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How To Pitching Up a Yurt?
This manual describes the setting of a yurt. For pitching we use a single centre pole. Even though this manual basically describes the steps to pitch a TORTUGA yurt the steps to pitch TROLL or RAINBOW are roughly the same. In particular we here describe the setting of a standard yurt with a diameter of 6m and a sidewall height of 1,65m. Higher yurts or the supersize yurt can be set up, too, following this manual analogously.
Was benötigst du, um eine Jurte aufzustellen?
Es gibt sicher viele Wege eine Jurte aufzustellen und entsprechend unterscheidet sich auch das verwendete Material. Die folgenden Stücklisten geben einen Überblick, was du benötigst, um auch als Einsteiger einfach und sicher eine Jurte aufstellen zu können. Nicht genannt ist das Werkzeug, wie Hammer (für die Heringe) oder Säge (für die Jurtenstangen) oder ein Messer (um evtl. Seile anzupassen).
- 1 Jurtendach, 600 cm, mit oder ohne Traufkante
- 6 Doppelzeltbahnen 323 x 165 cm (oder 12 Viereckzeltbahnen)
- 1 Jurten-Abdeckplane mit Rundleine
- 1 Jurtenkreuz oder Jurtenspinne, 6-fach
- 2 Mittelstangen ca. 420 cm
- 12 Aufstellstäbe min 165 cm
- 12 Heringe
- 12 Abspannseile, min 300 cm
- 12 Erdnägel
- 1 Blockseilrolle
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 300 cm
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 600 cm
- etwas Bindeschnur
- 1 Jurtendach, 600 cm, mit oder ohne Traufkante
- 6 Super-Doppelzeltbahnen 323 x 209 cm (oder 12 Super-Viereckplanen)
- 1 Jurten-Abdeckplane mit Rundleine
- 1 Jurtenkreuz oder Jurtenspinne, 6-fach
- 2 Mittelstangen ca. 510 cm
- 12 Aufstellstäbe min 209 cm
- 12 Heringe
- 12 Abspannseile, min 450 cm
- 12 Erdnägel
- 1 Blockseilrolle
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 300 cm
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 900 cm
- etwas Bindeschnur
- 1 Großjurtendach, 800 cm, mit Traufkante
- 8 Doppelzeltbahnen 323 x 165 cm (oder 16 Viereckzeltbahnen)
- 1 Jurten-Abdeckplane mit Rundleine
- 1 Jurtenkreuz oder Jurtenspinne, 8-fach
- 2 Mittelstangen ca. 510 cm
- 16 Aufstellstäbe min 165 cm
- 16 Heringe
- 16 Abspannseile, min 300 cm
- 16 Erdnägel
- 1 Blockseilrolle
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 300 cm
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 900 cm
- etwas Bindeschnur
- 1 Großjurtendach, 800 cm, mit Traufkante
- 8 Super-Doppelzeltbahnen 323 x 209 cm (oder 16 Super-Viereckplanen)
- 1 Jurten-Abdeckplane mit Rundleine
- 1 Jurtenkreuz oder Jurtenspinne, 8-fach
- 2 Mittelstangen ca. 510 cm
- 16 Aufstellstäbe min 209 cm
- 16 Heringe
- 16 Abspannseile, min 450 cm
- 16 Erdnägel
- 1 Blockseilrolle
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 300 cm
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 900 cm
- etwas Bindeschnur
- 1 Giga-Jurtendach, 920 cm, mit Traufkante
- 9 Super-Doppelzeltbahnen 323 x 209 cm (oder 18 Super-Viereckplanen)
- 1 Jurten-Abdeckplane mit Rundleine
- 1 Jurtenkreuz oder Jurtenspinne, 9-fach
- 2 Mittelstangen ca. 510 cm
- 18 Aufstellstäbe min 209 cm
- 18 Heringe
- 18 Abspannseile, min 450 cm
- 18 Erdnägel
- 1 Blockseilrolle
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 300 cm
- 1 Kunsthanfseil, ca. 900 cm
- etwas Bindeschnur
How to pitching a yurt?
Lay out the roof
Lay the roof tarp outside up, exactly where you want have the yurt pitched (Half tarps or kota panels need to be lashed beforehand). The more accurate you lay out, the more stabile the yurt will stand later. The tarp should now show a regular dodecagon (hexadecagon for the supersize yurt).
When you look at the roof tarp you see a seam running from every corner towards the smoke hole. The imaginary extension of this seam shows you where the stakes and the 550 cord will have to placed later.
Lay out the side poles
The length of the poles has of course to follow the height of the sidewall. To gain more flexibility the use of adjustable telescope poles (basher pole) is recommended. The usual height, using the double square tarps, is 1,65m. In conjunction with the window panels or the super square- or super double square-tarp you can reach a height up to approx. 2,05m.
Take the poles and place them tip to D-ring (roof with eaves) respectively eyelet (roof without eaves). Place the poles on the before mentioned imaginary extension of the seam line pointing towards the centre of the fire hole. The bottom end of the pole marks the spot where you place the tent pegs. For staking out in hard soil T-profile stakes are recommended in soft soil you can even use wooden stakes. The pegs should be driven into the ground at least two third of their length.
Attach the guy ropes
The usable length of the cord should be approximately one and a half times of the side pole length. Attach one end to the D-Ring (or eyelet) of the roof tarp and the other end to the tent peg. If you tighten and loose the line from stake side or from D-Ring side (where you set the taut line hitch) is up to your choice.
Set up the side poles
Next you can start setting up the side poles to bring the side of the roof tarp to the required height. Up to this point all steps could easily be done by one single person. With a bit of experience it's still possible to carry on alone but it would be easier with some helping hands that help you keeping the poles up.
Start with any pole by putting the tip into the D-Ring and bringing it into a vertical position. If there is a second person helping, your partner should start simultaneously on the opposite pole.
The next two poles should be ones halfway between the already set up ones and so on. Carry on this way until all 12 (16) poles are set up. Once finished the roof is now hanging in the air with the middle section pointing to the ground looking like a funnel.
At this stage the whole construction is still shaky and wind prone (that's why additional helping hands to stabilise the poles are recommended). As soon as all cords get tightened equably the construction will stand all alone.
Hanging in the chain
Clip the 6 (8) single beams of the yurt chain into the D-Rings of the smoke hole. With D-shackles you can clip into D-ring as well as into eyelets. If your roof tarp is lashed out of single Kota-tarp be sure to always connect two eyelets with one D-shackle.
Instead of using the chain you can also use a yurt cross with bolts. Just hang the D-rings into the bolts. Tie the long rope to the carabiner in the centre of the yurt chain. This will later serve for pulling up the roof.
Set up centre pole
First tie the pulley with the short rope close to top end of the pole. Thread the long rope through the pulley. Now bring top end of the pole from underneath the tarp through the smoke hole and get the pole into a vertical position (some helping hands are definitely recommended). Pulling the roof up a bit in between this process makes it easier getting the pole into a vertical position.
Once the pole stands even pull the roof to the top and tie the rope to the pole. If this doesn't work properly or the tarp shows pleats or is even sagging you'd have to check the anchor points (tent pegs) and maybe readjust them to ensure that they're really in one line with the seam line. Slightly loosening or tightening the ropes may also help.
Mounting the sidewall tarps
When you have a roof with eaves you just button the tarps from the inside to the button tab of the roof tarp. To connect the tarps to each other you have to connect each of both buttons into the opposite buttonhole. With the newer roof tarps the corner-eyelets of the tarps are secured with rubber bands.
Having a roof tarp without eaves these eyelets need to be hooked to the tips of the side poles. For this you have to remove each pole hook the tarp in and bring it back.
Of course you can button the tarps to the roof at the very beginning. This may ease the work for short people, especially since you won't have to work with stretched out arms over your head.
Once all sidewall tarps are connected the yurt is as good as finished. Now you can take the chance to readjust the side poles (if necessary) to tighten the side tarps and to secure the tarps with tent pegs (which is half the battle on windy days).
How to get into the yurt
Either you leave one compete side tarp out which gains a "regular" entrance or you open just one of the vertical connections. This way you just have to swing one tarp open to get in or out. You can form a triangle shape entrance by tying the bottom corner with a cord to the tip of a side pole.
Do you need a roof cap for the smoke hole?
The yurt is a genuine fire tent and the smoke takes off the best through a wide open smoke hole. Vice versa some rain may easily drop into the tent (mostly onto the fire place). If this doesn't bother you the yurt is now finished.
How to mount the roof cap?
The roof cap consists of seven fields and has eight eyelets into which you can tie slim cords (we recommend cheap sisal cords). Having a yurt with a 6 m diameter the lenght of the cords should be approximately 4 - 5 m.
Once the cords are attached you can start pulling the cap to the rooftop. Climb up to theroof top, edge through the smoke hole and tie the cap around the cross lashing spot of the centre poles.
This really sounds like a roundabout way and there is indeed an easy way:
First you have to decide how huge or small the gap between cap and smoke hole should be. Do you want the cap to close the whole smoke hole (as leak proof as possible) or do want it slightly open to gain some ventilation?
The answer causes the decision where you are going to set the lashing point which is ideally the spot where you place the roof cap.
Easiest way to do this is when bring don the roof again. Standing on the ground the smoke hole around your shoulders you can easily tie the cap in.
Ensure that the cords are not tangled, otherwise you'd have trouble trying reach them from the outside once the roof is pulled up again.
Finally you tie the cords to the anchor lines (taut line hitch) and tighen them. You may have to test which guy line is the right one. Usually it's every second cord but this may differ according to the fabric.
Pulling the cords to the side you can open the smoke anytime you want to let out the smoke and close it again later.
As with everything in the yurt building, the exercise makes the master and the joy of experimenting shows you the right way for you.
Video about pitching up the yurt
Our video on Youtube shows you the basic steps. Thus you can see very clearly how one reaches into the other and how you best approach the structure of your yurt.


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How Long Does Botox Last: Everything You Need to Know
Have you heard of botox yet? Well, if you have been struggling with facial wrinkles, maybe this has popped up as part of the solutions. Typically, botox refers to an injection administered to treat a broad spectrum of bacteria-caused illnesses and conditions. Among these are excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis), cervical dystonia, an overactive bladder, and lazy eye. While the injection effects may remain quite helpful, many users are interested in knowing how its usefulness can last longer. Therefore, we have provided you with quality information on how this may work through our health team at Mango clinic.
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This page discusses how long botox lasts, given the various conditions that may prevail during its administration. Also, these will come with specific information such as:
- How long does botox last in the forehead?
- Botox price
- How long does botox last the first time?
- Make botox last longer,
- How long does botox last around the eyes?
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How Long Does Botox Last?
While trying to summarize this lengthy discussion, let's look at how long botox lasts. Different studies and medical reports already have confirmed it. Botox injections generally offer lasting effects of up to 4 months. This duration, however, remains subject to whether it is your first dosage ever or the subsequent ones.
For initial treatment, these effects tend to wear off sooner. Therefore, the best advice for these people is always to follow up with their health providers. Many experiments have confirmed that the second treatments often have their effects last longer – your doctor will give you more details according to your body reactions.
NOTE: The effects of botox injections sometimes and in some patients may not appear immediately. If yours takes longer, our practitioners always advise that you at least wait for 14 days to pass before rescheduling another appointment.
How Long Does Botox Last in the Forehead?
The reason why you get botox injection in your forehead is mainly because of its cosmetic properties. As explained earlier, botox tends to minimize fine lines as well as wrinkles on the face. Its functionality involves an active ingredient, botulinum toxin type A, which temporarily paralyzes the facial muscles, reducing the lines and wrinkles on the forehead.
According to typical results and observations, most patients experience the effects of botox injection for 3 to 4 months. However, different for the first-timers, this situation takes a shorter time, mostly below two and a half months or thereabout.
These same timelines apply to how long botox lasts around the eyes and how long does botox last on lips.
One key aspect of the procedure, however, is the uttermost caution required for the practitioners. When the administration of these toxins is in excess, there will be equally more muscle laxity uncalled for healthwise.
Proper dosages, therefore, must take center stage in this operation to ensure accordance treatment. So far, this remains an FDA-approved procedure which at Mango clinic, we treat with great expertise.
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Does Botox Last Longer the Second Time?
While most of us ponder heavily upon this question, some of us are asking the real one, why does botox seem to last longer the second time. Well, the answer is obvious, 'No such thing as botox lasts longer or shorter.'
As explained by many health practitioners in this area, botox acts as only a nerve paralyzer. Note that when a nerve seems dysfunctional, often the body does generate new ones. In this case, therefore, what happens is that those nerves that control the facial muscles renew themselves, and therefore, the wrinkles then reoccur.
The entire scenario here, therefore, indicates that botox never goes away from your system. What people think of as 'lasting longer' is usually because already some nerves have been paralyzed. Therefore, the second administration only adds more toxins to affect the few and new facial nerve endings.
Nevertheless, there are a few tips that can help last long the botox effect.
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- Exercise frequently
- Do not smoke
- Take zinc supplements
- Eat well
- Avoid stress
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- Avoid the sun and sunbeds
- Seek professional consultations on botox
- Avoid excess heat and exercise 24 hours after the injection
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Judi Dench in Talks to Star in Kenneth Branagh's Film Adaptation of Artemis Fowl
Judi Dench is in early talks to star in a film adaptation of Artemis Fowl, directed by Kenneth Branagh. The news was first reported by Variety.
Playwright Conor McPherson will write the script, which is inspired by the children's book series by Eoin Colfer. The books follow Artemis Fowl, who plots to steal gold from the Fairy People and puts himself in danger.
Dench and Branagh star in his upcoming film Murder on the Orient Express, which is released November 10. They also starred together in a West End revival of The Winter's Tale in 2015.
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Gerda Steyn became the first woman to break six hours in the up-run race, knocking more than 10 minutes off the previous mark.
- Gerda Steyn broke the women's up-run record at the 2019 Comrades Marathon.
- The South African ultrarunner shattered the previous mark by more than 10 minutes, making her the first woman to break six hours. She finished in 5:58:53.
- The men's race also saw a first-time winner in Edward Mothibi, who clocked a 5:31:33.
South African ultrarunner Gerda Steyn had a record-breaking day at the 2019 Comrades Marathon on Sunday.
The 29-year-old broke the women's up-run record—the race swaps the direction of the course each year, between the up-run, and the down-run, — by more than 10 minutes when she finished in 5:58:53. This made her the first women ever to break the six-hour mark in the up-run at the 90K (55 mile) in South Africa. Her effort was good for 17th overall.
"This year, I sort of didn't plan and decided to go with my ability, and over the first half, I tried to take it in," Steyn told The Independent. "When I got to halfway, I was looking at my watch, and I knew I was on a course record, so I knew my race would start now. I gave it my all, and I left it all on the road."
The previous mark was set in 2006 by Russian Elena Nurgalieva who ran a 6:09:23. Steyn earned around $33,000 for the win and an additional $33,000 for breaking the record.
In addition, Steyn also became the first woman since 1989 to win the Comrades and Two Oceans Marathon—another popular South African race—titles in the same year, The Independent reported.
The day was also eventful in the men's race, with Edward Mothibi winning his first title, spoiling the four-peat for defending champion Bongmusa Mthembu. Mothibi finished with a time of 5:31:33.
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Overdub software instrument recordings
Overdubbing is the process of recording a performance on top of an existing performance, merging them into a single region. You can use this process to add a supplementary recorded sound to a previously recorded performance, for example. You can also use spot erase to remove any unwanted notes from a recorded performance.
Overdub a software instrument recording
Select a MIDI region.
Click the Set Locators button in the toolbar.
Cycle mode is turned on and the left and right locators match the start and end points of the selected MIDI region.
Click the Record button in the control bar (or press R) to start recording.
Recording begins after the predefined count-in.
Use your MIDI keyboard, Musical Typing window, or onscreen music keyboard to record a part. Record as many cycle passes as you wish.
Click the Stop button in the control bar (or press the Space bar) to stop recording.
The end result is a single MIDI region that contains the merged performances from each cycle pass. However, you can also overdub a MIDI recording when not in Cycle mode.


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Christians who are understandably disillusioned with the Christian Right's approach to politics sometimes draw what is–I think–an improper lesson from it. That is, since the Christian Right wants to use political power to implement an intolerant or destructive agenda, they infer that the problem is political power as such. Christian blogger Benjamin Corey seems to head in this direction in this otherwise sensible post criticizing the Right's language of "taking back" the country.
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If there ever was a time to talk about "taking the country back" it was the time of Jesus– but that wasn't anything he was concerned with. Jesus spent his time rejecting political power and instead, invested into building an other-worldly Kingdom where the power-rejectors are actually the greatest. Jesus saw his Kingdom, not political rule, as being the solution to all the ills of earth.
Changing the world via political power will always be a future invitation that never fully materializes. But changing the world through investing in God's Kingdom? That's an invitation you can accept and experience right now.
And this is why Christians on both sides of the political coin often get sidetracked: whether we realize it intellectually or not, we have grown to see government and political power as being the answer to the world's problems– instead of the Kingdom Jesus came to establish.
The problem here, as I see it, is that some problems actually do require the use of government and political power. For example, Social Security has kept millions of senior citizens and disabled people from falling into poverty, minimum wage laws ensure that workers' earnings don't fall below a certain level, environmental laws set minimum standards for clean air and water, the Affordable Care Act has significantly reduced the number of people without health insurance, etc.
Now, I fully agree that none of these efforts, singly or collectively, has ushered in the Kingdom of God. But does that mean they aren't important or were somehow not worth doing? That hardly follows, and it's a weird sort of ethics, Christian or otherwise, that would be indifferent to such outcomes.
What seems to be driving a lot of this anti-political sentiment is a form of Christian pacifism wedded to what I consider to be a shallow analysis of political power. That is, people who have embraced a certain strain of Anabaptist-influenced pacifism sometimes conclude that all political power is inherently coercive in a bad sense and thus something that Christians should eschew. The problem is that social arrangements are always already structured by power (and thus "coercive" if you like). So "opting out" of politics simply leaves those existing–and often unjust–power relations in place. The only way to change them, as Reinhold Niebuhr argued decades ago, is by an application of countervailing power. This doesn't mean violence necessarily, but it does mean something more than sweet reason. (I'm not a pacifist myself, but there are meaningful distinctions to be drawn between "violence," "power," "coercion," etc.)
Ironically, the progressive-pacifist analysis of government and power ends up looking a lot like that of right-wing libertarians, who regard any use of government to address social inequities as illegitimate "coercion." This is probably a tip off that something's gone wrong here. Political power is certainly prone to abuse. But that doesn't mean it doesn't have a proper use.


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A sermon preached at Tewin September 2020
I am currently rereading CS Lewis's wonderful book the Great Divorce. If you haven't read it – it's easy, visual, clever and thought provoking. In it Lewis describes a bus trip from the dull, twilight, miserable city of hell up to the realer than real beauty of heaven. But it's his haunting image of hell that I'd like us to think about today. Hell is like a vast grey city, Lewis says, a city inhabited only at its outer edges, with rows and rows of empty houses in the middle – empty because everyone who once lived in them has quarreled with the neighbours and moved, and quarreled with the new neighbours and moved again, leaving streets of empty houses behind them. That, says Lewis, is how hell got so large – empty at the centre and inhabited only on the fringes, because everyone in it chose distance, rather than confrontation as the solution of the fight.
Confrontation, doesn't sound appealing. For most of us we'll do everything to avoid it. Rather we come up with other strategies to cope when there are disputes.
Maybe for many of us our first instinct when there is a problem with another person is to smooth things over. Perhaps pretend nothing is wrong. To say nothing. There's no need to cause upset. Perhaps the person who is hurting us or others won't do it again. Except that perhaps they do, and there are occasions in some church communities when the insistence of one person in pursuing their own agenda can cause great damage to others – but no-one wants to challenge it because anything is better than having to speak about difficult things.
Or maybe when someone has rubbed us up the wrong way or hurt our feelings – well there's another easy way to deal with that, let's just talk about them behind their backs, moan and gripe to others to get it out of our system. Look for every fault in them and never miss an opportunity to point it out to others. Except that often that doesn't get it out of our system, rather it just spreads the discontent around a bit. It helps us by getting others to validate how right we are and how wrong the other is, but doesn't help us see their point of view, or give them the chance to say sorry.
Of course another strategy well used is the cold shoulder. Don't tell them what is wrong because that would be impolite, but rather just shun the offender. Just try to put them out of your mind, don't let them spoil your world. We don't need to tell them what is wrong, rather let them figure it out. They should know after-all they were wrong and we were right. It's black and white. It's obvious.
Whatever strategy we choose – the point is let's not talk to the person directly, because surely that is the worst thing we can do? Confrontation – for a lot of us that is something we really dread.
So, if you are like me, the gospel reading today, is a rather unwelcome and uncomfortable bit of advice:
If another person in the church sins against you, Matthew's gospel tells us, go and talk it through with them. If the member listens then the problem is solved.
If however that doesn't bring harmony, then keep going back, taking people with you to try to talk through the wrong and heal the rift.
Now I think we need to treat this passage with care and I guess some of our reticence about this advice, might be well founded. Pointing out faults, involving others, always runs the risk of creating greater hurt, making things messier. Sometimes perhaps time and some distance is wise before things can be challenged in a way that is positive, not always with high emotion that can get in the way of good conversation.
And we don't know what the sin spoken of in this passage might have been referring to to the listeners at the time. In my experience disputes are often messy, with a less clear cut sense of one party being completely right and another flawlessly wrong.
Importantly the instruction to confront another should not be an excuse for treating people badly, for making them feel alienated.
If we look at the dictionary definition of the word confrontation means meeting face to face, it does not have to be aggressive or destructive rather it is the opposite of Lewis' picture of hell – where rather we turn our backs and keep our distance. That, according to this reading, is not what we should be about.
Many of you will be aware of the efforts of Desmond Tutu and others when post-apartheid South Africa was attempting to build a new community. Tutu spoke out very strongly about the strategies the ANC government or now recognized black members of the country might take against those who had supported the apartheid system. Of course perhaps the natural thing would be to turn against supporters of the old regime completely, to turn the tables, to endlessly punish, criticize and shun.
Yet the vision for the new society that had been longed for could only be achieved, if people learned anew how to live with one another. But of course this would not work if horrific wrongs of the past were simply ignored. That would just breed more anger and division. And so in the light of this the Truth and Reconciliation commission was set up and those two Christian principles were seen as needing to go hand in hand. Truth, yes – wrongs and sins must be brought out into the open, no longer ignored, or denied – but hand in hand with this intention, must always be the aim of reconciliation. As a Christian principle forgiveness and reconciliation is meant to be at the core of who we are.
What our gospel recognizes is the seriousness of safeguarding the well-being and distinctive presence of the church community.
"Where two or three are gathered together in my name" Jesus continues in our gospel passage – "I am there among them". Despite our human flaws there is something different, holy, about the church. The importance of how we operate with one another, of how we relate to each other is important because of the name and presence of Jesus when we gather.
Christianity is a not a private affair. It is not just about individual belief, individual prayer, individual piety . Christianity has been from the beginning about living together in community. Baptism is about joining a people. We share bread today and are reminded how we are intimately and intricately woven together in Christ. We are called to witness to the world as many members but as one body.
And that will always be a struggle. I guess our gospel reading might give us some comfort that this struggle is nothing new. But through it also will come, does come much blessing and joy. More than a rule book of how to deal with every situation, or an excuse to go to others and point out their faults as you see them – the reading is really telling us that no matter what, the worst thing we can do is turn our backs on one another, is let things fester and divide us, or turn away, pack our bags and walk out on when things get difficult.
This will only lead us eventually to that grey and endless stretch of empty houses and streets pictured by CS Lewis – division caused by sin and the refusal to forgive – that is hell and is as possible on earth as it is in the spiritual realm.
Wisdom, sensitivity, humility, truth and forgiveness. These are the characteristics that will stand us in good stead when we deal with one another. And through these things may we work always to be reconciled and witness to the God who has called us to live together.


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Van Gogh had an interesting life. His life was short and his career as an artist was even shorter. However, after his death, he was adored by many and even today he is still celebrated. Before entering the exhibition, I was a bit arrogant. I was standing in the cue and thinking, "Yep, I'll know this, and I'll know that". But I was mistaken, and it felt good. My expectations for this exhibition were surpassed. For example, I learnt that Van Gogh truly appreciated British art, literature and culture. The artist would spend his days in England reading novels by Charles Dickens. I even discovered that Van Gogh was even inspired by Japanese Prints and this led him to produce pieces such as, "Hospital at Saint Remy" (painted 1889).
When I look back at my memoir on Van Gogh, it did not delve deeply into the artist's life during his time in England. The exhibition does a beautiful job capturing this. In all 8 rooms, you would always see a Van Gogh piece, and next to it would be a British piece that either influenced him or he influenced. By the exhibition doing this, you could really see the impact of Van Gogh. Because Van Gogh was not properly trained as an artist, he did not attend any art schools at a young age. He only started to commit to art, at around the age of 30.
Additionally, what impressed me as an art historian, was how quickly Van Gogh learned from his contemporaries. This exhibition truly showed me the intelligence of Van Gogh. Throughout his life, Van Gogh merged all these different art styles he encountered and refined them. It was through doing this, Van Gogh made his own signature art style and it was ultimately how his work became iconic.
For someone who has constantly been told by friends, to go and see the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, this exhibition was a surreal experience. Room 8 was a special treat, it contained pieces such as, "Sunflowers" (painted 1888) and showcased films that pay homage to the artist. The three pieces by Francis Bacon at the exit of the gallery were also a nice treat.
I thought I knew the life of Vincent Van Gogh, but I was wrong. I truly thought I knew what the artist was feeling during his darkest moments, but I was wrong yet again. It is pieces such as, "The Prison Courtyard" (painted 1890) that taught me how lonely the artist felt during his time in Saint-Rémy.
People like Van Gogh are rare and if this exhibition has taught me something. Then it has taught me, that we as a society should give people their flowers while they are still alive, and we should not do so once death has passed.


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The sun rose really early last weekend when I visited Northfield Mount Hermon School (NMH) in Gill, Massachusetts for my 50th Reunion—officially dawn was at 0439 hours and sunrise was at 0514 hours. The rising sun woke me up in the dormitory room in which I was sleeping and I went for a walk on the beautiful campus of this private boarding college preparatory school where I spent the final there years of high school.
The sunlight was soft and beautiful as I looked to the east, where thick fog was visible over the waters of the Connecticut River. I took the first photo below with my Canon SL2 DSLR and a 10-18mm wide-angle zoom lens and the other two photos using the panoramic features of my iPhone 11. The effects of the two cameras were a bit different, but I like the way that I was able to capture a sense of the beauty and tranquility of the early morning moments—it was a wonderful way to start the day.
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I can not believe it! My first blog birthday! Wahoo!!!
One year ago I started my journey with oscarreads.com. Why? Well to be honest, I felt a bit bored by the effects of the pandemic. Not being able to meet friends, do sports or what so ever. I read about 100 books at that stage and wanted to share my thoughts on them. Maybe, I could get other kids into reading as well?!
To celebrate my special day I would like to give away 3 of my favorite books to my blog follower. You will find more information at the end of this post. But first things first.
Here are some insights on my blog you might be interested in:
Number of published posts: 50
Your favorite post (most views):
Going Crazy in a Book Shop Reloaded – Please Vote for your Favorite!
Your least favorite post (least views):
Mr. Stink by David Walliams (What is wrong with you people? This book is awesome!)
Post with most comments:
Corona go home (own work)!
My personal favorite post:
Survival Camp in Dallas – my take on the winter storm
I am so happy to have some loyal followers and likers. Thank you so much for your support. It means a lot to me!
Now. To say thank you I would like to give away a copy of some of my favorite books. Two of them are in English and one in German.
To participate in the raffle you need to be a follower of my blog (either mail subscriber or a fellow blogger follower) and leave a comment under this post with the book you would like the most. But don't wait for too long. This little competition will end by July 25 next week. I will draw the lucky winner and publish their names on my blog afterwards.
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Despite the failure to take some basic safety precautions during a public health crisis and that, in at least two different school districts, new cases have already been confirmed among students and administrators, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp said the first week back to school went smoothly. "I think quite honestly this week went real well other than a couple of virtual photos," said Kemp at a news conference on Monday, ostensibly referring to now-viral images showing maskless students crowding hallways inside North Paulding High School, one of the state's schools to reopen last week that has already been confronted with newly confirmed cases of COVID-19. The school's superintendent called mask-wearing a "personal choice," rather than a requirement to help slow the spread of the virus.
As Politico reported, Paulding county school officials were forced to put a pause on reopening efforts after six students and three staff members tested positive, closing the building for disinfecting on Monday and Tuesday. Nearby, Cherokee County's school system saw similar outbreaks with the return of in-person instruction. As 38 students and 12 staff members tested positive, at least 826 potentially-exposed students are in quarantine, per CNN. Photos of maskless students within the Cherokee system also circulated online.
At Monday's presser, both Kemp and U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said that new cases were to be expected with the reopening of schools and businesses. "I want the people of Georgia to know that we don't have to wait until we get a vaccine, we don't have to hide until we get a miracle therapeutic," Adams said. Urging kids to "work together" so that they could get the in-person proms and graduations they desired, he also called on Atlanta sports teams and influencers "to be out promoting mask wearing, to have masks with cool designs on them, to make it a cool, a fun and exciting thing to do."
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, claiming "some of this stuff is just not debatable anymore," also continues to push for reopening, arguing Monday that the educational benefits outweigh the health risks of in-person instruction during a pandemic. He rejected a plan for online-only learning put forth by his state's third-largest school district, Hillsborough County, which has the fifth-highest COVID positivity rate in Florida and where 223,300 students are scheduled to go back to school in less than three weeks. "We're going in a good direction in this area and that's just the reality," he said, per Politico.
The chaos is true for schools throughout the country grappling with reopening during a pandemic—something President Donald Trump continues to make the case for, most recently with dangerous, false claims about children's susceptibility to contracting and spreading COVID-19. The cumulative total of child COVID-19 cases nationwide increased by 40% during the last two weeks of July, NPR reported, when at least 97,000 children tested positive for the coronavirus. Children are not immune to the disease, though they are less likely to get critically ill from it. Still, some have died. And a major source of concern is the degree to which schools could become what CNN's Stephen Collinson called "super spreader locations" as children not only infect each other and administrators but also potentially spread the virus by bringing it home to their parents and relatives. What's been reported so far, both in terms of maskless students and district-wide outbreaks, isn't a great sign of what reopening will look like. Along with issues in Florida and Georgia, Mississippi has reported at least 34 cases at 22 schools since classes resumed.
"The early problems with the return to classes show that arrangements are often chaotic and expose the lack of a national approach to schooling that Trump and his government could have overseen if they were serious about governing," writes Collinson. "The CDC did put out national guidelines for safe schooling — but they were heavily criticized as too draconian by the President."
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text: I wrote this piece for Eli Maliwan as part of #GLFCAMGigThruCOVID created by Gabriela Lena Frank Creative Academy of Music. It's called Talking with Myself – something perhaps we all have done more since the world shut down. While initially it felt hard to push through all the creative blocks I have felt during this time, I was ultimately really grateful for this challenge – to write a short piece in just two weeks. For more information on this project check out – https://www.glfcam.com/glfcamgigthrucovid19.


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The Island's vaccination programme is due to pass two major milestones this week as the rollout continues at pace. By Friday, 50% of the adult population will have had both doses of the vaccine, and the 100,000th jab will go into a patient's arm.
The milestones come as the programme focuses on delivering second doses to Island residents, ensuring their long term protection against the virus. Currently, the vaccination rollout has administered 62,419 first doses (86% of adult population) and 36,086 second doses.
Minster for Health and Social Care David Ashford MHK said:
'The vaccination programme achieving two big landmarks this week is welcome news for the Island's fight against COVID-19. Having half of the adult population vaccinated with the full course is a huge achievement, helping prevent people becoming seriously ill with the virus or needing hospital care. More widely this level of immunity adds to our community's defence against the Delta variant which is extremely important.
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'I am incredibly proud of the hard work shown by everyone involved in the programme, from the 111 booking teams, the admin teams, those behind the scenes as well as our vaccinators and I want to extend a huge thank you to them. We have made great progress in protecting our community against this virus and that is down to our dedicated teams.'
Planning is underway for the next stage of the vaccination programme which is due to begin later this year and will focus on a booster programme. More information on this will follow.
Ahead of the Airport hub scaling down, individuals with appointments there on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 July, and Saturday 17 and 19 July are reminded to instead attend Chester Street hub. All appointments will be at the exact same time as the original bookings for these dates. Anyone who has an appointment before 5 July at the Airport should attend for their vaccination appointment as booked.


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"We are suspect of those who would use the democratic process to come to power, only to destroy that very process in order to retain power and political dominance… While we believe in the principle of 'one person, one vote, we do not support 'one person, one vote, one time."
This was the famous Djerejian doctrine as formulated by the American diplomat Edward Djerejian in the early 1990s, a doctrine which has dominated American and western perceptions of political Islam in its different currents, ever since.
During a forum I attended last Spring in Washington DC on post-Arab-Spring Egypt, months before the military coup in Egypt, there was much talk over whether the Muslim Brotherhood would allow future transparent elections in Egypt or not, and how keen US officials and the political elites were on representative voting.
However, on the very few occasions when elections have taken place, it is the the west which seems able only to accept and support such elections for one vote and one time, when the results serve its interests.
Algeria was the first of those tests where Islamists won ballots but were prevented from governing. The one vote, one time rule was applied by Algerian secular generals, who pushed the country into a bloody civil war whose wounds have not healed till this day.
The second of those tests was in Palestine, where the west punished Palestinians for electing Hamas. Till today, Gaza is the largest open-air prison in the world, with no hope of having elections in the near future although the movement is still more popular than western-backed Fatah.
In Egypt, the military and secular political elite succeeded in trashing the post-revolution ballot box, staging a military coup bringing down the first democratically elected president in the history of Egypt, to resurrect Mubarak's dictatorial regime, if not even worse.
A deeper look into the brief period of political openness between the 2011 revolution and the 2012 coup shows how the Muslim Brotherhood exercised the principle of relinquishing power if defeated in elections. While the Islamists managed to win a majority in parliament as well as the presidency, the Muslim Brotherhood affiliated lists and alliances conceded defeat in other elections such as the student unions and professional syndicates, especially in urban areas.
Despite the decline in their popularity, and the overall dissatisfaction with their performance, the president along with his Freedom and Justice Party insisted on going ahead with the legislative elections as mandated by the Constitution. Yet, they were blocked twice. The first time by a highly politicized Constitutional Court, and a second time by the military coup, which the vast majority of the secular opposition cheered on.
The international community also took part in crushing the Egyptian peoples' hope for genuine democracy when the United Nations General Assembly received the coup leader General Abdel Fattah El Sisi as the president of Egypt during its last meeting, a general who had reached power after a bloody coup and after elections described as rigged by the New York Times. He was welcomed by the west as the leader of the road map for Egypt's transition to democracy.
Ennahda group at the Tunisian Constituent Assembly, 2011. Wikicommons.Yet, the most powerful blow to the Djerejian doctrine has come from Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, where parliamentary elections took place this October.
The elections in Tunisia offered a genuine example of how Islamists cede power and respect the popular will when they lose in the ballot box through free and fair elections.
The historical image of the Nahda party leader, Rachid Ghannouchi, calling the winning Nidaa leader, El-Sebsi, to congratulate him provides evidence and confirmation that many western political pundits were wrong about political Islam, to the point where they have justified the suppression of Islamists and supported their exclusion from politics for fear of their monopoly over power through elections.
However, this is not the end of the story. There are legitimate concerns that Nidaa Tounes, the secular coalition that won the elections which is composed mainly of previous Ben Ali regime figures, might begin to crack down against Islamists in an attempt to weaken their ability to compete in future elections.
The international community, which tolerated the crackdown in Egypt, describing it as a return to democracy, must not accept a soft coup on democracy in Tunisia.
The Djerejian doctrine has proven to be false. But allowing Tunisia to fail and return to a dictatorship will put an end to the notion that Islamists can reach power through fair and representative elections, especially in a region where those winning elections get imprisoned and executed while those replacing the ballots with swords and guns seize ground despite looming airstrikes.
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Christmas Concert 2016Written by Nadia Ilardi
Sixty five students of Nadia School of Music were performing Christmas Carols for their family and friends on December 9th, 2016 at the College of William and Mary. Everyone did an amazing job! Looking forward to hear everyone again at the end of the year recital on June 10th, 2017.


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New flexible IC fab will enable five times capacity of existing fab, as PragmatIC plans to add further 5-6 new fabs in next few years.
PragmatIC Semiconductor has secured $80 million in funding to build a second FlexLogIC fab with five times the capacity of its existing fab, in order to meet a growing demand for its low-cost flexible integrated circuits (IC) for the internet of things (IoT).
In an interview to explain the rationale for the new fab and the company's intentions, Scott White, CEO of PragmatIC Semiconductor told EE Times, "The first fab was introduced a couple of years ago, for which demand has been good. We expect to reach capacity soon, so the new planned fab will be a larger capacity version of the existing one. The second fab will also be a template for offering a fab-on-site to customers in the future, which will be modular and low capex."
The FlexLogIC production system is a scalable manufacturing model for high-volume production, achieved with orders of magnitude less capital investment and operating cost compared to a traditional silicon IC fab. Detailed material recipes, end-to-end process flows, in-line quality monitoring and feedback control loops are implemented within the equipment and automation software, to ensure reliable production without operator intervention.
The fab supports a production cycle time of less than one day, compared with several months for a typical silicon fab. Due to its compact footprint and self-contained design, FlexLogIC can be located wherever needed around the globe, allowing agile "just-in-time" IC production.
Questioned on the fab capacity, both for the existing and the new one, White said the current fab is used for a mix of research and development and production. It is currently producing up to half a billion units for RFID circuits.
White said, "The new fab will be fully dedicated to production, so will be operating 24/7 and hence have about five times the capacity. We are currently finalizing the new site, and planning to allow space for a further five to six fabs over the next few years." The site will be in County Durham in the North East of England, and White said they are negotiating for the space at the moment, hoping to make an announcement in the next few weeks.
White said this will be a precursor to offering fab-as-a-service, as well as dedicated production at customer sites, which will go a long way towards addressing supply chain challenges that the semiconductor industry is increasingly facing.
He said, "This successful series C round is a testament to the potential for our technology to enable trillions of smart items and address key UN sustainable development goals. Our FlexLogIC-002 fab will deliver significantly higher capacity than our first line, whilst still maintaining our signature ultra-low capex, fast production cycle time and minimal carbon footprint. In addition to supporting our continued commercial ramp, it provides a template for rolling out a distributed global network of FlexLogIC systems, offering a fab-as-a-service (FaaS) for dedicated production on major customer sites to enable efficient and secure semiconductor supply chains."
White added, "One of the reasons investors were excited is because it [our business model] changes the dependence on existing supply chain and logistics challenges, with the fab being able to be close to where the product is used or required."
The investment will help the company grow from 115 people now to over 250 people over the next year. The investment round didn't have any lead investors, but a group of highly qualified selected industrial and individual investors with significant experience in the semiconductor industry. White said the reason is there were a limited number of investors in the U.K. who would be able to lead such a large round.
FMCG packaging and circular economy driving demand
Asked about the biggest market so far and the opportunity for flexible ICs, White said FMCG (fast moving consumer goods) packaging was the biggest application area, as well as the circular economy. "A theme that's grown over the last year is to offer better communications to consumers about products, as well as information on reuse and recycling — products that can be tracked, enabling that information."
He highlighted an example, a £1.3 million contract it received earlier this year from the U.K. government sustainable innovation fund for a state-of-the-art recycling scheme based on PragmatIC's NFC technology. In an initiative code-named SPRITE (sustainable plastics recycling innovation by tagging electronically), PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles and refillable packaging will be given unique digital IDs to support automated identification and recycling. The scheme intends to use NFC labels as a route to frictionless consumer engagement in recycling and in particular enabling refillable packaging models, and more broadly for high volume FMCG applications.
White said other applications seeing traction include healthcare, for traceability of samples, and more broadly to embed intelligence into everyday things. This was echoed by Dipesh Patel, chief technology officer at Arm, who said, "Billions of everyday objects could benefit from being part of the internet of things, but to continue to scale sustainably we need to explore new approaches for embedding intelligence into everyday objects. Flexible electronics can extend the range and scope of what is possible today and we see massive potential for it to be creatively adopted by the Arm ecosystem, leading to innovation with global impact."
This article was originally published on EE Times.
Nitin Dahad is a correspondent for EE Times, EE Times Europe and also Editor-in-Chief of embedded.com. With 35 years in the electronics industry, he's had many different roles: from engineer to journalist, and from entrepreneur to startup mentor and government advisor. He was part of the startup team that launched 32-bit microprocessor company ARC International in the US in the late 1990s and took it public, and co-founder of The Chilli, which influenced much of the tech startup scene in the early 2000s. He's also worked with many of the big names—including National Semiconductor, GEC Plessey Semiconductors, Dialog Semiconductor and Marconi Instruments.


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I remember growing up and attending church. I felt church and God was just for Sunday. I couldn't imagine applying my faith in God to other areas of my life like school, hanging out with my friends, etc… When I was older and went back to church I again couldn't fathom letting God in to other parts of my life such as work, friendships, relationships, etc… I mean I believed in God and Jesus but they were "separate". They were only for Sunday.
It's only since I've been saved do I really understand letting God in to all areas of my life. The Lord has permeated every aspect of my life from my marriage, raising my children, friendships, discussions, my job, you name it; and I am so grateful to have Him there. Yesterday at church Pastor John said, "You are where you are because God has put you there." I love that. Because it's so true. I've wondered often if I'm working where I'm supposed to be. I'm working as a nurse piercing ears in Manhattan. It's definitely where I wanted to be geographically but I never imagined myself working in this capacity. Never. I'm exactly where God wants me to be for whatever reason and it's okay. I don't believe it's any coincidence that my supervisor just happens to be a Christian. There are no coincidences just things that happen as orchestrated by The Lord.
Having God be a part of every aspect of my life certainly changes the way I think and approach circumstances. I know it's the Lord's presence that gives me the calm, patient demeanor I have with my clients. I know it's the Holy Spirit that gives me words when my kids have questions about God or our Savior Jesus Christ. I know it's also the Holy Spirit working through me when co-leading my small group/bible study.
I would encourage everyone to simply let God in to all areas of your life. He's already there you just need to acknowledge Him.


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The Sunday Show Summary In Five Paragraphs...
On the Sunday shows this week, the White House sent out their wonky economic front-line team to explain the administration's thinking on the state of the economy. Having been burned before -- having detected green shoots that turned out to be mirages -- the operative phrases of the day included plenty of caveats and parentheticals and qualifiers. Didn't stop National Economic Council chair Larry Summers from predicting that (yes, yes, in the minds of most economists), the unemployment rate would begin to decline by the spring. Embedded in this pseudo-prediction is actually a range of guesses. Some in the administration think that the UI rate trend will begin to reverse itself as early as March; if they've gotten a handle on the actual state of the economy, it will almost certainly have begun to trend in the right direction by May. Hence "the spring."
Summers, on This Week Soon To Be Without George Stephanopoulos: "They will bounce from month to month, but I believe that, as do most professional forecasters, that by spring, employment growth will start to be turning positive." Summers would not be pinned on the cost of the president's jobs initiatives, aside from noting that the infrastructure improvements would cost around $50 billion. Summers insisted that it doesn't cost a penny to pressure banks to renegotiate mortgages or to increase lending.
On health care, a bit of a qualification from the administration. Reducing costs... what does that mean? Obviously, if you're gonna expand health insurance coverage to more people, absolute costs are going to rise in the long-term. The administration wants costs in the future to be lower -- and to grow at a slower rate -- than they would if (a) the quality of care remained the same for the given population and (b) the system itself did not change. This puts the White House in a position of having to define health care cost savings in terms of its overall effect on the deficit, not in terms of its absolute effect on health care costs. (The idea is to get better health care for more people while slowing the growth rate of costs.) Said Summers "The criterion for passing a bill is what happens to the budget. That's our budget process. I am telling you that we are very confident that the bill will reduce health care costs in whatever form ultimately emerges from Congress."
On a deficit reduction commission and reports of a disagreement in the administration about what it ought to consist of, said Summers on State of the Nation: "We're prepared -- we're prepared to work with others, but we live in a country with an executive branch and with a legislative branch, with two parts of the legislative branch, the House and the Senate, and any approach to be viable has to be an approach that works for both of them, statutory commission, executive commission, direct action through the appropriations process."
Eric Cantor, the minority whip, takes a different approach to risk. Where Summers asserted that irresponsible risk-taking was responsible for the collapse of the economy, and that industry ought to shut its yap and not complain about presidential pressure to increasing lending to small businesses and bonus, Cantor gave the GOP view that Wall Street was being pressured too cautious. When POTUS addresses big bank CEOs tomorrow, says Cantor "I hope that the discussion center on what seems to be a real overreaction, if you will, on the part of some auditors in the regulatory arena that are looking at risk taking as something that just shouldn't be done at all." More Cantor: " Right now, investors, small business people are standing on the sidelines. They are not expanding. They are not hiring, there's a reason for that. They can't seem to understand where Washington goes next."
On Face the Nation, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) predicted that health care reform could be passed by Xmas if the Medicare buy-in were removed: " "We've got to stop adding to the bill. We've got to start subtracting some controversial things. I think the only way to get this done before Christmas is to bring in some Republicans who are open-minded on this, like Olympia Snowe... You've got to take out the Medicare buy-in. You've got to forget about the public option. You probably have to take out the Class Act, which was a whole new entitlement program that will, in future years, put us further into deficit. And you've got to adopt some of the cost containment provisions that will strengthen cost containment, that all of us favor. If you did that, you'd have an enormous accomplishment.""
NE Sen. Ben Nelson's comments suggest that he's more skeptical of the Medicare buy-in than he was, calling it a "first step" toward single payer health care reform.


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Following up from last Friday's Parisian Das Days premiere and our interview with Thierry Gormit in issue 20, here's Titi: a fast flowing, line heavy section, filmed and edited by Hadrien Buhannic.
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Guest tricks from Lucas Puig, Harvey Stansfield, Gauthier Rouger and Brayan Albarenga.


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I don't know about you, but I love hiking in the winter. It just gives me a whole new perspective on things. There are several places in New Hampshire that I am particularly fond of when it comes to winter hiking.
Here's a look at five of them:
- Pillsbury State Park
Pillsbury State Park is located in Washington and features over 50 miles of trails. What I like most about the park is its history and terrain. There are remnants of old pioneer settlements from the 1700s and 1800s, as well as ponds, uplands and wetlands. It is also a great place to catch sight of winter wildlife, so be sure to bring your high powered binoculars, digital camera and zoom lens along. Hours of operation vary during the winter. Admission prices range from $2 to $4 depending on your age.
- Flume Gorge and Visitors Center
The Flume Gorge and Visitors Center is located in Lincoln and features an amazing 800-foot gorge with 2 miles worth of looped trail. Hours of operation vary during the winter. Access to the area will cost you anywhere from $11 to $14, but the views are well worth it in my book. You'll need to bring your own gear and refreshments. A public restroom, however, is available on site.
- Great Glen Trails
The Great Glen Trails is located in Gorham and is superlative for families who would like to go snowshoeing together. If you plan on spending the day, you may want to invest in a Trails Total Ticket. Prices range from $49 to $69, but it includes snowshoe rentals, ski rentals, access to both the snowshoe and skiing trails, as well as snow tubing and a Snow Coach ride. You can't beat the value in that. It is open daily from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.
- Crawford Notch State Park
The Crawford Notch State Park is located in Harts Location and offers visitors over 5,000 acres of winter terrain to explore. Admission fees range from $2 to $4 per person. It is typically open daily until sunset. Personally, I prefer the snowshoeing trails that run by the waterfalls because of the spectacular views.
- White Mountain National Forest
The White Mountain National Forest is located in Campton and is one of the most exhilarating places to go for strenuous winter hikes. You can opt to go snowshoeing, bouldering or ice climbing. It is open daily and admission is $3 per person. Permits may be required for climbing in Tuckerman or Huntington Ravines.
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This chapter relates the battle against El Sordo on the hill where he and his men are hiding. The horses are dead or wounded, and the reader finds out that El Sordo was only able to steal three horses. Only five men have reached the top of the hill and three are wounded, including El Sordo. Joaquín keeps spouting slogans from La Pasionaria, his Communist idol, and another of Sordo's men tells him that La Pasionaria has hidden a son in Russia to keep him safe. Joaquín doesn't believe him. One of the men insults Pilar for not coming to save them, but El Sordo says she couldn't help them, as they are surrounded by about 150 men. The Fascists below start to insult them to try to get them to shoot, but they stay silent. Captain Mora forces a sniper to go up to look, though the sniper is afraid. Nothing happens and the sniper returns. Finally the captain orders Lieutenant Berrendo to go up there with him, but Berrendo refuses, so the captain goes up alone. El Sordo shoots him, to have that be the last thing he does rather than hear all of the insults. Then the planes arrive and bomb the hillside, and everyone but Joaquín dies. Berrendo goes up and gently shoots Joaquín in the back of the head to end his suffering. He gives the orders to cut the heads off of the victims but can't bear to see it happen.
The description of the positioning and the troops surrounding El Sordo make it clear that Pilar and Robert Jordan were wise not to help El Sordo. He has put himself in a hopeless situation, and he makes the best of it by shooting the foulmouthed Captain Mora before he and the others are bombed by the planes.
It is remarkable to read that El Sordo is laughing at the Fascists who have been yelling at him and his band to shoot them. He has known from the start that the discovery of the tracks the stolen horses made was his downfall, and he knows what he would do if he were on the other side, so he expects to die. He wishes he hadn't chosen this particular hill to die on, but he makes the best of it by humoring himself.
Joaquín's insistence on spouting La Pasionaria slogans causes the other men to tease him, but interestingly he is the last to die. Berrendo shows a tenderness in trying to ease his misery quickly and without him seeing it happen. Berrendo is also horrified by what he has to do to prove the battle has been won: taking heads feels wrong to him.