can be at work here, and now, in a way that redefines us as persons. Let me be clear. I want to affirm the idea of a second work of grace, a decisive experience. But what seems to be at stake here is more than the nature of a second crisis experience.
At the heart of the holiness message we have believed that God can, and will, act decisively in a way that transforms us. That confidence was behind the second crisis moment, but also every other "moment." It defined an expectant, confident posture toward God. We expect Him to forgive, heal, restore, and transform in a miracle of grace.
This means that we invite the reign of Christ in us in such a way that it orders everything we are and do. Disorder and conflict should be replaced by the settled rule of Christ, where we are as we were meant to be. Because we have been raised with Christ and our lives are now given to Him, we should set our minds and hearts on Him in such a way that we have "settled the question."
By God's grace, we put to death the patterns and captivity of death and become clothed in the character of Christ, living in such a way that Christ rules our lives. We are called to a moment, the realization of a new reality—not just a vague hope, but a compelling vision of what is possible in Christ—that we could come to the place where Christ is all in all; where the captivity of the sin of this world into which we were born no longer holds us; where we have set our minds and hearts in a single-minded focus on the things of Christ. That vision shapes and draws us. It is the reality in which and toward which we move.
That call, that expectation, forms the horizon of meaning that shapes us, not just in a second crisis moment, but in every moment.
The call tells us that this reality in some way can and should be completed in us. We expect God's transforming work to be a present reality that is so powerfully at work that it will come to define decisively who we are. When we cease to believe that, Christianity becomes a journey with no expectation of arrival—a process without an end. We lost track of the second crisis experience and with it the expectation of God's powerfully transformative intersection with human sin, brokenness, and need. We may be doing good things—practicing disciplines, administering mercy, seeking justice—but we're just traveling.
Here is what we have to say.
God's transforming grace is not a remote eschatological, or future, hope. It is available as a present reality.
The new creation begins now if we will let it. When human surrender places faith in the God who is available, miracles of new creation happen. The dominion of sin is broken. Its power to condemn is defeated.
Our alienation opens to reconciliation, our brokenness to healing, and our death to God's life. Not just in heaven. Not only in eternity. But right here. Right now. God's work of salvation—in every part—is His work of holiness . . . redeeming, restoring, and transforming sinful, broken, lost humanity. Delivering, reconciling, and healing. A new creation. God's work of new creation draws us into His life and the work of new creation that God is doing for the whole world. Thy kingdom come. That's something to say.
Carl Leth is dean of the School of Theology and Christian Ministry at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais, Illinois.
Holiness Today, July/August 2008
Please note: This article was originally published in 2008. All facts, figures, and titles were accurate to the best of our knowledge at that time but may have since changed.


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Cavaquinho minhoto (Cavaquinho from Minho)
Found mostly in the Portuguese region of Minho, the Cavaquinho minhoto maintains strong links to the characteristic musical forms of its region. Structurally, the fingerboard is level with the soundboard, facilitating the practice of rasgueado (a kind of percussive strumming) typical of this music. It has twelve frets, with a soundhole usually shaped in a half circle topped by two teardrops, although some are round. The Cavaquinho uses a wide range of tunings that vary according to location, traditional forms, and even players. Four metal, or sometimes nylon (originally gut), strings are typically tuned D4 A4 B4 E4, from low to high, perhaps the most versatile tuning, while G3 G3 B4 D4 or A4 A4 C#4 E4 are the most commonly used among players from Braga for the practice of the varejamento do malhão (a kind of two-finger strumming), and the vira (a traditional dance) in the moda velha (old style).
Cavaquinho minhoto (Cavaquinho from Minho)
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Democratic Republic Of Congo
The U.S. said on Friday that family members of U.S personnel in the Democratic Republic of Congo who were evacuated last week can now return to the country after an assessment of the security conditions.
The embassy last week asked its personnel to evacuate due to safety concerns related to the volatile political climate.
"The order to depart was made last week out of an abundance of caution considering the unstable and unpredictable security situation in the DRC," the embassy said in a statement.
The order to depart was made last week out of an abundance of caution considering the unstable and unpredictable security situation in the DRC.
"In our latest re-evaluation, we have assessed that security conditions permit the return of family members," it added.
Already, the United States has sanctioned three members of President Joseph Kabila's inner circle who were said to have aided in blocking planned elections and committed human rights abuses.
No less than 50 people were killed last month in anti-government protests in the capital Kinshasa.
Presidential elections in DRC were initially scheduled for November .
Kabila's government linked the delay to budgetary and logistical problems.
However, the opposition said elections have been purposely delayed to keep Kabila in power.
Kabila is barred by the constitution from participating in the next presidential election.
He has ruled Africa's top copper producer since his father's assassination in 2001.


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Author : Olivia Levez
Publishers : Rock the Boat (an imprint of Oneworld Publications)
Pub date: 04 May 2017
Source : I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. (Thank you!)
Book blurb :
Why would a girl who has everything want to run away and never be found?
Willow has staged runaways ever since she was a little girl. She has everything a young person should want: a rich daddy, clothes, money, a pony and a place at a prestigious boarding school. In reality, she has everything except the thing she really wants: a father who cares enough to find her.
Aged sixteen, on the eve of her father's wedding, she ruins the bride's dress and escapes through a window, determined never to return. Her missing mother was a circus performer, and Willow wants to follow in her footsteps. But the performers she meets don't want her. When her last bit of money is stolen by Suze, another runaway girl she thought she could trust, Willow becomes really homeless. Then Suze comes tumbling back into her life and a desperate Willow has to decide whether to trust her all over again . . .
So begins their frightening, exhilarating odyssey though hunger, performance, desperation and dreams. Will they both survive and will Willow make it to the circus of her imagining?
Olivia Levez takes you into the very heart of a girl who wants so hard to be lost, but saves herself through a powerful friendship and the awakening of a need for home.
My thoughts :
Running away is as easy as breathing for Willow. She has ran away from her rich dad several times during her 16 years of life. This time, though, she plans her escape (from what!?) and lists out rules that she needs to follow to make sure she doesn't get caught again. She experiences life out of her luxurious home, begs, steals, auditions for the circus, gets betrayed and learns so much about herself during this escapade.
I may have a love/hate relationship towards this book because i didn't like Willow that much. The book tells that she is from a very rich background, with her own ponies and boarding school and house keeper etc. Yet, she is unhappy and tries to run away at every chance. The reason why she is so much obsessed with running away is – her dad doesn't love her, she wants to find her mother who is presumed to have worked in a Circus, and she hates that her dad is re-marrying the Handbag (All through the book, this character is referred to as Handbag, no reasons provided, although actual name is given). She sabotages the wedding dress – so much hatred – and runs off with her gap year money in search of a mother whose memory is only associated with her throwing off baby Willow in the air. Right!
Looked like Willow hated everyone – except Suze (a street performer, also a runaway) who she initially hates and then takes care of later in the book – even her house keeper. Why there is so much angst, I couldn't comprehend. Rich, spoilt and naive. Willow recalls how her dad is never the one to find her and which is why she keeps running away – to be found. I liked the Circus part of the book, where she tries to learn new things and live her dream although short lived.
Some people would have liked the Suze-Willow part, but truthfully that just made me sad and think this is how much you suffer or experience when you run away from home. The world is not a happy place for runaways.. People betray you, cheat you, take advantage of you and leave you with broken heart and lessons for a lifetime. So yes, I recommend this to those that seek attention from parents, to those that are feeling unwanted, left out and want to leave everything behind in search of a place where they would belong.
My rating is 4/5 stars 🙂


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Chelsea, a feral cat, relaxes under the shade of a bush as she and other feral cats from San Nicholas Island live in a newly built habitat at the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona on Tuesday.
Dozens of feral cats that once appeared doomed to be euthanized have a new home in Ramona after being rescued from one of the Channel Islands off Ventura County.
Shelters euthanize about half of the 8 million cats they take in annually and usually have no resources to handle the hundreds of thousands of feral cats that roam in the wild, said Betsy McFarland, senior director of companion animals for the Humane Society of the United States. However, the Fund for Animals Wildlife Center in Ramona has made an exception for 54 feral felines taken from San Nicolas Island.
Wildlife officials and the U.S. Navy, which owns the island, recently decided to remove the cats to improve the nesting success of seabirds that increasingly use the islands as a refuge.
After learning the cats may be euthanized, the Humane Society began working with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, California Department of Fish and Game and the Navy on an alternative to killing the cats.
"We wanted the island to have a safe environment for all those native creatures while still having a good outcome for the cats," McFarland said.
The Humane Society supports programs that catch, spay and re-release feral cats, but that was not an option at San Nicholas, which along with San Clemente Island is one of two Channel Islands owned by the Navy.
In an unusual step, the Humane Society agreed to find a permanent home for the feral cats, which probably will never be adopted because they grew up wild.
The Web site DoGreatGood.com, which raises funds for charities helping animals and other causes, provided more than $100,000 to build a habitat at the Ramona center, which focuses on rehabilitating and re-releasing injured local wildlife.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Officer Annie Little said contracted workers in June began capturing the cats with padded leg-hold traps, which were used because the cats would not go into box traps.
"They were very fractious, very ungrateful guests," said Holly Hazard, chief innovations officer for the Humane Society.
Since their arrival, however, some of the cats have become surprisingly comfortable with people and are even allowing workers at the center to pet them.
"There's a couple that are starting to warm up," McFarland said.
Some of the cats were pregnant when captured, and the 54 felines include 18 kittens that may be suitable for adoption, officials at the center said.
Nobody is certain how the cats first got on San Nicolas Island, but they may have first been introduced by shepherds in the early 1900s, Little said. The recent population probably came from Navy personnel who brought the cats to the islands in the 1950s and 1960s, she said.
Cats trapped at the island were flown directly to the Ramona Airport on a small chartered plane, Little said. The majority of the population probably has been captured, but trapping will continue until February, which is the start of the breeding season for foxes on the island, she said.


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Computers/ Internet/ Searching: ICQ- Combining Education and Technology
Having seeped through nearly all stages of learning including courses and programs at university, it only makes sense to recognise that technology is the fundamental tool for today's education. Knowledge is no longer just kepts in books. Just think of any subject in education and you will find it on the internet, developed in apps, spread through videos and so on. A lot of learning institutions, especially in tier 1 & 2 cities have integrated technology into their school curriculums to make learning an interactive and fun activity.
Combining education with technology is truly helping a lot of students with many people being able to access high standards of education from premier universities through e-learning.
Even educators have come to rely on technology to get the latest developments in their particular line of work, and they are also able to make learning more interactive – therefore, more engaging.
Aside from helping students fit in a quickly digitised world, technology has made it easier for them to pick up on once difficult concepts that have been simplified using – for instance – visual representations. As a result, students have become more creative with children as young as 9 years old learning how to create software codes.
Parents too have come to understand that technology is not the gift from hell that has come to destroy their kids – through porn for example, or violent videogames. When used appropriately and monitored well, it provides a lot of valuable information that enhances what their kids learn in school. While technology is a double edged sword, students just need to receive the right guidance so they make healthy choices in terms of what they access.
Technology has permeated through all education sectors and is expected to grow a hundred-fold. Institutions that are yet to embrace it as an integral part of learning need to take the necessary measures to make a change and help their workers or their students grow to their maximum potential.


text: In Cabrita Reis' work, Piranesi's imagined jails metaphorically represent the mind prisons of our times. The artist simbolically demolish what he had simbolically built on. Bricks curtains trace a hostile path. By destroying some parts of it, Cabrita Reis highlights the frailty of every type of reclusion and makes an action of freedom. The walls broken profiles, the neon cold light, the ruins on the ground- simple and recycled materials to reinvent the space and to giveit a new function- disorient the viewer and spurs him to react.


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I want connect to Postgres ODBC data source with direct query enabled. So I took this sample project, https://github.com/Microsoft/DataConnectors/tree/master/samples/ODBC/SqlODBC, point Config_DriverName variable to "PostgreSQL Unicode(x64)" (name of my psqlODBC driver, version 03.51), and set ConnectionString based on a working ODBC DSN.
I am using Power BI Desktop, Version 2.61.5192.601 64-bit (August 2018), and there is no problem to add one table to my Power BI report.
But whenever I put a column into a table (or any other viz), I got this error:
OLE DB or ODBC error: [Expression.Error] We couldn't fold the expression to the data source. Please try a simpler expression.
And it happened to any column, varchar, number or date.
My original post on github: https://github.com/Microsoft/DataConnectors/issues/143
Hi @xsgao_pbi,
Which modification you made in SqlODBC sample project? Would you please share the whole project files with us?
Best Regards,Qiuyun Yu
Here is the link to my project on github: https://github.com/Microsoft/DataConnectors/files/2329590/SenturusDataConnector2.zip
Thanks for your project. I gave reported this issue internally: CRI 82027633. Will update here once I get any information.
I got information below:
Folding and DQ of custom connectors is not something that we support. If the customer wants to participate in the folding stack, they have to implement Table.View, instead of wrapping PostgreSQL connector.
We got this fix by adding SQLGetTypeInfo and SQLColumns functions. PostgreSQL ODBC driver returns some duplicate types with same type names, and making them unique fixed the problem - no "cannot fold expression" errors now.
I am running into the same problem that you encountered. I created a custom connector to connect to postgres ODBC datasource with direct query enabled.
I get the 'Cannot fold expression to the datasource" error. But once I add the SQLGetTypeInfo and SQLColumns functions, not even able to load data from a table in PBI desktop due to an error - "Expression error - Token literal expected"
Could you please elaborate on your solution. Should the SQLGetTypeInfo function be modified to return only unique types? And any changes required in SQLColumns function?
Even i am running into the same problem.
I have tried using Table.Distinct to remove duplicate type name, but still getting the same problem.
@xsgao_pbi can you please share how you got it working?
Please refer to https://github.com/microsoft/DataConnectors/blob/master/docs/odbc.md, Section "SQLGetTypeInfo using a static table".
You don't have to support/map all PostgreSQL data types, only those you need to support.


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Hard Times
Sometimes in life, you have those moments when you think you will never be able to be happy like you dreamed. That has happened a few times, but it hit me the hardest when I found out that my pregnancy with my husband was ectopic. For those of you who don't know, this seems to be a common problem, but this was the second time this happened to me. The first time, I knew I was not ready for a baby and honestly couldn't see myself stuck to the man I was with for the rest of my life. It was hard, but I was able to accept it. I had my left fallopian tube removed and was told that I could have children, but I would have to be very careful because the risk of another ectopic was high. Unfortunately, this was said to be caused by a disease my boyfriend gave to me after he cheated on me. Even though I had been treated for and was clear of the disease, it still caused me to have my first ectopic pregnancy in 2005.
My husband and I never really planned to get pregnant. Since 2005, I had not even had a hint of being able to get pregnant. After being with my husband two years and being married one, we got pregnant. On Valentine's Day 2013, it was confirmed. We rejoiced and prayed for a safe pregnancy. I remember asking God to please let this be real and healthy. Well, a week after I found out I was pregnant, I began bleeding. This was scary for me because it was how my last ectopic pregnancy started. I hoped that the bleeding would stop. There was no physical pain, but the bleeding was steady. So, about two weeks later, I went to the ER. Of course, they did an ultrasound and did some more tests. They determined that, once again, my pregnancy was ectopic. Sitting with my husband in the ER, we were faced with a choice: take Chemo and try to kill the cells and save my last tube or just have the tube removed, taking away all my chances to conceive naturally. We made the choice to have the tube removed. That still gave us the option to do in vitro fertilization one day.
The hardest part of all of this is watching three of my sister in laws and several friends have babies this year. Two of those friends made me godmother to their little baby girls. I almost hate to see the happiness of all of them with their new babies, knowing that the only way for us to have one is through some scientific process that doesn't always work. I try to console myself, convincing myself we weren't ready for a baby yet, but it is still hard an sad.
The scars remind me daily of my mistakes and the decisions I made in the past that have affected me adversely in the future. They say you should learn lessons from your mistakes, but what lesson is this to learn? I am now married and can't provide my husband with a child. Is that not the purpose of sex? To procreate and raise your children to love and respect God? It sucks that something so pleasurable can cause so much mental pain. I am almost jaded to sex now. But this too shall pass. Everything eventually does. Not sure what to do about this. Maybe someone can help.


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Vanessa Vaughn finishes a call and models lingerie for the camera. She rubs her hairy pussy and hairy pits and knows we want more. She grabs her vibrator and fucks her hairy pussy as it slides in and out.
Vanessa Vaughn strips off her clothes, and we see her hot figure. 36AA breasts, hairy pits, and a hairy pussy got our attention. She grabs her massive dildo and masturbates to full orgasm.
Vanessa Vaughn is blowing bubbles and having a lot of fun. She takes off her lingerie and tights and gets naked for us. She rubs and masturbates with her hairy pussy and really enjoys orgasming for us.
Vanessa Vaughn is vacuuming in her yellow tights and denim shorts. All naked on her chair, she gets her vibrator and begins to masturbate. She fucks her hairy pussy in and out with it to enjoy.
Vanessa Vaughn is pretty in pink, and it comes off as she shows off her hairy bush for us. She sits on her table and pours milk all over her body> it over her breasts, hairy pussy and looks amazing.


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When should I do a drivers license change of address in Nebraska?
Drivers should change address on drivers license in Nebraska no more than 60 days after the address change, per Nebraska state statute. A DMV change of address request should be submitted by any new Nebraska residents with a driving license, state ID card or driving permit within the 60-day period. Married couples, students moving out of their parents' homes and residents moving into an assisted living facility should all make sure to change drivers license address information, along with the rest of their personal documentation. Divorced parties must also apply for DMV change of addresses if they move to a new home.
Where to Change Drivers License Address in Nebraska
A Nebraska resident must change a drivers license address online or in person at a local DMV office, depending on DMV restrictions and the driver's preference. A mail-in drivers license change of address option is not offered by the Nebraska DMV. The two methods for a DMV change of address apply to standard vehicle operation licenses and not learners permits or state identification cards.
In Person
Some drivers may prefer changing driver's license address details at their local Department of Motor Vehicles office. At the office, drivers will receive a DMV change of address form for standard operating licenses (Class O). Along with the form, drivers must provide proof of identity and residency to make the necessary address changes. Changing Nebraska drivers license address information requires the driver to submit one document to prove his or her identity, such as a valid passport, driver's license or state identification card. Nebraska drivers must also provide two original documents of address verification with their new place of residence, including but not limited to a lease agreement, a blank check, addressed magazines no more than 90 days old or an insurance policy card. Residents changing a drivers license address in Nebraska must also pay the appropriate fees for a license address update. Drivers will receive a receipt with driving privileges that expires after 30 days.
Note: The fees for changing drivers license address information are based on license replacement fees. These fees vary based on license classes and the length of time for which the license is valid (five years, three years, etc.).
Drivers changing a Nebraska drivers license address may prefer the convenience of the online option. Some restrictions do apply to an online drivers license change of address, so Nebraska drivers should not assume they are eligible for an online change of address. Class O, motorcycle licenses and state ID cards may change a drivers license address online, while all other licensed Nebraska drivers must apply at their local DMV office. Nebraska drivers with a name change since their last license must visit their local DMV to change the drivers license address and bring the appropriate documentation. Additionally, drivers may not change a Nebraska drivers license address online more than twice in a five-year period.
For an online drivers license change of address, applicants need two proof of residency documents, a credit or debit card for payment, a valid phone number and a valid email address. The standard DMV address change fees apply to the online process, although the online system charges an additional vendor's fee, so drivers should consider this when updating their license address.
Note: If a drivers license renewal is due within the 60-day period for address change requirements, then a Nebraska DMV address change may be requested at that time.
Consequences for Not Performing a Driver's License Change of Address in Nebraska
It is important to learn how to change a driver's license address in Nebraska so that you do not suffer the consequences of having outdated credentials. After a change in residency, you are responsible for changing driver license address information to prevent discrepancies with personal information and traffic citations from law enforcement. Without a DMV change of address reflected on your ID, you may not have the documentation necessary to prove your residency in instances such as applying for employment or other identification and supplying details for your bank account, as discrepancies may lead to delayed services. Additionally, failing to conduct a DMV address change may mean that you do not receive important correspondence from the department regarding your driving privileges, renewals and car registration.


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Granddaughter of Prudhoe Army veteran urges others to refer their loved ones to us this Grandparents' Day
1 October 2017 08:00
This Grandparents' Day (1 October) Chloë Costello, the granddaughter of a Prudhoe veteran, is urging others with grandparents who served in the Armed Forces and who are now struggling with sight loss to get in touch with our charity.
Chloë, 18, from Corbridge, said: "It was really sad for us when grandad lost his sight because the simple things he used to enjoy, like watching the football or reading the paper, suddenly became a real struggle. But since he found out about Blind Veterans UK he's become so much more confident and learned so many new skills. The other day he even added me on Facebook!"
Ian Henderson, Chloë's grandfather, joined the Army in 1960 for his National Service and served in the Royal Corps of Transport. He spent part of his Service in Germany, before being demobbed in 1962. Years later, in 1976, Ian realised he missed Army life and joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) as a Reserve.
Of his time in the Army Ian, 78, says: "It wasn't necessarily glamorous or heroic, but I was serving my country which gave me a great sense of pride. Looking back I can see that the discipline of life in the Army set me up well for later life."
Ian was diagnosed with glaucoma as a young man and received injection treatments which worked in one eye. Sadly, in the 1980s Ian lost his "good" eye following a work accident at his family timber company. The sight in his remaining eye continued to deteriorate due to glaucoma and cataracts, meaning he now has very minimal vision.
Ian has been supported by us since 2016. He has received IT training and a tablet with special software for vision-impaired people to help him keep in touch with his grandchildren. This is invaluable given he has both a grandson and granddaughter who currently serve in the Royal Corps of Signals and are often away from home. Ian has also discovered a new love of art and craft following a stay at one of our centres.
He explains: "I'd always fancied doing something creative but I never had the chance before I lost my sight. The staff at Blind Veterans UK showed me how to make mosaics and gave me the equipment to set up a little workshop at home. I've got eight grandchildren and some of them have also got involved with my art projects. It's something we can all enjoy together."
Ian's family have been so impressed by the support that he has received that his daughter, Lorraine Olver, from Lincoln, recently completed the Great North Run to raise money for us.
Of the support her grandad has received Chloë said: "Since joining Blind Veterans UK granddad has had a whole new lease of life. He and my grandma have made friends with other blind veterans, they've spent time way at one of the charity's rehabilitation centres and he's got a new passion for art and craft that he's passed on to us."
She continues: "This Grandparent's Day I'd really encourage others with grandparents who may have served and are now experiencing sight loss to get in touch with Blind Veterans UK, it's a charity that has done so much for us as a family."


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One night, I read someone wrote a status, appeared in my Facebook timeline. It was obviously addressed to me..
I am really sorry. Ain't able to deal with anything you left behind in the past. It is hard for you, I know, but please let you finish the unfinished, it might be better.
Everything passes, everything wears out, and everything breaks.
au vous-chère: oublie ton passé qu'il soit simple pu composé parce qu'il est trop présent, qu'il est vous détruit.
After almost four months postponed, here I continue my trip report of Hong Kong backpacking as I promised before. In this part, I decide to write up the remaining three days there. I will update it while I try to remember as well.
Second Day at HK, Dec 20th, 2013
We planned to go to Macau via HK China Ferry Terminal. We walked for fifteen minutes and passed the Harbor City. We were difficult to find the the terminal because it does not look like another port in Indonesia such as Bakauheni (Lampung) or Ketapang (Banyuwangi). The building is very modern in which we can find fast-food resto and shopping mall. We went on to the locket to buy one-way ticket. Yet, we decided to buy return-ticket because it was offered cheaper than the one-way. Fyi, there are some ferry operators so that we are available to choose which one is appropriate with our schedule and cost. I got HKD 320 for the return-ticket. Don't forget to bring your passport because we will pass the immigration gate (for free). HK money is also valid in Macau. We touched down to Macau and the Grand Lisboa was our first destination. We had to find the free-shuttle bus in front of the Macau Ferry Terminal. We were blessed (or cursed?) because at that time we reached Macau, it was the celebration of transfer of sovereignty of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China. We were able to enter the Ruins of St. Paul because of that annual ceremony.
We continued our trip to WYNN to see the water fountain show. The show is scheduled every fifteen minutes. I forgot to capture the show but here I provide the illustration of it. Beautiful, right? We did not have the lighting effect since we saw it in the afternoon. From WYNN, we went back to the ferry terminal, tried to catch the shuttle bus to the Venetian. There are the bubble show and the gondola, but it was the first time for me entering the casino room! After walking around the building, we queued the shuttle bus to ferry terminal, going back to HK mainland. It was Friday so we missed the Jumatan praying. Finding the space for sholat was very, very difficult. I myself asked for the officer at ferry terminal where the praying room but it was not available there. Finally, we prayed at the corner of waiting room (hmm, something like that). We safely arrived at HK mainland at about 10 p.m and prepared to check out for the next day. Remember, all of the apartments (and houstels) there are equipped by smoke alarms to prevent the fire in each floor. Always remind your friends not to smoke in your room. If not, the alarm will ring and disturb all dwellers. Trust me, it is annoying! On the second day, I spent HKD 539 for breakfast (Nasi Lemak+softdrink) of HKD 30, ferry ticket of HKD 320, for nasi Briyani dinner HKD 39, and the HKD 150 for the hotel.
Third Day at HK, Dec 21st 2013
We checked out from the houstel and had to come across another lodging. One of my friend suggested us to find Dompet Dhuafa (DD) office at Jardine Bazar, Causeway Bay. First of all we had no contact to call, try our luck to find the building. Alhamdulilah, there are so many Indonesian since that place are dominated by Javanese haha! We tried to speak to veiled-girl in Bahasa, asked where DD office is, and finally find the office with her. We got the permission to stay in its shelter for a night. They are very welcomed to us! They shared their experiences during working there.
Then, we left to market near Sham Shui Po station. I think there was a good things to buy so we continued to The Peak because some of us will have had to go back to Indonesia in the next day. Otherwise, because I still have tomorrow, going around to anonymous way of the city with tram was a good idea. I met with two Indonesian girls in the tram, chat with them. It was so heart touching since they would go to vocational school. They told that education is still top of their priority though they are working on weekdays. They saved some of the income to pay their tuition and books. Yeah, life is always at some turning points and they struggle to make their own! On the third day, I do not spent as much as before, just HKD 58 total.
Fourth Day at HK, Dec 22nd 2013
That day was real adventure for me. Why? Because we were close to lose contact with one of our group! Here the story. We had an opportunity to see the historical Victoria Park at Sunday Morning, what a blessed! We were just walking around for some minutes before we went back to The Peak and Madamme Tussaud Museum as planned before. We (me, my 1st friend, my 2nd friend) separated as of reaching to the Peak. My 2nd friend did not plan to visit the museum and preferred to go to the top roof. We got appointment to see in an hour in front of the museum entrance. But, do you know what will come about next? Me and my 1st friend broke the promise as we did not want miss some points of Tussaud's figures. We were late for an hour and try to wait for my 2nd friend. After an hour, he did not come out so we assumed that he's okay. We continued our trip to the Mong Kok, visiting the girl market. The bargaining skill is very important. We should bargain at least 50%-off before we decide to buy. It's so much win when we can persuade the seller to accept our offering price. I got an unique-USB-speaker and some key chains. The day turned into evening yet there was no information about my 2nd friend so we came to my shelter, expecting he showed up there. But the fact that he did not! We started to worry, made illogical assumption where he was. My 1st friend and I decided go to the Peak again by taxi to spread the information of my 2nd friend. Unexpectedly, he called me! Just a minute before the announcer speaks. He nearly screwed my first backpacking! Then we went back to the shelter and pack to go to airport. We thanked to DD's people for the help. Thank you so much! On the last day, I spent HKD 714, the most spending of all.
We took the bus to the airport and reached to the airport at about 11 p.m. I forget where we slept that night (in airport praying room again?). While waiting for another friend, I took some pictures, anathematized why this little country could build the huge airport. Later, I know that HK has the most economic freedom in 2013. Thanks God I have visited this country once in my life.
"Travel brings power and love back into your life."–Rumi
ketika cinta memelukmu, maka pasrahlah..meski pedang-pedang yang tersembunyi dibalik sayapnya melukaimu..'
Kahlil Gibran
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere.
Carl Sagan
"Kesalahan orang-orang pandai ialah menganggap yang lain bodoh, dan kesalahan orang-orang bodoh ialah menganggap orang-orang lain pandai"


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8.12.16 Issue
Carissa Hupke
Grab your lawn chairs and picnic blanket. Pack the cooler. Bring the family and invite your friends to our 6th Annual Backyard Concert Series! Enjoy the fresh air, funky tunes, and fun atmosphere, all while relaxing in our backyard. All concerts begin at 5 p.m. in the Pavilion and last until 7 p.m.
During each concert, a local youth group will be selling desserts as a fundraiser. In addition, Jewish Family Service will be taking donations for their food pantry. Pasta, pasta sauce, canned fruits in fruit juice, canned vegetables, toilet paper, tissues, toothbrushes and tooth paste are appreciated. Look for the blue bins! Please do not bring expired items.
Aug. 21, Satchel Grande will take the stage. Easily danceable and singable, Satchel Grande is straight-up the most fun(k) you'll have shakin' your tail feathers to. The combination of guitars, sax and some frisky keys allows the music to play with a gleeful ebb and flow that echoes the mood of a great George Clinton/Chromeo remix.
Aug. 28, it's Soul Dawg's turn: Soul Dawg is a dynamic funk/rock band from the Lincoln and Omaha area. This entertaining 7-piece group is composed of an extremely tight rhythm section, screaming horn section, and the premier saxophone soloist in the area. The band's vocals include lush 3 & 4-part vocal harmonies backing one of the midwest's most energetic male lead singers. Together, you've got a musical experience that grooves like no other.
Hector Anchondo, who will be here Sept. 11, doesn't just play the blues — he lives and breathes the blues. At 16-years-old, the budding musician picked up his first guitar and never looked back. Anchando has played on many stages and festivals including SXSW, Warped Tour, House of Blues Chicago, BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups to name a few. He has been a semifinalist in the 2015 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, as well as the winner of the 2014 Nebraska State Blues Challenge.
Our final concert, Sept. 18, features Lazerwolfe. Born unto the wilderness and raised by wolves, these five young men have lived their lives never knowing fear. They have spent years honing their craft and have grown from tiny defenseless cubs to those who lead the pack. They chose to honor those who have gone before and embrace the music of the past, paying tribute to such artists as Dire Straits, Bruce Springsteen, Prince and The Police. If you love it, they have played it and will so again.
We can't wait to see you there!
The JFO Backyard Concert Series is made possible by Omaha Steaks, an anonymous donor, the Special Donor Advised Fund and the Karen Sokolof Javitch Music Fund, both Funds of the Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation.
In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved to the JCC Theater.


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Hey spekgirl did you ever rid yourself of Candida? How is everything going?
Yes.. I feel better on 811rv than on McDougall. On the cooked I fill with Mucous and have really bad brain fog.
McDougall is a real upgrade from the SAD... I like to think of it as minimally harmful....
Hi! About your question about cooked grains and fruit:
I think it really depends and you have to decide for yourself. I do belive that if you want to eat cooked it's best to do it on constant basis and stick to it otherwise it's just going to be causing more problems than it's worth because you're body isn't used to it.
However I can also say that cooked food doesn't work for me and I've decided to stick to only raw. For me the biggest problem with healthy cooked food is that after being raw for so long it simply adds too much stress and then the stress leads to other problems, so for me it's not going to work :)
when i was high fat raw, i had a breakout of eczema (or something like it) on my chin, as well as extremely dry and red skin directly under my eyes. i'd never had this before, and tried everything i could think of to get rid of it. only MSM cream worked for me, and worked almost immediately—even when eczema/psoriasis cream would not. it didn't clear up any acne though, that i find clears up best when, aside from eating cleaner, you forgo moisturizers and let your skin heal on your own. i'm prone to facial redness as well, which didn't go away with MSM, though is quickly disappearing on 811.
hope this helped!
I don't eat the seeds, not sure if they'd digest well but probably wouldn't kill you if you did.
looking good in your avi btw miz spek :)
Hi gorgeous spekgirl,
I will let you know when we are around. At the moment it looks like we are heading towards Western Australia.
Happy days!
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[ this blog post is sponsored by pinqponq. however, the views shared here are of course – as always – my own. ]
we're all at this point kind of dreading the future – am i right ? and when i say the future, i'm specifically speaking about the health of the planet. i won't go on a tangent ( because please, you know i could … ) even though there is so much environmental damage that has happened and continues to happen, i try my best to be one of the hopefuls. why ?
i am genuinely proud of my ongoing sponsorship with pinqponq because not only are they a stylish af bag brand, but they're also making huge strides in the fashion industry. they take recycled plastic bottles and turn them into high-end bags ! enough said.
well actually, not enough said. they're also completely vegan certified, pfc-free, and they work with the organisation fair wear foundation, to make sure that the conditions of their workers is up to scratch : being treated well and getting paid a living wage. it feel so fresh and modern – companies that actually care about our wellbeing, the workers behind the scenes, and the environment. every time we support brands like pinqponq, we're telling the fashion world what we want more of. supply and demand – pretty simple.
okay, on to the fun bit – let's talk fashion !
although i tend to keep my outfit colour scheme neutral (to the extreme), i've recently noticed an almost deadly attraction to pale yellow. i definitely foresee that it will be the colour of this season, at least in my book. so when choosing my latest pinqponq piece to shoot, i opted for this hip bag. and boy am i glad i did – it goes so well together with all my beige pieces, updating the outfit to an appropriately happy-looking spring aesthetic.
as a typical scandi woman, oversized is my natural habitat. bumbags come in handy whenever i want to singe a waist of a coat, shirt, or cardigan. plus : hands-free practicality, who's with me ?
(speaking of practicality, the compartment and detail cleverness of these bags is sick !)
my new hip bag has already found a happy place in the pinqponq family i got going on from before. (our camera bag and one of our toilet bags are also from pinqponq, and they're also super smart. especially the camera bag is like something i've never seen before, in terms of how simple yet modifiable it is.)from a purely aesthetic point of view, this is one of the things i love about the brand : the style is so unique that you instantly know when you see a pinqponq bag. sure, you're buying an eco-friendly, practical backpack or bumbag. what you're getting though, is one of those statement pieces that elevates your outfit and shows a bit of style personality. i know you guys are feeling it as well – whenever david or i wear one of our bags in a video we get like a gazillion questions where it's from.
even though this is in writing, i'm sure you can hear how excited i am. the fashion industry is taking such huge steps forwards, and i for one is here for it. it wasn't long ago that it was completely impossible to find high-end stylish bags ( or stylish anything, for that matter ) that were also vegan, eco-friendly, and fair trade. but every season modern-thinking newcomers enter the fashion arena, showing everyone that it's possible. companies like pinqponq make it easy to be your gorgeous chic self and still feel good about your wardrobe. who says we need climate change to be hot ?
okay loves, i think that's enough from me for today. david and i are about to check out a café in our neighbourhood and enjoy the rest of this beautiful, but crazy windy day. i hope you enjoy yours as well ! talk to you soon !
love // jenny
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
From WikiPOBia
Master and Commander:The Far Side of the World was the first, and to date only filmed version of any of the Aubrey-Maturin series. It was released in 2003 and produced a world-wide box office return of $210,477,920. The film also won several awards including Oscars for Best Sound Editing and Best Cinematography in 2004.
Despite its name it takes the basic plot mostly from The Far Side of the World, but includes references and snippets of dialogue and plot from a number of the books of the Canon.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World takes lines and incidents from a number of Patrick O'Brian's books though the main plot line and strategies come from The Far Side of the World (the tenth book in the series). The film is set during the Napoleonic War, and much of the film's action takes place at sea.
|SPOILER WARNING: Plot or ending details for "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" follow.
We first see HMS Surprise off the Brazilian coast in search of a French privateer, Acheron. Captain Aubrey and his crew have been sent after Acheron to stop her from carrying the war into the Pacific Ocean by preying on the British whaling fleet, even though Acheron is described as being a "faster, heavier ship."
After a near-disastrous first encounter, Surprise follows Acheron around Cape Horn and into the Pacific where Dr. Stephen Maturin is first denied, and later given a chance, to explore part of the Galapagos Islands and in the words of Jack, "Be the first naturalist to set foot on the Islands, I'll wager." While exploring the Galapagos, Stephen finds the elusive Acheron hiding in a cove.
Taking a page from the natural world and phasmids, Jack disguises Surprise as a British whaler Syren to lure the French ship close enough to board and take her.
|Spoilers end here
- Certain scenes are filmed on the Galapagos Islands; this was the first commercial film production allowed to film on the islands.
- Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany learned to play the violin and cello respectively for the film.
- The Acheron is based on USS Constitution
- Significant scenes have been taken from other novels aside from those mentioned in the title.
- The date of the movie is 1805, however the novel is set in 1813.
Other Reading
- The Making of Master and Commander:The Far Side of the World ISBN 0-393-32553-9 by Tom McGregor
- Box Office MoJo Retrieved March 2005
- IMdb Retrieved March 2005


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Biomedical Graduate Student Organization
The Biomedical Graduate Student Organization (BGSO) seeks to unite biomedical graduate students pursuing master's and doctoral degrees in various biomedical graduate programs in the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, with the ultimate goal of enriching the student experience and promoting career and professional development.
BGSO was created by biomedical graduate students to represent and address the unique needs of all biomedical graduate students at Case Western Reserve University. In discussions with students, we have identified many important issues affecting student quality of life and educational training. Another concern among students is that information is not always adequately communicated to students. BGSO will work with students and administrators to improve awareness about issues via newsletters, student survival guides, and relevant seminars.
Biomedical graduate students would also like to see a greater emphasis on career and professional development during their training at this university. Traditionally, graduate students could anticipate a career in academia upon completion of graduate and post-doctoral training. Graduate training as it is currently conducted is predicated upon this career goal. However, due in part to the abundance of well-trained graduates and the dearth of available academic positions, newly minted PhDs must seek careers outside of academia that often require broader technical and professional skills. As an example, many jobs in biotechnology require clinical research experience that graduate students do not acquire during their training.
Many students are unaware of how to prepare for careers in or outside of academia. There are occasional career seminars that address these issues, but we students feel that more can be done. BGSO will work with students and the administration to promote career and professional development via the BGSO website and newsletter, career seminars, and perhaps also an annual career fair and symposium.
What We Do
- Promote greater career and professional development
- Promote more interaction between graduates and professionals of the School of Medicine
- Ease the transition into graduate school by creating a "survival guide"
Highlights include:
- Hosted the following professional development seminars - "Funding 101: Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students", "Scientific Journalism", "Life as a Forensic Scientist", "Planning Your Graduate Years and the Individual Development Plan", "A Day in the Life of a Biotech Scientist"
- Hosted three New Student Acclimation Luncheons - "Everything You Need to Know About Research Rotations and Surviving C3MB", "Surviving Grad School", and "Choosing a Thesis Lab and Department"
- The Community Outreach & Volunteering Committee participated in the following events - Homeless Stand Down 2010 through InterAct Cleveland, School Supplies Drive, and teaching a DNA Lab to underprivileged girls at an inner city middle school in conjunction with WISER, Women in Science and Engineering Roundtable
- Social events included a party at Howl at the Moon, a pasta dinner social, and group outing to Wicked
Minority Graduate Student Organization
The Minority Graduate Student Organization (MGSO) was formed in 2001 to foster student group identity and shared values. The MGSO meets once a month to discuss members' research experiences and future goals. We also invite faculty to discuss their research and career development.
To learn more about our programs, see our Diversity + Inclusion page.
Graduate Student Council
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is the university-wide governing body from all graduate students at CWRU. They have a variety of ways to get involved, and have many programs throughout the year dedicated to the experience and development of graduate students.
For more information on their activities and programs, visit the GSC website.