Do you visit the dentist as often as you should? Making time in your schedule for regular checkups is the key to keeping your smile bright and healthy. Bowie, MD, dentists Dr. Siamak Aalemansour, Dr. Fariborz Baik, and Dr. Sherwin Esfandiari care for your family's smiles with checkups, cleanings and other services necessary for good oral health.
Early Diagnosis of Dental Problems: Ignoring small leaks in your house can lead to big bills in the future. The same thing happens if you don't visit the dentist for checkups regularly. During your visits, your Bowie dentist will look for signs of cavities, loose fillings, cracks in teeth and other issues that can affect your oral health. It's always easier and less expensive to take care of these dental issues when they're fairly minor.
Detection of Oral Cancer: During your examination, your dentist will look for lumps, lesions or other signs of oral cancer.
Removal of Plaque and Tartar: Plaque, the sticky biofilm that causes cavities, and tartar, the hard deposit that increases your risk of gum disease are removed during your regular teeth cleanings.
A Brighter Smile: Dental cleanings remove surface stains that can dull your teeth.
You have heavy plaque and tartar buildup: If plaque and tartar build up on your teeth more quickly than normal, your dentist may recommend cleanings every three or four months instead of every six months.
Your tooth hurts: Don't wait until your next regular appointment if you have a toothache. Cavities are much easier to fill when they're small.
Your gums are sore and swollen: Red, bleeding and swollen gums can be a symptom of gum disease. Prompt treatment can ease your symptoms and prevent tooth loss, which can be a consequence of untreated gum disease.
Is it time for your next checkup? Call Bowie, MD, dentists Dr. Siamak Aalemansour, Dr. Fariborz Baik, and Dr. Sherwin Esfandiari at (301) 809-0029 to schedule an appointment.


We've had a lot of activity regarding our cluster trees this past year. Thanks to all who have removed dead trees and replanted approved ones. Here is the page that shows what is currently approved.
If your vehicle is towed from a visitor parking space or fire lane, call Henry's Towing Service at (703) 471-0010 or the Fairfax County Police (703) 691-2131.


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Hertzog ist der Familienname folgender Personen:
 August Hertzog (* ca. 1860), deutscher Historiker (Elsass)
 Barry Hertzog (1866–1942), südafrikanischer General und Politiker
 Bernhard Hertzog (1537–1596/1597), deutscher Jurist und Historiker
 Corey Hertzog (* 1990), US-amerikanischer Fußballspieler
David Hertzog, US-amerikanischer Teilchenphysiker
 Enrique Hertzog (1896–1980), bolivianischer Politiker und Diplomat
 Johann Hertzog (1766–1851), deutscher Landwirt, Bürgermeister und Abgeordneter im Fürstentum Waldeck
 Johann Friedrich Hertzog (1647–1699), deutscher Jurist und Dichter
 Karl Hertzog (1875–1960), deutscher Jurist und Kommunalbeamter
 Lawrence Hertzog (1951–2008), US-amerikanischer Drehbuchautor und Produzent
 Rüdiger Hertzog (* 1941), deutscher Fernsehjournalist
 Rudolph Hertzog (1815–1894), deutscher Unternehmer

Hertzog ist der Ortsname von:
 Hertzog (Südafrika), auch Mhlangeni, Stadt in der Provinz Ostkap

Siehe auch:
 Herzog (Begriffsklärung)

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Oathkeeper 151: Tells it like it is. No Nuremberg defense allowed!
In this video, Oathkeeper151, a New Jersey Police Officer who has been a member of Oath Keepers since 2009, makes it clear that he will not obey orders that violate the Bill of Rights. In particular, he says he will not be used as a tool of oppression against the American people who resist and refuse to comply with infringement on their right to bear arms, such as legislation or executive orders that decree they must register, get finger printed and photographed, like a criminal.
In this video I ask my fellow Police Officers what they would do, if they were given an unlawful order. I also touch on the Assault Weapons Ban introduced by Senator Feinstein, and how this bill has the potential of putting us Police Officers in a very bad/even fatal predicament.
Oathkeeper151 agrees. He told me that if there were door to door raids for guns against Americans who refused to comply with registration or bans, he would either defend the people with his badge on, stepping between them and the oath breakers doing the raids, or he would lay his badge down on the table and then go join the people in resisting. He loves his work as a police officer, but his oath, and his responsibility to protect the people of his community, is more important than his job. His oath comes first. The rights of the people come first…. and he is not alone.
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7 Most Haunted Places in North Dakota
2 months agoMelanie May4 min read
If you love ghost stories and things that go bump in the night, then you'll love our list of haunted locations across The Peace Garden State. With plenty of paranormal places, this is one spooky destination. So, if you are a ghost hunter or supernatural savant looking for a ghoulishly good time, here are some of the most haunted places in North Dakota.
1. Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, Mandan
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park is located 7 miles south of Mandan. Officials established it in 1907 making it the oldest state park in North Dakota. One of the most haunted parts of the park is the Custer House, once the home of General Custer. Apparently, the general's good wife roams the building. She wears a black dress and slams doors as she moves about. Others believe that Custer himself roams the grounds, too. You might also see ghosts dressed in blue who are soldiers who never got mortally discharged from duty.
2. Riverside Cemetary, Fargo
This Fargo cemetery is said to be one of the most haunted places in North Dakota. Riverside Cemetery began in 1878 with the first recorded burial and visitors claim to have heard knocking sounds coming from the inside of the mausoleum. There are also reports of voices coming from gravestones.
3. The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm, Fargo
The Children's Museum at Yunker Farm is housed in a brick farmhouse that dates back to 1976. The ghost of Elizabeth Yunker haunts the building. Witnesses claim she hangs around upstairs close to where most of the interactive activities take place. Other visitors to the museum report seeing a young child standing by a well. This is believed to be the ghost of a child who died in the well many years ago.
4. Stairway to Hell, Tagus
Tagus is a tiny abandoned prairie town haunted by phantom trains and hell hounds. The "Stairway to Hell" is a paranormal hotspot located at the spot of an old Lutheran church. The church was once a hotbed for Satanic worship – there was a large upside-down cross, a mark of Satanism, painted on the front of the building. Vandals burned the church down some time ago, but legend has it that the stairway to hell lies under its foundation. If you stand on the exact spot, you can hear the screams of those condemned to hell.
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5. Medora Fudge Ice Cream Depot, Medora
Though this location sounds sweet, it is really haunted. The Medora Fudge and Ice Cream Depot is home to one ghost. She lives inside the building but only appears once a year on her birthday. However, witness say that there is paranormal activity all year round. There are reports of unnatural cold spots and strange noises in the small store.
6. NDSU Campus, Fargo
Two ghosts separately haunt two halls at NDSU. A man who hung himself from a heating pipe within the building haunts Ceres Hall. Students have reported seeing lights on entire floors going out and feeling a strange eerie presence. The most haunted areas of the building are the basement and the third floor. Over at Minard Hall, students report uneasy in the building at times for seemingly no reason. Apparently, a double homicide once took place at the site of the building.
7. The Liberty Memorial Building, Bismarck
A ghost who is affectionately known as the 'Stack Monster' haunted the Liberty Memorial Building in Bismarck up until 1981. In that year, the Historical Society moved out of the building and the hauntings stopped. One employee reports seeing the Stack Monster leaving the building. She saw the main door of the building open and close by itself just before the move took place. Whilst the Stack Monster was haunting the building, there was various unexplained activity, including phantom footsteps, shadowy figures, and disembodied voices.
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FLAME in the news
India needs robust flood management policy
www.thehindubusinessline.com | August 17, 2022
Apart from the rising death toll, crop and infrastructure damage has risen over the years
This year, the heavy rainfall has caused devastating floods in several States, resulting in more than 1,439 lives being lost, 365,770 houses being damaged, and crop damage in 307 districts, per data from the Disaster Management Division, Ministry of Home Affairs.
Assam, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Bihar have been badly impacted. The highest number of casualties, of around 241, was in Himachal Pradesh, followed by Assam (199), Madhya Pradesh (188), Gujarat (124), and Maharashtra (118).
India's rapidly altering geo-climatic and socio-economic conditions are among the major causes of increasing frequency and flood-related damage in States. Furthermore, rapid urbanisation, deforestation, higher population growth, irregular rainfall, and the vast network of rivers are among the major factors resulting in floods in India.
Floods pose a serious threat to the economy, endangering the livelihood of poor rural households and mounting damage to public and private properties. According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2021, India was the seventh worst hit country in 2019 due to extreme weather-related events.
Floods are the most recurrent phenomena in India after cyclones and are amongst India's most lethal and costly disasters. In 1980, Rashtriya Barh Ayog (RBA) estimated 40 million hectares (mha) of land as flood-prone, which has increased by around 14 per cent to 45.64 mha (Eleventh Plan Working Group on Water 2011, estimates).
The increase in flood-prone area has caused infrastructure damage and claimed numerous lives. According to the Central Water Commission Report 2022, death from floods increased from 37 in 1953 to 1,815 in 2020.
In addition, the loss due to floods also increased sharply, from ₹52.4 crore to ₹21,189.2 crore during the same period. Overall, 1,13,943 people have been killed, and 2,198.78 million people have been affected due to floods.
The economic losses stood at ₹4,37,149.7 crore, while losses on account of damage to crops and public infrastructure stood at ₹1,31,462 crore and ₹2,34,149 crore, respectively. On an average, the Indian economy's annual loss due to floods was ₹6,428.67 crore.
The damages and casualties from floods are rising at a staggering pace due to rapid climate changes. Frequent floods have an adverse impact on the economic development of the country as well.
Parida et al (2020) highlighted that India lost around 0.46 per cent of GDP yearly due to floods. Damage to crops has been estimated to account for around 0.18 per cent of GDP, while that of public utilities and houses at 0.21 per cent and 0.07 per cent, respectively.
In addition, another adverse impact of floods is the disproportional rise in the fiscal burden of the Central and State governments, through spending on disaster management activities.
Impact on employment
Floods not only destroy standing crops and physical infrastructure like roads, bridges, rails, etc., but also have an adverse impact on the employment opportunities in the rural areas, thus hastening inequalities, poverty and food shortages due to crop damage and loss of livelihoods.
Similarly, urban flooding has become a common threat to city dwellers due to poor town planning and a dearth of investments in infrastructure.
As the problem of urban flooding is becoming more severe, and losses are increasing each year, the issue merits concerted attention from policymakers with appropriate implementation of the NDMA guidelines on Urban Flooding 2010.
Strict implementation of the Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification — which was issued in 1991 and subsequently revised in 2011 and 2019 with the primary intention to address coastal zone management issues — is the need of the hour to tackle the situation.
Worryingly, over the years, the National Flood Commission recommendations have failed to achieve much success in mitigating floods, and the data show that flood damage and fatalities have only increased years.
To mitigate the impact of floods, better disaster management policies such as greater spending on building flood-resilient infrastructure, improved flood warning systems, and for creating community awareness programmes.
In addition, the construction of flood shelters in coastal districts, improving river connectivity, construction of river embankments, and providing pucca houses to poor households in low-lying areas will be salutary.
A National Disaster Database, too, will help policymakers and academics devise long-term flood management policies.
Yashobanta Parida is the faculty of Economics, FLAME University, Pune; Parul Bhardwaj is a Delhi-based independent researcher; and Prakash Kumar Sahoo is the faculty of Vikram Deb (Autonomous) College, Jeypore, Odisha.
(Source:- https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/india-needs-robust-flood-management-policy/article65780546.ece )


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What is the difference between a Ride-On Lawnmower, a Lawn Tractor & a Garden Tractor?
If you need to maintain a large garden or grassed area where you are questioning the efficiency of even a large petrol mower, it may be time to consider a ride-on lawnmower or lawn tractor.
But what is the difference between a ride-on mower, lawn tractor or even a garden tractor? All these types of machine are good for maintaining large grassy areas but they also have some key differences. Understanding how they differ and matching this to your own requirements will help you choose the right type of machine for your garden or area of land.
This is the smallest type of 'ride-on' – also sometimes referred to as a Rider Mower, Sit on Mower or Ride-On Front Mower. The engine is located at the back with a seat at the front. Its main function is mainly to cut grass and it is effectively a lawnmower with a seat.
The cutting deck on a ride-on is under the front of the mower enabling the ride-on to be more manoeuvrable, which is useful if you have a lawn with trees, flower beds or obstacles to get around and to reach under. The cutting width on a ride-on is generally smaller than on a lawn tractor starting at around 60cm.
We recommend the popular range of ATCO Rider Mowers starting with the ATCO Rider 28H Ride-On Mower at £1,699.
A lawn tractor tends to be larger than a Ride-On Mower with the engine at the front and the seat behind. With a lawn tractor the cutting deck is mounted at the mid-point / centre of the tractor. With more powerful engines they are ideally suited for larger gardens and rougher terrain. They are generally better for tougher tasks e.g. they will tow a low weight.
They are good for a larger expanse of grass which is relatively obstacle-free (large trees or bushes are fine) as the position of the cutting deck means they are not good for reaching under lower objects. Cutting widths tend to be wider starting at around 76cm and a lawn tractor will also have a larger turning circle than a ride-on mower.
A popular small lawn tractor is the Murray MSD100 Side Discharge/Mulch Tractor – ideal for lawns 1 – 1.5 acres.
Garden Tractors are similar to lawn tractors (the name is often interchangeable) but the difference being that they are the most robustly built of all machines, designed for heavier duty work. They have the widest cutting widths and the most powerful engines. They are ideal for tougher work with a range of attachments such as towing (heavier weights than a lawn tractor), sweeping leaves, clearing snow or fertilising. As such, Garden Tractors are the most expensive option.
Author Peter HawtinPosted on 18th April 2018 18th April 2019 Categories Lawn MowersTags ATCO, Garden Tractors, Lawn Tractors, Ride-on MowersLeave a comment on What is the difference between a Ride-On Lawnmower, a Lawn Tractor & a Garden Tractor?
Choosing a walk behind lawnmower can be quite confusing when it comes to the different types of mower, your requirements, your type of garden and of course your budget. There are many types of mower available: rear-roller rotary, four-wheel rotary, hover mower, cylinder mower, and then the question of whether to choose petrol, electric or cordless.
For some people, the priority is to find the very best quality mower available for their garden and for others they will have a set budget and want to find the best value lawnmower for their money. All of these points are relevant when choosing a mower. This is a broad guide to the sort of questions you should consider when buying your lawn mower.
Probably the first place to start is considering the size of your garden as generally speaking, the bigger your garden the bigger the lawnmower. However, what constitutes a small, medium, or large garden? A rule of thumb is to think of your garden in terms of the size of a tennis court – so up to ½ a tennis court would be considered small; a tennis court size would be medium and any bigger than that would be considered large.
For a small garden, you might consider a small petrol mower, electric mower or cordless mower. The decision here can be down to several factors such as budget, access to the garden (consider steps), acceptable noise levels, and storage as a petrol mower will take up more space. Electric and Cordless mowers are lighter in weight than petrol mowers and of course, they need less servicing.
For a small garden, a good electric mower that we would recommend is the ATCO 15E 1600W Electric Lawnmower.
If you are considering a petrol four-wheel rotary mower for a small garden with a general-use lawn then one with a 16in/41cm cutting width will do the job well and really there is no need to go for a wider cut as it will simply cost more.
If you have a flat even lawn and want to have stripes then you will need a mower with a rear roller so could look at either a Petrol or Electric Rear Roller Mower. The Hayter Spirit 619 is an ideal choice with a 16in/41cm cut and offering a good combination of reliability and performance.
Cobra produces a range of electric and petrol lawnmowers which offer style and exceptional performance at a very good price. The Cobra RM40SPCE 16 inch Rear Roller Petrol Lawnmower is a very reasonably priced, reliable petrol mower with great performance and has been one of our best-selling lawnmowers.
If your garden is the size of a tennis court then your choices are similar to that for a small garden but probably excluding the electric option due to cable length.
If you require a more formal lawn then you will want to look at either a cylinder mower or rear roller rotary mower (for formal short grass) but if you are looking to cut a general use lawn, then you will very likely be considering a petrol four-wheel lawnmower.
These days some of the cordless lawnmowers with Lithium-ion batteries rival the power of petrol and can be worth considering as well. They are lighter than petrol mowers to handle and are better for the environment as they emit no polluting fumes. The downside can be battery life although this can be overcome by having 2 batteries. If considering a cordless lawnmower, the EGO range of cordless lawn mowers is worth looking at.
For large gardens over the size of a tennis court, the width of cut is important and you will need to look at large walk-behind lawnmowers with a cutting width over 50cm/20in. These are big mowers and will necessarily be self-propelled. If you have flowerbeds and obstacles in your garden to go around then opt for one with speed control so that you can easily slow down in the appropriate areas. For a more formal lawn (with stripes) if relatively free of obstacles you could consider a large rear roller lawnmower. For large gardens with obstacles and/or a less formal lawn a large 4 wheel rotary lawnmower would be a good choice.
Both Toro and ATCO produce quality large petrol lawnmowers. In particular, we think the Toro Steel Deck 55cm/22in AWD Self Propelled Recycler Lawnmower is a very good value lawnmower with exceptional performance.
The wider the cut of the lawnmower clearly the more grass it will cut each time you run up and down the lawn. Consider the time you are happy to spend cutting the grass. A wider width of mower will cost more.
If you are considering an electric lawnmower then make sure that the cord is long enough to reach across your garden.
Most lawnmowers have height adjustments so check the settings on any mower you buy to ensure that the height settings are suitable for your requirements.
Make sure that you can adjust the handle to the right height to ensure that you are comfortable with the mowing position. Also, see whether the handle folds for ease of storage and space saving.
If you are considering cordless then make sure that the battery life is sufficient for the job in hand. Alternatively, buy a spare battery so that one can always be on charge.
Consider a mower that can have a sufficient grass collection bag attached so as to minimise emptying.
If you require any advice at all when choosing your lawnmower then please give Nigel or Sam a call on 01380 828867.


If We Can't Fix Your System, You Don't Pay — Period.
Since its beginning over a decade ago, FSM Heat & Air has grown into a full-service HVAC company that covers all aspects of heating and cooling—both for homes and businesses—in Gastonia, NC and the surrounding areas. We're a company that is large enough to provide a fast response for whatever work you need done, but we're also small enough to deliver personal attention along with that work. We offer free estimates on replacements and major repairs so that you'll always know the cost before we get to work, and we do not charge extra for nights and weekends. Plus, if we can't fix your broken system—you don't pay!
When the winter weather arrives and temperatures drop, you don't want to rely on a heating system for your home that's likely to fail on you—and you don't want to rely on a heating contractor who's likely to do the same thing. When you put your trust in our team of heating experts, you'll receive the highest quality service for whatever work your furnace, heat pump, or other heating system requires. We offer excellent new installations and replacement, fast and dependable repairs from our experienced technicians, and a maintenance agreement that will keep your home's heater in the best shape year after year, winter after winter.
One of the unfortunate side effects of homes being designed for increased energy efficiency is that less fresh air is allowed to circulate through them. Because of this, a high concentration of pollutants become trapped indoors and lowers the air quality. If this is a concern for your home, you should get in touch with our IAQ experts and find out how best to boost the quality of the air that everyone in your household breathes. We install a large variety of indoor air quality devices: air purifiers, air filters, UV lights, humidifiers, dehumidifiers, etc. In addition, our technicians provide air duct services to see that you have an airtight and efficient ventilation system.
The modern air conditioning system is quite a marvel of refrigeration technology. But that also makes it a device that is far too complex for anyone except trained HVAC technicians to work on. We want to make sure that your household enjoys the most pleasant summer conditions possible with a great air conditioner. We'll dedicate ourselves to providing you with top quality cooling services, no matter the work you need done. We offer installation of central air conditioning, packaged AC units, ductless mini splits, and more. You can also put your trust in us for fast response repairs and thorough yearly maintenance.
As our business expanded, we also expanded into businesses. We're not only here to take care of residential HVAC issues, but commercial ones as well. Our commercial HVAC services cover a wide spectrum, including the installation of rooftop units, commercial heating repairs, commercial air conditioning maintenance, and anything and everything in between. We'll even help your business benefit from improved air quality with our commercial IAQ services. It's our goal to see that your workers, customers, clients, etc. enjoy the most pleasant environment possible. Call FSM Heat & Air today and find out more about the extensive commercial comfort services we provide for Gastonia, NC and the surrounding areas.
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How long has it been since you stepped out with your husband, wife, friend or partner for a sweet coffee date? Let us change that with a coffee to remember. Flowers to welcome, a pool view table decorated with heart shapes flowers & cutouts, sandwiches, desserts & of course coffee. An exclusive CherishX experience hosted by The Ashok - delhi's popular & grand 5 star property, in Chanakyapuri.
It is always good driving through the green central delhi to your coffee date venue. As you arrive, drop you car with the valet and walk through the grand corridors towards Samavar.
At Samavar just let the attendant know your name or call your host, and he will warmly welcome you to your reserved table with view of the swimming pool. Host - duty manager - details will be sent few hours before the booking.
Now as your love starts to enjoy this, they will most likely be pleasantly surprised to be greeted with a flower bouquet, with your personal message. And don't worry if an apt message doesn't come to your mind, CherishX will help you, based on your occasion / person this experience is for.
This is followed by sandwiches, desserts and coffee / beverages of your choice - Choose from the menu with both veg and non-veg options. If you are not a coffee person and coffee was just an excuse to get together, you can always enjoy tea as well.
Look forward to seeing you on this fun date!


Leadership has many dimensions and it is difficult to find a single definition. Definition of leadership varies with the individual.For example,few people see leadership as a quality to motivate others.On the other hand, few think it as guiding others to accomplish the goal. However, the end result that comes from the different is same.Leadership is about setting up goals and helping others to achieve them.
It is a subject that is not incorporated in most of the bachelor's and master's degree, however a solid foundation about leadership is a must for every budding professional.In management,people have to make tough decisions that drive the future of the organization.In addition,IT projects are tough to handle and need people who can set examples by effective leadership qualities.It becomes imperative to take up leadership as one of the major coursework's.It will change your perception towards work and you will be able to take initiatives on your own.
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Our Lutheran Day School has as its motto, the above Proverb. Not only is Redeemer Lutheran School the best way to ensure that your child learns and studies the word of God, it is the best academic foundation you could give them!
Christian Education is one of Redeemer Lutheran Church's primary missions. In fact, it is so important that Redeemer Lutheran School warrants its own website, found at the following link: www.rlschool.org/.
Classes are available for all ages from 3 to 103.
September through May we meet at 9:15AM.
Join us in the Activity Center, Sunday mornings before Sunday School for coffee and goodies. We have some talented and gifted bakers in our adult classes.
So….come and share in these wonderful goodies and fellowship before Sunday School starts.
We offer individual classes for children ages 3 years to 5th grade, using the Sunday School material provided by Concordia Publishing House. Middle School and High School teen lessons are both topical and Biblical.
We offer 3 adult classes with rotating topics of interest and instructors on Sunday mornings, usually on an 8 to 12 week rotation. There are also numerous other adult Bible studies offered throughout the week (during the day and in the evening) here at Redeemer. Please watch the Sunday bulletins (or the website) for "This Week at Redeemer" for times and topics.
Redeemer's Sunday School is proud to sponsor a mission or missionary every six months. We send a monetary gift from our mission offerings collected every Sunday. Our most recent recipients have been Lutheran Bible Translators; Lutheran Braille Workers of NW Florida and Fred Reinhardt, a Lutheran missionary in South Africa.
1. Annually, our school children host special services, usually in September & December - where they share their faith!
2. In the fall of the year, right after school starts, we celebrate Rally Day with a picnic and festivities for the family.
Get to know us…. and let us…..get to know you!
Vacation Bible School is held in June of every year.
This is a great opportunity for your children (those entering 1st grade thru the 6th grade) to learn and grow in the Word through songs, praise and fellowship.
For the past 2 years we've offered our children the services of our Lutheran camps' Traveling VBS (from Camp Dixie) and it has truly been a blessing for the children and all who work with us during that week of VBS. Contact the Church office for details and to register, as space is limited!
The Ladies Tuesday Morning Bible Study meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of the month at 9:30 a.m. in our Assembly Hall, and sometimes at our Meeting House. We use a variety of topics for our studies. Some studies are based on topics that will give women insight into God's Holy Word. Others are based on helping women grow in faith and being ready to go out to spread the Good News that we have in Jesus. We invite all ladies to consider joining us for our Tuesday study. Contact Karla Heinicke or Melanie Cole for further information.
The Book of Concord is basically the book of Lutheran confessions. It contains the writings of Martin Luther which address the theological errors of the Church in Martin's day. The practices that Papal Rome foisted upon the people were so egregious that Dr. Martin Luther challenged those teachings, using the Bible itself as his defense, sparking the Reformation! The book contains the three Ecumenical Creeds: the Apostle's Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed (and discussions on their meanings & applications); the Augsburg Confession; the Apology (defense) of the Augsburg Confession; the Small and Large Catechisms; the Smalcald Articles, the Treatise On The Power And Primacy Of The Pope; and the Formula of Concord.
Confirmation classes are provided to students enrolled in our school. The pastor teaches Luther's Small Catechism to students in the 7th Grade.
This includes instruction in the six chief articles of the Christian Faith as taught by the Small Catechism: The Ten Commandments, The Apostles' Creed, The Lord's Prayer, Baptism, The Lord's Supper, and The Office of the Keys (Confession and Absolution – Forgiveness of Sins). Upon successful completion of the material, and after examination, these Junior Confirmation Students are eligible to receive the Rite of Confirmation and join our church as full members. Classes are also offered at various times for Jr. Confirmation students in the 7th and 8th grades who attend public schools, other schools, or who are home schooled. These are scheduled on an "as needed" basis and usually conducted beginning in the Fall and concluding in late Spring.
Adult Confirmation classes are also offered at various times throughout the year, covering the same material from Luther's Small Catechism. Adult Confirmation classes usually run from 10-12 weeks, and are open to anyone and can lead to Adult Confirmation in the Lutheran Faith and full active membership in our church communion.
Who: Anybody interested in eating, fellowship and reading the Word. Call Bob Heinicke or contact the church office.
What: Coffee & conversation; place orders; eat; read & study a select chapter of a Book from the Bible; discussion.
When & Where: Every Wednesday, 6:30-8:00am at Denny's on Mobile Highway (across from Wal-Mart, next door to Waffle House).
Why: God's Word nourishes our souls, just as the fruits of his bounty and goodly fellowship nourish our bodies. Sometimes - no, all the time - we enter into lively discussions of current events and more.
How: That is up to you! Drive, carpool, ride a bike, walk, run or crawl but don't miss the blessing you'll receive by participating!
We've been at it nearly a dozen years. During this time God has recalled several of the original group. But it's conceivable that sooner than later we will have read the entire Bible together here at Men's Bible Breakfast. Won't you come join us?
The Men's Group has as its objective providing a means for the men of the congregation to work together in fellowship to grow spiritually and to support the goals of Redeemer Lutheran Church and School.
The Men's Group is open to all Christian men over 18 years of age and we welcome visitors to our regularly scheduled activities.
Each third Saturday of the month, the Men's Group has a breakfast meeting at the Church, beginning at 8:00 AM for conduct of business and a bible study, usually with DVD video presentation and guidance from the MEN'S NETWORK.
Besides teaching a Bible class on Sundays at 9:20 am, Pastor Cole also teaches a small group class on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday afternoons of each month at 1:00 p.m. which are also held in our Assembly Hall. This group gathers for Bible book studies, as well as for multi-session topical studies. Past studies have included: Fruit of the Spirit, Christian Disciplines, Getting to Know the Holy Spirit, Angels, Heaven, The End Times, Characters of the Old Testament, Women of the New Testament, and Hebrew Wisdom and Poetry. Anyone with the time and desire to grow in God's Word is welcome to come and join us for coffee or tea, fellowship, and group study!
During some of our Wednesday Connections, we gather together for casual Bible study and small group sharing.


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Author breaks down the "roots and rise" of Islamophobia in America
University of Detroit Mercy law professor Khaled Beydoun says there are two distinct forms of Islamophobia: private and structural.
Stateside's conversation with Khaled Beydoun
The global Muslim community has been in mourning since a gunman open fired in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, nearly a week ago. Fifty people were killed in the attack, which New Zealand's prime minister has described as an act of terrorism.
The massacre has prompted a larger discussion about the rise of Islamophobia across the world, including here in the United States. Stateside spoke with Khaled Beydoun, a law professor at University of Detroit Mercy and author of American Islamophobia: Understanding the Roots and Rise of Fear, about the increase in anti-Muslim sentiment.
Beydoun says there are two distinct, but related, forms of Islamophobia.
The first is "private Islamophobia," which refers to the "fear, hatred, [and] animus" that individuals feel toward Muslim people and Islam in general. The second is "structural Islamophobia," which takes the shape of policies, laws, and political rhetoric put forth by the government and its officials that negatively affect Muslims in America.
"There's a distinction there, and it's an important distinction, but there's also a convergence where state-sponsored, structural Islamophobia intensifies, emboldens, [and] abets the private Islamophobia we see on the ground," Beydoun explained.
Hate crimes and attacks against individual Muslims have been on the rise since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Beydoun argues that the federal government has also unfairly targeted Muslims through policies established in the wake of the attacks, including the The Patriot Act and NSEERS (National Security Entry-Exit Registration System). He says those policies reveal a "bigoted disposition toward Muslims."
But while Islamophobia may have become more public in recent years, Beydoun says it existed long before 9/11 and the subsequent War on Terror.
"There's always been this, at worst, demonization of Islam and Muslims, and at best this idea that Muslims were this foreign class of people that could not be assimilated into the American body politic or American society," Beydoun said.
Beydoun argues that global superpowers like the United States always need a "rival" by which to define themselves. During the Cold War, that rival was the Soviet Union. But after that regime fell in 1989, it left a void that Islam and the Muslim world soon filled.
Beydoun's book focuses on a more recent iteration of structural Islamophobia called "counter-radicalization policing." He writes about the government's push to tap Muslims in different communities, mosques, and student organizations and use them as "on-the-ground informants" to help keep track of people that "law enforcement believes might be inclined toward radicalization."
"Radicalization theory" is the idea that Muslims are somehow more prone to become radical in their beliefs and in their expression of those beliefs. Beydoun says that it's legitimate to say that people can be radicalized based on their religious beliefs.
"I would certainly say that there are certain branches [and] interpretations of Islam — as there are certain interpretations of Christianity, for instance — which might inspire individuals toward violence. However, what is non-credible about it is that it tabs Islam as a standalone ideology or faith that gives rise to radicalization," he added.
Beydoun says that getting more Muslims into politics is critical in dismantling Islamophobia. He argues that President Trump's rhetoric has contributed to the stereotyping of Muslims as terrorists in order to "galvanize" his base.
"It's really important that we have Muslims in these halls of power to counter what Trump is saying, not relying on third parties or other individuals to speak on our behalf," Beydoun said.
This post was written by Stateside production assistant Isabella Isaacs-Thomas.
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Orbitz.com Enhances Car Booking Experience as Easy as 1 – 2 – 3
New Features, Including Automatic Registration, Help Travelers Save Time When Booking a Rental Car
CHICAGO, Dec. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Orbitz, the faster, easier way to find the trip you want, today introduced a new condensed car booking path. Booking a rental vehicle on Orbitz.com and CheapTickets.com is now even simpler for their customers. Travelers who book a rental car on Orbitz and CheapTickets will be able to complete the transaction in just three easy steps. Orbitz and CheapTickets are the only major online travel agencies that enable consumers to complete a rental car booking in the following three steps:
1. The customer enters initial search criteria on the homepage; Car
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button to finalize the purchase, all on one page.
A significant new feature in the Orbitz and CheapTickets car booking paths is the debut of automatic registration, eliminating the need for unregistered travelers to leave the booking path to become a registered user. Orbitz' new car booking path gives travelers the ability to automatically register as part of the booking process without being directed to a separate screen.
"Orbitz continues to improve online rental car booking, first with our total pricing car matrix display, and now with automatic registration as part of a simple three-step booking process," said Sam Fulton, vice president of transportation for Orbitz. "With the new car booking path, travelers are no longer forced to wade through several pages of information to get to the final confirmation page. Orbitz' recent recognition by Keynote Systems as the online travel site with the best car booking experience reaffirms to our customers that we are continually working to create the fastest, easiest experience for rental car bookings."
Orbitz recently received a 2005 Keynote Performance Award for "Best Customer Experience – Rental Cars" for its top Web site performance as a car rental Web site. The awards program was designed by Keynote Systems to honor Web sites across a broad range of leading vertical industries that perform best overall on Keynote's Web transaction performance indices and competitive intelligence studies that evaluate Web site service levels and customer experience.
Orbitz ( http://www.orbitz.com/ ) is a leading online travel company that enables travelers to search for and purchase a broad array of travel products, including airline tickets, lodging, rental cars, cruises and vacation packages. Since launching its website http://www.orbitz.com/ to the general public in June 2001, Orbitz has become the third largest online travel site based on gross travel bookings. On Orbitz, consumers can search more than 455 airlines, tens of thousands of lodging properties worldwide and 16 car rental companies. J.D. Power and Associates noted that Orbitz.com had the highest customer satisfaction for independent travel web sites — hotels in its 2005 Independent Hotel Web Site Study(SM). Study based on responses from 3,668 consumers who booked their hotel reservations through an independent travel Web site. http://www.jdpower.com/ . Orbitz was acquired by Cendant's Travel Distribution Services division in November 2004 and is part of the Consumer Travel Americas group.
CheapTickets is a leading seller of discounted leisure travel products online through its Web site, http://www.cheaptickets.com/ . CheapTickets' family of discounted travel products includes hotel accommodations, vacation packages, cruises, airfare, rental cars, condo rentals and Last Minute Trips. Founded in 1986, CheapTickets is part of the Consumer Travel Americas group within Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division.
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New Features on Orbitz.com Make It Faster and Easier to Book Group HotelsTechnology From Group Travel Planet Allows Consumers to Book Hotel Rooms for Groups of Five or More CHICAGO and PIGEON FORGE, Tenn., May 24 /PRNewswire/ — When it comes to leisure travel, the more the merrier is best, especially since group travel continues to grow...
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Peter Pryor (25 February 1930 – 19 February 2005) was an Australian racing cyclist. He competed in three events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

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News & Notes From James Franklin's Media Day Press Conference
Mikey Mandarino | Onward State
By Mikey Mandarino
Penn State football will be back in just a few short weeks, and with that comes the team's annual media day.
Head coach James Franklin made his first remarks of the Nittany Lions' 2019 season to the media over the weekend. Naturally, there were plenty of discussion points for the head coach to touch on.
From his team's quarterback battle to the Nittany Lions' leadership, here's a roundup of the most notable sound bites from his season-opening press conference at Beaver Stadium.
On Penn State's quarterbacks
Unsurprisingly, Franklin wasn't willing to name a starting quarterback at his first press conference of training camp. The head coach has been consistent in saying that every position will come down to a camp competition, and quarterback is no exception.
The competition to take on Trace McSorley's old job will likely come down to redshirt sophomore Sean Clifford and redshirt freshman Will Levis. Clifford has the upper hand in terms of in-game experience, as Levis has yet to throw a pass at the collegiate level. However, Franklin praised both players' mentality entering the competition.
"The good thing is both of them are approaching it the right way," he said. "They are both approaching it as if they are the starter, and they are both approaching it from a leadership perspective. Both are very talented, so we're excited about that."
Franklin said he'll name a starting quarterback "when it's obvious to everybody" in his program. He's also been impressed with true freshmen Michael Johnson Jr. and Ta'Quan Roberson, and he had heaps of praise for veteran Michael Shuster.
"I do want to mention a guy named Shuster. He has been fantastic," Franklin said. "He is a great leader in the quarterback room. He's like having another coach. He's great with the young guys. He's great when it comes to game-planning. He's a culture driver."
On leadership
It's no secret that Penn State's 2019 roster is mostly made up of young players.
Franklin said this year's team will have a strong veteran presence from guys like Steven Gonzalez, Cam Brown, and Jan Johnson, but it'll also need younger players — particularly the redshirt sophomore class — to step up and take on leadership roles.
"There are guys that are thrust into leadership roles that probably under typical situations would not be," Franklin said. "I think you're always putting a priority on developing leadership through your entire roster. That goes back to our philosophy of having not just two seniors as captains. You want to make sure that you're having an impact and being able to relate [to others] across your roster from freshmen all the way through seniors, offense, defense and special teams and all of it."
Franklin named KJ Hamler as a perfect example of someone pushed into a leadership role early. The talented wideout has just 13 games of college experience under his belt, but he's already the veteran of his position group. Fellow young receivers Jahan Dotson and Justin Shorter are expected to step up into larger roles this season, and they'll both look up to Hamler as a leader.
Quarterback is another natural source of leadership on any football team, and it's also another very young position on Penn State's roster. Sean Clifford has just four games of college experience under his belt, but he's quickly grown as a leader following Tommy Stevens' abrupt departure from Penn State.
On Penn State's secondary
On paper, defense is probably the strongest part of Penn State's 2019 roster. The unit features a nice balance of younger players and veterans like John Reid, Garrett Taylor, and Tariq Castro-Fields.
Beyond those three players, the vast majority of Penn State's secondary doesn't have much game experience. However, Franklin isn't concerned about the team's depth in the secondary because he considers it the "earliest place on the defensive side of the ball to make an impact as a young player."
"It has a chance to be a strength," Franklin said of the secondary. "I like our depth, our length, and our talent at the corner position. We went into spring ball feeling like we had some question marks at safety, but then after spring, we felt like we were probably a little bit further along there than we thought. Then obviously, we got some guys that have joined our program in the summer that are going to help. We're going into this [season] with a lot of confidence."
At safety, Taylor returns as the group's elder statesman, and he'll likely be joined by one of Jonathan Sutherland or Lamont Wade in the starting lineup. Sutherland and Wade have played a lot of ball for Penn State, but the group's depth will be filled out by inexperienced players. Freshmen Jaquan Brisker and Tyler Rudolph are talented, but raw assets, and CJ Holmes just made the switch to safety from running back.
Taylor will have lots of responsibility as Penn State's top safety. If Franklin's comments are any indication, however, he's more than ready to take on that role.
"GT has had a great summer," the head coach said. "He looks unbelievable. He's as lean and explosive and as fast as he's been, and he obviously has tremendous experience."
Reid and Castro-Fields were both fixtures in the lineup last year, but Donovan Johnson is the most experienced corner on the roster with just six games played in his career. A good amount of talented young players — including State High product Keaton Ellis, four-star recruit Joey Porter Jr., and Daequan Hardy — will hope to fill out the team's depth at corner.
On defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos
Star defensive end Yetur Gross-Matos was suspended throughout the summer for an undisclosed violation of team rules, but he was back in action with the team as it started training camp. Franklin had plenty of praise for Gross-Matos, who is projected by some as a top 10 prospect in next year's NFL Draft and currently weighs in at 255 pounds.
"He's a mature guy. I know he's appreciative of being back," Franklin said. "We're very pleased with him, his development, his appreciation for being at Penn State, and his attitude and approach. I think he's going to have a really big year for us."
As Franklin noted, Gross-Matos really separated himself as one of the elite players at his position in 2018. He led Penn State with 20 tackles-for-loss and eight sacks on his way to earning first-team All-Big Ten honors. The head coach also brought up Gross-Matos' background, which was featured in-depth by ESPN, and the impact that has on his mentality.
"He's always been a guy that always got a smile on his face," he said. "I think because of that background, he probably has a different sense of appreciation than maybe the rest of us do."
On Beaver Stadium hosting high school football
Franklin was asked about Penn State's reported interest in bringing one high school football game to Beaver Stadium this season. He's open to the idea of being "great partners in our community and our state" and allowing two high school teams to hold a game in Happy Valley. However, the head coach said high school action would only take place at Beaver Stadium at the appropriate time.
Although he was asked about the possibility of just one high school game, Franklin brought up another interesting possibility: hosting the Pennsylvania state championships in Happy Valley.
"We'd love to get to the point where maybe we're able to host the state championship games here," he said. "There's a lot of reasons why that makes sense — we're in the center of the state. We're going to look at it."
It's currently unclear who will play and when the game would be held at Beaver Stadium. State High is a natural candidate to play at the 107,000-seat stadium — especially considering the team won't play at Memorial Field this season as it undergoes renovations.
Penn State football has two bye weeks this season — one on September 21 and another on November 2 — on top of its normal slate of away contests. Time will tell whether or not high school football will come to Beaver Stadium, but it seems like a matter of "when" instead of "if" at this point.
On KJ Hamler's role on offense
KJ Hamler was one of Penn State's most dangerous weapons on offense last season, and he did most of his damage while lining up in the slot.
At 5'9″ and 176 pounds, Hamler's as close to the prototypical slot receiver as you can be in terms of size. He also has the straight-line speed to burn any cornerback in the nation, which was on full display in the 2018 White Out game.
Utilizing Hamler's skill set out of the slot will be Franklin and the offense's top priority. That said, don't be surprised if Hamler doesn't spend all of the 2019 season lined up in the slot on offense thanks to Mac Hippenhammer's talents.
"I could see us in some situations where we want to get Mac on the field, or we want to get Mac on the field and we want to move KJ outside," Franklin said. "It could be for a specific match-up that game. It could be trying to get the ball in [Hamler's] hands where now he becomes the first option in the quarterback's progression."
Additionally, Hamler's expected to assume kick and punt return duties once again. He didn't return a kick for a score last season, but opposing teams always have to be cautious when someone as dynamic as Hamler has the ball in his hands.
Mikey Mandarino
In the most upsetting turn of events, Mikey graduated from Penn State with a digital & print journalism degree in the spring of 2020. He covered Penn State football and served as an editor for Onward State from 2018 until his graduation. Mikey is from Bedminster, New Jersey, so naturally, he spends lots of time yelling about all the best things his home state has to offer. Mikey also loves to play golf, but he sucks at it because golf is really hard. If you, for some reason, feel compelled to see what Mikey has to say on the internet, follow him on Twitter @Mikey_Mandarino. You can also get in touch with Mikey via his big-boy email address: [email protected]
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Our client purchased a recently completed a commercial property for $8.6M in the Lower North Shore of Sydney utilising a property trust structure as the purchaser.
Full Financials were available and a strong asset position was evident.
Their objective was to fix their rate to guarantee costs in this unstable market for a minimum of 3 years and of course obtain the most competitive pricing available in the current market.
GCC facilitated an approval for a 3 year fixed product sourced through a major institution at the 3 year swap rate + 1.70% margin.
Funding was sought to repay an existing mortgage over 16 Strata Titled commercial offices within a five level modern commercial complex located in the Gold Coast. Our clients are a major group of chartered accountants.
The properties were purchased in Oct 2005 as a brand new (strata titled) building and the Chartered Accountancy practice moved into the building in Apr 2006. Our client occupies the fourth floor of the building and approx one third of the third floor. The balance of the third floor, the second floor and the first floor are all occupied by tenants.
Our clients required 75% LVR to repay their existing lender and to provide some additional working capital. The clients approached several banks that they had a strong relationship with however the best they could achieve was 65% P&I which did not meet their requirements. They decided to look for a second mortgage that could take the LVR to 75%. Through industry contacts GCC was approached to find a solution.
GCC was able to facilitate an approval of 75% LVR through a second tier bank on a senior debt which exceeded their expectations.
Our clients entered into a contract to purchase 2 commercial units in South Yarra Melbourne. The commercial units have a 12 month rental guarantee from the vendor however as settlement was fast approaching they tried to have the units leased but were unable to do so.
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GCC approached a non-bank lender and achieved an approval of 70% LVR which was higher than the 65% LVR the clients originally requested.
Our clients own an office complex in the Perth CBD and two additional commercial properties in suburban Perth.
Their current facility was originally placed by GCC with a superannuation fund lender and due to global financial crisis the existing lender was unable and unwilling to roll the facility over.
GCC approached a new lender and based on the clients existing loan history and current financial position a new facility is being negotiated.
Our borrower was seeking to utilise equity in a commercial property in Adelaide to assist with the purchase of an investment residential unit. There was a requirement that the funding was to be secured on a stand-alone basis solely against the commercial property. The borrowers existing bankers were not prepared to accede to this request and settlement of the unit was imminent. Full financial statements were provided to support the transaction however in view of the cash out nature of the borrowing it was necessary to fund through a private lender. The funding requirements were to repay the existing facility of $1.2M and additional funding of $425K provided towards the unit purchase.
GCC facilitated an approval through a private non-bank lender secured solely against the commercial property which enabled the unit purchase to proceed.
Our client had agreed to purchase a block of 16 units for $1.8M from a vendor who was about to go into receivership in a large rural Central NSW town at a significant discount from its true value. Our client had seen the value of purchasing the property and converting it from single title to individual strata titled residencies.
Our introducing broker submitted the transaction to several banks however was unsuccessful as the borrower required an LVR of 70% based value and the banks were only willing to lend based on the lower purchase price. Location of the property also posed a significant hindrance.
GCC was successful in securing a facility from a private non-bank lender funding who would lend 70% of the property value in a semi rural location and take into account the full potential rental income.
The client, an owner occupier, needed to repay an existing bank facility. The clients business being an international training college on the premises and was soon to enter into a formal contract to train future staff for one of Australia's largest retailers. The client needed the funds to expand the business.
The property is ideally situated on a Main Road in the Gold Coast and as such was a prime development site. The funder who our clients were dealing with refused to accept the value add of the property as a potential development site and insisted on valuing the property as purely a commercial property. Note the client also had outstanding defaults.
A new valuation was instructed on the "highest and best use" value. A mixed use retail and residential development was deemed highest and best use for the site giving a current market value of $2,800,000 (almost 40% higher than the previous valuation).
GCC secured a facility for the client at 80% of the higher valuation. An expatiated settlement allowed the client to settle the existing facility and draw down additional funds to accommodate their new clients to grow the business.


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Half Moon Run Calgary 2016 concert at MacEwan Hall
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Montreal's Half Moon Run are on a Canadian theatre tour this winter and will be playing at MacEwan Hall on Tuesday, December 13.
The band, known for their epic live performances using multiple instruments, released their debut album Dark Eyes back in 2012. Their breakthrough single "Full Circle" was a radio hit, and made charts globally. It was followed up by two other Canadian chart topping singles: "Call Me in the Afternoon" and "She Wants to Know." During that time, the band toured extensively for two years prior to recording their latest album, Sun Leads Me On.
Released in 2015, Sun Leads Me On continues to carry their alt-folk melodies and was long-listed for this year's Polaris Music Prize. Half Moon Run will be taking their distinct sound to 11 theatres across the country with Plants and Animals, starting in Toronto on December 1. The Canadian tour stops in Calgary on December 13.
Partnering for this upcoming tour with Plus One, by adding $1 to each ticket sold, will allow those proceeds to be donated to a recipient organization the band has selected: The Native Youth Sexual Health Network (NYSHN). NYSHN is an organization by and for Indigenous youth that works across issues of sexual and reproductive health, rights and justice throughout the United States and Canada.
A fan pre-sale with reduced ticketing fees begins tomorrow, Tuesday September 20 and a general on sale follows on Friday September 23 through LiveNation.
Half Moon Run 2016 Calgary concert
When: Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Time: Doors at 7 pm / Show at 8 pm
Where: MacEwan Hall – 2500 University Dr NW


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Posted on October 7, 2014 February 26, 2019 by rdb
We've been working hard for the past months to update the OpenGL renderer and bring support for the latest and greatest features that OpenGL has to offer. We've not been very good at updating the blog, though, so we decided to make a post highlighting some of those features and how they are implemented into Panda3D. These features will be part of the upcoming Panda3D 1.9.0 release, which should come out within the following month, assuming that everything goes according to plan.
sRGB support (linear pipeline)
Virtually all lighting and blending calculations are written under the assumption that they happen in a linear space, meaning that multiplying a color value with x results in a color value that is x times as bright. However, what is often overlooked by game developers is the fact that the average monitor isn't linear. CRT monitors have a gamma of around 2.2, meaning that the output luminosity was proportional to the input voltage raised to the power of 2.2. This means that a pixel value of 0.5 brightness isn't actually half as bright as one of 1.0 brightness, but only around 0.22 times as bright! To compensate for this, content is produced in the sRGB color space, which has a built-in gamma correction of around 1/2.2. Modern monitors and digital cameras are calibrated to use that standard, so that no gamma correction is typically needed to display images in an image viewer or in the browser.
However, this presents an issue for 3D engines that perform lighting and blending calculations. Because both the input and output color space are non-linear, when you have a light that is supposed to attenuate colors to 0.5x brightness, it will actually cause it to show up with 0.22x brightness—more than twice as dark as it should be! This results in dark areas appearing too dark, and the transition between dark and bright areas will look very unnatural. To have a proper linear lighting pipeline, what we have to do is correct for the gamma on both the input and the output side: we have to convert our input textures to linear space, and we have to convert the rendered output back to sRGB space.
It's very easy for developers to overlook or dismiss this issue as being unimportant, because it doesn't really affect unlit textures; they look roughly the same because the two wrongs cancel each other out. Developers simply tweak the lighting values to compensate for the incorrect light ramps until it looks acceptable. However, until you properly address gamma correction, your lighting will look wrong. The transition between light and dark will look unnatural, and people may see banding artifacts around specular highlights. This also applies when using techniques like physically based rendering, where it is more important that the lights behave like they would actually behave in real life.
The screenshots below show a scene rendered in Panda3D using physically-based rendering with and without gamma correction. Note how the left image looks far too dark whereas the right image has a far more natural-looking balance of lighting. Click to enlarge.
Fortunately, we now have support for a range of hardware features that can correct for all of these issues automatically—for free. There are two parts to this: sRGB framebuffers and sRGB textures. If the former is enabled, you're telling OpenGL that the framebuffer is in the sRGB color space, and will let us do all of the lighting calculations in linear space, and will then gamma-adjust it before displaying it on the monitor. However, just doing that would cause your textures to look way too bright since they are already gamma-corrected! Therefore, you can set your textures to the sRGB format to indicate to OpenGL that they are in the sRGB color space, and that they should therefore automatically be converted to linear space when they are sampled.
The nice thing is that all of these operations are virtually free, because they are nowadays implemented in hardware. These features have existed for a long time, and you can rely on the vast majority of modern graphics hardware to correctly implement sRGB support. We've added support to the Direct3D 9 renderer as well, and even to our software renderer! However, keep in mind that you can't always rely on a monitor being calibrated to 2.2 gamma, and therefore it is always best to have a screen that allows the user to calibrate the application's gamma. We've added a special post-processing filter that applies an additional gamma correction to help with that.
To read more about color spaces in the future Panda3D version, check out this manual page, although the details are still subject to change.
Tessellation shaders
Tessellation shaders are a way to let the GPU take a base mesh and subdivide it into more densely tessellated geometry. It is possible to use a simple base mesh and subdivide it to immensely detailed proportions with a tessellation shader, unburdened by the narrow bandwidth between the GPU and the CPU. Their programmable nature allows for continuous and highly dynamic level of detail without popping artifacts.
To enable tessellation, you have to provide two new types of shader: the control shader, which specifies which control points to subdivide and how many times to subdivide each part of the patch, and the evaluation shader, which then specifies what to do with the tessellated vertices. (They are respectively called a "hull shader" and a "domain shader" in Direct3D parlance.) They are used with a new type of primitive, GeomPatches, which can contain any number of vertices. There are helpful methods for automatically converting existing geometry into patches.
One immediately obvious application is LOD-based terrain or water rendering. Only a small number of patches has to be uploaded to the GPU, after which a tesselation control shader can subdivide the patches by an amount that is calculated based on the distance to the camera. In the tesselation evaluation shader, the desired height can be calculated either based on a height map texture or based on procedural algorithms, or a combination thereof.
Another application is displacement mapping, where an existing mesh is subdivided on the GPU and a displacement map is used to displace the vertices of the subdivided mesh. This allows for showing very high-detailed meshes with dynamic level of detail even when the actual base mesh is very low-poly. Panda3D exposes methods that can be used for converting existing triangle geometry to patches to make it easier to apply this technique. Alternatively, this can be done by way of a new primitive type supported by the egg loader.
Both methods are demonstrated in the screenshots below. Click to enlarge.
Thanks to David Rose for implementing this feature! Support for tesselation shaders is available in the development builds.
Compute shaders
Besides the new tessellation shaders mentioned earlier, Panda3D supports vertex shaders, geometry shaders, and fragment shaders. All of these shaders are designed to perform a very particular task in the rendering pipeline, and as such work on a specific set of data, such as the vertices in a geometry mesh or pixels in a framebuffer.
However, because each shader is designed to do a very specific task, it can be difficult to write shaders to do things that the graphics card manufacturer didn't plan for. Sometimes one might want to implement a fancy ray tracing algorithm or an erosion simulation, or simply make a small modification to a texture on the GPU. These things may require code to be invoked on the GPU at will, and be able to operate on something other than the vertices in a mesh or fragments in a framebuffer.
Enter compute shaders: a type of shader program that is general purpose and can perform a wide variety of tasks on the video card. Somewhat comparable to OpenCL programs, they can be invoked at any point during the rendering process, operating on a completely user-defined set of inputs. Their flexibility allows them to perform a lot of the tasks one might be used to implementing on the CPU or via a render-to-texture buffer. Compute shaders are particularly interesting for parallelizable tasks like physics simulations, global illumination computation, and tiled rendering; but also for simpler tasks like generating a procedural texture or otherwise modifying the contents of a texture on the GPU.
Of note is to mention that a lot of these tasks require another GLSL feature that we've added: ARB_image_load_store. This means that it's not only possible to sample textures in a shader, but also perform direct read and write operations on a texture image. This is particularly useful for compute shaders, but this feature can be used in any type of shader. That means that you can now write to textures from a regular fragment or vertex shader as well.
If you'd like to get into the details, you can read this manual page. Or, if you're feeling adventurous, you can always check out a development build of Panda3D and try it out for yourself.
In the following screenshots, compute shaders have been used to implement voxel cone tracing: a type of real-time ray tracing algorithm that provides global illumination and soft reflections. Click here to see a video of it in action in Panda3D.
The scene on the left is based on a model by Matthew Wong and the scene on the right makes use of the famous Sponza model by Crytek.
Render-to-texture features
We've made various enhancements to the render-to-texture functionality by making it possible to render directly to texture arrays, cube maps, and 3D textures. Previously, separate rendering passes were needed to render to each layer, but you can now bind the entire texture and render to it in one go. Using a geometry shader, one selects the layer of the texture to render to, which can be combined with geometry instancing to duplicate the geometry onto the different layers, depending on the desired effect.
One technique where this is immediately useful is cube map rendering (such as in point light shadows), where the geometry can be instanced across all six cube map faces in one rendering pass. This improves performance tremendously by eliminating the need to issue the rendering calls to the GPU six times.
In the screenshots below, however, layered rendering is used to render the various components of an atmospheric scattering model into different layers of a 3D texture. Click to enlarge.
It is now also possible to use viewport arrays to render to different parts of a texture at once, though support for this is still experimental. As with layered render-to-texture, the viewport to render into is selected by writing to a special output variable in the geometry shader. This makes it possible to render into various parts of a texture atlas or render to different areas of the screen within the same rendering pass.
In the screenshots below, it is used to render the shadow maps of different cameras into one big shadow atlas, allowing the rendering of many shadow-casting lights in one rendering pass. The advantages of this approach are that parts of the texture can be rendered to on-demand, so that the number of shadow casters updating within one frame can be effectively limited, as well as the fact that different lights can use a different resolution shadow map.
Stereo FBOs
We've long supported stereoscopic rendering and Panda3D could already take advantage of specialized stereo hardware. But now, as part of the development toward Oculus Rift support, we've made it possible to create a buffer on any hardware that will automatically render both left and right views when associated with a stereoscopic camera, making it possible to create postprocessing effects in your stereoscopic application without having to create two separate buffers.
With the multiview texture support introduced in Panda3D 1.8, a single texture object can contain both left and right views, and Panda3D automatically knows which view to use. This makes enabling stereo rendering in an application that uses post-processing filters very straightforward, without needing to set up two separate buffers or textures for each view, and it can be enabled or disabled at the flick of a switch.
Debugging and profiling features
We now take advantage of timer query support with the new GPU profiling feature added to PStats: Panda3D can now ask the driver to measure how much time the draw operations actually take to complete, rather than the CPU time it takes to issue the commands. This feature is instrumental in finding performance bottlenecks in the rendering pipeline by letting you know exactly which parts of the process take the longest.
The reason this feature is important is that PStats currently only displays the time it takes for the OpenGL drawing functions to finish. Most OpenGL functions, however, only cause the commands to be queued up to be sent to the GPU later, and return almost immediately. This makes the performance statistics very misleading, and makes it very difficult to track down bottlenecks in the draw thread. By inserting timer queries into the command stream, and asking for the results thereof a few frames later, we know how much time the commands actually take without significantly delaying the rendering pipeline.
It is also possible to measure the command latency, which is the time that it takes for the GPU to catch up with the CPU and process the draw commands that the CPU has issued.
This feature is available in current development builds. The documentation about this feature is forthcoming.
This blog post is by no means a comprehensive listing of all the features that will be available in the new version, but here are a few other features we thought were worth mentioning:
Comparison of cube mapping with and without seamless mode enabled
We've added support for seamless cube maps, to eliminate the seams that can appear up on the edges of cube maps, especially at lower mip map levels. This is enabled by default, assuming that the driver indicates support.
We also added support for the new KHR_debug and ARB_debug_output extensions, which give much more fine-grained and detailed debugging information when something goes wrong.
We've added a range of performance improvements, and we've got even more planned!
We've made it even easier to write GLSL shaders by adding more shader inputs that Panda3D can provide. This includes not only built-in inputs containing render attributes, but also a greater amount of custom input types, such as integer data types and matrix arrays.
Line segments are now supported in a single draw call through use of a primitive restart index (also known as a strip-cut index), improving line drawing performance.
It is now possible to access integer vertex data using ivec and uvec data types, and create textures with an integer format (particularly useful for atomic access from compute shaders).
In the fixed-function pipeline, the diffuse lighting component is now calculated separately from the specular lighting component. This means that the specular highlight will no longer be tinted by the diffuse color. This is usually more desirable and better matches up with Direct3D behavior. The old effect can still be obtained by multiplying the diffuse color into the specular color, or by disabling a configuration flag.
Special thanks go to Tobias Springer, who has been using some of the new features in his project, for graciously contributing the screenshots for some of the listed features. His results with Panda3D look amazing!
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16 thoughts on "The New OpenGL Features in Panda3D 1.9"
jonjack says:
Love the new features and love the screenshots.
TBH ive switched to another engine last year because of the road Disney and CMU were going with Panda3D it seemed like the least updated open source library I was using.
Maybe things are changing.
Don't want to be rude and ask for more features right after this blog post you made and have this the first comment, but I'd like to list few features which made me switch to another engine for some projects and which I'd love to see in Panda:
1) Scene editor. Few people tried writing one during the years, none was completed. Come on guys…
2) More included shaders, shader mixing (ala ShaderGenerator working with with your own shaders) and shader editor.
For example its cool that you've added tessellation shader support, but why not provide the shader instead of letting us provide our own? This is also the case with instancing with Panda3D. Other engines don't require you to know shader programming anymore to get such effects in your game.
3) mobile platforms
This, along with outdated demos, is all I believe keeping Panda3D from becoming more popular.
At least this is the few of us in our team have concluded.
Panda3D is still awesome and I'm using it for rapid prototyping.But I hope it will become even more awesome, there's so much potential for an open source engine like this using Python.
SkrX says:
This post has aroused my interest. I'll check out Panda when the new version is ready. I'm just a bit intimidated about point 2) that jonjack mentioned above, because I have hardly any experience with shader programming yet.
rdb says:
Thanks for the comments! Your feedback is much appreciated.
These are all good points, and I can assure you that we're dedicated to working towards fixing them.
The shader system in particular is one of the higher priorities that I'll be working on after 1.9 is out. This includes a more automatic hardware instancing system.
I have been working on a design for a more general solution that will allow people to easily construct their own shaders from basic components provided by Panda3D, which will help people to get these fancy effects without having to write a line of shader code. Perhaps we will offer some sort of node-based shader editor in the future.
The problem with spending time to create good-looking demo programs is that any time spent writing those is taken away from time spent programming on the actual engine. That said, I do understand that creating good demos and sample programs is instrumental in attracting people to the engine, both users and contributors.
Thanks for the information rdb.
I think there's another open source engine which has a shader editor which you could use as reference. I don't want to post a link to another engine here though.
As for making good looking demo programs, I've heard that argument before and while it was true 6 years ago, I think there are plenty of good royalty free models around today.
We really need good demos, not many people will bother checking the API to find out what Panda3D can do after reading "To learn more about Panda3D's capabilities, visit the gallery" on the main page, checking the gallery and seeing very old game screenshots.
And btw, the 3 games screenshots on the main webpage lead to wrong links when clicked.
cyper says:
Did I hear Oculus Rift? Sweet.
pennomi says:
rdb, These demos are astonishing! If you publish some samples like these, I guarantee you'll grab the attention of new contributors. I only lament that my C++ isn't up to par or I'd try to help out.
> I think there are plenty of good royalty free models around today.
jonjack, maybe something from BlendSwap? I suspect there's *something* there that'd be perfect for a cool demo.
Yes,BlendSwap.com would be the best place to look for creative commons or public domain assets.
It has a special category for realtime models which will require less editing, though there are great models in other categories as well which would be great after some editing (and by that I mean mostly removing stuff from a model, not adding anything).
http://www.blendswap.com/category/real-time/
http://www.blendswap.com/category/characters
http://www.blendswap.com/category/scenes
http://www.blendswap.com/category/landscapes
Here are few models I like personally:
cel shading example: http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/75918
woods (Roaming Ralph?): http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/74844
cute room (shaders/filters sample?): http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/73996
indoor: http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/71409
dining room (shaders and/or lights sample?): http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/72725
rocks, trees: http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/68349
http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/68348
cool head: http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/40095
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I don't have the time to find the models again, but yes, basically blendswap is probably the best place to find royalty free or creative commons models.
There's a "realtime" category with some nice characters and scenes meant for realtime rendering. Also "character", "scenery" and "landscape" categories with models which will look great in Panda after just a bit of editing (removing some materials and stuff).
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Thanks! I'll be sure to give it some consideration. If not for 1.9.0, then for a future release of Panda3D.
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NewDev says:
Please Panda3D team port your python from 2 to 3
@NewDev: We've been working on that as well, in fact! We've made a lot of progress toward Python 3 support, and in fact, have (extremely experimental) support going on in the development repository.
Visit this thread for more information:
https://www.panda3d.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=15729
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Peter Thor says:
Hi, i was wondering about the status of HMD support (such as e.g. OSVR or Oculus Rift)? Cheers.
Brian Olbracht says:
Wow that looks great!
I read this post completely on the topic of the comparison of most recent and previous technologies,
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American Hustle: To what extent does poverty affect whether a particular line of work is morally right or wrong?
Reflect upon the significance of poverty and lack of opportunity in leading people to lives of crime.
Analyse key Bible passages about work, and evaluate their significance to the discussion about moral and immoral occupations.
Analyse a key Bible passage about responsibility to others, and evaluate its significance to the discussion.
Once they have agreed the relative merits of the jobs, ask each group to feedback their top three jobs, and their bottom two jobs. Discuss any interesting similarities or differences between the groups, and encourage students to explain the reasons for their top and bottom choices.
Now ask the groups to repeat the exercise, this time ranking the jobs according to how morally good or bad they think each job is. This time allow them to rank jobs as being equally good (or bad) if they choose. When the groups feedback their conclusions, ask them which jobs they felt were good things to do, which were bad, and which were neither.
Introduce the clip from the film American Hustle (Entertainment in Video, 2013, certificate 15). Click here to buy the film online.
Explain that Irving (Christian Bale) is a con man. In this clip he explains how he took his first steps on his chosen career. Ask the students to consider whether they can understand how he came to pursue such a morally questionable line of work.
The clip starts with Irving walking up to some lift doors. The first line is Irving (in voice over) saying, 'If you have to find a way to survive, and you know your choices were bad.' It ends with Irving saying, '…stolen or forged art'.
Ask the students whether they can understand Irving's decision to turn to crime. What factors prompted his decision? You might want to remind them of his statement that, 'I would rather be on the taking side than the being taken side'.
Point out that Irving believed – rightly or wrongly – that his options were limited. He implies at the start of the clip that all of his choices were bad ones, and that he is making the best of a bad situation. How much difference (if any) do the students think this should make to evaluating whether his actions are morally right or wrong?
Now introduce a second clip from American Hustle. In this clip Irving is explaining his best money-making scheme to Sydney (Amy Adams). Ask the students to pay particular attention to how he justifies his scheme.
The clip begins with Sydney asking, 'What is this place? Do you sell art here?' It ends with Sydney leaving in disgust, with Irving calling after her. The last line is Irving saying, 'Sydney! Please, I'm sorry.' Please note that this clip includes some swearing. If you don't feel this is appropriate for the class, you may want to summarise his fraudulent loan scam and move on to the discussion below.
How do the students feel about the way Irving makes his living? What is good about it? What is bad about it? How does Irving defend conning desperate people out of $5000 and giving them nothing in return?
Put the students into small groups and ask them to look at the following Bible passages, making notes as they do on what the passages suggest about Christian attitudes to work. Ecclesiastes 5:18-20; Ephesians 4:25-28; Ephesians 6:5-8; Colossians 3:23-25; Titus 3:14.
Draw out the conclusions that Christians believe that it is right for everyone to work, to be productive and to contribute usefully to society. Ask whether they feel that Irving's business fulfils this criteria. Now ask the students to read Leviticus 19:9-18 and to make a note of what the passage suggests about responsibilities to other people, particularly the powerless and oppressed. How does Irving's career match up to that expectation?
As a final activity, ask the students to write a series of adverts for different jobs. Each advert should emphasise aspects of the job which make it an appropriate response to the requirements of the various Bible passages referred to in the lesson. Taken as a whole, the selection of job adverts should reflect an understanding of the Christian perspective of work and social responsibility.
A copy of American Hustle and the means to play it.
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