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Court battle over yacht after lightning strike blew holes through hull
Queensland courts
By Toby Crockford
May 6, 2021 — 11.49am
A yacht owner and its insurer have taken their dispute to a Brisbane court after the vessel was allegedly "damaged beyond all economic repair" by a lightning strike, which blew holes in the hull.
Insurer Pantaenius Australia, based in Warriewood in NSW, took yacht owner Wilsons Ceramics, based in Round Mountain in NSW, to the Brisbane District Court in February and March.
The Brisbane District & Supreme Court building. Credit:Robert Shakespeare
The insurance company applied for an order to allow it to inspect the damaged vessel and Judge Nicole Kefford released her decision on Tuesday, dismissing the insurer's application to further inspect the yacht.
The yacht owner claimed the vessel was a write-off after the lightning strike, but the insurer said it was "not beyond reasonable economic repair" and could be "restored to its pre-incident condition".
It was alleged on November 9, 2017 the yacht, named Enhansed, was hit by lightning and the strike exited by blowing holes in the hull, which allowed saltwater into the yacht's frame.
The owner alleged the vessel could not be made seaworthy, could not be sold, and the structural integrity of the hull, among other things, was compromised.
The parties argued over various testing methods and the results obtained so far.
The yacht owner tendered a report from one of its directors, Carolyn Wilson, and put it up against a report compiled for the insurer by an industrial chemist, named as Dr Rogers.
Ms Wilson claimed the samples analysed by Dr Rogers were taken from parts of the hull where there were no visible signs of lightning exit holes.
She said, in contrast, the damaged areas of the hull identified in the Inspections X-Ray & Testing (IXT) report aligned with visible areas of lightning exit points.
Naval architect Andrew Dovell gave evidence in favour of the insurer.
Mr Dovell said the voids identified in the IXT report could be from construction or associated with structural damage. He said the IXT Report was of no value in identifying structural damage in the laminate caused by the lightning strike.
The insurer told the court it could safely move the vessel for further testing of hull samples.
"It is my further expert opinion that taking further core samples from the hull will not prejudice the vessel's structural integrity ... Hull core samples are easily repaired," Mr Dovell said in support.
The yacht owner disputed the inspection and proposed testing, arguing the expert evidence showed various non-destructive testing methods could be done to confirm the nature and extent of damage.
The yacht owner also argued the proposed destructive testing methods were not warranted because there was doubt around the adequacy of the hull repair after existing samples were taken.
Judge Kefford said she was not convinced the taking of further hull samples for further testing would not compromise the hull's integrity.
She also criticised Mr Dovell's evidence, saying it was not proven he was qualified to express his opinions and Mr Dovell did not explain the basis for his opinions or provide his hull repair protocol.
Judge Kefford also criticised Ms Wilson's report, saying she did not have relevant expertise to give weight to her evidence.
In the end, Judge Kefford dismissed the insurer's application to further inspect the yacht and listed the case for the Brisbane District Court on May 6, to decide whether it should progress further.


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Our Reactions To NBC's World Of Dance Show
Dance Culture
There's a lot of talk surrounding World Of Dance – talk full of really… strong opinions.
Whether you're a die-hard fan of a losing team that "SHOULD'VE WON!!!" or you're annoyed seeing clips of judges' reactions over the actual dancing, or you think that one guy in the Young Lions is way cute – there's at least a couple things about World Of Dance that you're loving, hating, or are curious about.
Or just things that you wish were done a little differently. No surprise.
I mean, dancers are very passionate about (and protective over) what we do.
Of course a show on national TV that claims to showcase dance in an authentic way… is going to provoke a few comments.
Here's How We Feel:
Whatever the feelings are, we support NBC's World Of Dance for the sole reason that it gives dancers in our community an opportunity to represent us with integrity.
Whatever the stage came with, they took it, and made it theirs. And we are so, so proud.
So rather than smashing profanities into your keyboard on all the World Of Dance forums or boycotting the dance show altogether, or even believing everything you see as the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth…
We instead urge you to try and better understand the world of "Dance TV."
Armed with that knowledge, fight for ways to better stay true to yourself as a dancer, even if you're not on TV, even – especially – if no one else seems to know or care.
And recognize how important it is to support our friends who stay true to their craft, no matter what platform it's being shown on. And take it as a blessing.
At the end of the day, World Of Dance did its job of getting the world to talk about dance. But right now, we're here for some real talk.
The Producers Are Not Dancers
Dancers want dance to be represented in an authentic way. But in the TV world, producers have a different objective.
Coupled with a much, much less developed understanding of what "dance" means.
Their goal is simply to make a successful dance show – and what makes a show "successful" is not authenticity. It's viewership.
In an ideal world, the two would be one and the same. But catering to a mass audience (made up of a majority of non-dancers) can ask for compromise.
I believe there are ways to preserve the integrity of dance, even at such a large scale. And I know other dancers can agree with me.
But dancers, for now, are only dancing in the show, not running the show. And the ones running the show… they are the authority on what attracts universal viewership.
Not to mention, the ones that hold the executive power to prioritize that in the first place. So what do they think the world wants? What's marketable?
Here is What's Working With World of Dance
Flashy lights, quick cuts, controversial comments, dramatic sob stories, "O MOMENTS" within performances that aren't necessarily super artistic but drip with shock value... to name a few ingredients.
Things that do not necessarily represent nor serve dance, but things that boost a show's "success" – by numbers.
Here is What is Not Working With World of Dance
There's less attention placed on things like: giving each team fair air time, designing a credible judging system, accommodating the needs and visions of the dancers, curating a panel of qualified judges, or using categorial structure that doesn't pit dancers of totally different styles, in different age groups, with huge deviations in the number of people in the crew – competing against each other.
They call it the "Olympics of Dance" – so let it be judged that way. Like the Olympics, have a well-rounded panel of experienced judges with different areas of expertise, that don't talk to the contestants or each other while scoring.
– Keone Madrid
Of course it's hard to develop a fair judging system for something that's inherently subjective – but it would've helped to have more transparency about the scores. Instead of just a final number, the contestants and audience should know the breakdown of that score, and what the criteria for those categories are.
– Mari Madrid
Unfortunately, it's been more or less normalized that the things that are important to dancers (or just make sense to us) aren't always considered in the context of a TV show.
All the contestants I spoke to went into the show fully aware they'd face structural flaws.
Fortunately We Have So Many Dance Allies
Dancers can't learn everything about production overnight, and producers aren't going to understand what dance means overnight.
But there are people who have enough experience being both on- and behind the- scenes, that can mediate each discussion to find the most efficient, sensible solutions.
Keone and Mari mention in this video that having NappyTabs advise the show played a huge role in their decision to take part in it.
Val and Carrie, directors for The Lab, were thankful for their advocacy as well.
NappyTabs, our wardrobe designer, and a few others helped find the balance between what the dancers and the network wanted.
– Val & Carrie, The Lab
Keone and Mari decided to take further control over their narrative by continually addressing the community through social media, blog, and this "NBC World Of Dance - The Interviews" YouTube series with The Kinjaz.
Watch the series here:
There's hours and hours of content from the 2 months we worked on the show. And of all that, you never know which snippets are going to be put on air. We didn't want to be construed in a way we didn't want, and found ways to send our own message about the experience.
To be an independent artist, 24/7
Dancers in the #commUNITY have, for the most part, made their own names.
They choreographed for their teams, taught local classes, grew their followings, pushed their artistic limits, and more or less self-produced their careers.
That's why they defend the things that matter to us. The things that aren't formulas for easy views, but values that call for respect, appreciation, and inspiration.
So it's a hard truth to swallow, that NBC's World Of Dance sorta missing the mark on what dance is about – this isn't a deal breakers for viewers – because most of the viewers don't know or care.
Most viewers hear J.Lo refer to a move as an "elbow windmill" and think nothing of it.
We don't even like drama
In the bigger picture, the fact that the show is even designed as a competition pigeon-holes the world into receiving dance in a singular, limiting way.
Dance is so personal, subjective, and it's always evolving. So it's hard to have a clear, inarguable "win/loss." It'd be cool to see dance presented in more of a showcase-type setting. But of course, we understand that viewers find that element of competition more interesting.
– Keone
There aren't that many platforms for dance on television in the first place, but most of them are based on competition. We're forced to digest dance, not as an art that you appreciate and enjoy, but in this competitive, heated sphere where you scrutinize each other or pick favorites. I mean, you don't need to watch Adele and Beyonce have a sing-off – you just go to their concert because you love their music. Yet dance is seldom packaged that way.
– Mike Song, The Kinjaz
Keone and Mike are right.
The fact that NBC's World Of Dance is a competition already makes it difficult for audiences to take dance for what it is, without having it be distorted by a component of comparison.
It gets people angry and self-righteous, inserting "should've"s into every comment about the scores or results. We speculate on biases and personal agendas.
We turn into keyboard warriors on Facebook.
While there's probably some (or a lot of) truth to these things, I think there's a better way of defending what we love.
Because what we love isn't just one team or person or idea. It's dance.
We love dance.
Okokokok. Coming from the Urban Dance Community, I'll admit – we adore our friends/teachers/idols. I DON'T EVEN HAVE TO NAME THEM, you know who they are.
And to us, they are THE ONES!!!!! And then I think... But wait, I'm no expert on Swing Dance.
So while I do have my personal opinions on the teams I'd like to have seen at the top, I make an active effort to place my "should"s elsewhere.
"We should appreciate these all forms of dance and all these amazing, hard-working dancers."
Because no matter the biases or scores or end result, movement is movement, and all dancers deserve to be recognized for the awesome things that they do.
World Of Dance was just one setting to recognize them in.
The ugly side of competition is the internet fan wars, haha. It keeps people in a bubble. But the point of the show, and of dance, is share more voices, celebrate more artists, expose all the beauties in dance that we get to experience…
This is how we stay true to ourselves. Our own values of respect and appreciation. How we practice our creed of staying open-, growth-minded. How we preserve our love for dance, and each other. We say "Yo, that was dope!"
But like The Dance Show...
It's a weird feeling, for all of us, like we're pawns in another person's chess board.
But… reality check: We kind of are. This is the reason that, as unfortunate as certain things about the show feel, they still make complete sense.
Dancers still the entertainers, not those who make the show.
This is why it's so important to keep DOING YOU.
So, fine. Dancers don't own a major television network (yet???) nor does any one person from the #commUNITY have the money or resources to make a 1000% authentic dance show happen.
But that's okay. Because no matter the platform, whether it's America's Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, America's Best Dance Crew, or World Of Dance… We're still doin' us.
We put a lot of time and effort into World Of Dance. At the end of the day, it's a step forward in a better direction. It gave The Kinjaz a chance to present dance in a way we're proud of. Because it's not where, but how you do things that really matters.
– Mike Song
For us, it wasn't about anything but representing ourselves in the truest form. There may never be the "perfect" platform for dance, and we understood what challenges might come with the territory… But is the flip side any better? To have no stage, no opportunity at all? As artists, we have to find ways to adapt to each opportunity we're given.
– Val & Carrie
You either take the pen and write the story, or let someone else do it for you. Challenge your own skepticism and doubt about existing structures and aim to reinvent them, instead.
If we're not doing this, who is? It was worth it to take the hits and try to show something pure instead of relenting to "Oh, this is just how it is." Keone, I, and other dancers from the community are all so proud of each other for stepping out and representing.
As you can see, and as you've seen throughout this first season of World Of Dance – we have the right representatives who stay true to their craft and integrity.
So keep supporting dance and the dancers you look up to, keep making the things you want to make, keep believing in what we have and what's to come.
Let's keep doing us, whatever world we're in.
Feature Photo Courtesy of Justin Lubin/NBC | 2017 NBCUniversal Media, LLC
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Landed in Auckland on Feb. 1. Mark picked me up the next day and we took the scenic route through Thames and Coromandel. I spent a couple of weeks with Mark on Coromandel surfing and doing day rides. This included parts of the Hauraki Rail Trail, and a 3 day ride around the northern tip of Coromandel.
I then took the train from Hamilton to Wellington, and met Jelle (pronounced Yella, he's Dutch). Then the ferry to Picton.
From Picton I rode on solo to Nelson and then to visit Harmony in the Motueke Valley. I then rejoined Jelle in St. Arnaud and we rode the Rainbow Trail to Hamner Springs. After a rest day in Hamner Springs we took a shuttle to Christchurch to avoid a busy highway, and then rode for 5 days on the Canterbury Plains to reach the start of the Alps2Ocean Trail at Lake Tekapo.
We spent another 5 days riding the Alps2Ocean Trail which was probably the highlight of the trip, especially the first few days in the mountains. From the end of the trail at Oamaru we took another shuttle to Dunedin to position us to ride the Otago Central Rail Trail.
From Dunedin we took the scenic Taieri Gorge Railway to the start of the trail in Middlemarch. Then 4 rainy days on the Otago Central Rail Trail to Clyde. I parted with Jelle in Clyde and rode back on the Otago Central Rail Trail, this time in 3 sunny days. This time I got a shuttle ride back to Dunedin. I took one more day ride out the Ortago Peninsula, sold my bike to Tony, and flew home.
One thing a little differnt on this tour is that I avoided highways and took a few shuttles to get to the places I really wanted to ride. Highways in NZ are narrow with little or no shoulder and a 100 kph speed limit. Not at all bike friendly. But the back roads and trails are great, and there are lots of shuttles (usually large vans with bike trailers) to get you from place to place. So avoiding the busy highways was not difficult.
Looking at the map I guess what stands out is all of the places I didn't get. There is much more to see on the North Island, and the West Coast of the South Island is very lush and scenic. Perhaps I'll get to go back and see the places I missed.
Hauraki Rail Trail to Te Aroha, then highway with decent shoulder. Warm but not too hot. Headwind that continued to pickup during the day.
I made my first costly mistake today. I lost my helmet. At some point I stopped for a break and took it off, and then somehow rode off again without putting it back on. Is this age related forgetfulness?
Wonderful Warm Showers host Heather in Hamilton. Tomorrow the train to Wellington.
WS host to train station. Train to Wellington. Train station to hostel.
It was a gray day, but not quite raining. Got to the train station in plenty of time. Got my bike loaded fine. The ride was scenic, and would have been more so on a sunny day.
Collecting my bags after getting off the train I spotted another touring cyclist. This is when I met Jelle (he's Dutch, it's pronounced Yella). I asked if he knew where he was stayig and he said he had this app called WikiCamp that listed a hostel with the only camping in town, not far from where we were. So I followd him along the waterfront and up the hill, and sure enough we were set. Later we went out for pizza and beer. Wellington is a big city. It was a real city vibe where we ate.
After a rest day at Hanmer Springs, which was nice and hot, we woke up to rain. We had a shuttle to catch so there was no time to try and dry the tents. The shuttle kept us from riding the busy highway which now had all of the traffic to Christchurch since the coast route was closed due to the recent earthquake. The driver was kind enough to take us all the way through Christchurch and let us off on the bike route heading out of town. It was still raining on and off but we got started.
We soon came upon the Bicycle Thief Cafe and decided that it would probably stop raining soon if we stopped for a coffee. Nice place, and they promised our bikes would be safe.
Sure enough the rain let up and we were off riding the Canterbury Plains, which we would be for the next 4 days. There were farms and fields but it was such a grey day that nothing stood out. The campground at Glentunnel was nice though.
We were assured our bikes would be safe. Notice the logo is borrowed from Cycles Gladiator.
It was starting to show signs of clearing as we left, and as the day progressed it got nicer and nicer. We were riding quiet back roads with very few cars on them. As the sun came out we could now see the foothills and mountains to the west. As we approached the Rakaia Gorge we did have to get on the main highway as this was the only road across. There was not much traffic though.
It was mostly flat until a fast decent into Rakaia Gorge. The rivers the flow across the Canterbury Plains form very wide beds. It was obvious that a whole lot more water comes down in the rainy season. Here the Rakaia formed two distinct channels as it fed into a large reservoir. The water was a bright aqua color typical of glacial runoff. I don't known if this river is glacier fed, but many of the rivers here were this color. After crossing the river we of course had a big climb. The steepest part was right at the start, and I did have to get off and walk a little. I didn't mind because it gave me a chance to soak in the scenery.
After the gorge we were back up on the plain. We crossed a couple more rivers but none quite as spectacular. We weren't quite sure where we could end up, we were just following the route in Jelle's Kennett Bros guide book, which was keeping us off the main highways for the most part. When we saw the sign for Mount Sommers we were ready for a break as there had been no towns in quite some time.
We pulled into Mount Sommers and there was a small store. We got a few refreshments and sat around for a bit. Yelle had to make a phone call so I told him I was going to find the public toilets and rode off following the signs. It turned out the toilets were at a very nice Domain Campground, and directly across the street was a tavern. I sent Jelle a text saying to come over. His phone call was to confirm that he had gotten a bonus after being laid off from his job. We went straight to the tavern and celebrated.
As the clouds lifted we could see the mountains.
The Canterbury Plains could be quite scenic in places.
A nice green pasture and hills.
Yelle was riding ahead as we were getting closer to the mountains.
This may have been our first introduction to Speight's Gold Medal Ale, of which we would consume a lot over the next few weeks.
Another easy day. A bit longer than we had been riding, which was good. We debated the route a bit as the route we were following from the Kennet Bros was quite a bit longer than the main highway, but ended up following it pretty closely.
Midway we passed through the town of Geraldine, which would be the biggest town we'd see for a while. The I-Site had a nice cafe attached so we had some lunch. Jelle picked up a new dry bag to keep his sleeping bag dry when packed with a wet tent. I tried to get a hold of the only bike mechanic in town to see about getting a smaller small chainring. No luck there. We could have stayed longer in Geraldine, but that was not our destination for the day.
We were back on back roads from Geraldine to Pleasant Point. At one point we got on this road that climbed up a big hill through some farms, then dove down and up again, and continued with really nice rollers. It was fun to be on rolling hills where you have enough momentum from the downhill to almost make it back up the next climb. After this the route took a narrow gravel farm lane. The variety kept it interesting.
By the time we got to Pleasant Point we were as close to the ocean as we had been in Christchurch. Our route through the Canterbury Plains formed an arc, and the coastline also curved back towards us. I was tempted to take another day and go see the ocean at Timaru, but the Alps were calling. We stayed at the Domain Campground in Pleasant Point.
This was a very pleasant ride on highway 8. Light traffic and very gradual grade, although we were climbing the whole way. Jelle was having bike issues this day. His fairly new Schwalbe Marathon was bulging and also had a big gash in the tread. Then when we removed it to put in a boot, which I cut from my Tyvex ground cloth, the hub came a bit loose and started making noise. After many stops he finally decided to swap the bad tire to the front where he had much less weight. This allowed us to continue on to Fairly without incident. In town we found a mechanic who took care of the hub problem very easily.
It was a cloudy day so we couldn't see the mountains that are visible from Fairlie. It was starting to drizzle when we setup out tents, but we were under a big tree which offered some protection. We met a bunch of riders who were doing a supported tour all of the way from Cape Reinga at the northern tip of the North Island, to Bluff on the southern tip of the South Island. They were doing about 100k a day and had several support vehicles, which their wives were driving, and had accommodations booked the whole way. They were staying in the motel rooms which are an integral part of any New Zealand Holiday Park. Latter we meet a bunch of them at the restaurant and had beer and pizza.
Waiting for our pizza with some of the people from the NZ road tour.
Didn't sleep well after a late night with our new friends doing a road bike tour. So another late start. But the sun was shining and the sky was blue, and now we could see some of the mountains that were obscured by clouds yesterday.
It was a gradual climb to the "town" of Burkes Pass. I was going very slow not wanting to exert much effort until I knew just what the climb would be like. The road headed straight towards the highest mountains, but then veered south and somehow found a way through the pass. Burkes Pass was a quaint place full of 50's memorabilia from the states. I caught up with Jelle there as well as Leon from the afore mentioned group. Leon was riding a classic Colnagno and was wearing the Italian kit to match. I had a coffee and was ready to go.
After the town of Burkes Pass came the actual climb up Burkes Pass. It was a grunt for sure, but not that bad. I felt really good about it. There was a short fast downhill after the summit but for the most part we were on a plateau now with mountains on all sides of us.
Lake Tekapo is very scenic with aqua marine glacial looking water. It's only at 2,300' elevation but feels and looks like it's much higher. Lots of tourists. Some tour buses stop here. The campground is crowded as well. We booked for 2 nights. Rest day tomorrow and then the Alps2Ocean trail.
Jelle made it up first.
We took a rest day at Lake Tekapo before starting on the A2O trail. It was the perfect place to do so. I rode into town and back to the campground and around the lake a little. Very windy day. There is a larch forest growing on the side of the lake. They are not native but have naturalized very well.
I am very impressed with New Zealand Holiday Parks. They have shared kitchens, that are very convenient for bike tourists that don't want to carry much. But the nice thing is that it forces people together instead of isolated at their own campsites. Many of them also have a shared lounge/TV/internet room with comfy couches and reading material. These were really welcome on the cold nights where otherwise we'd be in our tents by 8:00. They aren't cheap, but then nothing in NZ is.
Everyone gathers around the shared kitchen, grills, and picnic tables at dinner time.
A2O day 1. Awesome! We started along the canal road from Lake Tekapo to Lake Pukaki. These lakes are all connected by canals and feed into a huge hydro-electric system. This canal road alternated between sealed road and gravel. The gravel sections were pretty loose but had a nice single track worn down the middle.
The road followed the valley where there would have been a river were the water not all diverted into the canal. As we went along the mountains started coming into view. There was a salmon farm on the canal which did not impress me, but there were a lot of fisher people on the banks. After that there was a dam and then a big climb, then it was downhill to Lake Pukaki.
At Lake Pukaki we joined the main route coming down the north side from Aoraki. We road back up that direction for a short way and then stopped for lunch. It was a great spot and I would have loved to camp there. Instead we continued on to Twizel and stayed at a holiday park.
The route. This is the "alternate" route as the main route starts at Mt. Cook and requires a helicopter ride to get to Lake Pukaki.
The canal road was mostly loose gravel with a single track worn down the middle.
First views of the mountains.
We left the campground at Twizel on a quiet back road. After a few miles it crossed the highway and led us to a canal road similar to the one we took from Lake Tekapo. Once again the road alternated from sealed to gravel. After we reached Lake Oahu and crossed a dam our path became a nice gravel track along the lake, and after the Oahu weir the trail turned into well groomed single track for 7km along the lake. This was a great ride.
From the lake we once again had views of the mountains. After the trail we were back on a sealed road and starting to fight a strong wind. This went on for 6 or 7km as we wound around the southwest side of the lake. I became very dispirited fighting the wind, especially because I knew the direction we wanted to go was behind us but the route had been built to funnel people to the Lake Oahu lodge. I wanted nothing to do with the lodge, but Jelle wanted to have lunch, so I went on alone, knowing he would catch up to me at the top of the 10km climb we had ahead of us.
Back on the trail the surface was good, the grade was gentle, and the wind was at my back. The trail climbed the side of a big ridge, never going over it. It was built as a mountain bike trail, and for that it was a very good one. For a loaded touring cyclist it was very enjoyable for about 7km at which point it started getting really rocky. I could handle the grade, or I could handle the rocks, but not both at the same time, so I started getting of and walking when it got too bad. Soon I started getting passed by mountain bikers. I caught up with more of them at the top. They were part of a big group of friends that were riding the whole A2O fully supported by a tour shuttle. I reached the top at 900 meters and stopped to rest and wait for Jelle.
As expected Jelle caught up to me at the top and we started back down. It was still very rocky so it was a difficult descent until it finally smoothed out. It was a long way down and kept winding around, and then when you though it would join a road it cut back up a little valley, once agin into the wind. I was thoroughly beat by then. The trail finally came to an end at an old sheep shearers shack where the tour bus was waiting for the mountain biking group. It was just for support as they were all riding on into Omarama. We could have camped there, there was an outhouse and a stream for water, but we were assured Omarama was an easy 23km downhill with the wind at our backs.
So off we went on a nice gravel road. At first it wasn't all downhill, but soon the few little hills ended and then it was. The problem was deep loose gravel. There was a well worn track in most places but sometimes it funneled you into the gravel. Sure enough I got caught on the edge of the road and plowed into a deep pile which brought me down. Fortunately there was a bit of a bank and I just got a few scratches. I jumped up and continued riding, but at a slower more cautious pace. It was a long 23km and I fell pretty far behind. By the time I caught up with Jelle in town he had already polished off a beer, so I didn't waste any time getting one myself. That was followed with some fish & chips before heading out to the holiday park for the night.
Also met a Scottish cyclist name Christine. I can hardly understand a word she says but I love the sound of it. She is traveling self supported but caught a ride with the tour bus as she had a very difficult time riding the trail with her narrower tires. We caught back up with her at the campground.
The mountains were behind us now.
The trail along the lake was wonderful.
Do I look beat? It was a tough climb.


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Rev. Judy Beaumont, Roman Catholic Woman Priest Presides At Magdala Celebration
Rev. Judy Beaumont, Roman Catholic Woman Priest Presides at Magdala Celebration On Thursday July 18th,2013 Southwest Florida Call To Action members and friends gathered to celebrate the Eighth Annual Magdala Celebration. Eighteen enthusiastic and thoughtful participants included representatives of Pax Christi, Rev. Joe Irvin's Bootstrap Ministry of Cape Coral, the Mary Mother of Jesus Inclusive Catholic Community in Sarasota, and the Good Shepherd Inclusive Catholic Community of Fort Myers where Judy Beaumont,and Judy Lee, Roman Catholic Women Priests are Co-Pastors. Rev. Judy Beaumont put together and led an inspiring liturgy that celebrated Mary of Magdala as Apostol to the Apostles and other woman leaders noted in the Scriptures as well as the nineteen women who were auditors at Vatican II. These diverse women were called to represent the world-wide church born anew in the promise of the Council. They paved the way for female theologians and for the increased participation of women in the life of the church.
Mike and Imogene Rigdon of Venice led the group in a rousing chorus of "Standing On The Shoulders" written by Joyce Rouse. As they sang "Standing on the shoulders of the ones who came before us, we are stronger for their courage,we are wiser for their words…" each one present recalled the people in their lives, well known and unknown, who led the way for the new and sometimes revolutionary roles of women and the laity in the church. The shared homily included these reflections. Cardinal Leo Suenans was remembered as one of the Bishops who spoke at the Council of calling for the participation of " the other 50% of the human race". Some also remembered pre-Vatican II Catholic Action Movements including Pat and Patty Crowley and their Catholic Action and Christian Family Movement. All of this paved the way for Call To Action to form in Chicago in the late 1970's. Reflections included the sentiment that the shoulders of those present would be there "to hold the ones who follow us".
Judy Beaumont presided at the Eucharist and all said the words of consecration and wore stoles to symbolize the priesthood of all believers. The assembled closed with blessing one another, asking the Spirit of God to aid them to "warm frozen hearts and subvert frozen structures for the sake of the Kin-dom.
By Ellen McNally and Judith Beaumont as shared with Rev. Dr. Judy Lee
Photo by Michael Rigdon
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It is easy to love your neighbor as yourself when your neighbor has become your friend. Judy Beaumont and I and our family of pets- dogs,cats and birds,moved to Eastshore Drive over fifteen years ago. We knew no one but we were warmly welcomed into a Group of neighbors who celebrated Birthdays of all members and enjoyed gatherings especially around holidays. Our next door neighbor Gene, Imogene Ryan, a woman of great faith, was a prime mover in the group and she also became someone to share faith and prayer with. We have become very good back door friends and enjoy praying together when either of us has the need for sharing prayer requests. We love to share stories of life on our lake and call to remind one another to look for the visiting otters or ducks or coots. Gene's daughter Jane and her husband Eric Salna (also sometimes our CBS weatherman!) are also part of our special group on occasion. Gene supported us when one of our foster daughters from Connecticut came to live with us for a year. That was a time of much prayer. And we have supported one another through very serious illnesses and the losses of loved ones.
Sonja Miller too, is a very special friend. We share the love of cats and Sonja is a proud mother of two of our Mama cat's kittens. They were adopted when we had the Church in the Park and a homeless couple living in the woods realized that they could not care for their kittens. The first year we adopted one and found a home for another one. The second year Sonja adopted two beautiful white kittens and in the third year the couple split up and left the cats so I had to go into the woods and gather them. Mama Guinevere and five kittens walked quickly into our carrier and were happy to have an inside home. The kittens were so beautiful we thought them immediately adoptable. But only two were adopted as the rest had Feline AIDS like Mama Guinevere. So they are still with us-still quite well and sassy as can be. Sonja and I visit the siblings and help with cat care. But now, most of all Sonja and Judy and I share the commonality of surviving cancer. Though we have different types and manifestations of cancer, we each know the territory and are so happy to have someone to share with. We are a natural support group for one another and can share the feelings and fears when we wonder "if the other shoe is going to drop". We bolster each other up and pray with and for one another. We have the same wonderful Doctor, James Reeves, at Cancer Specialists of Florida and we are blessed to have each other as company on this road. Sonja attends a more formal support group and we have supportive friends but we all thank God for providing the support we need right where we live.
Because of illness, and aging, and probably because of feelings about our ordinations as Roman Catholic Women priests, the original group that included three other wonderful women, has grown smaller in recent years. We pray for all of our neighbors and group members but Gene and Sonja are the blessings of Eastshore Drive for us.
These are our Fourth of July 2013 pictures, and some of our cats!
It is so good to love our neighbors!
Rev. Dr. Judy Lee,ARCWP
Tuesday's Child Has Far to Go: The Tuesday Ministry
The Tuesday Ministry: Tuesday's Child Has Far To Go
They came. They came to our Tuesday Ministry, July 2,2013, in the flash flood,thunder and lightening type of summer rain we are having here in Fort Myers, Florida. They came by foot, by bike and by bus. Only Roger has a car and he brought two others. Almost everyone was dripping wet. We gave out shirts and towels. Lauretta opened her heavy backpack and gave out mangos from her tree to everyone. The mangos were exquisite and she was applauded. Chris settled her 3 month old baby and two year old in. Little Carl was given a big new truck and he moved it around the circle. Kathleen, 70, wiped her face and silver hair with a towel and sat by her favorite person, Mr. Gary who welcomed her warmly.
Some came because they were hungry and Ellen McNally the local Call to Action President and her husband Jack,85, brought a tantalizing homemade Lasagna with garlic bread that cooked in the oven awaiting presentation with a delicious green salad and deserts. Call To Action is a progressive Catholic group with chapters throughout the United States and they support women priests. On our Ministry Tuesdays they make this a literal form of support by bringing and serving the food prepared by themselves and other CTA members. They are an important part of our Good Shepherd Ministries, served by two Roman Catholic women priests, myself, Judy Lee, and co-pastor Judy Beaumont. Ellen and Jack are a part of the family that gathers on Tuesdays. They were with us in 2007 when we joined a ministry of the Lamb of God Lutheran Episcopal church in feeding the hungry and homeless on Saturday nights in a local park. They were with us in 2008 when we drew up to a hundred and fifty people on our Friday night Church in the Park. They were with us in late 2009 when we purchased the house that we turned into a church and a transitional shelter for homeless people. And they remain with us now as we continue the feeding traditions on Tuesdays and Sunday after church. No one needs come to church to be fed, the hot food is served after the church service and all are welcome to any part of the afternoon. They also can get food from our food pantry at those times. They are among the over 70 homeless people we have now gotten into affordable housing and assisted in getting incomes. And they are the newly homeless or unemployed or living on low fixed incomes who seek our support. They come to minister to each other. Those with homes bring those without homes and resources to be helped.
They come because we are family to those who have no families and friends to those who have no friends. They come because they are hungry for affiliation and acceptance and love and a place to have fellowship and thank God together as much as for food and a host of social and spiritual services. Most love coming to the worship and discussion of the day's Scriptures that takes place before the meal.Our group meeting is lively and animated. People were were shunned and scorned by others now lead the group.
Today's Scriptures were the story of Joseph forgiving his brothers in Genesis 49 and of Jesus telling his followers not to be afraid and to trust God's love as God knows when a tiny bird falls and how many hairs you have on your head. Joking about his shaved head, Mr. G. led the discussion of forgiveness sharing that for the first time he was able to ask a family member for forgiveness. He said it was easier for him to forgive than to ask for forgiveness. But a weight was lifted off of his chest. This resonated with many as they shared stories of forgiving and being forgiven. Lauretta tied the two Scriptures together as she said "I know the love God has for me because of this church. When I came to the church when it was in the park, I was out of my head. I needed forgiveness from so many for the things I did. I disrupted everything. No one wanted to come near me. I was thrown out of every other church and was so hungry. This church welcomed me as I was and cared for me as if I was a little sparrow with broken wings. The pastors and all of you who were there loved me back to health. I could not accept my mental illness and would not take my medicine. But through your love today I am happy to take my meds, I have a lovely home and am reunited with my family,and most of all you are my family. That's why I bring you fruits and honey and things all the time." Everyone applauded her and the meeting went on.
After the meeting I spoke with Chris who is newly housed with her two babies. We agreed to help her pay her electricity deposit or she would lose this precious housing. This is not something we do often as the line then goes around the block.But we could not see her lose this precious housing. She was also delighted at the gifts of clothing for her children and herself and her developmentally slow older brother. As I held the tiny baby who already wheezed with asthma I thought of those sparrows and prayed.
Judy Lee,ARCWP
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Disabling Cortana
Katya Seryabkina September 2, 2018
How to Disable Cortana
Cortana is a virtual assistant that runs on several Windows platforms, including Windows 10, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows 10 mobile. The assistant is designed along the lines of Google Now, Amazon Echo and Apple Siri. Cortana can recognize natural voice and answer questions based on the information harvested from Microsoft's Bing Search engine. According to Microsoft Office, the intelligent assistant can get answers to various questions, play music, offer weather updates and provide directions. In terms of organizational capability, the assistant also makes it possible for the OS to set the local time, location reminders, as well as track flight information.
You can also use the assistant to connect to various smart devices in your home such as temperature, lights, and much more. Overall, the intuitive interaction between Cortana and Windows OS has made it the first digital assistant to help users perform common computing tasks. The version of Cortana that is embedded in Windows 10 also integrates with third-party apps, directly and as a service. Microsoft unveiled Cortana as part of its aggressive efforts to transform the way the Windows Operating system and Windows Phone will operate in the future. However, to operate more efficiently, Cortana demands huge volumes of information, and this can be bothersome to some users.
It is also a potential privacy nightmare because, in order for Cortana to work, it must listen to everything that is said around it. Essentially, it is an open microphone sitting in the room with the audio potentially being stored or used for unknown purposes. Ok, unknown but easily guessed purposes.
Disabling Cortana: What you need to know!
With all the information out there on the web, and with gadgets like smartphones, smart watches, and laptops, users are increasingly becoming wary about their privacy and the amount of personal data that could get into the wrong hands. Part of the effort to keep privacy in check is taking active steps to disable Cortana.
Things you need to know before disabling Cortana
To completely eradicate Cortana from your operating system, you need to access the Registry Editor. If you do not follow this route, the assistant may still linger on in the background, even though it will have limited functionality.
Cortana can only be disabled per device, which will leave the information from other Windows devices intact.
Turning Cortana off will affect the efficiency of your Windows 10, especially in the area of making suggestions.
To prevent Microsoft from storing personal information in the cloud, and other devices, begin by turning the Cortana off before clearing personal information.
With the new changes in Cortana, there is no single button solution to clear the accumulated data. The changes have also made it difficult for Cortana to gather information collated from the user's Microsoft accounts.
The action of disabling Cortana may not affect information stored on the Microsoft server. This information can only be cleared manually.
If you chose to re-enable Cortana, simply go back to settings and select privacy. Next, select Speech, and click the "Get to Know Me" command button. The alternative method is to go to the taskbar, and select settings, then switch on the assistant.
How to disable Cortana on Windows 10
When Cortana was initially introduced, it was much easier to turn if off using a simple click. Following the Windows 10 upgrade, the disabling procedure has become less obvious. According to PC Gamer, the difficulty users experience today stems from the fact that Cortina is neatly woven into Windows 10 OS and Windows Search. This means the disabling action will impact the working of the Search and OS as well as functionalities like natural language search, personalized news and reminders.
Users are strongly advised to create a restoration point before disabling Cortana to guard against operational issues in the event the attempt to disable it doesn't go as expected.
Disabling Cortana on Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise
If you are using a Local Group Policy Editor to disable Cortana, GPEdit makes it easy to turn off the assistant without adversely affecting your system.
Go to the Windows search box and type the words Group Policy
Point to the left window pane of your Local Group Editor and navigate your way to Computer Configuration. Follow the Administrative Templates, Windows Components and select Search
On the right side of the window pane, select Allow Cortana
Choose Edit after selecting Allow Cortana
Go to the radio button on the left side of the screen and click on Disabled
Lastly, click on Apply, and close the window
How to disable Cortana on Windows 10 Home
If you do not have Group Policy on your Windows 10 Home, add it via the registry editor to lessen your work.
Begin by typing "regedit" on Windows search. Alternatively, press the combination of the Windows Key + R to bring up the run interface and type regedit. Before executing the command, Windows might request additional permission to run the registry Editor.
Go to the left pane of regedit and navigate your way through HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Search. In case, you do not see the Windows Search folder, you can create one by right clicking the Windows folder, selecting New, and creating a new folder labeled Windows Search.
Right click on an empty space in the regedit pane and click on New, select DWord (32 bit) value.
Name it "AllowCortana" and assign the Value 0.
Save the new key and close the Registry Editor and sign out of Windows 10
Because of Cortana's wide reach, you can also remove personalized information found in areas like Notebook, Reminders and Bing Places by visiting Bing Settings.
However, the process of wiping Cortana's stored data can be a little trickier. According to PCWorld, you can start by going to Microsoft's privacy dashboard and then sign into the account with requested details. Once you are logged in, clear every detail, including personal information and every detail you want the system to foreget. While doing so, it is important to recognize that your action may affect services like Microsoft Edge, Bing and Maps.
If you decide to bring back Cortana at a later date, retrace the steps you performed in the Registry Editor. If the system is intact, go to AllowCortana and enter the value 1 in place of 0. The other strategy is to clear the AllowCortana value and save your settings.
Katya Seryabkina
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Joaquin De Luz's final curtain call at New York City Ballet. Photo by Erin Baiano, Courtesy NYCB
Former NYCB Star Joaquin De Luz Returns to His Native Spain as an Artistic Director
Wendy Perron
A radiant person onstage and off, former New York City Ballet star Joaquin De Luz is shifting from being in the spotlight to giving back. After training with famed teacher Víctor Ullate, the Spanish dancer moved to the U.S. at 20, dancing with American Ballet Theatre for six years before alighting at NYCB in 2003, where he gave his final performance last fall. This month, he returns home to Madrid to take the reins at Compañía Nacional de Danza, a company of 50 dancers that gives 85 performances a year.
How would you describe the current repertory of CND?
For 20 years, Nacho Duato made it a choreographer's company. He gave it international prestige. After Nacho, José Carlos Martínez, from Paris Opéra Ballet, took over, and he brought classical ballet back. In December 2015, I guested in his first full-length ballet, Don Q, dancing with Maria Kochetkova. It was so fun to dance at home! Spain is hungry for good-quality dance.
@joaquindeluz on Instagram: "New chapter. Day one @cndanzaspain #firstday #butterflies #excited #danza #vamos"
What will you change?
I'm bringing some of Nacho's works back. I'd like to have pieces that use our heritage, our music and our stories. At the same time, I'd like to bring iconic works to Spain to nurture the dancers and educate the public. I want to have a program with female voices, with one iconic piece, a company premiere and a creation.
What are some iconic works?
It's like a desert over there in terms of Balanchine and Robbins. I'd also like to bring some Paul Taylor.
You danced in many works by Robbins. What do you like about his ballets?
They allow the time to take a breath, to have a thought onstage. You see choreographers nowadays—I get it because technology is so fast and people want it now—who are afraid of having a moment with no steps to really embrace the feeling.
Robbins' 1944 ballet, Fancy Free, has gotten some backlash in the wake of #MeToo.
If we present Fancy Free, that doesn't mean we agree with everything that happens onstage. I think art should be ambiguous and tell a story and provoke a thought.
@joaquindeluz on Instagram: "A lot can be achieved with the right attitude and teamwork. After a few intense weeks of work we are in Pamplona to present our Don…"
What other ideas do you have?
I want to start a studio company. CND doesn't have a school, so this would be a beginning. We could use some of the dancers for big productions, and it can be an experimental lab for new choreography. We're working on a U.S. tour in fall 2020.
My dream is that we—Spanish people—have the company that would have made me stay. Imagine if we had all stayed—Tamara Rojo, Angel Corella, Lucía Lacarra—we were all classmates. We would have had an amazing company! I want to retain talent there and also invite talent in.
What will you be cautious about?
The worst mistake you can make as a director is to think you're going to make everybody happy. Nacho gave me the best advice: "Always be honest with people. It may hurt a little bit at the beginning. But if you are not, then your integrity and the respect people have for you are gone."
@joaquindeluz on Instagram: "Starting to come down from the cloud.. everything happened so fast and I'm glad my emotions are finally catching up... I would like to…"
Are you going to perform yourself?
There's been talk about maybe an official goodbye to the Spanish audience. If it can benefit the company, I will do it, but it's not my priority.
What will you miss about NYCB?
The incredible repertory and how it challenges you and pushes you, day in, day out. Each week you wonder, "How am I going to get through this?" I compare NYCB to the city of New York: It's relentless. I will definitely miss that.
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posted Feb 21, 2005 at 9:49 PM by Gothique. (2 Comments)
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It turns out that The Palladium in Worcester, MA has a hidden gem that has somehow eluded my attention before. "Upstairs" is a 350- capacity room with atmosphere and sound that "downstairs" comes close to but fails to top. I'm not sure if it was the size of the venue or the fans, or maybe both, but this show felt so much... intimate and heartfelt. The bands too felt these emotions floating in the air and responded accordingly. It was one of those nights when you get this awe-inspiring feeling that you belong to the metal community.
Unfortunately, by the time I arrived at the venue, the opening band Devilinside had already finished their set. Misery Index were off second and they rocked. The set, though short, was comprised of their well- known songs and a few tracks off the new EP. The entire front row was headbanging and inevitably a mosh pit ensued.
Cattle Decapitation fired up the crowd furthermore, playing a bunch of songs off their latest album "Humanure". Though the music in not exactly to my liking, I have to admit they were better live than I had expected. I also have to admit that I was grossed out by the singer's constant spitting, which is not all that enjoyable when you're nesting in the left corner of the stage taking pictures.
Behemoth reigned like the ancient gods. Though they've departed from their black metal roots, they're still wearing face paint which only compliments their mighty stage presence. Tremendous amount of energy and musicianship. The crowd was chanting along and headbanging through the entire set, which mainly consisted of tracks off their latest masterpiece "Demigod". One of the things I admire this band for is that thay're not content to merely string riffs and gory imagery but instead blend chaos and control and back it up with well- thought and sophisticated lyrics. For me Behemoth are one of the most talented death metal bands on the planet and the reason that they're still not getting the deserved recognition here in U.S. is beyond me.
Later on when I talked to Nergal he said he'd been feeling really sick all day. You wouldn't know it, seeing how much focused intensity was emanating from him and the band as a whole. Inferno is the reason gods gave us the drums. And on a more personal note, Orion was sporting the most impressive attire, hands down.
And just when you thought it couldn't get any more electrifying, recently reunited Suffocation emerged on stage. One thing is crystal clear about this band- they're back with a vengeance. They were treated like returning heroes by the locals. Mullen was showing off his physique and was very much engaged with the audience, praising them for coming out and supporting the scene and at one point singling out the ladies for particular recognition. You're welcome.
With a set exceeding one hour, Suffocation covered an extensive range of their discography- old and new. Pierced From Within, Funeral Inception and Thrones Of Blood to name a few. Their performance summoned high levels of excitement and energy, which, if generated, could provide electricity for the vast New England region.
A great night for beer consumption and metal. What else could a mortal want?
Live pics from the show can be viewed in the Gallery section.
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F.U.C.K.! i thought they cancelled that show and were just doin the fest there instead. i wish i had gone.
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I have seen Cattle Decapitation three times live and they are okay, but they have great energy on stage. Suffocation and Behemoth are f*cking awesome. Never heard of Misery Index. Anyone recommend song/albums by them? Long Live the Metal Underground!
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Q: Assign value in dataframe from list by list's element name = dataframe row number I have a name list, such as the following:
> myNamedList

(...)

$`1870`
[1] 84.24639

$`1871`
[1] 84.59707

(...)

I would like to assign these values in a dataframe's column where the list element's name corresponds to the dataframe's row number. For now I am proceeding like this:
for (element in names(myNamedList)) {
  targetDataFrame[as.numeric(element),][[columnName]] = myNamedList[[element]]
}

This is quite slow if the list is somewhat large, and also not very R-esque. I believe I could do something with apply, but am not sure where to look. Appreciate your help.

A: Add a row number to original data, then stack the list, then merge. See example:
# example
#data
set.seed(1); d <- data.frame(x = sample(LETTERS, 5))
#named list
x <- list("2" = 11, "4" = 22)

#add a row number
d$rowID = seq(nrow(d))

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merge(d, stack(x), by.x = "rowID", by.y = "ind", all.x = TRUE)
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# 1     1 Y     NA
# 2     2 D     11
# 3     3 G     NA
# 4     4 A     22
# 5     5 B     NA

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Combo was Columbine's first complete multifactor stock selection model; we created the US model in 1985 and began publishing Combo Model rankings in 1986. We added International Combo Model rankings in 1992, creating optimized, country-specific versions of the model for markets outside the US. At first we could offer only five country-specific versions of Combo rankings, but we now have International Combo Models for more than thirty developed and developing market countries around the world. The remaining smaller markets are covered by an Emerging Markets version of the model.
Recognizing the higher level of transactions costs generally experienced outside the US, we optimize each version of the International Combo Model to achieve superior risk-adjusted portfolio return at realistic levels of portfolio turnover. The design process focuses on big-cap, highly-liquid, institutional-grade securities like those that make up the major international indices. Our experience shows that these issues are the most efficiently priced. Any multifactor model that can successfully generate alpha in these securities will have no problem with smaller cap, less efficiently priced companies.


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Recent tell-tale sightings of the two stars include watching a Backstreet Boys gig together in Vegas two months ago and an outing to the US Masters golf in Augusta, Georgia, earlier this month.
They were first clocked at the 2017 American Music Awards in November and the Irish heart-throb, 24, later described the Pitch Perfect 3 star as 'the loveliest person on the planet'.
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Q: Permissions removed while upgrading from AEM6.0 to AEM6.1 We recently upgraded from AEM6.0 to AEM6.1 and noticed that there were users and groups which lost their permissions to specific paths as part of the upgrade.
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Now when i try to give read permissions manually on products node..it is not giving permissions on child nodes.
What is the best way to restore the permissions that were active in AEM6.0?

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How would you like to earn money by doing what you normally do, like going shopping?
There are a growing number of mobile apps that will pay you to snap photos of your shopping receipts and upload them.
In some cases, the apps are managed by marketing firms that want to know what target customers are purchasing, in what quantity, and through which retailers.
Finish shopping then take out your phone and take a picture of a receipt.
This information is highly sought after by consumables manufacturers, large grocers and retailers, and other marketers.
In exchange for your shopping information, you can earn money and/or gift cards.
In some cases, you might also be asked to fill out an accompanying survey about your purchase; doing so will earn you additional cash. Other apps will request that you show that you purchased a given item in exchange for a small after-purchase discount on that item.
Special offer: Get a special $10 welcome bonus when you create your account!
This was one of the first rebate apps on the market and offers cash back on grocery, apparel, electronics, restaurant, pet, etc. purchases. The rebate amounts are fairly high (as much as $1.50) and work across a number of stores. Many qualifying rebates are brand-independent (e.g., $0.50 off any orange juice), while others require that you purchase a given brand at a certain store.
With this app, you submit receipt photos from stores that sell consumable goods like butter and toilet paper, as well as stores that sell non-consumables like clothing or tools. With the former, you earn coin rewards that can be redeemed for money or e-gift cards. With the latter, you enter a slots game that can earn you up to 100 extra coins.
With this app, you earn points for your receipts, which can be exchanged for gift cards to Amazon, Walmart, etc. There's also a weekly $250 sweepstakes that you can enter. Any receipt from any merchant can be submitted through this app.
Snap by Groupon has different cash back offers on groceries, including produce. The app is also retailer-independent, allowing you shop wherever you want for tomatoes, milk, etc.
Cash back offers range from $0.25 to $1. You can cash out once your account has reached $20.
This app offers you numerous ways to earn points on your shopping excursions, including mobile orders. You then redeem those points for cash or gift cards to places like Target, AMC, Redbox, etc.
Yaarlo focuses on local businesses and will award you double points if you purchase a gift card to a local business, for example. This is a great perk if you frequent a local hangout or live in a small town with few major retailers.
If you're into organic, gluten-free, or non-GMO foods, then you should download and use BerryCart immediately. This app works with different retailers and pays you up to $2 back for purchasing items you'd find at stores like Whole Foods, Target, Kroger, etc. Your cash can be redeemed through a Paypal deposit or through gift card purchase.
This app enables you to purchase consumables at a given price point (e.g., $1) or at a certain percentage off. That can mean big savings for you if you purchase something that is normally $4.99, for example, and the app offers the item to you for only a dollar.
Shopmium also offers rebates on items that you might not normally see with other shopping apps, such as lip balm or cleaning products.
Perhaps best of all, you don't need to wait to redeem your cash. Shopmium connects directly with your Paypal account, and redemptions are sent to your linked account as soon as you scan your receipt.
This shopping cashback app has been around for a long time and is split between offers from specific retailers and offers that are retailer-independent. The app is strongly focused on school supplies but also offer cashback bonuses on grocery items like milk, apples, cheese, etc.
This app functions much like Ibotta and offers you cash back on receipts that you take pictures of and submit. Specific rebate items vary week to week but typically consist of grocery items, which can be purchased at any store. You need to have $20 in your account before you're allowed to cash out.
This is one of the newer shopping apps and currently has a limited selection of items for which you can process a rebate. However, the app is quickly expanding its repertoire of merchants and items. It also offers occasional freebies.
With Shrink, you aren't tied to stores and can redeem generic offers for bread, cheese, etc. The cash out process is easy and funds are sent to your Paypal account.
When it comes to apps that pay you for your receipts, keep in mind that you can double-dip and upload a photo of the same receipt to several different apps. This is especially true if you submit your receipt photo for a generic item like milk or bread.
Also, because these apps require timely receipts, you may have only one to two weeks to upload your pictures. So don't delay when submitting your receipts.
I have been using yaarlo and now i Can't get into it. I saw somewhere that they have been taken down?
Haven't tried most of the apps you have listed above. But I'm a member of Yaarlo, and I will totally recommend anyone to use it. You should check their other features like buying gift cards and shop online which lets you earn more cash back than scanning the receipts.


Two unidentified Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant militants.
On 12 November 2015, two suicide bombers detonated explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, that is inhabited mostly by Shia Muslims. Reports of the number of deaths range from 37 to 43. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The bombings were the worst terrorist attack in Beirut since the end of the Lebanese Civil War. They came twelve days after the bombing of a Russian airliner over the Sinai Peninsula killed 224 people and a day before attacks in Paris killed 136. ISIL claimed responsibility for these attacks as well.
Around 48 hours after the attack, Internal Security Forces arrested eleven people, mostly Syrians, over the attack. It later announced the arrest of two other Syrian and Lebanese suspects. They were arrested in a Palestinian refugee camp located in Burj al-Barajneh and a flat in the capital's eastern district of Achrafieh, which had allegedly been used to prepare the explosive belts. The initial plan was apparently to send five suicide bombers to a hospital in the neighbourhood, but heavy security forced them to change the target to a densely populated area.
Since 2011 the neighbouring country of Syria has been in a state of civil war. Shortly after its commencement, Lebanese groups have been divided along similar lines as in Syria, including participating in the war (such as Hezbollah involvement in Syria), as well as defending Lebanon within Lebanon itself. Lebanon has also faced a political vacuum since a continual failure to elect a new president (which has been requisite for a parliamentary election) since April 2014.
Two suicide bombings occurred in a commercial district of the Bourj el-Barajneh suburb of Southern Beirut, near the General Security Post in Hussaineya street, an apparent known stronghold of the Shia Hezbollah, according to al-Manar television, The first bombing occurred outside a Shia mosque, while the second took place inside a nearby bakery before 18:00. The second blast occurred about 20 metres away and five to seven minutes after the first one as passers-by tried to help the injured of the initial blast. A potential third attacker was killed before exploding his vest. He was found dead with his legs torn off but still wearing an explosives belt, according to an unnamed Lebanese security official. An unnamed government employee speculated that he was killed by the second explosion due to his proximity to that blast. Al Mayadeen also reported about the would-be bomber and showed a video of a bearded young man with an explosives belt. Hezbollah's Bilal Farhat said: "They targeted civilians, worshippers, unarmed people, women and elderly, they only targeted innocent people ... [it was a] satanic, terrorist attack." Lebanese security forces and Hezbollah gunmen cordoned off the area.
The Health Ministry reported at least 43 deaths initially, with Health Minister Wael Abu Faour adding that 239 people were injured, but that the total casualty count was expected to rise due to some of the wounded people being in critical condition. Lebanon's International Red Cross and Red Crescent Society affiliate said that over 200 people were injured. Hospitals in the area called for people to donate blood due to an unprecedented number of casualties. Emergency services personnel asked by-standers to leave the area as they were hindering ambulances from ferrying the injured to medical institutions.
Amongst the initial casualties were two staff members of the American University of Beirut, according to the school, although no further details were announced. Three Lebanese-American residents of Dearborn, Michigan—a 49-year-old woman and a young couple—were killed, while the couple's three-year-old son was severely injured.
Hajj Hussein Yaari (Abu Murdata), a senior figure in the Hezbollah security system, was reportedly killed in the attack.
It was reported that one of the bombs exploded when Adel Termos, a resident of Beirut, tackled one of the bombers, thereby potentially saving many lives. Both Termos and the bomber were killed when the bomb detonated. On social media, Termos was hailed as a hero.
Within two days, six suspects were arrested over the bombing. They reportedly included five Syrians and a Palestinian. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanon's Hezbollah leader, said Syrian and Lebanese detainees were arrested on suspicion of being involved in the bombings.
A man was arrested who claimed he planned to blow himself up in a café in the Jabal Mohsen neighbourhood of Tripoli, simultaneously with the other bombers, one of whom he named as Abou Khaled of Palestine, who had travelled with him to Lebanon from Syria. Investigations also drew connections between these bombings and one in Arsal which killed four people on November 5.
ISIL had reportedly assumed responsibility for the blasts, saying two Palestinians and a Syrian had carried out the attacks. In a post from an unspecified Twitter account, the group said that they perpetrated one of the attacks, noting that its agents blew up a bike with explosives in the middle of a street. While not mentioning the third bomber, the group's claim, as translated, reportedly read in part: "Let the Shiite apostates know that we will not rest until we take revenge in the name of the Prophet." An internet statement on an unspecified site reportedly further stated the "soldiers of the Caliphate" perpetrated the attack.
On November 26, Al-Manar reported that a team of Syrian and Hezbollah agents had killed Abdul-Salam Hendawi, suspected of smuggling the two bombers into Lebanon from Raqqa, during an assault in Homs Governorate. It did not report when this took place.
Acting President and Prime Minister Tammam Salam declared a day of national mourning for 13 November. He said the bombings were "unjustifiable," and called for government unity against "plans to create strife" in the country. Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk echoed the condemnation and added "we will not be lenient in apprehending those behind these attacks."
Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah's assistant, Hussein Khalil, said: "What happened here is a crime...this battle against terrorists will continue and it is a long war between us." Nasrallah himself later said that such incidents only increase "our determination to fight" in the Syrian Civil War and that the goal of the attack "is to put pressure on Hezbollah [to withdraw from Syria], but they know very well these bombings will not benefit them at all. This will have the opposite effect." He further noted: "Palestinians and Syrians were among the martyrs and wounded. This terrorism does not differentiate [between its victims]. If [Daesh] assume that killing our men and women and children and burning our markets could weaken our determination, then they are mistaken;" while adding that the arrests of two Palestinians and a Syrian over the attack were inaccurate and were intended to raise discord. He added his gratitude to the security forces and civilians who offered aid following the attack.
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon called on Lebanon to "not allow this despicable act to destroy the relative calm that has prevailed in the country over the past year." UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Sigrid Kaag denounced the "heinous attack," called for those responsible to be brought to justice and said the international community was standing by Lebanon.
Government officials for several states issued condemnations of the attacks and condolences to those affected. These included the Czech Republic, France, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Qatar, and the United States.
Amnesty International issues a censure saying that the attack revealed "appalling disregard for human life."
↑ "Report: Possible Link between Tripoli Detainee and Bourj Barajneh Suicide Bombers", by Naharnet.
↑ claims-twin-bombs Islamic State claims twin bombs in Beirut, economist.com.
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Guide to Visiting the Washington Monument
Gaze up at this iconic stone obelisk, the defining feature of DC's skyline and one of the nation's most recognizable structures
Washington Monument tours have resumed as of Aug. 29, 2021. Check the National Park Service's website for additional updates, and please remember to wear your mask, social distance and follow all health/safety guidelines when visiting.
Built to honor George Washington, the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and the first president of the United States, the Washington Monument was once the tallest building in the world at just over 555 feet. The monument to America's first president still holds the title of world's tallest stone structure and obelisk.
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The New & Improved Washington Monument
After undergoing years of renovations and reopening in 2019, the Washington Monument has raised expectations for visitors with a new state-of-the-art elevator that will efficiently move hundreds of visitors up to the observation deck daily. The minute-long ride up 50 stories to the top of the world's tallest free-standing stone structure includes a video from the National Park Service about what to expect. From the observation deck, you can see nearly 25 miles into the horizon in every direction, including landmarks like the U.S. Capitol, the White House, Arlington National Cemetery and the Washington National Cathedral.
Part of what makes traveling in the elevator so historic is that, on the two-minute descent, it offers a glimpse of the interior walls, which are lined with stones that commemorate George Washington, placed by states, civic groups and others. The modern system gives the National Park Service operators better control of the elevator with remote access from the ground.
Before experiencing the new elevator, visitors will encounter another improvement to traveling to the top of the Washington Monument – an upgraded security screening facility at the base of the structure. The new security structure can accommodate up to 20 visitors and has more modern screening equipment.
Due to COVID-19, the Washington Monument is now allowing visitors to purchase 1 ticket, which will be valid for up to 4 people. Advance reservations are required. Tickets listed as "Not Yet Released" will become available one-day before the tour date at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. Until further notice, walk up tickets and group reservations will not be available. Visitors can purchase tickets on recreation.gov. The Washington Monument is open 9 am to 5 pm daily (last available tour ticket at 4 pm) except for December 25. The monument closes daily from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. for cleaning.
Find out more information with our Washington Monument tour and ticket guide for both groups and individuals.
More on the Washington Monument
Maintained by the National Park Service, the Washington Monument is located on the center of the National Mall between the U.S. Capitol and Lincoln Memorial. The easiest way to get to the monument is by taking the Metro. The two closest Metro stops are Federal Triangle and Smithsonian, both on the Blue, Orange and Silver lines. If traveling by bus, take DC Circulator's National Mall route or ride Metrobus routes 32, 34 or 36. If driving, visitor parking is available on Ohio Drive, between the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials. Note that street parking is often limited near the National Mall.
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Why does the Washington Monument have two colors?
It wasn't easy to build Washington Monument. The structure was originally designed by Robert Mills, with construction beginning in 1848. The combination of the Civil War, the Know Nothing Party's rise to control of the Washington National Monument Society through an illegal election and lack of funding led to a halt in construction in 1854. When construction resumed in 1879, marble was used from a different quarry, and time and weather erosion have led to the difference in color, which begins at the 150-foot mark.
The monument was finally completed in 1884 by Thomas Casey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and an elevator was added to the monument in 1889.
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Colorful, distinctive characters come to life on the newest Burke Rockers! From the Bunny to the Pony to the Unicorn, children will let their imaginations soar while developing balance, coordination, cooperation and core strength. High detail panels offer a whimsical look and allow for additional theming of any playspace!


Really. You can't. Lord knows, we tried. But Dash just keeps trying to pee on the furniture, and if we hadn't discovered Pants for Dogs, the ottoman (at very least) would now be a total loss.
I find my story, and by extension myself, stuck in a game of political dodgeball, where I'm both a conscripted player and also a ball.
That's how shame works: You know that certain people are going to be displeased with you if you do something, so you don't do it. You don't do it because you like / respect / want to retain the goodwill of those certain people. The problem is this: The shamers will thus force only their own people–the people who agree with them and want to be liked by them–off the ballot. The people who then move up to take the vacated slots are more likely to be sympathetic to the Puppies.
There's this peculiar notion among some people that shame is the ultimate weapon, one that works every time, on everybody. My research suggests that it works best on heavily networked depressive teenagers, which would be all of us, right? Heh. So let's try a thought experiment: Shame Vox Day off of…anything. (Divide by zero much?) Try shaming any of the Puppy sympathizers off the ballet. I'm sure I'd hear the laughter halfway up the side of Cheyenne Mountain. See what I mean?
There may be a way to "save" the Hugos from the depredations of the Sad Puppies. I think we first we need to agree on what those depredations actually are, and no such agreement currently exists. But whether such a fix exists or not, shaming authors is not only thug-like and unethical, it comes around like a boomerang and rips you a new one by driving your own people (the only ones who might conceivably be shame-able) off the ballot.
I honestly don't think the Sad Puppies are any kind of problem for the Hugo Awards, Worldcon, or most ordinary fans. The whole business cooks down to this: A group who broke no rules made fandom's Insider Alpha clique lose face in a very big way. Everything in the Sad Puppies dustup follows from that.
The Puppies are unshameable. Get over the butthurt, or bad things will happen, things that have nothing to do with shame, but everything to do with money, demographics, and the shape of SFF going forward. Give me a week or so (it's nuts here) and I'll tell you a little more about that.
Next year, the Hugos and… it won't be just the Hugos, or even just SF.
Shaming is an entirely voluntary and non-aggressive action. That doesn't mean that it can't be a drag and a half in certain circumstances. As you point out, it works if you care about the opinions of the people doing the shaming, and is meaningless otherwise. One "may" incentivize changes in behavior while the other may reinforce the existing behavior–or have no effect at all.
Uhhhhh…no. Shaming is aggressive as hell, and has driven some individuals to suicide. Nor is aggression limited to force. Verbal attacks certainly count as aggression, whether they're in-person or online.
The worst thing about shaming in this case is that it targets one group (here, authors) in order to punish someone else entirely. The APs are trying to punish the SPs. Cheating authors out of recognition they might well have earned to get back at the SPs, well, that's thuggishness.
The ironic thing is that one of the Hugo nominees in the related works category is an expose of how thoroughly evil and invasive a fandom shaming campaign can be even though (especially though?) it involved All The Right People.
I think he nailed it, at least for the subset of companies that I've worked for.
IA clique controls the Hugos? How, exactly, do they do that and what's your evidence for their existence?
is interesting but I'm not sure I agree.
simultaneously raising the bully's status).
is bullying" according to my definitions given above.
I had assumed that the recent Hugos (since I started paying attention again in 2012) were the result of (con-going) fandom's shared culture shifting in a particular direction, toward works with specific qualities that I don't like. I didn't think there was a conspiracy or even a group sufficiently coherent to be described as a clique.
The reactions to Sad Puppies, however — last year as well as this year — require me to update my beliefs. The anti-Puppies side is reacting exactly like a clique that assumed they controlled the Hugos and are appalled that this year they don't.
Also, Dave Freer points out that Patrick Nielsen-Hayden had strong enough expectations for what the Best Novel nominees would be that he assumed that SP/RP slates had been successful when only two of the five were from his expected list.


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Suspension of Amosun, Okorocha, others stands —APC
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Abuja
The All Progressives Congress has said the suspension of Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State and his counterpart in Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, and two others stands.
The National Working Committee had after a meeting presided over by the National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, in Abuja on Friday announced their suspension for alleged anti-party activities.
The two others are the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Usani and the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Osita Okechukwu.
The NWC at the meeting also resolved to recommend their expulsion to the National Executive Committee of the party.
The suspended members had variously claimed that the party had yet to write to inform them of their suspension from the party.
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But speaking with our correspondent in Abuja, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, said writing those suspended was not a precondition for their suspension.
He said, "We don't have a timeline to write them, the important thing is that they are suspended. It (writing) is not a precondition."
Asked when the NEC meeting would hold based on the recommendation of the NWC, Issa-Onilu said no date had been fixed for the meeting.
"The time for NEC meeting has not been fixed. The party will have to agree on the time before the notice of meeting is sent out."
Article 25(B) of he APC constitution states that, "The NEC shall meet every quarter and or at any time decided by the National Chairman or at the request made in writing by at least two-third of the members of the NEC provided that not less than 14 days notice is given for the meeting to be summoned.
(ii) Without prejudice to Article 25(B)(i) of the constitution, the NWC may summon an emergency NEC meeting at any time, provided that at least seven days notice of the meeting shall be given to all those entitled to attend.
While disagreeing over process leading to his suspension by the NWC, Okechukwu had said his "purported" suspension from the party had not been communicated to him.
He said the news of his purported suspension came to him as a surprise as he was neither queried nor invited by the party to defend himself, contrary to the party's constitution.
"Going by our great party's constitution, it is at best a purported suspension, as there was no fair hearing, for one had not up to date been neither written nor invited.
"Otherwise one can, without being immodest, say that I contributed immensely to the improved votes we scored in the South East."
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Ford told the Post that Kavanaugh "groped her over her clothes, grinding his body against hers and clumsily attempting to pull off her one-piece bathing suit and the clothing she wore over it".
Ford alleges another teenager watched as a drunken Kavanaugh attempted to remove her clothing at a gathering in suburban Maryland. The late entrance of the letter to the Kavanaugh pre-confirmation hearings drew cries of foul play from Kavanaugh, who denied the allegations, and his supporters.
The woman "said that the memory had been a source of ongoing distress for her, and that she had sought psychological treatment as a result", The New Yorker added.
Kennedy said on "Fox News Sunday" that the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings have devolved into an "intergalactic freakshow". Equally bad was the recent op-ed from a White House insider underscoring President Donald Trump's incompetence. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A Democratic aide and another person familiar with the letter confirmed Friday to The Associated Press that the allegation is sexual in nature. "There are far too many questions swirling around this nomination". Speaking last Wednesday at the George Washington University Law School, a day before Feinstein disclosed the letter, Ginsburg called the Kavanaugh hearings "a highly partisan show".
The therapist notes say four boys were involved. Hassan said Collins will make her own decision. Now he is being accused of sexual harassment by a former classmate he went to high school with in the early 1980s.
But after the past few days of coverage and speculation, she said, "Now I feel like my civic responsibility is outweighing my anguish and terror about retaliation".


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The battleships Asbjørnsen and Moe were two fictitious ships that raised concern in the Swedish intelligence services at the time of the dissolution of the union between Norway and Sweden in 1905.

A Norwegian emigrant to Argentina, the wealthy businessman and diplomat Peter "Don Pedro" Christophersen, had negotiated with the government of Argentina to purchase two battleships. In the end, no deal was concluded, but the rumor disturbed the Swedes—and Prime Minister Christian Michelsen declined to deny that the purchase had taken place. The non-existent battleships were christened the Asbjørnsen and Moe after the writers Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe.

The incident took place in the context of naval tensions between Norway and Sweden following Norwegian independence, which came to a head in the Admiral Conflict (). At the time, the Royal Norwegian Navy was more suitable for coastal defense, but the Swedish navy was much stronger. Norway's naval commanders wanted to demonstrate that Norway was capable of defending itself at sea but did not want to provoke Sweden into armed conflict. Commanding Admiral Christian Sparre and his chief of staff, Rear Admiral Jacob Børresen, strongly disagreed on the best strategy to pursue in the event of war with Sweden.

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