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The patent proprietor appealed against the decision of the Opposition Division (OD) to revoke the patent.
Claim 15 of the patent as granted read:
A granulate comprising dried granules formed from a phytase and a solid carrier which comprises at least 15% (w/w) of an edible carbohydrate polymer.
During the opposition proceedings, the patent proprietor filed an auxiliary request file 5 of which read:
A granulate comprising dried granules formed from a phytase and a solid carrier which comprises at least 30 % (w/w) of starch, wherein the range of size of the granulate is from 100 mym to 2000 mym, preferably 200 to 1800 mym and most preferably 300 to 1600 mym.
As the OD made A 123(2) objections, the patent proprietor filed an amended main request claim 3 of which read:
A granulate comprising dried granules formed from a phytase and a non-fibrous solid carrier which comprises at least 30 % (w/w) of starch, wherein the range of size of the granulate is from 100 mym to 2000 mym and the granulate has an activity of at least 6000 FTU/g.
During the oral proceedings (OPs), the OD informed the parties that this request did not comply with A 123(2). The patent proprietor then filed a set of amended claims to become its sole request. Claim 1 of this request read:
A granulate comprising dried granules formed from a phytase and a non-fibrous solid carrier which comprises at least 15% (w/w) of an edible carbohydrate polymer and the granulate has an activity of at least 6000 FTU/g.
The Board having announced that this request was "not allowable", the patent proprietor affirmed that he did not want to file any further request. Thus the patent was revoked.
The patent proprietor filed an appeal and requested that the latest main request be admitted into the proceedings and the patent be maintained on the basis of that request.
[2] The patent in suit was revoked for non-compliance with A 113(2), following the OD's decision not to admit the proprietor's sole request as filed during the OPs (that is what was clearly intended by the OD and what was understood by the parties, even if the division said the request was "not allowable" […]) and the subsequent refusal of the proprietor to amend that request and/or to file auxiliary requests. Whether or not the decision under appeal correctly relied on the absence of a text of the patent submitted or agreed by the proprietor depends, thus, on the answer to the preliminary question whether or not the OD was right in not admitting the proprietor's final request filed during the OPs on the ground that its filing constituted an abuse of the proceedings.
[3] In principle, during opposition proceedings a patent proprietor is free to withdraw at any time a request which contains limitations made in an attempt to overcome objections raised against its patent, or to amend it subsequently and, in particular, resume a defence of the patent as granted, unless this would constitute an abuse of procedural law (established case law starting with T 123/85).
In line with this principle, R 71a EPC 1973, now R 116, gives the OD the discretionary power to refuse new requests for amendments, if amended claims are presented after the final date fixed under that provision.
This applies in particular to requests which are, like the one under consideration, presented for the first time during the OPs (case law of the boards of appeal, see e.g. T 64/02). The purpose of this provision is in particular to prevent parties from seeking unjustified procedural advantages by abusive tactics (nemo auditur propriam turpitudinem allegans - T 1705/07, it being, however, in this board's view, not a requirement for procedural abuse that the party responsible also acted in bad faith) in disregard of procedural economy and to the disadvantage of other parties.
Therefore, any amendment has to be carried out in the most expedient manner, which has to be established by the OD taking into account the interests of all parties (T 382/97), and the power to refuse late requests must be exercised by considering all relevant factors which arose in a particular case, taking account inter alia of whether there were good reasons for the late filing, whether the other parties are taken by surprise and whether new issues are raised by the amendments made.
[4] The OD's finding that the filing during the OPs of the new claims according to the proprietor's sole and final request lacked adequate justification and disregarded the legitimate interests of the other parties, and therefore amounted to an abuse of procedure, was based on the following facts and considerations:
- The [patent proprietor's] conduct up to the OPs suggested that it intended to defend the patent only in a restricted form, within the amendments made in preparation for the OPs. There was no indication that the proprietor would defend any broader subject-matter and what it might be.
- There were no adequate objective reasons which would have justified the other parties having to prepare and discuss any further issues arising from the submission of the much broader claims comprising the feature "at least 15% (w/w) of carbohydrate polymer", but no longer any feature regarding the particle size.
- There was nothing preventing the proprietor, who was aware, inter alia from the preliminary opinion of the OD, of the objections under A 123(2) to the feature "at least 30% (w/w) of starch", from filing the new claims according to his final request in time. As these claims comprised a more general definition of the subject-matter and would involve reviewing a large number of submitted prior-art documents, the proprietor should have realised that the filing of such new claims in advance of the OPs was required, having regard to the legitimate interests of the other parties to the proceedings, including their right to duly prepare for discussion of the new claims.
- The proprietor's contention that the negative finding on compliance with A 123(2) of the then pending request came as a surprise was unfounded: proprietors should be aware that new sets of claims have to be examined for compliance with A 123(2), even more so in the present case where the critical feature had already been questioned by the opponents and by the OD during the written proceedings.
[5] As regards the [patent proprietor's] arguments in support of its contention that the opponents could not have been taken by surprise by the late filing of the eventual single request, the board observes the following:
[5.1] The [patent proprietor's] submission that the subject-matter of the new request was identical to the subject-matter as granted and thus had been discussed since the beginning of the opposition proceedings […] is not supported by the facts. Claim 1 according to the eventual single request submitted during the OPs before the OD is not at all identical to the text of the corresponding Claim 15 as granted. That text had never been discussed, since the [patent proprietor] had already submitted an amended version (Claim 5) in response to the notices of opposition.
[5.2] The same is true for the [patent proprietor's] contention, during the OPs before the board, that the opponents had already been familiar with all the features of the final request and the relevant documents.
There is nothing which could justify such an assumption. Quite to the contrary. In the claims filed during the OPs the [patent proprietor] also deleted the feature concerning the particle size, a feature which had not been objected to at all. This feature had been introduced into the claims as a first reaction to the notices of opposition. It could thus have been assumed by the [opponents] that this would be one of the essential features of the subject-matter pursued during the opposition proceedings.
While it can be admitted that the replacement of the feature "at least 30% (w/w) of starch" following the OD's negative finding on its compliance with A 123(2) was foreseeable, the [patent proprietor] has not given any reason, nor is there any apparent, for the deletion of the particle size which led to a considerable broadening of the subject-matter at a very late stage of the opposition proceedings. Such an inconsistent course of action by the proprietor was not to be anticipated by the other parties or the OD.
In addition, the new request would have raised new issues, not least because its claims differed from the subject-matter of the granted claims by a feature taken from the description, namely the "non-fibrous" solid carrier.
[5.3] Under these circumstances it is irrelevant that the replacement as such of the feature objected to in amended claims could not have been a surprise to the other parties. Nor is it relevant that, as the [patent proprietor] alleged before the board, the opponents were facing as a result of their attacks, considerably less complex claims.
As regards the [patent proprietor's] argument that the admission of the amended claims would have been justified in view of the fact that three of the four opponents were apparently willing to discuss the new claims after a (substantial) break for preparation […], it is pointed out that the concept of procedural abuse is not limited to conduct necessitating an adjournment of the OPs, and that such necessity is not solely determined by the affected parties' view of whether or not an adjournment of the OPs is necessary or appropriate.
[6] For the reasons given by the OD and those given above, the board is satisfied that the OD, in taking the view that the filing of the amended claims during the OPs was an abuse of procedure and therefore declining to admit them into the proceedings, has correctly exercised its discretionary power, namely on the basis of the given relevant facts, in accordance with the right principles and in a reasonable way. There is therefore no reason to overrule the OD's discretionary decision not to admit the late-filed claims (cf. G 7/93).
Main request
[7] The [patent proprietor's] main request is identical to the (then sole) request which was not admitted into the opposition proceedings. The [patent proprietor] argued that during the OPs before the OD it had seen no reasonable chance of success with that request or any new requests, and had therefore decided to seek redress at the department of second instance. Therefore, it should be given the opportunity to defend that request before the board of appeal.
[7.1] The purpose of the inter partes appeal procedure is mainly to give the losing party a possibility to challenge the decision of the OD on its merits and to obtain a judicial ruling on whether the decision of the OD is correct (G 9/91 and G 10/91). The appeal proceedings are not about bringing an entirely fresh case; rather, the decision of the board of appeal will in principle be taken on the basis of the subject of the dispute in the first-instance proceedings. The appeal proceedings are thus largely determined by the factual and legal scope of the preceding opposition proceedings and the parties have only limited scope to amend the subject of the dispute in second-instance proceedings (T 1705/07 [8.4]).
[7.2] This means that appeal proceedings are not just an alternative way of dealing with and deciding upon an opposition and that - contrary to the [patent proprietor's] view, which apparently prompted it in the opposition proceedings to eventually limit itself to the request under consideration - parties to first-instance proceedings are not at liberty to bring about the shifting of their case to the second instance as they please, and so compel the board of appeal either to give a first ruling on the critical issues or to remit the case to the department of first instance. Conceding such freedom to a party (and/or to the department of first instance) would run counter to orderly and efficient proceedings. In effect, it would allow a kind of "forum shopping" which would jeopardise the proper distribution of functions between the departments of first instance and the boards of appeal and would be absolutely unacceptable for procedural economy generally. In order to forestall such abusive conduct, Article 12(4) RPBA provides that the Board has the power to hold inadmissible any requests which were not admitted in the first-instance proceedings.
[7.3] Hence, in the present case, neither the fact that the claims according to the main request were filed together with the notice of appeal (Article 12(1)(a) RPBA) nor the [patent proprietor's] motives for limiting itself to the set of claims according to the single request eventually submitted in the opposition proceedings are, in themselves, a valid reason for admitting those claims into the appeal proceedings.
[7.4] Quite to the contrary: given the history of these claims, their admission by the board would be incompatible with the judicial nature of the inter partes appeal procedure and would in effect render pointless the OD's correct decision not to admit them. Moreover, to admit the [patent proprietor's] main request in the given circumstances would put the [opponents] in a worse position than if the request had been admitted and decided upon already by the OD. Either the subject-matter of that request would be dealt with only by the board as department of second instance, meaning higher costs and loss of one instance to the opponents, or - much more likely, as the OD has not yet decided on novelty and inventive step - the case would be remitted to the department of first instance, as requested by the [patent proprietor]. As pointed out in particular by [opponent 3], this could entail a further delay of several years before the present case would be finally settled. Such a prolongation of the proceedings is incompatible with procedural economy and would for a long time and without good reason deprive the other parties and the public of legal certainty about the validity of the patent in suit.
[7.5] For these reasons, the board has decided to exercise its power under Article 12(4) RPBA not to admit the main request into the appeal proceedings.
Auxiliary requests
[8] Similar considerations are valid for the [patent proprietor's] auxiliary requests. Article 12(4) RPBA makes it clear that new claims, even if filed together with the notice of appeal, are unlikely to be considered if they ought to have been presented in the first-instance proceedings (T 339/06).
[8.1] Auxiliary Request 1 is, due to the deletion of the feature "non-fibrous", even broader than the main request. The claims of Auxiliary Requests 2 and 3 contain the feature "30% w/w of starch", Claim 1 of the latter request being identical to Claim 3 of the (main) request which the [patent proprietor] had withdrawn in reaction to the negative opinion of the OD regarding that feature's compliance with A 123(2). By withdrawing any claim containing that feature and refusing to file any amended and/or auxiliary requests, the [patent proprietor] prevented the OD from giving a reasoned decision on that issue. Thus, if the [patent proprietor] had intended to pursue it, it ought not to have withdrawn all claims containing that feature from the proceedings (cf. T 933/04).
[8.2] As mentioned earlier, in opposition proceedings a proprietor is free to refrain at any time from filing further requests, and may then file different (new) requests in the appeal proceedings. However, contrary to what the [patent proprietor] suggested, this does not mean that these new requests then have to be admitted into the proceedings as of right. Rather, the admissibility of a request first submitted in appeal proceedings and relating to an independent claim which, although within the scope of the opposition, had not been considered in the first-instance decision has to be decided in the light of whether it could have been submitted earlier (T 339/06).
[8.3] According to the [patent proprietor], the reason for not already submitting these or similar requests in the opposition proceedings was its incorrect assumption as to the procedural consequences of not doing so. No objective reason preventing the [patent proprietor] from following the invitation by the OD has been put forward or is apparent to the board, in particular in respect of Auxiliary Request 3 which is identical to a request withdrawn in reaction to the negative (preliminary) ruling of the OD on compliance with A 123(2). The [patent proprietor's] purported view that any new requests submitted to the opposition had no reasonable chance of success was mere speculation.
[8.4] For these reasons, the board, in due exercise of its discretionary powers, has decided not to admit Auxiliary Requests 1 - 3 into the proceedings.
[9] As there were no further requests, the procedural situation is the same as that prevailing at the end of the opposition proceedings, namely that there is no text of the patent in suit which meets the requirements of A 113(2).
This is quite consistent with the recent decisions invoking Article 12(4) RPBA, which we have seen in earlier posts (e.g. here).
Made me think of a Leonard Cohen song: "… I've seen the future, brother. It is murder. …" :-)
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If you suffer from continuous pain, Inflammation in the pancreas and vomiting that last for more than few hours, It could be pancreatitis. Pancreatitis can be divided into 2 kinds-
- Acute pancreatitis (that occurs suddenly and last few days).
- Chronic pancreatitis (that occur in many years).
Few mild cases of pancreatitis disappear can be treated without any treatment while other severe cases can cause life-threatening complications. For Gastro Surgery in Dubai go for a proper diagnosis and treatment.
Causes of pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is a condition where digestive become enzymes become activated before releasing into the intestine, irritating the pancreatic cells causing inflammation. Acute pancreatitis and damage to the pancreas lead to chronic pancreatitis, digestions problems, and diabetes.
The most common cause of pancreatitis is
Gallstones, abdominal surgery or injury to the abdomen, smoking, certain medicines, cystic fibrosis, alcoholism, family history of pancreatitis, hypercalcemia (caused by over functioning parathyroid gland), hypertriglyceridemia, Infections, pancreatic cancer
Symptoms of pancreatitis
Symptoms of pancreatitis and may vary depending upon the type of from the condition the patient suffers from.
In the case of acute pancreatitis: upper abdominal pain, abdominal pain that runs into the back of your spine and that increases after eating, fever, rapid pulse, nausea, vomiting, tenderness of the abdominal area. in case of chronic pancreatitis, the symptoms include upper abdominal pain, unreasonable weight loss, smelly stools. It is suggested to talk to a good gastroenterologist in Dubai if you experience these symptoms.
Treating pancreatitis
Gastroenterologist can treat pancreatitis by making the patient fast for a couple of days in the hospital to check the functions of the pancreas if they can recover. If your gastroenterology problem persist recommend you feeding tube for nutrition. He may advise you to take some medication is to help control the pain as pancreatitis causes severe pain. Also, patients may become dehydrated hence; they will receive extra fluids during their hospital stay.
Once the pancreatitis is under control, the doctors can treat the underlying cause of the issue. The common treatment methods include removing bile duct obstructions, gallbladder surgery, pancreas surgery, treatment for alcohol dependency
Gastroenterologist may suggest some additional treatments like pain management, enzymes to improve digestion and changing diet (low-fat meals that are rich in nutrients).


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We spent four nights in Cancun, Mexico, and it was a great vacation. It could have been a little warmer (it was mostly in the high 70s), and it could have been less windy. We got lucky that a thunderstorm predicted to last all day only lasted for a few hours. It felt amazing to be out in the sun and fresh air for hours every day!
I tried to pack lightly, but I didn't. I'm not very good at that yet! I have some Boy Scout need to always be prepared. It's worse with kids, because they are picky eaters and their clothes can get really dirty. So I bring snacks and extra clothes. This time, we had some snacks left over, so I will bring fewer next time. We also ended up with lots of unworn kids' clothes. If we go on a swimming-centered vacation again, I won't bring many daytime clothes for the kids. They hardly wore any, since they just had their swimsuits on all day. At night, we changed into nicer clothes to eat in the restaurants. I would bring a few more of those nicer clothes next time, since we were a little short on them. I didn't realize there were dress codes for all the restaurants at night.
I wondered about bringing fewer clothes and washing them in the sink, but I'm glad I didn't try it. It was so humid there, and there weren't many places to hang things up, so our clothes wouldn't have dried over night. Our swimsuits were often still wet the next morning, after being wrung out and hung up. I can't imagine a whole dress trying to air dry!
Sometimes washing clothes on the road is a great solution! Many hotels in the U.S. (and surely many other countries) offer laundry service or have a coin-op washer and dryer available. Years ago, my mom and I went to Germany and we just brought enough clothes for half the trip. We found a laundromat, where we put the clothes in the washers and then the employees put them in the dryers and folded them for us while we ate lunch and went shopping. That worked really well! So depending on where you're going, consider that strategy for lighter packing.
On this trip, we were at a resort and we never left it, so we didn't have access to a grocery store or market. The gift shops only had candy. We did our best to get food our kids would eat from the various restaurants and snack stands, but the kids are at a picky stage now, so they didn't eat as well as we hoped. We did bring Larabars, which I feel fine about giving them, but they passed on those and ate way too many fruit snacks! But we made it through and I've been stuffing them with fresh produce since we got home. If you have access to shops maybe you can pick up some healthier stuff if needed. Hopefully next year my little ones will be more adventurous eaters and I won't feel like I need to bring much.
I think we will be traveling more, now that my kids are a little older. Of course everyone has their own comfort level for traveling with kids, and for me it's so much easier now that they're not nursing, don't need constant diaper changes, don't need to sleep in cribs or take multiple naps each day. They did fantastic on the shuttles, airport train, planes, vans, and bus. It makes it much easier to imagine the next trip.
My travel wardrobe worked really well. I wore all the dresses from Athleta for going to dinner. During the day, I had my swim suits and then if we were walking around, I'd add shorts and either a tank top or the cover up. I loved the cover up, especially after the first day, when my shoulders were a little burned. It was so light and breezy, but kept the sun from stinging my sunburn. I wished that I had another one (or two!) to alternate, and will probably keep an eye out for a second one. We'll likely be at our neighborhood pool most days this summer, and I will get a lot of use out of them. My first one is from Target and here are some more that I found online:
As far as spring clothes go, I don't have a capsule chosen yet. I'll keep wearing my winter clothes and adding in spring items as it warms up. I'll try to figure out at least part of it this week.


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Holy Crap y'all, this week just flew by, didn't it? I usually love it when that happens except it never does when it's a regular work week. It only happens when I'm having a birthday and family is in town. Am I right?
Anywho, guess what? I got the bike! And. She's a beauty!
We opened our presents late on Wednesday night so I didn't get to ride her until Thursday morning and oh my Lord, the difference between my old bike and my new one is like the difference between a Ford and a Mercedes. VAST.
I wanted to go for a ride this morning but I didn't have time. I have an appointment with a client which requires leaving the house and so I'm forced to take a shower and put on some actual clothing other than my workout clothes.
I meant to update yesterday but honestly, I had a fun hangover. We went to the mall and first we went to all the stores that give out free shit on your birthday.
And then, my sister-in-law and I went to this new store, 'the winey wench' to do some adulting.
Yes, that's right, we walked around the mall drinking wine slushee's! How cool is that? And while we were doing the wine slushee thing, thing 1 and thing 2 got pedicures from sucker fish. No, I'm not kidding.
The sads just hit me because they're leaving today, but every year my birthday is better and better because I get to share it with my nephew and family.
What are you doing this weekend?
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The Friskative Dog
The Friskative Dog
Susan Straight
Sharron was five when her father gave her the Friskative Dog. And just like the best-loved toys from The Velveteen Rabbit, Sharron has made the Friskative Dog real through her love and devotion.Now Sharron is nine, and her father is missing, and the Friskative Dog is more necessary to her than ever. Her father walked out about a year ago and has been lost to her ever since. If he were a dog, he'd be able to find his way home, Sharron thinks. But people don't have the same homing instincts as dogs. And you can't train them to be true.The Friskative Dog is about a young girl coming to accept that families can take all different shapes and sizes, and learning to live with hope and patience.Susan Straight has written a spare, delicate story, rich in metaphor and meaning, and full of love.
Book Details
- Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction
Age Level:
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Master Po starting to scare himself and worry too as he grow older gracefully. Today he remember that dog in monk monastery, named Chanel and buddy to Coco is due for oral vaccine at vet office in Roaring Spring. Mrs. Po look up animal hospital online and realize they are closed on Wednesday afternoons. He get prior permission from Vet to pick up medicine so he not have to take Chanel in car to office. This important later in story.
Mrs. Po go to therapy for sciatica and Master Po home alone with Coco & Chanel. He decide to go to SubWay for a sub for lunch and stop in Dollar Store while close by, so he can get new sets of Christmas lights that he need to make new connection where one set no longer work, and other set are blinkers.
One set no longer work because Master Po cut tree down in back yard in November, and it fall right on Mrs. Po's light set that are strung out on back patio. He predict where huge tree will fall, but he miss prediction by 180 degrees. If you not know this geometrical figure, it mean tree fall in exactly opposite direction where he hope it fall. Many lights no longer work because of my slight miscalculation.
So, he take down one other set of lights too, because they blink, and no other lights around house do this. His goal is to purchase TWO sets of lights. And Mrs. Po remind him, lights must be CLEAR, and wire must be GREEN.
He take down blinking set and always thinking ahead, he not want Coco or Chanel to drag them around playing with glass bulbs or wire, so he place entire set on hood of black Jeep in driveway. He then forget lights are on hood and drive to stores and park so he can go to SubWay and Dollar Store without getting in and out of car twice. He always think ahead again, and park so he can hobble to both places. He buy lights, put in jeep, and then realize other set of blinking lights on hood no longer there. Somewhere they lay along road as they blow off jeep as I drive.
He then hobble to SubWay, and meet honorable Greg Carbaugh and son Ryan having lunch in Sub place. He talk to them, pick up sub and head to car. He hit, remote unlock button, grab door handle and open Jeep door. Then he notice, not only is it not Master Po jeep, it also wrong color - this one is bright blue, parked in wrong place, and have "Carbaugh" painted on side in large WHITE letters. Master Po too embarrassed to even look back thru large window to see if Carbaughs are laughing at him. He just close their door, hobble to his jeep, and drive back home. He look for missing set of lights but not find them.
Once home he take boxes out of bag and get ready to replace set broken by falling tree. Sure enough, he notice one box say, Clear lights- White wire. Other box say Assorted Color lights – Green wire. He still not know how he read wrongly in store. He also have no idea how he open wrong Jeep with large lettering.
He drive back to store, in correct jeep after eating sub. He also look for missing set of lights too, as he drive to return wrong labeled lights. He find out store not have lights Mrs. Po say we need. So, always thinking ahead and not want to make needless trips to Roaring Spring Dept Store, he decide to use light purchase trip in combination with picking up vaccine for Chanel.
He drive to Roaring Spring, turn into parking lot of animal hospital, and can't believe he forgot Vet office not open. He drive to Dept Store, buy new lights and head home. When he tell Mrs. Po about his day, she just shake head and also say she starting to worry about me. The end.


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Community Channel: Staples High gets $500 as part of STEM initiative; Podcasting the focus of WestportWRITES conference
Westport educator one of nearly 4,000 new certified teachers
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards recently celebrated 3,907 new National Board Certified Teachers and another 4,446 board-certified teachers who successfully renewed their certification in 2018.
These teachers join a growing community of board-certified teachers, now more than 122,000 across all 50 states.
This year, the state of Connecticut had one teacher who achieved board certification — Ann Neary, an English teacher at Staples High School. Neary is now one of three board-certified teachers from Westport public schools, the other two being Kristina Rodriguez and Paul Zajac.
Local Halloran Sage attorneys receive accolades
Two Westport-based Halloran Sage attorneys, Stephen Fogerty and Leslie Grodd, were recently named to the 200 Outstanding Lawyers of Fairfield County list of 2018. Both received the highest rankings from at least two organizations with highly regarded selection criteria that serve the legal profession.
Fogerty, managing partner of the firm's Fairfield County office in Westport, received recognition in the Alternative Dispute Resolution practice area.
Grodd received recognition for his taxation practice, which focuses on income and estate tax matters for high net worth individuals and their businesses. He combines forty-five years as an attorney with previous experience as a member of the tax department at a nationally-known accounting firm based in New York City.
Podcasting the focus of WestportWRITES conference
Sunday, Dec 2, 2018 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
WestportWRITES will be hosting a mini-conference on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. at Toquet Hall, focusing on narrative podcasting.
Maker in residence Anthony Desiato (documentary filmmaker and host of the "My Comic Shop History" podcast) will discuss what it takes to create a podcast and make it stand out during his discussion titled "Behind the Mic: The Art and Tech of Podcasting."
Desiato will break down a quartet of key components for a successful podcast: style, hardware, delivery, and marketing. Desiato will guide participants as they develop their show ideas and record demos using actual podcast equipment.
WestportWRITES is a yearlong series designed to take writing to the next level. Designed to create a support structure along the path to publication, the monthly mini-conferences and workshop-based programming will culminate with a writers' conference.
Staples High gets $500 as part of STEM initiative
Ken Kronberg, president of Westport Realty, LLC, operators of several Exxon and Mobil gas stations in Fairfield County, recently presented Staples High School Principal James D'Amico with a check for $500 to use for STEM-related initiatives at the school, according to a news release.
"This type of community support allows us to expand on the tremendous opportunities that Staples students have, helping fund experiences beyond the school curriculum," D'Amico said. He anticipated the money would be used to support student publication of their own scientific research, and to help students explore STEM-related careers.
Global Partners, LP announced earlier in December that it would once again participate in the Educational Alliance Program, contributing $228,000 to 456 schools across the Northeast. Each school will receive $500 from a local Global-affiliated gas station to apply towards a STEM-related item of their choice, including lab supplies, field trips and more.
'Fractured' exhibit to open at Westport Arts Center
The Westport Arts Center presents the "Fractured: Photographs by Spencer Platt" exhibit, opening Jan. 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. and on view through March 2.
"Fractured" is the first solo exhibition of award-winning photographer Platt. The photojournalistic works are curated by art critic Kenneth Baker, presenting the human narratives behind news headlines in a fine art context for the first time.
Baker joins an extensive roster of curatorial talent over recent years, including Elizabeth Gorayeb (Wildenstein Plattner Institute), Joe Amrhein and Susan Swenson (Pierogi Gallery), Alexandra Munroe (Guggenheim Museum), Lisa Phillips (New Museum), Gerry Snyder (Pratt Institute), and Douglas Hyland (New Bristain Museum of American Art).
Call open for Maker Faire participants
The call for participants for the eigth annual Maker Faire Westport is now open.
Celebrating its eighth year, the theme this year is 8: Cre8, Innov8, Educ8. Part science fair, part county fair, and part something entirely new, Maker Faire Westport is an all-ages gathering of tech enthusiasts, crafters, educators, tinkerers, hobbyists, engineers, science clubs, authors, artists, students and commercial exhibitors.
All of these "makers" come to Maker Faire Westport to show what they are creating and to share what they are learning. Started in 2012, Maker Faire Westport has grown to become Connecticut's largest single day event, attracting an estimated 13,500 attendees at its event in 2018.
Highlights for the 2019 edition already committed include drone racing and the world's largest globally crowdsourced 3D-printed duck. Maker Faire Westport will be held in downtown Westport from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 27. The event is free to attend.
Makers who want to be a part of Maker Faire Westport 2019 should apply online at westport.makerfaire.com/callfor-makers. The deadline for applying is Feb. 15, 2019. Sponsorship opportunities are still available. For information, contact Mark Mathias at firstname.lastname@example.com, 203-226-1791 or westport.makerfaire.com.


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How to Stencil a Baby Bear Border
These teddy bears couldn't be cuddlier. Stencil their friendly faces around the room for baby to enjoy.
Stencil a Baby Bear Border.
Skill level: Intermediate
Time needed: 10-16 hours, depending on room size
Stencil design: Download the Baby Bear Border as a PDF.
Step One: To position your border, measure and mark a horizontal pencil line on the wall for the top edge, locating it at whatever height you prefer. Measure down nine inches from this line, and mark another pencil line to hold the border. (Check both lines with a level.)
Mask the outside edges of the border with painter's tape, then use a sponge roller to apply an even coat of Seashell White paint to the border. Let dry completely.
Step Two: To stencil the stripes, position overlay one on the bottom edge of the border and tape in place. Place overlay two over it, and stencil the stripes green. Continue along the border, each time aligning the first stripe of overlay two next to the last stripe stenciled.
When you've finished the bottom edge, repeat along the top of the border. Add some shading along the wavy edge with more of the same green mix.
Step Three: Stenciling the bears' clothing a rainbow of colors adds extra oomph to the border. Vary the colors however you wish, without stenciling the same color side by side.
Colorful clothing makes the bears come to life.
Step Four: As a final touch, scatter a few moons and stars around in the white space.
Sprinkling stars makes a lovely border.
Flowers abound in the next section, where you can learn to stencil a Garden Wall Border.
Looking for another stenciling project? See:
- How to Stencil a Kitchen
- How to Stencil Decorative Items
- How to Stencil Furniture
- How to Stencil Kids' Decor
- How to Stencil Lamp and Window Shades
- How to Stencil Pillows
- How to Stencil Walls and Floors
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Someday our dray horses will go into well-deserved retirement. When they have reached retirement age (usually at the age of approximately 18), they move from Feldschlösschen's stable in Rheinfelden to their "retirement home" in the Jura Mountains.
For many years Feldschlösschen's dray horses have spent their retirement years in the pastures of the "Stiftung für das Pferd" (Horse Foundation) homes. Here they enjoy a halter-free life in the region of the Freiberge together with other horses, ponies and donkeys
The "Stiftung für das Pferd" was founded in 1958 and is based in Berne. It welcomes old horses, ponies and donkeys to its homes and offers them wonderful retirement years in wide pastures in the Jura Mountains – among a herd, yet protected and cared for by humans.
The foundation has three homes for horses: "Le Roselet" (in the municipality of Les Breuleux), "Le Jeanbrenin" (near Tramelan in the Bernese Jura region) and "Maison Rouge" (near the village of Les Bois).
Our former four-legged work colleague Olymp currently lives in the Le Jeanbrenin home for horses. Feldschlösschen's 25-year-old dray horse has called Jeanbrenin home since 2006 and is very comfortable in the vast Jura pastures, part of which are wooded.


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Currently, the global market is dominated by North America, followed by the likes of Europe. Asia Pacific and Latin America are the fastest growing segments. The Global CT scanners market can be segmented on the basis of Type (Low Slice, Medium Slice, and High Slice), End User (Clinics, Diagnostic services, Hospitals and Others), Application (Oncology, Neurology, Cardiovascular, Diagnostics and Others), Geography (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa).
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Pixel Box Android demo video alpha 0.1.2
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Game project
My new personal project for Android is a game of "memory" completely revisited. In Pixel Art and 3D isometric.
There should be several game mode (time trial, challenge, etc.) and also bonuses and themes to unlock.
The game is developed in Java with 2D OpenGL Game Engine AndEngine.
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There have been quite a rumors about Indian handset manufacturer Micromax launching its new CyanogenMod powered smartphone. The smartphone maker has exclusive partnered with Cyanogen Inc to launch its own CyanogenMod powered device under the "Yu" brand. The good news is that the first official CyanogenMod powered handset is out there in the market and is named as the Micromax Yureka.
The smartphone comes with some really very good specs carrying out a very reasonable price tag of just $142 or Rs 8999. The Micromax Yureka sports a 5.5inch display with 720p resolution and comes with a Gorilla Glass 3 protection having Oleophobic coating. The good thing is that it is 4G/LTE enabled and even supports dual-SIM functionality. The device is powered with a powerful 64-bit chipset namely the octa-core Snapdragon 615 chipset clocked at 1.5GHz along with a Adreno 405 GPU.the device has a god 2GB of DDR3 RAM on-board. The internal storage of the device is 16GB along with a microSD card slot for expandable memory. To its back there is a powerful 13MP camera with Sony Exmor sensor while its front hosts a 5MP secondary camera. The device has a good battery backup of 2500mAh.
Being an Cyanogen exclusive handset the smartphone currently runs the Android 4.4.4 KitKat based on CyanogenMod 11. This facilitates the smartphone to be having a built-in theme support along with a Nextbit Baton complaint that allows users to sync and backup all your apps over different CyanogenMod powered devices even without loosing your settings and precious data. We are sure that with such powerful specs and appealing price tag the handset is surely going to offer a tough competition to its rivals. Check out all the images of the device.
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Micromax Yureka a 64-bit handset powered with CyanogenMod goes official for just $142


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I saw this teashop mentioned in Lukuhoukka's blog, and immediately googled it. They have a tearoom and two shops in Helsinki (and one is Saint Petersburg, apparently), but lucky for me, there's also a webshop. They sell tea by the ounce (28g), so it's easy to experiment; if you don't like the blend, you're not stuck with a huge bag of the stuff.
The order arrived in a few days in these wonderfully crinkly brown paper bags. I loved their custom envelope, too. The teas also have the water temperature and steep time written on the bags, which is nice. And they serve afternoon tea at the tearooms. Yay, scones! I'll have to check out the shop when I'm next in Helsinki.
Here are the addresses and opening times for the shops, if you're in the neighbourhood:
|Freddrikinkatu 55
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la 11:00 - 18:00
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Do you have an evening routine? I do, but it isn't quite like it used to be, and I often feel guilty about it. The actual routine before I go to bed is easy... Take the dog out, check the locks, brush and floss, make a few sentence journal entry for the day, read my Bible verses, play a game or read a book for a few minutes, go to bed. That part is mostly habit. But the "make sure the kitchen is clean before I go to bed" part that I talk about in the 28 Day Challenge and Planning to be a Blessing?? Well, that usually doesn't happen anymore.
Have you ever read some sort of self-help book - or maybe even this blog! - and felt "I'm not doing enough!" or "I don't do it that way. I must be wrong!" It is easy to compare ourselves with others and struggle with trying to measure up.
Unfortunately, the perfect life that you see online and in books isn't always the exact truth of how someone's day to day life actually looks.
Ten years ago when I wrote Planning to be a Blessing, I had an evening routine in place that worked well for our family. If you read the booklet now you may think - "Wow! She has it all together!" HA! My today looks so much different from my yesterday, and one of the things that has changed is my evening routine. After my husband's surgery we spent a lot of time together as he recovered. One of the things he mentioned to me at that time was that he liked to have me near him when he was home. He works long hours, and after supper there is often only an hour or two that we have with each other before it is time to head toward bed. Some - maybe most - nights that means that I don't do the dishes after supper. Instead, we usually just head into the living room and spend time together on our winter hobbies - he, building a model and me, cross stitching. And that is ok. (Even though it almost hurts me to write out that permission for myself...).
My house is going to have a sinkful of dishes in the morning, but I have blessed my husband by giving him my time. So, really, I have met my goal of being a helpmeet, it just looks a little different at this stage of my life.
Since my evenings are not really free, I have tried to make some adjustments to my schedule to help me get ready for the next day. For example, rather than laying out my clothes at night I have added it to my morning routine right after I get dressed. Things like gathering items that need to be taken care of in the morning can also be done earlier in the day.
If you are reading along here on the blog or following some super organizer or housekeeper on the blog, please don't get discouraged. Realize that your home and mine won't look the same, and that is ok. It isn't the look of our homes that we are after as much as the the peace in our home. Ask the Lord for His wisdom in applying the principles that you are learning and never be afraid to change your routines if you are doing it out of love for others.
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We are extremely excited to announce that we will be having our first ever N.C. Association of Minority Veterinarians Pet Health Fair on October 27th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.! It will take place on the campus of NC A&T State University Webb Hall 1601 E Market St. in Greensboro, NC.
The purpose of the Pet Health Fair is to:
- Provide low-cost, basic preventative health care for pet owners in under-represented and urban communities
- Increase the awareness of the importance of veterinary care in urban communities
- Increase the awareness of the existence of the NC Association of Minority Veterinarians and increase our association's outreach into the community
- Raise funds for the Dr. Tracy Hanner Endowed Scholarship
- Provide an opportunity for underrepresented minority pre-veterinary students to gain experience working under the supervision of veterinarians
All proceeds from the health fair will go towards the newly created Dr. Tracy Hanner Endowed Scholarship fund, which will provide scholarship funds for 1-2 underrepresented minority students at the NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
For more information on the Pet Health Fair, please click the link below:
For questions about the NCAMV Pet Health Fair, please contact our Secretary and Pet Health Fair coordinator, Dr. Brittany Southern.
About NCAMV:
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit NC organization that is dedicated to improving diversity and inclusion of the veterinary profession. We raise funds to go towards scholarship opportunities for underrepresented minority students at the NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine and at the Tuskegee University School of Veterinary Medicine. We also serve as a resource for NC pet owners in need of veterinary services by using our network to help them locate a NCAMV member veterinarian near them.
In addition to providing scholarship opportunities and promoting diversity and inclusion, we also serve as a platform to promote the collegiality of underrepresented minority veterinarians within the state of N.C., which contributes to the inclusive nature of our association. Our association meets bi-annually to fellowship and hear a CE talk from leaders within the veterinary community. We typically have speakers present on diversity/inclusion, leadership, success, wellbeing, and the importance of financial literacy within the veterinary profession.


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Here is a picture of Noah from church.... this is in the "cry room" (where we take him when he misbehaves). Can't you tell how much he dislikes this room and how disappointed he is?? :)
Some of you saw this on FB, but I am posting it here, too -- just because I thought it was cute. Our normal priest (Father Jim) is on vacation for the month of August. So -- after Mass this past Sunday Evelyn asked "How come God wasn't there today?" I explained to her that Father Jim was on vacation for a few weeks. We definitely have a teaching opportunity there... I think I might let Travis tackle that one though :)
To be fair, here is a recent picture of Evelyn in her new swimsuit (Thanks Kara!). She has been enjoying the beautiful weather by playing out in the backyard in her plastic kiddie pool.
I took Noah blueberry picking this past weekend (might have had to bribe him with a few pieces of candy). He had fun picking the blueberries and adding them to my bucket for about 5 minutes. I then told him that he could pick them off the bushes and eat them instead of putting them in my bucket. That kept him happy for about 2 minutes.... then he decided that it was much easier to eat them directly from my bucket. UGH!! He was eating faster than I could pick!! Maybe next year we will have better success.... :)
In other news, my foot/heel has continued to bother me recently. It hurt a little before my half-marathon, and has been really bothering me since. I have pretty much taken a break from running for a while. I will have to resort to other types of cardio for now... with hopes that a few weeks off will heal my heel :)


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Following The Sky Used To Be Blue, Cleaning Up, And Deep Justice, This , Word Novella Set In The World Of WOOL Is The Fourth In The Bestselling Kindle Sci Fi Karma Series After A Hellish Three Months Locked In The Private Inner Sanctum Of IT, Karma And Her Family Emerge, Bloodied And Forever Changed Rick Is A Man Who Is No Longer In Control Mars Has Become The Power In The SiloAnd Karma Is About To Be Charged With MurderDeath Came With The Uprising Fighting With Guns, Knives, And Bombs, Many Killed Or Were Killed Now Those Who Survived Must Pick Up The Pieces And Go Forward Twenty Five Years Into Silo Life, The Realities Are Still The Same The Stairs, The Water, The Outside And The Suffocating Inside
Rising Up is the fourth book in the Karma series and it does not disappoint I don t want to give anything away but I think I m in love with Karma I was curious about her life when Hugh Howey mentioned her in SHIFT Now, to have her life story told in such an elegant manner is wonderful I highly recommend, not just this book, but this whole series Read them all You won t regret it I can t wait for the next last book
I enjoyed this one muchnow that I m back in the series This one picks up where the last one left off without a big jump in time A lothas become clear to Karma and Rick since coming back from there time in IT I almost didn t want to continue since I m not caught up with all the SHIFT series and I feel like I m spoiling things for myself There is a couple of compelling events that occur in this one that will definitely make me come back for the finale.
Can t wait for the final installment to learn where Fitzgerald will take this superb addition to the Wooliverse of Hugh Howey And by the way, Karma is a fantastic, wholly believable character that I have become attached to and am already dreading the culmination of her story Bravo Patrice Fitzgerald for feeding my love of Silo stories.
Chaos breaks out in the Silo and its unclear who the perpetrators are, but violence is rife and Karma, Rick and Mars find themselves trapped with a couple of murderous enemies Rick is injured but his injury brings forth a part of his personaly Karma thought had been lost.
I m enjoying the Karma series very much I love finding out what happened to Helen, and she gets to have adventures of her own My only criticism is that the series is broken into 5 separate e books, when it could have easily been 3 Oh well, at least they re cheap
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From Daily Kos comes an email with a link to Stuff Alan Simpson Says in an attempt to keep Social Security cuts from beggaring the Americans who depend on it. Those with higher incomes and exalted positions are apparently blinded from appreciating the 1935 SS program's benefit to society as a whole which keeps Americans from having to live out of shopping bags on street corners (and goodness knows there are enough of us doing that already.)
'Cat Food Commission' is a grim yet sadly perfect title for the commission Simpson now chairs and Congress will be voting on the commission's recommendations before the end of 2010 - so do check out the website, if you care.
But perhaps our exalted leaders don't want to appreciate SS's benefits for the American people when there are so many war profits to be made 'going forward', so many borders to breach, so many lies to tell.
Hmmm...America hasn't started a new war in at least 7 years so we know the neocon warhawks must be chaffing over your Aunt Granny Fanny getting her SS check on time when the money could be spent strong-arming some sovereign nation and sending its population into chaos. Drones and bombs don't come cheap, y'know!
Well, as I've stated before, self-employed folk like me have paid 100% of our SS taxes for years and trusted the US government to dribble it back to us when retirement age is reached. To me that makes it our money, not Alan Simpson's. Therefore, completing the social contract bwo SS seems only fair to me but it's turning out to seem mighty gullible of us, especially now that foxes like Alan Simpson are in charge of the hen house. (Please pardon the tired cliche but if it's ever been applicable, then this would be the situation.)
So not only is it not Alan Simpson's money to monkey with but none of the money the US gov spends belongs to anyone but we-the-people, as we certainly know! Washington has forgotten for the most part and they need reminding more and more often.
Like many people, I'm left to wonder What on earth was President Obama thinking when he appointed Alan Simpson (assuming it was BHO's choice)? Whose side is Mr. Obama really on?
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Sep 1, 2010
'Stuff Alan Simpson Says' about Social Security
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Sounding a little cynical about leadership. Could Romney i.e., Romulus and the ethics of sufis at 9/11 have any lessons about 2012? What might saturn and Vindemiatrix the grape gatherer have to do with anything?
- 8:16 PM, September 01, 2010
- Jude Cowell said...
Considering that absolute power corrupts absolutely, who isn't cynical? Aren't you?
i notice you signed up w Blogger as 'Phoenix' - your queries are interesting yet not on-topic for the post you've left them under. That's quite a spread of issues for a brief reply here, plus, you seem to be trying to tell Me something so...out with it! Jude
- 11:05 PM, September 01, 2010
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Browse the Austinvilla Estate frequently asked questions below for your convenience. If you have a question that is not listed, please contact us.
Services & Facilities
General information about our accommodation services and on-site facilities.
Q: Is there Internet or WiFi access available?
Yes there is. The property has WIFI and the Telstra Network has excellent coverage all over the property.
Q: Is there car parking available?
Yes there is parking onsite. This is reserved for our in-house guests.
Q: Is all linen provided?
The accommodation is inclusive of deluxe hotel quality linen and our guests receive fresh towels daily. Toiletries and hairdryers are also provided.
Q: Is the pool heated?
The pool is not heated however many people swim all throughout the year (my children especially and people from Victoria)
Q: Do you have accommodation onsite?
Yes we have a lovely selection of accommodation available ranging from 10 x two bedroom shabby chic cottages, 3 boutique bunkhouses that sleep 8 - 10, a unique treehouse and a Deluxe Regal Suite for our special VIP's.
Q: Does the accommodation have to be booked to host an event at Austinvilla Estate?
Yes, accoding to our Council approvals accommodation is anxillary to a function being booked.
Guests choosing to host an event at Austinvilla Estate are wanting to enjoy an overnight stay with their closest family and friends and create special memories that will last a lifetime.
Q: Is Austinvilla Estate a licensed venue?
Austinvilla Estate is a licensed venue. Strictly no BYO onsite. A drinks menu is available at the bar. We must comply with liquor licensing laws in QLD.
Q: Can you bring in an outside caterer?
Austinvilla Estate has an amazing contracted Award-Winning Chef who is happy to customise his menus to suit your style taste and budget.
Q: Do you provide breakfast after a function?
Austinvilla Estate provides a delicious country style breakfast after a large event dependent on numbers. We also cater small continental breakfasts and hot breakfasts cooked to order. Ask our friendly team for more information.
General information about our location.
Q: How close is Surfers Paradise & Broadbeach?
You'll find the beautiful beaches of Broadbeach & Surfers Paradise a 20 minute drive to the North East.
Q: Are there shops or restaurants nearby?
You'll find Mudgeeraba Shopping Village a short drive away, and the iconic Robina Town Centre just 10 minutes down the road.
Q: Is there public transport nearby?
Gold Coast Airport is 35 minutes drive to the South East, and Brisbane Airport is an hours drive to the North.
Uber, Limousines, Shuttle Buses and Taxi's service Austinvilla Estate.
Q: What local attractions are in the area?
An abundance of National Parks including Springbrook National Park, Natures Bridge and beautiful walking tracks.
Lazer Skirmish and Boomerang Farm Golf Course are several minutes drive and the Gold Coast Theme Parks are 30 minutes away.
Q: Where can I buy groceries locally?
Mudgeeraba Shopping Village is moments away. You'll find easy access to Coles, Woolworths and Aldi, several convenience stores, Australia Post, Bottleshops and many restaurants.


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The Most Important Thing I've Learned: Emotional Connection (How We Made 125k on Kickstarter)
This past year, our band launched a Kickstarter campaign that landed us on their front page and became the highest grossing music campaign of 2016. We asked our fans for $2,016, optimistic that we would surpass this symbolic goal, and ended up with over 125K a few weeks later. It was insane. We live in Nashville and several of our musician friends have asked us why we thought it was so successful. They want us to reverse-engineer the outcome, so they too can achieve mega crowd funding success with their fans. We…Read More


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March 2, 2014 – St. John the Baptist Eucharistic Chapel, Costa Mesa, California, at 1:40pm
Our Lady of Light
"My dear son,
I come to you today with a message of great importance for the people of the world. Your worldly leaders are planning on engaging you, my children, in another bloody world war to solidify their enslavement of all of God's children on the face of the Earth.
I call upon all of you to resist the attempts of the world leaders to engage in this bloody war. I call upon all of you to refuse to bear arms against your brothers and sisters around the world, who are being so manipulated by these dark leaders, who are in league with the evil one, who is hell bent to bring about this damning conflagration upon God's children.
Once again, I must call upon the children of God to save the world from its own destruction. I call upon children of all ages to resist this demonic plan of the evil one. Children of all ages must rise up in prayer to prevent an Armageddon of destruction and war to consume all of you.
You must recognize now, that through the history of the world, it is the tyrants at the head of the various powerful governments, who are the instigators and movers of the means of destruction that have caused the deaths of millions of people throughout the modern times, as well as in the ancient times.
It was never the plan of the Father in Heaven that there should be war among His children. These wars have been, and continue to be, promulgated by the leaders of the world, who are causing such death and destruction.
I have appeared to many of you through the ages to warn of the death and destruction proffered by your evilly-inspired leaders, and now I am appearing to you once again. This time the warnings from Your Heavenly Mother are more grave than ever before, because of the technology of the modern world which can now destroy the entire human race in the flash of an instant. This is the ultimate plan of the evil one to destroy all of you. But you are wiser now to your leaders and their plans; more than ever before.
As I had warned before to the children of Fatima, the Consecration of Russia to my Immaculate Heart is necessary in these times to assure that the evil one will be broken and to usher in an Era of Peace without the inevitable conflagration that will be waged, if the evil one and his minions get their war.
I call upon all of you now in these End Times to petition the Holy Father, who has been rightfully chosen by the Father in Heaven, to fully implement the Consecration of Russia and the people of Russia to my Immaculate Heart in these times. Allow no confusion to exist of what my intentions are for Russia and its people, who I love dearly.
Recognize that it is not only the warring leaders of the people of Russia, who are at fault in these times. All of the leaders of the world are being lured, mostly knowingly, yet some unwittingly, into implementing a chain of events eventually leading to another world war – a third war conflagration that will surpass all other world wars.
You, my people, do not want these wars which will do nothing but create more destruction and death throughout the world. I know it is difficult for many of you to accept that there are world leaders and global elitists with their self-obsessed interests, who are implementing this plan of world war, because it works in their best interests to evermore increase their power and control over the people of the world.
Now that you know this, you must petition the Pontiff in Rome to make a stand on behalf of the people of the world, who are faithful to My Son Jesus, the Redeemer of the world. The Pontiff in Rome must confirm and reaffirm the Consecration of the people of Russia, as well as the people of the world, to my Immaculate Heart, so there is no doubt that the Church of the Son of God stands firmly against the world leaders, who are promulgating these world wars.
The people of the world must unite in peaceful prayer to turn the tide of evil that is driving you all into an eternal conflagration. The people of the world have the power through their prayers to stop all wars and to usher in an Era of Peace – free at last of the bondage and slavery created by the evil one and his minions.
I ask you in these times to remember my words in prayer to St. Dominic eight centuries ago, when the most powerful prayer of the Rosary was promulgated to all of you, the children of God. Throughout these many centuries, those of you who turned to the powerful prayers of the Rosary were instrumental in preventing wars and ending other wars that the evil one very craftily implemented. Now, the evil one is planning the greatest conflagration to ever engulf humanity, and you must be aware of his plans.
Be ever vigilant now of the End Times events that are taking place, as I had always warned and prophesied to you. Now you hear and see the rumours of war and the threats of war by your leaders, many of whom are the minions of Satan.
The Pontiff in Rome must lead all of you through the power of the Rosary, which is more powerful than any of their weapons of destruction.
Therefore, I call upon you to hear my petition to you to the Pontiff in Rome. I call upon you to pray for the Conversion of Russia and its people as well as the conversion of the whole world. If my prayers and petitions are not answered, death and destruction will follow, just as I had warned in the past.
Yet, I know, my children, that this time you will not fail your Heavenly Mother, my Son the Redeemer of the World, and the Father in Heaven.
We will not desert you in your need. We ask that you consecrate yourselves to saving the world from its own destruction. You must be successful in your prayers in these times. Then, the world will experience a global transformation for the benefit and good of all souls living here on Earth.
The New Heaven and New Earth is my promise to you of the future.
So be it! According to the Father in Heaven!
Our Lady of Light"
Ned Dougherty's Near-Death Experience and His Visions of the Future
In his mid-thirties, Ned Dougherty (an Irish name, pronounced "Dock-erty") had everything: money, women, property, prestige, and power. He was a real estate broker for twenty-six years owning popular nightclubs in Palm Beach, Florida, and the Hampton's, Long Island's exclusive playground for the rich and famous. He lived in the fast lane every hour of the day, pursuing every pleasure money could buy. Despite his religious upbringing as a Roman Catholic, he had no interest in a spiritual life because he didn't believe in an afterlife.
He was too busy searching for a good time to be bothered with such things. This all changed on July 2, 1984 when he had a near-death experience (NDE) resulting from a heart attack after a heated – almost murderous – fist fight with a business associate.
Dougherty's NDE caused him to undergo a radical life transformation in which he gave up his nightclub business and party lifestyle and embraced his hitherto neglected Catholic religion. His NDE gave him a conscious awareness of his mission in life which was to embark upon charitable and missionary work. During his NDE, a wonderful "Lady of Light" (whom he identified as the Virgin Mary) revealed to him future global catastrophes many of which have already occurred which you will read in this article.
Today, Dougherty is a featured speaker, a former director and media spokesperson for the International Association for Near-Death Studies (www.iands.org). He also founded a spiritual center as revealed in his NDE called the Mission of Angels Foundation (www.fastlanetoheaven.com) through which he speaks on life-after-death issues, NDEs, Marian apparitions, and other spiritual matters.
He also hosts End Times Daily (www.endtimesdaily.com) – a Catholic news site focusing on eschatology – where he publishes interior locutions he has been receiving on a monthly basis since 2005.
Book: Fast Lane to Heaven: Celestial Encounters that Changed My Life
Published in March of 2001. This book documents his amazing NDE and visions of Earth's future.
Ned Dougherty's End of Days Website:
- End of Days Home Page –www.endtimesdaily.com
- Ned's Dougherty's Blog –www.endtimesdaily.com/_blog/Ned's_Blog
- About Mission of Angels –www.endtimesdaily.com/about/mission-of-angels.html
- Search All Ned's Messages from Heaven –www.endtimesdaily.com/messages/message-search.html
- Contact Mission of Angels –www.endtimesdaily.com/about/ContactUs.htm
Urgent call of Jesus the Eternal High Priest
August 9th 2020 from 12:00 am to 6:00 pm - Worldwide day of fasting and of prayer to the Heavenly Father for the protection of Catholic Temples, Shrines and Holy Places
"I make an urgent call to the whole Catholic world for a day of fasting and of prayer to be held worldwide on August 9th with the prayer of the Rosary of my Most Precious Blood and with the prayer of the Exorcism of St. Michael, from 12:00 am to 6:00 pm, asking the Heavenly Father for the protection of my Temples, Shrines and Holy Places, which are being destroyed and desecrated by the forces of evil of this world. I'm counting on you, my Flock." —Jesus the Eternal High Priest
The truth about the Coronavirus
May 1, 2020 - God the Father says: "Today, I invite you to realize that this virus - the coronavirus - is no ordinary disease. It has been created from human ingenuity to specifically target the elderly and physically challenged. This is the plan of future generations to purify the human race around the world. It was released into the general population ahead of schedule - by accident. Those in charge were waiting for less capable government officials in your country (USA) to be in office. Nevertheless, proposed harm is being unleashed on the whole human race."
"I tell you these things to help you to realize the underlying evil at work and hidden in hearts these days. You cannot be confounded by any turn of events. Over all situations, I am in Dominion. No one will be given power over you that is more powerful than your Eternal Father. Therefore, be emboldened with this knowledge. If you persevere in Truth, you have loaded your weapons against what seems to be and discharged them with Truth." (Source: Holy Love)


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Whether out in the field or in the classroom, students are using mappingtechnologies to develop an awareness of where data comes from and what it means.
ALTHOUGH DIGITAL MAPPING DEVICES are growing in use in the society at large—from sports enthusiasts and census takers, to cars and boats—the technologies are just starting to gain traction in K-12. Advocates of digital mapping in the field and classroom say that it encourages skills like critical thinking and decision-making, and can serve as an excellent way for students to learn where data comes from and how to collect it, along with learning about their local area's history, geography, topography, animaland plant populations, and much more.
Digital mapping for educational purposes begins in the field with a global positioning system, which is used to receive information from several dozen GPS satellites orbiting the earth. Students can use GPS devices to pinpoint various locations with remarkable accuracy. Recently, prices have dropped on GPS devices, making them much more affordable for schools. For example, a basic system from Garmin International that is common in K-12 use retails for around $100.
Back in the classroom, a "geographic information system" is used to collect the map points into a database for further manipulation. The information entered into the GIS can be collected in the field on a GPS device, or can come from elsewhere—the internet is a rich source of location-specific data. Students import that data to a GIS database and can create tables and maps, overlaying and comparing layers of information such as weather, land boundaries, historic locations, and scientific data.
Students used probes to gather data along a local river.When the data was loaded into a GIS system, it revealed spikesof high nutrients at one location on a given date. The studentstraced the cause back to a specific septic system failure,which was then repaired.
Along with growing public appreciation of the value of visual mapping, and drops in equipment and software prices, there's another reason mapping technologies are gaining in popularity in education: The software has become much easier to use. Whereas GIS packages were once expensive and difficult to use, new software has recently appeared that is simple, designed for non-scientific users—including K-12 students—and best of all, often free or very inexpensive. "We're trying to make sure that teachers don't have huge technical issues to overcome," says Mike Bridge, vice president of marketing and product management at PASCO (Paul A. Stokstad Co.) Scientific, which offers several tools that can be used for GPS and GIS purposes. "The usability bar is continuing to drop."
According to professor Marsha Alibrandi, students worldwide are conducting original research in the field as part of GPS and GIS projects. Alibrandi works in social studies education in the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions at Fairfield University in Connecticut. She is the author of the book GIS in the Classroom: Using Geographic Information Systems in Social Studies and Environmental Science.
As an example of one of the hundreds of projects Alibrandi has participated in, students used probes to gather data at specific points on a local river. The points were tied to a computerized map of their town and the surrounding area. When the collected data was then loaded into a GIS system, it revealed spikes of high nutrients at one location on a given date. The students traced the cause back to a specific septic system failure, which was then repaired.
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE). A worldwide education project in whichschoolchildren share environmental research conducted using probes andGPS devices. It's perhaps the largest program in which real geographicdata is collected by students for GIS purposes. According to the GLOBEwebsite, 36,000 GLOBE-trained teachers from 19,000 schools worldwidehave contributed 15 million measurements to the project.
My World GIS. A geographic information system designed for use in middle school through college educational settings. The software program was developed by Northwestern University through a series of National Science Foundation (www.nsf.gov) grants. It comes with 50 or so data sets, including such options as world climates and presidential election data. My World costs $99 for a 10-seat license; you can download a free 45-day trial version for starters.
ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education. A free, downloadable Windows and Mac desktop client that allows basic mapping activities, from ESRI.
More Educational Uses
The most common use of mapping technology in education, according to Charlie Fitzpatrick, K-12 education manager at ESRI, a large GIS mapping software company, takes students and teachers outdoors, where they use GPS devices to gather information at various geographic points. They then return to the classroom, transfer the data to a GIS system, and work with it further.
"We work with lots of teachers who are going out with their GPS units doing the data gathering, whether it's waterquality monitoring or [counting] squirrel nests in trees," Fitzpatrick says. "They then bring their data back into the classroom and do the analysis."
For social studies, GPS devices and GIS software can be used in combination, for example, to map cultural landscapes such as colonial stone walls, burial mounds, or potential archaeological sites. "A digital map can have an enormous number of 'points' associated with different phenomena," Alibrandi says, "from soil pH to the location of a gemstone, a dinosaur bone, a microwave tower, or a cultural artifact."
According to Fitzpatrick, putting together a GPS and GIS program needn't be costly. "Teachers with very low-end GPS units can do pretty significant work out in the field," he says,"then bring it in and manipulate it using free [GIS] software,"like ArcExplorer (see "Mapping Resources," side bar) or evenMicrosoft Excel, which is commonlyfound on classroom computers. Fitzpatrick also notes thatGPS tools don't have to be high-end to be useful in education."Honestly, we find that most teachers are happy withthe very modest tools."
The Value of Data Analysis
Whether gathering data themselves or simply importing it from another source before studying it, students develop an awareness of where data comes from and what it means, says PASCO's Bridge. "With GIS, users make a map and look at it, using tools that…tempt students to say, 'Okay, I want to zoom in now; I want to ask a question of the data.'"
One particular educational strength of GIS is that it is based around a learning cycle. "You have a topic that you want to explore, so you gather some data and you visualize that data," Fitzpatrick explains. "You display it and you look at it in a different way, analyze it, classify it, query it. Then you come up with some kind of modified question about the data, which leads to a new tweak."
That cycle continues as students try new combinations, find new answers, and in turn conceive of new questions—in short, practice their critical-thinking skills. Rather than asking students to memorize answers, GIS systems, according to Fitzpatrick, say to them, "'Here's data. What are the kinds of things you can glean from this?' It entices them to explore."
Linda L. Briggs is a freelance writer based in San Diego.
This article originally appeared in the 05/01/2007 issue of THE Journal.
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Prince – "Stare"
Prince has been waiting for the splintering of streaming services since his infant body coalesced in the shallow end of Lake Minnetonka. Although he just pulled his entire catalogue from Spotify, we're graced with a new jam called "Stare" and it's a Spotify exclusive. Music industry politics aside, it's the first original Prince song that I've enjoyed without some apprehension since his renaissance in the past few years. In the groove-heavy funk experiment lane of Around the World in a Day's "Tamborine" and Crystal Ball's "Rebirth of the Flesh," "Stare" definitely makes the work stretch.


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15 Missing Treasures That Could Make You Wealthy
All our lives we hear about lost or missing treasure and often, when sitting on a beach in the sun, we wonder if we may be sitting on the same sand that pirates once dug up to bury their ill-gotten treasures.
Pirates aren't the only ones responsible for missing treasures and under sand is not the only place where treasures could be hidden. There are many varied stories of missing treasure and if you were to find just one, you could instantly become one of the wealthy.
Here are 15 such treasures that have not yet been found:
Ark of the Covenant
According to the bible, the Ark of the Covenant was built in a manner described to Moses by god and was intended to carry the tablets on which the commandments were written.
Although there are several mentions of it in the Bible, nothing has been written about it since, nor has it been seen.
Treasure of the Knights Templar
From the date of their founding till their demise in the 14th century, the Knights Templar were said to have amassed a huge treasure which some say, included the Ark of the Covenant.
It is believed that the few Templars that lived through the assassinations moved the treasure first to Scotland and then perhaps to Nova Scotia.
The Oak Island Money Pit
A mysterious pit found on Oak Island, off the coast of Canada, is said to have treasures of unknown riches in it.
Despite many people including a President of the United States, have tried in vain to find the treasure, it is still believed to be there. Could it be the missing treasure of the Templars?
The Amber Room
Consisting of a number of amber panels decorated with gold and mirrors, the amber room had been presented to Peter the Great of Russia and was known to exist until during WW11 when the Nazis moved it to Konigsberg Castle in Germany but nothing has been seen or heard of it since.
King John's Lost Crown Jewels
The treasure belonging to King John of England, estimated to now be worth $70 million, has been missing since the king's death in 1216.


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We chose this location because of the natural beauty of the area, the stunning views from the house and proximity to motorways / airports. Montesa is a very traditional rural Valencian village on the edge of a designated natural open space, surrounded by orange groves and mountains, with easy access to inspiring walks.
Being here is a million miles away from the hurried pace of UK towns and cities. The air is fresh, the weather generally much better and the landscape is stunning -an ideal location for creativity and feeling good.
As much as we like the rural quiet life of this area, it is important that there are amenities within walking distance. There are four bars in the village including one with with music and an outside terrace for the warmer months. There are also three restaurants and a couple of shops and cash machines, so buying provisions locally is easy.
The village has its own train station and a return ticket to Valencia costs less than 10 Euros with the journey taking just under an hour. The historic town of Xativa with its shops, castle and night clubs is only a fifteen minute drive or a short train journey from here.
There is a swimming pool open in the village during July and August or if you don't mind a fifteen minute car trip, a very beautiful natural spring pool in the next village. Montesa is also well known for its rock climbing and hiking.
If you'd like some time on the beach the Mediterranean resorts of Valencia or Gandia are within easy travelling distance. Gandia, our favourite, offers miles of golden sand for serious sunbathing. Also worth a visit is the ocean park in Valencia. This is the largest in Europe and a truly amazing experience.
Any questions, feel free to contact us.