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Refugees Are Like Our Grandparents
By The EditorOctober 16, 2019Columns, Opinion, Print Edition
There is so much controversy over immigration in our country. Some say we should slow down immigration so that the price of items in demand, like housing, goes down, while others believe that to support a growing economy our population must also continue to grow. Here is a point of view that you may not have thought about!
by Richard Belcham, Executive Director, Inasmuch Community Society
Maybe it's easy to look at the folks crossing the border irregularly and claiming asylum and think it has nothing to do with us. Or maybe it's easier to think that these refugee claimants are nothing like us. Or maybe we should simply view it as a modern day phenomenon.
In the Fraser Valley though, and Abbotsford in particular, we'd be wrong.
You don't have to go too far back in Abbotsford's history to find stories of people fleeing persecution. Maybe they're not women's rights activists from the Middle East, or political campaigners from the Horn of Africa, but they were fleeing the horrors of war and persecution for their religious beliefs and identities nonetheless.
And the very real costs of the choices they made are not so very different to refugees we see today.
Take the Mennonites who settled in the Fraser Valley as an example. They left their lives and homes in Ukraine and the Netherlands and Prussia and sought safety and freedom in the relatively new land of Canada.
They too came in search of a better, safer life.
These people – who settled the land in and around Abbotsford, who toiled and worked to build their new lives, who established the City that we love today – wanted the same things as people who are fleeing their homelands today.
They wanted the freedom to worship in the way they believed to be right, to bring up their children in safety – free from discrimination and persecution – and they wanted to invest in their new community to make it their home.
How quickly we forget those choices our grandparents made though.
We are settled and comfortable and happy. We celebrate the cultures and cooking they brought to Canada in books and at festivals. We often fondly remember our ancestors without recalling the sacrifices they made and their choice to find freedom in Canada.
But the truth is our grandparents and great-grandparents made the same tough choices that refugee claimants make today: the choice to pack what belongings they could carry and venture to a strange country, the choice to leave known dangers for unknown ones and the choice to seek protection in a country that has welcomed the newcomer for generations.
So what are we to think when we see people crossing the border with their families and their belongings and asking for refugee protection? How should we respond to the rhetoric and shouting of the election campaign?
Oscar-winning actor George Clooney said it so clearly when he was talking about his own family's story of fleeing the Irish famine:
"The simple truth is that all of us here … are the result of someone's act of kindness. We all stand on the shoulders of good people who didn't look away when we were in need."
Let's not forget our shared history and the risks our forebears took. Let's instead open our hearts and homes to find compassion for the newcomer.
After all, it wasn't so very long ago that our own families needed the same.
Richard Belcham is Executive Director of Inasmuch Community Society in Abbotsford.
http://www.inasmuch.ca – Inasmuch provides transitional housing, settlement services, customized employment counseling, English Language training and basic living support for up to six months following an asylum seeker's arrival in BC.
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Gurugram: Over 540 students from 30 schools across the country including Maria's Public School, Guwahati, Mayo College Girl's School, Ajmer, Ecole Globale International Girls School, Dehradun, Blue Bells Public School participated in a two- day prestigious international tournament. Titled as 'World Scholars Cup', the regional round of the tournament was held on April 28 & April 29, 2018 at Suncity World School, Gurugram for the second time in a row.
Centered on the theme 'Entangled World', the competition assesses the students' proficiency over the core subject areas such as Science, Art & Music, Social studies, literature, history, and special area. The competition comprises three rounds- Regional round, Global round, and Final round. Approximately 20 teams from India will gain entry into the global round to be held in three cities namely Kuala Lumpur, Barcelona, and Melbourne. Shortlisted participants can choose their preferred venue. The top finalists from global round will compete in the final round 'Tournament of Champions' to be held at Yale University, USA.
"Hosting this global competition is part of our efforts to encourage holistic development of students. Witnessing participation form brightest minds across the country, the competition tests and hones communication skills and fosters a spirit of team- building among students," said Ms. Rupa Chakraborty, Principal, Suncity School.
The competition was held for two categories- Junior (12-14 years) & Senior (15-18 years). The juniors have been further divided into Emus (11-12) and Penguins (13-14). It consists of four core activities- Scholars challenge, Collaborative Writing, Team Debate and Scholars Bowl. Collaborative Writing and Team debate took place on the inaugural day of the competition. Second phase of the tournament including Scholar's Bowl and Scholar's Show took place on the day two of the event.
Each year, students explore and debate a current global theme. The Scholar's Challenge tests students' command over various subjects. The Team Debate requires students to prepare a given topic and present their case. The Scholar's Bowl is a multiple choice quiz where students are presented with the audio/video hints which need to be solved in the given specific time. An optional round is Scholar's show, a talent round which provided the opportunity to contestants to showcase their talent.
Suncity School bagged the first position in the junior category and Tagore International School secured the first place in senior category. The second position in the junior category is secured by Heritage Xperiential Learning School and in the senior category by Shalom Hills International School. Junior team from Shalom Hills International School secured the third position and the senior teams from Delhi Public School, RK Puram, GD Goenka Public School, Vasant Kunj, and Sanskriti School secured their place on third position. Around 300 students have qualified for the global round.
Individual top performers of the tournament were: Sarina Chadha – Suncity School – 1st place (Junior Category), Rishika Arora – Shalom Hills International School – 1st place (Senior Category).
"Every year, I wait for World Scholar's Cup as it is exciting to participate in the competition. Since I am a good orator, I thoroughly enjoyed the team debate," said Rakshit Verma, Venkateshwar International school.
Arishmita Ghosh from Suncity School said: "I am participating in the competition for the first time this year. I am a good dancer and I looking forward to Scholar's Show which allows us to display our talent. I am also proud of the fact that my school is hosting this competition for the second time."
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The International Youth Fellowship Program, sponsored by AKFC in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD), is designed to develop leadership and management skills and promote learning for outstanding young Canadians who have a desire and an aptitude to work effectively in a global environment. The International Youth Fellowship Program builds on twenty-four years of success in which more than 250 university graduates have received focused study and practical experience that has enabled them to pursue leadership positions in their chosen fields. The program, designed as a stepping stone for careers in international development, has proven attractive to young Canadians from a wide variety of disciplines—including law, engineering, journalism, education, business and public administration, and development studies—wishing to embark on global careers. Each Fellow will spend eight months in a country in Africa or Asia working with agencies and partners of the Aga Khan Development Network, one of the world's largest and most respected international development agencies. Potential host countries include Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Tajikistan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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In this episode of Looking Up, final preparations for the upcoming total solar eclipse are discussed when hosts Dean Regas and Anna Hehman welcome James Albury, the director of Santa Fe College's Kika Silva Pla Planetarium and Dean's co-host on the PBS series Star Gazers. Plus they'll answer another kid question.
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By Erik Grayson
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A woman was walking after dark from her job back to her home. She was traveling on one of the narrow side streets parallel to our church when she was accosted by a man at gunpoint, robbed, and then pistol-whipped. After he left, she quickly sought solace from a friend who lived nearby. Norma comforted her distraught friend, and after she had calmed down a bit, told her in the future to cut through the church yard. There is a gate in the back of the church fence, and you can cross through the wide-open soccer field and through the parking lots to the main road. It's well lit, and it's safe. Norma told her, "The church is a safe passageway."
This incident has stayed with me for the past several years. The church is meant to be present in rough neighborhoods. But we are also meant to be present in other rough situations, such as addiction, hunger, and homelessness. We are to be present in the places where all other hope seems lost, such as among the immigrant, the battered woman, and the sexually broken. The church is meant to be an outpost of safety and hope in the midst of a violent and dark world. The church is called to be a safe passageway.
This deep conviction is what has led me to serve on the Wesleyan Covenant Association's Missional Ministry to the Margins Taskforce. The gospel must always be good news to the least and the lost, to those on the margins. It is not enough for us to simply acknowledge the need to care for the needy. We must actively seek to shine a light in the darkness.
My personal interest in missional ministry to the margins stems from the congregation I serve. I have the honor of pastoring Aldersgate United Methodist Church in North Charleston, South Carolina. We see ourselves as a missional outpost to an impoverished, diverse, and struggling community. We serve through a Food Bank & Clothes Closet, turn our building into an emergency cold weather shelter, and offer housing and hospitality to mission teams from around the country staying in our area. Our goal is to serve not only the physical needs of our guests and neighbors, but to do so in a way that embodies Gospel values and explicitly expresses our salvation hope in the Triune God.
As we have assembled our taskforce it has been a great joy to witness the varied experiences and passions of our team members. Our taskforce includes lay and clergy leaders with ministry experience to the hungry in urban and rural settings, among the sexually broken and abused, for the immigrant and refugee, and those struggling with marginalization due to addiction, homelessness, and those who are variously abled. Our team members bring a wealth of knowledge from a variety of cultures, ministry contexts, and professional and personal experiences. I am humbled to lead this team.
The goal of our work is to produce a resource that churches across our connection can use to strengthen their own ministry to and with the marginalized. We hope to provide a resource that will include best practices, ways to reposition missional ministry from peripheral to central within a church, and offer examples and models for churches of all sizes. We yearn to assist churches to think and serve more intentionally as we seek to follow Jesus.
A few years ago a man named Stan became a regular at our church food bank. Stan was homeless and lived in our neighborhood. He visited regularly, built relationships with the volunteers, and found a warm community among the members of our church. Then tragedy struck. One evening Stan was crossing an intersection near the church and was struck by two cars in a high-speed police chase. He died instantly. Stan's death sent shockwaves through the homeless community. His death also shook our congregation.
In response to Stan's death, our church decided to hold a memorial service. However, this would prove to be unlike any memorial service I had ever seen. This casual service in our fellowship hall was half church ladies who volunteered at the food bank, and half composed of those who were homeless in our community. The service was organic and conversational. The meal afterward was eclectic. The stories being told were a bit rowdy and awkward. Yet despite the unusual scene of southern grandmothers surrounded by the local homeless community, there was also something deeply right about it all. Through the death of this shared friend the respectable church folk and those who often hide in plain sight were seated at a table together, laughing, crying, and doing church together.
As we seek to be in missional ministry to the margins, the church must remember that it is the death of Jesus that draws us all together, tearing down the dividing walls, and offering his healing and transformative grace to us all. The story of Jesus is our starting point and our constant model for how to engage in this kind of ministry. It is not tangential or optional. Missional ministry to the margins is central to our Christian identity and a crucial aspect of our Wesleyan heritage. And it always leaves us changed.
I am excited for the work of our taskforce and for the ways we will mutually encourage one another in missional ministry. As Methodists, we have a rich tradition of creative ministry to those among the margins combined with the conviction that God can bring about the deep transformation we all so desperately need. It is my prayer that we can faithfully be the church that offers hope and safe passage to all.
The Rev. Erik Grayson is the pastor in charge at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in North Charleston, South Carolina. He leads the WCA's Missional Ministry to the Margins Taskforce. Readers can contact him at ekgrayson@umcsc.org.
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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Nantucket at St. John Paul II, 3:30 p.m., Sturgis East at Falmouth Academy, 6 p.m., Martha's Vineyard at Barnstable, 5:30 p.m., Sturgis East at Falmouth Academy, 5:45 p.m., Cape Cod Academy at Dennis-Yarmouth, 6 p.m., Monomoy at Sturgis West, 7:45 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL: Martha's Vineyard at Barnstable, 3:30 p.m., Nantucket at St. John Paul II, 3:30 p.m., Sturgis East at Falmouth Academy, 4 p.m., Sturgis East at Falmouth Academy, 4 p.m., Dennis-Yarmouth at Cape Cod Academy, 4 p.m., Sturgis West at Monomoy, 6:30 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING: Martha's Vineyard vs. Nauset, 4 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEB. 5
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL: Martha's Vineyard at Sandwich, 3:30 p.m., St. John Paul II at Sturgis East at Bourne Community Center, 4 p.m., Falmouth at Barnstable, 6 p.m., Monomoy at Cape Cod Academy, 6 p.m., Falmouth at Barnstable, 6 p.m., Rising Tide at Sturgis West at HYCC, 7:45 p.m.
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Elliott Avenue is named after Charles Hugh Babington Elliott, author of 'Winterbourne, Gloucestershire', who was born at Winkfield Vicarage, Windsor, on 11 March 1852.
He came to Bristol in 1884 and in 1898 bought Cliff Court, Frenchay. He lived there until it was sold and demolished to build Cliff Court Drive in the 1950s. The family then moved to Bradfords House next door to the former vicarage. His entire career was spent in education as HM Inspector.
He retired in 1912 but led a busy life for many years after. His book on the history of Frenchay was published in 1936, and has come to be recognized as the most important and comprehensive history of Winterbourne. It is available to buy at Frenchay Museum. Charles died in 1943 and was buried in Frenchay Parish Graveyard.
Charles Elliott and his wife Annie Beatrice had two daughters, Mary – known as Molly – and Nancy.
Molly was born on 1 March 1896. Her life was spent in Frenchay and she interested herself in all kinds of local activities. She became the first woman church warden in 1940, a post she held successfully for 22 years.
She helped to run the Girls Friendly Society (GFS) and in 1927, Molly and four of her GFS friends toured the Lake District in a motorised caravan named Princess Mary. Her record of the trip and photographs of the caravan are on display in the museum. Molly died in March 1978 and is buried in Frenchay Parish Graveyard.
Nancy was born on 23 October 1897. Like her sister, Molly, she joined the Volunteer Aid Detachment during the Great War and worked as a nurse in the Military Hospital at Cleve Hill, Downend. She served on the Parochial Council for many years and was active in the GFS.
She died in July 1984 and was buried in the Frenchay Parish Graveyard.
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Pitt softball coach Holly Aprile announced her resignation on Sunday, and will take the head coaching job at Louisville. (Photo courtesy of Pitt Athletics)
Pitt softball coach Holly Aprile announced her resignation after 10 years at the program to take the head coaching position at Louisville, according to a release from the University on Sunday.
The announcement comes after the softball team's most successful season yet. The team finished with a 33-18-1 record — including a 9-8 victory over Louisville to earn the program's first ACC Coastal Division title in its history.
Aprile was named ACC Softball Coach of the Year soon after the victory and earned all-conference honors, along with senior Giorgiana Zeremenko, junior Olivia Gray, senior Kayla Harris and freshman Hunter Levesque.
Aprile also led the Panthers to their first NCAA tournament appearance in 2015. Overall, she went 271-234 as Pitt head coach.
"I'm extremely thankful to the University of Pittsburgh for the opportunity they've given me to be a part of this program over the last 15 years and lead it for the past 10," Aprile said in the release. "I am so grateful for all of the support I received throughout my years, not only from the administration at Pitt, but the entire city of Pittsburgh and nationwide as well."
Aprile's replacement will be athletic director Heather Lyke's eighth hire in her 17 months on the job.
"We will now begin a national search for the next leader of the Pitt softball program who can continue, and build upon, our team's momentum," Pitt athletic director Heather Lyke said in the release. "I believe Pitt is a highly attractive opportunity and we anticipate significant interest from coaches nationwide."
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Two Hundred Forty Years Old in Jewish Gematria Equals: 2677
Apocalypse Chapter Twelve in Jewish Gematria Equals: 2677
The Woman and the Dragon
A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.
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Welsh Dragon in Simple Gematria Equals: 126
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The Welsh Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch ("the red dragon") appears on the national flag of Wales. The oldest recorded use of the dragon to symbolize Wales is in the Historia Brittonum, written around AD 829, but it is popularly supposed to have been the battle standard of King Arthur and other ancient Celtic leaders.
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"Y Ddraig Goch" in the English Ordinal system equals 101=11
"HC" in the English Reduction system equals 11
The Red Dragon in Simple Gematria Equals: 119
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This July fourth our country will be 240 years old!
The total number of days between Thursday, July 4th, 1776 and Monday, July 4th, 2016 is 87,658 days.
Two Hundred Forty Years Old in J/e/s Gematria Equals: 2677 1890 315
87,658 days is equal to 12,522 weeks and 4 days.
12,522 ....12....522
Revelation 12 KJV
A woman...522... Crown of twelve stars...12
522.......
Clinton in English Gematria Equals: 522
12,522....12....522
"eight seven six five eight days" in the English Reduction system equals 135
135+531=666
Four Days in Jewish Gematria Equals: 831
831+138=969 Speed of Saturn
Four days" in the English Reduction system equals 37/73
"Hillary Clinton" in the English Reduction system equals 73/37
Fourth Of July in Simple Gematria Equals: 177
The Mark Of The Beast in Simple Gematria Equals: 177
Hillary Diane Rodham in Simple Gematria Equals: 177
Eye In The Triangle in Simple Gematria Equals: 177
On July 4th this year..
"a woman clothed with the sun" in the English Reduction system equals 101
Y Ddraig Goch" in the English Ordinal system equals 101
"with the moon under her feet" in the English Reduction system equals 126
"crown of twelve stars on her head" in the English Reduction system equals 129
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton " in the English Reduction system equals 129
People wondered what this doctored CNN image was about...
"a woman clothed with the sun"
Now we know. No wonder she calls herself "inevitable"!
The Great Red Dragon in Simple Gematria Equals: 170
World War Three, King Of The North, Lord Of The Rings, April Nineteenth, Gun Confiscation, Seventy Four
Fourth of July.. Revelation 12..Clinton 522.. Red Dragon
Somehow I've always pictured the woman of Revelation quite differently. So, when can we expect her hide out in the wilderness for 1260 days? Blissful days, I might add.
LOL I forgot about that! I hope so! (I'm at my other computer)
WhatsItAllAboutAlphie July 4, 2016 at 4:04 PM
Wonder if it has ever been written that the women of Revelation would have fat ankles. And have a nick name of Cankles. :)
JE Aggas July 5, 2016 at 6:45 AM


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CSIS Promoting Weapons Made by Its Defense Donors?
Here is a new piece from Adam Johnson of Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR):
As tensions between the United States and North Korea continue to rise, one think tank, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), has become a ubiquitous voice on the topic of missile defense, providing Official-Sounding Quotes to dozens of reporters in Western media outlets. All of these quotes speak to the urgent threat of North Korea and how important the United States's deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system is to South Korea.
In the past year, FAIR has noted 30 media mentions of CSIS pushing the THAAD missile system or its underlying value proposition in US media, most of them in the past two months. Business Insider was the most eager venue for the think tank's analysts, routinely copying–and–pasting CSIS talking points in stories warning of the North Korean menace.
Omitted from all these CSIS media appearances, however, is that one of CSIS's top donors, Lockheed Martin, is THAAD's primary contractor—Lockheed Martin's take from the THAAD system is worth about $3.9 billion alone. Lockheed Martin directly funds the Missile Defense Project Program at CSIS, the program whose talking heads are cited most frequently by US media.
While it's unclear how much exactly Lockheed Martin donates to CSIS (specific totals are not listed on their website, and a CSIS spokesperson wouldn't tell FAIR when asked), they are one of the top ten donors, listed in the "$500,000 and up" category. It's unclear how high "and up" goes, but the think tank's operating revenue for 2016 was $44 million.
FAIR goes on to note that five of CSIS's ten major corporate donors (giving $200,000+) are weapons manufacturers: Lockheed Martin, General Dynamics, Boeing, Leonardo-Finmeccanica, and Northrup Grumman. FAIR also notes that South Korea gives money to CSIS through the governmental Korea Foundation.
Think Tank Watch should point out that Lockheed has given donations to a number of different think tanks, including Atlantic Council, Heritage Foundation, Brookings Institution, and Center for American Progress (CAP).
For decades a number of think tanks have had strong ties to the defense industry. Here is a recent Salon piece about think tanks and war, and here is a part of the recent New York Times expose on how think tanks amplify corporate America's influence.
Posted by Think Tank Watch at 4:52 PM
Labels: Center for Strategic & International Studies, CSIS, CSIS and defense contractors, CSIS and defense industry, CSIS and weapons, think tank, think tanks


On Friday 5E Day the Dark Druids are here!
Today we are pleased to present the latest legendary installment for forest-focused campaigns, Legendary Villains: Dark Druids (5E)! This terrifyingly terrific tome contains a wealth of new options to make those harmless hermits in the woods into a sinister and deadly menace to any heroes foolish enough to wander in the woods and wild! If your campaign walks on the dark side, your GM might even allow your PCs to take some of these new feats, archetypes, spells, and more, or they might keep all the goodness (and badness!) to themselves, with ready-made druidical enemies to drop into any campaign! You can grab this creepy character supplement right here at the Legendary Games webstore, Open Gaming Store, Paizo, DrivethruRPG, and Amazon!
This killer compendium is an ideal companion to last week's 5E Friday Fey-Day release, Beasts of Legend: Fairy Tale Creatures, featuring a dozen and one delightfully detailed creatures with powers and personality perfect for infusing the essence of the fey into your game! You also can grab that book at the Legendary Games webstore, Open Gaming Store, Paizo, and DrivethruRPG and Amazon!
Of course, the Rule of Three is also a popular trope when you're dealing with the fey realms, and yet a THIRD terrific fey-themed product is coming soon, Faerie Bargains (5E), which is in layout now! Check out the preview paragraph below to give you a foretaste of the fantastic fey flavor featured in this folio!
The magic and mystery of the fey is on display in Faerie Bargains! From Rumpelstiltskin to Rapunzel, fairy tales, myths, and legends all over the world are replete with tales of bargains struck with the sublime and sometimes sinister magical creatures from the realms beyond. Long life, wealth beyond imagining, true love, or whatever your heart's desire all wrapped up in a promise and a price that seems but a trifle, until the bargain comes due and the fair folk come to collect. Faerie Bargains provides you a richly detailed system for using this classic fantasy trope in your 5th Edition campaign. You can design your own faerie bargains or use one of the over 40 sample bargains provided, from bounty of the wilds and unseen assistants to woven wealth, silent metamorphosis, fey queen's ransom, and one with the land! Each bargain grants a benefit once payment is made, of course, but you'll also find rules for hidden conditions, escape clauses, tokens, and more, along with how to research and negotiate bargains with different kinds of fey and unique magical items you might obtain in a faerie bargain or make with fey assistance, like the cauldron of autumnal bounty and sword of vernal light. Whether your heroes want to trade their dreams for the charm of magic, a gift of blood for accursed mercy, or their sanity itself for inspired perfection, you'll find an amazing array of mystical covenants that bring fantastic new flavor to the fey in your game!
Of course, Pathfinder fans aren't being left out in this flurry of fey-themed products, as Faerie Bargains is also coming soon for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, along with Forest Kingdom Archetypes, Royal Tournaments, and more! This is a fabulous time to be fey, whether you're 5E or PF!
Heroes and Villains of Sci-Fi and Fantasy!
We are excited to announce the debut of the first supplement to the amazing Aethera Campaign Setting, a treasure trove of 10 richly detailed ready-to-use characters from all five races of Aethera: Aetheric Heroes! These incredible characters, complete with relationships and backstories that explore the lore and legacy of the setting, plus bonus rules elements too, are heading your way wherever fine Pathfinder products are sold on Friday, but you can get them exclusively RIGHT NOW at the Legendary Games webstore in PDF, print, or bundled together! And, of course, if you haven't picked up the Aethera Campaign Setting yet, grab your PDF today and preorder the print version directly from us!
Of course, heroes come in all shapes and sizes for every campaign, so if you want to make your collection complete you don't want to miss out on the amazing Top 10 Heroes Bundle! This incredible collection brings you all 10 of our Legendary "Heroes" products for JUST 10 DOLLARS! That's 80 incredibly detailed and carefully crafted characters for campaigns of every kind, from faerie forests to the swashbuckling seven seas, and from Egyptian ruins and realms of Gothic horror to the farthest reaches of space! Grab this bundle and get over 300 pages of material, with a retail price of almost $70, for just $10! Best of all, you can grab this amazing bundle at the Legendary Games webstore, Open Gaming Store, Paizo, or DrivethruRPG!
Finally, we wanted to give villains some love too. Now it's true that we've produced plenty of bad-guy stuff over the years, from our earliest products dedicated to Gothic horror to a series of Legendary Villains products devoted to antipaladins, evil clerics, dark druids, wicked witches, and vigilantes! Coming soon, though, we've working with Mike Myler on a brand-new project he's launching soon that is all about how good it is to be bad!
This Decopunk compendium is a detailed campaign setting that caters to PCs running the gamut from antihero to omnicidal maniac, with companion adventures, rules for running evil PCs, and a bonus goal of an extra book for those lily-livered so-called heroes that would dare stand in their way. Check it out coming soon!
Long ago the world's "heroes"–Tucker the Great & Co., The Order of the Shining Stone, and The Golden Redeemers–smote all of Askis' evils, beating back corruption and nearly purging it from the planet. Centuries have passed since their victory and life has prospered, the modern world developing into a drone of well-meaning bureaucracy staffed by do-gooders and enjoyed by simpletons. All of their wonders are powered by a gift from deific beings that dwell in other realms, a substance known as inaequa that extends the lifespan of creatures with good in their hearts.
You, however, are not among them.
Your heart is as black as the night and twice as cold, the lengths to which you will go to achieve your goals much further than any of Askis' weak-willed heroes would even consider. It is your destiny–no your right–to tear it all down, destroying civilization as a means to gain great power, exact terrible revenge, simply revel in the chaos of mayhem, or take the reigns of authority by force.
DOOM is coming – with not one, not Two, but THREE previews!
This Friday, we are delighted to debut the first Legendary product from the prodigious pen of Carl Cramer, with a brand new hybrid character class – The DOOMGUARD!
Legendary Hybrids: Doomguard is the latest volume in our series of class-focused player supplements, introducing a new series of hybrid classes like those in the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Advanced Class Guide that blend the core elements of two different base classes into a unique synergy all their own. The Doomguard brings you a 20-level hybrid class that combines the deadly hunting skills, specialized combat prowess, and focused wrath of the ranger with the glorious defiance and battlefield of the cavalier, with a special twist: a terrible and dire doom that follows him like an oracle's curse and binds him to his fated enemies at whose hands he is doomed to die! You can select from 45 different dooms, from maimed and blinded to powerless prophet and stigmata! You'll also find favored class bonuses for core races and a quartet of amazing archetypes, from the dauntless and daring challenger, the defensive bulwark of the doomwarden, the fey foundling orphan with a forgotten lineage but connections to the mystical world of the fey, and the dread raven banner with a death wish that defies all who stand in his path. If you've ever wanted to play a warrior with a dark destiny crawling from behind and even as it drives him onwards to meet his fate for death or glory, pick up this 38-page Pathfinder character class supplement today and Make Your Game Legendary!
This new class will be available everywhere this Friday, February 24, but it's far from the only class-focused supplement we have in the hopper! Also in layout you can look forward to two more terrific class books in the weeks to come!
Legendary Kineticists II by Ehn Jolly and Onyx Tanuki!
Legendary Kineticists II unleashes the true potential of the kineticist class with a vast array of new kinetic options, starting with 8 amazing archetypes for both kineticists, like the onslaught blaster and telekinetic bladeshifter, as well as for other classes like the planar custodian druid and order of the scion cavalier. You'll also find dozens of new infusions, wild talents, and kinetic feats and spells to enhance your kineticists of every specialty. In addition, you can expand the bounds of kinetics like never before with the kinetic mystic prestige class, variant multiclassing for kineticists, and a complete 20-level rebuild of the core kinetic class, the legendary kineticist! On top of everything else, you will also find Trueno, herald of the White Sky, a richly detailed kineticist master complete with combat tactics and a compelling history and personality, to show how these powers play at the table in a ready-to-use character you can drop right into an existing game or even build an entire campaign around.
Legendary Villains: Wicked Witches by Alex Riggs!
Legendary Villains: Wicked Witches brings you an incredible resource for the best of the worst when it comes to sinister spellcasters for your Pathfinder Roleplaying Game campaign. Within you'll find a ton of great new options for witches, including archetypes like the consort of fiends, curio collector, and shadow sister, along with the terrifying hag matron prestige class, complete with special abilities unique to each type of hag. Wicked witches can swear oaths to their eldritch patrons, gaining power through their devotion to natural forces like frost and waves, or to corrupt principles from lies and destruction to hedonism and madness! You'll also find new hexes like the haruspex and skull sentinel and witch-themed magic items like the broom of chastisement and toxic cauldron. Finally, for witches who want to start play with an otherworldly familiar, you'll find over a dozen lesser versions of exotic familiars like quasits, imps, rakshasas, and shadow drakes!
That's three thrilling class supplements, in addition to incredible new adventures like our first Legendary One-on-One adventure, Orphans of the Hanged Man by Michael Allen and Matt Goodall, the long-awaited release of Legendary Planet: Dead Vault Descent by Matt Goodall, the magical marketplace of Treasury of the City by Loren Sieg, Victoria Jaczko, and Jason Nelson, the fantastic 5E Faerie Mysteries by Todd Stewart, Jason Nelson, Alistair Rigg, and David N. Ross, and much, MUCH more!
Seize the THRONE with vigilantes, monsters, and more!
We are pleased to present the first full-sized supplement for the Red Queen Adventure Path, with Legendary Villains: Vigilantes, a sinister yet spectacular assortment of archetypes, feats, items, a new prestige class, and more material for intrigue and urban adventures! You can pick up this 40-page accessory at the Legendary Games webstore, Open Gaming Store, Paizo, DrivethruRPG, and Amazon!
But wait, THERE'S MORE! When it comes to getting Red, we are also delighted to debut the latest installment in the Mythic Module Monsters series, Red Throne 3, featuring marvelous mythic versions of the bloodlettingly beatific upasunda asura, the undead elephant rajput ambari, the cute and clever house drake, the howling and fever-mad scarlet macaque swarm, and the malevolent mastermind maharaja rakshasa, all available for just $1.99 at the the Legendary Games webstore, Open Gaming Store, Paizo, and DrivethruRPG!
And, of course, we are one week into our amazing NOVEMBER 20 FOR 20 SALE, with 20 5th Edition PDFs, valued at nearly $120, over 550 pages, for just $20! You can grab this incredible value now through the end of November at the Legendary Games webstore, Open Gaming Store, Paizo, and DrivethruRPG!


Go camping in the Coorong National Park: Look for crossings and 4WD tracks near Salt Creek (42 Mile Crossing and Tea Tree Crossing are best - check conditions first, 4WD vehicles only). Here you can explore the lagoons, run down golden sandhills, watch magical sunsets, see native wildlife, go fishing, dip your toes in the Pink Lake and more. Read more about the Coorong National Park here.
Explore Meningie's lake front Pelican Path: Including a Storm Boy inspired nature playground, BBQ reserve, bird viewing platform and giant Pelican sculpture. This path is also part of the emerging Murray Coorong Trail - a multi-use walking and cycling trail which spans 450km and connects Salt Creek in the Coorong to other major towns along the Lower Murray. A short 10km section exists between the Meningie township and the edge of the Coorong lagoons at Noonameena, and is a great little path for families to explore (and if don't panic if you forgot your bikes, you can hire them for free from the Meningie VIC!).
Walk along the Goolwa Barrage: Take a look at the birdlife hustling around both sides of the barrage as they wait for their daily feed of fish. There's also a beautiful area for a picnic here right on the water's edge, and public amenities if you need them!
Walk (or drive) the Murray Mouth: You can walk over the sandhills from the barrage car park (approx. 500m from the barrage), or take your 4WD along the beach from the Goolwa beach car park. Make sure you check conditions, tides and the entrance access signage to ensure it's safe to go on the day/time you're travelling. You can also view it from a lookout at Sugars Beach on Hindmarsh Island – cross the bridge in Goolwa and follow the signs. This section of the Coorong is one end of the touring route, the Mighty Murray Way - check out out here!
Get your twitch on: Watch the birdlife from some of our favourite places, including the Meningie bird viewing platform (Narrung Road), Goolwa bird hide (Barrage Road) and the Jack's Point Pelican Observatory Walk (near Salt Creek) . Otherwise, just walk around the national park and you'll see them wherever you go. Pack the binoculars!
Taste the Coorong flavours: Try a fresh Coorong Mullet sandwich from one of Meningie's local cafes, or collect your own Goolwa Pipis (seasonal) on the beach and cook them up. Or - if you don't want to cook them up yourselves, just head to one of the local cafes/restaurants at Goolwa and check the menu – we know Bombora right on Goolwa Beach specialises in these local delicacies.
Try a family stay on Hindmarsh Island: Both Narnu Farm and Mundoo Island Station have great family stays, where you can experience the Coorong (and farm life) up close. Narnu also has one of the coolest looking playgrounds for kids who are staying on site. Or – if a farm stay/camping isn't your thing, just check out other great family accommodation on Hindmarsh Island and other Coorong locations here.
Play on our Storm Boy inspired nature playgrounds: Have fun with the kids on the Storm Boy-inspired wooden nature playgrounds in Meningie and Goolwa. There's one situated on the banks of Lake Albert at Meningie, with a giant carved Pelican the perfect landmark to guide you there. It also has it's own (aptly-named) Storm Boy wooden boat for the kids to get their skipper on. Across the Coorong at Goolwa, there are two wooden nature playgrounds – again both with boats and beautiful carvings and based right on the end of the Murray River (one near the wharf precinct, the other larger one along Barrage Road near the sailing club).
Cross the Narrung Peninsula ferry: Cross the ferry at Narrung, where you'll not only see huge numbers of resting pelicans, but also the beautiful and historic Pt Malcolm Lighthouse (the only in-land lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere). It's a great place to explore with walking tracks, wildlife and even geocaching if you're in to treasure hunting! If you've got the time, you can also fit in a drive-by of the beautiful buildings at Poltalloch Station, and stop at the local Aboriginal community of Raukkan (home of the church from the $50 note, birthplace of famous Ngarrindjeri man David Unaipon, and giant artworks by world-famous Guido van Helten).
Paddle the Coorong waters: Whether it's on the Lower Lakes, lagoons, or Murray River system – you should definitely have a paddle experience with the kids. You can bring your own, or hire paddle crafts on both sides of the Coorong. Lake Albert Paddle Hire is based in Meningie and hires out stand up paddle boards, kayaks, wakeboards, surf-skis, tandem bikes, miniature pedal-powered paddle-boats and more (plus safety equipment to use them). Across the other side in Goolwa, you can hire equipment, or go for a guided tour with the crew from Canoe the Coorong (these guys will take you to some the places only accessible by kayak!). Or – you can check out what Breeze Hire have to offer as well is you're on the Murray.
Image from the remake of Storm Boy - releases in January 2019.
This of course - is just a snapshot! There's plenty more to do and see in the Coorong - check out our blog on some of the other amazing features (and places to stay) here.
Originally hailing from the city, Julie Bates now resides with her family in the heart of the Murray River, Lakes and Coorong region, with property only metres from the world-famous Monarto Zoo. Julie has fallen in love with the region, and has been lucky enough to combine her experience in tourism, with her passion for bringing more people to the region she now calls home. Julie knows every stretch of the region, and the characters who live and work along it. If you ever meet her, she'll tell you about the great places to eat, play and explore; the magical scenery she gets to see every day at work; AND with her tribe of three kids, she can fill you in on the most family-friendly itineraries for a weekend (or week) away (and she knows the best places to escape without the kids for a weekend too).


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Matthew Pugsley was only 16 years old when he dropped out of high school to help pay his rent. He spent the next decade working low-paying factory and retail jobs in his hometown of Guelph, Ontario, constantly worrying about where his next pay cheque would come from. When he was 25 years old, Matthew moved to Toronto in search of new opportunities. But, his story took a tragic turn when an accident shattered both of his heel bones, leaving him unable to walk for more than a year.
Thanks to your generous support, Matthew connected with West Neighbourhood House (formerly St. Christopher's House), a United Way–funded agency that helps young people finish school, receive job training and find employment. With the help of some "amazing" counsellors, Matthew completed his high-school diploma.
He also found a job placement at Furniture Link, the social enterprise connected with Furniture Bank, which distributes donated, gently used furniture to newcomers, the formerly homeless, and women and children who've been in abusive situations.
Supported by the Toronto Enterprise Fund (TEF), a joint partnership between all three levels of government and United Way Toronto, Furniture Link is a shining example of a socially driven business that provides individuals facing barriers to employment with training and work opportunities—while focusing on the bottom line, too.
In fact, since it began receiving TEF funding more than a decade ago, Furniture Link has grown into one of the largest, most successful social enterprises in Canada. In 2013, it generated moving and delivery sales of just under $1 million; in that year alone, it delivered more than 28,000 pieces of furniture to people in need. And there are plans to expand further.


The new development at Wellesley in Aldershot has been awarded the Planning Permission of the Year Award at the inaugural Planning Awards 2014, by Planning Magazine. The awards are given for outstanding achievement in planning.
The award was entered by developer, Grainger plc, and the professional team included planning consultant, Savills; landscape architect, Capita Symonds; ecology consultant, Terence O'Rouke Ltd; highways, WSP; community consultant, Thinking Place; and project management, R&M Regeneration Management.


The town of Musina is located in the far north of Limpopo Province. In fact it is the northern-most town in South Africa. Just a few kilometres from the Zimbabwean border post, in a very rural part of the country, you may expect the town to be a little sleepy, but what you'll actually find is an extremely busy little hub.
Musina has a permanent population of just over 40 000, but can often feel much busier thanks to the constant swathes of travellers, in all their guises, en route to either Zimbabwe or other parts of South Africa. Musina is connected to Johannesburg via the N1 highway (which reaches as far as Cape Town), and as proof of the town's busy-ness, is widely recognised as one of the busiest roads in Africa.
The town was officially established in 1968 by a group of European settlers who 'discovered' the area's copper reserves. However, the area was initially settled by the Musina tribe - the first people to find copper in the region. It is this tribe name that gives the town its current name (prior to 2003 it was known as Messina - a misspelling by the Europeans).
The town, which lies in a semi-arid region, characterised by thorn trees and low shrubs, claims mining as its prominent economic activity, with copper, iron ore, coal, diamonds, semi-precious stones and graphite being found in abundance. There are also citrus, date, mango and tomato plantations found in the surrounding area.
Naturally Musina is a popular overnight stop on journeys to and from Zimbabwe, but if you stay just a little longer, you'll discover that the Musina Nature Reserve outside town is worth a visit, if only to marvel at the iconic Baobab trees preserved there, as well as one of the world's oldest rocks.
A quick look at our website will give you the information you need to make your choice. You will find reviews and you will also be able to compare prices and find wonderfully affordable accommodation in Musina.
Are you planning the perfect getaway but have not yet found your ideal Musina accommodation? By using our easy website, you can find great accommodation of all types, whether it is a cosy bed and breakfast or a comfortable lodge. We have thousands of easy to find listings for self-catering facilities, holiday homes, guest houses and hotels as well as backpackers, chalets, caravan facilities, villas and apartments, giving you a wide variety of options when it comes to your accommodation in Musina.
To help you find the right place to stay, we have a number of tools that you can use, including a map. This will help you to pin point exactly where you will be staying and it will show you the accommodation facilities that are closest to where you will be. Regardless of the reason for your visit to Musina, we can guarantee that you will find the type of accommodation you are looking for.
But reviews for Musina accommodation is not the only information you will find.
Want to know if your Musina accommodation is pet-friendly or allows smoking? All of that information is included on the listings page. You will also be able to find which activities are on offer and the sort of amenities included with each room. All of this information will help you to make an informed decision before you make any payments to, giving you more peace of mind about your choice. We include all of the contact details of the self-catering accommodation, holiday homes, guest houses and hotels as well as backpackers, chalets, caravan facilities, villas and apartments in Musina which are featured on this website, so you also have the option of getting directly in touch with the place.
Regardless of where you are staying, we feature Musina accommodation in that area of the province. You have options of Musina guest houses, lodges and bed and breakfasts, among others, ranging from your more affordable, lower prices to your more luxurious options.
So, you are not visiting for a holiday but rather for business and all you need is a place to stay for a night or two? The bed and breakfast options, as well as the lodges, are generally preferred by business people and you will find all types, from your more luxurious lodges to your simple, self-catering bed and breakfast. Each will give you a safe roof over your head while you are in the province. Musina accommodation is not only affordable but well situated. If you are doing business in this area, this is a great accommodation choice.
Spending more than a few days in the province? Perhaps you are indulging in a tour of the region and you are looking for a few places to stay? Browsing through our listed self-catering accommodation, holiday homes, guest houses and hotels as well as backpackers, chalets, caravan facilities, villas and apartments in Musina will give you all of the information you need to make your selection. And once you have found the ideal place to stay, you can either request a quote or make your booking directly on this website.
Sleeping-OUT.co.za is designed to make finding and booking accommodation in Musina easier than your traditional methods of sourcing a place to stay! We include some great accommodation special deals in and around Musina.
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Musina is really not a destination but is very convenient as a stopover point.


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Theodore Roosevelt Jr.[1] served as the 26th President of the United States of America; he was born on October 27th, 1858 in New York City. He belongs to the Republican Party and at the age of 42, he became the youngest president of the country's history. After the assassination of the President William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt was sworn into the office. He was known to lead the country to progressive reforms and held a strong foreign policy. Mr. Roosevelt brought new kind of excitement and power to the Presidency and was one of the most popular Presidents in the country's history. He is known to be a man of action and was credited with greatly broadening the use of executive powers of his office. Mr. Roosevelt views that the President must act as a steward of the people and the President must take all necessary action that is in public interest.
Mr. Roosevelt was born into a wealthy family, he faced lot of health issues since his childhood, and his triumph as a president and as a great personality advocates the greatness of a humble being despite his strenuous life. He faced some tough times in his adulthood including the death of his mother and his wife on the same day in 1884. After that incident, he spent a reclusive life in Badlands in Dakota for two years driving cattle and living a solitary life. He married for the second time in 1886 in London to Edith Carew.
Before becoming the President of the United States, Roosevelt also served in the armed forces, he was lieutenant colonel in the Spanish-American War, and he was known to be one of the most conspicuous war heroes. After his stint with the army, Roosevelt entered politics and became the Republican candidate for Governor in 1898. He successfully won the election and became the 33rd Governor of the New York State. After leading a life of gratitude and humbleness, Theodore Roosevelt died on January 5th, 1919 at the age of 60.
Roosevelt's[2] progressive polices in New York made him unpopular among some influential circles in the Republican Party, and as such they made him Vice President in McKinley's Presidency, which is essentially considered as a voiceless position. However, after the death of William McKinley, Roosevelt at the age of 42 became the youngest and 26th President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt is popularly known as Teddy Roosevelt. He served as the President of the USA from 1901 to 1909. He had a charismatic personality and his presidency is distinguished by his dedication to country and his futuristic thinking. He was equally popular among the rich and poor of the country and was known to introduce modern reforms in the country; in fact, he was known to be the first modern president of the USA.
He was actively involved in politics since 1880s and as part of his political career; he initiated massive public relations programs. He represented America as a great military and soft power at the world stage. Apart from being credited with many firsts to his name, he was also deemed to be the first environmentalist president. He signed the National Monuments Act in 1906, which gave constitutional authority and duty to preserve national monuments, wildlife sanctuaries and forests. During his presidency, the country has grown very fast in every sphere and the country's infrastructure both urban and rural grew stupendously.
Apart from politics, Roosevelt was also an avid explorer; he enjoys travelling and has visited Europe and Middle East with his family in his young age. He spent some part of his later years vacationing in Africa. There he spent collecting specimens, giving lectures and travelling across Africa. Roosevelt was not happy with the presidency of William Taft and his inefficiency in enforcing progressive policies, and this had made him to try for another run for the presidency.
Theodore Roosevelt[3] was also very good at academics, at the age of 18; he entered Harvard College and spent next four years studying at the college. Throughout his academic life, he excelled in studies and sports. After finishing his studies, he spent next one year studying in Germany and after that he returned to his country and entered into politics immediately. His first official position was as the member of Assembly of New York, there he established himself as a progressive thinker and an ardent reformer. After becoming the President, Roosevelt took an initiative for opening of the International Court of Arbitration at The Hague in 1902. Even though the organization was established in 1899, it did not perform to its established roles and responsibilities. Roosevelt played a major role in sorting out the differences between the US and Mexico at The Hague Tribunal, thereby setting an example at the world stage.
In fact, Mr. Roosevelt played an important role in world politics, he used his influence to get other countries to sort their differences across the western hemisphere at the Tribunal. Theodore Roosevelt was truly an international statesman. In 1904, both Japan and Russia were engaged in hostilities, and Roosevelt played a major role in sorting the conflict. He played as a mediator through his offices between Russia and Japan to sort out their differences. Eventually he succeeded in signing of a peace treaty between Japan and Russia in 1905 and for which he was conferred Nobel Prize for peace in 1906.
Roosevelt is remembered as America's most famous Presidents and his legacy is often remembered for his role in changing the country's political system by permanently placing the White House as the center stage for national and international politics. Today he is remembered as the country's architect of modern presidency and as a man of great wisdom and a progressive reformer which has enabled America as one of the world's great super power.
Biography.com Editors. Theodore Roosevelt Biography. 20 March 2015. 10 March 2017 .
Nobelprize.org Editors. Theodore Roosevelt – Biographical. 2014. 10 March 2017 .
The White House. Theodore Roosevelt. 2016. 10 March 2017 .
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Here are four tips to increase your chances of reaching your goals. After all, what's the use of writing a business plan if it doesn't fire you up and provide direction for you all year? The previous blog explored the power of intention in planning. So, how do we 'supersize' intentions so they last all year–and longer?
2. Concentrate on one intention at a time.
If you take too big a bite, you choke. So, focus on one thing you want to accomplish at a time. Use a calendar and put an intention for the quarter, for example.
3. Make it specific. Spell out exactly what you're going to do.
For example, if it's lead generation, say who you're going to contact, when, where, and what you'll say. Make a tracking system, too. Pretend you're giving this action plan to someone else. Could they follow it?
4. Repeat the strategy session every three months.
Research showed that intentions start to diminish. But, doing a 're-strategy' session every three months renewed the intensity of the intention. So, Sit down and ask yourself those 'why' questions every three months.
Get support: Go ask your manager to be involved in your business planning and review process.


BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier rejected key elements of Britain's new trade proposals on Thursday even as he and his new British counterpart Dominic Raab voiced a shared determination to reach a deal by October.
At a joint news conference with the Brexit secretary after three days of talks among officials in Brussels, Barnier made clear British offers to collect customs duties for the EU as part of efforts to avoid friction on Northern Ireland's new EU border had failed to convince already skeptical Europeans.
Barnier added that Prime Minister Theresa May might instead offer to join a customs union with the EU, although that would prevent London cutting its own trade deals with other countries. May has ruled out a customs union and Raab said Britain still believed it could reach a deal to avoid a "hard border".
Negotiations to provide an outline of how trade will work between Britain and the EU after Brexit next March and, more particularly, after the end of a status quo transition in 2021, have become tangled up with resolving the Irish question, which Brussels says must be done in a pre-Brexit withdrawal treaty.
Raab said his officials had answered EU counterparts' concerns on the customs plan, part of a White Paper which May pushed through her cabinet at the expense of the resignation of Raab's predecessor and fellow Brexit campaigner David Davis.
At the heart of the conundrum lies an EU insistence that the way to avoid a "hard border" is for Northern Ireland to follow EU rules as in Ireland and, if need be, different from those on the British mainland, while May rejects new barriers to goods moving from the mainland to the troubled province.
Raab said he believed a so-called "backstop" clause in the treaty on Ireland could be agreed, though he said Britain would insist it was not valid forever - something Barnier says it must be in case Britain's promised better proposals do not work.
"With pragmatism on both sides I am confident we can find a way to resolve it into a workable solution and that will be easier to achieve if the backstop, if it were to be exercised at all, could only be for a time-limited period before the future arrangements become operational," Raab told reporters.
Barnier, however, said the talks this week had failed to convince him: "We have no objections in principle to this," he said of what he calls an "all-UK backstop".
"But," he added, "We have doubts that it can be done without putting at risk the integrity of our customs union, our common commercial policy, our regulatory policy and our fiscal revenue.
Both men said negotiations would resume in mid-August - normally a time when the EU institutions are closed for summer holidays - and would continue weekly thereafter.


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Q: What function receives push notifications in iOS from Firebase Messaging? A day ago the iPhones I'm using to test out push notifications were receiving push notifications but for some reason today they are not.
When it was working I would call the completion handler to present the notification in this function:
@available(iOS 10, *)
extension AppDelegate : UNUserNotificationCenterDelegate {

    func userNotificationCenter(_ center: UNUserNotificationCenter,
                                willPresent notification: UNNotification,
                                withCompletionHandler completionHandler: @escaping (UNNotificationPresentationOptions) -> Void) {
        let userInfo = notification.request.content.userInfo
        print("~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~")
        completionHandler([.alert, .badge, .sound])
    }

However, that function doesn't seem to be getting called anymore. The only function I see anything getting printed from is this one:
extension AppDelegate : FIRMessagingDelegate {
    // Receive data message on iOS 10 devices while app is in the foreground.
    func applicationReceivedRemoteMessage(_ remoteMessage: FIRMessagingRemoteMessage) {
        print("!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")
        print(remoteMessage.appData)
    }
}

I got all of these functions from the Firebase Send a Notification to an iOS Device docs. All I really want is to be able to receive push notifications from Apples APNs server. I'm getting this line in my console APNs token retrieved: 32 bytes and also the push notifications were working yesterday so I'm not sure why it stopped.
The only thing I suspect made it stop working was that I deleted and reinstalled the app onto the iPhones, other than that I haven't messed with the code in the AppDelegate at all. Can anybody please help me figure out why my push notifications might have stopped being sent?
Note I'm using Firebase Messaging topics to send these out from my cloud function, which I can confirm is sending out the messages correctly as I'm receiving them in the 2nd function above, just not in the first one like it was received in yesterday. I'm using admin.messaging().sendToTopic(pet_Id, payload, options); to send out the notifications.
Here's my full AppDelegate.swift file, if anybody could help me figure it out I'd greatly appreciate it!

A: I had something similar,
Here is my answer here - Firebase Push Notifs Problem
Here is what could be the problem,
I turned push off and deleted the certs from apple dev center and created them all over again and this made everything work as it should.
"I also had this line of code set to,
FIRInstanceID.instanceID().setAPNSToken(deviceToken as Data, type: FIRInstanceIDAPNSTokenType.sandbox)

I will change it to .prod when I push to the app store."


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WHO concerned over increasing antibiotic resistance in human infections
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Geneva: High levels of antibiotic resistance in bacteria are causing life-threatening bloodstream infections, according to the latest report released by the WHO.
For the first time, the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) report released on Friday provides analyses of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates in national testing coverage, AMR trends since 2017, and data on antimicrobial consumption in humans in 27 countries.
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The report shows more than 50 per cent resistance in bacteria, which frequently causes bloodstream infections that require treatment with last-resort antibiotics. Meanwhile, common bacterial infections are becoming increasingly resistant to treatments. More than 60 per cent of Neisseria gonorrhoea isolates, a common sexually transmitted disease, have shown resistance to the common oral antibacterial ciprofloxacin.
WHO's Essential Medicines List divides antibiotics into three categories: access, watch and reserve. Medicines in the access group are available at all times as treatments for a wide range of common infections; the watch group lists antibiotics that are recommended as first or second choice treatments for a small number of infections, while the reserve group is for antibiotics which should only be used as a last resort in the most severe circumstances.
The report shows that bloodstream infections due to resistant E. coli, Salmonella and gonorrhoea increased by at least 15 per cent compared to 2017. More research is required to identify how this is related to increased hospitalisations and antibiotic treatments during the Covid-19 pandemic, the WHO says.
Countries with lower rates of testing, mostly low- and middle-income countries, are more likely to report significantly higher AMR rates, Xinhua news agency reported.
"Antimicrobial resistance undermines modern medicine and puts millions of lives at risk," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
"To truly understand the extent of the global threat and mount an effective public health response to AMR, we must scale up microbiology testing and provide quality-assured data across all countries, not just wealthier ones."
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Bethesda unveils Quake Champions at E3 2016, trailer is full of huge monsters
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Home » Play » Bethesda unveils Quake Champions at E3 2016, trailer is full of huge monsters
Rumors have long suggested that a new Quake game would soon be announced, and those rumours were confirmed when Bethesda unveiled Quake Champions at E3 with a spectacular trailer full of monsters and mayhem.
Quake Champions is a competitive arena-style first-person shooter for PC. The game promises to be very fast-paced, which means that players have to be extremely alert if they want to survive for more than five minutes. There are plenty of characters you can choose from each with different abilities and skills.
Bethesda hasn't offered any additional details but did announce that the game would be making an appearance at Quakecon in August. As always, we expect the company to reveal information about the game's structure and characters from time to time.
For the time being, all we have is the game trailer which focuses on combat. The trailer mixes fast-paced fight moves with slow-motion images, isolating spectacular combat moments.
Quake is a first-person shooter legend and judging by what Bethesda has announced lately, it appears the company is heavily focusing on reviving old games. The game developers also unveiled Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, too.
Bethesda adopted the same strategy for both games, teasing fans with amazing trailers and revealing only general information — enough to awaken fan interest but not quite quench their thirst.
It would be interesting to see how successful these game remakes can be. Games like Quake Champions or Skyrim Special Edition will definitely appeal to fans. As far as the younger generation of gamers is concerned, we are not sure they'll be that into playing Quake Champions or Skyrim Special Edition. Time will tell.
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With its sleek form and rotating arm, DOCK showcases the beautiful design of your Apple Watch and lets you conveniently view and navigate the watch face as it recharges. Combining matte silicone and aircraft grade aluminum, DOCK complements both your watch and your interiors, making it an object for the home as well as the ultimate Apple Watch accessory.
DOCK works with all Apple Watch models, sizes, and strap styles. It magnetically holds your watch in place, so you don't need to worry if it's buckled or unbuckled.
Whether you're checking the time, replying to messages, or using apps, DOCK's aluminum arm rotates smoothly and securely to allow you to find your Apple Watch's optimum angle. Its reversible design lets you position your watch on the most convenient side of the weighted base, providing a versatile platform to comfortably view and navigate your Apple Watch as it recharges.
Precision-engineered without screws and made up of just two minimal components, DOCK couldn't be easier to slot together. Feed your Apple Watch's magnetic charging cable into DOCK where it becomes an integrated part of the design. The charger magnetically snaps the Apple Watch onto DOCK, holding it securely in place at any angle, even when it's unbuckled. The neat cabling system eliminates unsightly messy cables.
DOCK lies down when you do. Since you'll mostly be charging your Apple Watch at night, you can use DOCK horizontally as well as vertically for a more natural way to view your device when lying down. Coupled with Apple Watch's Nightstand Mode, DOCK transforms your watch into the perfect bedside alarm clock.
Made from the finest solid marble, DOCK is a beautiful object for the home and a versatile base for charging your watch. The unique and intricate veins of the natural marble make each DOCK MARBLE EDITION one-of-a-kind.
Is the Apple Watch & magnetic charging cable included?
No, we only manufacture and sell the charging dock. You must use your own Apple Watch and magnetic charging cable (included with your Apple Watch).
Is DOCK compatible with my existing Apple Watch magnetic charging cable?
Yes. You can feed your Apple Watch magnetic charging cable into DOCK where it is locked in place, so there's no need to purchase another charging cable. DOCK is compatible with both the 1m and 2m Apple Watch magnetic charging cables.
Do I need to buckle the Apple Watch around the aluminum arm to start the charging process?
No. What's great is once the Apple Watch magnetic charging cable is inserted into DOCK, you can simply place the back of your watch onto it, and it will be magnetically secured, even when it's unbuckled.
Will DOCK easily topple over?
No. We designed DOCK with a weighted base to provide a sturdy platform to charge your watch and navigate your device when it's not on your wrist.
Do I need to specify which Apple Watch size, model, or strap I have?
No. For convenience, we designed DOCK to be compatible with all Apple Watch models, sizes, and strap styles.
How does the reversible design work?
By simply turning the base over, you can position the rotating arm on either side. This is especially helpful if you want to move your watch from one side of the bed or desk to the other, or if you're left handed or right handed. This way you'll always have easy access to the watch face and visibility when it's charging.
What is the purpose of the horizontal position?
As you'll mostly charge your watch at night, we designed DOCK so that it could charge your Apple Watch horizontally as well as vertically. The horizontal position is especially useful with Nightstand mode, turning your Apple Watch into a bedside alarm clock.


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Mozilla Firefox OS Cellphones Launch but Tizen OS is Still More Promising
Firefox OS Keon (left) and Peak Picture credit: Geeksphone
The first devices to run Mozilla's HTML 5-based Firefox OS have been revealed as the 'Keon' and the 'Peak', developed in conjunction with Geekphone and Telefonica.
Rather than being full retail models, the handsets are aimed at developers that want to start building and testing apps that use the platform. Mozilla said the first phones will be available to buy in February.
The lower specced of the two devices, the Keon, will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 1GHz processor, 3.5-inch HVGA touchscreen display, 3-megapixel camera and 4GB of internal storage. It also has the smartphone staples of microSD support, Wi-Fi (N) and GPS. It does not, however, have a forward-facing camera.
The Peak will come with a slightly higher specification that includes a dual-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 4.3-inch qHD display, 8-megapixel camera on the rear and 4GB of internal storage. It also has a forward-facing 2-megapixel camera and a higher capacity battery, too.
On the other hand, Tizen OS, which is being developed by Intel, still looks more promising. The reason is that Samsung has already announced that it will be releasing Tizen OS cellphones this year and it is working with Intel on Tizen OS's development.
Some may argue that Firefox OS is appealing because it runs natively on HTML5, which is an open-source platform and Tizen OS is not 100% HTML5.
But Tizen has one large asset behind it: the marketing and technical power of Samsung, which in just a few years took its flagging smartphone business and turned it into a world-beating phenomenon.
"It is up to Samsung to drive adoption and awareness of the Tizen platform," said Julien Blin, an analyst at Infonetics.
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The wife needed to get some shopping done at the Mall today and as normal I wait for her at Starbucks nursing a grande white chocolate mocha.....Not today, it's long gone...everything except the floor!
I sure hope it's due to part of the remodel and it opens back up....Don't know if I can deal without my regular fix!
Yeah, I saw that too, Capt. I wonder if they will open one in the new Terminal 21.


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Dec 7, 2020 in Member Spotlights by DIACC
Spotlight on Acuant
1.What is the mission and vision of Acuant?
Acuant's mission is to power trust. We do this by enabling trusted transactions that are privacy minded, putting consumers in control of their data and minimizing risk. We are mindful that a mission must be founded upon a set of core values and business principles. For Acuant this means that we take a customer centric approach that defines our purpose, guides our products and harnesses the innovation and enthusiasm of our people. Our vision is that identity is the new currency and it should belong to the individual who may choose when and how to share their personally identifying information or PII. This must be balanced with the fact that the need for strong, customer-friendly identity proofing solutions has never been greater. As PII is continuously jeopardized, Acuant serves to find a way to create trusted transactions that puts individuals at ease and in control, while simultaneously allowing businesses to address their appropriate level of risk. We see ourselves as a global player on the good side of managing identity to aid in reducing human trafficking, combatting commercial fraud and safeguarding our borders
2. Why is trustworthy digital identity critical for existing and emerging markets?
Acuant believes that digital identity will unlock both the Canadian and global markets by providing two critical ingredients: 1) an individual's personal control over their own identity and how it is used; 2) the ability for a commercial or government to trust the transaction even when the person is not present.
3. How will digital identity transform the Canadian and global economy? How does Acuant address challenges associated with this transformation?
Acuant has been and remains committed to the proper and protected use of identity in powering transactions from boarding crossings to payments. Our Trusted Identity Platform provides identity verification, regulatory compliance and digital identity solutions leveraging AI and human assisted machine learning to deliver tools and technologies necessary for this transformation. These omnichannel solutions provide seamless customer experiences when it comes to verifying identity, fighting fraud and establishing trust across the physical and digital world. The result is accurate risk decisioning, allowing businesses to move faster and deliver the best user experience across all channels.
4. What role does Canada have to play as a leader in this space?
We believe that Canada provides a wonderful canvas for the design and implementation of a digital identity ecosystem. It has a robust economy, a diverse population who embrace choice, control and convenience, principles in privacy and democratic regulation and a long history of working hard to collaborate with international standards and enabling interoperability.
5. Why did Acuant join the DIACC?
Acuant joined DIACC because we believe in and want to participate in the creation of a Pan-Canadian trust framework that we envision being woven together with like frameworks from around the world. Acuant has a long history of working with government and commercial entities in fighting the good fight against fraud, terrorism, human trafficking, anti-money laundering with the utmost respect for privacy and an individual's control over their identity (which, as we state, we view as the new currency). We have also had a long tradition of working in Canada.
6. What else should we know about Acuant?
At Acuant we build great products and we stand behind those products. We have been in the industry for over 20 years, processing more than 4 million transactions each month in over 200 countries and territories and have created more than 400 million trusted digital identities with our patented eDNA™ technology. Our Trusted Identity Platform offers automated identity verification, regulatory compliance (AML/KYC) and digital identity solutions for the most secure environments (government services, border crossings, healthcare, banking) to consumer lifestyle apps and everything in between. We offer omnichannel deployment that allows seamless customer experiences for all to fight fraud and establish trust from any location in seconds.
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1. What is the mission and vision of PXL Vision? PXL Vision has one vision - A world full of trust built on verifiable digital identities to make secure, frictionless and reliable identity verification available...
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1. What is the mission and vision of PlainID? Our mission: PlainID's mission is to provide frictionless user experiences while maintaining security and the highest levels of data privacy and compliance. PlainID helps businesses advance...
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