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"A Musical" hits the stage
Jesuit's spring drama production features the newly released musical "Something Rotten", a comedic and historical story made contemporary.
Rosa Madden, Staff Writer|February 21, 2020
Elaine Kloser
Jesuit students in the Spring musical "Something Rotten" rehearsing a scene.
Set in the late 16th century, "Something Rotten" follows the storyline of two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom.
They write plays together, but have trouble getting themselves off the ground due to their fierce competition, Shakespeare. Their minds troubled, the Bottom brothers seek help from a fortune teller, who tells them that musicals will be popular, but 500 years in the future.
Because musicals are ahead of their time, Nick and Nigel's musical doesn't gain much traction. Returning to the soothsayer, they ask what Shakespeare's greatest play will be. The fortune teller, who isn't that accurate, tells the brothers that it will be 'Omelet,' instead of 'Hamlet'.
Nick and Nigel then desperately try to create 'Omelet' the musical, not knowing that Shakespeare would actually create 'Hamlet'.
Drama directors Elaine Kloser and Jeff Hall chose "Something Rotten" as the winter musical due to its seamless weaving together of the historical timeline of the 1500s and pops of comedy.
"The history of musical theater is charted throughout [the musical]," Kloser said. "But at the same time, it's very irreverent and fun with all that stuff," Hall added.
While working with her students, Kloser notices a special relation between them and the storyline.
"For theater people it really tells a story, and we love that for the students who are involved. They can really find things in it that are personal to them and their theater experience."
Junior Nathan Hasbrook, who plays Nick Bottom, describes one of the hardest parts of the musical, learning the dances.
"The hardest part for me is definitely the dancing, because I've never really done tap dancing before this year. [I've] kind of grown into it, but it's a challenge," Hasbrook said.
Senior Danna Awad, cast as Portia, an art-loving Puritan, explains her time commitment to the musical. They rehearse six times a week for about three hours a day, and as the weeks draw closer to opening night, those rehearsals turn into six to eight hours.
"The hardest part is definitely the time commitment, but it's really fun because you can be around the same people and get really close to them," Awad stated.
Kloser and Hall also utilize new technology while constructing the backdrops. Because Something Rotten is set in around ten different locations, the use of a projector benefits them greatly. A company down in California reached out to Jesuit a couple of months ago to build customized projections for this musical, and Kloser and Hall are excited to work with them.
Rosa Madden, Alumni 2019-2020
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A mastectomy is surgery to remove a breast or part of a breast. It is usually done to treat breast cancer. Types of breast surgery include
Total (simple) mastectomy - removal of breast tissue and nipple
Modified radical mastectomy - removal of the breast, most of the lymph nodes under the arm, and often the lining over the chest muscles
Lumpectomy - surgery to remove the tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it
Which surgery you have depends on the stage of cancer, size of the tumor, size of the breast, and whether the lymph nodes are involved. Many women have breast reconstruction to rebuild the breast after a mastectomy.
Sometimes mastectomy is done to prevent breast cancer. Only high-risk patients have this type of surgery.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
Breast Cancer Surgery (Susan G. Komen for the Cure) - PDF Also in Spanish
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Follow up Care for Breast Cancer Treatment (American Cancer Society) Also in Spanish
Breast Cancer: Treatment Options (American Society of Clinical Oncology) Also in Spanish
Choosing a Breast Prosthesis: A Survivor's Perspective (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
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Breast Reconstruction: Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator (BroadcastMed) - Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, 1/11/2008
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Q: Adding formatted break with Nokogiri I'm trying to add a few elements to an already existing XML document. The following code is successful at adding the desired nodes and content, however it doesn't format the inserted elements. All the added elements end up on one line instead of with line breaks and indentations after each element.
Any suggestions about how I could add this formatting?
The code is:
doc.xpath("//tei:div[@xml:id='versionlog']", {"tei" => "http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"}).each do |node|
  new_entry = Nokogiri::XML::Node.new "div", doc
  new_entry["xml:id"] = "v_#{ed_no}"
  head = Nokogiri::XML::Node.new "head", doc
  head.content = "Description of changes for #{ed_no}"
  new_entry.add_child(head)
  para = Nokogiri::XML::Node.new "p", doc
  para.content = "#{version_description}"
  new_entry.add_child(para)
  node.add_child(new_entry)
end

A: Why is it important that the XML not be on one line? It's purely cosmetic having "pretty-printed" XML, and not required by the XML spec or the parser when the XML is reloaded. Personally, I'd recommend having no formatting for your transfer speed and reduced disk size, but YMMV.
You can either run the XML through an XML beautifier, or play a game with Nokogiri along the lines of:
new_entry.add_child(para.to_xml + "\n")

The line break will be added as a text node between the tags, but it's benign and not significant to XML's ability to deliver its payload.
If you insist, "How do I pretty-print HTML with Nokogiri?" describes how to get there.

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Q: How would I append an integer to a single line from my bot? I have no idea how to word this question, but I am trying to put all information from the roll into one response from my bot.
import discord
import random

DND_1d6 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
    if message.content.startswith(";roll 1d6"):
        response = random.choice(DND_1d6)
        await message.channel.send(response)

    if message.content.startswith(";roll 2d6"):
        response = random.choice(DND_1d6), random.choice(DND_1d6)
        response_added = random.choice(DND_1d6) + random.choice(DND_1d6)
# how would i use these two variables together in one line?
        await message.channel.send()

client.run(client_id)

So for example, if a user types ";roll 2d6" I want to have the bot type out the first and second roll separately, "2, 6" and have the bot add the two numbers together "8" all in one nice line. This is simply a quality of life thing to not spam the chat. How could I go about this? The final result I am looking for would be something like this
"You rolled x and y for a total of z."

A: You can construct a string using the results you get and send that to the channel.
Also note that response = random.choice(DND_1d6), random.choice(DND_1d6) creates a tuple that contains the two rolls, for example (2,6). You do not need to roll again as you are doing in response = random.choice(DND_1d6), random.choice(DND_1d6) as these will give you different numbers (they are not linked to the previous rolls).
import discord
import random

DND_1d6 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

@client.event
async def on_message(message):
    if message.content.startswith(";roll 1d6"):
        response = random.choice(DND_1d6)
        await message.channel.send(response)

    if message.content.startswith(";roll 2d6"):
        response = random.choice(DND_1d6), random.choice(DND_1d6)
        response_str = 'You rolled {0} and {1} for a total of {2}'.format(response[0], response[1], sum(response))
        await message.channel.send(response_str )

client.run(client_id)


Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day is commemorated every year on the 14th of November to celebrate the achievements and share emerging trends in geospatial technology and its power to transform lives.
GIS comprises a wide range of data and information collection methods which aid in planning processes for proper distribution of social, environmental and economic activities for the sustainable use of natural resources and provision of services to people.
GIS is here with us, the first profession created so they say. That is why everything is ordered in space and time. The technology provides humans with the ability to plan their spaces over time for orderly and equitable distribution of populations and activities. This ensures proper planning for efficient provision of social services like: transportation, health, education, water and food. All these can be done at the comfort of your house with GIS, you can have a bird's eye view of every feature on the earth's surface, in the sea and in the air, and with further techniques, beneath the earth and below the oceans. When resources are mapped out and understood using GIS it makes it easy for appropriate policies and guidelines on their sustainable use and management to be put in place with people and nature in mind.
At WWF , GIS is one of the cornerstones of conservation planning and natural capital assessments to determine ecosystem services that drive livelihoods.


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South Kent is a village located in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, alongside the border with New York, and within and part of Kent, Connecticut. South Kent has its own Post Office whose ZIP code is 06785. South Kent is also home to South Kent School, a private prep school.

Geography

South Kent is located in Litchfield County.  Its location is .  South Kent's terrain is mostly hilly, with small valleys and upland plateaus.  There are several bodies of water in South Kent, including Hatch Pond, Mill Pond, Mud Pond, and South Spectacle Lake.

Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 578 people living in the town, living in 224 households.  The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 2.99.

The median income for a household in the town was $60,208, and the median income for a family was $56,964. Males had a median income of $58,875 versus $34,135 for females. The per capita income for the town was $59,245.

Facts of note
South Kent, CT was home to artist Robert Nisbett (1879–1961).
Philip W. Camp, farmer and author of a series of books known as Phil Camp's Stories, was a lifelong resident.
South Kent is currently home to the oldest and largest herd of the rare Randall Cattle breed and the breed Registry.

References

External links
Town Website
South Kent School

Kent, Connecticut
Villages in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Villages in Connecticut

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Do We Have To Go To Church?
"Do we have to go to church?"* said most everyone of us at some point in our life. I've asked that question before and I'm sure other minister have done so as well.
I get the question. People are asking if attending a Sunday church assembly is necessary. Part of me wants to whip out Hebrews 10:25 as a prooftext, where the writer of Hebrews warns against forsaking the assembly. If were looking for a law, which a question like this often assumes, then the instruction in Hebrews appears sufficient. Having said all that, something else has already gone afoul when we have to ask the question of whether it is necessary to assemble with our church… on Sunday or any other time when the church assembles.
What Are We Asking, Saying, and Doing?
The question of whether we have to go to church also assumes a view of church that is widely accepted but still wrong. The assumption is that church is where we go and what we do rather than who we are as a community of disciples. Hence, we speak of church in the third-person singular rather than the first-person plural voice. Church is no longer thought of in terms of who we are − our identity as a community of disciples − but as an independent part of our life.
The problem is deeper though. As I pointed to earlier, the question assumes a legalistic approach to the Christian faith. This legalism holds that there are certain laws that must be kept in order to remain a faithful Christian and the question wants to know if going to church is necessary to remain a faithful Christian. However, most of the time it seems as though the person asking is looking for an out… a legal loophole, so to speak. Perhaps the person wants to justify sleeping in on Sunday morning, heading out to the golf course, the deer stand, etc… Because church is already regarded as just a part of life, something the person goes to do rather their way of live, church is now becoming even a lesser part of life.
In reality, the question of whether or not we have do go to church says much about our relationship with God. Since church is only a part of our life and is becoming a lesser part of life, God is no longer first. God is replace with something else, which is now more important and that is a deeper issue.
As I think about the deeper issue, I am reminded of the story in the Gospel of Luke about the rich ruler (Lk 18:18-29). The man's problem is not his wealth, it's putting his wealth before God! Trying to justify himself he comes to Jesus inquiring about what is necessary for eternal life, so Jesus tells him to keep the commandments. Of course, this wealthy man is already keeping the commandments. There's still one problem and Jesus calls him on it… This man loves his riches more than he loves God and so his riches, rather than God, are his top priority. So he left, unable to follow Jesus into the kingdom because he loved his riches more than he loved God.
We can't and don't go to church because we are the church! Yet as the church, we gather together as an assembly in various formats and these gatherings are important. There are times when we cannot assemble and have legitimate reasons for not being able to do so. But when we begin to see the assembly as the church and separate that into just one part of our life, we inevitably do the same with God. For our relationship with God is bound within the community (church) of God's people which God has made us a part of. When we relegate this relationship into one part among other parts of our life like family, work, hobbies, and so on, those other parts have the potential of becoming more important.
* This article was originally published in Connecting 29 (October 1, 2014), a biweekly publication of the Columbia Church of Christ, and has been reformatted for this blog.
This entry was posted in Church, Contemporary Christianity, Discipleship, Faith. Bookmark the permalink.
I have normally answered the "Do I have to …" questions with no. I'll go on and explain two things.
2. If I have time I will explain that I think that misunderstand the nature of God (not that any of us have a great understanding). God desires relationship with us, not law following. The question we should be asking is not "What does God require of me?", but instead "What can i do that will please God today?" or "What does God want of me?" These questions are questions that we ask in relationships.
Rex, I'm so encouraged by the Spirit's work in your heart. These foundational truths (who we are in light of who God is (our identity in him) and what he's already done) are sadly not truths that make up the church in our culture. There is a real breakdown with our identities in Christ and thus our functionality as a body. truths I've been blinded to for most of my life. However, by God's grace, my eyes see differently now and my husband and I are in pursuit to live differently out of our being which is rooted in Christ. In our culture this is a foreign concept. With a "church" on most street corners but very little Jesus, it feels lonely. I am thankful for his work in the hearts of his people. I'm thankful for family, blood and not, who's eyes see through the spirit's work.
Thanks for comment! As the culture at large is in a major shift, moving from a modern to a postmodern view, so also is Christianity. Slowly but steadily, more Christians are coming to realize how much the church has been shaped by a christendom view where in many ways Christians could believe in Jesus but not necessarily follow his way of life. That is beginning to change as Christianity moves into a post-christendom era and is being forced to rethink what it means to live true to its calling which is to bear faithful witness to Jesus Christ.
A church without Jesus. I know what you're talking about. I wished for a long time I would get to hear the gospel. That is tragic.
How much of going to church was to prove to others how faithful you were? Or just see and be seen and get some info and a little gossip? It can still be a social event in many places with seat saving and people running to visit with people. Also, when going as a kid meant that all you would get to do was sing a few songs and hear another sermon about the church, let's admit it, that got boring. Jesus wasn't discussed nor was anything mentioned about the rest of the week or what it meant to be a Christian, other than showing up to church to Sunday.
That's a culture of church I'm trying to bury, while helping form a culture where the worship and fellowship gathering is about a genuine expression of faith. Today, during our worship as we had a prayer of blessing for our children, there was laughter as we talked about the some of the foolish mistakes children will make as they grow up… and then there was crying as one woman was overcome with memories of a child she lost. We did typical things that churches do in worship (e.g., singing songs) but the church members also left their seats and gathered around this woman with hugs so that she would not feel like she was bearing her burden alone. Of course, we're not a perfect church but I do think our gatherings are a genuine expression of faith in Christ.


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Each tour is a half day tour. Put any two tours together to make a full day.
Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums, St. Peter's Basilica
We start with the main highlights of the Vatican Museums, the richest and most visited museum in the world. The museums include the famous Raphael Rooms and the Sistine Chapel, built by Pope Sisto IV in 1475, with masterpieces from Botticelli, Perugino, Signorelli and the breathtaking Genesis and Last Judgement by Michelangelo. Finally, we will visit Christendom's largest church, St. Peter's Basilica, built over the tomb of the Apostol Peter. In the basilica, we will see one of the best pieces of sculpture in the world: the "Pieta´" by Michelangelo. We will end the tour in the magnificent St. Peter's square, which holds more than 300,000 people, feeling embraced by Bernini's colonnade, admiring Michelangelo's Cupola and the ancient Egyptians obelisk, which once stood in the circus of emperor Nero, where the Apostol Peter was crucified.
*Prices do not include entrance fees into museums. Entrance fee to the Vatican Museums/Sistine chapel is 25 euros. This includes the "skip the line" reservation fee.
Pick- up is at your Hotel.
Reservations will be confirmed with payment at the time of booking with a check, or Pay Pal. Your tour is fully refunded if canceled 30 days in advance.
We will start with the Flavian Amphitheatre, also known as Coliseum, sitting almost 80,000 spectators. For its inauguration, in the year 80 AD, the Emperor Titus organized 100 days of celebrations, with "venationes" (combats between beasts and men), and gladiator's games. We will then visit the Roman Forum, the pulsing heart of the Roman Republic, where the Senate met, where Julius Caesar was cremated and Antonio pronounced his famous speech, which Shakespeare reported from the old historian Plutarco. If we still have the energy we can proceed to the Palatine Hill, the pulsing heart of the Roman Empire, where Romulus founded the city of Rome and where all the emperors lived, from Augustus till after the end of the empire.
*Prices do not include entrance fees into museums. Entrance fee of the Coliseum and Forum is 13.5 euros. Pick- up at your Hotel.
Reservations will be confirmed with payment at the time of booking with a check or Pay Pal. Your tour is fully refunded if canceled 30 days in advance.
Renaissance and Baroque Rome
This is a walking tour through the heart of Rome, through its medieval and renaissance alleys. The tour includes: the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish steps, the Pantheon, Navona's square, Campo de Fiori, famous for its food and vegetable market and where lived Vannozza Caetani, the famous mistress of Pope Alexander the VI Borgia and mother of Lucrezia Borgia. During our walk, we will highlight several other monuments and churches, for example, the church of San Luigi dei Francesi, with its stunning Caravaggio paintings.
*Pick- up is at your Hotel.
Reservations will be confirmed with payment at the time of booking with a check or pay-pal. Your tour is fully refunded if canceled 30 days in advance.
The Roman Catacombs
Old Romans could not bury their dead inside the city walls, so they did it along the most frequented ancient roads, for example, the Appian Way, the "Regina Viarum", queen of all the roads, as the ancients called it. The first long road built specifically to transport troops outside the smaller region of greater Rome. The main part of the Appian Way was started and finished in 312 BC. We will exit the old city walls, take a bus and ride along the Appian Way, until the famous Catacombs. We will learn why these cemeteries are called catacombs, we will visit one of them and we will stroll over the old Roman stones and enjoy the famous landscape with the umbrella-pine trees.
*Prices do not include entrance fees into museums. Entrance fee to the Catacombs is 8 euros. Pick- up is at your Hotel.
The Roman Major Basilicas (St. John in Lateran and St. Mary Major)
If you were a pilgrim, then visiting the four major Christian Basilica would be a must. If churches are of interest, this is the city to find them. In this tour we will visit two of these major Basilicas, St. John in Lateran and St. Mary Major (the four basilicas are St. Mary's, St. John's, St. Peter's and St. Paul outside the walls).
As it is written in Latin on the façade of St. John's in Lateran is the "Urbis et Orbis Ecclesiarum Mater et Caput" (mother of all the churches of Rome and of the world). It was the very first Christian church, built by Emperor Constantine on imperial-ground and it was the residence of the Popes from the IVth century until the first Jubileum (Holy Year) of the year 1300. We will visit the basilica, the medieval cloister, the first baptistery in history and the "Scala Santa" (holy stair) said to be the staircase that Jesus climbed to be tried by Pilatus in Jerusalem. It's said to be brought to Rome by St. Elena, the mother of Emperor Constantine. This staircase can be climbed only on one's knees and it leads to the "Sancta Sanctorum" (Most Holy), the old private chapel of the Popes with the most precious image of Christ, said to have been made not by human hands ("acherotipa").
We end the tour at Basilica of St. Mary Major the first official church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. We will see how Mary became so important for the Christian's as the heir of the female goddesses of the pagan world. The church itself is one of the best preserved early Christian churches in Rome, featuring stunning mosaics of the 5th and 13th century.
*Prices do not include entrance fees into museums. Entrance to St. John's medieval Cloister is 3 euros. Pick- up is at your Hotel.
Reservations will be confirmed with payment at the time of booking with check or Pay-Pal. Your tour is fully refunded if canceled 30 days in advance.
Legends and Ghosts of Rome (2.5 hours, evening tour)
We will talk about some of the most famous figures of Roman history, visit the places where they used to live and where their Ghosts still appear these days from time to time. From Giordano Bruno to Donna Olimpia, to Lorenza Feliciani, to Beatrice Cenci, you will hear some of the most revealing stories of Rome.
*Prices do not include entrance fees into museums.
Medieval Trastevere and the Jewish ghetto
We will visit the oldest part of Trastevere, the Roman quarter on the right bank of the Tiber River. It was the area next to the ancient Roman port where most of the foreigners used to settle. It was here that St. Peter found already a Jewish-Christian community during his first trip to Rome, 49 AD. We will see the remains of the oldest synagogue in Rome, dating back to Augustus time. We will learn how the Jewish community lived here for centuries before being relegated in the ghetto area by pope Paolo the IV Carafa in 1555. We will then cross the river and visit the Jewish ghetto that lasted as a segregated area until 1870 when Rome was not anymore under the sovereignty of the Pope but became Italy's capital.
Women of ancient Rome walking tour
We will visit the Rome archeological area, Palatine Hill, the Roman Forum and the Coliseum following the history of women who were the protagonists of their time. Rea Silvia was the virgin mother of Romulus and Remus. Lucrezia,, the woman who was instrumental in ending the monarchy and starting the Republic Servilia. The long-lasting lover of Julius Caesar, Clodia, loved by the poet Catullo who called her Lesbia and hated by the orator Cicero who called her pervert prostitute. We will visit the house of the vestal virgins, women who had to stay virgin for 30 years in order to safeguard the sacred fire of Rome. We will talk about some of the great or infamous empresses, Livia, lover and then wife of Emperor Augustus, Agrippina minor, mother of Emperor Nero and killed by her own son, and other special women of power like Poppea, Domitia, Faustina.
*Prices do not include entrance fees into museums..
The Rome of the courtesans walking tour
"A courtesan is an honest prostitute," said Johannes Burckhardt, the secretary of the Pope Alexander the VI Borgia. We will learn about renaissance Rome through the life of the most famous courtesans of the end of 1400 and beginning of 1500: Vannozza Cattani, long lasting lover of the Pope Alexander the VI Borgia and mother of Lucrezia Borgia; Giulia Farnese, the most beautiful woman of Rome, sister of a Pope and lover of another Pope, the divine Imperia, lover of the richest man in Rome, the banker Agostino Chigi.. During our walk that will take us through some of the most intricate streets of the city, we will learn how these women were able to thrive in the Renaissance Rome of beauty and corruption. We will also visit the church of the courtesans where they used to find clients and where some of them were buried.
Women of Trastevere walking tour
From Tanaquilla to Cleopatra, to Agrippina, this bohemian area of Rome saw some of the most famous women of this ancient city. But it was starting from the 1300 and especially during the 1500 and 1600's that the area witnessed the life of many special women. Jacopa dei Settesoli, called by St. Francis "brother Jacopa" and the only woman allowed next to him on his deathbed. Santa Francesca Romana, one of the patron saints of Rome and one of the most loved. La Fornarina, long lasting lover of Raphael, the queen Christina of Sweden, one of the most famous women of 1600, patron of the arts and involved in many high-level love affairs with men and women alike. During our walk, we will visit this very special area of Rome, that still today attracts many locals and tourists, especially during the evening hours. We will talk about the terrible condition of women during the Catholic counter-reformation. The tour will end at the "international women's house of Rome", an ex-convent, prison, and reformatory for many women from 1600 to the present time.
The origin of Christianity walking tour
How did Christianity, initially despised as the religion of women and slaves, end up being the only allowed religion of the Roman empire and still now the most followed religion of the world? We will see how Christianity developed on top of the most important religions of the Roman empire, The Pagan, the Jewish and the Mitra religions absorbing and transforming elements from all of them. We will visit a very special church, St. Clemente, that in its three layers of architecture shows this transformation.
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This excursion is demanding as much as it is picturesque. It passes almost entirely through the finest unspoilt region of the municipal area of Bagno di Romagna that forms a part of the Parco Nazionale delle Foreste Casentinesi. It goes through the very essence of the Park, unforgettable for the beauty of the places visited, the picturesque scenes and atmospheres of the forest and the deafening silences broken only by echoes or the roar of falling water.
From Bagno di Romagna we first have to drive to Badia Prataglia (16 km) following the spectacular "Strada dei Mandrioli" (Mandrioli Road) (SP. 142 in Romagna, SR. 71 in Tuscany). On reaching the town of Badia Prataglia we leave the SR. 71, which continues down toward Bibbiena, and turn right into the SP. 69 which, after the public gardens, climbs fairly steeply toward the Eremo di Camaldoli (Hermitage of Camaldoli). This road eventually becomes unmade as it nears Aia di Guerrino (km 4.200), very near to the CAI forest shelter of Fangacci (1234 asl) next to Fonte di Guido and a lay-by where we leave the car. Our route starts from here. Ignoring the signs of the various trails, we follow the wide unmade road, now on the level, for about 2 km toward the hermitage and as far as the small parking area of Prato alla Penna (1248 m asl), after passing by a spectacular panoramic view point on the side of Romagna and the lake of Ridracoli. From the parking area we pass a bar and set off on a wide trail along the ridge between Romagna and Tuscany (CAI 00/GEA) enveloped in a dense beechwood. After slightly less than 1 km, at Gioghetto (1239 asl), we leave this trail where it meets another trail on the left that leads to the hermitage below (signposted 70), while we take a wide unmade forestry service road on the right closed with a bar gate. This road is also known as the Acuti road and is marked with signs for the Lama and also signposted 229. It drops down onto the wild Romagna side, through mature beechwoods interspersed with fir woods. A little further on after crossing the Acuti River, which gives the valley its shape, we turn sharply right (1169 asl) to follow the course of river again. The forest all around us becomes increasingly majestic and beautiful. The road, which still has good paved sections, used to be one of the arduous "vie dei legni" (woodsman's roads) along which oxen, mules and workhorse dragged trunks and long beeches which were then floated down the River Arno to Florence and Pisa. We continue to descend until we come to the Acuti River again, especially charming in spring when full of water. Then we cross it again and follow its course for a long straight stretch until the road turns left and leaves the river for a few hundred metres. From here, looking upward - but only when the trees are bare - we can admire a view of the Scalandrini waterfall where the Fangacci River falls about ninety metres. Continuing downward we come again to the Acuti River which merges with the Fangacci River to form the Lama River that accompanies us all the way down to the plateau of the same name in the heart of the park. The Lama is a meadow (699 m) overlooked by Monte Penna (1333 m) from which the massif of the Apennines between Tuscany and Romagna slopes down creating a landscape of rugged woods, ravines and cliffs in contrast with the gentleness of the little upland where the Lama and Forconali rivers become calmer and merge on their way toward the Lake of Ridracoli. It is one of the most extensive wetlands of the park with ancient marshy depressions now inhabited by patches of alder, poplar and willow. At the edges of this upland located at the centre of a marvellous forest there is a forestry station where visitors can also admire exotic plants of exceptional size, as well as an unusual hawthorn which is about 300 years old. A little further on some gigantic sequoias can be seen. They are absolutely atypical of our region and were planted by the Bohemian Carlo Siemoni who managed the forest for the Grand Duke of Lorena. From a hill next to a little church it is possible to make out the Ridracoli Dam which has modified the landscape with a natural feature in the form of a neck of the lake which has crept as far as the forest creating one of the most picturesque sights of the Apennines. The route continues retracing trail 229 to the signpost of the 227 which indicates the "Sentiero degli Scalandrini" (Scalandrini Trail) on the left. Rather sharp and very hard going, it climbs through very tight hairpins and ramps up a narrow gully at the end of which the Fangacci River passes through enormous rocky masses and trees. It is a fairytale landscape. A little further on, when we go up some rock steps (hence the term scalandrini, a rustic word for steps) with the help of a handrail anchored to the rock face, at the bottom of which there is a waterfall, it really gives the impression of being at Rivendell in The Lord of the Rings! A little further on we come to a sheltered terrace offering a magnificent view of the forest below, the Lama plateau and the Lake of Ridracoli in the distance. The trail now continues a little more easily above the Fangacci River. In the spring or after a storm the roar of the Scalandrini waterfall can be heard here. The waterfall can be reached by making a detour to the right and descending, not without some risk, on a difficult trail that is hard to distinguish. The climb continues more steeply. After crossing a little bridge over the Fangacci River, the trail rises again into the forest and the valley opens up. Finally the Rifugio dei Fangacci (Fangacci Shelter) appears on the left, which was our point of departure. Nearby there is a fountain.
Warning! Because of the bad weather of the last winter and spring season, along mule tracks and paths you can find trees and signs fallen on the ground, therefore we strongly advise and with care, where the tracing or conventional signs are no longer visible or not explanatory, to adopt the utmost caution and above all to interrupt the chosen ring by retracing the steps already taken backwards.
PERCORSO: Passo Fangacci - Prato alla Penna - Acuti - La Lama - Scalandrini - Passo Fangacci. LUNGEZZA: 12,300 km - TEMPO DI PERCORRENZA: 5 ore. - DETTAGLIO: In macchina: Bagno - Badia Prataglia - Rifugio Cai: km 20,200. A piedi: Rifugio CAI - Prato alla Penna: km 2 / Prato alla Penna – Gioghetto: km 0,800 / Gioghetto - Lama: km 5,30 / Lama - Fangacci: km 4, 200.
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Close to the Struggle: the Unique Witness of the Korean Martyrs
By Walker Price
(Sep 16, 2022) Faith-Inspiration
A painting depicts 103 Korean martyrs canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1984. The remains of the first three of 124 other Korean martyrs, beatified in 2014, were recently identified. (CNS photo/Courtesy Archdiocese of Seoul)
We live in privileged times, even though it may not always seem that way. Whether it be simply the ability to access reliable and clean water at any point, or the ability (very relatable to those of us in Texas at this moment), to flick a switch and relax in an artificially cooled environment, comfort is all around us.
Another way in which we are privileged, specifically as Americans, is with regard to religion and the free exercise thereof. It would perhaps behoove us all to remember that it was not that long ago when freedom of religion was far from the norm across the world.
We also live submersed in a sea of religious resources, whether we take advantage of them or not. There are Catholic newspapers, Catholic magazines, Catholic bookstores, Catholic radio programs, Catholic podcasts, and the list goes on. The proliferation of the internet has exponentially accelerated the growth of the Catholic universe. Not only that, many of us in the U.S. have several choices of which Sunday Mass to attend, in which language, and at which parish.
Now, I want you to imagine all of what I have just described going up in smoke. Not only have you gone back in time more than 200 years and lost many of those physical comforts that I alluded to, but you also have no resources for your faith other than a few translated copies of Scripture that have been smuggled to you illegally from a neighboring country. There are no priests where you live; there haven't been for around 40 years, ever since you or the rest of your family can remember. You have never been inside a physical church. Also, some of your neighbors are giving your family furtive, suspicious glances. And worst of all, you know that those glances could ultimately prove to be you and your family's death.
Such was the backdrop for the first Catholics of Korea. The faith didn't reach the peninsula until the late 17th Century, and even then, in an exceedingly unconventional manner. Korea holds the fascinating distinction of being the only nation in the world to which Catholicism was spread without the initial operation and efforts of missionaries or priests. The faith found its way to the people there by word of mouth. Koreans returning from travels abroad in China spread the word about the new religion around their home country, whose state-enforced faith was Confucianism. In 1784 a young man named Yi Sünghun was sent by his fellows (who had begun meeting in secret to discuss Christianity and its implications), on a mission to Beijing in order to procure books about Christianity, as well as to make the priests stationed there aware of their presence. Sünghun's father was sent along with a diplomatic envoy to China amongst which he was able to make the journey. Upon reaching the city, Sünghun met with a priest who gave him the books he sought along with some religious objects such as crucifixes; he also baptized him as Peter.
A painting depicts the death of St. Peter Yi Sünghun. (Courtesy/ Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea)
It wasn't long after the newly christened Peter returned with his treasures that a secret church was organized in Seoul, the members appointing for themselves a bishop and some others as priests. After a short time however, they ceased performing their own sacraments and realized that they needed to consult a member of the official hierarchy of the church in order to validate their ministers. They contacted the bishop in the Beijing embassy, who gave his word that he would send them a priest with haste. As it happened, before that time would come, the many trials of the newborn church in Korea were to begin. The first martyr was Thomas Kim, at whose house a group of Christians were found to be praying. Before the close of the 18th century, there had already been nearly 10 martyrdoms. There were to be thousands more.
The first priest sent by Bishop Alexandre de Gouvea failed to enter Korea and died shortly thereafter. At last, one priest named Father Zhou made it into the country and was able to celebrate the Mass of Easter in 1795. Unfortunately, Father Zhou would himself be martyred not long after. It was not until the year 1836 when, after waiting for what must have seemed an interminable amount of time, and after communicating once more with Bishop de Gouvea in Beijing, that two French priests, Father Maubant and Father Chastan, secretly crossed the frozen Yalu River into Korea. There was also at long last to be a bishop for the Korean church: Laurent Imbert. All would eventually be martyred by beheading.
Korea would not get its first native-born priest until the ordination of the future Saint Andrew Kim Taegon. Both of Andrew's parents were Christians. When he was only 15 years old, Andrew's father was executed for his faith. During his youth, one that by necessity must have resembled that of many other children of Christian families in Korea during this time, he was inspired to become a priest by the courage of those who had already been martyred. The nearest seminary was located in Macao, around 1,300 miles away. Nevertheless, Andrew was determined to answer the call God had given him and, on August 17, 1845, he was ordained into the priesthood. After reentering Korea by ship on October 12 of that same year, he was charged by the newly consecrated Bishop Ferréol to find a practicable way to continue leaving and reentering Korea by sea. While investigating a group of islands off the West coast for possibilities, Andrew was arrested by police and subsequently taken to Seoul and imprisoned, as so many of his brothers and sisters in faith had been before him, both in Korea and in other nations he could not have known of at the time. The prison cell is a familiar habitation for Christians. On September 16, 1846, Saint Andrew Kim Taegon was beheaded. He was only 25 years old.
Reading of the lives and struggles of these first Christians in Korea one feels a singular mixture of awe, sorrow, gratitude, and perhaps even a certain amount of guilt with respect towards how comparatively easy our situation is today. As I mentioned before, we live in an age where it is, frankly, quite easy to slide into complacency with our faith. The Korean Martyrs had no such opportunity, and it would do us well to hold that in mind.
During his imprisonment, Saint Andrew Kim Taegon wrote a final letter to his companions, the last line of which reads: "Since we are now close to the struggle, I pray you walk in faith, so that when you have finally entered into heaven, we may greet one another." We might all ask for such perseverance and serenity before the faces of our adversaries, in whatever form they may appear to us, knowing that the worst they could do would but carry us to God.
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Q: One word for preparing (rubbing/polishing) marble tiles? In India, at many places, floors are prepared with marble tiles or cemented floors with marble chips inside.
After fixing everything in floor once, floor is smoothed using rubbing sandpaper like materials and then polished to make shiny and further smooth.
I want to know one word for it.

A: The process is called finishing. Polishing and honing are common finishes. See this commercial page for examples of several more types of stone surface finishes.
Merriam-Webster has this definition:

finish (noun) 1.c: the final treatment or coating of a surface

A: Popularly, it is known as Tile Sanding and Rubbing among ceramic professionals.
Tile sanding and rubbing is the procedure that makes the tiles smoother and shinier. This is commonly done when the tiles are new OR when they are too old and need servicing.
On the market, you find Tile sanding and rubbing stone for DIY purpose. However, in India, where I live, we use machine.

A: The verb you are looking for, I believe, is "to burnish". Burnishing is usually done with a machine similar to a buffer. Rather than a buffing pad, though, it uses an abrasive pad to polish the stone and give it a high gloss.


Vastly outnumbered, outgunned, besieged on every front and overwhelmed by the wealth and diplomatic influence of the Arab States, Israel faced its hour of maximum danger 50 years ago.
Israeli armoured cars in the southern Sinai, Egypt. credit: Sputnik International.
It did so alone: 100,000 Egyptian troops, armour and artillery had amassed on Israel's southern border; the UN peace-keeping force along the Israeli-Egyptian frontier had been expelled by Egypt; a naval blockade upon Israel's southern port of Eilat had severed Israel's maritime routes to the world; and further Egyptian forces had been transferred to the Jordanian-controlled West Bank to prepare the eastern front of attack. The Arab public from Cairo to Damascus to Baghdad was alight, euphoric in anticipation of the final defeat of Zionism and all the plunder and spoils the conquest would surely entail.
Chaim Herzog, an officer in Israel's War of Independence and future President of the state, had been appointed military commentator on Israeli radio station Kol Israel in the weeks before the outbreak of war. He would speak directly to the public each night to comfort and inform, to maintain morale and keep dread at bay.
On June 1, 1967, he dedicated his broadcast to Egypt's aerial superiority.
He concluded by assuring the public that in spite of the undeniable might of the Egyptian and allied forces, given the choice of being in an Egyptian bomber bound for Tel Aviv or being in Tel Aviv awaiting the payload, "out of purely a selfish desire for self –preservation he would opt to be in Tel Aviv." The broadcast reflected the mood of Israel in those days – stoic, plucky and ready to work and carry on, never mind the horrors that had preceded them or the periled path ahead. There was no time for pessimism.
Twenty years earlier, the United Nations General Assembly had sought to settle the question of Palestine by resolving, with both Soviet and American support, that the territory relinquished by Britain following the end of its League of Nations mandate, be partitioned to create two states, one Jewish and one Arab.
The Jews acceded and declared independence the following year. The Arabs bristled, rejected partition, and put the nascent Jewish state through a frantic war of independence, an exercise in needless bloodletting and displacement brought about by the Arab rejection of an autonomous Jewish presence in the Middle East. Uneasy armistice agreements were concluded at the end of the war.
The impermanence of the armistice agreements in law – they were expressly stated not to be treaties or to delineate borders – plus the failure of the 1948 war to either give Israel the defensible borders it needed or the Arabs the destruction of Israel they demanded, created a sense of unease that made a fresh war almost inevitable. This was sharpened by the strategic positioning of the Arab forces, which threatened the slow strangulation of the Jewish state.
Syria held the high ground in the Golan Heights from which they routinely shelled Israeli villages in the Jordan Valley. The Jordanians held the high ground around Jerusalem, while the Egyptians in Gaza could easily advance on Israel's heartland. An Israeli civilian could never be more than 30 miles from an Arab soldier.
The 'Palestinians', frequently seen as mere bystanders in the drama, played a crucial role in the years leading up to the Six Day War.
On the one hand, the 'Palestinian' guerrilla organizations launched regular attacks on Israeli targets from the territory of the neighboring Arab states, with the aim of eliciting an Israeli response capable of setting off a new regional war.
As much as the 'Palestinians' sought to draw the Arab world into a war fought on their behalf, the Arab dictators each used the 'Palestinian' issue to satisfy their own domestic and regional interests, all the while ensuring that the refugee camps remained and the 'Palestinians' never integrated into their respective lands.
They would goad one another into war, score points against regional rivals by deriding each other's failure to quash Zionism once and for all, and of course, use bellicose words and acts towards Israel to cement their own rule by igniting and satisfying that tempestuous creature, the "Arab street".
Egypt and Israel have been at peace since 1979. Israel and Jordan since 1994. Iran has surpassed Israel as the greatest threat to regional peace in the eyes of the Arab world. Qatar's patronage of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups that seek the overthrow of sitting governments is of far greater concern to Egypt and Saudi Arabia than the actions of Israel.
And yet, the 'Palestinian' question remains as vexed now as fifty years ago. Israel is justifiably wary of relinquishing captured territories to the 'Palestinians' and again putting every Israeli civilian within thirty miles of an Arab soldier, or worse, a jihadist. After all, the 1949 armistice lines failed to hold as permanent lines of separation in 1967, and unilateral withdrawals by Israel from Gaza and south Lebanon have neither ended grievances nor violence.
Meanwhile the 'Palestinians', now seemingly incapable of drawing their Arab patrons into full-blown war, instead seek to perpetuate the conflict through political means, advancing the narrative of their misfortune in the halls of the United Nations, the Church synod, the trade union assembly and the university campus. All in all, the prospect of a harmonious Middle East appears as fanciful now as it was in that week in June 1967.
First published at Fox News written by Alex Ryvchin director of public affairs at the Executive Council of Australian Jewry.
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Russ Hubbard
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Russell (Russ or Rusty) Scott Hubbard, 79, passed away March 24, 2020 after a fighting a battle with cancer. He was born in San Jose on May 23, 1940. He grew up in Palo Alto, California and lived on Fulton St. (Christmas Tree Lane). He attended Walter Hays Elementary School, Jordan Jr. High School and Palo Alto High School. He was a very good athlete and played football at Paly High where he scored a touchdown at Stanford Stadium at the annual Thanksgiving Big Game against Sequoia High School. He went on to play football at Foothill College and at San Francisco State. Rusty lived in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills for many years and for the past few years he made his home in Folsom, California. Russ worked during his youth and early working career for Hubbard & Johnson Lumber Company (Palo Alto, Mtn. View, San Jose, Redwood City, Napa) which was founded by his father Wesley (Bud) Hubbard (also former Santa Clara County Supervisor).
Moving from the lumber business into construction Russ owned Hubb-John Construction doing both residential and commercial construction. Later in his career he worked with Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction and DPR Construction. Rusty was a fun loving guy who had many friends. He always had a twinkle in his eye and made everyone feel welcome. Russ greatly enjoyed the friendships he had at the Sainte Claire Club of San Jose. He had a great love of the outdoors and spent a lot of time hunting and fishing. He had the most incredible set of eyes for picking targets. He spent many weekends deer hunting near Mt. Hamilton and duck hunting in Los Banos. His high school buddies and hunting buddies were like family to him. Consequently, we have included a few comments from those that knew him well: George French: Rusty was always there when you needed a true friend. He was very generous, thoughtful, kind and full of humor, a best friend that will never be forgotten. I miss him. Don McPhail: We played football from elementary school onward and Rusty was always one of the best. He looked and played like a winner, with style, confidence and good nature. That carried through his San Francisco State days, as an outstanding defensive leader on our championship teams. Mike McClellan: A lifetime of friendship never forgotten. Always a competitor, great friend, and the best shot duck hunting I've ever seen. Norm "Eli" Eliason: We were both involved in athletics in our school years. We met again at San Francisco State where Coach Rowen asked me to give football a try. Rusty then became my team-mate and mentor. We had a lot of fun together, and he constantly helped me cope with learning a new sport. R.I.P Rusty Mike Burke: Not only was Rusty a teammate at San Francisco State, he was also a roommate. Rusty provided humor, wild game from his hunting, and a debonair quality to the group. Great guy! Roger Baer, next door neighbor: There were years of basketball games, mud ball fights and barbecues. We hunted ducks in Los Banos, rode bikes in the Stanford hills and partied hard. Russ was a killer running back at Paly and San Francisco State and was well respected by all. Allen Abraham, SF State Defensive Coach: I remember Russ as a great athlete, a defensive leader, very sturdy, physical and enthusiastic. It was obvious Rusty enjoyed playing. He was well beyond an average player. He was also well liked and respected. Russ is survived by his son Scott Hubbard and daughter Hayden Hubbard and 2 grandchildren. Bud and Bea Hubbard were Rusty's parents and long-time Palo Alto residents. His surviving siblings are Mike Hubbard, Sid Hubbard, Taylor Hubbard and Lauren Cooper. A family memorial service will be held later this summer.
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'Glad no one was in there:' Boxing and fitness gym suffers damage after vehicle slams into the side of it
by: Curtis Booker
Posted: Nov 26, 2022 / 10:48 PM MST
Updated: Nov 26, 2022 / 10:48 PM MST
ROY, Utah (ABC4) – The owner of PFX Boxing and Fitness in Roy said he's thankful no one was hurt after police say a vehicle crashed into his building Friday night, Nov. 25.
According to the Roy City Police Department, sometime before 6 p.m., officers responded to a crash involving two vehicles near 5700 South and 1900 West. Police say a driver headed northbound rear-ended the car in front of it, then somehow crashed into the south side of PFX Boxing and Fitness.
The alleged male driver, who has not been publicly identified, crashed into PFX and took off on foot. He was later located at another nearby gym. The driver did suffer minor injuries to his hand and was eventually taken into custody. Police believe impairment may have played a factor.
PFX Owner Victor Palafox says he and his family were out of town visiting family for the holiday when he learned the news from a neighboring business. He checked the surveillance video and saw the damage for himself.
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There was a car in the middle of his building.
Palafox says PFX has been in business for about three years and spent the last year-plus in their current location. Aside from the typical cardio and strength workouts, Palafox said they also specialize in training kids to box.
He said one of his initial worries about the crash was that some of the trainees may have been in the building.
"Like, next week, we're going to Lubbock, Texas, for the nationals and I was worried they were going to be there [training]," says Palafox.
According to Roy Police, the crash also took out a gas line prompting a natural gas leak. All of this happened during a time of day when Palafox says there are usually anywhere from 25 to 30 students inside the gym. Luckily, the students who might have been there were not.
"I was just beyond blessed nothing happened to nobody," said Palafox.
Palafox says he's hopeful they can reopen within the next month because it's more than a business — it's also providing outreach to community kids.
"It's like their second home, this is where they go and let all their stress out you know. It's like their safe haven," said Palafox.
Roy Police say the building did sustain pretty significant damages and will have to undergo an inspection before they can reopen.
Palafox says he doesn't intend to let this slow them down and still plans to take three students to a national qualifier's tournament in Texas next week.
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It was terrible. Service was bad. Room and AC is too old. No wifi inside our room. They don't give separate towels for swimming and no free shampoo and toothbrush. They only give soap and towel and that's it. Unlike other cheap hotels or pensione they automatically provide their guest needs. I thought I will have a relaxing day in their hotel but everything had a problem. I will not stay here again. And another thing is I paid 1.5k for a standard room which agoda claims gives me a discounted price but actually that room is really only 1.2k for walk in guests. Such a disappointment. Never again.
It's uncomfortable stay. Room is untidy, old bed and furniture. I don't recommend mercian hotel anybody. Value of money I paid is not worth it.
It was only okay however i got the new D room which was said having internet in agoda but it doesnt have.
My first night was greeted by a cockroach. The window unit air conditioning unit was located close to the bed and was quite noisy. Feels like sleeping in a ferry when the compressor is running. I had a USB drive to print my boarding pass but the hotel do not have a business centre to do so. The staff was friendly, however, did not go the extra mile to help me. TV quality is very poor. Staff are talking very loudly and playing around which is quite a nuisance when you are trying to rest. Wanted to entertain my guests at the restaurant but is always not ready. Air condition is not switched on. Staff not around. We decided to go out instead.
Close to airport, the lobby staff is kind and friendly.
I only have positive things to say about this hotel. I enthusiastically recommend it. It's an excellent value.


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What just happened to Public Disclosure?
February 23, 2017, the Washington legislature decided they did not have to abide by the state's voter-approved Public Records Act, which requires, with subsequent judicial rulings, that state officials disclose their records. The Feb 24, 2018 Seattle Times article, "Records secrecy slam-dunk" has more details.
This action was not legislative business as usual with hearings, floor debates, negotiations and then a proposed bill. No normal procedures were followed. Both legislative bodies sidestepped their rules. Rejecting the Public Disclosure mandate, the Senate voted 41-7, and the Representatives voted 83-14 to keep many of their records secret and be the internal gatekeeper. More simply, our state elected officials do not believe that they should adhere to the citizens' mandate to disclose their interests.
In District 7 and 12 in Okanogan County, this is how our elected officials voted against the Public Records Act: Senator Shelly Short - Yes, Representatives Jacquelin Maycumber and Joel Kretz – both Yes; Senator Brad Hawkins - Yes, Representatives Cary Condatta and Mike Steele – both Yes. Our legislators want to be "above the law" of the people.
Are you ok with the Public Records Act not applying to our state legislators but to all other elected government officials?
Regardless of your political inclinations, this is wrong and arrogant. No official is unaccountable. In our current times, now more than ever, transparency and open disclosure should be the norm.
If you disagree with your legislators' vote, contact them now.
Rep. Dan Newhouse Republican Congressman, 4th District $4,000 including 2018.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, Republican Congresswoman, 5th District $2,500 2016.
Rep. Dave Reichert, Republican Congressman, 8th District $5,000 2006-2016.
And then there is President Trump: At least $9.6 million in NRA funds in pro-Trump ads and another $12 million attacking Hilary Clinton.
Start with them. Vote them out.
Trump's most recent challenge to DACA failed when on Feb. 26, 2018, the Supreme Court refused to review lower court decisions that keep DACA in place indefinitely. This administration will undoubtedly continue to challenge the path to citizenship for people brought into our country at a young age. Newhouse could change that but apparently he won't.
There are 19,500 potential citizens in Congressional District 4 alone who meet the criteria to walk the path to citizenship under the Dream Act of 2017. According to the Center for the Study of Immigrant Integration this could improve Washington State's GDP by as much as $527,582,000 per year.
In March 2016, Newhouse voted yes for the U.S. House of Representatives for the first time ever to submit an Amicus Brief to the Supreme Court, opposing an Obama executive order that included an expansion of DACA. In January 2017, Newhouse co-sponsored H.R. 496, the Bridge Act, that would have extended DACA for three years. However, Newhouse has failed to follow through with the procedure necessary to force a vote. If Newhouse would sign discharge petition 115-4, filed in September 2017, it could force House Speaker Paul Ryan to have a floor vote on the bill.
Actions speak louder than words. Don't listen to what Newhouse says, look at what Newhouse does. If Newhouse wants to be a champion of this issue he needs to bring it to a vote. Ask him to take action now.


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Q: How to achieve this layout with CSS and div? How to achieve this dotted border layout with CSS and div?

A: To start with, you should have really tried to attempt this yourself. I know as a beginner it is always nice to just ask and get but I really cannot stress the importance of trying yourself, not only will it help you improve as a developer but also keep many people on this website happy and stop the question being possibly closed.

Now to my answers
CSS
I've made a close shape but it's not perfect. You can see how I've attempted it and try to amend it to your liking.

body {
  background: darkred;
}
div {
  margin: 120px 20px;
  width: 200px;
  height: 150px;
  border-left: 2px dotted white;
  border-right: 2px dotted white;
  background: transparent;
  position: relative;
}
div:before,
div:after {
  content: '';
  width: 140px;
  height: 140px;
  background: transparent;
  position: absolute;
  top: -73px;
  left: 30px;
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  border-top: 2px dotted white;
  border-left: 2px dotted white;
}
div:after {
  top: initial;
  bottom: -73px;
  border-top: 0;
  border-left: 0;
  border-bottom: 2px dotted white;
  border-right: 2px dotted white;
}

SVG
This is the route I would actually recommend you take for a shape of this kind. To get a perfect, responsive hexagon in CSS will take quite a lot of coding and may not always be well support. SVG on the other hand is very well supported and is relatively easy to do.

body {
  background: darkred;
}
<svg viewBox="0 0 100 100" width="40%" height="40%">
  <path d="M50,1 L99,27 L99,73 L50,99 L1,73 L1,27z" fill="transparent" stroke="white" stroke-width="1" stroke-dasharray="1,1" />
</svg>


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3 days and I'm moved out. I am excited, I am nervous, but I think I will be okay. Maybe morning yoga at the university's gym won't be such a bad idea after all! Life is crazy. There are days where I am filled with happiness and days where I just sit on the floor and cry. Sometimes I think I get too much into my head. Maybe we all do that a little bit.
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It has been hot. Darn hot. So hot you start sweating the second you walk outside and merely sit down. Despite the fact that as I type it is rainy and cooler, later this week, it will be HOT again. Did I mention it's been hot?
While I certainly want to keep R hydrated while he plays, I just didn't love the fact that downing a sports' drink also means downing artificial coloring and other gunk that just don't do his body well.
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I love it so much I want to share the love with you. I am giving away 2 cases of KIDStrong to one lucky winner...a case each of orange and grape flavor.
To enter, leave me a comment with what sort of recipe you want to see in the near future on Sweet Peas and Pumpkins. You have until Thursday, July 15th at 8 PM EST to enter. I'll pick a random winner and post their name on Thursday evening.
I'm always up for entering a contest. As far as recipes -- I would love ideas/recipes for what to do (beyond the obvious) with summer squash and an abundance of cucumbers!
Oh - these sound perfect for my Fall Soccer kids!!! I would LOVE to see some recipes that don't require cooking! I know that is odd, but I actually hate to cook and would love some suggestions of healthy dishes that don't require any cooking at all! A challenge for you!!!
I'll enter! My kids love gatorade too, I'd love to try a non-neon option with them.
That stuff looks great! My girls love Gatorade...but I'm not such a fan of giving it to them.
As for recipes...that's a toughie since I think you've already covered every request I've asked for so far! Maybe a way to liven up our usual supsects for side veggies -- green beans, brocoli, and carrots? Though not all together, of course.
Good idea. It has been blazing hot here too. But not the humid kind. The dry, hit-you-in-the-face kind. It's like a hot blow dryer every time I walk out the door.
A recipe I want you to put together? I did a waffle mix, now you do a pancake mix.
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Never knew that existed! How great!!
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Polish Pavilion
project: 1999, competition entry
The main theme of this pavilion is equilibrium but not weight. It is not an object but a notion: an idea of equilibrium transported in an abstractive and logical manner into a specific architectural form. With its composition, the building intentionally reduces its building area to a minimum, by which it is made similar to the structures of most of living organisms (e.g. trees). The space thus obtained allows one to organize outdoor events which encourage those passing by to visit the pavilion. It also adds a Polish motif to the main greenery belt running from the south to the north of the exhibition grounds.
The massive first floor divides the area into two differently arranged zones. The south side of the plot is devoted to nature; it is freely arranged, which is evident in the modulation of the grounds with soil from foundation trenches. The north side, which has a closer contact with the entrance section and the main access routes to the exhibition area, is to display technology.
The pavilion consists of two elements which are different as regards their formal and functional aspects: lower and upper, entrance and exhibition. The lower part, which is closed in the form of an elongated cuboid divided into massive and transparent zones, was established on the axis of the main entrance. The massive zone includes a number of auxiliary functions. The transparent zone is open towards the main access routes to the exhibition grounds. It constitutes a transitory space communicating with the external area.
An entrance hall and a restaurant are located here. Owing to the concentration of the auxiliary function in the lower part, a less limited decor of the exhibition part is possible. The two elements, which are oriented differently (the axis of the first one is horizontal: east-west, and the axis of the second one is vertical: earth-sky), create two disparate moods. The lower part is ready to accept and neutralize chaos, while the upper section is filled with the right atmosphere for the contemplation of the exhibition. On the second floor (the first exhibition floor), the exhibition area is accompanied by the administration area.
The facades reflect the main functional guidelines. The lower facade is extravert and communicates with the outside world. The upper one is introvert and is directed inwards; it communicates with the elements of the exhibition. The exhibition area has a contact only with this surrounding area which the man converted to a minimum extent. The exhibition area is encircled with a light double facade made of glass and filled in with conifer needles.
The facade designed in such a manner gives a controlled transparency of the casing and an impression of massiveness from the outside; at the same time, it grants a poetic feeling to the boundary between the interior of the exhibition pavilion and the external space of EXPO. Such a facade could illustrate the motif of the cyclical character of nature. During the World Exhibition (late spring until autumn), the facade would adapt its colours to the natural cycle.
piotr smierzewski, dariusz herman
1. Kontext a Typologie, KRUH, Texty o Architekture 2015-2018
2. HS99 – Niematerialne, Archivolta 4(44)/2009