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their faces forming a Yin Yang of complimentary opposites.
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The couple sacrifices their separateness so their union can be formed.
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Images courtesy of the White – Presto Group / WU Pettus Archives. The train depot was just down the street from James S. White's East White St., home, offering him ample opportunities to photo the train.
James S. White – RH's early photographer.
Young calf in the backyard of the White's home.
Members of the White family in the backyard.
Picking up the party at the Sprunt House on Main Street.
James C. Hardin and his friend (Rt), James Spratt White, Jr. as young men in Rock Hill.
James S. White and family on the lawn near his home, showing the First ARP Church in the background, ca. 1907.
Mrs. James S. White shortly after her marriage to the Rev. J.S. White of Rock Hill, S.C.
James S. White, Jr. (lt) and his first cousin, John Witherspoon, at the start of the Spanish - American War, 1898.
store in Rock Hill. His wife was Harriet Elizabeth Roddey (1835-1912), daughter of David Roddey, Jr., and his wife, Isabel Craig. She was a first cousin of Captain W. L. Roddey, Jr. Doctor Edwards was born in 1833 and died in 1901. After leaving Rock Hill, he and his family took up residence in Due West, S. C., where they were active in the work of the Due West A. R. P. Church and of Erskine College. He and Mrs. Edwards sold their Rock Hill home to the Reverend James Spratt White on November 13, 1880, for $1,600. He was the son of Mrs. Ann H. White.
Mr. White and his family lived there until the 1890's. Mrs. White was born Caroline C. Dudley in Americus, Georgia. She was a granddaughter of the distinguished Georgia statesman, William Harris Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. White erected several other structures on the lot on White Street, including a windmill, which made it possible for them to have running water in the house, a luxury not often encountered in those days. (The W. L. Roddeys also had a windmill behind their house on Main Street.) The White home, formerly belonging to Edwards, became a showplace in Rock Hill. The house, even though built in the Victorian Age, had simple, pleasing lines. A broad porch ran across the front of the dwelling, supported by squared columns. The boxwood garden stretched all the way across the lot and out to the public street. The writer has a vague recollection of having seen the house when he was but a child; and, too, he remembered when the house was razed and an A & P grocery store with parking lot occupied the entire lot.
Un. of Virginia tuition for James Spratt White in 1866.
area along East White Street in the circa 1950's. The red arrow points to Rock Hill's landmark the old Rock Hill Depot. The A & P grocery store is clearly viewed on the photograph to the right.
Image of early Rock Hill, his bicycle leaning against the telephone pole.
Click here to visit his gravesite on the Laurelwood Cemetery Tour.Click on the More Information > link found below the picture column for additional data. Click HOME to return to the numbered site tour of Rock Hill's downtown.
R&R HISTORY LINK: The Edwards Home in Due West, S.C.
Drawing of the three White family homes along Clay and White Streets. The 3C's railroad depot is also shown on the map. Courtesy of the White Family Collection – 2008 Below: Images associated with military service at the turn of the 20th century, for some who lived in Rock Hill, S.C.


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Classic Commentaries and Studies on the Acts of the Apostles (31 vols.)
by Lyman Abbott, Joseph Addison Alexander, H. T. Andrews, David James Burrell
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The Classic Commentaries and Studies on Acts collection (31 vols.) includes some of the most significant classic studies on the book of Acts from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. With authors such as Joseph Addison Alexander, Frederick Denison Maurice, William Owen Carver, and C. J. Vaughan, Classic Commentaries and Studies on Acts offers over 9,000 pages of exegetical analysis, rhetorical context, contextual comparison, and interpretation. The thirty volumes contained in Classic Commentaries and Studies on Acts have had an enduring impact on New Testament exegesis, and this exceptional collection provides easy accessibility to this wealth of significant scholarship.
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Title: Classic Commentaries and Studies on the Acts of the Apostles
Volumes: 31
Pages: 9,665
Individual Titles
Studies in the Book of Acts, by John Williams
Acts, by George Holley Gilbert
The Early Church: Studies in the Acts of the Apostles, by David James Burrell and Joseph Dunn Burrell
The Acts of the Apostles with Introduction, Notes, and Maps, by Thomas M. Lindsay
The Acts of the Apostles, by H. T. Andrews
Notes on the Acts of the Apostles, by Bradford K. Peirce
A Commentary on the Book of the Acts of the Apostles, by William Humphry
The Acts of the Apostles Explained, vol. 1, by Joseph Addison Alexander
The Acts of the Apostles: An Exposition, by Richard Belward Rackham
The Acts of the Apostles, by William Owen Carver
The Acts of the Apostles: A Course of Sermons, by Frederic Denison Maurice
The Acts of the Apostles, by Henry J. Ripley
The Acts of the Apostles with Notes, Comments, Maps, and Ilustrations, by Lyman Abbot
The Acts of the Apostles: With a Commentary, by Abiel Abbot Livermore
Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles, by H. W. Burrows
Short Notes on the Greek Text of the Acts of the Apostles, by J. Hamblin Smith
A Commentary of the Acts of the Apostles, vol. 1, by W. Denton
A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, by Horatio B. Hackett
New Commentary on Acts of Apostles, vol. 1, by J. W. McGarvey
A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, vol. 1, by Paton J. Gloag
Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Acts of the Apostles, by Melancthon W. Jacobus
History of the Planting and Training of the Christian Church by the Apostles, by Augustus Neander
A Key to the Narrative of the Acts of the Apostles, by John Pilkington Norris
The Church of First Days: Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles, vol. 1, by C. J. Vaughan
The Composition and Date of Acts, by Charles C. Torrey
Studies in the Book of Acts
Author: John Williams
Publisher: Thomas Whittaker
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Desiring to read Acts as the historical document that it is, John Williams' Studies in the Book of Acts is an expositional study of Acts. According to Williams, a historical reading of Acts would result in not only a better understanding of the New Testament, but also a more intelligent comprehension of the origin, organization, and early development of the Church. Focusing on each section of Acts, Williams' commentary guides the reader chronologically through the book of Acts.
John Williams was Bishop of Connecticut. He is the author of such works as Thoughts on the Gospel Miracles, The English Reformation, and The World's Witness to Jesus Christ.
Author: George Holley Gilbert
Publisher: The Macmillan Company
George Gilbert's Acts commentary is a verse-by-verse exposition through the book of Acts. With each verse, Gilbert analyzes the structure and language of the text, offering insights into the background and historical narrative of Acts.
George Holley Gilbert was Professor of New Testament Literature and Interpretation atthe Chicago Theological Seminary. He is the author of The Student's Life of Jesus, The Student's Life of Paul, The First Interpreters of Jesus, and A Short History of Christianity in the Apostolic Age.
The Early Church: Studies in the Acts of the Apostles
Authors: David James Burrell and Joseph Dunn Burrell
Publisher: American Tract Society
Presupposing the historicity of Acts, David and Joseph Burrell's The Early Church: Studies in the Acts of the Apostles interacts with the book of Acts on a section-by-section basis. In each chapter of the commentary, issues regarding history, language, and culture are discussed, making Burrell's The Early Church: Studies in the Acts of the Apostles a valuable resource for studying the book of Acts.
David James Burrell was the author of We Would See Jesus, The Home Santuary, and The Evolution of Christianity.
Joseph Dunn Burrell was minister at the Classroom Avenue Presbyterian Chruch.
The Acts of the Apostles with Introduction, Notes, and Maps
Author: Thomas M. Lindsay
Publisher: T&T Clark
Written to be an aid for Sunday school teachers, Thomas Linsays The Acts of the Apostles with Introduction, Notes, and Maps is a brief exposition of the Acts of the Apostles. With an understanding of Acts' historical value, Lindsay highlights important economic and political aspects in oder to help guide the reader in their interpretation of Acts.
Thomas M. Lindsay was Professor of Divinity and Church History at the Free Church College in Scotland.
The Acts of the Apostles
Author: H. T. Andrews
Publisher: Andrew Melrose
H. T. Andrews' The Acts of the Apostles is a verse-by-verse exposition through the book of Acts. Areas of historicity, culture, and poiltics are discussed by Andrew in order to help the reader understand and interpret the book of Acts.
H. T. Andrews was Professor of New Testament Exegesis and Criticism at New College in London.
Notes on the Acts of the Apostles
Author: Bradford K. Peirce
Publisher: Carlton & Phillips
Bradford K. Peirce's Notes on the Acts of the Apostles was originally published to be an aid for Sunday school classes and private reading of Scriptures. Expositional in nature, Peirce's commentary is a useful guide through the book of Acts.
Bradford K. Peirce was the author of The Eminent Dead and Triumphs of Faith.
A Commentary on the Book of the Acts of the Apostles
Author: William Humphry
Publisher: John W. Parker
William Humphry's A Commentary on the Book of the Acts of the Apostles is an exegetical commentary on the Greek text of Acts. Humphry moves through Acts verse-by-verse commentaing on the text in a helpful and engaging manner.
William Humphry was the author of A Word on the Revised Version of the New Testament, A Commentary on the Revised Version of the New Testament for English Readers, The Doctrine of a Future State, and The Character of St. Paul.
The Acts of the Apostles Explained, vol. 1
Author: Joseph Addison Alexander
Publisher: Charles Scribner
Known as a skilled linguist and exegete, Joseph Alexander's The Acts of the Apostles Explained, vol. 1 is an exegetical and expositional commentary on the text of Acts. Alexander proceeds through the text of Acts in a verse-by-verse manner, commenting on the language, history, and culture of the first century world. Volume one of Acts cover chapters 1-12.
Joseph Addison Alexander was chiar of the chair of Hellenistic and New Testament Literature at Princeton, where he was also a contemporary of Charles Hodge. He authored The Earlier Prophecies of Isaiah, The Later Prophecies of Isaiah, The Psalms Translated and Explained (3 vols.), commentaries on Mark and Matthew, and two volumes of Sermons.
Publisher: James Nisbet and Co.
Known as a skilled linguist and exegete, Joseph Alexander's The Acts of the Apostles Explained, vol. 2 is an exegetical and expositional commentary on the text of Acts. Alexander proceeds through the text of Acts in a verse-by-verse manner, commenting on the language, history, and culture of the first century world. Volume two of Acts covers chapters 13-28.
The Acts of the Apostles: An Exposition
Author: Richard Belward Rackham
Publisher: Methuen & Co.
Richard Rackham's The Acts of the Apostles: An Exposition is an exposoition on the text of Acts. Intending to get at the heart of Acts, Rackham provides what he describes as a "paraphrase of Acts," progressing through Acts one section at a time. A usefull aspect of his commentary is the sectioning of the commentary into the Acts of Peter and Paul. Rackham provides the Church a commentary that is both readable and informative.
Richard B. Rackham was minister at The Community of the Resurrection.
Author: William Owen Carver
Publisher: Sunday School Board, Southern Baptist Convention
Describing his commentary as neither a critical commenatry nor a practical commentary, William Carver's The Acts of the Apostles is intended to be a useful tool for both the student and the pastor in their study of the Acts of the Apostles. Carver moves through Acts verse-by-verse, analyzing the text and offering critical and practical comments on Acts that are both exegetical and applicable.
William Owen Carver was Associate Professor of Interpretation of the New Testament and Professor of Comparative Religion Missions in the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
The Acts of the Apostles: A Course of Sermons
Author: Frederick Denison Maurice
Publisher: Macmillan and Co.
Although not a commentary in the proper sense, Frederick Maurice's The Acts of the Apostles: A Course of Sermons form an useful exposition of the Acts of the Apostle. Originally preached St. Peters in 1861, Maurice's expositions on Acts are exegetically informed and applicable even today. Each of the sermons highlight a particular text from Acts and are followed by a exposition of the text.
Frederick Denison Maurice was educated at Trinity College in Cambridge and at Exeter College in Oxford. He was an ordained Anglican and the author of The Kingdom of Christ, The Epistle to the Hebrews, The Old Testament, and The Epistles of St John.
Author: Henry J. Ripley
Publisher: Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln
Originally intended for Sunday school teachers, Henry Ripley's The Acts of the Apostles is an exposition on the accounts and doings of the Apostles as contained in the book of Acts. Ripley moves through Acts in a section-by-section manner, offering an exposition on the key passages discussing Peter and Paul's accounts as they unfold in Acts.
Henry J. Ripley was Professor of Sacred Rhetoric and Pastoral Duties in the Newton Theological Institute.
The Acts of the Apostles with Notes, Comments, Maps, and Ilustrations
Author: Lyman Abbot
Publisher: A. S. Barnes and Company
Written to aid the reader in their understanding of Acts and to help promote the knowledge of Jesus to others, Lyman Abbot's The Acts of the Apostles with Notes, Comments, Maps, and Ilustrations is an exposition of Acts. Intended to give the results rather than the process, this commentary is not a critical work, but rather a work that explains the meaning of the text of Acts. With the aid of illustrations and maps, Abbot consisely works through Acts and clearly expounds on the message of the text.
Lyman Abbot is the author of Dictionary of Religious Knowledge, Jesus of Nazareth, and Commentary on Matthew and Mark.
The Acts of the Apostles: With a Commentary
Author: Abiel Abbot Livermore
Publisher: James Munroe and Company
Understood as a history or life of the Apostles, Abiel Livermore's The Acts of the Apostles: With a Commentary is an exposition through the Acts of the Apostles. Moving verse-by-verse through Acts, Livermore comments on the text and illuminates it through solid exegesis and illustration.
Abiel Abbot Livermore graduated from Harvard in Arts and in Divinity. He pastored in Keene, New Hampshire; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Yonkers, New York. He also edited the Christian Inquirer. Livermore where also served as president of the Theological School. He was also chief editor of the Cheshire Pastoral Association's Christian Hymns.
Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles
Author: H. W. Burrows
Publisher: SPCK
H. W. Burrow's Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles is a series of six lectures on different subjects relating to Acts. Subjects include a general survey of Acts, the relationship of Acts with the Gospels, the connection of Acts with history, Acts and its relationship with Christianity, the miracles of Acts, and others. The lectures of H. W. Burrows are a useful look at the history of interpretation on the Acts of the Apostles.
H. W. Burrows was Canon of Rochester.
Short Notes on the Greek Text of the Acts of the Apostles
Author: J. Hamblin Smith
Publisher: Rivingtons
J. Hamblin Smith's Short Notes on the Greek Text of the Acts of the Apostles is a very useful tool for the Greek student who wishes to understand aspects of syntax and Greek linguistics. Although brief, Short Notes on the Greek Text of the Acts of the Apostles should not be overlooked because of its relatively small size. Works of this nature tend to develop more in-depth discussions on grammar, syntax, and other elements of Greek language than a traditional commentary. Smith's work is a must for any Greek student studying the Acts of the Apostles.
J. Hamblin Smith was Lecturer in Classics at St. Peter's College, Cambridge. He was also author of A Key to Exercise on the Elementary Principles of Latin Prose Composition.
A Commentary of the Acts of the Apostles, vol. 1
Author: W. Denton
Publisher: George Bell and Sons
W. Denton's A Commentary of the Acts of the Apostles, vol. 1 is a critical and exegetical commentary on the Acts of the Apostles. With a critical eye, Denton works through the text of Acts verse-by-verse, analyzing the language, history, and culture of the first-century world. Denton concludes that the Book of Acts is a historically reliable and accurate account, and the events descibed in Luke's account should be taken at face vaule as reliable and trustworthy.
W. Denton was Professor at Worchester College in Cambridge. He also served as Vicar of St. Bartholomew. W. Denton is the author of A Commentary on the Gospels and on the Epistles for the Sundays and Other Holy Days of the Christian Year and A Commentary on the Lord's Prayer.
A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles
Author: Horatio B. Hackett
Publisher: American Baptist Publication Society
With the aid of illustrations, Horatio Hackett's A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles is a useful tool for studying the book of Acts. A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles is a section-by-section commentary on the book of Acts. Arguing for its historical accuacy and trustworthiness, Hackett expounds on the text of Acts and illuminates the practical and applicable teachings.
Horatio B. Hackett was professor of Hebrew, Greek and Latin. He was educated at Amherst College and Andover Theological Seminary. He taught at Mount Hope College, Brown, Newton Theological Institution, and Rochester Theological Institution. He authored Illustrations of Scripture and contributed thirty articles to William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible.
New Commentary on Acts of Apostles, vol. 1
Author: J. W. McGarvey
Publisher: Standard Publishing Company
Arguing that the book of Acts is a historically reliable, J. W. McGarvey's New Commentary on Acts of Apostles, vol. 1 is an verse-by-verse exegetical commentary on the text of Acts. Moving verse-by-verse through Acts, McGarvey offers an exposition on Acts that is both practical as it is critical.
J. W. McGarvey was Professor of Sacred History in the College of the Bible. He is author of a Commentary on Matthew and Mark, Lands of the Bible, and Evidences of Christianity.
A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, vol. 1
Author: Paton J. Gloag
Paton J. Gloag's A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, vol. 1 is an verse-by-verse exegetical commentary on the text of Acts. Gloag discusses areas of exegetical importance, areas such as history, language, culture, and theology.
Paton J. Gloag was Minister of Blantyre. He is also the author of An Introduction to the Pauline Epistles, An Introduction to the Catholic Epistles, and An Introduction to the Johannine Writings
Paton J. Gloag was Minister of Blantyre. He is also the author of An Introduction to the Pauline Epistles, An Introduction to the Catholic Epistles, and An Introduction to the Johannine Writings.
Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Acts of the Apostles
Author: Melancthon W. Jacobus
Publisher: Robert Carter and Brothers
Melancthon Jacobus' Notes, Critical and Explanatory, on the Acts of the Apostles is an verse-by-verse expositional commentary on the text of Acts. Jacobus works through Acts section-by-section commenting on the background and theology of the text of Acts.
Melancthon W. Jacobus was Professor of Biblical Literature at the Western Theological Seminary.
History of the Planting and Training of the Christian Church by the Apostles
Author: Augustus Neander
Publisher: James M. Campbell
Translator: J. E. Ryland
Augustus Neander's History of the Planting and Training of the Christian Church by the Apostles is an exposition of the beginning of the Church as seen in the Acts of the Apostles. Neander's treatment of the text of Acts is a historical investigation of the key passages of Acts. Neander examines these passages in order to show how the Church developed in the first century and spread throughout the world. Neander's commentary is an exegetical verse-by-verse examination of the text of Acts, analyzing both the Greek text of Acts and where relevant, the Hebrew text of the Old Testament.
Augustus Neander was Professor of Theology in the University of Berlin. He is the author of Uber den Kaiser Julianus und sein Zeitalter, Der heilige Bernard und sein Zeialter, and a work on Gnosticism entitled Genetische Entwickelung der vornehmsten gnostichen Systems.
A Key to the Narrative of the Acts of the Apostles
Author: John Pilkington Norris
John Pilkington Norris' A Key to the Narrative of the Acts of the Apostles is a collection of eighteen essays on areas of importance in the book of Acts. Although A Key to the Narrative of the Acts of the Apostles is not a commentary in the proper sense, Norris does arrange his essays in chronological order according to the narrative of Acts. Also included is an appendix containing five additional essays that have historical value and help to shed hermeneutical light on Acts.
John Pilkington Norris was Canon of Bristol. He was educated at Trinity College in Cambridge.
The Church of First Days: Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles, vol. 1
Author: C. J. Vaughan
Consisting of fifty-six lectures, C. J. Vaughn's The Church of First Days: Lectures on the Acts of the Apostles is an exposition through the Acts of the Apostles. Progressing through Acts section-by-section, Vaughn comments on key texts of Acts and questions that have been historically raised in the past.
C. J. Vaughan was Master of the Temple and Chaplain and Ordinary to the Queen.
The Composition and Date of Acts
Author: Charles C. Torrey
Publisher: Harvard University Press
In The Composition and Date of Acts, Charles C. Torrey champions that the first fifteen chapters of the Book of Acts represents a translation into Greek from an Aramaic source. He shows that the original language of the first half of Acts is Aramaic, the idioms rendered literally—even the order of words is preserved. For comparison, Torrey provides Aramaic examples from the 2nd and 3rd centuries, the Onkelos Targum, the Megillath Taanith, and other pieces of Judaic literature.
Charles C. Torrey (1863–1956) was Professor of Semitic Languages at Andover Theological Seminary from 1892–1900. Torrey later went on to become Professor of Semitic Languages at Yale University from 1900–1932.
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When you buy antiques, you need to cleanse them by prayer or smudging them. Spirits attach themselves because they loved the object so much, a dresser, hat, clothing or chest etc….
And some cultures believe mirrors can trap a spirit. And some believe that pictures also can capture the soul. When you renovate a house, you may want to tell your ghosts before hand that you're going to do it. Mostly because they are interested in what you are doing. Given you have ghosts, you sometimes you can co-habitate as long as these are unharmful ghosts. It's ok – to let them stay because they love the home so much.


Our Rockville lawyers regularly have been called upon to represent companies of all sizes as well as individual investors and entrepreneurs in a variety of legal proceedings.
Rockville is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Maryland. The city has a population of approximately 61,210 and, along with Gaithersburg and Bethesda, makes up the Interstate 270 Technology Corridor which is home to numerous software and biotechnology companies as well as several federal government institutions. Rockville also has several upscale regional shopping centers and is one of the major retail hubs in Montgomery County.


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Martin Bashir leaving ABC's "Nightline" for NBC
The switch will take effect in September
"Nightline" co-anchor Martin Bashir (buh-SHEER') is leaving ABC News to become an anchor for MSNBC and a contributor to "Dateline NBC."
NBC announced Thursday that Bashir will anchor a daily afternoon program on MSNBC in addition to his new role with "Dateline NBC." The switch will take effect in September.
Bashir joined ABC's newsmagazine "20/20" in 2004 and became a "Nightline" co-anchor a year later.
Meanwhile, ABC News announced that Bill Weir (WEER), who co-anchors the weekend edition of "Good Morning America," will join "Nightline" alongside current co-anchors Terry Moran (mohr-AN') and Cynthia McFadden. They, with Bashir, made up the original three-host format that replaced Ted Koppel in 2005.
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NEW YORK, June 25, 2013—The Institute of International Education announced today that it has selected five U.S. universities to participate in the 2013 - 2014 International Academic Partnership Program (IAPP) focusing on Vietnam. Over the next year, international education professionals at each of these institutions will participate in a series of training activities arranged by IIE to help them develop their strategy and implement and sustain partnerships with counterparts in Vietnam. The strategy-building program includes a study tour to Vietnam to learn more about the Vietnamese higher education system and learn about Vietnamese institutions' priorities for developing academic partnerships. In November 2013, IIE will lead representatives of the five campuses on a high-level delegation to three cities in Vietnam to meet with potential partner campuses, U.S. Embassy officials, representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Higher Education, and other education-related organizations.
The five U.S. campuses are: Ball State University, Marquette University, Northern Arizona University, Slippery Rock University, and Stetson University. An IIE review panel selected these universities based on successful applications that outlined their strong interest in building ties with institutions in Vietnam and their need for the assistance that IAPP provides.
Each institution has made a commitment to form a campus-wide task force to work on prospective partnerships, conduct an institution-wide inventory of activities pertaining to Vietnam and develop a strategic plan focused on partnering with Vietnamese institutions. Partnership activities may include new study abroad programs, student exchanges, joint research, or faculty linkages. IIE's goal in creating the IAPP program of webinars, workshops and site visits is to empower institutions with a number of resources necessary for building successful partnerships with Vietnamese institutions and other counterparts around the world.
"Higher education linkages are becoming even more critical to bringing countries and people closer together. More and more institutions are realizing that they cannot solve global issues in isolation, and are seeking out partners in other countries to provide complementary tools, teaching methodologies, and cultural perspectives", stated IIE President and CEO, Allan E. Goodman.
IAPP has expanded significantly since its inception through a two-year grant from the U.S. Department of State's Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education in 2009. To date, IAPP has assisted nearly 80 institutions in developing a strategic plan for partnering with countries such as India, China, Brazil, and Myanmar. Past participants have successfully expanded their international collaborative activities with their respective focus countries, and have developed new study abroad programs, fostered joint faculty research, coordinated joint conferences, and established new courses. IAPP Vietnam is a logical expansion of the program, and will maintain the initiative's core strategic planning tenets while providing country-specific guidance through assistance from the IAPP Vietnam Advisory Board and IIE's regional office in Hanoi.
According to the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, published by IIE with support from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Vietnam is currently the eighth most popular country of origin for international students in the U.S., with 15,572 Vietnamese students enrolled at U.S. higher education institutions in the 2011-12 academic year. In fact, the number of Vietnamese students in the U.S. has continued to grow significantly since the late 1990s, and has even landed in the top 20 countries of origin since the 2006/7 academic year. Like many neighboring countries in Southeast Asia, U.S. study abroad to Vietnam presents a gross imbalance in the exchange of students between the two countries. In the 2010/12 academic year, despite a 28.4% increase from the previous year, only 881 Americans studied abroad in Vietnam. However, this does represent a decade high, with fewer than 100 Americans traveling to Vietnam for study abroad at the end of the 90s.
In his recent testimony to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, Joseph Yun, Acting Assistant Secretary for the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, emphasized the value of educational exchange in furthering U.S. – Vietnamese diplomatic goals, stating, "Our forward-looking relationship with Vietnam manifests itself most clearly in our blossoming people-to-people relationships. We believe building these connections through exchange opportunities, cultural enrichment, and educational ties is key to establishing a broader partnership with Vietnam's people, 60 percent of whom were born after 1975". In his remarks, he highlighted the efficacy of the Fulbright Program, which includes Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan, and Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States Nguyen Quoc Cuong among its alumni.


Turkish army's operation in the countryside of Batman province continues with the participation of special units and village guards.
The Turkish army launched a large scale operation in the countryside of Batman province, in North Kurdistan, following a clash between Turkish soldiers and HPG guerrillas in Gazê Topê area in Kozluk district. Two soldiers and one HPG member died during the clash on August 31.
The military operation zone involves Zengoviyê, Hafikê, Seyîthafê areas, Timok and Mûşrîta villages, Reşêdara, and Gûndê Nû hamlets, Dêrşewan and Ceznê villages.
The operation was started by military units brought in from Batman and Bitlis provinces and is now participated also by special units and village guards (local groups armed by the state to fight against the Kurds and their freedom struggle). Forests in the operation zone were set on fire and raids were conducted in some villages.
The operation and military siege continue amid an intense activity by armored vehicles and helicopters, while Turkish forces are laying an ambush in the region.
The special units and village guards partaking in the operation are mainly using civilian cars.


Lonely Planet's inspirational series of park guides feature in-depth research and advice on the best sights, hikes and camping grounds. Perfect for everyone, from the road-tripping family, to the serious outdoor enthusiast.
Few regions of the Alps contain greater contrasts than Central Switzerland. The shores of the riviera-like Lake of Lucerne and the ice-clad peaks of the Winterberg massif are a world apart, yet they have two things in common; both are scenically spectacular and with magnificent walking country nearby. This guidebook points the way to secluded corners of rarely-trodden glens as well as the better known valleys, along lakeside pathways and across lofty ridges with stunning views to dream on. Here indeed is a mountain region with vast potential for the walker and all who love fine scenery.


As silly as it sounds, my heart is actually racing a little as I'm typing this. But yet, here I am, just typing away, fast, without even thinking about it what it is that I'm typing. Weird!
It's been….hold on I have to go check and see when my last post was.
Okay, it's been exactly 2 years since I've last posted anything. Exactly two years on the dot (that is if I actually post this after I'm finished writing). I swear I didn't know the date of my last post. I'm actually pretty shocked here. I'm going to go ahead and chalk that up to this NOT being a coincidence, but maybe some kind of sign that it was time to dust the cobwebs off around here. But, then again, if you know me, you know I don't really believe in "signs" and all that other "it happens for a reason" stuff. Okay, so maybe it WAS a coincidence.
But back to my point. It's been a while.
I never officially made the decision that I was going to stop blogging. It just kind of happened. I was getting sick of not having anything to write about, but simultaneously feeling guilty because I wanted to be writing something. Anything. Before I knew it months had passed and I was enjoying having that space in my mind for other non-blogging thoughts. But then so much time had passed it became even harder to start writing again. You know when you avoid calling certain people because it's been so long since you've last talked that you just continue to keep avoiding the long overdue phone call, making the situation even worse? Well, that. That happened.
Again, that makes no sense and seems so strange because when I actually step back and think about it, it's only a hobby that involves typing words out. But I guess they're my words. And they're words that I've decided to share. They're words that want to be accepted and validated, and not judged.
A few months ago I was at work passing some time away on the internet (you know, like you do at work!) and the crazy idea of starting this blog back up popped into my head. The idea came and went a few times since then, until two days ago when I decided it was never going to happen so I quickly logged in just to hit the privacy setting button from public to private. And yet, now here we are; all over the place as you can see. And still typing like a mad woman.
I've been realizing that yes, these are my words. But they mean a hell of a lot more to me, than they do to you. It doesn't really matter if they're accepted, validated or judged because, after all, they are MY words. Plus, it's not like I'm sharing some top secret information over here. I can come and go as I please, right? I just really, really, really don't want to get sucked into this whole "I HAVE NO BLOG POST TO SHARE BECAUSE IM TOO LAZY TO WRITE A BLOG POST AND MY LIFE IS SO BORING THAT I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE ANYTHING TO WRITE ABOUT EVEN IF I WASN'T SO LAZY" type of thing. But, I'm going to try and not let that happen.
So then, where do I go from here? Honestly, I have absolutely no idea. None whatsoever. Hopefully I'll be back but, we shall see. I'm making no promises because after all, sometimes I am lazy and sometimes my life is boring…..and that's quite alright with me!!!
I'm going to turn off the comments section because….baby steps! But I did want to say HI and to say thanks for helping me dust off some of these cobwebs!


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Q: Filter list with another list I have two lists and I need to check if another list has the same content. If there is similar content, I need to save to a variable those ones.
How do I compare if a list content contains another ones content?
For example:
listA has (a, b, c, d, f) and listB has (c, f, h, j)
the return value must be (c, f)

A: There is an elegant solution in LINQ (requires using System.Linq at the top of the file):
var itemsInBoth = listA.Intersect(listB);

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Fipurga is een geslacht van rechtvleugeligen uit de familie veldsprinkhanen (Acrididae). De wetenschappelijke naam van dit geslacht is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1921 door Sjöstedt.

Soorten
Het geslacht Fipurga  is monotypisch en omvat slechts de volgende soort:
Fipurga crassa (Sjöstedt, 1921)

Veldsprinkhanen

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package net.uncontended.precipice.threadpool.experimental;

import java.util.Comparator;
import java.util.NavigableSet;
import java.util.TreeSet;
import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
import java.util.concurrent.ThreadLocalRandom;
import java.util.concurrent.locks.LockSupport;

public class ActionThreadPool implements Executor {

    private final NavigableSet<ThreadManager> pool;
    private final ThreadLocalRandom random = ThreadLocalRandom.current();

    public ActionThreadPool(String actionName, int threadCount) {
        if (threadCount < 1) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot have fewer than 1 thread");
        }
        pool = new TreeSet<>(new Comparator<ThreadManager>() {
            @Override
            public int compare(ThreadManager o1, ThreadManager o2) {
                int scheduledCount1 = o1.getScheduledCount();
                int scheduledCount2 = o2.getScheduledCount();
                if (scheduledCount1 > scheduledCount2) {
                    return 1;
                } else if (scheduledCount2 > scheduledCount1) {
                    return -1;
                } else if (random.nextBoolean()) {
                    return 1;
                } else {
                    return -1;
                }

            }
        });

        for (int i = 0; i < threadCount; ++i) {
            pool.add(new ThreadManager(actionName + "-" + i));
        }

    }

    @Override
    public void execute(Runnable action) {
        ThreadManager nextThread = pool.pollFirst();
        boolean submitted = nextThread.submit(action);
        pool.add(nextThread);
        if (!submitted) {
            throw new RejectedExecutionException();
        }
    }

    public void signalTaskComplete(ThreadManager threadManager) {
        threadManager.decrementScheduledCount();
        pool.remove(threadManager);
        pool.add(threadManager);
    }

    public void shutdown() {
        for (ThreadManager manager : pool) {
            manager.shutdown();
        }
    }

    private static class ThreadManager {
        private final ExchangingQueue<Runnable> queue = new ExchangingQueue<>(10);
        private final Thread thread;
        private int scheduledCount = 0;

        private ThreadManager(String threadName) {
            thread = new Thread(new Runnable() {
                @Override
                public void run() {
                    for (; ; ) {
                        Runnable runnable;
                        try {
                            runnable = queue.blockingPoll();
                        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                            return;
                        }
                        runnable.run();
                        // Need to explore this strategy more.
                        if (thread.isInterrupted()) {
                            return;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }, threadName);
            thread.start();
        }

        private boolean submit(Runnable task) {
            boolean offered = queue.offer(task);
            if (offered) {
                ++scheduledCount;
            }
            return offered;
        }

        private void decrementScheduledCount() {
            --scheduledCount;
        }

        private int getScheduledCount() {
            return scheduledCount;
        }

        private void shutdown() {
            thread.interrupt();
            LockSupport.unpark(thread);
        }
    }
}


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Oophorectomy (; from Greek , , 'egg-bearing' and , , 'a cutting out of'), historically also called ovariotomy is the surgical removal of an ovary or ovaries. The surgery is also called ovariectomy, but this term is mostly used in reference to animals, e.g. the surgical removal of ovaries from laboratory animals.  Removal of the ovaries of females is the biological equivalent of castration of males; the term castration is only occasionally used in the medical literature to refer to oophorectomy of women. In veterinary medicine, the removal of ovaries and uterus is called ovariohysterectomy (spaying) and is a form of sterilization.

The first reported successful human oophorectomy was carried out by (Sir) Sydney Jones at Sydney Infirmary, Australia, in 1870.

Partial oophorectomy or ovariotomy is a term sometimes used to describe a variety of surgeries such as ovarian cyst removal, or resection of parts of the ovaries. This kind of surgery is fertility-preserving, although ovarian failure may be relatively frequent. Most of the long-term risks and consequences of oophorectomy are not or only partially present with partial oophorectomy.

In humans, oophorectomy is most often performed because of diseases such as ovarian cysts or cancer; as prophylaxis to reduce the chances of developing ovarian cancer or breast cancer; or in conjunction with hysterectomy (removal of the uterus). In the 1890s people believed oophorectomies could cure menstrual cramps, back pain, headaches, and chronic coughing, although no evidence existed that the procedure impacted any of these ailments.

The removal of an ovary together with the Fallopian tube is called salpingo-oophorectomy or unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (USO). When both ovaries and both Fallopian tubes are removed, the term bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) is used. Oophorectomy and salpingo-oophorectomy are not common forms of birth control in humans; more usual is tubal ligation, in which the Fallopian tubes are blocked but the ovaries remain intact. In many cases, surgical removal of the ovaries is performed concurrently with a hysterectomy. The formal medical name for removal of a woman's entire reproductive system (ovaries, Fallopian tubes, uterus) is "total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy" (TAH-BSO); the more casual term for such a surgery is "ovariohysterectomy". "Hysterectomy" is removal of the uterus (from the Greek ὑστέρα hystera "womb" and εκτομία ektomia "a cutting out of") without removal of the ovaries or Fallopian tubes.

Technique
Oophorectomy for benign causes is most often performed by abdominal laparoscopy. Abdominal laparotomy or robotic surgery is used in complicated cases or when a malignancy is suspected.

Statistics
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 454,000 women in the United States underwent oophorectomy in 2004. The first successful operation of this type, account of which was published in the Eclectic Repertory and Analytic Review (Philadelphia) in 1817, was performed by Ephraim McDowell (1771-1830), a surgeon from Danville, Kentucky. McDowell was dubbed as the "father of ovariotomy". It later became known as Battey's Operation, after Robert Battey, a surgeon from Augusta, Georgia, who championed the procedure for a variety of conditions, most successfully for ovarian epilepsy.

Indication
Most bilateral oophorectomies (63%) are performed without any medical indication, and most (87%) are performed together with a hysterectomy. Conversely, unilateral oophorectomy is commonly performed for a medical indication (73%; cyst, endometriosis, benign tumor, inflammation, etc.) and less commonly in conjunction with hysterectomy (61%).

Special indications include several groups of women with substantially increased risk of ovarian cancer, such as high-risk BRCA mutation carriers and women with endometriosis who also have frequent ovarian cysts.

Bilateral oophorectomy has been traditionally done in the belief that the benefit of preventing ovarian cancer would outweigh the risks associated with removal of ovaries. However, it is now clear that prophylactic oophorectomy without a reasonable medical indication decreases long-term survival rates substantially and has deleterious long-term effects on health and well-being even in post-menopausal women. The procedure has been postulated as a possible treatment method for female sex offenders.

Cancer prevention

Oophorectomy can significantly improve survival for women with high-risk BRCA mutations, for whom prophylactic oophorectomy around age 40 reduces the risk of ovarian and breast cancer and provides significant and substantial long-term survival advantage. On average, earlier intervention does not provide any additional benefit but increases risks and adverse effects.

For women with high-risk BRCA2 mutations, oophorectomy around age 40 has a relatively modest benefit for survival; the positive effect of reduced breast and ovarian cancer risk is nearly balanced by adverse effects. The survival advantage is more substantial when oophorectomy is performed together with prophylactic mastectomy.

It is important to understand that the risks and benefits associated with oophorectomy in the BRCA1/2 mutation carrier population are different than those for the general population. Prophylactic risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is an important option for the high-risk population to consider. Women with BRCA1/2 mutations who undergo salpingo-oophorectomy have lower all-cause mortality rates than women in the same population who do not undergo this procedure. In addition, RRSO has been shown to decrease mortality specific to breast cancer and ovarian cancer. Women who undergo RRSO are also at a lower risk for developing ovarian cancer and first occurrence breast cancer. Specifically, RRSO provides BRCA1 mutation carriers with no prior breast cancer a 70% reduction of ovarian cancer risk. BRCA1 mutation carriers with prior breast cancer can benefit from an 85% reduction. High-risk women who have not had prior breast cancer can benefit from a 37% (BRCA1 mutation) and 64% (BRCA2 mutation) reduction of breast cancer risk. These benefits are important to highlight, as they are unique to this BRCA1/2 mutation carrier population.

Endometriosis
In rare cases, oophorectomy can be used to treat endometriosis by eliminating the menstrual cycle, which will reduce or eliminate the spread of existing endometriosis as well as reducing pain. Since endometriosis results from an overgrowth of the uterine lining, removal of the ovaries as a treatment for endometriosis is often done in conjunction with a hysterectomy to further reduce or eliminate recurrence.

Oophorectomy for endometriosis is used only as last resort, often in conjunction with a hysterectomy, as it has severe side effects for women of reproductive age. However, it has a higher success rate than retaining the ovaries.

Partial oophorectomy (i.e., ovarian cyst removal not involving total oophorectomy) is often used to treat milder cases of endometriosis when non-surgical hormonal treatments fail to stop cyst formation. Removal of ovarian cysts through partial oophorectomy is also used to treat extreme pelvic pain from chronic hormonal-related pelvic problems.

Risks and adverse effects

Surgical risks
Oophorectomy is an intra-abdominal surgery and serious complications stemming directly from the surgery are rare. When performed together with hysterectomy, it has influence on choice of surgical technique as the combined surgery is much less likely to be performed by vaginal hysterectomy.

Laparotomic adnexal surgeries are associated with a high rate of adhesive small bowel obstructions (24%).

An infrequent complication is injuring of the ureter at the level of the suspensory ligament of the ovary.

Long-term effects
Oophorectomy has serious long-term consequences stemming mostly from the hormonal effects of the surgery and extending well beyond menopause. The reported risks and adverse effects include premature death, cardiovascular disease, cognitive impairment or dementia, parkinsonism, osteoporosis and bone fractures, decline in psychological well-being, and decline in sexual function. Hormone replacement therapy does not always reduce the adverse effects.

Mortality
Oophorectomy is associated with significantly increased all-cause long-term mortality except when performed for cancer prevention in carriers of high-risk BRCA mutations. This effect is particularly pronounced for women who undergo oophorectomy before age 45.

The effect is not limited to women who have oophorectomy performed before menopause; an impact on survival is expected even for surgeries performed up to the age of 65. Surgery at age 50-54 reduces the probability of survival until age 80 by 8% (from 62% to 54% survival), surgery at age 55-59 by 4%. Most of this effect is due to excess cardiovascular risk and hip fractures.

Removal of ovaries causes hormonal changes and symptoms similar to, but generally more severe than, menopause. Women who have had an oophorectomy are usually encouraged to take hormone replacement drugs to prevent other conditions often associated with menopause. Women younger than 45 who have had their ovaries removed face a mortality risk 170% higher than women who have retained their ovaries. Retaining the ovaries when a hysterectomy is performed is associated with better long-term survival. Hormone therapy for women with oophorectomies performed before age 45 improves the long-term outcome and all-cause mortality rates.

Menopausal effects
Women who have had bilateral oophorectomy surgeries lose most of their ability to produce the hormones estrogen and progesterone, and lose about half of their ability to produce testosterone, and subsequently enter what is known as "surgical menopause" (as opposed to normal menopause, which occurs naturally in women as part of the aging process). In natural menopause the ovaries generally continue to produce low levels of hormones, especially androgens, long after menopause, which may explain why surgical menopause is generally accompanied by a more sudden and severe onset of symptoms than natural menopause, symptoms that may continue until the natural age of menopause. These symptoms are commonly addressed through hormone therapy, utilizing various forms of estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, or a combination.

Cardiovascular risk
When the ovaries are removed, a woman is at a seven times greater risk of cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms are not precisely known. The hormone production of the ovaries currently cannot be sufficiently mimicked by drug therapy. The ovaries produce hormones a woman needs throughout her entire life, in the quantity they are needed, at the time they are needed, in response to and as part of the complex endocrine system.

Osteoporosis
Oophorectomy is associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures.  A potential risk for oophorectomy performed after menopause is not fully elucidated.  Reduced levels of testosterone in women is predictive of height loss, which may occur as a result of reduced bone density.  In women under the age of 50 who have undergone oophorectomy, hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is often used to offset the negative effects of sudden hormonal loss such as early-onset osteoporosis as well as menopausal problems like hot flashes that are usually more severe than those experienced by women undergoing natural menopause.

Adverse effect on sexuality
Oophorectomy substantially impairs sexuality. Substantially more women who had both an oophorectomy and a hysterectomy reported libido loss, difficulty with sexual arousal, and vaginal dryness than those who had a less invasive procedure (either hysterectomy alone or an alternative procedure), and hormone replacement therapy was not found to improve these symptoms.  In addition, oophorectomy greatly reduces testosterone levels, which are associated with a greater sense of sexual desire in women. However, at least one study has shown that psychological factors, such as relationship satisfaction, are still the best predictor of sexual activity following oophorectomy. Sexual intercourse remains possible after oophorectomy and coitus can continue.  Reconstructive surgery remains an option for women who have experienced benign and malignant conditions.

Managing side effects of prophylactic oophorectomy

Non-hormonal treatments

The side effects of oophorectomy may be alleviated by medicines other than hormonal replacement. Non-hormonal biphosphonates (such as Fosamax and Actonel) increase bone strength and are available as once-a-week pills. Low-dose selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Paxil and Prozac alleviate vasomotor menopausal symptoms, i.e., "hot flashes".

Hormonal treatments
In general, hormone replacement therapy is somewhat controversial due to the known carcinogenic and thrombogenic properties of estrogen; however, many physicians and patients feel the benefits outweigh the risks in women who may face serious health and quality-of-life issues as a consequence of early surgical menopause. The ovarian hormones estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are involved in the regulation of hundreds of bodily functions; it is believed by some doctors that hormone therapy programs mitigate surgical menopause side effects such as increased risk of cardiovascular disease, and female sexual dysfunction.

Short-term hormone replacement with estrogen has negligible effect on overall mortality for high-risk BRCA mutation carriers. Based on computer simulations, overall mortality appears to be marginally higher for short-term HRT after oophorectomy or marginally lower for short-term HRT after oophorectomy in combination with mastectomy. This result can probably be generalized to other women at high risk in whom short-term (i.e., one- or two-year) treatment with estrogen for hot flashes may be acceptable.

See also
 Ovarian cysts
 Tubal ligation
 Birth control
 Hysterectomy
 Hormone replacement therapy (menopause)
 Orchiectomy (removal of testicles)
 Estrogen deprivation therapy
 List of surgeries by type

References

External links

Gynecological surgery
Surgical removal procedures
Castration
Veterinary castration
Violence against women
Corporal punishments
Sexual abuse


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This Repository contains the example process application for the guide at [docs.camunda.org](https://docs.camunda.org/get-started/dmn/).

Every step of the tutorial was tagged in this repository. You can jump to the final state of each step
by the following command:

```
git checkout -f Step-X
```

If you want to follow the tutorial along please clone this repository and checkout the `Start` tag.

```
git clone https://github.com/camunda/camunda-get-started-dmn.git
git checkout -f Start
```

License: The source files in this repository are made available under the [Apache License Version 2.0](./LICENSE).


Concept art of major emotional points in Iora and Kanina's journey. Painted with ink.
When Iora Jordeka realizes the incredible intelligence of her best friend Lucha, she makes it her mission to provide the resources he needs to feed his amazing mind. Unfortunately, for a carpenter's daughter, this mostly entails stealing books from the libraries of the wealthy elite of her town. Luckily, Iora's dexterity and stealth allow her to successfully execute this task. At least, most of the time. When Iora sets her sights on the library of Catocala Hall, she doesn't count on accidentally catching the attention of young a young noble by the name of Kanina Coineanach. When Kanina realizes the heist taking place in her home, she impulsively tries to chase down the thief, accidentally knocking them both into the river next to her home. Gushing with snowmelt from the previous winter, the raging torrent carries them all the way from the mountains to the river delta. After miraculously surviving this tumult, the unlikely pair have to find their way back upriver to their home across a sometimes unforgiving countryside. As they grow closer to their home, however, the two unwittingly grow closer to each other, and throw into question everything they know about the social structure of their home. Fighting against the dual social stigma against inter-class relationships and romance in general, the two must re-evaluate their place in the lives they once knew.


Freight costs have spiked in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which decimated Houston and the surrounding region. As businesses reopen and look to stock their shelves, many shippers are experiencing significantly higher rates. For example, according to online load board DAT Solutions LLC, the cost to hire a tractor-trailer to move freight from Dallas to Houston was an average 66% more in the week ending September 2 compared with the previous week.
The higher trucking rates are due to several factors: deliveries into Houston is slow going as the city makes it way back from the storm, trucks are struggling to find return loads from the city as so many businesses that export to other parts of the country remain shut, and fuel costs have risen. In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), estimates from Triple A show the national average rate for dry vans, the most common trucks, rose to $1.90 per mile including fuel surcharges for the week ending September 2, up 6.7% compared with the previous week. Average diesel prices hit $2.68, up from $2.55 a week ago, according to AAA.
Harvey has also affected transportation markets outside of Texas. For instance, hurricane relief efforts have diverted trucking capacity from other regions, and cargo has been rerouted to other distribution hubs, such as Denver.
The Port of Houston was also impacted by Harvey, shutting down for a week after the storm made landfall on August 25th. This was in the middle of the peak shipping season as manufacturers and retailers restock inventories and get ready for the holidays. The hurricane was also "a big disruption" for trucking operations that move cargo from the port to nearby rail lines, cites the WSJ article.
On the heels of Harvey, Hurricane Irma has roared through the Caribbean and is now making its way to South Florida. The Federal Railroad Administration has already declared a rail emergency in Florida, and trucking capacity is also tightening up, with some truckers hesitate to accept loads that could leave them stranded in the region. According to Riskpulse, a supply chain risk analysis firm, all shipping and trucking interests along the East Coast, particularly Florida, should be closely monitoring the storm for potential impacts by this weekend.


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var loaderUtil = require('loader-utils');
var filewalker = require('filewalker');
var async = require('async');
var fs = require('fs');
var pathUtil = require('path');

module.exports = function(source, map) {
  var self = this;
  if(typeof self.options.staticSiteLoader === 'undefined') {
    self.emitError('You must define the staticSiteLoader options object to use this loader.');
  }
  var myOptions = self.options.staticSiteLoader;

  //declare as cacheable
  self.cacheable();

  //declare as async and save function call for later
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Port: NDGOP candidate for treasurer says he 'doesn't doubt' controversial Facebook posts are his
Rep. Daniel Johnston (R-Kathryn), pictured here in October 2019. (Photo via Facebook)
Opinion by Rob Port
MINOT, N.D. — Screencaptures of distasteful and, at least in one instance racially-charged, social media posts by an account shared between Rep. Dan Johnston (R-Kathryn) and his wife Wendi are likely real.
That's what Rep. Johnston told me today.
I had been sent the images by a reader and constituent of Johnston's. One consists of a joke about an individual attending a black church, with the punch line being that the person's car was stolen. Johnston didn't make the joke, but his account was used to post a "laughing out loud" reaction to it:
Another image is a joke posted from Johnston's account about former President Barack Obama. The punchline of the joke is that America elected a "Muslim with no brain, no heart, and no balls."
The reader who sent me the images said they date from years ago, but couldn't provide exact dates.
Screenshots the reader provided also indicate that Johnston's Facebook account is a follower of a QAnon conspiracy theory page.
The QAnon conspiracy theory , for those of you who don't know, purports that an anonymous, high-ranking person in the federal government named "Q" is working to stop "deep state" actors in the federal government who themselves are trying to thwart the policies of President Donald Trump. The movement has been linked to false accusations of child sex trafficking against prominent celebrities and politicians.
"Oh, sure," Johnston replied when I asked him if he follows that page.
"As far as the posts go, I don't recall them," Johnston told me of the Facebook posts from his and his wife's joint account.
"I don't doubt that's the case," he added when I asked if they were authentic, "but I don't recall them."
He declined to add any further comment when asked.
Johnston was first elected to represent District 24 in the North Dakota legislature in 2016. He is currently seeking the NDGOP's nomination for state Treasurer. Incumbent Treasurer Kelly Schmidt, a Republican, announced earlier this year that she wouldn't be seeking another term.
No other candidates for the office have publicly announced yet.
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Rob Port, founder of SayAnythingBlog.com, a North Dakota political blog, is a Forum Communications commentator. Listen to his Plain Talk Podcast and follow him on Twitter at @RobPort.
Related Topics: ELECTION 2020
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Joining any kind of event like a live action role play can be quite a daunting task. How do you play? What are events like? Who can I talk to? What can I do?
This is why we have created the New Player FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section. We constantly make changes to this section and if you have an idea of how to make this section better, please let us know!
The easiest way to get involved with Last Hope is to show up to one of our combat practices, held weekly in Baraboo, WI. The Civic Center- 124 2nd Street Baraboo, WI 53913. Wed nights 6-8pm and it's $5 each time. It's a great chance to get to know some of the people as well as learning some of the rules regarding combat and garb.You can also find us on Facebook by clicking here or searching for Last Hope LARP.
How do I make a character?
How to create characters for a gritty, low-fantasy setting LARP
Fantasy wears many faces. Sometimes it is bright and colorful. Sometimes it is dark and shadowy. Some fantasy worlds feature flying machines and talking animals, others center on primitive people struggling to survive against predators and the elements.
Sometimes, people try to classify these different types of stories as either "low fantasy" or "high fantasy". The simplest and most seemingly obvious way to categorize fantasy would seem to be based on the overall feel. People try to put a given story or series on some sort of "fantastic-ness scale" to see how it rates. Flying cats with psychic powers living in a world with green skies would be, by that definition, the extreme end of high fantasy. It isn't that simple, though.
There is a lot more to high or low fantasy than just how weird or alien the setting is (despite what wikipedia says with their over-generalized definition). When defining high or low fantasy, you have to look at not only the world and the people, but how those people live in that world. A story is nothing without characters to drive it. Think, for a moment, about what made "The Princess Bride" so memorable.
So where does "Last Hope" fall within the spectrum and how do you make a character that will fit into this world? First, "Last Hope" is low fantasy. It is about a brutal and desperate struggle for survival. This isn't the work of J.R.R. Tolkien, where there are a handful of people destined to carry all the burdens of mankind to defeat a great evil and trigger the dawning of a new age. Nor is it one of the Greek classics, with petty gods and unbelievable feats of legendary prowess on expansive battlefields. No, Last Hope is very different from those stories. Whereas the heroes in those tales are basically big fish in small ponds, slaughtering dozens of orcs without breaking a sweat, or regularly defeating mythical beasts with their bare hands, the characters in "Last Hope" are SMALL fish in a BIG pond. That may seem backwards in a figurative sense, when you compare how vast Middle Earth is compared to Mardrun, but remember, we are not talking about acreage. We are talking about how characters interact with their world.
The world of Middle Earth is a dangerous place, indeed. But the characters of the Fellowship are more than equipped to deal with it. If Legolas and Gimli are surrounded by twenty orcs and two trolls, we really don't have to worry much about whether or not they will win, and instead immediately find ourselves questioning who will kill more of the bad guys and who will be buying drinks that night.
Last Hope is very different. If Raskolf, Sir William, and Captain Aradael are surrounded by half a dozen Mordok, the three veteran warriors very well may die. Yes, the three characters are all faction leaders, and yes, the players portraying them are good fighters, but two-to-one odds are never good in real life, and therefore they are not in Last Hope either. Welcome to low-fantasy. It is harsh.
So where does this come into play when creating your LH character? Well, as stated before, it is all about HOW your character interacts with the world around them. Sometimes, the more ordinary a character may seem, the more extraordinary it seems when they manage to do something heroic. The Humans and Syndar of Mardrun are just trying to survive on a strange new frontier, while the Ulven try to cope with the invasion of these strangers from across the sea and a bitter civil war in the face of political fall out.
Last Hope is not a world populated by ninja-like assassins raised from childhood by shadowy organizations. It is not a world of prodigy teenage magic-users. It is a world where a turnip farmer can become a soldier, and eventually a politician. It is a world where a curious scholar can become an explorer and cartographer.
Picture a world where a blood spattered and shoe-less child, pressed into milita service in desperate times, undergoes her rite of passage as her parent dies in her arms in the smoldering aftermath of a terrible and costly battle, fought with pitchforks, pick-axes and scythes, in ankle-deep snow against Mordok raiders. We missed the fight, apparently, so what happened?
The high fantasy version of that character went berserk and killed half the raiders herself. Cue Final Fantasy victory music, right? Now to go get revenge by slaying the goddess of the Mordok. Shouldn't be a problem. This kid is probably some sort of "chosen one" or something anyway. Clearly, the gods have laid out a path for her to be their instrument. Better start walking. Just follow the railroad tracks.
The low fantasy version of that character is more interesting.
The low-fantasy version may have killed one or two Mordok in an act of panicked desperation, and now suffers emotional trauma from the experience of watching her friends get killed in battle. She will be haunted by her personal demons and post-traumatic-stress-disorder for the rest of her life. Maybe she'll get a job working in a tavern. Maybe she'll join the Army. Who knows. She is an ordinary person, coping with extraordinary circumstances, and her life is an open book.
That is the difference between low fantasy and high fantasy. Keep these things in mind when you are crafting your LARP character for Last Hope.
Many RPGs have two types of characters: NPCs who don't matter, and Big Damn Heroes whom the world revolves around. Last Hope has neither. Last Hope just has people. Sometimes those people take up the sword to defend the village from monsters and maybe drag a wounded comrade to the healer. Sometimes they spend a morning sewing the sole back on their daughter's boot with leather lacing.
Now, go forth and make gritty low-fantasy characters. Be one of those people.
What races and classes may I play?
In Last Hope, characters can pick between the following three races to play; Ulven, Syndar and Humans.
Humans are the most adaptable of the races, being able to become any class and pick it up quickly.
The Syndar are a magical people and tend to do a little better in a Mage or a Cleric role due to their heritage.
Ulven are a tribal, warrior culture. Most (especially male Ulven) tend to not study magic and tend to be Warriors.
Also, in Last Hope, you character can choose to be a Warrior, a Rogue, a Mage, or a Cleric.
Warriors have a skill-set that tends to make them better in combat. They can usually take more damage and use more weapons than the other classes. If you want to play a bodyguard, a soldier or a hunter, a Warrior may be the class for you.
Rogues are the thieves, the scoundrels, and jack-of-all-trades. They tend to be more subtle than some of their counterparts, and use their skill-set to excel in support/non-combat roles.
Mages can wield arcane magic in battle, and tend to remain unarmored. Arcane magic is mostly offensive. Many of them study the lore of the world and reveal extra info on situations.
Clerics can wield divine magic. They use their powers to heal and support the group. They are able to wear armor, but some choose not to. Clerics are also a vital part in any group that wishes to combat undead.
An important thing to remember is that these are guidelines to help play your character. A Warrior may choose to be quick and nimble, favoring a bow over a sword for instance. Or a Mage may choose to train in plate armor. If you have any questions whether or not something is allowed, check with a Herald.
Once you've got your character's race and class down, it's time to figure out something about your character. Where did they come from? Why are they here? Do they have any unusual habits or traits? Etc. There is a fantastic template for character backstories on the Character Bios page.
How do I find garb?
There are many places to find garb. A lot of us use thrift stores to find basic pieces for our kits. If you keep an eye out, it's not too hard to find cheap and useful clothing.
For those of us who are crafty, there are many patterns available online and in stores for making various kinds of garb. This is a cheaper route to go, but it requires an ability to sew, and the time to invest.
For those of use that do not have the time, money, or ability, there are many stores online you can buy them from. The resources page has many links to online vendors that sell costuming. If you want to support your local community, there are some of us in the game available for commissions!
What is larp?
LARP is an acronym for Live Action Role Playing. It refers to a type of interactive gaming in which the players assume game identities and act as a specific character for the duration of the game. The game may conform to a scenario written by the moderator or Game Master. Alternatively the LARP may be based on individual decisions made by the participants.
While activities that fall under the broad definition of LARP have existed for at least a century, LARP gained in popularity during the seventies due to the popularity of table-top role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons.
Many LARP games are medieval or fantasy themed, since many participants are Renaissance Faire or Dungeons & Dragons enthusiasts. Such LARP games may feature knights, castles, wizards, damsels, dragons, and of course, dungeons. LARPs are not limited to this format. A LARP may be set in a forties film-noir and follow the case of a tough-guy private eye, or be set in the distant future with robots, talking spaceships and aliens.
LARPs are typically divided into two types, combat and theater, although the boundary between these is fairly permeable. In fact, while LARPers might disagree, Revolutionary and Civil War reenactors can be considered a specialty-type of live combat LARPers, while Murder Mystery weekends, for example, might qualify as theater-type LARPs.
Many LARP games have long-running or ever-running plot arcs, in which each game is yet another episode in the story. Other games are designed to take place once, perhaps over a weekend, during which the players convene for that one game and then disperse. Some LARPs are goal-directed, such as quest scenarios, while some are played competitively with points scored for winning fights or tricking opponents.
LARPs are enjoyed by players of all ages, genders and backgrounds, despite the common misconception that they are only for teenage boys. Many players grew up LARPing with their parents and met their spouses at a game or convention.
LARPs can be considered an interactive form of literature, an audience participation type of theater, or just an engrossing game. To many players, the games are both a social activity and a way of life.
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How often do games happen?
Last hope strives to host a game around once a month, during the warmer seasons. The exact dates differ, depending on what is going on during the month. Things slow down during the winter months, but we strive to host an indoor event at least once over the winter.
Once a year, we also host an event called Old World. The Old World event is a bit different than the other monthly events. Instead of taking place in the Colonial timeline, this event takes place in the Old World timeline, before the continent fell to the plague. Players have a chance to write history, and take part of a more military style campaign.
How much does it cost to play?
Most events cost from $20 to $40 (the average being $25 per player), depending on how long the game is and if food will be available. This is the regular PC price, allowing a player to participate in the event as their character.
Some events do have openings for players to take on the role of an NPC for an event at a reduced price (which is usually a $10 entry). There may also be an option of playing a monster NPC role, which can be free. Ask a herald if such roles are available at the next event you attend!
A portion of these event fees go into site usage fees, cost to buy and replace props, maintenance of loaner garb and monster costuming, storage fees for supplies, expanding on game materials, expanding on building projects (bathrooms, outposts, storage sheds, etc), marketing materials & booth rentals, and investment in growth and future ventures. Running a LARP, especially a high immersion one, is an expensive task and your event entries and donations help us make that possible.
How do I get weapons?
This page contains many outside links to the popular websites to purchase weaponry!
For a more complete run-down of some of the available weapons, take a look at LARP Weapons
How do I add stories and content?
One of the unique thing about Last Hope is that the player base is deeply involved in building and shaping the world we play in. There is quite a collection of player written lore and stories available on this wiki. If you would like to contribute….
What if I just want to try it out?
The easiest way to try out the system is to attend a practice. We hold weekly practices at the Baraboo Civic Center- 124 2nd Street Baraboo, WI 53913. Wed nights 6-8pm and it's $5 each time.
If you want to try out the larp, but you are hesitant to spend money and resources on weapons and garb, there are options! Ask the heralds about the event you wish to attend, we have many options for people to play NPCs. We will have extra garb and weapons for NPCs to borrow, and you will be handed a basic role to play, so you don't have to worry about creating a character right away. Regular town NPCs get a reduced price for their entry fee. If you chose to monster, entry is free! Monstering is a very physically demanding and RP heavy role, but it can also be extremely rewarding.
Can I bring my own homemade weapons?
We typically use latex and injected foam weapons. These weapons are safe to use in our system, and their looks are up to par for the standards we have in our larp. It's hard to make your own weapons that are both safe and look the part. We do not outright reject the idea, but every weapon will need to be looked over, tested, and approved before going into play.
What does full immersion mean?
A full immersion larp aims to create a setting in which you can feel like you are really there in a scene, it means the feeling you get when roleplay flows naturally and you really, truly feel like your character. In a full immersion larp, you are in character for all of the game. You eat, hang out, get bored, and talk all in character.
Many larps frequently go in and out of character with handsignals — often a closed fist atop the head. But in a full immersion larp, going out of game for minor clarifications is frowned on. If you don't know the answer, just make it up. If needed though, there is an off-game area where players can go when they need a break, before stepping back into the action.
The game scenography strives for realism, something called 360 illusion. So a bouquet of flowers is represented by a bouquet of flowers, and not a card with "flowers" written on it, and so on. Part of the idea is that pretending a card is really a bouquet of flowers on it takes one out of the game world and inhibits immersion.
What is a player contract?
A player contract is a document that is supposed to signify an understanding between the heralds and their players. The player contract details what can be expected of players, storytellers, and of the game itself. Last Hope strives to stand apart from it's counter parts in american culture, and as such, sometimes it can be hard to know what games will be like, or what a player will need to do. When you sign a player contract, a herald will sit down with you and discuss any questions you might have about the game, and what the rules mean.
Without telling our players how they are expected to act, how can we hope for you to act how we expect? A player contract is a two way agreement. We as heralds are committed to crafting a certain kind of story and setting for you to play in, and we expect that players treat this with respect.
When you finish a contract, you will know what kind of game you are playing in-it's themes and settings, what is appropriate conduct and appearance, as well as what you can expect to treated like. A player contract is not meant to exclude anyone, but to merely make sure that everyone is on the same page before playing. If you have any questions of concerns, please feel free to address them to any of the herald staff!
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