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Poll: Scanning for Asteroids More Urgent Than a Trip to Mars
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts, scientific research and using robots to explore the cosmos over sending humans back to the moon or on to Mars, a poll shows.
The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, released Thursday, one month before the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, lists asteroid and comet monitoring as the No. 1 desired objective for the U.S. space program. About two-thirds of Americans call that very or extremely important, and about a combined 9 in 10 say it's at least moderately important.
"There are all kinds of other things, not the least of which is climate change, that deserve our attention. This other stuff can wait." — Jan Dizard, a retired environmental studies professor
The poll comes as the White House pushes to get astronauts back on the moon, but only about a quarter of Americans said moon or Mars exploration by astronauts should be among the space program's highest priorities. About another third called each of those moderately important.
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on July 20, 1969, became the first humans to walk on another celestial body. In all, 12 NASA astronauts stepped on the moon.
Jan Dizard, 78, a retired environmental studies professor living in Chico, California, acknowledges there's more to learn on the moon and it would be "miraculous" to send astronauts to Mars. But now's not the time, he stressed.
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"There are all kinds of other things, not the least of which is climate change, that deserve our attention," Dizard told the AP. "This other stuff can wait."
After asteroid and comet monitoring, scientific research to expand knowledge of Earth and the rest of the solar system and universe came next on the list of Americans' space priorities — about 6 in 10 said that was very or extremely important. Close to half said the same about sending robotic probes, rather than astronauts, to explore space, and about 4 in 10 said the same about continued funding of the International Space Station.
Trump Wants Space Force as New Military Service
Searching for life on other planets came in fifth with 34% rating it at least very important, followed by 27% for human Mars expeditions and 23% for crewed moonshots.
In a dead heat for last place among the nine listed goals: setting up permanent human residences on other planets, with 21% ranking it as a very high priority, and establishing a U.S. military presence in space with 19%. While other goals were considered at least moderately important by majorities of Americans, about half called a military presence and space colonies unimportant.
President Donald Trump, who wants to create a Space Force as a new military service, said at a rally formally kicking off his reelection campaign this week that, if he wins a second term, the country will "lay the foundation" for landing astronauts on Mars.
That came after a confusing tweet from Trump in which he said that NASA "should NOT be talking about going to the Moon" and instead focus on "much bigger things" including "Mars (of which the Moon is a part)." NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine later explained that the moon can be used as a "waypoint" for Mars access.
For all of the money we are spending, NASA should NOT be talking about going to the Moon – We did that 50 years ago. They should be focused on the much bigger things we are doing, including Mars (of which the Moon is a part), Defense and Science!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 7, 2019
Toni Dewey, 71, a retired clerical worker in Wilmington, North Carolina, said space exploration should benefit life on Earth and the explorers should be machines versus humans.
"It would cost a lot of money to send somebody to Mars," she said, "and we have roads and bridges that need repaired here."
As for the moon, Dewey noted, "We've been there."
NASA Aiming for Water Ice-Rich Lunar South Pole by 2024
But Alan Curtis, 47, of Pocatello, Idaho, considers moon and Mars trips a top priority, especially if the U.S. is to remain a world leader in space. Compared with its feats of the 1960s and 1970s, the U.S. space program is now a second thought, he said.
For Americans under 45 — born after NASA's Apollo moonshots — Mars came out on top by an even larger margin: 50% prefer a Mars trip, versus 17% for the moon. A third said neither should be a priority.
"It's pretty bad that we have to rent a spot on a Russian spacecraft to get to the space station," said Curtis, a store cashier who says he's an occasional bounty hunter. He pointed to the first-ever landing by a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, by China in January.
Abdul Lotiff, 28, a retail security company manager in Mason City, Iowa, also favors a return to the moon. He sees economic benefits there, with the resulting new tech spilling into areas outside the space business. In addition, he said, if and when Earth becomes overpopulated, the moon could serve as a springboard for humanity's expansion into space.
The survey asked Americans to directly choose between the moon and Mars for exploration by U.S. astronaut. The red planet was the winner by about double: 37% compared with 18%. However, 43% said neither destination was a priority.
For those 45 and older, 52% said neither Mars nor the moon should be a priority as a human destination. Of that age bracket, 26% preferred sending astronauts to Mars and 19% to the moon.
As for the White House's deadline of returning astronauts to the moon within five years — NASA is aiming for the water ice-rich lunar south pole by 2024 — about 4 in 10 Americans favored the plan, versus 2 in 10 against. The remainder had no strong opinion either way.
The AP-NORC poll of 1,137 adults was conducted May 17-20 using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
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Geert Vansweevelt sent me another picture..
April 2004 - Alan Cox sent me these images...
A basic HPI check on 14/2/2004 showed..
Last owner change 01 August 2003
May 2004 - I received an email from William Arnold who has been photographing and cataloguing RS200's also
June 2004 - William Arnold, has sent me an image for the database from 2001...
He thinks this was originally given the index M18BDT and was for sale in 2000 by Harrogate Horseless Carriages for £59,500. 350 BHP model, light pod, electric windows, ears and speedlines.
June 2004 - The current owner, Jim Harkwicke, emailed me to say that L7LOG was in fact his, 21,000 miles and up for sale for a bargain £50,000 ! - He sent another photo...
June 2004 - I have been sent some more images....
August 2005 -At the RS National day
December 2005 - Mike Ayres sent me some image from RS National Day at Donnington 2005..
January 2006 - Sold Pete Winstanley

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Q: FluidTYPO3 fluidpages – custom page controller not found I am building a website with TYPO3 9.5 and the Fluid Powered TYPO3 extensions, and I will need to access GET and POST variables in my fluidpages templates.
I tried to create a custom PageController to do this ; here is the class I added in …myext/Classes/Controller/PageController.php :
<?php

namespace MyVendor\MyExt\Controller;

use FluidTYPO3\Fluidpages\Controller;

class PageController extends Controller\PageController
{
    protected function initializeViewVariables() {
        parent::initializeViewVariables();
        $GETarray = \TYPO3\CMS\Core\Utility\GeneralUtility::_GET();
        $this->view->assign('GET', $GETarray);
    }
}

Unfortunately, this method never seems to be executed, as if my class weren't found. When I display GET in the template file with <f:debug>{GET}</f:debug>, the result is always NULL whatever parameters I added in the URL. I tried assigning another, fixed variable with view->assign, and it's NULL too. The code above does not have syntax errors, I'm using PHPStorm, which finds the parent class and shows that my initializeViewVariables method overrides the one in AbstractFluxController.
What I have tried :

*

*I followed what the documentation explains here : registered my extension with a key of the form MyVendorName.Myextensionkey. I created a ClassAliasMap.php file, even though I don't think it would be needed for TYPO3 9.5 ?

*in the composer.json file in my extension, I added :

"autoload": {
    "psr-4": {
        "MyVendor\\MyExt\\": "Classes"
    }
}

and in the composer.json for my entire TYPO3 project, I put :

"autoload": {
    "psr-4": {
        "MyVendor\\MyExt\\": "public/typo3conf/ext/myext/Classes"
    }
}

and I have verified that this path appears in vendor/composer/autoload_psr4.php after I used the composer dump-autoload command. I also have the autoload information in the ext_emconf.php file

*cleared all the caches in TYPO3

*I don't have any error message either in TYPO3 or in the Apache logs when I view the page

And it still doesn't work. Autoloading works if I call a method of a class in the Typoscript of a page with userFunc, however. Do you see what I am missing?

A: Answering my own question for now (hopefully I will be able to add more details later) : in order to have the above Controller be called for a certain page, we need to add an action, even an empty one, with the same name as the template. For example if our page template is Foo.html, it will work if we add an action method :
public function fooAction() {

}

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The Judgment of the German Constitutional Court of 5th May: Manna From Heaven for Eurosceptics or a Mere Storm in a Teacup, Part I
On 5th May a storm broke out in European legal and political circles:Germany's most senior judges had dared to overrule a Judgement of the EuropeanCourt of Justice. Not only had the Bundesverfassungsgericht, Germany's highestCourt, had the gall to state that the European Court had exceeded its powersbut it also ruled that the European Central Bank had acted beyond its mandateand in contravention of EU and German national law. The otherwise unassailablestatus of the European Court and the reputation as saviour of the Eurozone forwhich the European Bank likes to be known, were both at stake.
It is not surprising that Eurosceptics, both in the UK and elsewhere in Europe, publicly gloated at this act of defiance of a national court and welcomed the Judgment with considerable glee. But what really happened and why, and, most importantly, was the judgement truly like laying a "bomb under the European project" as even quality papers have suggested.
The story begins with the Eurozone Crisis. The Crisis arose late in 2009 when it transpired that several Euro Zone countries were no longer able to repay their sovereign debts or to bail out their over-indebted banking institutions. In September 2012 the European Central Bank ('ECB'), offering 'unlimited support', adopted a number of monetary policy procedures on the grounds that these would provide time for the weaker Eurozone States to take important structural measures so as to be able to modernise and make their economies more efficient. In short, this policy was intended to restore some financial balance in the Eurozone. Furthermore, the ECB also assumed a number of procedures regulating the prudential supervision of credit institutions as well as macro-prudential oversight of the financial systems within the EU. As Mario Draghi, the ECB President said at the time, the ECB would do "whatever it takes" to save the Euro.
In this context, the ECB Governing Council decided in September 2014 toinitiate an asset-backed securities purchase programme (ABSPP). In January 2015the ECB decided that the ABSPP should be expanded to include a secondarymarkets public sector asset purchase programme (PSPP) confirmed by its Decision(EU) 2015/774 of 4 March 2015. Under this programme, the national central banks,in proportions reflecting their shares in the ECB's capital key, and the ECB, might,within a given time limit, purchase outright eligible marketable debtsecurities from eligible counterparties on the secondary markets.
A further ECB Decision followed in December 2015 whereby the time limit whithin which the PSPP would be operative was extended. These asset purchases, also known as 'quantative easing' (QE), were to "support economic growth across the Euro area and help the Eurozone return to inflation levels below, but close to 2 %". This in the context of the ECB's monetary policy's primary objective of maintaining price stability. In 2016 and 2017 the ECB refined their original Decision even further.
Not every Eurzone country was happy with this measure. From a number ofquarters – political, banking, economic and legal – came warnings signs of thefar reaching nature the PSPP as operated would have and of the direct influencethe ECB's policy might exercise over the countries' own fiscal policies.
In 2014 a number of prominent German individuals issued aconstitutional action – referred to as the 'OMT Case'- before the Bundesverfassungsgericht('BvfG'), the Federal Constututional Court of Germany, located in Karlsruhe.This turned on the ECB's so called Outright Monetary Transactions strategy ('OMT')and its continued purchases of government bonds (BVerfG Case No 2 BvR 2728 (January 2014). The BvfG gave its reasonedjudgement in this case in June 2016. Nevertheless, the OMT Case is not to bemistaken for the 'Gauweiler Judgement' which gave rise to the legal storm atthe centre of this story and which we will now discuss.
The Gauweiler Actions
In June 2015, concerned about the monetary effects of the PSPP on German society as a whole and in particular on its democratic basis laid down in das Grundgesetz (the German 'Constitution'), largely the same group of litigants as in the OMT case, brought joined constitutional actions before the BvfG to test the ECB's Decision EU 2015/774 of March 2015 (Peter Gauweiler and others v Deutsche Bundestag (C-62/14 (EU: C: 2015).
The proceedings which were brought against the German Government (the 'Bundesregierung' and the Second Chamber of the Federal Parliament ('the Bundestag) as Defendants concerned the participation of the German Central Bank (the 'Bundesbank') in the 'implementation of the ECB Decision in question and, the alleged failure of the Bundestag and the Bundesregierung to act in respect of that participation.
It was alleged that the PSPP violated the prohibition of monetary financing and was ultra vires (an act which requires legal authority but which is done without it) violating as it did the principle of conferral which indicates that the EU Member States have the right to deal with all matters that fall outside the agreements of the EU Treaties and that the EU can only act whithin the conferred competences defined by the Member States in the Treaties. It was also argued that the decisions were in fact anti-democratic, because they undermined the German constitutional identity by their encroachment upon the competences of the German state, as laid down in the Constitution (the 'Grundgesetz').
The Referral to the CJEU for a 'Preliminary Rulling' by THE BVFG
By Order of 18th July 2017, the Second Senate of the BvfG stayed the Gauweiler actions and referred a number of questions which had arisen during the proceedings for a Preliminary Ruling under Article 267 of the TFEU (The Treaty on the Functioning of the EU) to the European Court of Justice (CJEU) (Case C-493/17).
If a national court is in doubt about the interpretation of European law it can ask the CJEU for a Preliminary Ruling, i.e. interpretation and clarification. A Preliminary Ruling is binding on the national court which has requested it but not on the courts of other EU Member States.
It was the first time ever that the BvfG made a reference under Article 267 TFEU to the CJEU, and, both for that reason and for its content, the request drew considerable attention.
In it the BvfG asked the CJEU to determine the validity of ECB Decision 2015/774 and its subsequent decisions and the applicability of the PSPP in a Member State, on the premise that the PSPP exceeded the ECB's monetary policy mandate on account of the external monetary policy practised by the Member States, and the immediate economic effects flowing from it in the Member States. It was also asked to rule on the issue of whether the ECB had sufficiently assessed or substantiated the measures provided for in its Decisions and whether their assessment had satisfied the principle of proportionality. The proportionality principle means that to achieve its aims, the EU will only take the action it needs to or no more and stay within its own competences.
The Grand Chamber of the CJEU would pronounce its judgement on 11th December 2018. We shall see in the next instalment in this series of blogs, what its conclusions were and how the BvfG reacted.
Reina Maria van Pallandt is a senior disputes resolution lawyer with dual British and Dutch nationality. After obtaining an LLB Honors degree in Dutch Law and Public International Law at the University of Amsterdam (UvA), Reina Maria studied International Law of the Sea at London School of Economics (LSE). She was admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England & Wales in 1979 and of the Law Society of Ireland in 2019. Reina Maria originally practised as a solicitor at Holman, Fenwick & Willan in London and Paris and thereafter at Clifford Chance where she specialised in marine and general commercial arbitration and litigation representing shipowners, P&I Clubs, shipbuilders, repair yards and charterers such as oil and gas companies and commodity traders.
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Progressive Increase in Disinfection Byproducts and Mutagenicity from Source to Tap to Swimming Pool and Spa Water: Impact of Human Inputs.
Pools and spas are enjoyed throughout the world for exercise and relaxation. However, there are no previous studies on mutagenicity of disinfected spa (hot tub) waters or comprehensive identification of disinfection byproducts (DBPs) formed in spas. Using 28 water samples from seven sites, we report the first integrated mutagenicity and comprehensive analytical chemistry of spas treated with chlorine, bromine, or ozone, along with pools treated with these same disinfectants. Gas chromatography (GC) with high-resolution mass spectrometry, membrane-introduction mass spectrometry, and GC-electron capture detection were used to comprehensively identify and quantify DBPs and other contaminants. Mutagenicity was assessed by the Salmonella mutagenicity assay. More than 100 DBPs were identified, including a new class of DBPs, bromoimidazoles. Organic extracts of brominated pool/spa waters were 1.8× more mutagenic than chlorinated ones; spa waters were 1.7× more mutagenic than pools. Pool and spa samples were 2.4 and 4.1× more mutagenic, respectively, than corresponding tap waters. The concentration of the sum of 21 DBPs measured quantitatively increased from finished to tap to pool to spa; and mutagenic potency increased from finished/tap to pools to spas. Mutagenic potencies of samples from a chlorinated site correlated best with brominated haloacetic acid concentrations (Br-HAAs) (r = 0.98) and nitrogen-containing DBPs (N-DBPs) (r = 0.97) and the least with Br-trihalomethanes (r =0.29) and Br-N-DBPs (r = 0.04). The mutagenic potencies of samples from a brominated site correlated best (r = 0.82) with the concentrations of the nine HAAs, Br-HAAs, and Br-DBPs. Human use increased significantly the DBP concentrations and mutagenic potencies for most pools and spas. These data provide evidence that human precursors can increase mutagenic potencies of pools and spas and that this increase is associated with increased DBP concentrations.


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Medium Gasoline Engine (MGE) is a medium-displacement 4-cylinder gasoline engine developed by Opel Automobile GmbH and marketed as 'SIDI Ecotec'.

History
Production began in late 2012 at Szentgotthárd, Hungary. The engine features Start/Stop and reduces fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 13 percent comparing to the predecessor, while maintaining Euro 6 emissions standards.

A turbocharged Eco variant delivering  @ 4250 rpm and  @ 1650-4250 rpm  (overboost  ) has been introduced at 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon (MIAS); a Performance version with maximum torque  and peak power  will also be available. Each version features unique turbine aerodynamic, and aggressive boost strategies improve low-end torque.

The high-performance turbocharged  engine with central direct injection has  bore and stroke, with cylinder pressure of  and compression ratio of 9.5:1 for Performance version and 10.5:1 for Eco version. It uses a grey cast-iron block with die-cast aluminum bedplate, aluminum cylinder head, chain-driven DOHC valvetrain with hydraulic tensioners, dual continuous variable cam phasing, and forged steel crankshaft. The engine has twin balance shafts and specially designed cam cover to improve NVH, while optimized compressor geometry, acoustic resonators and overall air handling help reduce noise by 2 dB. Centrally placed injector allows optimal operation in both stratified and homogeneous charge ignition. Optimized main bearing journal diameter, roller cam followers, and PVD coated piston rings reduce friction.

Starting in 2013, the engine began to replace turbocharged 1.6 L Family I Ecotec engine in Opel cars, and in 2014-2015 it will replace naturally aspirated 1.6 L and 1.8 L Family 1 engines in Chevrolet cars. Starting with 2020 model year, this engine is no longer available for the United States market, due to Buick Cascada and Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid being phased out because of low sales and high importation taxes from Europe.

Models

Applications
The  Eco version of the engine (code A16XHT) is used in:
2013 Opel Insignia
2013 Opel Astra J
2013 Opel Cascada
2013 Opel Zafira Tourer

The  Pro version of the engine (code A16SHT) is used in:
2014 Opel Astra J
2014 Opel Cascada
2014 Opel Zafira Tourer
2016 Buick Cascada (code LWC)
2016 Opel Astra K

The  Pro version of the engine (code B16SHT - Euro 6) is used in:
2018 - present Opel Astra K
2018 - present Opel Insignia B

The LKN is used in:
 2016 - 2019 Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid
 2016 - 2018 Buick LaCrosse 30H
 2016 - 2019 Buick Regal 30H

The 224 PS (165 kW) SAIC 20L4E (NetBlue) is used in:

2014 - present Maxus G10 (LDV G10 Australia)
2015 - present MG GS
2016 - present Roewe RX5
2017 - present Maxus T60 (LDV T60 Australia)
2018 - present Maxus D90 (LDV D90 Australia)
2018 - present Roewe RX8
2018 - present MG HS
2019 - present Maxus G20
2019 - present Maxus T70

The 234 PS (172 kW) SAIC 20A4E (NetBlue) is used in:

2020 - present Roewe iMAX8
2022 - present Roewe RX9

See also
GM Medium Diesel engine
GM Small Gasoline Engine
GM Family 1 engine
List of GM engines

References

External links

 http://gmpowertrain.com
 http://media.opel.com/content/autoshows/IAA_Frankfurt/2013/public/intl/en/opel/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/intl/en/2013/opel/09-10-iaa-cascada-200-hp.html

General Motors engines
Opel engines

Straight-four engines
Gasoline engines by model

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Throughout his career, Mark's attention to detail and integrity has served him well, as has his daily motivation of striving to do the best possible job for clients – all ingredients that, when mixed together, mean he is the ideal person to be our commercial manager, a role Mark has held at Cresco since early 2019.
As well as putting together bids for funding, Mark heads up our project administration services and is also involved in business development and operations support. Indeed, the opportunity to contribute to all aspects of the business is something he thrives on at Cresco.
Mark had an early introduction to the workings of research and development – his father, and also his biggest career inspiration, spent 30 years in R&D at MARS. However, it was by accident more than by design that Mark should follow in his dad's footsteps.
After summer jobs in R&D at MARS Petcare, Mark worked for four years as an engineer for MetalBox R&D, where he was employed in helping to develop breakthrough packaging products and processes. Specialising in thermoforming and printing, he spent another nine years working for major packaging manufacturers in product and process development, operations support, capital projects and customer support. Mark subsequently spent 17 years with a major provider of R&D consultancy, leading to roles overseeing business development and delivery of commercial R&D services across industry.
After almost three years as an independent consultant, Mark joined Cresco, bringing with him a broad experience in commercial R&D across many industries that has set him well in helping clients in sectors from healthcare to construction, industrial, electronics, consumer goods and transport, to access funding for R&D.
During his time with Cresco, Mark has successfully secured funding for a number of clients to allow them to progress their innovation activities much more quickly and effectively than would otherwise be possible. What he is particularly proud of so far is, having secured funding for a client in the construction industry, seeing the resultant project achieve significant advances in the state of the art.
The satisfaction of a job well done is what sends Mark home happy each day, knowing he has helped make a difference. A Slovenian client rubber-stamped that ethos just recently, as Mark explains: "They took time out to thank us for our work on their funding application. Their enthusiasm and proactive approach to our collaboration had really made the process a mutually enjoyable experience".
It is those strong personal relationships that Cresco consistently build with our clients that helps make us stand out from other companies, says Mark, who is confident that this is a major factor in the high levels of repeat business we undertake.
And the future is very bright for Cresco. "We are a flexible and agile business with a depth of experience across many sectors," says Mark. "We will be ideally positioned to respond to the needs of changing EU and UK innovation funding landscapes, and our customers' ever-evolving R&D challenges."
To anyone thinking of working for Cresco, Mark adds: "Go for it! You'll learn so much from exposure to many industries and cutting-edge applications."
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The most important lesson Mark has learned since joining Cresco is that "every assignment, and every client, is different"
Out of work, he loves to listen to music and, if he could swap places with anyone for a day, it would be Adele's soundman
Mark's first-ever job was "hard graft at a local chrysanthemum nursery"
He is inspired by people who do good for others
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Home Middle East Bahrain Bahrain extends detention of opposition cleric Salman
Bahrain extends detention of opposition cleric Salman
Bahrain is pressing ahead with its crackdown on opposition forces, extending detention of prominent cleric Sheikh Ali Salman for the second conservative time.
Bahrain Public Prosecutor's Office extended for an unlimited period the detention of Sheikh Salman, the secretary general of Al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the monarchy's largest opposition bloc.
The extension came after an eight-hour investigation of the cleric.
Salman was arrested in late December 2014 over alleged anti-regime incitements.
The 49-year-old cleric is charged with "promoting regime change by force, threats, and illegal means, and of insulting the Interior Ministry publicly," said Bahraini prosecutor Nayef Mahmud.
Tensions have been running high in the monarchy since Salman's arrest.
Security forces on Thursday opened fire on the demonstrators demanding the release of the detained opposition leader. The forces also stormed into a mosque in the capital, Manama, and arrested a number of protesters.
The arrest is part of the Al Khalifah regime's brutal suppression of anti-regime protesters since 2011. Scores of people have been killed and thousands more wounded during the crackdown. The regime has also detained many protesters.
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Home British & World English surrealism
Definition of surrealism in English:
mass noun
A 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images.
'Similarly, Kelley combats critics who reduce surrealism to an aesthetic movement.'
'The need for the viewer to decipher the work was exactly what the artists who first forayed into the world of surrealism had in mind.'
'Abstract expressionism, collage, surrealism, impressionism and the use of other materials were expressly banned.'
'The old masters of surrealism aren't the only ones popular with today's art collectors, though.'
'In the end, Malley is really unlike the sort of grandstanding, romantic surrealism he mocks.'
'There is an inherent pitfall in such movements as surrealism, Dadaism, and absurdism.'
'Indeed, I have found a new respect for surrealism and the artists who are brave enough to tackle the style.'
'That is not to say his style is pedestrian, but it is easier to see the influence of classic examples of surrealism within it.'
'He had no formal training in art but, influenced by surrealism, he began making collages and boxed assemblages in the early 1930s.'
'That is why he describes his transition from Dada to surrealism as a compromise.'
'Both New Photography and surrealism were heavily influenced by European art.'
'His work is considered a unique style combining impressionism, surrealism and abstract modern painting.'
'Perhaps this is the nature of the genre: surrealism, by definition, requires a suspension of the real.'
'His intention was to show surrealism as a movement capable of standing at the head of opposition to reaction.'
'The script does wobble - we lurch from naturalism to cinematic surrealism, with apparently little to justify it.'
'He had given up surrealism on sadly realizing that you need fixed points, after all, both in life and in the arts.'
'This was surrealism in action long before it moved into the realms of art.'
'The central portion of this book is dedicated to women's contributions to surrealism.'
'On abstract expressionism, I think that its debt to surrealism was largely formal or technical.'
'I viewed breathtaking works in the style of Rembrandt, through impressionism and surrealism.'
Launched in 1924 by a manifesto of André Breton and having a strong political content, the movement grew out of symbolism and Dada and was strongly influenced by Sigmund Freud. In the visual arts its most notable exponents were André Masson, Jean Arp, Joan Miró, René Magritte, Salvador Dalí, Max Ernst, Man Ray, and Luis Buñuel
Early 20th century from French surréalisme(see sur-, realism).
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Water is a key concern in Mexico, where 100 civil society organizations submitted a joint report to the UN documenting how "privatization policies benefit extractive industries and mega-projects instead of reducing inequalities in access to essential services". Users with difficulties in paying the increased tariffs are being denied their human right to water and the quality of the water distributed has deteriorated so much in many places that in Aguascalientes 95 percent of the water people drink is bottled.
The report points out that water issues affect women disproportionately. "When there is a shortage, irregular delivery or bad quality water, women spend more time to bring water to their homes, boil it, filter it and deal with the authorities, frequently adding up to 30 hours a week to their domestic work." The Mexico Social Watch report emphasizes that "insufficient and ineffective regulations on environmental and social impact, have led to numerous cases of violation of fundamental rights due to business activities". The government "has not accomplished its constitutional obligation to protect human rights, affected by the proliferation of large-scale projects by private or public-private investment without prior, free, informed and culturally adequate consultation". Frequent protests have resulted in suppression, including imprisonment and physical assault. Lack of due diligence, access to justice and compliance with judicial decisions in cases of human rights violations involving companies are the norm in Mexico, the report concludes.
Source: Mexico National Report 2017.


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Pisocine (în ) este o comună în raionul Kovel, regiunea Volînia, Ucraina, formată numai din satul de reședință.

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Conform recensământului din 2001, majoritatea populației satului Pisocine era vorbitoare de ucraineană (%), existând în minoritate și vorbitori de alte limbi.

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Transformers: The Last Knight Has Added A New Robotic Villain
Published: Jul. 27. 2016 1:46 PM
If there's one thing you can always count on when it comes to Transformers, it's the fact that there's typically more to them than meets the eye. With Transformers: The Last Knight slated to hit theaters next year, things are bound to get even nastier as the chaos ensues. With that in mind, Michael Bay has just taken to Twitter to share the first official look at the villain for Transformers 5. Check out the picture below to see for yourself.
Nothing can prepare you for Onslaught. #transformers Download hi-res photo: https://t.co/5ALFebRVeP pic.twitter.com/yMTck1i14c
— Michael Bay (@michaelbay) July 27, 2016
It's a fairly unassuming tweet, and definitely one hinting at all of the chaos and destruction that we have come to know from the series. That being said, fans of Transformers will instantly recognize the name Onslaught and realize that some bad things are coming to the Transformers universe. All in all he maintains a fairly accurate representation of his depiction from the source material; everything from the general color of his truck to the militaristic sensibility of his appearance feels true to form for this particular Transformers character.
Fans of the Transformers universe already can tell that Michael Bay and the rest of the crew behind Transformers: The Last Knight have dug deep into the Transformers lore for this one. The presence of Onslaught seemingly confirms that the next Transformers movie will introduce the Combaticons. This particular group of evil shape-shifting alien robots represents a sub faction of the Decepticons; they're unassuming forms take the shape of military vehicles -- often missile launchers -- and they have the ability to come together to form the behemoth Bruticus. Think Voltron only insanely evil.
The Transformers franchise has done quite a bit with regards to branching out into new directions over the course of the last couple of movies. Along with the impending introduction of the Combaticons in The Last Knight, Transformers: Age of Extinction similarly provided an introduction for the Dinobots. Rumors have swirled over the last year that the filmmakers intend on creating a unified Transformers cinematic universe, so it would make sense to get all of the necessary pieces onto the board before proceeding with that sort of creative endeavor.
For anybody who grew up watching Transformers or playing with the toys, the promise of Onslaught and the rest of the Combaticons making a debut on the silver screen is nothing short of exhilarating. We will bring you all of the coolest details related to the upcoming release of Transformers: The Last Knight as more information becomes available to us. The latest installment in Michael Bay's Transformers franchise will blast its way into theaters next summer on June 23, 2017.
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from lino.api import rt

def objects():

    from lino_xl.lib.phones.mixins import ContactDetailsOwner
    for m in rt.models_by_base(ContactDetailsOwner):
        for p in m.objects.all():
            p.propagate_contact_details()
            yield p

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from .base import ConsumerBase

OLD_CONSUMER_URIS = dict(
        eventlet = "couchdbkit.consumer.ceventlet.EventletConsumer",
        gevent = "couchdbkit.consumer.cgevent.GeventConsumer",
        sync = "couchdbkit.consumer.sync.SyncConsumer")

def load_consumer_class(uri):
    if uri in ('eventlet', 'gevent', 'sync'):
        import warnings
        warnings.warn(
                "Short names for uri in consumer backend are deprecated.",
                DeprecationWarning
                )
        uri = OLD_CONSUMER_URIS[uri]

    components = uri.split('.')
    klass = components.pop(-1)
    mod = __import__('.'.join(components))
    for comp in components[1:]:
        mod = getattr(mod, comp)
    return getattr(mod, klass)

class Consumer(object):
    """ Database change consumer

    Example Usage:

        >>> from couchdbkit import Server, Consumer
        >>> s = Server()
        >>> db = s['testdb']
        >>> c = Consumer(db)
        >>> def print_line(line):
        ...     print "got %s" % line
        ...
        >>> c.wait(print_line,since=0) # Go into receive loop

    """

    def __init__(self, db, backend='couchdbkit.consumer.sync.SyncConsumer', **kwargs):
        """ Constructor for the consumer

        Args:
        @param db: Database instance
        @param backend: backend entry point uri
        The default class (sync) erialize each call to registered
        callbacks. Line processing should be fast in this case to not
        wait on socket read.

         A string referring to one of the following bundled classes:

        * ``sync``
        * ``eventlet`` - Requires eventlet >= 0.9.7
        * ``gevent``   - Requires gevent >= 0.12.2 (?)

        You can optionnaly register in ``couchdbkit.consumers``entry point
        your own worker.
        """
        self.db = db
        self.consumer_class = load_consumer_class(backend)
        self._consumer = self.consumer_class(db, **kwargs)

    def fetch(self, cb=None, **params):
        """ Fetch all changes and return. If since is specified, fetch all changes
        since this doc sequence

        Args:
        @param params: kwargs
        See Changes API (http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_database_API#Changes)

        @return: dict, change result

        """
        return self._consumer.fetch(cb=cb, **params)

    def wait_once(self, cb=None, **params):
        """Wait for one change and return (longpoll feed)

        Args:
        @param params: kwargs
        See Changes API (http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_database_API#Changes)

        @return: dict, change result
        """

        return self._consumer.wait_once(cb=cb, **params)

    def wait(self, cb, **params):
        """ Wait for changes until the connection close (continuous feed)

        Args:
        @param params: kwargs
        See Changes API (http://wiki.apache.org/couchdb/HTTP_database_API#Changes)

        @return: dict, line of change
        """
        return self._consumer.wait(cb, **params)

    def wait_once_async(self, cb, **params):
        """ like wait_once but doesn't return anything. """
        return self._consumer.wait_once_async(cb=cb, **params)

    def wait_async(self, cb, **params):
        """ like wait but doesn't return anything. """
        return self._consumer.wait_async(cb, **params)


Student Financial Aid Resources and the Internet – A few caveats about internet use can reduce your risk of falling victim to identity theft or scholarship fraud. What every student should know.
There are a plethora of internet sites touting their financial aid prowess. As in all things related to internet usage, seeking financial aid information and advice via the internet required a critical eye. One enormous red flag is a request for payment for filing your FAFSA for you, or for providing you with scholarship information. Neither process should have a fee attached to it; so caveat emptor. The best places to search for reliable and up to date information are from sites that offer the service free of charge, or directly from the government agency or scholarship donor involved.
Each state has a higher education agency that can give you important information about state aid in the state you live. Americorps is an underused federal program that can help students pay for current education related expenses or to repay educational loans. Go to www.americorps.org for the details. The U.S. Armed Forces offers financial aid for its service members and their families in some instances. Some programs are recruitment incentives, others are earned benefits. Contacting the U.S. Department of Defense's www.todaysmilitary.com will take you to detailed information on college help. It is common to require a copy of your previous years' income taxes for financial aid purposes. Also, you or your aren't may be interested in accessing information on the Hope Tax Credit, Lifetime Learning Credit or the Student Loan Interest Deduction. A visit to www.irs.gov can give you access to information to these programs and to information on how to secure a copy of your tax return from previous years.
Does the scholarship promise a "guarantee or your money back"?
Does it boast that you can't "get this information anywhere else"?
Are you asked for your bank or credit card information "to hold this scholarship for you"?
Are you being told you're a "winner" or a "finalist" in a contest you did not enter?
Any of the above is a serious warning sign. You should file a report with the FTC if you feel you have been a victim of a fraud or scam. You can also verify the validity of a claim on the internet with the FTC at www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0082-scholarship-and-financial-aid-scams.
Because the financial aid application process involves divulging private personal and financial information, it is the perfect breeding ground for identity theft. Wide-eyed students and parents, anxious to complete the lengthy and often frustrating application process might become blasé about handing over information that should remain secure. While providing such information, such as social security numbers and birthdates are required on the FAFSA and other legitimate applications, you need to remain vigilant about to whom you disclose your private data. You can help prevent identity theft by adopting some "safe computing" habits.
Remember to completely log off of any internet session especially when using a public access computer.
Keep your Student Aid Report and any financial aid documents away from view, preferably locked up or in a secure email account.
Never give anyone your PIN, or allow your PIN to be accessed.
Promptly destroy and dispose of any credit card offers you receive in your email or your postal mail box.
By keeping your information secure you are participating in an important part of the security net that the Department of Education has in place to protect your private information. Your participation helps them keep you safe from fraud and identity theft.


The Fox Creek School Grad Committee presented to Council on behalf of the Graduating Class of 2019, thanking Council for their continued support of the students of Fox Creek as well as providing the Community Hall rental free of charge for their Graduating Banquet. Council would like to wish the Graduating Class the best of luck during exams and hope that their Banquet is one to remember!
Council will continue to be a sponsor for STARS Air Ambulance. Council will be sponsoring STARS in the amount of $62,500.00, split into equal installments over five years. STARS continues to be a vital service to the Town of Fox Creek, whether it is an emergency situation on the highway or a transfer from one hospital to another.
The Joint Recreation Committee has been hard at work to put together a fun filled Grand Opening Celebration for the Fox Creek Greenview Multiplex. Council allotted the committee $30,000.00 from their hosting budget for the event. Please stay tuned to the Town's Social Media Outlets for more information on the Fox Creek Greenview Multiplex Grand Opening on February 23, 2019!
Town Administration, with Council approval, will be putting together a plan to complete a Municipal Census for 2019. This census data will allow the Town to determine the actual Shadow Population numbers for Fox Creek. This information will help prove that more people utilize our local amenities than just our residential population.
Town Administration will be drafting a policy with regards to advertising for various Town organizations. The advertising will be for any Town event for local not-for-profit organizations. The administration will be bringing this draft policy back to Council for review and approval.


Everyone has a Steve At Work, even those who are unemployed or work in settings where there is no-one called Steve.
Hmmm.... would you gnash your teeth if I tell you that I can pick up a very nice Kenyan roast for $18 kilo at the Adelaide Central markets?
Don't you go raining on my parade with your cheap Aussie coffee!
Although home-roasting is an amusing thing to do in its own right, so that pleasure remains no matter what.
Don't you go raining on my parade with your cheap Aussie coffee!
I won't tell you about it then.
Also, I've found these folks to be very informative about roasting using popcorn makers, and it's an Aussie site so the voltages etc. are right and most of the products they mention are the same as here.
Thanks for running the numbers Stephen but you forgot to account for the amount of time spent monitoring the process with extreme diligence.
As you say, it's the novelty and pleasure of home roasting that's the buzz.
My former boss, back in London, roasts his own coffee too (and blends it from different beans). But while he started on the popcorn machines, in the end he moved on to something more substantial as he was wearing out the popcorn roasters too quickly. Mind you, he is a complete caffeine addict.


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Unless water resources are managed with extraordinary care, the consequences could be devastating, say Prince El Hassan bin Talal, distinguished member of the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace, and Sundeep Waslekar, president of Strategic Foresight Group.
The Tigris river in Turkey. The World Economic Forum has ranked water crises as the most worrying global threat, more dangerous than terrorist attacks or financial meltdowns, and more likely to occur than the use of weapons of mass destruction. Image: Shutterstock
By El Hassan bin Talal and Sundeep Waslekar
This year's World Water Day, on March 22, provides an opportunity to highlight what in many countries has become a grim reality: The availability of fresh water is increasingly a defining strategic factor in regional and global affairs. Unless water resources are managed with extraordinary care, the consequences could be devastating.
Last year, the United Nations World Water Development Report once again highlighted how the growing gap between supply and demand could create conflict. The World Economic Forum has ranked water crises as the most worrying global threat, more dangerous than terrorist attacks or financial meltdowns, and more likely to occur than the use of weapons of mass destruction. And research by the Strategic Foresight Group has shown the importance of wise management: Countries engaged in the joint stewardship of water resources are exceedingly unlikely to go to war.
The Middle East serves as a tragic example of what can happen when regional cooperation is lacking. Iraq, Syria, and Turkey have fought over every cubic meter of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. All have lost as a result. Non-state actors control important parts of the two river basins. And water shortages have aggravated the region's refugee crisis (itself the apotheosis of poor governance).
The bitterest part of the tragedy is that it could have been avoided. In 2010, at the West Asia-North Africa Forum in Amman, we proposed the creation of "circles of cooperation," which would have institutionalized collaboration among Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey on water and environmental issues. A similar arrangement would have helped manage environmental resources shared by Jordan, Israel, and Palestine.
If a supranational organization had been created, it could have introduced joint strategies to manage drought, coordinate crop patterns, develop common standards to monitor river flows, and implement investment plans to create livelihoods and develop water-treatment technologies.
Other regions have done exactly that. Countries sharing rivers in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America have recognized that national interests and regional stability can be mutually reinforcing if human needs are given priority over chauvinism.
Iraq, Syria, and Turkey have fought over every cubic meter of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. All have lost as a result.
Last fall, the international community adopted the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, which promise to "ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all." Part of this pledge is a commitment to "expand international cooperation."
Those in charge of implementing this commitment must bear in mind that water cooperation is not merely about signing treaties and holding meetings. It also entails jointly planning infrastructure projects, managing floods and droughts, developing an integrated strategy to combat climate change, ensuring the quality of water courses, and holding regular summits to negotiate tradeoffs between water and other public goods.
The Water Cooperation Quotient, a measure of collaboration created by the Strategic Foresight Group, can help countries sharing river basins and lakes monitor the intensity of their cooperation. Out of 263 shared river basins, only a quarter benefit from properly functioning collaborative organizations. It is crucial that such organizations be extended to cover every shared river basin in the world by the SDGs' target year, 2030.
World Water Day is the ideal occasion to launch a new agenda for water wisdom. But every day must be a day when we work together to manage one of the planet's most important resources.
For poor people in the developing world, such transboundary cooperation generates significant dividends. When countries agree on the construction and management of critical infrastructure, there are no delays. Costs are saved. Benefits are shared in an optimum way. If all developing countries with shared river basins embraced transboundary cooperation, their GDP growth easily could rise by a percentage point.
The international community should encourage countries to embrace such cooperation by creating financial instruments that make concessional and preferential funds available. A global Marshall Plan for shared river basins might at first seem like an expensive proposition; but the cost of inaction – consider the threat to Europe alone posed by massive refugee inflows – easily could be several orders of magnitude higher.
Likewise, the international community should act promptly to save critical water infrastructure from acts of violence and terrorism. Many rivers, including the Tigris and the Euphrates, have been and continue to be cradles of human civilization. The UN should consider creating special peacekeeping forces to protect them.
Finally, international law should be designed to prevent, not just resolve, conflicts. In particular, a robust global treaty is needed to regulate emissions into bodies of water. Today, most disagreements over water concern the quantity parties are to receive. In the future, conflicts will increasingly be about water quality, as irrigation practices, industrialization, and urbanization contribute to rising pollution levels.
Prince El Hassan bin Talal is the founder and Chairman of the Arab Thought Forum and the West Asia-North Africa Forum and a distinguished member of the Global High Level Panel on Water and Peace. Sundeep Waslekar is President of Strategic Foresight Group.
Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2016.
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Dedicated to your health.
Plain City Druggist is locally owned and operated by Joe and Robin Craft (both registered pharmacists). Our main priority is providing superior, personalized service that makes each patient feel cared for and respected. You are our neighbors, friends, and family. We are so glad to be part of the Plain City community.
We want to invite you in to our lives and in to the pharmacy! We provide the following services to make your life easier:
We accept MOST insurance plans. Not sure if we accept yours? Ask us!
Delivery--We deliver to the Plain City area in the big van with lots of graphics on the side.
Prescription Pickup Window--You can drop off and pick up your prescriptions conveniently from your car. Joe or our other pharmacists will come right to the window to speak with you if you have a question. We can also grab over-the-counter items for you if you let us know what you need when you pull up.
Immunizations--Get your flu or pneumonia shots here. Joe and our pharmacy students are also able to administer hepatitis A and B, tetanus, diptheria, and pertussis vaccines for adults. Ask Joe if you have questions about a particular vaccine.
After Hours Emergency Service--If you need prescriptions or help after the pharmacy is closed, call the after hours number at 614-240-8421. A pharmacist will call you back within the hour. If you do not hear from someone in an hour, please page us again.
Medicare Part D--We can give you information to help you select the plan that's right for you. We'll also work with your doctor to select medications that keep you within your spending limits and out of the "donut hole."
Sync Fill Program--This program will allow you to get all of your prescriptions filled at the same time each month. We know you like to see us, but honestly, wouldn't it be nice to only stop in once a month? Click here for more information.
Medication Therapy Management (MTM)--A pharmacist or a pharmacy student will sit down with you and review your medications.
Custom Flavoring for most liquid medications.
Personalized Service and Counseling--You can always speak to a pharmacist in person about your medications in our counseling area.
A Large Selection of Gift Items, including our famous "2 for $1.00" Cards.
PCD Blog--Find out all the latest news and information about the drugstore and Plain City on our blog, www.pcdblog.com
We're Social--Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Compounding Services--Offered through Midwestern Compounding Pharmacy, located in Suite 200 within Plain City Druggist.
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Additional services.
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"Providing excellent patient care is the main priority here at Plain City Druggist."
Joe Craft
Plain City Druggist: We Always Have Time For You! We Want You to Be Our Patient! Please Stop In and Meet Us.
Plain City Druggist was started from scratch in 1999 after Plain City had been without a pharmacy for seven years. The drugstore originally was located in a small space (around 1,000 square feet) in Lovejoy Plaza in downtown Plain City. In 2007, we moved to our current location at 480 South Jefferson Avenue (across the road from Der Dutchman restaurant). We built a new building with much more space and added a compounding suite (Midwestern Compounding Pharmacy).
Joe graduated from The Ohio State University's College of Pharmacy in 1995. After working for Wal-Mart for several years, he decided that independent pharmacy was the right choice for him. After attending an ownership workshop and being mentored by his friend, Ernie Sparks, in London, Joe began looking for pharmacies to purchase in the area. When none materialized, he decided to start Plain City Druggist from scratch. From his efforts and those of our great staff, Plain City Druggist has been named "Small Business of the Year" by the Union County Chamber of Commerce. Joe has been named Plain City Lion of the year, Knight of the Year, and has served as president of the local Plain City Business Association. In 2010, Joe was named Preceptor of the Year by The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy for his mentoring work with pharmacy students in the drugstore.
Robin also graduated from OSU's College of Pharmacy in 1999. Robin is our blogger and takes care of the social media aspects of the pharmacy online.
Meet the pharmacists
Pharmacist Manager
Tayler has been working at Plain City Druggist since September of 2012 before he ever entered pharmacy school. He enjoys the challenge, as well as meeting many new people on the job. He and his family live in Plain City. His parents are Cliff and Eva Yutzy. You may know Cliff from Yutzy Brothers Inc. Plumbing.
Tayler graduated from Jonathan Alder in 2010 where he played football at the slot position. Tayler went on to THE Ohio State University to study pharmacy, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor's of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (BSPS) in 2014. He continued his education at Ohio State later receiving his PharmD to become a pharmacist in 2018.
Tayler's first job came at age 14, working for his father's company, Yutzy Bros Inc. He helped his dad on various jobs and delivered salt to customers. It was good money and allowed him to work closely with his father. Seeing the exemplary customer service his dad demonstrated every day is something Tayler associates with family owned businesses and is something he tries to emulate every day. After working in the hot July sun, his dad, covered in sweat, would tell Tayler to pursue a profession where he could make a living with his mind, not his back. For Tayler, pharmacy was that profession.
At age 20, Tayler was searching for a position at a pharmacy. His experience with his father's company led him away from opportunities at less personable big chain drugstores. He wanted a position close to Plain City and close to family. Plain City Druggist was the answer. The store already had a reputation as a friendly, neighborhood pharmacy, offering excellent service to the community--exactly the kind of business he wanted to be a part of. When Tayler interviewed with Joe, he told him of his intentions to one day own his own independent pharmacy in his hometown. Joe looked at Tayler puzzled and laughed, saying, "That's my job!"
Six years later, Tayler is still working closely with Joe. After becoming a licensed pharmacist in 2018, Joe offered Tayler the position of pharmacy manager and he was very excited to accept. In these past six years, Tayler has worked every position in the pharmacy and, in doing so, fell in love with the business and the community we serve. He is very excited for this opportunity and to work in the town that has already given him so much.
Tayler says, "Thank you, Plain City, for your many blessings. This is my hometown, the place of my childhood and so many good memories. It is a dream come true to be able to serve this community and I look forward to working with you all."
Pharmacist Assistant Manager
Meghan Nestleroth is the new manager of Midwestern Compounding Pharmacy and the assistant manager of Plain City Druggist. She graduated from The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy in 2017 and started working with Plain City Druggist in October of 2017. If you've been in the pharmacy lately you have probably seen her behind the counter, if you can see her over the computer that is!
Meghan grew up in Westerville, Ohio and made her parents very happy when she decided to stay in the Columbus area. She has a little bit of a commute to get to Plain City every day, but she says you can't beat driving down country roads on a beautiful summer morning!
Meghan decided she wanted to become a pharmacist when she was about 13 years old. She always knew she wanted to take after her mom and go into some sort of medical profession; she just wasn't sure what. Her mom suggested pharmacy and set up a shadowing experience with a pharmacist she worked with at OSU. After that day, Meghan knew pharmacy was the career for her. Meghan's love for independent pharmacy was discovered while she was in pharmacy school at OSU. She started working at Joe's second store, Happy Druggist Karl Road, as an intern and found her passion. She is beyond thrilled that she now gets to continue that passion in Plain City.
In her spare time, Meghan enjoys hiking, playing in an adult kickball league, and going to local theater shows. Her hidden talents include baking over-the-top cupcakes and making balloon animals.
Meghan is looking forward to getting to know all the customers better and learning more about Plain City. Who knows, if you stop by the pharmacy you might even get a balloon dog!
Loreen has been the office manager for Plain City Druggist since 2011. She also takes care of the accounts, bills, and payroll for each of the other pharmacies.
Loreen has been such a blessing to us, taking care of all the things on our "to do" lists that we never seemed to get done. Although, she is a "behind the scenes" person (a bit like Robin), she is a very important part of the day to day functioning of the pharmacies. We don't know what we ever did without Loreen.
Loreen is a task master who keeps us organized. She loves paying the bills, balancing the check books, and keeping everything running smoothly. She makes our lives so much easier.
Loreen enjoys gardening, walking, and spending time with her husband, Dan, their sons, Brien and Connor, and their cats, Obi and Lydia.
Cherie has been working at Plain City Druggist since September 2011. You can find her smiling face (she has the best and biggest smile) behind the counter taking care of all your prescriptions. Cherie is a certified pharmacy technician who loves meeting new people in the drugstore and making new friends.
Cherie's family is very important to her and she loves hanging out with them, especially her nieces and nephews. Cherie also recently married her sweetheart Thad in 2018 and enjoys spending her free time with her new husband.
Cherie also loves doing activities with her church. She also enjoys shopping with her sister, making crafts, and going on her family's annual camping trips.
Ashley Sullivan
Ashley Sullivan graduated from The Ohio State University's College of Pharmacy in May 2015.
Ashley was born and raised in Terre Haute, IN. She completed her undergraduate degree double majoring in Pre-Professional and Equine Studies at Saint Mary of the Woods College, which is a small, Catholic college in Indiana. Ashley moved to Hilliard, OH in 2012 to attend pharmacy school at OSU.
Ashley loves Columbus for many reasons, but two of her favorite things about living in the area are the horse industry and the pharmacy network. There are many opportunities both in pharmacy and in the equine world, which brought her to Columbus and will hopefully keep her here.
Ashley and her husband, Eric, run a small quarter horse farm in the London area. The couple are active members in the Madison County Ohio Horseman's Council and they spend most of their free time at horse shows or on the trails. They host the Madison County OHC Gymkhana series at the fairgrounds. They also have two young sons, Caleb and Conner.
Ashley enjoys being an active part of her community and interacting with others both in the horse world and in pharmacy. Ashley plans to stay in community pharmacy and continue working in independent pharmacy.
Tom is currently a pharmacy intern with us. He is in his fourth year of pharmacy school at The Ohio State University's College of Pharmacy. Tom will graduate with his PharmD in pharmacy in May 2020.
Tom grew up in Plain City, where his family still lives. He graduated from Jonathan Alder in 2008, where he played saxophone in the marching band and performed in the Show Choir and musicals. He graduated from OSU with a Bachelor's in pharmaceutical science in 2012, and from there went into the PhD program in pharmacology at the OSU College of Pharmacy, in pursuit of the research side of pharmacy.
Tom left grad school with his Master's degree in the summer of 2015 to apply to pharmacy school, having realized he'd rather pursue the more people-focused world of pharmacy practice rather than academic research. He began working for Plain City Druggist in June 2016, and started as a pharmacy student at OSU that fall.
Outside of pharmacy, Tom continues to play saxophone, now in the University Band (a concert band for non-music majors) at OSU. He also enjoys playing board games and tabletop role-playing games with friends.
Haley Green is a third year pharmacy student at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. She originally started with us at Happy Druggist in West Jefferson after working at the McDonald's there and being one of their best employees. Haley switched over to working in Plain City and we are so glad to have her.
Haley lives in West Jefferson and went to Tolles Technical and Career Center for her Pharmacy Technician certification. She has a dog named Nala and a boyfriend named Joey.
Jack is a pharmacy intern who started working at Plain City Druggist in the summer of 2018. He is in his third year of pharmacy school at The Ohio State University's College of Pharmacy, and will graduate with his PharmD in May 2022.
Jack is from Grafton, Ohio, a small town in Lorain County to the west of Cleveland, and graduated from Midview High School in 2014. While there, he was a starter on the football team, playing tight end and defensive end, and also a captain on the basketball team where he played the center position (if you've seen him around the pharmacy, he's quite tall). Jack was also involved with the school newspaper, becoming the editor his senior year, and student council. He graduated as the salutatorian of his senior class.
Jack left home to obtain his Bachelor's Degree in chemistry at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio through their Honors Tutorial College. Jack also obtained early admission to OSU's pharmacy program before his high school graduation- he was determined to join the pharmacy profession even then!
While at Ohio University, Jack worked as a teaching assistant for several different chemistry classes and labs. He also worked as a student researcher in organic chemistry under Dr. Stephen Bergmeier. Jack's work focused on developing new types of drug molecules that could potentially help to treat cancer. One thing that Jack learned from working in a lab for almost four years was that, although he loved the chemistry and concepts behind his work, he didn't enjoy being cooped up next to his lab equipment every day and with little interaction with other people. This experience further strengthened his goal of working in a community-based health care setting where he could apply his passion for science. Even after this realization, his work eventually led to him completing an undergraduate thesis paper before graduating Magna Cum Laude in May 2018.
Barely two weeks after leaving Athens and moving to Columbus, Jack interviewed with Joe and Tayler at Plain City Druggist and started working in the pharmacy a few days later. Since then, he's had a blast serving the Plain City community while learning more about the area and its awesome people and working with the rest of the wonderful staff! Jack hopes to be a friendly face for patients in the pharmacy for the foreseeable future.
Outside of pharmacy, Jack likes to spend his time playing pickup basketball with his classmates and rooting for all things Cleveland and OSU sports (especially the Cavs, Browns, and Buckeye football). He also enjoys video gaming with his two younger brothers (who both followed him to OU), biking, and caring for his three aquariums and over thirty pet fish.
Terry was born in 1955 to James and Betty Basham. He grew up in the small town of Humboldt, Illinois. Terry went to school at Humboldt Grade School and graduated from Mattoon Senior High in 1974.
Growing up, Terry loved to play baseball and basketball. You could call him an All-American kid with a temper.
Two major events changed Terry's life. One took place in 1972 when he became a born-again Christian. The other, when at 17, in 1973, he surrendered his life to preach the gospel. This is what brought Terry to Plain City, Ohio.
Before he came to Ohio, Terry graduated from Fellowship Baptist College in 1983. He went on to pastor churches in Illinois, Virginia, Indiana, and Arkansas. Just before arriving in Plain City, he served as Executive Vice President at Blessed Hope Baptist College for almost ten years. He received his Doctor of Theological Studies during that time from the college. Terry left this position to return to his true calling, pastoring churches.
Terry was called by the New Life Baptist Church to serve as their pastor in August 2008. The church is now located at 128 West Main Street in Plain City.
In 2015, Terry came to work for Plain City Druggist as a delivery driver to supplement his income. Working for the drugstore has helped Terry become more acquainted with the community.
Terry has been married 43 years this coming June 22, 2019 to Kathy McKinzey Basham. They have two sons and eight grandchildren. Their sons, Terry II and Joel, are Baptist pastors, too. Terry II lives in Lawton, Oklahoma with is wife, Valerie, and their five children. Joel lives in Fredonia, Kansas with his wife, Christina, and their three children.
Philip McDowell has worked at Plain City Druggist since June of 2016. Being a customer service guru for the drugstore was his first ever job.
Phil works at Plain City Druggist part time along with working at the West Jefferson Happy Druggist location while also attending college full time. Phil has his hands full!
When Phil is not working, he enjoys spending time outside just as much as a night at home relaxing with friends and family.
Stop by and say hi to Phil the next time you pick up your prescriptions. Phil is super nice and he loves all our customers.
Amber Lee is a third year pharmacy student at The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy and will graduate in May 2022. She has lived in the Columbus area her whole life and grew up in Dublin where she attended Dublin Coffman High School and graduated in 2014.
After high school, Amber decided to stay in Columbus and attend The Ohio State University where she graduated with a Bachelor's of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences degree in May of 2018. She had such a great undergrad experience at The Ohio State University that she decided to stay an extra four years to pursue her PharmD.
Amber was interested in pursuing pharmacy ever since she was in middle school, but wasn't really sure about it until she got to shadow a pharmacist at the hospital where she volunteered during her senior year of high school. She saw what a big impact a pharmacist can make in a patient's life and found it very rewarding. Ever since then, she knew pharmacy was right for her. Amber's not quite sure where she wants to end up in the pharmacy field, but she loves working in the retail setting at Plain City Druggist.
Outside of pharmacy, Amber loves staying active and loves running and playing sports, especially tennis. Tennis has always been a huge part of her life growing up and she played competitively for about eight years. Although she does not play competitively anymore, she still enjoys playing with her friends and family for fun.


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Courage - The Cynthia Carter-Smallwood Story
Posted by Sue Fultz on Nov 9, 2020 8:00:00 AM
This is a supplemental chapter to the book Leading for Life, by Sue Fultz, a Care Net Center Services Specialist. Sue's book delves into the "God stories" of leaders in the pregnancy center movement.
Leading for Life is now available for purchase as an ebook on Amazon or as a softcover here.
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Do not be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you." Isaiah 41:10
Twice called – Twice too occupied to answer! God had called Cynthia two different times to serve at Cornerstone Pregnancy Services in Elyria, Ohio; and both times her obligations to other things held her back.
"But one day" Cynthia says, "God downloaded his heart for the unborn into my heart. I could feel the brokenness in his heart for unborn babies; and I found I was no longer too busy to fully commit to His call." As she fell to her knees weeping throughout this encounter with the Lord, Cynthia committed the rest of her life to serving Him in prolife ministry.
Let's start at the beginning. At just seventeen, Cynthia enrolled at Ohio State University with a dream to help people. She asked God what He wanted her to do with her life and He led her to get a nursing degree. In her mind, Cynthia thought she would serve as a nurse all her life. Two years into her nursing career however, she had an automobile accident and suffered a severe back injury that made it impossible for her to continue her dream of becoming a surgical nurse.
Searching for what to do next, Cynthia felt the Lord leading her to get an MBA that would allow her to continue working in the medical field - specifically in healthcare administration. These degrees eventually led her to a career in nonprofit healthcare, serving as an executive leader at a long-term care facility.
In 1994, Cynthia was invited to join the Cornerstone Pregnancy Services [CPS] Board of Directors. She accepted. But soon became so consumed with her career responsibilities that she could not adequately meet all the requirements for that role. She served only one and one-half years on the Cornerstone board and resigned. Looking back Cynthia says, "I had no idea what God's call would lead to in my life."
Again in 2007, Cynthia felt God's call to re-connect with Cornerstone Pregnancy Resources. But again, she hesitated to commit because she felt the promise she made to care for both of her parents would keep her from serving effectively at the center. Again, she decided not to accept His call.
In 2011, while still working in health care, Cynthia felt called to follow in her dad's footsteps as a pastor. She enrolled at United Theological Seminary to pursue her Doctor of Ministry degree, assuming she would go on to pastor a church full time. But God had other plans.
That same year, she heard the Lord say, "Cynthia, now is the time." She knew in her heart that God meant it was time for her to serve in the pregnancy center. Her company had just downsized and she had lost her job. This time she obeyed his call and went to the center looking for a volunteer opportunity. "Little did I know when I walked in that center door," Cynthia says, "I would develop a deep passion to bring light into the dark places of hearts and bring hope to hurting and lost women."
As Cynthia was sharing her qualifications and discussing her desire to volunteer with the Center Services Director, the Executive Director asked her if she had a job. Cynthia said no. The Director then told her about an opening the Center had for a nurse manager position. When asked if she would like to talk to the Executive Director about that position, Cynthia said yes.
The ED went on to tell Cynthia that during her prayer time that morning, her prayer partner had said the Lord said that their nurse manager was going to walk in the door of the center that day. Later, that very day, Cynthia - a registered nurse in need of a job -walked in their center door. Reflecting on that, Cynthia said, "it is just so incredible how God works and moves."
Cynthia accepted the Nurse Manager position and two days later found herself in Virginia at a NIFLA ultrasound training. Every morning began with worship and it was during this worship time, Cynthia says, God downloaded his heart concerning the unborn to her. Every time in worship, she could feel the brokenness in God's heart for the unborn. Every morning ,as she felt His broken heart, she fell to her knees praying and weeping. In those moments, Cynthia knew she could do nothing else for the rest of her life but serve God in the prolife movement in whatever capacity He called her. She knew that going out again in the secular arena as a nurse, working for another organization would never again be an option for her.
God had profoundly touched her heart and Cynthia was no longer reluctant but fully committing to His call to prolife ministry. That day she completely and courageously accepted His call to serve Him in life-affirming ministry for the rest of her life. She says, "I was sold! My heart was captured."
As Nurse Manager, every encounter with a client confirmed for Cynthia that she was doing exactly what God had called her to do. Her heart was deeply touched by the many clients that came in, broken from life circumstances and choices they had made. "Many clients," Cynthia says, "think the child they are carrying is a huge mistake. But we show them what God says in Jeremiah 1:5, 'Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.'"
Cynthia assures these mothers that neither they nor the child they are carrying is a mistake. She tells them that God knows them; that they are loved and have purpose; and that they have great value to God.
For eight years, Cynthia worked as a Nurse Manager building a strong medical foundation for the center. In 2019, the center's Board of Directors asked Cynthia to become the Executive Director. She accepted and continues in that position today, realizing that over the years that she was pursuing an education and a secular career, God was leading her on the path to this position.
As a young college student, Cynthia asked God what he wanted her to do to pursue her dream of helping people. During the ensuing years, God answered by directing her education [Nurse, MBA, Doctor of Ministry] and her career [nurse, health care administration, part-time pastor]. God was calling, equipping, and directing her not only in her dream but also in His dream for her life. Her dream and God's passion of seeing her help others is now a reality as she leads, helps, and ministers to all who come to her center.
"This is amazing work," Cynthia says," I cannot imagine doing anything else. I receive so much gratification when I see the change that comes over the countenance of women when they realize the life and hope they have in Christ." In humility and gratitude, Cynthia says, "I thank God for giving me this opportunity to work with him in this ministry for the rest of my life. I am so grateful that He gave me the will to no longer resist His call but to have the courage and understanding to yield to, follow my dream, and accept His call to help hurting people in prolife ministry."
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: COURAGE
Cynthia Carter-Smallwood says, "God gave me this verse from Isaiah 41:10 so that I would remember that whatever it is that stands before me, God wants me to move forward. I can move forward because this verse tells me that He is with me, He is my God, He strengthens and helps me."
When God calls us, the job that He calls to is always God-sized. This God-sized work often doesn't fit neatly into our plans, our schedule, our skills, our experiences, and/or our life. Answering His God-sized call requires that we adjust our life to Him. In his awesome Bible Study, 'Experiencing God,' Henry Blackaby says, "You cannot stay where you are and go with God." That adjustment takes courage!
Cynthia found the courage to know that God was always at work around her. She accepted his invitation to become involved in His work and now He is accomplishing His life affirming work through her.
Leaders for life are strong and courageous. They know that God is with them, always working around them and as they accept his invitation to join Him, He will accomplish His life-affirming work through them.
Father, Creator and Giver of life, we praise you. Thank you for your invitation to the high and holy calling of serving you and leading for life. Thank you for your strength and help for us. May we be worthy of your call, fully please you and be fruitful in every good pro-abundant life work. And may we have courage to go with you when you call. Thank you that you accomplish your work for life through us. In Jesus Name. So be it.
Discussion questions - HOW DO YOU LIVE IT?
1. Where do you see God working around you?
2. What is meant by a 'God-sized call'?
3. What has God called you to do that requires courage?
4. How have you adjusted your life to go with God?
Leading for Life is available for purchase as an ebook on Amazon or as a softcover here.
Sue Currans Fultz serves as a Care Net Center Services Specialist and is the author of Leading for Life, a 2020 book filled with stories of how God has worked through ordinary people like Cynthia to accomplish His extraordinary purposes.
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Die Pfarrkirche St Mary () ist eine anglikanische Pfarrkirche in Beverley in der Region East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Sie ist ein denkmalgeschütztes Gebäude der Kategorie I.

Geschichte
St. Mary's wurde in der ersten Hälfte des 12. Jahrhunderts als Tochterkirche des Münsters von Beverley gegründet, um der Handelsgemeinde von Beverley zu dienen. Es handelt sich um eine kreuzförmige Kirche von 197 Fuß Länge mit Kirchenschiff und Chor, einem südlichen Querschiff mit östlichem Seitenschiff, einem nördlichen Querschiff mit östlicher Kapelle und darunterliegender Krypta, einer nordöstlichen Kapelle mit angrenzender Sakristei und darüber liegenden Priesterzimmern sowie einem Vierungsturm.

Einige Fragmente aus dem 12. und frühen 13. Jahrhundert sind in der Kirche verstreut. Diese sind zahlreich genug, um festzustellen, dass die Kirche in der Mitte des 13. Jahrhunderts aus einem einschiffigen Chor und Querschiffen, einem zweischiffigen Kirchenschiff und wahrscheinlich einem Vierungsturm bestand.

Der systematische Umbau begann im späten 13. Jahrhundert, während des Decorated Style, als eine große Kapelle an der Ostseite des nördlichen Querschiffs hinzugefügt wurde. Darauf folgte um 1300 der Anbau eines südlichen Seitenschiffs an den bis dahin einschiffigen Chor in Verbindung mit einer Verbreiterung des östlichen Seitenschiffs des südlichen Querschiffs. Zu Beginn des 14. Jahrhunderts wurden die Seitenschiffe des Kirchenschiffs vollständig umgebaut. In den 1330er oder 1340er Jahren erhielt der Chor ein nördliches Seitenschiff, dessen drei östlichste Joche zu einer prächtigen Kapelle mit Flammen-Maßwerk (flowing tracery) und einem Sterngewölbe ausgebaut wurden. Die Gesimse des Maßwerks, der Fenster, des Gewölbes und der Pfeiler gehen fließend ineinander über und vereinheitlichen den Raum. Die Gesimse der Gewölberippen an der Nordwand entspringen dem Fußboden und bilden kannelierte Säulen ohne Kapitelle, an der Südwand entspringen sie den Säulenkapitellen, die sich mit den Arkadengesimsen kreuzen und durch diese verlaufen.

Die Bauarbeiten an St. Mary wurden Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts, wie in so vielen Fällen in England, wegen des Schwarzen Todes eingestellt. Sie wurden erst um 1400 wieder aufgenommen, als die Westfassade im Perpendicular Style umgebaut und dem Kirchenschiff ein Obergeschoss im gleichen Stil hinzugefügt wurde. Die südliche Vorhalle und ein Oberlicht für den Chor folgten im frühen 15. Jahrhundert. Die Querschiffe wurden in der Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts mit Oberlichtern versehen; die frühgotischen Bögen wurden wiederverwendet, aber auf neue Pfeiler gesetzt. Drei Vermächtnisse für diese Arbeiten wurden 1451 gemacht, und weitere Vermächtnisse in den Jahren 1498–1500 finanzierten den Wiederaufbau des westlichen Endes der Seitenschiffe des Kirchenschiffs. Im Laufe des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts wurden außerdem eine Reihe von fein gearbeiteten Holzdecken angebracht, für die das Gebäude bekannt ist. Am bekanntesten ist die Decke im Chor, die ursprünglich aus der Mitte des 15. Jahrhunderts stammt, aber 1863 vollständig neu bemalt wurde, mit Darstellungen von vierzig englischen Königen vom mythischen Brutus bis zu Heinrich VI. und einem Porträt von Georg VI. aus dem Jahr 1939.

Während des Abendgottesdienstes am 29. April 1520 stürzte der mittlere Turm ein "und erdrückte einige, die damals darin [in der Kirche] waren". Ein Großteil des Bauwerks am östlichen Ende des Kirchenschiffs wurde zerstört, während die Wände des Kirchenschiffs kaum beschädigt wurden. Der Mittelturm, die Arkaden des Kirchenschiffs und das Obergeschoss wurden vollständig wiederaufgebaut, wobei die Fenster des Obergeschosses aus der Zeit um 1400 zu stammen scheinen: Nikolaus Pevsner vermutet, dass sie "trotz der radikalen Beschädigung durch den einstürzenden Turm wiederverwendet wurden." Diese Wiederaufbauarbeiten begannen unmittelbar nach dem Einsturz, wobei die Südarkade sowohl am Ost- als auch am Westende das Datum 1524 trägt. William Rokeby, Erzbischof von Dublin, ein Mann aus Yorkshire, hinterließ bei seinem Tod im folgenden Jahr in seinem Testament 200 Pfund für die Wiederaufbauarbeiten. Diejenigen, welche Geld für die Pfeiler der Nordarkade gespendet haben, werden in Inschriften auf den Verdachungskonsolen erwähnt: der Kaufmann John Crossley und seine Frau, die guten Frauen von Beverley und die Spielleute, von denen fünf als Statuen auf Konsolen an ihrem Pfeiler dargestellt sind.

Das heutige Taufbecken stammt aus dem Jahr 1530 und ist das Geschenk eines Tuchhändlers aus Beverley, William Leryffax. Es besteht aus Marmor aus Derbyshire und ist reich verziert mit einer verunstalteten Inschrift.

Im 19. Jahrhundert wurde die Kirche St. Mary in den Jahren 1829–1830 unter William Comins und 1844–1852 unter A. W. N. Pugin umfassend restauriert. E. W. Pugin übernahm die Arbeiten und es folgten Cuthbert Brodrick, George Gilbert Scott (der das Kirchenschiff und den Altarraum neu ausstattete) und zahlreiche andere Architekten.

Im Jahr 2020 begann die Restaurierung des Mauerwerks mit dem Ersatz einiger verwitterter Steinmetzarbeiten durch neu in Auftrag gegebene Figuren, die auf Charakteren aus den Büchern Die Chroniken von Narnia von C. S. Lewis basieren.

Für 2021 wurde angekündigt, dass im Rahmen eines Programms zur Würdigung von Frauen bei der Restaurierung des Mauerwerks der Kirche Steinfiguren von neun Frauen aufgestellt werden, darunter die in Hull geborene Pilotin und Ingenieurin Amy Johnson und Hilda Lyon, die an der Beverley High School ausgebildete Luftfahrtingenieurin, neben Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Seacole, Marie Curie, Rosalind Franklin, Helen Sharman und Ada Lovelace und Königin Elizabeth II.

Orgel
Laut George Oliver (1829) wurde 1792 eine von Donaldson of York gebaute Orgel auf der Lettnerempore am östlichen Ende des Kirchenschiffs aufgestellt. Die Kosten dafür wurden durch freiwillige Subskriptionen in Höhe von 311 £ aufgebracht, wobei die Subskribenten einen Herrn Lambert zum Organisten ernannten. Im Jahr 1869 bauten die Firmen Forster und Andrews eine neue Orgel, die sich durch einen reich geschnitzten Eichenholzprospekt und fein verzierten Prospektpfeifen auszeichnete. Im Jahr 1889 installierte die letztgenannte Firma einen freistehenden Spieltisch neben dem Chorgestühl, und die gesamte Orgel erhielt eine pneumatische Traktur. Im Jahr 1908 wurde die Orgel von der Firma Lewis & Co aus London komplett umgebaut, wobei das Eichengehäuse der vorherigen Orgel entsorgt wurde. Im Jahr 1954 wurde die Orgel von der örtlichen Firma Hall & Broadfield generalüberholt, die die pneumatische Traktur durch eine elektromagnetische ersetzte und die dreimanualige Orgel in ein viermanualiges Instrument umwandelte. Der fertige Umbau wurde 1957 eingeweiht. Die Orgel hat heute 74 Register auf vier Manualen und Pedal.

Weblinks

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Einzelnachweise

Kirchengebäude im East Riding of Yorkshire
Grade-I-Bauwerk im East Riding of Yorkshire
Marienkirche
Kirchengebäude der Church of England
Gotisches Bauwerk in England
Gotische Kirche
Basilika (Bautyp)
Kirchengebäude in Europa