Brigadier General Joseph Lester Stewart, who earned the Silver Star Medal in the Korean Conflict, retired from active service in the Marine Corps, November 1, 1965.
General Stewart was born May 31, 1915 in Newton, Alabama, and graduated from Butler County High School in Greenville, Alabama, in 1933. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree, May 31, 1937, upon graduation from Auburn University and was designated an Honor Graduate scholastically and of the ROTC course there. While in college he was a three latter athlete. He was commissioned a Marine Second Lieutenant on July 28, 1937.
Lieutenant Stewart completed Basic School at the Philadelphia Navy Yard In May 1938, then served for one year with the Marine Detachment aboard the USS CALIFORNIA. This was followed by assignments with the 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, and the 2d Battalion, 10th Marines. In September 1940, he was promoted to First Lieutenant. He graduated from the Battery Officers Course at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in May 1941, returned to the 10th Marines.
When World War II broke out, Lieutenant Stewart was deployed with the 2d Marine Brigade for American Samoa as Commanding Officer of B Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, in January 1942. He was promoted to Captain in February 1942, and remained overseas until August.
In September 1942, he was promoted to Major, and in October attended the Field Officers Course at Fort Sill. Upon completion, he commanded the Artillery Battalion of the Training Artillery at Camp Pendleton. In 1943, he completed the Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Ordered to Kiska, Alaska, in July 1943, Major Stewart served on the Staff of the Amphibious Corps, Pacific Fleet, during the Aleutian campaign. From September 1943 through October 1945, he served in the Pacific area as Executive Officer, G-5 Section, V Amphibious Corps. He participated in combat at Kwajalein and Eniwetok in January and February 1944. Later, following his promotion to lieutenant colonel, he took part in the Saipan-Tinian and Iwo Jima campaigns, earning the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star Medal, both with Combat "V". He also participated in the occupation of Japan then returned to the United States in December 1945.
Lieutenant Colonel Stewart served as an instructor in the Senior Course, Marine Corps Schools, from January 1946 through June 1949. In July 1949, he joined the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California, serving as Assistant G-3, Commander of the 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, and Division G-3, respectively, until June 1950.
Upon the outbreak of the Korean Conflict, Lieutenant Colonel Stewart was ordered to Korea where he served as G-3 of the 1st Provisional Marine Brigade and later as assistant G-3 of the Division. He participated in action at the Pusan Perimeter and in the assault and seizure of Inchon. Subsequently, as Executive Officer of the 5th Marines, he took part in the bitter Chosin Reservoir campaign in November and December 1950; and commanded the 3d Battalion, 5th Marines in the first United Nations counteroffensive early in 1951.
The Silver Star Medal was awarded Lieutenant Colonel Stewart for conspicuous gallantry as Executive Officer, 5th Marines, in Korea, December 3, 1950, during his regiment's attack from Yudam-ni toward Hagaru-ri against elements of three enemy divisions. He was also awarded his second Legion of Merit and his second Bronze Star Medal, as well as an Air Medal for his service in Korea.
Following his return from Korea in June 1951, he was assigned to Headquarters, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, as Assistant G-3 and later G-3. He was promoted to colonel in November 1951.
In August 1953, Colonel Stewart began a three-year assignment at Headquarters Marine Corps where he served consecutively as Assistant G- and Head of the G-4 Planning Branch. In August 1956, he entered the National War College, Washington D. C. Following graduation in June 1957 he assumed duty as Deputy Plans Director on the Staff of the Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic (SACLANT), at Norfolk, Virginia. In September 1958, he was named Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3, Fleet Marine Force, Atlantic.
Colonel Stewart departed from Norfolk for Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, in August 1959. There he served as Director of the Senior School until May 1961, when he became Deputy Director of the Marine Corps Educational Center. He was promoted to his present grade of brigadier general in August 1962.
From September 1962 until March 1964, General Stewart served as Commanding General, Force Troops, Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, and Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Twentynine Palms, California. In April 1964, he was designated Director of the Marine Corps Reserve, and served in this capacity at Headquarters Marine Corps until his retirement. He was awarded a third Legion of Merit upon retirement.
A complete list of the general's medals and decorations Includes the Silver Star Medal, the Legion of Merit with two gold stars in lieu of second and third awards, the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and Gold Star in lieu of a second, the Air Medal, three Presidential Unit Citations, the Navy Unit Commendation, the American Defense Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with four bronze stars, the World War II Victory Medal, Navy Occupation Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Service Medal with four bronze stars, the United Nations Service Medal, the Korean Ulchi Medal with Silver Star, and three Korean Presidential Unit Citations.
General Stewart and his wife, the former Margaret Hines, have two daughters: Margaret Allison (born December 18, 1946), and Barbara Lynne (born August 12, 1950).
Brigadier General Stewart passed away on 27 December 2004.


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PREVIEW: Wrestling plans to compete for UEC title
November 7, 2016 Sports
By Carly Casper
Head Coach: Scott Bayer (12th year as a coach, fifth year as a head coach)
Assistant Coaches: Coach Arlis (fourth year as assistant, former head coach)
Coach Farwell (fourth year)
Coach Miller (second year)
Coach Cadena (fifth year)
Coach Alvarado (first year)
Last season's highlights (including record):
Batavia won the Upstate Conference Tournament Championship last season.
Top returnees:
The top players coming back for this season include the following eight boys: Seth Winkle (145/152 lbs.), Joe Posledni (152/160 lbs.), Tyler Luppino (195 lbs.), Nick Benson (170 lbs.), D'Andre Meadows (285 lbs.), Andy Posledni (113/120 lbs.), Justin Major (132/138 lbs.), and Dylan Doranski (126/132 lbs.).
Top newcomers:
Batavia is hoping to bring in some newbies this year to improve the team. "Sophomores Alex and Angel Cruz are both gunning for a varsity spot this season,"Bayer said. Senior Jack Darby will also be a newcomer. He's working for a starting spot in the upper weights.
Outlook for this season:
The team will compete for conference championship.
Top teams in the area/league
"St. Charles East is the team to beat," Bayer said. They are a top team in the league.
Top players in the area/league/state
"This area Dupage/Kane County is one of the most densely competitive wrestling regions in the country," Bayer said.
Interesting story line around your team or area
"A lot has to happen here, but there is a great chance we'll be wrestling St. Charles East for the UEC River Division championship," Bayer said. This meet will take place in the gym at BHS on Thurs. Nov. 12 for the Event III.

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Q: Cant get any internet on Ubuntu 12.10!! So i went into ubuntu and did the lspci command in terminal. results were" broadcom BCM4318 802.11 b/g wireless network adapter. Now what do i do? it wont even search for the internet.

A: Maybe you must install propietary software broadcom to use your wireless adapter. Go to "additional drivers", push Alt+F2 and enter jockey.
This command open a windows with your drivers which can be installed. Get sure that your broadcom driver is already installed. After install the driver you must restart your laptop to changes take effect.

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A choir is a group of people who sing together, for example in a church or school.
He has been singing in his church choir since he was six.
In a church building, the choir is the area in front of the altar where the choir sits.
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A choir is a group of people who sing together.
He has been singing in the choir since he was six.


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Q: Android Content Provider tied to external storage (text file) I'm trying to code a system for running user studies. I have a webpage and a webservice on top of a user DB.
My Android app is a client to run the studies on. I'm use the Account Manager to store user credentials authenticated via the webservice. The point is to then implement a sync adapter that will send a text file with study data to my server, via the webservice (using the credentials).
My problem is that I'm having difficulty with the Content Provider, I've searched a lot throught the web but I can't seem to find an example of how to code a Content Provider tied to a file on external storage. All the examples I find use Content Providers tied to database tables. Can someone please point me in the right direction or shed some coding light? (BTW, I have read the Android Developer texts on Content Providers, also, I'm using Android 2.2).
Any help is appreciated.
Cheers,
André Coelho

A: A content provider can be used to read file data by overriding the openFile method. You could have a top level provider that provides an listing of all the files (via query) then each file could have its own unique URI that could then have openFile called on it to retrieve the file data.


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Żydzi w Brudzewie osiedlili się prawdopodobnie w XVIII wieku.

Przywilej Piotra Łaszcza z 1621 roku zezwalał na osiedlanie się w mieście ludności pochodzenia żydowskiego. Ciężko jednak ustalić, kiedy w Brudzewie rzeczywiście pojawili się Żydzi. Pierwsze potwierdzone dane pochodzą z 1775 roku i podają, że wówczas mieszkało tutaj trzech Żydów. W tamtym okresie byli oni obciążeni podatkiem pogłównym.

W 1811 roku w Brudzewie mieszkało 16 Żydów, zaś w 1827 roku już 31 Żydów. Żydzi mieszkający w Brudzewie trudnili się przede wszystkim handlem i rzemiosłem.

W 1941 roku Żydzi mieszkający w Brudzewie zostali przetransportowani do getta wiejskiego Czachulec, skąd prawie wszyscy trafili do ośrodka zagłady w Chełmnie nad Nerem.

Bibliografia
 Kaszyński M., Brudzew - Historia miejscowości, [w:] Brudzewskie Wieści Gminne, wyd. specj. maj 2005

Zobacz też
 Dobra
 Historia Żydów w Turku, Historia Żydów w Dobrej, Historia Żydów w Tuliszkowie, Historia Żydów we Władysławowie

Brudzew
Żydzi

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package com.kodedu.config.factory;

import javafx.event.ActionEvent;
import javafx.stage.FileChooser;

import java.io.File;
import java.nio.file.Path;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.function.Consumer;

/**
 * Created by usta on 26.07.2015.
 */
public class FileChooserFactory extends ChooserFactory {

    public FileChooserFactory(String promptText, Consumer<Path> browseConsumer) {
        super(promptText, browseConsumer);
    }

    public FileChooserFactory(Consumer<Path> browseConsumer) {
        super("Enter local path or URL", browseConsumer);
    }

    @Override
    public void chooser(ActionEvent actionEvent) {
        FileChooser fileChooser = new FileChooser();
        fileChooser.setTitle(promptText);
        File openDialog = fileChooser.showOpenDialog(null);
        if (Objects.nonNull(openDialog)) {
            property.setValue(openDialog.toPath().toString());
        }
    }
}

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@implementation CHGMapViewScale {
    UIView *_scale;
    UILabel *_scaleLabel;
    GMSMapView *_mapView;
    NSDictionary *_scaleText;
    NSTimer *updateTimer;
}

- (instancetype)initWithMapView:(GMSMapView *)mapView
{
    self = [super init];
    if (self) {
        _mapView = mapView;

        self.viewToScaleRatio = 0.2f;
        self.topAdjustment = 30.f;
        self.scalePosition = CHGMapViewScalePositionTopCenter;
        self.scaleUnit = CHGMapViewScaleUnitMiles;
        self.scaleColor = [UIColor blackColor];
        self.scaleTextColor = [UIColor blackColor];
        self.scaleTextAlignment = NSTextAlignmentRight;

        _scale = [[UIView alloc] init];
        [self addSubview:_scale];

        _scaleLabel = [[UILabel alloc] init];
        _scaleLabel.font = [_scaleLabel.font fontWithSize:9.f];
        [self addSubview:_scaleLabel];

        [_mapView addSubview:self];
    }
    return self;
}

- (void)update
{
    [updateTimer invalidate];

    updateTimer = [NSTimer bk_scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:0.05f block:^(NSTimer *timer) {

        // distance
        CLLocationDistance screenM = [self distance];

        // distance per pixel
        CGFloat screenPX = CGRectGetWidth(_mapView.bounds);
        CGFloat scalePXmax = screenPX * self.viewToScaleRatio;

        CGFloat mPerPX = screenM / screenPX;
        CGFloat scalePXsize = mPerPX * scalePXmax;

        if (self.scaleUnit == CHGMapViewScaleUnitMiles) {

            scalePXsize = scalePXsize * 0.000621371f;

            _scaleText = @{ @0.0004734 : @"1 ft", @0.000946 : @"5 ft", @0.001893 : @"10 ft",
                            @0.0047348 : @"25 ft", @0.009469 : @"50 ft", @0.018939 : @"100 ft",
                            @0.0473485 : @"250 ft", @0.094697 : @"500 ft", @0.189393 : @"1000 ft",
                            @0.25 : @"1/4 mi", @0.5 : @"1/2 mi", @0.75 : @"3/4 mi",
                            @1 : @"1 mi", @2 : @"2 mi", @5 : @"5 mi",
                            @10 : @"10 mi", @20 : @"20 mi", @50 : @"50 mi",
                            @100 : @"100 mi", @200 : @"200 mi", @500 : @"500 mi",
                            @1000 : @"1000 mi", @2000 : @"2000 mi", @5000 : @"5000 mi",
                            @10000 : @"10000 mi", @20000 : @"20000 mi", @50000 : @"50000 mi",
                            @100000 : @"100000 mi", @200000 : @"200000 mi", @500000 : @"500000 mi",};
        } else {
            _scaleText = @{ @10 : @"10m", @20 : @"20m", @50 : @"50m",
                            @100 : @"100m", @200 : @"200m", @500 : @"500m",
                            @1000 : @"1km", @2000 : @"2km", @5000 : @"5km",
                            @10000 : @"10km", @20000 : @"20km", @50000 : @"50km",
                            @100000 : @"100km", @200000 : @"200km", @500000 : @"500km",
                            @1000000 : @"1000km", @2000000 : @"2000km", @5000000 : @"5000km",
                            @10000000 : @"10000km", @20000000 : @"20000km", @50000000 : @"50000km" };
        }

        NSSortDescriptor *sortDescriptor = [[NSSortDescriptor alloc] initWithKey:@"floatValue" ascending:YES];
        NSArray *sortedKeys = [[_scaleText allKeys] sortedArrayUsingDescriptors:@[sortDescriptor]];
        NSString *scaleLabel = @"";

        for (NSNumber *key in sortedKeys) {
            if (key.floatValue / scalePXsize > 1.f) {
                scalePXsize = scalePXmax * key.floatValue / scalePXsize;
                scaleLabel = [_scaleText objectForKey:key];
                break;
            }
        }

        _scale.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, scalePXsize, 1);
        _scale.backgroundColor = self.scaleColor;

        _scaleLabel.frame = CGRectMake(0, 0, scalePXsize, 11);
        _scaleLabel.textColor = self.scaleTextColor;
        _scaleLabel.textAlignment = self.scaleTextAlignment;
        _scaleLabel.text = scaleLabel;

        // position views
        switch (self.scalePosition) {
            case CHGMapViewScalePositionTopLeft:
                _scale.center = CGPointMake(CGRectGetWidth(_scale.frame) / 2 + 5, self.topAdjustment);
                _scaleLabel.center = CGPointMake(CGRectGetWidth(_scaleLabel.frame) / 2 + 5, self.topAdjustment + 6.f);
                break;
            case CHGMapViewScalePositionTopRight:
                _scale.center = CGPointMake(CGRectGetWidth(_mapView.bounds) - CGRectGetWidth(_scale.frame) / 2 - 5 , self.topAdjustment);
                _scaleLabel.center = CGPointMake(CGRectGetWidth(_mapView.bounds) - CGRectGetWidth(_scaleLabel.frame) / 2 - 5, self.topAdjustment + 6.f);
                break;
            default: //CHGMapViewScalePositionTopCenter
                _scale.center = CGPointMake(_mapView.center.x, self.topAdjustment);
                _scaleLabel.center = CGPointMake(_mapView.center.x, self.topAdjustment + 6.f);
                break;
        }

    } repeats:NO];
}

- (CLLocationDistance)distance
{
    GMSProjection *projection = [_mapView projection];

    CGPoint leftPoint = CGPointMake(0.f, self.topAdjustment);
    CGPoint rightPoint = CGPointMake(CGRectGetWidth(_mapView.bounds), self.topAdjustment);

    CLLocationCoordinate2D leftCoord = [projection coordinateForPoint:leftPoint];
    CLLocationCoordinate2D rightCoord = [projection coordinateForPoint:rightPoint];

    CLLocation *leftLoc = [[CLLocation alloc] initWithLatitude:leftCoord.latitude longitude:leftCoord.longitude];
    CLLocation *rightLoc = [[CLLocation alloc] initWithLatitude:rightCoord.latitude longitude:rightCoord.longitude];

    return [leftLoc distanceFromLocation:rightLoc];
}

@end


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A Christmas Carol review, A Christmas Carol Blu-ray review, A Christmas Carol DVD review
Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn
All photos © Walt Disney
fter taking his groundbreaking motion capture technology to insane extremes in 2007's "Beowulf," it made sense that Robert Zemeckis would up the ante in his retelling of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol." However, to say that he upped the ante here would be a grand understatement. The effects work here is far beyond a tech wizard showing off; it's more like watching Zemeckis lose his mind. He seems so obsessed with what he can do with the FX that he doesn't stop to consider whether he should.
Jim Carrey, in one of several roles, is Ebenezer Scrooge, a penny-pinching miser who lives a joyless existence until one Christmas Eve, when he receives a visit from his deceased business partner Jacob Marley (Gary Oldman). Marley warns him that he will be visited by three spirits representing Christmases from the past, present and future. They give Scrooge some long-overdue perspective on his selfish ways, and scare the bejeezus out of him in the process.
There is nothing wrong with the movie being a little menacing, of course. It's a cautionary tale designed to inspire the reader to be a better person, and death is one heck of a motivator. This movie should be a little scary. (Take the horses of the Ghost of Christmases to Come. Red eyes, yikes.) However, what Zemeckis does with the ghost of Jacob Marley isn't just scary; it's disturbing, and for no good reason. Indeed, there are a lot of for-no-good-reason moments here, including a downhill skiing bit that is completely out of place with the movie's overall tone.
There is also the issue of the motion capture technology itself. It still looks a little odd, and when Zemeckis has his characters do something extraordinary (the dance sequence featuring Bob Hoskins' Mr. Fezziwig and his wife, for example), it looks glitchy. Carrey is relatively subdued as Scrooge, but completely unhinged as the Ghost of Christmas Present, who looks a little like Carrey when he dressed as Jim Morrison for the MTV Movie Awards. Oldman and Colin Firth, who plays Scrooge's nephew Fred, fare better, but they don't get enough screen time to make much of a difference. This is Carrey and Zemeckis' show, sometimes for better but ultimately for worse.
You can see what Zemeckis likes about motion capture technology; if only he knew when to stop. With "Beowulf" and "A Christmas Carol," he got so drunk with the possibilities that he wound up putting the cart before the horse, and story took a back seat to visuals. No good will ever come of that, and this movie is no exception.
It's understandable that Disney would want to postpone the Blu-ray release of "A Christmas Carol" until the next holiday cycle, but they could have at least used the extra time to produce a better collection of bonus material. The sole highlight of the disc is "Behind the Carol," a picture-in-picture video track that lets you watch the motion capture performances alongside the film and an optional commentary by director Robert Zemeckis. For some reason, though, it's not listed among the special features, but instead accessed before playing the movie. The other extras are pretty forgettable, including a making-of featurette hosted by some annoying actress who worked on the film, a ridiculously brief look at child actor Sammi Hanratty's on-set experience, a handful of deleted scenes in various stages of completion, and a copy of the movie on DVD. Bah, Humbug indeed.


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Q: Reloading tableview with new data leads to array index out of range error I have been teaching myself swift and have run into a problem I cannot figure out.  I have a view controller that provides a tableview of items listed by events (array of custom class objects) and filtered by the current date.  The program works as expected until I try to change days (controlled by PrevButton and NextButton).  When another tableview is loaded, the program crashes with an array index out of range error.  Can anyone explain to me why this is happening? and how do I fix this?  The code for the view controller is as follows:
import UIKit

var finishedEvent = Event()

class EventSelectionView: UIViewController {

    @IBOutlet weak var EventLabel: UILabel!
    @IBOutlet weak var tableView: UITableView!

    var items:[String] = []

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        EventLabel.text = selectedDate

        items.removeAll()

        println(items.isEmpty)

        for var index = 0; index < EventArray.count; ++index {
            println("in the loop")
            println(EventArray[index].due)
            println(selectedDate)
            if EventArray[index].due.rangeOfString(selectedDate) != nil{
                items.append(EventArray[index].name)
                println(items[index])
            }

        }
        println("After loop")
        self.tableView.registerClass(UITableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "cell")
        // Do any additional setup after loading the view.
    }

    override func didReceiveMemoryWarning() {
        super.didReceiveMemoryWarning()
        // Dispose of any resources that can be recreated.
    }

    func tableView(tableView: UITableView, numberOfRowsInSection section: Int) -> Int {
        return items.count;
    }

    func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
        var cell:UITableViewCell = self.tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("cell") as UITableViewCell

        var tempEvent = Event()

        cell.textLabel?.text = self.items[indexPath.row]

        for var index = 0; index < EventArray.count; index++ {

            if (EventArray[index].name == self.items[indexPath.row]){

                tempEvent = EventArray[index];

            }
        }
        println(tempEvent.ODWM)
        if (tempEvent.ODWM == "DAILY"){

            cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.greenColor()
        } else if (tempEvent.ODWM == "WEEKLY"){

            cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.cyanColor()
        } else if (tempEvent.ODWM == "MONTHLY"){

            cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.purpleColor()
        } else{

        cell.backgroundColor = UIColor.orangeColor()
        }
        return cell
    }

    func tableView(tableView: UITableView!, didSelectRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath!) {

    }

    @IBAction func FinishEventButton(sender: AnyObject) {

        let indexPath = tableView.indexPathForSelectedRow();

        let currentCell = tableView.cellForRowAtIndexPath(indexPath!) as UITableViewCell!;

        for var index = 0; index < EventArray.count; index++ {
            println(EventArray[index].name);
            println(currentCell.textLabel!.text);
            if (EventArray[index].name == currentCell.textLabel!.text){
                finishedEvent = EventArray[index];

            }
    }

        self.performSegueWithIdentifier("finishEventSegue", sender: nil?)

    }

    @IBAction func PrevButton(sender: AnyObject) {

        var tempDate = myDate()

        for var index = 0; index < calLoop.calendar.count; ++index{

            if calLoop.calendar[index].date == selectedDate{
                tempDate = calLoop.calendar[index - 1]
            }
        }

        selectedDate = tempDate.date

    }

    @IBAction func NextButton(sender: AnyObject) {

        var tempDate = myDate()

        for var index = 0; index < calLoop.calendar.count; ++index{

            if calLoop.calendar[index].date == selectedDate{
                tempDate = calLoop.calendar[index + 1]
            }
        }

        selectedDate = tempDate.date

    }

    /*
    // MARK: - Navigation

    // In a storyboard-based application, you will often want to do a little preparation before navigation
    override func prepareForSegue(segue: UIStoryboardSegue, sender: AnyObject?) {
        // Get the new view controller using segue.destinationViewController.
        // Pass the selected object to the new view controller.
    }
    */

}

A: In your loop, if EventArray[index].due.rangeOfString(selectedDate) returns nil, you don't append an item to the items array.  At that point, your items array has fewer members than EventArray.
The next time though the loop, index is 1 higher than the number of items in your items array, and thus you get an index out of range in the println(items[index]).
Change the println to:
println(items.last!)


I worked on a couple new group photos of the Mini Me dolls currently available in my Etsy shop to be submitted for an upcoming project in January 2013. I am both excited and scared to participate, and there is a lot of work laying ahead of me to make it a successful experience. Wish me luck!
The trio: Susan, Amy & Amanda Mini Me dolls. Aren't they cute together?
I will soon create new dolls and completely new softies, but I need to purchase a new sewing machine that is compatible with the Japanese electrical system (110V instead of 220V). This is also why I have made several sparkly embroidered brooches in the past two months... my own two hands don't request any electrical power!


The study of theology also involves a number of individual subjects, which are important for theological education and edification. This includes first and foremost the three classical languages, Hebrew, Greek and Latin, which are a prerequisite for the study of biblical (Old and New Testament) and historical subjects (History of the Church and Theology), as well as for the study of Systematic Theology itself. Furthermore, these individual subjects include the study of foreign languages (primarily English, where possible also German), without which it is not possible to practice theology. The Methodology of Scientific Writing is also a prerequisite for the study of theology, as well as for scientific research in general. Since theology to a large extent involves cooperation with other sciences, social as well as natural, study of theology also involves a number of interdisciplinary subjects. When possible, this approach is practiced in cooperation with other universities, which excludes every possibility of self-isolation and ideologizing.
The aim of the Old Testament study is to train students in reading the Old Testament texts in their Hebrew original and in interpreting them independently, by using the available modern scientific methods and specialized literature, so that they can grasp their meaning for theology, Church and everyday religious life. Therefore, starting from the early years of study, students are intensively taught biblical Hebrew, which is an absolute necessity for a quality research of the Old Testament texts.
Special attention is paid to the questions of origin of certain Old Testament records, as well as forming of the Old Testament cannon. Students are acquainted with the methods of exegesis and hermeneutics, which they then apply to the exegesis of Old Testament texts. Students are also acquainted with basic terms and topics of biblical Old Testament theology.
Since parts of the Hebrew Bible have originated from the cultural heritage of ancient Israel, the study of Israeli history (history of ancient Jewish literature, religion and institutions of ancient Judaism) is also included in this area of study. Since in order to understand the history of Israel it is necessary to know its cultural and religious surroundings, this area of study also includes the study of interrelationships between ancient history of Israel and the religious, social and political history of ancient Orient. Special importance is given to relevant Egyptian, Ugarit, Akkadian, Aramaic and Greek literary sources (translated into one of the world's major languages), as well as archeological and iconographic findings.
The aim of the New Testament study is to train students in reading the New Testament texts in their Greek original and in interpreting them independently, by using the available modern scientific methods and specialized literature, so that they can grasp their meaning for theology, Church and everyday religious life. Therefore, starting from the early years of study, students are intensively taught biblical Greek, which is an absolute necessity for a quality research of the New Testament texts.
Special attention is paid to the questions of origin of certain New Testament records, as well as forming of the New Testament cannon. Students are acquainted with the methods of exegesis and hermeneutics, which they then apply to the exegesis of New Testament texts. Students are also acquainted with basic terms and topics of biblical New Testament theology.
Since New Testament texts have originated from within the surroundings of ancient Christianity, considerable attention is devoted to the history of ancient Christianity. Also, since ancient Christianity was marked by the cultural and religious conditions of its time, the study of New Testament involves the study of religious, social and political history of the Hellenic period and especially of late Judaism. It is considered especially important to introduce students with the relevant Hellenic-Roman and late Jewish literary sources (translated into one of the world's major languages).
The aim of this area of study is to introduce students with the main developments during two thousand years of church and Christian history. Therefore, students are introduced with the basic sources of the church history (literary, archeological and monumental), with the general methods of historiography, and are thus encouraged to independently evaluate and criticize the main developments in church and Christian history, as well as their importance for church life and Christian life today.
The aim of this area of study is to train students to critically evaluate the extent to which the Church proclamation and entire tradition of the Church (churches) are faithful to the message of the Holy Scripture. Also, students are taught to critically evaluate the relevance of the Church teaching to the modern-day man and the world. Special attention is therefore paid to the following fields of study: primarily, the students are introduced with the contents of the Christian faith, i.e. the students are taught to systematically present, argument and critically evaluate the contents of the Christian/church teaching. Since living according to Christian principles constitutes an important dimension of the Christian faith, students also gain an insight into basic problems and questions related to christianly motivated acting. Within the field of Systematic Theology students are also equipped to interact with philosophy, culture, science and other religions, since Christian faith and Christian praxis cannot exist and fulfill their tasks without interacting with different views and insights of the modern world.
Finally, the aim of this area of study is to introduce students with various Christian churches and traditions, with the wealth and diversity of Christian forms of life and worship, with the history and with the results of the ecumenical dialogue-all with the purpose of fostering an attitude of respect towards the Christian identity in various cultural and historical contexts.
In order to appropriately deal with this broad spectrum of topics, the study of Systematic theology is divided into a large number of disciplines, such as: dogmatics, ethics, philosophy, religious science (history of religions and the philosophy of religions), missiology, ecumenical theology.
The aim of this area of study is to show the extent in which the Christian faith appropriately deals with the problems of the modern man in his concrete surroundings, and the extent in which Christian teaching is efficiently expressed in the everyday life of Christian churches, and in the church public activities. At the same time, the students are trained in theory and methodology required to efficiently deal with future tasks in practical church activities. Therefore, special attention is paid to the following areas of practical church activities.
Students are intensively trained in preaching, as proclamation of the Word with regards to preaching has a specifically high value in Reformation theology and praxis. Students are also introduced with the basic principles of homiletics, with the biblical models of preaching practices (throughout the church history and up to the present day), and are encouraged to integrate gained knowledge in their own preaching concept. Students are also introduced with the role of liturgy in church life. The notion of worship in its theological and anthropological dimension is explained, together with the various forms of Christian mass practice throughout history. Students are encouraged to critically evaluate various liturgical models and make their own contribution to liturgical challenges of the modern Church.
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Special attention within this area of study is also given to training students in parochial duties. Students learn the basic issues concerning pastoral care for the community: the role of the priest/pastor, community leadership, church models, church structures, pastoral planning, cooperation and shared responsibility, communities of the future…Students are encouraged to integrate gained knowledge into practical activities, in order to contribute to building the Church of the future, whether as future priests/pastors, or in other aspects of theological and practical involvement in the church activities.
In order to complete these tasks successfully, the study of Practical Theology is divided into the following disciplines: homiletics, liturgy, catechesis, spiritual counseling, social teaching of the Church and pastoral care for the community. Other important topics for modern church life can also be dealt with, such as: the relationship of the Church and the state, Church and public media, Christian publications, etc.


Land resettlement is an important political and economic topic in Namibia under land reform program. It has raised so much debate among ordinary people who are still landless since this program was launched by the government in 1995.
Namibia has about 4000 commercial farms. Almost 1000 of them have been obtained by previously disadvantaged people since independence by means of private transaction, resettlement program and government facilitated loans through Agribank with minimum interest. Farms obtained by government for resettlement purposes are usually split into several sections and dozens of families are being resettled on what had previously been one farm.
Namibia exist today as a multi-ethnic and multilingual society. Land reform program attempts to correct the imbalance in the access to land emanating from dispossession by European settlers in the 19th century with the coming of Germany colonists and traders. My main concern here is the resettlement part of land reform program. Is the government of Namibia concerned about people who are illegally settled in various areas of Windhoek, the Capital city (particularly areas of Katutura high density suburb)? We see people raising shacks also known as "Kambashu" anywhere for the sake of accommodation. It is important to note that habitat is a human right. It is shelter that shields from sun, rain, wind. What is the government under the resettlement programme doing about this?
In April this year, residents in parts of Otjomuise and Havana- Katutura whose houses were demolished by City of Windhoek police- they had erected shacks illegally on municipal land for more than 3 years. However, it is also unlawful for City police to demolish or evict illegal settlers without a court order. The new constitutional dispensation focus strongly on protecting the rights of the vulnerable which is why evictions without a court order or without a court considering all sides of dispute is now considered unconstitutional. But the question still stand as to whether the government is doing something in line with the national strategic framework on land resettlement program? More people are migrating from rural areas to live permanently in urban areas (just to experience the town life), in some cases for employment reasons. This long trend long since a reality in cities such as Nairobi, Kinshasa, Dar es Salaam, Luanda, Mombasa and now posing an ever increasing challenge to Windhoek. It should be noted that, efforts to upgrade informal settlements and provide formal low-cost housing or other measures do not seem to be meeting people's expectations in terms of quick results.
When illegal settlements are raised on state land, the state is supposed to tolerate people's needs and at least be able to provide suitable alternatives, come down to this: accommodation is not a want, it is a need. Therefore, the government under land resettlement program bear ultimate responsibility for providing shelter to people in need and finding permanent solutions to the housing problem generally. Thus the only way land resettlement programme can make sense and become a panacea to squatting.
A clear evidence can be drawn from a group called Landless People's Movement (LPM). From my point of view, I sense that these people are not satisfied with the way land is being distributed neither a policy on national resettlement (of 2001). What does it imply to have a movement like LPM in protest to the government, demanding their ancestral land back?
The government has less than 8 years to achieve the 2025 goal of making sure that all landless people get the land. Calculating from 1995 to date and the remaining 7 years, would it be correct to say that the program is a failure? However, it should be noted that the government may face challenges among others- inadequate financial standing owing from little revenue it gets form this small population. This can actually slow down development of land that should be allocated to people in need.
Itai Zviyita is a graduate of BA in Media Studies with Zimbabwe Open University.


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Goth Chick News: Have I Ever Seen a Ghost? No (Mostly)
Thursday, August 5, 2021 Sue Granquist Comments 4 comments
Building which now houses Le Petite, in the early 1900s
When someone finds out that writing for Black Gate is my side hustle, you can be sure that in 3 minutes or less I'll get asked if I've ever seen a ghost. I can say with all conviction, that I have certainly tried harder than the average person. I have attended 38 "ghost hunts" in 11 countries, accompanying paranormal investigators with credentials of varying legitimacy. I have sat up all night, surrounded by EVP recorders, EMP detectors, spirit boxes, full spectrum POV cameras and EDI meters. I've done this in places like the catacombs under the streets of Edenborough, Scotland, in the burial chambers beneath St. Martin-in-the-Fields church in London, Waldfriedhof Cemetery in Munich, Germany and the battlefield of Gettysburg. I consider myself an open-minded skeptic who would love to believe that spirits walk among us, or at least that the shadowy imprints of past events are occasionally visible. However, the most consistent thing I captured on the numerous outings to these damp, chilly places, was a cold.
Needless to say, the people who ask about my ghost adventures are disappointed. "You've never seen anything?" they ask, "Like an-nee-thing?"
And the answer to that question is no.
Because there was one time that I literally saw something. And in the years since, I occasionally pondered that night trying again and again to come up with a logical explanation to it.
So, here's what happened.
In 2008 I accepted an invitation to join the Southern branch of the Society of Paranormal Investigators on a trip to several sights in New Orleans. The Society is defunct now, but at the time they were one of a few legitimate paranormal groups made up mainly of college professors, theologians and engineers. I was introduced to them by Chicago's very own high-profile ghost hunter, Richard Crowe, with whom I had traveled to Gettysburg a few years previous. The excursion to NOLA was a three-day affair, focusing on a different sight each night; Lafayette Cemetery number 2, a Creole building on Ursulines Ave which, at the time, was offices, and Le Petit Théâtre Du Vieux Carré. Le Petite was our first stop on Friday night.
Le Petite Theater today
The building at 616 St Peter Street had been many things since it was built in 1797, until "The Drawing Room Players" moved in to make it a theater in 1922. Occupants included a restaurant/bar and offices for a local port company. During the Civil War, Union General, Benjamin Butler, used it as Army barracks. It is also considered one of the most haunted buildings in the French Quarter, in part due to the plague which raged through NOLA off and on until 1925. The city literally rose from a swamp and much of it sits below sea level. As an important port, travelers from around the world were always coming and going, and these conditions coupled with mosquitoes and the general lack of sanitation meant the plague was a frequent visitor to NOLA. At several times during this period, 616 St Peter was commandeered by the city to be a hospital for quarantining and treating children. Though the theater company who now occupies the space will tell you stories about an actress, a former theater manager and a nun among others, who often cause havoc in the theater, the ghosts of the children who died of plague in the building were apparently responsible for the most mischief.
The Society and I had plans to spend the night in the theater and attempt to capture these spirits on the plethora of electronics wheeled in on media carts. It was late May and the daytime temperature was blisteringly hot and humid. I had changed clothes twice while attempting to do a bit of sightseeing prior to meeting the eight members of the Society in the lobby of the theater at 10 pm. I arrived that evening wearing a long gauzy sun dress I had picked up at a local shop, which was lighter and more breathable than anything I had packed.
What I was wearing is important, you'll see.
As we gathered at Le Petite, the 8 pm production was just wrapping up. The theater manager asked us to be very quiet and remain in the lobby until the show let out. The leader of the outing gathered us into a tight circle and asked each participant to introduce themselves and their specialty to me. In whispers, I learned we had two electrical engineers, four investigators, a professor of theology (the leader) and, of course, a psychic. In very low tones, the leader explained the strategy for the evening and where we would be setting up the equipment. We had previously been sent a file detailing the various ghosts which had been seen in the building, and where.
I was leaning in as close to the group as possible, so I could hear what was being whispered over the din of the industrial-sized air conditioner. I was also now freezing in my flimsy dress and sandals, and wishing I'd brought something to cover my shoulders, when the psychic interrupted the leader, reaching out to touch my arm. She whispered "Do you have children?" Being a parent has never been part of my idiom, and I told her "No."
"Well, the children are gathering behind you. They seem drawn to you. Give me your hand." Without waiting for a reply, the psychic took my hand and turned me to face outside the circle. She extended my hand to the empty space behind me. In spite of the fact I was already cold, my hand felt like it had been plunged into icy water and I snatched it back. All of our impressive ghost-detecting equipment was still packed in numerous cases, which I thought was convenient at the time. No way to confirm anything, even if you believed these gadgets detected spirits. Plus, that industrial air conditioner was pumping out cold air everywhere, so the fact that there was a cold spot? Meh. The skepticism clearly showed on my face which didn't seem to bother anyone. That was my role in this venture after all – hopeful skeptic. I turned back to face the inside of our tight little circle while the discussion moved to placing equipment in the lobby, which we had not previously planned to do.
And then this happened.
The psychic was now standing on my right, and all of our faces were turned toward the floor as we strained to hear the leader. The psychic slowly leaned in and whispered, "Look at your skirt." When I shifted my gaze further down, the hem of my gauzy skirt was rising up at a point, exactly as if the edge of the fabric was pinched between tiny fingers. It pulled out and up until the opposite hem pressed against my legs and the skirt now formed a perfect triangle, pulled away and suspended about two feet off the floor. And it hung there, unmoving. The psychic had a huge smile on her face, "They really like you. They're just playing." The rest of the group stared in open-mouthed shock.
The office building which is now "The Haunted Hotel"
Very slowly I reached out and took the outstretched fabric in my fist and pulled. For a millisecond whatever had hold of hem, held it fast before letting it go. I stood there gripping my skirt in my fist for another few seconds before the stunned silence was broken by the theater doors opening, as that night's crowd spilled into the lobby. My colleagues were excited by the event and immediately began setting up as soon as the last patron exited onto the street. I got out of the way by sitting in the gallery while my conflicted brain tried to make sense of what happened. Did a vent breeze blow my skirt up like that? Unlikely. I was wearing sandals and didn't feel anything, plus the fabric was pulled straight out, now billowing in a breeze. Did one of my colleagues rig up this event? The lobby was dimly lit. Did someone use a wire to pull the fabric? Possibly, but why?
Did a group of mischievous ghost children pull my dress?
The rest of that night, as well as the subsequent two evening passed without incident. A couple of the pieces of equipment blipped in the theater, but the engineers noted that the age of the building coupled with the retro-fitting of electricity was likely the cause.
As for what I saw, I had no explanation then, and still don't. I remain a (bit more) hopeful skeptic.
Lafayette Cemetery #2
You can visit Le Petite in NOLA's French Quarter, by seeing a show or just dropping in. The office building we visited at 623 Ursulines Avenue, is now called (literally) The Haunted Hotel, whose web site states, "Home of many murders dating back hundreds of years, few guests leave the Hotel without seeing a ghost. Many can't stomach staying an entire night." And of course, NOLA is famous for its cemeteries, many of which you can visit. Unfortunately, the stunning Lafayette Cemetery number 2 is no longer one of them, unless you have family interred there.
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Fantasia 2021, Part I: Introduction and Preview
Deep in the Northern Thing: The Saga of the Volsungs, translated by Jesse L. Byock
Jeff Stehman
Delicious. One of my favorite threads in my writers group's forum is only active for a week or two before Halloween. In it we share our personal "mostly" stories. This would have fit right in.
Sue Granquist(@sue-granquist)
Reply to Jeff Stehman
That sounds fabulous, feel free to cut and paste…
Ty Johnston
My ghost seeking experiences have been much the same, meaning next to nothing but with a few what-the-hell moments here and there. I've run across and seen a few things that could be explained away, but the logical explanations seemed farfetched. I, too, remain a hopeful skeptic.
Reply to Ty Johnston
May we both continue to enjoy the hunt…


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The Sports World Hates The XFL
Posted on April 13, 2001 February 17, 2019 by Mike Mitchell
They hate us? or They Hate We?…… The Sporting World has made their agenda well known. They have two words for The XFL…. GO AWAY!…… Ever open your local newspaper or listen to your local sports radio? If you are looking for coverage of your favorite XFL team, Good luck! The only attention that the XFL gets is negative attention. The games are not taken seriously and the players and coaches are ignored. The sporting world has had a field day with the XFL's ratings. Here are two numbers for you: 1.2 and 1.1. Those are The NHL's ratings on ABC. I don't see too many press releases on those stats. Anybody ever hear about NFL Europe ratings? Well I'll tell ya, NFL Europe averaged a 0.3 on Fox Sports Net last season. Where's the press on those figures? Have the XFL's ratings been good? No, but are they comparable to other sports franchises? Yes.
Here are some more fascinating figures…Major League Soccer.. 0.2, Golf average 2.0 this year, NBA average on NBC, 2.3, Arena Football ratings average 0.2. Outside of Tiger Woods, Nascar, NCAA Finals and the NFL. Sports ratings are in a slow period. Let's face it, the XFL has made alot of mistakes and their ratings have been a huge dissapointment. Last week, the XFL on NBC drew a 1.5. Only 1.4 million viewers watched the broadcast. The game only ranked 14th out of the top 20 rated sports programs on television. The UPN telecast ranked 19th. The XFL made alot of mistakes and hopefully as a brand new league they can fix their mistakes.
It's a fact. History dictates that the only football that Americans want to see is the NFL and College. Even the mighty NFL failed miserably in trying to create a spring football league in the United States. Remember the World League of American Football. It lasted two years and is now known as NFL Europe. The CFL tried to expand to American teams. That didn't work either. Everybody knows the story about the USFL. They tried to compete with The NFL head on and they lost big time. There have been many other spring leagues that have come and gone. The Arena League has survived as a small time league with unique features. Their attendance averages about 7,000 but it's not pro football. It's 50 yard ball in small arenas. The XFL, quite frankly, is trying to do something that has never been done. No 2nd US Pro Football League has made it since the AFL (now AFC) in the sixties. You can thank Joe Namath for that one.
The media points out the quality of the football. Eighty-three percent of the players in the XFL have spent time with NFL teams. Seventy-eight percent of the XFL's players are 29 and younger. The XFL players are college all stars, NFL rookies and draft picks, NFL Veterans slashed because of the cap, CFL stars, Arena League stars and NFL Europe stars. All the media has to do is research the teams. I'm not making this stuff up. The information is available. Take a look at the rosters for yourself. The coaches have the same type of resumes. Recently a poll conducted with NFL employees shows that 89 percent of them support The XFL. The NFL of course, doesn't want any of it's employees coming out to make good remarks about the XFL. CBS president, Les Moonves has gone on record stating that he wants to use XFL features in next season's NFL broadcasts.
For all the talk by the media about Vince McMahon's entertainment shows, Dick Ebersol, NBC and the cheerleaders, the media has never bothered to focus on the players, coaches or the way that the XFL treats it's fans and viewers. How many friendly stories have you seen about the XFL? Not many and if you have the positive publicity has come from NBC employees, XFL employees and the fans that have experienced the games. The last part of that group is all that really matters, the fans. This season, the XFL gave fans free trips to follow their teams. Some fans were even allowed on the field when a team won. A selected fan was granted a 2,500 dollar bonus. Now if that's not catering to the fans. I don't know what is. How often are sports fans treated like garbage. Hey if your favorite NFL team goes 7 and 9 get ready for a ticket increase. The same goes for other sports franchises. Not one media outlet mentioned how the XFL treated it's fans. How many sports teams do you know that you would give you 2,500 dollars if your team won? When Chicago fans came out in a monsoon to watch their team the XFL gave those fans free tickets for the next home game. How cool is that! That's why XFL games average 23,000 fans per game. Not bad for a startup league with bad or no publicity.
As a football fan, I want to see The XFL make it. I think it's a shame that only 1,800 football players get to play pro ball in the states with The NFL. The XFL gives players and coaches a chance to showcase their skills in this great country. So many great young players get overlooked when they get out of college. Some have bad luck and get injured in the NFL and they never get another chance to play pro ball. The XFL gives players and coaches, the opportunity to prove themselves. Some players will benefit from having played in The XFL. They will move on to The NFL and get another chance to make it. The same goes for the coaches. Be on the lookout for Hitmen runningbacks coach, Joe Lombardi, and yes he's related to the great Vince himself, the man, NFL's very championship is named after, Vince Lombardi.
As for the fans, the XFL has been a fan friendly league that is willing to listen to us. They have screwed up in alot of instances but the effort has always been there. The rules and TV features have been great. There is still alot of room for improvement in certain areas. There will be alot of structural changes in the off-season. I don't know if this league is going to make it. History tells me that it won't, but I hope that it does. The league is a breath of fresh air and I hope that other sports leagues take notice and use some of the features and practices that Tthe XFL does.
I have a feeling that the sporting media will continue to ignore this league in the hopes that it will all go away. These same types made fun of the ABA's 3 point shot. These same types ragged on the AFL's teams, uniforms and rules. It's not a good idea to walk around life with a closed mind, I remember a certain group of critics that told Christopher Columbus that he was a fool. They told him that the earth was flat and that his mission as pointless. Thank god, Good Ol' Chris didn't pay attention to the critics.
Mike Mitchell – mmitchell@xflboard.com
Mike was one of the original XFLBoard.com Team Reporters in 2001. We welcome him back to the XFLBoard and look forward to his insightful contributions.
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The Lenzing Group's business developed well in the 2018 financial year, despite a significantly more challenging market environment, which led to a decline in revenue, as well as earnings, compared with the record results of the previous year, the company says.
Net profit for the year after one-off effects dropped by 47.4% from EUR 281.7 million in the previous year to EUR 148.2 million. Group revenue declined by 3.7%, compared with the previous year to EUR 2.18 billion. EBITDA was down by 24% to EUR 382 million due to price increases for key raw materials and higher energy and personnel costs. The EBITDA margin dropped from 22.2% in the 2017 financial year to 17.6% in the reporting year. EBIT fell by 36% to EUR 237.6 million, leading to a lower EBIT margin of 10.9%.
"Although 2018 proved to be more challenging than the preceding years, it was, nevertheless, the fourth best year in the company's history. We consistently worked on the strategic imperatives of our sCore TEN corporate strategy in order to raise our pulp integration, enhance customer intimacy, increase the share of specialty fibres in revenue and to invest in new technologies and business areas," said Stefan Doboczky, CEO of the Lenzing Group.
The textile and nonwoven industries are faced with fundamental ecological challenges, and as a leading producer of wood-based specialty fibres, the Lenzing Group bears a special responsibility. In 2018, the company decided to continue along its ambitious path and to invest roughly EUR 100 million in sustainable manufacturing technologies and production facilities by 2022 in order to further strengthen its closed-loop model and support its customers in replacing resource-intensive and environmentally harmful solutions.
With its most recent innovations, the Lenzing Group has taken important steps in this direction. After the presentation of the Refibra technology, Lenzing EcoVero branded high-performance and identifiable viscose fibres and Tencel Luxe lyocell filament yarn, Lenzing announced the successful development of the Lenzing Web Technology in 2018. This is a new technology platform with a focus on sustainable nonwoven products, which will open up new market opportunities for the industry. In a first step, 25 patent applications were filed.
The Lenzing Group continued the implementation of its sCore TEN strategy in 2018. The start-up of new capacities for lyocell fibres in Heiligenkreuz, the production start of Lenzing EcoVero fibres at the Nanjing site, the acquisition of the remaining 30% of the Chinese subsidiary Lenzing (Nanjing) Fibres from the joint venture partner and the investment in another pilot plant for Tencel Luxe filaments are important steps to achieve the goal of increasing the share of specialty fibres in total revenue.
As a result of the decision to temporarily mothball the lyocell capacity expansion project in Mobile, AL, in view of the buoyant labour market in the USA and the economic tensions between the major trading blocks, the implementation of the plan for specialty fibre growth will be slowed down. The Lenzing Group will adjust its growth plan accordingly in order to meet strong market demand for its lyocell fibres. This includes an increased focus on the lyocell expansion project in Prachinburi, Thailand.
At the end of June, the Lenzing Group and Duratex, the largest producer of industrialised wood panels of the southern hemisphere, announced that they had agreed on the terms and conditions to form a joint venture to investigate building the largest single line dissolving wood pulp plant in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
This decision supports the self-supply with dissolving wood pulp and the growth in specialty fibres. The joint venture is investigating the construction of a 450,000-ton dissolving wood pulp plant, which is expected to become the largest and most competitive single line dissolving wood pulp plant in the world.


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Be like Jim: No legs, no problem
This Vietnam Vet keeps pushing forward
David Walter
Posted on Monday, July 20, 2020 9:00 am July 15, 2020 Posted in Adaptive Sports, ChooseVA, Health by David Walter 1k views
He's had triple bypass surgery, two leg amputations, gallbladder removal and eye surgery.
So how does Jim Jacobi feel?
"I feel healthier now at (age) 75 than I did at 50," said the U.S. Army Veteran. "I've had a lot of things done to me, but I feel healthier now (because of) my attitude and the (Milwaukee) VA.
"I just have a positive attitude about everything."
For many, the ravages of disease and age take their toll mentally as well as physically. But Jacobi, a Milwaukee native who served one year in Vietnam after being drafted in 1965, has chosen a different path.
"It's better to be happy and friendly," he said. "When I was 50, I said, 'You gotta be happy. Don't let things bother you.'"
And he has stuck by that philosophy, tackling his various physical ailments with determination and fortitude that belie his age.
"He's unique, he's an outlier," said Milwaukee VA prosthetist Justin Heck. "He's an inspiring guy."
Sarah Mikesell, Jacobi's physical therapist at the Milwaukee VA, agreed.
"Statistically, he's an anomaly, being as old as he is and being able to walk with bilateral prostheses. That's definitely against the odds.
"Jim is really super motivated. He does a good job taking care of himself and following through on recommendations. And he tries to share his good, positive attitude with everybody else."
Jim Jacobi, a U.S. Army Veteran, stands with the help of physical therapist Sarah Mikesell at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center after putting on his new prosthetic leg.
Born and raised in Milwaukee, Jacobi was just a few months out of high school when his number came up.
His job in the Army was ordering food for the troops — 150,000 when he arrived and 200,000 by the time he was discharged.
"Me and the captain were the two people that ordered all the food for the II Corps," he said. "When I left, the captain and I got replaced by a whole company."
His job took him to the front lines, and he remembers being shelled by mortar fire his very first day in the country.
Somewhere along the way – he's not sure when or how – he was exposed to Agent Orange. And that is what led to the disease that has gnawed away at him – diabetes.
Exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides has been linked to the disease. And while heredity is also associated with diabetes, Jacobi said he's the only member of his family to develop it.
After Vietnam, Jacobi worked in manufacturing for a number of years before opening a gas station. That eventually led to a job with a company that oversaw 13 convenience stores.
The work played to Jacobi's strengths of being friendly and outgoing.
"I realized that in a factory, you see the same people every day," he said. "When I was working for the convenience stores, I would be going to different stores. I had a lot of people working for me, and I got to know some of the customers. I'm more of a people-oriented person."
It wasn't long after Jacobi's retirement when the diabetes began to take its toll.
He remembers getting an infection in the big toe on his right leg. A month later, all of his toes on his right foot had to be amputated.
"Since I've had this, I've downhill skied, curled and went sailing on Lake Michigan, all through SCI recreation. We play bocce ball, we bowl, we do air rifles, archery, kayaking, bicycling — I do all of that."
— Jim Jacobi, talking about how his life changed after losing his first leg.
Three years later, the leg had to be amputated. Jacobi was fitted with a prosthetic, and within months he was walking again. But that wasn't all. Besides hooking up with the Walk a Mile or More group of Veterans at the Milwaukee VA, Jacobi also became involved with recreation groups through the Spinal Cord Injury center.
"Since I've had this," he said, pointing to his first prosthesis, "I've downhill skied, curled and went sailing on Lake Michigan, all through SCI recreation. "We play bocce ball, we bowl, we do air rifles, archery, kayaking, bicycling – I do all of that."
He found a "great bunch of guys" at the SCI and WAMM, which gathers three days a week at Lake Wheeler on the Milwaukee VA campus not only to walk for exercise but also to socialize.
"You meet such wonderful people," he said. "It's amazing."
Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, he also went on outings to Harley-Davidson and organized bicycle rides on the Hank Aaron Trail. He and his buddies would also serve free coffee once a week at the hospital's South Entrance.
But diabetes wasn't done with Jacobi yet.
A familiar scenario began last summer when the little toe on Jacobi's left leg had to be amputated. The remaining toes were taken in succession within months.
In February, he was back in the hospital, having his remaining leg amputated.
During his recovery, his friends would drop by his room every day, doing what they could and bringing him anything he needed.
"The nurses on the seventh floor, they were amazed I would have about 10 guys visiting me before the virus shut it down," he said. "They're great buddies… They're always there to help you. And I'm the same way – I'll do anything I can to help them."
Jim Jacobi works on his walking skills after getting fitted for his second prosthetic.
In June, Jacobi was fitted with his new prosthesis, and physical therapy began again.
He hasn't been able to take it home yet – it's still being tweaked. Meanwhile, the remainder of his left leg continues to heal after the amputation.
As is his nature, Jacobi has not seen this latest amputation as a roadblock, but merely a hurdle to get over.
"My goal is to walk without any device – no walker, no cane – by the end of the summer," he said.
And according to the experts, he's likely to do it.
"I think he's on track," Mikesell said.
Heck agreed.
"It's all him. He wants to do it," Heck said. "How positive he is – that's the hardest part.
"Physically, we know people can walk or stand with the prosthetics. That's fairly simple. To do it well and stay positive and work at it every day – that's the hard part."
Diabetes threw Jacobi another curveball in June.
He woke up one Sunday morning and noticed his vision was impaired.
"I think everybody at the VA hospital is so caring. I have a lot of buddies, a lot of Veterans, and I've not heard one person complaint about VA."
— Jim Jacobi talks about the care he receives at the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.
"It was like hair was hanging in my eye," he said. "But I don't have any hair."
After talking with his primary care physician's nurse on Monday, Jacobi walked into the eye clinic at the Milwaukee VA the next day and had laser surgery on the spot.
As Jacobi explained it, the diabetes led to the formation of blood vessels in the back of his eye.
"It looks like hair, but it's actually blood," he said.
Jacobi has one more procedure for the eye, scheduled in August.
Through all of this, Jacobi has continued to maintain his positive, upbeat attitude while lauding the care he has received at the Milwaukee VA.
"I think everybody at the VA hospital is so caring," he said. "I have a lot of buddies, a lot of Veterans, and I've not heard one person complain about the VA."
His health care providers at the Milwaukee VA are equally as appreciative of Jacobi.
"Jim's a really good advocate for himself and other amputees," Mikesell said, noting that Jacobi annually volunteers to work with students in training to be physical therapists. "He's willing to share his knowledge and wisdom."
"He has been an advocate for other Veterans as well as for the workers here," Heck said.
Jacobi has a theory about people, saying 25% have "wonderful attitudes," 50% have "normal" attitudes and the remaining 25% have "negative" attitudes.
"That's just the way it is," he said. "I wish we could get to that 25% who are angry.
"I see patients when I'm in the hospital, and some guys are so grumpy and negative. That's a shame to see," he said.
"It's better to have a positive attitude. You make everybody else feel positive too."
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David Walter is a public affairs specialist with the Milwaukee VA Medical Center.
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Ref. 00535 - Fully refurbished luxury villa, ideally located within 5 minutes' walk from Garoupe beach. Living surface 160 m2, land plot 1.500 m2. Swimming pool, garden, parking places. Spacious living room, 3 bedrooms.


2-day art course at Sångshyttan, Hällefors, Sweden.
The course will be taught in both the Swedish and English language!
This is a possibility for you to re-enchant both your personal and professional world. Let nature, the more than human world, be your guide in a journey to your own inner and wild landscape. Investigate your intentions and longings in the making of art. During these two days we will work with the senses, with the voice, with the body and with poetry. We will make hikes, enjoy delicious organic and local food, and swim in the lake Sången.
We will work in colour and form in two dimensions, on the surfaces of paper, tree bark and canvas, but also in three dimensions, in creating environmental art with the natural materials that we find and by sculpting new forms out of clay.
The motto of the course, bridging our distance from beauty, is built on the thought that there is such a thing as beauty, and that it is something that we can access and get nourishment from if we pay attention. Beauty is not the same as pretty. It is a quality of being fully alive and experiencing the joy of being in connection with the living world around us. You will be invited to listen to the calling from your inner adventurer. In order to be in contact to beauty – what is dying? What is wanting to be born?
In this course it is not about who is able to make the most beautiful artwork. Instead we focus on the journey itself, on what surprises us, where we feel resistance, on what we experience and learn when we immerse ourselves in an artful process together with others.
Annika Göran Rodell is an expressive arts therapist, educator in culinary arts and hospitality, researcher, and singer. Currently, she is a lecturer in aesthetics and leadership at The School of Culinary Arts and Meal Science at Örebro University. Annika is also member of the research team Haptica at Konstfack, the University of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Here, Annika's interest is in the haptics of hospitality, where she focuses on embodied inner awareness of relational space. As a singer-songwriter she is also working on a project called 'Songs that open the heart'.
Jan van Boeckel is a visual artist, art educator, researcher and film-maker. Currently, he is professor in art pedagogy at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn. Previously, Jan was program director in design theory at the Iceland Academy of the Arts in Reykjavik. Together with others, Jan established the international research group on arts-based environmental education at Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture in Helsinki. In 2013, he presented his doctoral thesis there, At the Heart of Art and Earth: An Exploration of Practices in Arts-Based Environmental Education. From 2007, Jan is a member of the International Eco-Art Network.
We will start on Monday August 6 at 9.30 am. The course will be taught in both English and Swedish by Annika Göran Rodell and Jan van Boeckel. On Tuesday August 7 at 16.00 pm we will have a closing off session.
The course fee is €250 and includes art materials, two warm lunches, coffee and snacks during the course days. To book, please contact Annika Göran Rodell or Jan van Boeckel. Max 6 participants.
Sångshyttan is a small Swedish village located in the county Bergslagen right between Stockholm and Oslo. In Bergslagen, so-called slash-and-burn farming ('svedjebruk') was introduced by Finnish settlers in the 15th and 16th century. The farm where the course will be held was built by Finnish settlers at this time. The farm named Nannagården has been a venue for art for the last 60 years. Both Annika's parents have worked as artists their whole life and the farm breathes an atmosphere of playful creativity. This is Annika's home and she lives her together with her husband Bengt and her 99 years old mom Gerd.


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Q: Can't see my website after setting up CNAME pointing to Github Pages site I have made a new website (www.codemuch.tech) using get.tech as a domain name provider. I made a CNAME record that pointed blog.codemuch.tech to my Github Pages site, ex0dus-0x.github.io. However, when I attempt to visit that site, I do not get see my website. When I do it through my phone, I get redirected to localhost. When other people outside of my network visit the site, or when I access it through Tor, the site works and everything is displayed. What seems to be the problem and how can I fix this?
Edit: I've also tried setting two A records that pointed to Github's server, as directed here. Ran the site through Tor. Works, but when accessing on my network regularly, it doesn't work.

A: Fixed by resetting my router. It seemed that my DNS may have cached a prior error when I visited my website BEFORE I created the subdomain. A router reset fixed everything.


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This is a list of the 45 players who earned 1994 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1993.

 PGA Tour rookie in 1994

1994 Results

*PGA Tour rookie in 1994
T = Tied
 The player retained his PGA Tour card for 1995 (finished inside the top 125, excluding non-members)
 The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1995, but retained conditional status (finished between 126-150, excluding non-members)
 The player did not retain his PGA Tour card for 1995 (finished outside the top 150)

Winners on the PGA Tour in 1994

Runners-up on the PGA Tour in 1994

See also
1993 Nike Tour graduates

References

PGA Tour Qualifying School
PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates
PGA Tour Qualifying School Graduates


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Family of Houston girl who died from morphine overdose files lawsuit against pharmacy for negligence
by Jim Orr
The family of a six-year-old girl from Houston, Texas who died from a morphine overdose has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the pharmacy that filled her prescription. Jadalyn Williams died in April 2012 after receiving a prescription from the Cullen Care Pharmacy that contained a morphine dose 10-times more powerful than what was prescribed by her doctor.
Because she was only six years old, Jadalyn had been prescribed only a low dose of morphine sulfate to help her cope with the pain from her sickle cell anemia. The young girl had been taking this drug since she was about one year old without experiencing any serious side effects.
The lawsuit filed by her family alleges that instead of the 15mg dose that was prescribed, they were given a prescription by Cullen Care that contained a 150mg morphine dose. Jadalyn was found dead by her family just one day after receiving just a single dose from this prescription.
The lawsuit filed by Jadalyn's family against Cullen Care Pharmacy accuses the pharmacy of medical negligence for issuing the excessive morphine prescription that led to her death. A lawyer representing the family had attempted to reach a settlement with the pharmacy, but was forced to file a lawsuit when negotiations broke down.
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Press release archive - April 2012
Members of the largest health union (Unison) will be balloted from tomorrow (11 April) on whether to accept the government's pensions offer. NHS staff in the Royal College of Midwives and the GMB are continue...
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Charles L. Pinkham
Charles "Chuck" Leslie Pinkham, 78, of Minden, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at CHI- Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Minden Evangelical Free Church with Rev. Tom Barnes officiating. Interment will be held following services at the Minden Cemetery with military honors presented by the Minden American Legion and Heartwell Veterans of Foreign Wars. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Chuck's honor are kindly suggested to the family for later designation. Craig Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Charles Leslie Pinkham was born on April 13, 1943 in Omaha to Leslie and Doris (Latham) Pinkham. He graduated from Kearney High School with the Class of 1961. After graduation, he faithfully served his country in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1965. Chuck received a degree in Economics from Kearney State College. He then moved to Aurora where he enjoyed having Pinkham Financial Services on the square, as well as being a member of the United Methodist Church and choir. He also served as president of the Alice M. Farr Library and enjoyed being a member of Rotary. Those left to cherish his memory include his sons, Charles Scott Pinkham and his wife, Lorie, of Minden and Kevin Neal Pinkham of Loveland, CO; daughter, Anissa Pinkham Potter and husband, Jonathan of Portland, ME; grandchildren from Charles Scott and Lorie: Christopher and his wife, Faith, of Minden, Joshua, Callie, USN Petty Officer 2nd Class Sophie and USAF Sr. Airman Ian Pinkham; grandchildren from Anissa: Cass Pinkham of Minneapolis, MN, Charlotte and Aghna Pinkham Potter of Portland, ME; great-granddaughters from Christopher and Faith: Eleanor Rose and Elizabeth; brother, Joe Pinkham and his wife, Geri, of Lexington, SC; sisters, Rhonda Stines and her husband, Ken, of Grand Island and Leslie Weber of Bullhead, AZ; as well as a host of other relatives and close friends. Chuck is preceded in death by his parents, Leslie and Doris; sister, Nila (Pinkham) Bachkora; and brother-in-law, Lynn Weber. Tributes and memories can be shared with the family at www.craigfunerals.com.
Charles "Chuck" Leslie Pinkham, 78, of Minden, passed away on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at CHI- Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney. A celebration of life service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at Minden Evangelical... View Obituary & Service Information
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