text:
Polish Christmas Traditions
LIKE NIGHT AND DAY: Funeral Director Finds 'Pocket' of Community in Roller Derby
WOMEN IN HISTORY: Wheeling Women Rewrite History Books
Main Street Bank and EQT Foundation Present Symphony on Ice
John W. Miller
'Moundsville' Documentary To Be Distributed to PBS Stations
The National Educational Telecommunications Association and filmmakers David Bernabo and John W. Miller have reached an agreement to distribute the feature documentary film Moundsville to 338 PBS stations around the country over the next three years. The film will be cut to 57 minutes from 74 minutes and close-captioned to suit PBS standards.
Moundsville is the biography of a classic American town, Moundsville, West Virginia, told through the voices of residents. It's a Trump-supporting town, but there is no mention of Trump or any other national political leader in the film. The story told is a much bigger one, from the native American mound the town is named after, to the arrival of the world's biggest toy factory, to an economy based on Wal-Mart and fracking and a new generation figuring it all out. The goal of the film is to affirm the community-building and healing value of shared local narrative.
After premiering in Moundsville in December 2018, the film this year has been distributed online, on Vimeo, and screened publicly in New York City, Pittsburgh and various locations in West Virginia.
"Moundsville is an excellent addition to our catalog," says NETA vice president for content Angee Simmons. "NETA's program service celebrates local voices and stories from all corners of our country."
Moundsville "just happens to be home to my favorite childhood toy, The Big Wheel, and, unbeknownst to me, the largest indigenous burial mound in the country," says Simmons. "But more importantly is told with a lot of heart from the people who call it home. After watching, I knew I wanted to share it with public television audiences."
"We're thrilled to find a wider audience for Moundsville," says co-director John W. Miller. "We want to share the story of a place in a way that affirms the dignity and purposes of all places in this country, free of the poison of national politics and propaganda."
Miller is an award-winning journalist with over 20 years experience in print, radio, TV and film. As a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Miller reported from 45 countries and covered global mining and global trade, elections, trade negotiations, the World Cup and Tour de France. Miller has also reported and written for Time, America, Heated, NPR, Buzzfeed, the Baltimore Sun and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and serves as chief economic analyst of Trade Data Monitor. Moundsville is his first movie.
Bernabo is a filmmaker, musician, dancer, visual artist and writer, performing with the bands Host Skull, Watererer and How Things Are Made. Bernabo's films have screened at the On Art Film Festival, JFilm Festival, Re:NEW Festival, Afronaut(a) Film Club, the Foodable Film Festival and on WQED's Filmmakers Corner.
For more information or receive a digital copy of the film, contact Miller at 412-298-0391 or jmjournalist@gmail.com.
Moundsville
Mounds of Learning Opportunities at Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex
Kelly Strautmann
"Moundsville" — the Happy, the Sad, the Past, the Future Summed Up in Documentary
Nora Edinger
The I-68 Energy Corridor- Part 2
Steve Novotney


text:
Our culture of death
People were offended when Pope John Paul II referred to ours as a "culture of death." Yet who can possibly contend that we are not head over heels in love with death? Our love affair with death comes out in the violence of the action movies we love, our television programming (both of which consume unquestionably too much of our time), our guns, our language, our driving habits, our pace of life which has so little time for a cup of coffee with others, for our children, our parents, our personal relationships. Who can ignore the 4000 unborn children we kill each day in abortuaries across the United States (yes, that's 4000 in the USA alone, God bless America)! Now we're clamoring for the right to kill ourselves off at the other end of our lives, to terminate one another's lives and our own when we feel the "quality" we judge appropriate (whatever that is) has ebbed sufficiently out of them.
Our country's legal maneuverings to see that Terri Schiavo (pictured right) has her sorry life snuffed out is but the latest installment in the unfolding saga of our love affair with death. What, we've managed to legally maneuver ourselves into a corner where she can't even be provided water to keep her hydrated as her live slips away (let alone a feeding tube to keep her alive). From what I hear, she's perfectly capable of swallowing water. Thirst is a lower brain function, and she's perfectly capable of feeling thirsty. I understand that the symptoms that arise when one is deprived of water sufficiently closely resemble those of influenza, or the flu. It can be an excruciating way to die-- what did someone think that appropriate during Holy Week or something!?
I have a colleague who teaches biology. He asked me what might happen if he proposed the following experiment in one of his biology labs. They would get a puppy and deprive it of food and water for several ways and simply observe it die, taking notes on their observations. Do you not think the students would not protest such a lab exercise, even if it were perfectly legal? Do you not think someone might not even try to slap a lawsuit on such a professor? ... But we can't legally find a way to save the human life of Terri Schiavo (pictured left) whose lower brain functions are at least as functional as those of any puppy? One of my son's has the following bumper sticker on his Honda Civic: "Being pro-choice is easy when you're not the one being killed." Amen to that. How does the ride feel, my friends, as we gather momentum on the greased skids to hell? Smile. Have a nice day.
Hannah Cabrini Blosser
Our household gives thanks to God for the gift of a new, healthy addition to the family, born Hannah Cabrini, March 15th, 2005, 8 pounds and 1 ounce, 20.25 inches long, with a thick head of black hair. Hannah was named for the mother of the Hebrew prophet Samuel and Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first canonized saint of the New World, an Italian nun who founded numerous schools for immigrant children in North and South America, and whose shrine in Golden, Colorado, we had the privilege of visiting two years ago. Her baptism is scheduled for Easter Wednesday. All are invited: Sebastian Chapel, St. Aloysius Catholic Church, March 30th, 7:00pm.
The Vatican too "repressive"?? Gimme a break!
Karl Keating's e-letter of March 8, 2005, lists the following Vatican discipline cases during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II. The list was reportedly taken from the leftist National Catholic Reporter, which provided it as "evidence" of the "repressiveness" of the current pontificate. Keating's own conclusion is just the opposite, that if there is a scandal here it is that so few have been disciplined as to be almost laughable--only 24 in 26 years! I would add one further observation. All but one of the cases cited (Lefebvre) was left-wing. This should furnish some consolation to Catholic traditionalists who worry that the Vatican has been too hard on faithful, conservative Catholics while being too soft on liberal dissidents. Proportionately this certainly hasn't been the case. Still, when it comes to the big picture, Keating's point is well taken: this pontificate has probably leaned much more toward the laissez-faire side of things than towards discipline. Here's the list:
1. Fr. Jacques Pohier, a French Dominican with heterodox views on the Resurrection, lost his license to teach theology and left the Dominicans in 1984.
2. Fr. Hans Kung lost his license to teach in 1979, partly because of his erroneous teaching about papal infallibility.
3. Fr. Edward Schillebeeckx questioned the virginity of Mary and received "notifications" from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) saying that his writings conflicted with Church teaching.
4. Fr. Charles Curran lost his license to teach in 1986. He was the most prominent American opponent of "Humanae Vitae."
5. Fr. Leonardo Boff, a proponent of liberation theology who taught a skewed Christology, was silenced twice, then left the Franciscans and the priesthood in 1992.
6. Fr. Anthony Kosnik formerly taught at Detroit's seminary and was forced to resign because his writings on sexuality conflicted with basic Catholic teachings.
7. Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez, another proponent of liberation theology, had his writings criticized by the CDF.
8. Fr. Karl Rahner was silenced by John XXIII and was rehabilitated by Paul VI. In later years he became heterodox on contraception and priestly ordination. He also was at odds with the CDF.
9. Fr. Matthew Fox taught pantheism and eventually was expelled from the Dominicans. He joined the Episcopal Church in 1994.
10. Sr. Mary Agnes Mansour was the director of the Department of Social Services in Michigan, where she oversaw funding of abortions. She was forced to choose between that job and the religious life, and she chose the former.
11. Srs. Elizabeth Morancy and Arlene Violet served in the Rhode Island government. Told to choose between their jobs and their lives as members of the Sisters of Mercy, they chose the jobs.
12. Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen, of Seattle, was investigated by the Vatican after numerous allegations of liturgical abuse. An auxiliary bishop was appointed, and Hunthausen lost much of his authority.
13. Fr. Ernesto Cardenal was the minister of culture in Nicaragua's Sandinista government. He was chastised by John Paul II when the Pope visited that country in 1983. Cardenal refused to quit his government post and lost his priestly faculties.
14. Fr. Robert Nugent and Sr. Jeannine Gramick, proponents of homosexuality, were forced to leave New Ways Ministry in 1984. In 1999 the Vatican levied additional sanctions on them.
15. Fr. John McNeill was investigated by the CDF in the 1970s for his views on homosexuality. He was expelled from the Jesuit order in 1987.
16. Srs. Barbara Ferraro and Patricia Hussey signed a 1984 "New York Times" ad that backed abortion and refused a Vatican order to retract their support for the ad.
17. Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre ordained four bishops without papal consent and thereby suffered automatic excommunication.
18. Fr. Tissa Belasuriya published heterodox writings on Christ's divinity, Mary, and original sin. The CDF notified him of errors and ordered him to sign a profession of faith. He refused and was excommunicated in 1997. A year later he was reconciled to the Church.
19. Fr. Eugen Drewermann questioned the Virgin Birth and the reality of the Resurrection. He was expelled from the priesthood.
20. Sr. Ivone Gebara publicly advocated legalized abortion. She was silenced for two years.
21. Bishop Jacques Gaillot lost his position as bishop of Evreux, France, in 1995 because of his promotion of contraception and homosexuality.
Labels: Dissent, Küng, People, Vatican
Prominent dissidents embrace Vatican authority?
I am always suspicious when well-known public figures in the Catholic world, long known for their leftist rhetoric and often dissident views, are reported to have turned coat and enthusiastically embraced the magisterial orthodoxy. Yet this is exactly what is being reported in recent news about Walter Cardinal Kasper, Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J., and Edinburgh Archbishop Keith Patrick Cardinal O'Brien. I have written about at least one vignette in Kasper's history of dissent from Vatican views in an essay entitled "The Kasper-Ratzinger Debate and the State of the Church," originally published in the New Oxford Review (April 2002), pp. 18-25. It's hard to imagine men like Kasper, a maverick theologian who somehow got himself appointed as President of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, and Kolvenbach, the superior general of the severely eroded and dissident Society of Jesus, could so suddenly shed their former "progressivist" identities. Yet this is what is reported by Sandro Magister at www.chiesa in Rome on March 9, 2005. Excerpts:
For example, in the closing homily for the annual week of prayer for Christian unity, last January 25, Kasper said some things out of keeping with his reputation as a progressivist.
He made strong references to faith in Jesus Christ as the "only savior of all humanity" – in full agreement with the declaration "Dominus Iesus" published by Ratzinger in 2000 and bitterly contested by the advocates of dialogue – and continued:
"But is this reality still clear to all of us? Do we keep it well in mind during our discussions and reflections? Or do we not rather find ourselves in a situation in which our primary task, our greatest challenge, is to remember and reemphasize this common foundation, and prevent its being rendered meaningless by the so-called 'liberal' interpretations which define themselves as progressivist but are, in reality, subversive? Precisely at this moment, when everything is becoming relative and arbitrary in postmodern society, and everyone creates his own religion à la carte, we need a solid foundation and a common point of reference that will be trustworthy for our personal life and for our ecumenical work. And what foundation could we have, except Jesus Christ? Who better than He to guide us? Who can give us more light and hope than He can? Where, except in Him, can we find the words of life (cf. Jn. 6:68)?"
But even more sharply in contrast with his erstwhile progressivism is what Kasper has written in a book recently published in Germany and Italy, by the publishing houses, respectively, of Herder and Queriniana: Sacrament of Unity: The Eucharist and the Church. Kasper published this book for the occasion of the eucharistic year proclaimed in 2004 by John Paul II, following hard upon the heels of the Pope's publication of an encyclical in 2003 on the eucharist: "Ecclesia de Eucharistia." The prevailing intention of the encyclical is reportedly that of denouncing the abuse, evidently widespread in central Europe and Latin America, of celebrating the Mass without an ordained priest, not only because of scarcity of priests but because of an erroneous interpretation of the "priesthood of all believers." Some in the progressivist camp even defend the practice as an innovation the Church ought to approve without reservation. But Kasper's response to this matter, in his book, is an unrserved "no." He writes:
A celebration of the eucharist without the ministry of the priest is unthinkable. The ministry of the priest is integral to the celebration of the eucharist. This is also true in cases of extreme emergency. Wherever there have been situations of extreme persecution, in which it has not been possible to have a priest for years or for decades, we have never heard of a parish community or an individual group celebrating the eucharist by their own initiative, without a priest.
Kasper goes on in his book to defend the Vatican's traditional teaching against this and other abuses within the liturgy.
Again, here is a passage from an interview with Kolvenbach (pictured right) relating to inter-religious dialogue. (The full interview, conducted by Giuseppe Rusconi, was published in issue 1, 2005, of "Il Consulente RE," a bimonthly distributed only by mail, which is sent to about 3,500 ecclesiastics and religious, published by Gruppo RE, which specializes in financial services for men and institutions of the Church):
There is no lack of authoritative voices saying that a true [interreligious] dialogue has still not taken place.
Certainly, thanks to the efforts of John Paul II the religions meet with each other, sometimes coming to agreement as in Assisi to say together that no one may kill in the name of God.
But there is a continually growing awareness, to the extent to which we come to know each other's deep religious convictions, that there is an unbridgeable gap between the religions.
It's true, an unbridgeable gap. We can of course discuss civilized coexistence among the religions, but experience shows that -- whether we like it or not -- faith in the Most Holy Trinity is for all the religions an insurmountable obstacle to a deeper dialogue.
Even the controversial Archbishop Keith Patrick O'Brien of Edinburgh, Scotland, who has a well-deserved reputation for being a progressivist and dissenter on various Church teachings, was recently reported in the New Oxford Review (February 2005) to have come out with guns blazing against Scotland's proposed sex education program as "state-sponsored sexual abuse of children." In the NOR article, entitled "Reflections on the Church Hierarchy" (pp. 34-29), Tom Bethell writes:
In an article for the (London) Sunday Times, O'Brien said that the draft program called for sex-education for pre-school children as young as three and four, dismissed abstinence and suggested a widening of access to contraception and abortions for pupils without parents' consent." He also noted that funding "for sexual health strategies appears to be inversely proportional to their success."
... How many of our home-grown mitered church-mice would have dared say (as O'Brien continued): "Yet as our health and education services drive forward plans to contracept a generation of Scots ... a more sinister agenda is emerging. It amounts to little more than the sexualization of our children and it is an agenda that should chill us all."
I cannot presume to know the minds of Kasper, Kolvenbach, or O'Brien. Their recent statements seem altogether out-of-character in many ways. A cynical construal might impugn their motives, suspecting some ulterior political design in their theological re-alignments. Whatever the case, one cannot exactly remonstrate over public statements and positions taken in support of Holy Mother Church.
Marvin Olasky on Francis Schaeffer's "Political Legacy"
Christopher (Against the Grain, March 6, 2005) writes:
Writing for Townhall.com, Marvin Olasky (author of Compassionate Conservatism) attributes the election of evangelical Christian George W. Bush not to strategists like Karl Rove but rather the political legacy of Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984), the Presbyterian theologian who founded the Christrian community of L'Abri in Switzerland.
I had the opportunity of studying at L'Abri for one year back in the 1970s. Then as now it was a beautiful place with intelligent students engaged in the pursuit of serious discussions about what is true, good, and beautiful-- a wonderful place. [The Les Dents du Midi mountain range, pictured right]
Reflecting on Christopher's own comments about Schaeffer [pictured left], I couldn't help observing a number of things. Good ol' Schaeffer! While he was being treated for the cancer that eventually killed him, Schaeffer refused to be treated in a Baptist hospital because it performed abortions, and insisted on being moved into the Catholic hospital across the street from it. He died a Protestant, but one well on his way towards articulating the bankruptcy of evangelical Protestantism, as he did in his book, The Great Evangelical Disaster. His son, Franky, converted to Orthodoxy, but there's no telling what his father would have done had he lived longer. Surely he would have at least re-thought his "critique" of St. Thomas Aquinas, which was overly simplistic and formulaic (well-critiqued by Arvin Vos in his excellent book, Aquinas, Calvin, and contemporary Protestant thought: A critique of Protestant views on the thought of Thomas Aquinas).
Schaeffer's thought may not be as subtle and sophisticated as many would like--and as a Catholic I certainly don't agree with all of his conclusions--but one could do far worse that revisit his now classic little apologetical volumes such as Escape from Reason, which you mention, or The God Who Is There, or He is there and He is not silent--all of which are now available in the form of a trilogy: The Francis A. Schaeffer Trilogy: The 3 Essential Books in 1 Volume/the God Who Is There/Escape from Reason/He Is There and He Is Not Silent. Even if young Catholics garnered the basics he has to offer them, they'd be well on their way to acquiring the kind of background necessary for a much better understanding of the relevance of their own faith in the contemporary world. Archbishop Fulton Sheen loved Schaeffer's work.
I, Liturgist
There have been a great many letters and articles in the NOR [New Oxford Review] dealing with the crisis in Catholic worship. One recent correspondent, Fr. Andre J. Meluskey (letters, Jul.-Aug. 2004), compares the state of our liturgy to the action of a pendulum. I know whereof he speaks, for I have swung to and fro in my liturgical affections. I have had grotesque "Kumbaya" moments--as when I attended a cursillo Mass and was glared at by a woman when I hesitated to hold her hand during the Our Father--that have sent me reeling in a Tridentine-or-bust mode. And conversely, there have been times, watching the unruly children in the public housing project across the street from the Boston indult church, when I have believed that our bordello-cum-mall of a society is truly missionary territory, and that only a vernacular Mass will do. Is there a way to halt the proverbial pendulum and have a Roman Rite that is both timeless and new?
I submit, first, that the Tridentine Rite should be available--unadulterated--to all interested Catholics, without need of an indult. When those of a modern bent are allowed to practice yoga and the enneagram at local parishes, it is absurd that anyone should have to petition the chancery in order to assist at the Mass of the Ages. To require episcopal permission for the ancient liturgy is to suggest that the "old" Mass is somehow disturbing, like an exorcism.
In a spirit of fraternal correction, I offer the "reform of the reform" party a few suggstions.
THE SANCTUARY: We desperately need to have the Tabernacle back where it belongs, in the middle of the sanctuary on the high altar. A cultural anthropologist from another planet, upon seeing the "presider's chair" in the middle of the average sanctuary, would think that the priest himself ws the object of worship. It is especially disconcerting to see lay ministers and other congregants genuflect or bow to a Tabernacle-free sanctuary. Unless a relic is embedded in the altar table, homage in such a case is being paid to a table or a chair.
And let us restore the altar rail. Our extraterrestial ethnologist, witnessing the manner in which Communion is usually distributed, would interpret the event to be a mere breadline.
MUSIC: As Pius V, in the bull Quo Primum, banned all liturgies less than 200 years old, I propose that all music less than 50 years old be precluded from use at Mass. (This standard would leave room for "O Holy Name," written in the 1930s by Boston's William Cardinal O'Connell.) I know that such a policy would be heartbeaking for fans of the Irish singer Dana, but is there any reader of the NOR who does not believe that "Taste and See" sounds like an advertising jingle for margarine?
SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES: In whichever manner this practice originated (unionized sacristans demanding flexible hours?), would it not be sensible to delay the offering of the Mass of the Lord's Day until after sunset on Saturday? For a similar custom, see "Sabbath, Jewish" in your Catholic encyclopedia.
DRESS AND DECORUM: Cellular phones that ring during Mass should be seized and sold at the parish Christmas bazaar. Body parts that affect the custody of the eyes should be covered. (We are called to clothe the naked, after all.) And let us leave room for the Holy Spirit (five inches, you know) during the Rite of Peace hug-a-thon.
ORIENTATION: How about if our priests performed the Consecration facing Jerusalem? (It would be handy, of course, if the nave of each church were pointed in the right direction.) The confection of the Sacrament upon a table facing the people reminds one of a cooking demonstration on a Saturday morning television show.
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IV WITH A SIDE ORDER OF WON TON SOUP: There should be a difference between a Missal and a Chinese menu. Enough said.
There is nothing inherently wrong with Mass in a modern language, if the missal translation is faithful and if the ruberics of the liturgy show due reverence for the Blessed Sacrament. But as long as pro multis ("for many") makes a detour through pseudo-Aramaic and comes out "for all," while our bishops persist in their fear and loathing of kneeling, the "new Mass" will be problematic.
It is apparent from the half-empty pews that somebody in authority needs to do something. In too many places, the Roman liturgy has degenerated into a Missa Buffa. If the Church in the West continues to decline in numbers and influence, Catholics in general may end up like those underground traditionalists who hear Mass in the modern catacombs of converted hotel rooms and American Legion halls. One wonders if this is what the proponents of liturgical "priminivism" had in mind all along.
Jim Macri
[Jim Macri, a cradle Catholic and a volunteer with Massachusetts Citizens for Life, writes from Malden, Massachusetts. [Reprinted with permission from New Oxford Review, 1069 Kains Ave., Berkeley CA 94706, U.S.A.]
Recommended for additional reading:
Thomas M. Kocik, Reform of the Reform?: A Liturgical Debate: Reform or Return (San Diego: Ignatius Press, 2003)--an excellent book.
Marvin Olasky on Francis Schaeffer's "Political Le...

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Making a car rental reservation in Durban City Centre is quick and easy through Just Car Hire. We offer the best prices for renting a car in Durban City Centre, backed by our best price guarantee. Choose from the many Durban City Centre car rental branches and vehicles suppliers available.


text:
Epigenetic discovery suggests DNA modifications more diverse than previously thought
The world of epigenetics – where molecular 'switches' attached to DNA turn genes on and off – has just got bigger with the discovery by a team of scientists from the University of Cambridge of a new type of epigenetic modification.
It's possible that we struck lucky with this modifier, but we believe it is more likely that there are many more modifications that directly regulate our DNA
Magdalena Koziol
Published today in the journal Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, the discovery suggests that many more DNA modifications than previously thought may exist in human, mouse and other vertebrates.
DNA is made up of four 'bases': molecules known as adenine, cytosine, guanine and thymine – the A, C, G and T letters. Strings of these letters form genes, which provide the code for essential proteins, and other regions of DNA, some of which can regulate these genes.
Epigenetics (epi - the Greek prefix meaning 'on top of') is the study of how genes are switched on or off. It is thought to be one explanation for how our environment and behaviour, such as our diet or smoking habit, can affect our DNA and how these changes may even be passed down to our children and grandchildren.
Epigenetics has so far focused mainly on studying proteins called histones that bind to DNA. Such histones can be modified, which can result in genes being switched on or of. In addition to histone modifications, genes are also known to be regulated by a form of epigenetic modification that directly affects one base of the DNA, namely the base C. More than 60 years ago, scientists discovered that C can be modified directly through a process known as methylation, whereby small molecules of carbon and hydrogen attach to this base and act like switches to turn genes on and off, or to 'dim' their activity. Around 75 million (one in ten) of the Cs in the human genome are methylated.
Now, researchers at the Wellcome Trust-Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute and the Medical Research Council Cancer Unit at the University of Cambridge have identified and characterised a new form of direct modification – methylation of the base A – in several species, including frogs, mouse and humans.
Methylation of A appears to be far less common that C methylation, occurring on around 1,700 As in the genome, but is spread across the entire genome. However, it does not appear to occur on sections of our genes known as exons, which provide the code for proteins.
"These newly-discovered modifiers only seem to appear in low abundance across the genome, but that does not necessarily mean they are unimportant," says Dr Magdalena Koziol from the Gurdon Institute. "At the moment, we don't know exactly what they actually do, but it could be that even in small numbers they have a big impact on our DNA, gene regulation and ultimately human health."
More than two years ago, Dr Koziol made the discovery while studying modifications of RNA. There are 66 known RNA modifications in the cells of complex organisms. Using an antibody that identifies a specific RNA modification, Dr Koziol looked to see if the analogous modification was also present on DNA, and discovered that this was indeed the case. Researchers at the MRC Cancer Unit then confirmed that this modification was to DNA, rather than from any RNA contaminating the sample.
"It's possible that we struck lucky with this modifier," says Dr Koziol, "but we believe it is more likely that there are many more modifications that directly regulate our DNA. This could open up the field of epigenetics."
The research was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Human Frontier Science Program, Isaac Newton Trust, Wellcome Trust, Cancer Research UK and the Medical Research Council.
Koziol, MJ et al. Identification of methylated deoxyadenosines in vertebrates reveals diversity in DNA modifications. Nature Structural and Molecular Biology; 21 Dec 2015
DNA sequencing method lifts 'veil' from genome black box
Gone fishing: highly accurate test for common respiratory viruses uses DNA as 'bait'
Children with rare genetic disorders more likely to be diagnosed with developmental, behavioural and mental health problems
One in 500 men carry extra sex chromosome, putting them at higher risk of several common diseases
Credit: Wokandapix
School of the Biological Sciences
School of Clinical Medicine
Wellcome Trust-CRUK Gurdon Institute
Medical Research Council (MRC) Cancer Unit
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Cancer Research UK (CRUK)
Human Frontier Science Programme


Sierra will remove PPTP connections from any VPN profile when a user upgrades their device. Even though PPTP protocol is still available on iOS 9 and earlier or Ol Capitan and earlier, we dont recommend that you use it for secure, private communication. For those.
With Le VPN, you can enjoy your favorite TV shows, websites and other content hosted in Colombia through a VPN connection. Le VPN is an industry leader, offering two simultaneous uses on two different devices. Youll also benefit from unlimited switches between servers, unlimited bandwidth and data transfer.
fo is tracked by us since July, over the time it has been ranked as proxy setting on iphone high as 611 399 in the world, while most of its traffic comes from United Kingdom, 2012.Menghubungkan VPNB ook Pada Kali Linux Untuk Menyembunyikan Alamat IP Dari Publik.
for testing, i am testing some proxy settings for our application but proxy setting on iphone I need to test a proxy that requires Windows Authentication (or network credentials)).
w3.org/TR/html4/loose. Name Why Use Pine Discussion Groups Flames. PUBLIC "-/W3C/DTD HTML 4.01 proxy setting on iphone Transitional/EN" "http www. Dtd" On This Page History of the Pine Program and Its.all traffic passing through these servers is encrypted by the VPN. These servers also hide the free proxy list your true IP proxy setting on iphone address. In addition to encrypting the traffic, the IP visible to anyone is that of the VPN server.
Hidemyass This proxy website is more than a free web proxy service because hotspot shield free vpn proxy safe of its ultimate features. We dont want this. Step #2 Strip away the VPN data from the Header A stealth VPN uses a technique called Obfuscation.
6. 2. 1.. (.) 3. Zenmate.xxxx-xxxx-xxxx 5.,. Ntentmassmail, https secure. 3. M/pr. " " 4. ) 3.protect hotspot data, encrypt all network traffic, twitter, unblock website or app like Facebook, pandora,, proxy setting on iphone one touch to build a secured network, watch restricted videos, skype, play blocked games, the description of Zero VPN All new designed free VPN,mac, from this app, you will get the fastest speed and proxy setting on iphone unlimited browsing experience. And Desktop. SuperVPN Free VPN Client for PC on your computers, now you can download and install this app. Use this app on your PC with the help of third-party emulators.
ultimate Anonymity Surf the internet freely without releasing your identity to advertisers or hackers. Stop ISP Throttling. Prevent your ISP from capping your bandwidth which proxy setting on iphone negatively impacts your streaming speeds.and you can start streaming your favorite movies directly from your mobile phones to TVs. Chromecast is also compatible with an iPhone and iPad. Chromecast is a streaming device proxy setting on iphone which is plugged into the HDMI port hammer vpn old version app free download of your TV, what is US Netflix?
done. SELECT Use. In Security and Compression section, vPN Connection and click the profile you just created. Wait for few seconds till it get connected. And choose Security to be All Available (Default)) OK - Accept - Close Now click the NetworkManager Applet proxy setting on iphone Click. Point-to-Point encryption (MPPE )),download Sniper proxy setting on iphone Ghost Shooter Torrent at TorrentFunk.
each website you request to visit is first retrieved through our dedicated and powerful proxy server, we run a similar proxy system with an online interface, primarily targeting port 80 - most usually proxy setting on iphone accessed via a web browser.which will make securing it with a. Apple TV cant run NordVPN itself, the proxy setting on iphone most common way is to use your router with NordVPN. VPN a little bit more complicated. There are a few ways to do this.
More "Proxy setting on iphone"
# Added by hwdsl2 VPN proxy setting on iphone script gmnb net.hTTP, uRL. FTP. " ",.. Go proxy - free web anonymizer.


No sooner are the Christmas cards and decorations removed from the supermarket shelves, than hot cross buns and Easter eggs appear. It is like retailers want to hurry us through the year, by beginning to sell things a couple of months ahead of their due date. But I have to confess, I am less bothered by the hot cross buns in January, than I am by tinsel appearing in September. It is not just because I really enjoy eating those buns(mmm…toasted with butter, nothing better!) – but mainly because I am all in favour of the cross of Christ being made visible to the world in as many ways, in as many places, as much as possible. Our society doesn't seem to have much problem connecting with Christmas and baby Jesus. The birth of that miracle baby and all the children's excitement that goes with it, makes it relatively easy to celebrate. People seem to connect to the God-with-us idea fairly straightforwardly. But that kind of faith can be as hollow and sugary-sweet as a chocolate egg, if it is not rooted in the cross. Jesus' birth in a stable is without meaning if the reason for his death is not understood.
The cross is so much harder to take on board, and our society doesn't seem to know how to approach it. Issues about suffering and death are more difficult for us. No retailer wants to make images of a piece of equipment used for execution. They may try to sanitise images of the cross, but it is nevertheless the most terrible means of execution developed by the Romans. Even so, we will never fully understand why God sent his only Son to live among us, if we do not grasp that he gave Jesus to die for us.
Jesus our Immanuel in Bethlehem may bring us comfort, but God's comfort would not be as total and real for us, if He had not gone to Jerusalem, if he had not suffered also. Similarly, we cannot understand Good Friday if we never reach Easter. The resurrection also demands greater faith if we are to get our heads around it. Jesus' death becomes understandable only when we know about the resurrection. Just as Jesus' birth only becomes understandable when we know about the cross. It is like there is a cross-shaped shadow cast over Jesus' life from the very start.
Our lives as followers of Jesus are meaningless without an understanding of the enormity of the love God has for us. We come to the fullest understanding of how much God loves us, when we stand at the foot of the cross, aware of how much we have failed him. When we place ourselves before him, in weakness asking for his forgiveness. That is when Jesus comes to give us his forgiveness. That is when we know in our hearts how deep and wide and long and high God's love is. That is when we know fully what it is like to receive his forgiveness. It is only through contemplating the blood of Jesus shed on the cross, and his resurrection, that the enormity of God's love for us is made real. And it is only through such an experience as receiving His forgiveness, that we can begin to know the resurrection power of God working in and through us. Seeking His forgiveness, and beginning to follow His example, and we then learn to live lives shaped by the cross.


text:
The internet-based My Body, My Life: Body Image Program for adolescent girls improves body image and disordered eating
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebmh.11.1.23
Susan J Paxton
Correspondence to: Professor Susan J Paxton, School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus, Melbourne 3086, Australia; susan.paxton@latrobe.edu.au
Can an internet-based group intervention improve body image and eating problems in adolescent girls?
Patients:
73 adolescent girls aged 12–18 years (mean age 14.4 years) who self-identified as having body image or eating problems and who had access to the internet. Main exclusions: body mass index (BMI) <5th percentile for age and gender, diagnosis of anorexia nervosa, or receiving treatment for an eating or other psychiatric disorder.
High schools in Victoria and New South Wales in Australia; time period not stated.
Immediate My Body, My Life: Body Image Program for Adolescent Girls (http://www.latrobe.edu.au/psy/projects/bodylife/index.html) or delayed start of the same programme (waiting list control). The programme consisted of a guided self-help manual supported through six internet-based group sessions (delivered weekly). The weekly group sessions included 4–8 participants, lasted 90 min and were facilitated by a trained therapist. Girls …
2008 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, the British Psychological Society and the Royal College of Psychiatrists


Imagine you're the Captain of a commercial fishing boat with 10 fishermen trawling for tuna. Just three fishermen are busy deploying the outriggers, hauling in the nets and chilling the catch, five are taking in the sunshine, talking with friends and waving to other boats as they pass by and two are at work trying to knock a hole in the bottom of the boat and sink it. Hard to catch many fish this way – much less build a sustainable fishing business. Yet, this is the dilemma that most businesses and this Sea Captain are confronted with today.
and nearly 20% are actively disengaged. Said another way, 70% of workers are disengaged from their employers at work.
NOW IS THE TIME FOR ACTION. As the remnants of the "great recession" and the fight to just "survive" continues to fade in the minds of corporate leaders, attention to building a stronger, more profitable and resilient company is once again front and center. At the core of this attention is the chorus of 78% of corporate leaders saying that employee engagement is both an "urgent and important priority" (Deloitte). Employers want growth and employees are the main drivers. Contrast today's thinking with that of business leaders a decade or so ago, who dismissed the notion that there are clear links between employee engagement and an organization's overall success. These leaders of old paid a lot of attention to process and very little to people.
RESEARCH CONFIRMS. Well respected research firms like Blessing White, Deloitte, Gallup and many others conclude that most core business measures including: productivity, profitability, safety incidents, customer satisfaction, quality, employee retention, and absenteeism are all positively impacted by higher levels of employee engagement. Gallup's recent polling demonstrates that the impact on these key measures is not just marginal but huge!
*median outcomes between top and bottom quartile teams.
WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW? Genuine employee engagement is more than a flavor of the month initiative that fades slowly in the sunset or when money gets tight. In fact, employee engagement is not a "program" at all but rather an organizational culture that values the intelligence, experience and advice provided by the people that do the work. And companies considered to be the "best of the best" have learned how to unleash this wellspring of talent, experience and innovation in a structured way that produces incredible results.
Leadership: Employee engagement requires strong leadership. Leaders across the business need to understand that engaging employees is not an option but a key component of their corporate strategy and ultimate success. Developing a culture that values and listens to its employees takes time, patience and commitment. Leaders must walk the talk.
Goal Alignment: A clear line of sight between the business goals of the organization and the work employees perform must be established. Employees want to contribute and yearn to understand what the organization needs from them. Alignment requires good communications and business specifics to enable employees to make good decisions.
Accountability: Employees desire feedback. They wish to know how well they are doing and how their work impacts the overall results of the organization. Employees want and need goals and measures and the support to achieve them.
Recognition: People in every organization wish to be appreciated for the good work that they do. This is not about money but recognition for work well done.
Personal Growth: Engaged employees long for the opportunity to use their skills and develop new ones. Providing opportunities for growth and learning significantly enhance worker's commitment to their employer. "Anyone can buy machines, people make the difference." (Competitive Dynamics International´s first-hand experience is broadly supported by research of Blessing White, Gallup and others).
When all is said and done, the unyielding truth is that people want to work in an organization where they are respected, valued and engaged. Create that culture and you will tap the unlimited potential that employee engagement has to offer.


text:
Coronavirus: How Bay Area food banks are coping…
Coronavirus: How Bay Area food banks are coping with critical volunteer shortage
Some are turning to pre-packaged produce while others explore how to deliver
Volunteers fill bags of oranges at Alameda County Food Bank during the holidays in 2018. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group)
By Jackie Botts, Nigel Duara and Erica Hellerstein | ehellerstein@bayareanewsgroup.com | CALmatters
PUBLISHED: March 13, 2020 at 10:33 a.m. | UPDATED: March 13, 2020 at 3:41 p.m.
On a typical day at the vast food bank warehouse in San Jose, 80 to 100 volunteers pack apples, oranges, pears, squash and cabbage into boxes to be shipped out to hundreds of distribution sites across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
On Tuesday, just 17 showed up. All told, more than 1,000 volunteers have cancelled this week over concerns that working in close contact with others might expose them to coronavirus.
"This is critical for us because we use volunteers to sort and pack huge trucks of produce," said Leslie Bacho, chief executive officer of the Second Harvest of Silicon Valley Food Bank, which provides food to a quarter of a million people every month who otherwise would struggle to find enough to eat.
As the COVID-19 pandemic grows, food banks across the state, which serve about 2 million Californians annually, are facing precipitous drops in volunteers. The shortage has been particularly severe in Northern California, where the first cases were confirmed and the number of cases has grown quickly.
Meanwhile, partner organizations like churches, schools and senior living centers that host weekly food bank distributions have also started shutting their doors. Already, 19 weekly food pantries in Silicon Valley that serve 2,400 households have closed, said Bacho, who expects more.
On Friday, Bacho's food bank announced that Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and her fiance have joined other tech leaders to launch a new $5.5 million COVID-19 Fund for Feeding Families. In addition, Sandberg said money from the fund would help finance a temporary workforce to keep Second Harvest running.
In San Francisco, the number of pantries that had closed jumped from 13 on Wednesday to about 30 on Thursday, out of a total of about 200. "Whoever was getting food there isn't getting food there anymore," said Paul Ash, executive director of the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. "We're really kind of scrambling."
Food banks may start staffing pop-up food pantries in parking lots in areas where distribution sites have cancelled, Ash said. In San Francisco neighborhoods with lots of pantries, like the Tenderloin, a site closing doesn't make much of a difference. But in areas with fewer services like the Richmond district, families may have nowhere else to turn.
"To be candid, we're not meeting all the need right now anyways," Ash said. "We're going to move from an imperfect system to a little less perfect system."
So far, the numbers of Californians seeking food have not substantially changed and food banks have found ways to keep up with demand. But leaders of multiple food banks worry that the volunteer shortage could cripple their ability to respond to increasing need as many Californians lose wages or even jobs due to the coronavirus and its economic aftershocks.
"Low-wage workers are more likely to work in jobs that don't have paid sick leave or other benefits that allow them to stay home," said Andrew Cheyne, director of government affairs at the California Association of Food Banks. "This is producing a potential two-fold crisis of needing to increase service to communities in need and not having the personnel and infrastructure to be able to do so."
Help could come in the form of a bill introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives that would give food banks $400 million.
Food banks are being forced to come up with fast solutions. At the food bank that serves San Francisco and Marin County, between a third and a half of volunteers have cancelled for any given shift this week, said Ash. That's prompted the county to purchase pre-packaged produce, which doesn't need to be sorted but is more expensive.
"This is the kind of time you don't stop to ask how much (it costs), you just kind of do it," Ash said. "We do have a reserve fund for disaster."
Earlier this week, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Cruz put out a new, urgent call for healthy volunteers, after the Santa Cruz Warriors, an NBA minor league team, cancelled their three-hour volunteer shift at the food bank there, as did several school groups.
"That's leaving us with big holes," said Suzanne Willis, chief development and marketing officer. "We're going to have to look at probably finding temporary hires that we can hire to do the work that volunteers had been doing."
At the Alameda County Community Food Bank, just four people showed up to a morning shift this week where there are usually 40 to 50 volunteers. So the staff, including leadership, deployed to the warehouse to sort produce. As of Wednesday, 350 volunteers had cancelled this month, said Michael Altfest, director of community engagement and marketing.
Volunteers have good reason to take precautions. California public health officials announced a policy that gatherings of more than 250 should be cancelled, while smaller gatherings should only proceed if people can be six feet apart.
"Corporations are being extra careful when it comes to community events and volunteering, so we're dealing with that right now," said Jim Floros, president and CEO of the San Diego Food Bank.
With mounting concerns about quarantines and the closure of food distribution sites, the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano Counties is already thinking about how it could handle in-home food deliveries to the roughly 178,000 people served monthly.
That food bank covers a wide swath of Northern California, and with just 10 regular drivers, such an effort would require resources well beyond its capacity, says policy and advocacy manager Cassidie Carmen Bates. Bates says it would likely have to contract with a large-scale distributor like Amazon to deliver food if sites close or clients have to quarantine.
The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank started sending people home with three to five pounds of extra shelf-stable goods, along with the 28 to 30 pounds of produce, staples and canned goods that people typically pick up. Their accompanying advice: Save it in case you need to stay in your home for 14 days. And in Alameda County, the food bank is racing to prepare 2,000 emergency bags that hold 15 pounds of shelf-stable goods, like water, pasta, canned peaches, beans, rice and tuna, said Altfest.
Coronavirus: State takes control of California's sluggish vaccine roll-out as Biden boosts federal supply
8 myths about the COVID-19 vaccine
Good Samaritan Hospital chief operating officer disciplined amid COVID vaccine scandal
SF Sketchfest 2021 has become a 'Festpocalypse!'
No food banks reported shortages of produce or canned goods due to people stockpiling in preparation for coronavirus, as has been reported in other parts of the country.
"We recognize what a critical resource (the food bank) is for folks and we are committed to doing that in as safe a way as possible," Bacho said. "We are really dependent on volunteers."
Jackie Botts and Nigel Duara are reporters with CalMatters. Erica Hellersteinis a reporter with the Mercury News. This article is part of The California Divide, a collaboration among newsrooms examining income inequity and economic survival in California.
Jackie Botts
Nigel Duara | Reporter
Nigel Duara joined CalMatters in 2020 as a Los Angeles-based reporter covering poverty and inequality issues for our California Divide collaboration. Previously, he served as a national and climate correspondent on the HBO show VICE News Tonight. Before that, he was the border correspondent at the Los Angeles Times based in Phoenix, deployed to stories across the country. He is a longtime contributor to Portland Monthly magazine and graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism.
Erica Hellerstein


text:
Business Models & Organizational Structure»
LLC Businesses»
Why Form a Business LLC?
by Tom Chmielewski
An LLC's simplicity and flexibility makes it a popular choice for small business.
finance image by Chad McDermott from Fotolia.com
1 Why Do Companies Have Limited Liability Companies?
2 LLC Basics
3 Business Life Cycles of an LLC
4 Advantages of an LLC for Investors
A limited liability company can offer liability protection that a sole proprietorship or a partnership can't offer, and a tax advantage not found in a corporation. The LLC has become a popular small business structure in the United States, because it's easy to form, and very flexible in the types of businesses for which it's well suited.
The key advantage of an LLC for small business is it protects business owners' personal assets from a company's debts, as would a corporation. In a worst case scenario, an LLC can go bankrupt, and an LLC member, as its owners are called, won't lose his house. But that is a limited protection, as the name applies. If a member uses his house or other assets as collateral for a business loan, those assets are at risk. And if an LLC member is too loose about keeping personal funds and expenses separate from business accounts, a court can rule the separation doesn't exist. If that happens, a member's personal assets may be at risk.
A corporate structure can protect personal assets as does an LLC, but it also imposes a double tax on a company's profits. The United States charges a corporation a tax for its entire profits, and then taxes shareholders for the share of the profits received as dividends. An LLC allows members to report their share of the profits on their personal income tax returns without the company itself being taxed.
The IRS doesn't recognize an LLC for tax purposes, since it's a business structure regulated by each state. By default, the IRS treats a single-member LLC as a "disregarded entity" or a sole proprietorship, and a multi-member LLC as a partnership in most instances. But LLC members can elect to be taxed as a corporation. This can be an advantage, depending on how profits are distributed, since a sole proprietor's profits or partners' share of the profits are also subject to self-employment tax, while profits distributed as dividends are not. Yet while treated as a corporation for taxes, legally the company remains an LLC. Seek an accountant's advice to determine the advantages of each situation.
A corporation requires a great deal of paperwork in filings, minutes of director meetings and other reports. LLCs avoid most of that paperwork. Corporations are also restrictive on who can be owners. There is no limit on the number of members an LLC can have. Members can be individuals, companies and even other LLCs.
Special Purpose LLCs
LLCs can be formed for a special purpose, such as creation and management of a particular project. Once the project is completed, the LLC disbands. Special purpose LLCs can control real estate projects, or are formed by film production companies to cover the production of a single movie. A special purpose LLC allows investors to put money into a single project by judging the viability of the project itself rather than the long-term profitability of a company.
Thomsen & Nybeck Attorneys at Law: Picking the Right Entity for Your Business
U.S. Internal Revenue Service: LLC
Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell: Financing the Production Company – the Limited Liability Company
Tom Chmielewski is a longtime journalist with experience in newspapers, magazines, books, e-books and the Internet. With his company TEC Publishing, he has published magazines and an award-winning multimedia e-book, "Celebration at the Sarayi." Chmielewski's design skills include expertise in Adobe Creative Suite's InDesign and Photoshop. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from Western Michigan University.
Chmielewski, Tom. "Why Form a Business LLC?" Small Business - Chron.com, http://smallbusiness.chron.com/form-business-llc-355.html. Accessed 20 January 2020.
Chmielewski, Tom. (n.d.). Why Form a Business LLC? Small Business - Chron.com. Retrieved from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/form-business-llc-355.html
Chmielewski, Tom. "Why Form a Business LLC?" accessed January 20, 2020. http://smallbusiness.chron.com/form-business-llc-355.html
What Is the Difference Between a Shareholder Vs. a LLC Member?
Types of Organizational Structure in Business
SMLLCs (Single Member Limited Liability Companies) vs. LLCs
The Roles of an LLC
What Advantages Are Offered If I Open a Business As a Corporation?
What Is the Meaning of LLC ?
What Does LLC Stand For?
LLC Advantages to Filing as a Partnership Versus an S Corporation
How Is Net Income in an S Corp Taxed?
How Is an LLC Structured?
Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Business Structures


We believe that one size does not fit all. We offer property consultancy by thoroughly understanding the requirement of our customers and providing relevant property options. Dealing in all type of properties.
newly constructed building prime location near gopal pura bye pass road .
Address: vishwakarma Industrial, Vishwakarma Industrial Area, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
This Broker Profile page for "Shagun Properties" has been created by PropertyWala.com. "Shagun Properties" is not endorsed by or affiliated with PropertyWala.com. For questions regarding Broker Profiles on PropertyWala.com please contact us.


We wanted to post the official conversion story of Atif Mian. He doesn't give lots of details however, he seems to have gotten disgusted with Islam after the attacks of 9-11-01, and then converted to Ahmadiyya in haste. We have copy and pasted the story from """""By the Dawn's Early Light: Short Stories by American Converts to Islam By the Dawn's Early Light: Short Stories by American Converts to Islam First published in the United States of America in 2009 Published by: Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya USA An Auxiliary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community 15000 Good Hope Road Silver Spring, Maryland 20905 USA""" (see page 90).
Atif Mian doesn't give any proper reason for leaving Islam. He has been totally silent on Jesus in India, the eclipses and many other classic irregularities with Ahmadiyya. Just like Dr. Salam.
introduce you to the true concept and reality of God."
at my life, I have to admit that I have been extremely fortunate in many ways.
fall of 1993 as a freshman. Life at MIT was quite difficult in the beginning.
Classes were tough, language was a bit foreign, and culture was very different.
life that a child grows up with.
I had been raised as a Muslim with a strong emphasis on the belief in God.
God that may or may not exist?
The questions were many, but I struggled with finding acceptable answers.
seemed oblivious to the basic tenets of justice, tolerance and human civility.
beginning to be put off by religion.
Ahmadi Muslim, I was quite surprised.
Contemporary Issues by the Fourth Khalifa, and his biography, A Man of God.
following, it must look like the one described in that book.
express it in words, but I fell totally in love with his personality.
two separate issues. There were always more questions that I could have asked.
At what point do I draw the line between skepticism and belief?
pray sincerely, and must pray sincerely to have faith, where should I begin?
it took to find and accept the truth.
voracious consumers at the time. My greatest attractions were the "Q&A"
arrogant enough to decide who is a Muslim and who is not, as a matter of law?
seriously in their allegations against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community.
Chicago to start my first job as an Assistant Professor at University of Chicago.
should look for an Ahmadiyya Muslim mosque.
the hassle of conversion and all the social conflicts that come along with it?
is a specialist when it comes to making excuses.
However something changed in March of 2002. 1 cannot say how and why.
to God, and I pray that we may all find peace in Him.
ultimate lesson of Islam Ahmadiyya and the ultimate gift for a convert.
Community provides a true picture of what Islam is supposed to be.
Mr Atif appears not to tell the correct story of his conversion.
The main differences between the main stream Muslims and them is that the mainstream believes firstly Mohammad (SAW) is the last of the Prophet and that Holy Jesus Christ was resurrected.
Ahmedis believe that Mohammad is not the last Prophet. And that Jesus ( SAW) is dead and will not be resurrected.
With these two differences in founding and basic believes they are considered apostates by Muslims.
Having said that – all the remaining aspects of Islamic faith are the same. So when he spoke of the belief in God and the purpose of life – then how was the mention of one Almighty God or Allah in Islam any different than what the Ahmedis believe in? And if not then how come he started belief in God by the Ahmedi script which is the same as the main stream Islam? It is possible that the Ahmedi cleric may have dwelled on the existence of Allah in a more profound manner – but he could not have changed the remaining common aspects that describe the existence of God. The basic difference was not on the God but the finality of Prophet hood and the resurrection of the holy Jesus. Where is the discussion of God that comes between his long winding experience.
In between Mr Atif has tugged in phrases which endeavour to preach in a subliminal manner the greatness of Ahmed is thoughts – rather tha what was factual.
I agree with you sir. Jesus in India is different also, the concept of the mahdi is also different.
IMHO, Atif Mian left Islam after 9-11, he was embarrassed with being a sunni.
There is no mention of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad in his writing. Do he consider him a Prophet? a Mahdi? Maseel e Maseeh? Krishna? or do he consider all claims of MGA truthful?
I understand that he is impressed by explainations to various beliefs given by ahmadiyya but did he contemplated if those explanations are solely product of Ahmadiyya or Sunni Islam. He clearly mentioned that his inability to search answers from orthodox islam was prejudiced by the attitude of Ulamas but should the change of belief be pursued with such a subjective mindset that you give no consideration to others party's point of view. His clearly presented skewed picture of Islam. An MIT graduate with PhD doctorate couldn't help finding good names in Sunni Islam? What was Imam Abu Hanifa point of view on Khatam e Nabuwat? Havent he heard of scholars like Molana Maududi or Ghamdi from this age to find answers from sunni islam perpective?
I agree sir, its strange that he has never commented on MGA academically.


I'm not sure that it was Patricia who made this.
Herve isn't watching TV now.
Chris is so much younger than Jesper.
Are you ready to take over if Jean-Pierre couldn't work anymore?
Harris and Pria are now divorced.
Spy is kind to everybody.
Honzo has already left for the office.
Carlo is doing his French homework.
Roman leaned back in his swivel chair.
Earnie drinks 100% pure orange juice every day.
Triantaphyllos thinks that everything will turn out OK.
Cecilia is in quite a bit of pain.
When Gil woke up, he found that Suyog had disappeared.
I wonder what Elliot will do.
The person helping Klaus is Sho.
Pravin knew exactly how Slartibartfast felt.
Jared picked up the pot of coffee and refilled his and Manuel's cups.
Mayo is actually Jeffie's brother.
If Kory were here, he could help you.
Gerald always does things the same old way.
Pete knew who the killer was.


There is no charge to join our growing list of participating businesses!
If your business is interested in offering a student discount to our card holders please email us with your contact details. A member of our team will provide you with all of the information you need to get started.


Recently, the Federation of European societies of Rheumatology (EULAR) has granted to Eliseo Pacual Gómez, the "EULAR award distinguished service 2016".
What is about the received Eliseo Pascual EULAR award by the Federation of European Societies of Rheumatology?
The emeritus and chair professor of the Department of Clinical Medicine University Miguel Hernández (UMH) has received this award for his important teaching contributions by means of a course for the localization of micro-crystals in liquid joint offered during the annual EULAR Congress. In addition, the deserved award is also for his extensive medical and professional career. The award to distinguished service EULAR 2016 "is the maximum award presented by this society".
What is the contribution of Eliseo Pascual EULAR award by the Federation of European Societies of Rheumatology?
Eliseo Pascual Gómez has contributed and represented to the SER (Spanish Society of Rheumatology) from the beginning, to the achievement of the EULAR Congress, through an educational section.
You can get more information about Professor Eliseo Pascual Gómez through his teaching info UMH.
Professor Eliseo Pascual is one of professional medical experts today in the treatment of gout disease. Several scientific publications and studies have been performed so far with satisfactory results about gout and one of the leading worldwide is the professor of Medicine of the UMH Eliseo Pascual Gómez.
Currently, professor Eliseo Pascual Gómez teaches online on different subjects of the University Official Master's Degree in Emergency Medicine at University Miguel Hernández of Elche (Spain). He also manages and continues with his wide careeer in Medicine and Rheumatology all around the world and background as main priority.


just received the letter from John Cook, Environmental Health Officer with Edinburgh Council.
A ladder use policy?! Wowzers.
I believe this work can be directed to the front of the house, but still not good as my all works, the organization of work and other projects in the forest ... Am I wrong thinking that the front of the house can make this work?
make basement painting day a general action day. The cafe could do with some floor maintenance, and I'm sure there is other stuff. Let's get a list and figure out what could be done around the essential floor stuff and co-ordinate it. It could be amazing!
sounds like a cool idea ken!
I was looking at the Cafe floor today, and I think its time, and the paint on the stairs needs doing.
chris, as esteemed building manager, can you compile a list of achievable tasks?
I am happy to help out on the day, it had better be in the next 2 weeks I reckon.
any days when cafe and hall are free, and we'll need to book out or cancel bookings for cave, darkroom & screen printing room if we're painting the basement floor.
If everyone posts things they think/know need doing, (I'll add my own), then I can co-ordinate this. Lets aim to do it this coming Monday 28th.
Sort out sound equipment and area.
Fix leaking water tank above kitchen.
Clean basement floor (morning). Paint basement floor (late afternoon).
clean/sort action room/hall/balconies (we will be making a start on this on Thursday, if anyone is around to help).
Paint over graffiti around the cafe and on the front of building.
i don't know that doing the floor in the cafe is wise with us probably not being here long term. it is a big job and expensive and needs the cafe to be closed for a good few days for it to dry properly.
mondays is our regular cleaning day, which will still need to be done, but we can move that to tuesday morning, nae bother.
do you want to make a post about this on the People's Forum? we will provide snacks and tea/coffee.
one more thing is those lights above the couches that we never ended up fixing. if we repaired them then we could ditch that horrible umbrella lamp.
Is it worth adding sealing/silicating the kitchen sinks?
As an old scrubber, I'm happy to mop the basement floor on Sunday evening. What time would I be able to start though? I'm down for the 10-1500 shift that day so can do it after I've had my scran or later if needs be.
do the toilet floors need repainting too?
who's night manager that night?
As far as I know no-one's signed up yet (unless Mira did tonight?).
Get rid of the little guy living in the freezer room (saw it four times in the last three days).
I was actually thinking of a non-lethal way to get rid of them.
I can make (aka. screenprint) the Aprons, with the Forest eat me logo !
Just one thing; I need to find these household drudges, somebody a idea where I can find white cotton aprons?
I think those plugs that create the electrical 'noise' http://www.pest-stop.co.uk/electronic-pest-control/33/pest-stop-2000/ have worked in my flat. They are quite expensive, and they do expire, but they're relatively humane, depending on how you feel about forced evictions.
i moved the night lights from last night on the stairs today as was paranoid in case firemen came in and saw them, but they left wax all over the stairs, maybe this is too much of a give away but i was not prepared to scrape wax off, or am i being too paranoid about h and s?
is it the theatre people, should we tell them not to use them? and get them to scrape off wax while learning their lines.
the area on landing outside hall doors seems to be really messy recently, is it the same people causing mess or just lots of different people?
the last aprons I got were about £3 each from Nisbetts, online.
it might be wiser to get BLACK aprons and screenprint them in a light colour, as they will look less disgusting.
alternatively, you could organise a workshop to make lots of aprons, from multicoloured whatever. they'd be beautiful!
So, is the cafe gonna be closed on the 28th?
- WHERE IS THE LADDER PAPERWORK???
- THIS IS TIDIED - WELL DONE EVS!
Is the work going ahead tomorrow? If so, when can't I start on my scrubbing action tonight?
Will do ma'am. Spoke to Stephen 5 mins ago & am heading across town shortly with my scrubbing heid on.
floor was painted in basement corridor, Nix & I are gonna have another painting party next week to repaint the floor of the toilets, each room will need a couple of days to dry.


Krysteline is a provider of bespoke solutions to the materials processing industry. Centred on its unique Implosion systems; developed for the quick, efficient and cost effective size reduction of a wide range of materials including glass, ceramics, minerals, ores and furnace slags. The Imploders unique ability to transfer energy into the target feedstock whilst exerting a limited effect on associated materials allows for the material's efficient separation.
Krysteline has over 20 years' experience in the waste processing industry, designing and building a wide range of processing systems from simple stand-alone units to multi-functional purification plants. Krysteline's strategy is to provide processing solutions for all collected glass no matter its size or quality. Whether cooperating with the remelt industry or not Krysteline's unique patented technology can make use of 100% of the waste glass stream.
Krysteline has developed a wide range of complimentary equipment to support its Imploders; including the highly innovative Pyro drier, various screener for scalping and sizing, air density separators and conveying systems. These systems have been designed to withstand the harsh environment of materials processing and as a result are extremely robust. Krysteline incorporates the latest wear resistant technologies within its equipment to develop innovative solutions to traditional problems to progress the business.
Krysteline owes its unique technology offerings to its continued development and adaptation to meet the demands of an ever changing marketplace. Whilst glass processing remains at its core, alternative feedstocks such as furnace slags, minerals, ores and many other interesting products are presenting excellent additions to the array of feedstocks the Imploders currently process.
Krysteline's strategy, where possible, is to develop partnerships for the processing of waste in to high quality end products to service the demand of traditional and to assist in the development of new marketplaces for these materials. For example there has been a significant upsurge in the use of glass for swimming pool filters and expendable abrasives over the past decade providing credible and sustainable low carbon examples for the use of refined glass. There are a number of new products coming through the Krysteline R&D facility, however Krysteline is keen to develop partnerships with companies who have the potential to offer an additional marketplace for its high glass products, if you have an application or requirement, why not contact the R&D team.
Krysteline exports almost 80% of its technologies and services from its head office and factory in the UK; strategic alliances with overseas distributors and agents has further enforced Krysteline dominance across a broad spectrum of markets and applications whilst exploring new uses for its technology. These strategic partners have not only been selected for their engineering ability but also their knowledge for the use of refined products within their territory.


Great place for roller hockey. Two rinks, lots of different leagues with games Monday - Friday night. Schedules and standings are posted conveniently online. Not much more you can ask for.
This is a great place for kids. There is so much to do. I have 2 boys that are 5 years apart and they both had fun and didn't get bored. My oldest likes the skating and arcade, the youngest likes the moon bounces, and they both loved the big mountain. They had so much fun they didn't even get do the huge rock wall before we had to leave, they begged me to take them back so they can do that next time. I have a feeling we will be going back many times!
Nice place with a lot going on. Big jungle gym, skating, rockwall, and moonbounces. Preferred this rather than being in a 1500 sq foot space with only a few moonbounces that the kids get bored from in 5 minutes. I also saw that they have a summer camp, so I am taking my kids out of Kehlers and trying them here. They both hated Kehlers, so hopefully they like it here better. They liked it this past Saturday, so I am hoping for the best. Oh yeah, they had a big arcade, but I tried to keep my kids out of there because I didn't want them to spend more money.


Composite materials are materials that are composed of two or more distinct substances, each with different mechanical or chemical properties. When the individual substances are combined in a single material, they produce physical properties that are different than those of any of the constituent materials.
For thousands of years, cultures around the world have developed composite structures that capitalize on the strengths of diverse materials. For example, ancient Ming Dynasty Manchu craftsmen inlaid animal bone and sinew into wooden or bamboo bows. The bone and sinew resisted compression much more than the wood or bamboo, giving the composite bow a greater draw weight and projectile speed than a bow of comparable weight that was only wood.
From this broad definition, we see that many everyday materials are, in fact, composites: cement, ceramics, many textiles, cultured marble, etc. Even wood is a composite material, albeit a naturally-occurring one, because it is composed of cellulose fibers embedded in a lignin matrix.
Contemporaneously, however, the terms composite or composite material are generally used to refer to fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs). A fiber-reinforced plastic utilizes filaments such as carbon, fiberglass and aramid fiber for tensile strength, embedded in a plastic epoxy. As such, it operates similarly to wood, in that the epoxy (like the lignin in wood) gives compressive strength while the fiber (cellulose in wood; carbon fiber, glass fiber or aramid fiber in FRP materials) lends tensile strength to the resultant composite material. While contemporary FRPs mimic wood's structure, they surpass wood along every performance metric. Today's FRP composite materials are unmatched in their strength-to-weight ratios, durability, stress tolerance and low electrical conductivity. These advantages make composites highly desirable for aerospace manufacturing, defense applications, biomedical devices and other uses in which performance and strength-to-weight are paramount.
Aren't composite materials more expensive than other materials such as metal?
Extended over the entire lifecycle of the product, however, the cost can be considerably less than that of other materials. Because composite materials are so much stronger and lighter than other substances, the increased lifespan, fuel savings (on an aircraft, for example) and other advantages tend to offset the upfront costs. And, as composites technology becomes more widespread, composite materials production advances in efficiency and benefits from increasing economies of scale, which should bring composite costs more in line with those of aluminum or wood, for example.
Fiber-reinforced plastics and metal not mutually exclusive.
Often, a given product or structure will feature a variety of materials, each appropriate for specific demands. An aircraft, for example, will often feature a combination of composites, metals (aluminum, mostly), glass and plastic. A fiber-reinforced plastic prosthetic will often have titanium bolts and other such components.
Are all Advanced Composites Inc. products really made in the USA?
Absolutely. Advanced Composites Inc. does not outsource any of our manufacturing. All of our products are manufactured right here in Salt Lake City, Utah.
American-sourced raw materials, whenever possible.
Not only are all of our products American made; we also source our raw materials from American suppliers, unless doing so is simply not an option.
How can Advanced Composites protect my proprietary technology?
Advanced Composites Inc. uses a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), which legally binds us to custodial secrecy. When we design, model, prototype, engineer or manufacture your composite structure or project, we must respect your intellectual property and ensure its safeguarding.
Filament winding is a method of composites manufacture that creates hollow, often tubular structures of incredible strength. Many industries, such as defense, aerospace, biomedical and energy, require carbon tubing, fiberglass tubes and other varieties of composite pipes, as critical components of their technologies and processes. Commonly, these industries specify robust strength-to-weight, geometric, lifecycle and deformation criteria. Filament wound composite structures possess the material properties to meet such demands. By winding carbon, fiberglass or aramid rovings in a crisscross pattern under tension, the Advanced Composites Inc. filament winding process creates tubes that outperform almost anything else on the market. While much of the Advanced Composites Inc. filament winding creates cylindrical composite structures, we also wind square structures or various other shapes, depending on the specifications—many of our defense contracts, for example, require quadrilateral (square or rectangular) hollow composite structures. For more details on filament winding, visit the Advanced Composites Inc. filament winding page.
In the Advanced Composites Inc. filament winding process, what binds the filaments into a solid product?
When Advanced Composites Inc. filament winding technicians wind carbon tubes or other composite structures, they coat the filaments in a resin, which, when dry, chemically cross-links to form an integral solid product with the fiber. Advanced Composites Inc. engineers have developed a complete set of proprietary resin formulations for all of the various material criteria for which we wind. For more info on our filament winding resin system, see our Advanced Composites Resin Formulation page.
What is the largest composite tubing that Advanced Composites Inc is capable of filament winding?
Advanced Composites Inc.'s long-bed filament winding machines are capable of winding carbon tubing and other composite structures up to 32′ long and 48″ in diameter.
What is the difference between the compression molding and lay-up methods of composites manufacturing?
The compression molding process is largely mechanical. In contrast, lay-up composites manufacturing involves far less mechanical intervention and far more manual manipulation. To be sure, compression molding requires a certain degree of human arrangement: a composites technician must carefully place fibers, in the correct layering and orientation, into the mold. From there, however, a mechanical compression occurs. The material in the mold is subjected to extreme pressures to consolidate the carbon fiber and resin composite materials. Lay-up is more laborious. A lay-up technician utilizes an open-mold system and uses a variety of hand instruments to form the composite structure. For further info on both the compression molding and lay-up processes, see our lay-up page and our compression molding page.
What is the ISO9001 quality certification?
ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is a trans-national body responsible for setting industry and commercial standards. ISO 9001 is a set of statutory requirements that specify compliance with the ISO quality management system; the ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D certification indicates that an organization has not only met the ISO 9001 criteria but undergoes regular ISO auditing to ensure continued compliance. Advanced Composites Inc. has held ISO:9001 certification since 2008.
What is the AS9100 quality certification?
The AS portion stands for Aerospace Standard, a codified set of quality benchmarks for the aerospace and defense manufacturing industries. AS9100 details the regulatory procedures necessary for an aerospace-grade quality control management system. AS9100 certification indicates that an organization has not only met the AS9100 criteria, but undergoes regular auditing by a third party firm to ensure continued compliance. Advanced Composites Inc. has held AS9100 certification since 2008.
What is the Advanced Composites Inc. Universal Pin Ring?
As detailed on our Universal Pin Ring page, the Universal Pin Ring is a revolutionary aid to the filament winding process. Advanced Composites Inc. patented the Universal Pin Ring in 1995; it secures carbon and fiberglass filaments at either ends of the filament winding mandrel, allowing for extremely low-angle filament winding. For many aerospace, military and commercial applications, arbon fiber tubes, fiberglass tubing and other circumferential structures require a low angle of filament winding. Advanced Composites Inc. filament winding production, therefore, has increased significantly through implementation of the Universal Pin Ring.


Silver Spring or Colesville Home.
You deserve some "me" time, and your home deserves our Detailed Cleaning Plan. Residents of Silver Spring and Colesville are among the busiest people in Montgomery County, and Lilly's Whole Home Cleaning Service is here to help free up your schedule. Most people don't have time to handle residential chores such as vacuuming, dusting, and thoroughly cleaning each room consistently.
We Do Not Rotate Rooms. The Whole House is Freshly Cleaned. No Accumulation of Dirt.
Our cleaning technicians have been trained to perform a very Detailed Cleaning Routine, Every Task, in Every Room, Every Visit, from Top to Bottom, Delivering a High Quality Consistent Cleaning.
We are Montgomery County's Best Home Cleaning Service, and our residential cleaning plans deliver the best home cleaning with every visit. Our experts clean each room using specialized checklists that take into consideration every task that needs to be done and every cleaning method that can be used by our professional crews. When you let Lilly's handle your cleaning, you will feel The Differences that We Make in your Silver Spring or Colesville home, as we do in all surrounding areas in Montgomery County, Maryland.
Lilly's takes pride in providing the Best Home Cleaning on each scheduled visit to your home in Silver Spring or Colesville. Our specialized checklists ensure that we address the needs of each room, whether we are cleaning the kitchen, bathroom, or any other area of your Montgomery County, Maryland home. Whether we are dusting, vacuuming, changing sheets or collecting trash, our experts take special steps for each cleaning task.
We want you to enjoy your life with the confidence that your home is being cared for properly.
Whether you live in Silver Spring, Colesville, or the surrounding area, contact us so that we can share how Lilly's Comprehensive House Cleaning Plans will help you to free up your schedule and enjoy your life.


text:
Roberta Bonnette Struble
What do you remember about Roberta? Share your stories and photos here, and invite others to come share their memories.
Roberta "Bertie" Bonnette Struble of Rising Sun, MD, age 90, passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021. Bertie was born on September 7, 1931 in Elizabeth, WV to the late Eura Bonnette and Willa Hutchinson.
Bertie was a Physical Education teacher at Elkton High School for 30 years where she coached softball and field hockey. She volunteered for the Lions Club and many other local organizations. Her most treasured time was with her family; she absolutely loved her children and grandchildren and took joy in attending family and sporting events. After her retirement, Bertie enjoyed traveling in their RV across the country. Bertie will be most remembered for her Christmas Cookies, pretty much all the city of Rising Sun, MD can attest to that also. She has touched many lives in her life and will be deeply missed by many.
Bertie is survived by her son, Douglas Craig Struble and his wife, Sandra; son, Dennis Britt Struble and his wife, Carla; daughter, Roxanne Louise Pedlow; grandchildren: Chris Struble and his wife, Jill, Mike Struble and his wife, Darla, Shane Struble and his wife, Dawn, Candice Stivers and her husband, Ken, Nikki Bailey, Kortni Sorbello and her husband, Sebastian, Kyle Pedlow, Tori Reynolds and her husband, Jake; 14 great-grandchildren; 2 great-great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Bertie is preceded in death by her husband, Darwin "Don" Struble.
A celebration of Bertie's life will be held at Janes United Methodist Church, 213 North Walnut Street, Rising Sun, MD 21911 at 11:00 am on Thursday, November 18, 2021 where family and friends may start visiting at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Brookview Cemetery in Rising Sun, MD. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to "Amedysis Hospice" or "Rising Sun Lions Club" and sent in care of R.T. Foard Funeral Home, PO Box 248, Rising Sun, MD 21911. To send online condolences, please visit www.rtfoard.com.
R.T. Foard Funeral Home, P.A.
Cecil Whig
http://www.cecildaily.com/site/contact.html


text:
Torr to Pounds Per Square Inch
Torr to Pounds Per Square Inch Conversion
Enter the pressure in torr below to get the value converted to pounds per square inch.
Torr Value:
Results in Pounds Per Square Inch:
1 Torr = 0.019337 psi
Do you want to convert pounds per square inch to torr?
How to Convert Torr to Pounds Per Square Inch
To convert a torr measurement to a pound per square inch measurement, multiply the pressure by the conversion ratio.
Since one torr is equal to 0.019337 pounds per square inch, you can use this simple formula to convert:
pounds per square inch = torr × 0.019337
The pressure in pounds per square inch is equal to the torr multiplied by 0.019337.
For example, here's how to convert 5 torr to pounds per square inch using the formula above.
5 Torr = (5 × 0.019337) = 0.096684 psi
Torr and pounds per square inch are both units used to measure pressure. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.
The torr is a measure of pressure equal to 1/760 of an atmosphere. Torr is based on an absolute scale of pressure, which is equivalent to the atmospheric pressure plus the gauge pressure.
The torr is a non-SI metric unit for pressure. Torr can be abbreviated as Torr; for example, 1 torr can be written as 1 Torr.
Pounds Per Square Inch
One pound per square inch is the pressure of equal to one pound-force per square inch.
The pound per square inch is a US customary and imperial unit of pressure. A pound per square inch is sometimes also referred to as a pound-force per square inch. Pounds per square inch can be abbreviated as psi; for example, 1 pound per square inch can be written as 1 psi.
PSI can be expressed using the formula:
1 psi = 1 lbf / in2
Pressure in pounds per square inch are equal to the pound-force divided by the area in square inches.
Torr to Pound Per Square Inch Conversion Table
Torr measurements converted to pounds per square inch
1 Torr 0.019337 psi
3 Torr 0.05801 psi
10 Torr 0.193368 psi
25 Torr 0.48342 psi
More Torr & Pound Per Square Inch Conversions
torr to pascals
torr to hectopascals
torr to atmospheres
torr to bars
torr to millibars
torr to kilograms per square centimeter
torr to kilograms per square meter
torr to pounds per square foot
pascals to pounds per square inch
hectopascals to pounds per square inch
atmospheres to pounds per square inch
bars to pounds per square inch
millibars to pounds per square inch
kilograms per square centimeter to pounds per square inch
kilograms per square meter to pounds per square inch
pounds per square foot to pounds per square inch


Today we were planning to get to Bog Inn Hut and didn't expect it to be an arduous day so packed up the tent site and set off about 0830. The GPS data for the day is here - as you can see, we ended up doing less than 18km today - but there was no way we would have made it comfortably to the next hut (Waihaha) so that was fine by us!
We knew we were following the Timber Trail cycle trail for a fair bit of the way today so were expecting some nice walking conditions - we weren't disappointed! It's a well used cycle way - 85km to Taumarunui - with nicely-graded paths, extensive signage and good bridges etc. We are definitely not used to the luxuries afforded these bikers!!
Start of the trail close to the camp.
Welcoming pou at start of the Timber Trail.
The signage was worth stopping to read - I thought I would include a selection below!!
Plenty of info on birds along the way.
As well as on the forest itself.
The forest has been in recovery since the cessation of selective logging (in the early 80's maybe?) and makes for a beautiful walk. The vegetation starts off in the lowland areas with podocarp forest dominated by rimu, mataī, miro and tawa. As you get higher you get into what DoC describes as montane forest with Hall's tōtara, tāwheowheo and kāmahi. These forests grow on pumice and ash-derived soils - as a result of historic Taupo eruptions.
So our day consisted of the initial 12km or so on the cycle trail before TA took us on a detour (of course!!) up the top of Mt Pureora. This was fairly steep and muddy in places - just to remind us that we are trampers/hikers, not cyclists!!
On the cycle trail through some very pretty bush.
Even cyclists have to contend with (very small and shallow!) patches of mud occasionally.
But the bridges are pure luxury for hikers.
Kilometre markers just so the poor old cyclists know how far they have come! 5km in this case.
Out onto private forestry land for a bit.
Smoko break - this is where we met our first cyclists.
Then the option of a detour (sorry about more blurry photos - bad day!).
And here it was with its own canopy! One for the shed JP??!
Still through some "Lord of the Rings" type forest.
Then it was into more sparse territory as we climbed Mt Pureora.
You can clearly see the pumice soils.
Still reasonably steep in places - and scoured by rainfall.
Looking to the peak with trig in background.
Hunkered down by the trig for lunch, out of a chilly wind!
A murky view of Lake Taupo from Mt Pureora.
Then it was back down Mt Pureora to rejoin the cycle trail for a couple of kms before turning off that trail (for the last time) and heading on the Hauhangaroa Track towards Bog Inn Hut. This, of course, was back onto advanced tramping track material :-).
Casually skirting the mud where possible.
Maybe this is why it is called "Bog Inn Hut".
A tree hugger at heart - but needs longer arms for this one.
It was a slight detour off the track to get to Bog Inn Hut which we reached just after 1500 - so a relatively early stop. Bog Inn Hut is a classic!! Built in 1960 by the old Forest Research Institute, it is made of hand sawn timber and allows for the entry of lots of fresh air!! We had been warned of rats being a problem (although the DoC guy at Pureora said they had been poisoning) in the hut, so made sure our food bags were hung up out of reach (hopefully). As it turned out, we had no rat issues at all overnight - so a pleasant surprise!! We also got a small fire going - although a lack of dry wood, and no axe or saw (apart from my Leatherman!) meant that it was a fairly pathetic excuse for a fire and eventually it died out for want of fuel!! So it was curl up in the sleeping bags and go to sleep!
Five star accommodation for the night.
New mattresses - only a four bunk hut. More than sufficient when there is only two of you!!
I'll huff and I'll puff and get that fire going (maybe).
I don't recommend a Leatherman as a long-term solution for sawing larger wood.
Not a "roaring" success, but made us feel better while it was going!


Data Recovery isles of Scilly: For over 16 years now our team of expert data recovery engineers have been helping the businesses and people of the Isles of Scilly recover data from a wide variety of hard drives and other such storage devices that have failed for a whole host of reasons. With this in mind we offer the premier data recovery solutions package in and around the Isles of Scilly and Cornwall and can help you get back to work sooner rather than later . For more information on how we can help you with your data retrieval and a no obligation quote call our team today on 01752 479547.
When it comes to using Microsoft's new operating system Windows 8.1 there are many users out there who are experiencing problems with their existing storage devices because of issues with drivers, firmware and incompatibility errors. Our data recovery isles of Scilly team have been asked to help a great number of businesses and domestic users who have changed over to this newer platform unaware of the difficulties they would encounter as a result of introducing the new to the old; something that with previous operating systems was not so much of an issue.
Our data recovery Isles of Scilly engineers are being asked to help recover data from hard drives and other storage devices that have been rendered unusable as the result of being partitioned to allow for the introduction of the new system over the old. And while the data is still showing as being present on the drive it is inaccessible and can lead to a great deal of frustration and time lost.
We are proud to be able to offer a hard drive recovery solution that will allow for the recovery of said data and enable you to continue on with what you were doing before the installation of the itinerant operating system and are well versed in dealing with all kinds of storage device issues from component failures, firmware failure and those problems we have discussed relating to the operating system's incompatibility.
Windows 8.1 sees my drive but that's as far as it goes!
As we have already mentioned our data recovery Isles of Scilly personnel have been presented with this problem on many occasions and doubtlessly will continue to be so which is why we are able to offer the premier data recovery solution to the problem. As well as identifying the cause of the problem we can help recover the data and return it to you on a new media which will allow you to restore it to a drive that is Windows 8.1 compatible.
if you have suffered the problems we have talked about on this page or are suffering from any storage related issue where your data is inaccessible call our team today on 01752 479547 and speak to an engineer who will provide you with an initial assessment of the situation as well as a no obligation quote and an explanation of how our No Fix No Fee guarantee can work for you should we not be able to recover your data (we should point out that this is not something that occurs often). Our quotation may include an additional charge if the drive in question has suffered mechanical issues. If you are happy for us to continue with the recovery process we ask that you send the drive to us here at our data recovery Isles of Scilly and Cornwall centre. You can do this by post, courier or in person if you so desire.
Once the storage device has arrived with us our data recovery Isles of Scilly personnel will make a firm diagnosis of the problem and will report back their findings to you by email. The email we send you will detail the nature of the problem and all of the data that we can recover (this data if larger than 30GBs may require recovery to an external storage device as opposed to data DVD but our engineer will discuss this with you). If you are happy and wish for us to finalise the recovery process we ask that you make payment to us in full using a credit or debit card or BACS transfer (we do not accept PayPal). Once payment has been received we will recover your data and return it to you via next day courier. To find out more about how we can help reunite you with your lost or inaccessible data call our data recovery team today on 01752 479547; lines are open 9am to 6pm Monday to Friday as is our data recovery centre.