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As the end of the year approaches, I find myself seeking some sort of summary. It has been a testing year - full of anxiety and uncertainty - and these walks have been beacons of a sort. Marking time against interminable bureaucracies, counting backwards away from grief and disappointment. Things are changing - there are, it's fair to say, many things which are cautiously approaching resolution. But I find these walks take me out of the churn of more pressing things, into a parallel channel which flows at a different pace. Sometimes challengingly faster, sometimes surprisingly ponderous - but always a change. Today wasn't promising in many respects - it started between storms at a windy railway platform, and by the time my train crept into Paddington a little behind schedule a grey drizzle had settled in for the day. This was punctuated by sudden squalls of rain, whirling and eddying whenever I strayed into an even moderately open area. It wasn't great walking weather - but I was determined to walk. Grim determination or foolhardy stubbornness? Hard to say at this early stage. It was though, pleasant not to have to rely on onward transport to get me to the beginning of the trek. As I was setting out from Paddington on foot, I tarried long enough to get coffee before leaving the station and doubling back along London Street. Beside the hulk of the trainshed I encountered a curious item of street furniture: a three-troughed, circular urinal which rose from the ground - presumably for those weekend evenings when inconvenienced men are more than willing to decorate any vertical surface without much concern about bystanders. I didn't tarry here - though I wondered whether its use in the busy daytime would catch on? I think we'd need to become far more shruggingly European for this to become a fixture. Instead I pressed on, skirting the edge of St. Mary's Hospital and diverting around workmen who appeared not to have decided if they were dismantling or erecting a building beside the station. Via an unexpected zig-zag I crossed Paddington Basin - my first sight of water - and used the backstreets to regain the canal near the complex mess of junctions on Harrow Road. As I plunged beneath the flyover, I delighted in the sudden muting of the traffic. The scour of tyre on wet tar was turned into a dull rumble. If nothing else, today promised to be a peaceful excursion.
Paddington Arm, near Westway
Shortly after joining the canal I found myself at Brownings' Pool - or Little Venice as it's quaintly known. The canal broadened into a trapezoid pool with a small islet anchored midstream. Around the towpath, expensively decorated narrowboats were moored, presumably laid up for the winter now. Here I had a final choice - head west along the Grand Union to Birmingham and beyond, or to maintain my planned course east for the Thames. I resolved to stick to my plan and turned east, soon realising that the towpath on the eastern bank gave no access to the Regents Canal. The tidy but windswept Rembrandt Gardens fronted against the street here, and I slalomed their gates to gain Warwick Avenue and cross the bridge. Looking north I spied the sleek, modern tower of St. Saviour among the plaster-fronted villas of the western suburbs. It was time to take to the water. I'd walked the bulk of the Regents Canal before - years ago, I'd tackled the stretch around Regents Park to Camden, and in the dizzy Olympic summer of 2012 I'd walked from the eastern portal of Islington Tunnel to the canal's conclusion at Limehouse over the course of a couple of walks. But it had been a long time, and there were loose ends to join here in the west. It felt right to be tackling an uncomplicated circuit today - the familiar seen from a different angle is always comfortingly unnerving. This early part of the walk was though, especially disconcerting. After just a few steps on the canal I was driven onto the footpath of Blomfield Road, a sedate avenue of heavily pollarded trees which runs east along a private section of the canal which is designated as a permanent mooring. In the chilly grey morning, the little puffs of steam from the boats was strangely inviting - and someone, somewhere was cooking breakfast. Up ahead the canal disappeared under a glass-fronted restaurant and into Maida Vale tunnel. Excluded from the water again, I headed over the broad but oddly quiet Edgware Road and plunged back into the suburbs. The houses hereabouts were large and impressive, but as I pushed on into the hinterlands there was a sudden change, and I found myself walking beside a pleasant but obviously down-at-heel municipal development, with the canal in a deep chasm beside me. Looking down I could see curious concrete bunkers embedded into the steep wall of the opposite bank. The canal must be a strange neighbour in some respects.
Another towpath diversion sent me overland again, emerging on the southern bank and walking along a raised walkway beside another housing estate. Hemmed in by railways, this area has been turned over to the National Grid, with the vast Lisson Grove complex of transformers and pylons filling a huge triangle of land. The wires hissed and shivered in the drizzle, a metallic tang in the air. You could smell electricity here - the slightly fried, plastic smell coming back to me from days in the Air Cadet hut deliberately overloading capacitors until they exploded. Passing under the Metropolitan and Chiltern Lines, and again crossing the canal, the area became much more sedate. A wooded channel taking a broad sweep around the margin of Regents Park, with the canal providing a view for a line of clumsy but impressive stucco mansions. Columns and domes proliferate - and while it's all done in the spirit of Nash, it has little of the style and grace his park villas provide to the area. The rain holds off a little and I can slush through leaves with the umbrella holstered for a while here, finally surfacing at the edge of the park where it meets Primrose Hill. My destination here was canal related - heading along the eastern fringe of the park via Prince Albert Road, following a long-deleted branch of the waterway which dived in towards the city. Now, the Feng Shang Princess dominates the junction - a bright red oriental-style boat turned restaurant which is anchored in the tiny inlet which was once the Cumberland Arm. By the mid-19th century, this branch built to serve Cumberland Market and the New Road was described as "no better than a stagnant putrid ditch", a haven of cholera-riddled boat dwellers. Later in the century it picked up the moniker of Jew's Harp Basin after a local public house. By 1941 though, it was filled in - used to absorb the rubble of the bombed city, its waters drained to feed fire-pumps. However the bridge remains, crossing nothing at all, but still adorned with elegant lamps and showing a distinct uplift in the carriageway of Gloucester Gate. I scouted the four pillars, looking down into the void below the road. North of the ghost bridge, the green edges of nearby London Zoo's overflow parking slipped away into foliage. To the south, trees and temporary buildings filled the view. The land beyond had been repeatedly and comprehensively redeveloped. There was nothing of the canal to be seen. I'd planned to retrace my steps here, but a glance around the junction had suggested that there might be somewhere to find food and conveniences here, so I wandered away from the canal. A mile or so later, I found myself in the midst of Camden Town and still no nearer finding what I was seeking. Camden was rammed with tourists ambling pointlessly, pointing cameras at everything, crowding on pavements and preventing walking in a straight line. A drizzle fell, but no-one walked faster. No toilets were open. Stores which usually had bathrooms had opted out - trying to squeeze every bit of retail space out of the tiny Camden shopfronts. After reaching Camden Lock, prematurely finding myself back at the canal having cut a huge corner, I turned and headed back. It felt like a long, wet and miserable slog back to Cumberland Basin, and I began to doubt the sanity of doing this walk today.
Back on the canal, things improved a little - even when it rained, the cutting shielded me from the worst, and I fantasized that maybe if there was a convenient bush I could just go native. There was never the right alignment of foliage and passers-by however, so I trudged on miserably towards the very place I'd just visited. Soon the familiar outline of The Pirate Castle came into view, and beyond it, the canal opened out to accommodate Camden Lock. I crossed the bridge here on the basis that the southern bank looked like a more likely source of sustenance and relief - and paid the price. I was soon left with no option but to climb back up onto the street, just feet from where I'd been standing a little while ago. In my momentary confusion I made another error - not realising that access to the north bank was via the archway leading into the market. Instead, I re-routed north, between the arms of the North London Railway and along Castlehaven Road. The land between the canal and the road was a muddy building site, the egg-cups of the former TV-AM building just visible marking the line of the canal. The towpath was, unknown to me, between the two and perfectly accessible. However, perhaps this diversion was meant to be, because as I prepared to pick my way back down to the canal at Kentish Town Road I noted the entrance to a vast Sainsbury's store just metres away. I practically ran the last few yards into the cathedral of retail...
Back on the tow path, somewhere in the midst of the long straight section leading to St. Pancras Lock, I sheltered under an overhanging walkway and reflected on my day. I was wet, a little tired of the wind and rain, but finally felt comfortable to press on. Walking the canal had felt like a safe November option, never quite leaving the comfort of Central London - but I should have known from previous walks that the water is sometimes a world away from the streets around it. Certainly in Camden I'd felt the jarring discord - quiet green water versus busy streets above. I also felt like I'd been set back by well over an hour by the various diversions, and I began to feel pressed for time. Moving on resolutely, I entered the redevelopment zone of Kings Cross Railway Lands. At St. Pancras Lock, the railways edge in to mark out a blighted zone which has always been industrial land. But slowly, and not without some confusion, it appears to be changing. A huge gasometer beside the towpath will house a new residential building, and the space around it is landscaped and stepped up to a public square. Quaint boats act as book stalls and coffee shops, and the canal benefits from a long stretch of floating towpath whilst the work continues on shore. Clanking around the curve, assuring myself that this was solid enough to carry a now steady traffic of people, I thought of St. Pancras Old Church, not far away here - and the fact that this was probably the closest I'd get to the centre of the city all day. There was still so far to go, and this had seemed like an easy option? Soon enough though, I was forced back to street level by Islington Tunnel - the long, dark void stretched away under Muriel Street, a tiny speck of distant light the only hint of what lay beyond. For me the route meant taking to the alleyways of Islington, diving between the radiating northbound streets and finally emerging at The Angel on familiar ground. A quick crossing of Upper Street, and I'm again in the backstreets and paying respects to the line of the New River at Colebrooke Row. Thinking back to a walk here long ago, and the more recent Olympic jaunt, I found myself reminiscing - so much had changed, but the canal was a constant.
Kings Cross Railway Lands
Back on track at the tunnel's eastern portal and with the rain mostly holding off, I widened my stride for the more familiar section of the route through Hoxton and Shoreditch. I'd walked this way before, and knew the risks: cyclists and joggers, in surprising numbers, frequent this part of the path. I tucked myself into the wall and put my head down, slithering carefully over the stones when the path dropped at locks. My feet were sore, and I was soaked through - not ideal walking conditions - but the silvery skies didn't signify immediate rain and the going was more pleasant here. I ticked off progress by basins - City Road, Wenlock, Kingsland - paying little attention to anything beyond my immediate path. Little businesses had cropped up here and their exploiting the busy path, but mostly it was me, walking steadily, with a successing of dinging bicycle bells the only punctuation. This was much, much better. Soon - and rather surprisingly the gasholders of Andrew's Road were dominating the view south, and I felt relief. Whilst there was still a fair way to go, this was the part of the city I felt I knew better. The canal-based businesses here weren't trading much today, closed up with little wisps of smoke coming from their chimneys despite the passing walkers and cyclists. Passing under Mare Street marked a boundary for me - I was back in territory I could navigate easily. Victoria Park beckoned, and a welcome rest on a drying bench near the boating lake. I recalibrated myself, drank the last of my supply of water and wondered if my feet were really up to this last push? It was later than I'd planned - and I still had one little side-trip to complete. Reluctantly I eased my knees straight and started walking towards the Old Ford gate.
My ambitious plan to include a side trip into Meath Gardens seemed ludicrous as I slogged along the path through Mile End Park. The former cemetery had figured in my recent reading, and I realised I'd never really been into the park. Access now was via an elegant, curving footbridge which lead into a development of new apartments around the edges of the park. Soon, I was level with the railway line from Liverpool Street, crossing the canal nearby. The view was surprisingly good - north along the green line of the park, to Wennington Green where Rachel Whiteread's 'House' so briefly stood, and south towards the Thames, the glowering silver towers of the Isle of Dogs dominant. As I scuffled into the park I was startled by a weird dummy posed oddly on a balcony of the new flats. I stopped sharp and my foot twanged. Any hope of an exploration of the park was scuppered. This was now an endurance test. I headed back over the bridge and descended to the towpath for a last, desperate push towards the river. This stretch of the canal is interesting but somehow unrelenting - the north/south geography of the City is exchanged for an east/west axis and the canal cuts, serene and still, across this. For much of the route, work to repair the waterway meant it had been drained to a trickle, and it was both disturbing and interesting to see the detritus of the canal bed exposed to the world again. When I thought of some of the horrors which this stretch of water had endured, I wondered about the apprehension of the workers as the levels started to fall. Just what they'd find a total mystery.
In a sudden burst of sunshine, reflected back at me by the nearby pyramid of One Canada Square, I burst out from under the narrow bridge walk-way into Limehouse Basin. The ending was fittingly quiet, and I sat on a nearby stone bollard trying to lift one foot at a time off the cobbles. I thought about circling the basin and heading for the river, but my feet just weren't up for that kind of additional, ambitious jaunt. Instead I rested, then headed for Commercial Road where I knew a bus would take me to dry seats, coffee and rest. This walk had seem innocuous, a re-linking of past trips and a fairly sensible distance when I set out. What I hadn't perhaps appreciated was the need to deviate from the solipsism of water just to get the job done. The dispiriting walk into Camden and the unnecessary diversions were of my making, but the canal imposes these fractures on the walk too. Perhaps the real folly was trying to walk from West End to East End like this, so brazenly challenging the city's own rhythms. In any case, I felt like I'd achieved something in just staying the course. This was likely to be my last walk in the city for a while, and once again London had challenged me.
You can find a gallery of images from the walk here.
Regents Canal Walk
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Published 2020-08-04 By Karen Beck
If you yelled out "yabba dabba doo!" with your kids, would they know what you meant? Might you even get an "OK boomer"?!
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A Pennsylvania witness reported watching a black triangle with five white lights moving low and slow over Phoenixville about 6:30 p.m. on December 19, 2012, according to testimony from the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON) witness reporting database.
The witness was driving home in the dark when the slow moving craft was first observed.
"It was not high, say less than a mile up and moving very slowly in a steady straight path," the witness stated. "It was unusual as it had none of the normal airplane lights."
"As it went across my field of vision about a half mile in front of me, I could see it had a triangle shape with three round, large white lights along the right edge and two round, white lights along the left, all flat with the undercarriage. They were very close together, covering nearly all of the undercarriage. I noticed that there seemed to be a light missing on the left near the point, so only five lights were visible. There was a very tiny red light but it was not in the center of the undercarriage. It was to the left of center."
The witness watched as the object moved away.
"I watched it cross my field of view as I drove along, and it was in the distance, about a half mile to my left, approaching a hill on its way east. Would be flying toward Valley Forge National Park and out of my view."
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Q: Running a Spring Boot app from IntelliJ doesn't recognize src/main/resources/META-INF/orm.xml but it works when executing the jar I'm working on a project that contains an orm.xml in src/main/resources/META-INF.  When executing the jar, everything works fine, the orm.xml is found and the mappings are applied.  If I run the app from within IntelliJ using a Spring Boot run configuration, the orm.xml is not found, yet I can see it in the target/classes/META-INF directory.  I'm not sure if there's something I'm missing.  I have another project with the same setup that runs fine in IntelliJ.  Neither project has the JPA facet applied, so I don't think that's the issue.
If I define a bean like the following, then it works fine in IntelliJ, but I would rather have Spring Boot auto configure my entity manager.
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Dante Rivas est un géographe et homme politique vénézuélien, né sur l'île de Margarita le . Diplômé de l'université des Andes de Mérida, il a été trois fois ministre, de l'Environnement (2013), du Commerce (2014-2015) et de la Pêche et de l'Aquaculture (2018-2020), et deux fois député, pour la période 2016-2018, et de nouveau depuis 2021.

Biographie
Né le , Dante Rivas est diplômé en géographie de l'université des Andes et fait partie du mouvement de gauche Utopía 78, tout comme d'autres personnalités qui l'ont depuis accompagné dans la gestion du pays : Hugo Cabezas (prédécesseur de Rivas au Saime et ministre du Bureau de la Présidence), le ministre des Transports terrestres Haiman El Troudi ou encore Tareck El Aissami, détenteur de nombreux portefeuilles et mandats électoraux (gouverneur de l'État d'Aragua, ministre de la Justice, du Pétrole, etc.).

Carrière politique
En 2013, il est candidat au élections municipales de la municipalité de Mariño dans son État natal.

Le , il est nommé directeur du Servicio Autónomo de Registros y Notarías ou SAREN en remplacement de Violeta Clavaud, puis le , directeur du Servicio Administrativo de Identificación, Migración y Extranjería ou SAIME, « Service administratif d'identification, de migration et des étrangers » en français.

Il est élu député à l'Assemblée nationale du Venezuela pour la mandature 2016-2021 aux Élections législatives vénézuéliennes de 2015.

Le , il est nommé ministre vénézuélien de la Pêche et de l'Aquaculture par le président Nicolás Maduro, portefeuille qu'il détient jusqu'au  lorsqu'il est remplacé par Juan Luis Laya.

Il est élu député au scrutin de liste majoritaire des élections législatives vénézuéliennes du 6 décembre 2020.

Controverses
En juillet 2021, il fait l'objet d'attaques par voix de presse pour mauvaise gestion dans son État natal de Nueva Esparta par Oscar Ronderos, député du même État et représentant l'opposition (Mesa de la Unidad Democrática) qui qualifie Rivas de « cynique » et de « destructeur du Nueva Esparta » en l'accusant de décider « des heures de pannes, des jours de fourniture d'essence et même des cycles de l'eau ».

Notes et références

Naissance dans l'État de Nueva Esparta
Naissance en janvier 1975
Géographe du XXIe siècle
Député vénézuélien
Ministre vénézuélien de l'Environnement
Ministre vénézuélien de la Pêche et de l'Aquaculture
Ministre vénézuélien du Commerce

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Q: TBannerAd can't load via LoadAd in Delphi 10.2 Tokyo TBannerAd can't load via LoadAd in Delphi 10.2 Tokyo - Firemonkey Android.
Uses Permissions - OK
Access network state
Internet
AdMob Service = True for Project/Options/Entitlement List - OK
AdUnitID - OK
procedure TForm1.FormCreate(Sender: TObject);
begin
BannerAd1.AdUnitID:='ca-app-pub-3940256099942544/6300978111';
// AdMob Banner Sample ad unit ID
// Also I tried for my real AdUnitID
end;

My sample code for to try - OK
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
begin
BannerAd1.LoadAd;
end;

I used AdMob for my old project in different Delphi version.
There didn't any problem for this.
But, my application is freezing for a time and TBannerAd can't load via LoadAd for this project.
Log monitor is giving this error for this problem.
The Google Play services resources were not found.
Check your project configuration to ensure that the resources are included.

A: I am using Delphi 10.3 and for Admob to work i have added a new meta-data tag with my Admob App Id into AndroidManifest.template.xml :
<activity android:name="com.embarcadero.firemonkey.FMXNativeActivity"
    ......>
        ...
        <meta-data
            android:name="com.google.android.gms.ads.APPLICATION_ID"
            android:value="ca-app-pub-################~##########" />
....

I hope it could fix your problem.


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Q: UIAccelerometer called from subview not working I have an "interesting" issue with the UIAccelerometer in an app for the iPad.
In my UIViewController I have a method that activates the Accelerometer. This is how it looks like:
-(void)startAcc{

UIAccelerometer *gForce = [UIAccelerometer sharedAccelerometer];
gForce.delegate = self;
gForce.updateInterval = kUpdateInterval;
}

In my viewWillAppear I call this method to activate the Accelerometer, and it works just fine. I recieve accelerations and use it to move a view on screen.
On user input I then load another view (UIView) that need to use the accelerometer. So I stop the accelerometer in my UIViewController with this code:
[UIAccelerometer sharedAccelerometer].delegate = nil;

I then load the UIView and activates the accelerometer there in the same way. All works just fine.
My issue begins when I want to close the UIView and start the accelerometer in the UIViewController again. I stop it in the UIView and call the startAcc method in my UIViewController from the UIView. The method executes, but I receive no accelerations :-(
Same method, but different results.
Can anyone guide me to what I am missing here?
Thanks

A: Solved it. By putting [self resignFirstResponder]; after I call the startAcc method from the subview it works.


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Dr. Voyeurism, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Twitter
James Socol
May 8, 2008 • 2 min read
I've been thinking a lot about social networking lately, partly because my job deals with it, partly because I've got some Obsessive-Compulsive tendencies. Then Mostly Lisa wrote about the "big three"—Twitter, Pownce, and Facebook, according to her—and got them back to the front of my mind.
I have a love-hate relationship with social networks. I love some of them (Twitter, Last.fm) and hate others (Facebook, MySpace). And because I'm coldly rational (thank you, Math Degree) I've been trying to figure out what it is that attracts or repulses me from these things.
I joined Facebook fairly early. I went to a big school so we had it within a few months of the public releases. I checked it several times a day. I was the first person I knew to use the "Photos" application. I got pissed with the "Visualize My Network" option disappeared, and even moreso at the Minifeed, before I found out I needed it.
I even weathered the addition of high school students. But then Facebook got hit hard with the Applications/NoNetwork Super Special (wait till the energy bar is full then it's punch-punch-down-downforward-forward-punch-back-let-in-everyone). All of a sudden Facebook lost its exclusivity, but more importantly it lost it's unifying theme. When it was just college students, or even just high school and college students, you knew you had at least one thing in common with everyone else.
I half-heartedly tried MySpace but it was too noisy. After a few friend requests from people I didn't know and real, penis-enlarging spam on the bulletin board, I left.
Somewhere in there I signed up on Last.fm, which I can't live without. It's completely noiseless—in my experience, anyway—and has helped me find all sorts of new music.
I've quit Facebook twice. Both times for the same reason: no sense of community. (In the brief re-Facebooked period, I just had it aggregate my blog, Twitter, Last.fm, etc.) I quit MySpace because of too much noise and no sense of community. I stay on Last.fm because everyone there listens to enough music to care about it. I stay on Twitter because it's mostly Web-2.0-type-savvy people.
What draws me, what keeps me interested, what helps me tolerate noise, is community—or rather some commonality. It gives me a starting point for the "social" part of social networking.
The big networks, the Facebooks, the MySpaces, the Bebos, don't interest me, because I have nothing in common with them. It's like being introduced to someone with no sort of background or any idea what to talk about. It doesn't work because I'm very awkward.
What do you think about the various social networks? What makes one appealing and one frustrating?
Tech Debt, Depreciation, and Features
There was some discourse on Twitter (yes, it's still there, for now) yesterday about the nature of Technical Debt and how effective it is as a metaphor. The real seed was the new boss arguing with—and eventually firing—one of the few remaining engineers on the Android team. But
Root Cause, Proximal Cause, or Least Effort to Remediate
I am no fan of "Root Cause Analysis." It's one of the many terms or concepts that software has borrowed from manufacturing—while ignoring the subsequent 70 years of research into human factors and resilience engineering. However, like Lorin, I admit that it has some value during incident response. It's
Open Source Subway Map
If you don't actually want to read this whole post (no shame at all) the tl;dr is that I'm going to try using a GitHub project to organize and hold myself accountable for open source maintenance. Mental health is a weird thing, sometimes. Like, oh I don't know, everyone,


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Several companies are available in the market that offers online store services of which an individual will need to find the best so that they can get quality services and products. An example of the best company that an individual can consider buying their products especially the different outfits is the Luxus-Marken which is known to provide quality products at affordable prices. There is also an opportunity for one to get some discounts as they will be notified of any discounts through their email as they will be requested to include it when they visit such websites.
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With respect to the word speculative, a full theory (Quantum Chromodynamics), particle accelerators and inumerous scientific careers were created based on a theory that is based on the existence of Quarks. Needless to say, there are no experimental proof of their existence but it seems that there is a tremendous resistence for anything that might challenge that view.
Are Black Holes speculative? In fact, they are. They are being contested observationally even as we speak. There have been an observation that would indicate that when matter aggreagates in what would expect to generate a Black Hole, you end up with a hot plasma.
Don't even get me started on Tachyons, Creating New Universes from Higgs Bosons etc... This field is littered with speculation!
Unfortunately, the article you posted to sci.physics.research is inappropriate for the newsgroup because it is overly speculative.
Please note that, since the article was posted to a moderated group and was not approved, it will not appear in ANY newsgroup. If you want to post it to any unmoderated newsgroup, you must post it again, avoiding any moderated newsgroups.
Keep in mind that posts are randomly distributed to one of the ACTIVE co-moderators. At any given time, one or more of these can be inactive. If, rather than resubmitting a post in the normal way, you email a moderator directly, it might arrive while he is inactive, causing an unnecessary delay.
My theory proposes the the Universe rides and is the 4-Dimensional Hyperspherical Shock-Wave resulting from the decay of the initial Super-Symmetrical 4-Dimensional Spatial Deformation Event. Super-Symmetrical is mean here in the sense that the physical dimensions of this deformational state were above the supersymmetry conditions. The supersymmetry conditions in my theory refers to the maximum dimension where spin-zero and non-zero spin particles behave equally to the intervening spacetime waves. Matter is modeled as coherences between states in a 4-Dimensional Rotating Double Potential Well. The coherence time is matched to the lifetime of a particle while the spin is matches to the actual tumbling of that particle as it travels outwards in the proposed four-dimensional hyperspherical shock-wave expansion.
There is no need for Dark Energy to explain the expansion state of the Universe. It is just an immediate result of the geometry.
With the addition of the Radial fourth-dimension, it is easy to realize that motion is always at the speed of light and that the motion we are so concerned (along the 3-D manifold) is just a change of direction of the primary trajectory. This explains clearly why the speed of light is the fastest speed in the 3-D Universe. It would correspond to the particle to ride a perpendicular wave resulting in an interference pattern traveling at 45 degrees.
From the spacetime waves generated from the coherences (particles or dilators), I was able to replicate Gravitation and Electromagnetism through the creation of a new Physics, that is, a physics that is based on a new Lagrangian Principle. This principle states that the dilators travel always in phase with the surrounding spacetime waveforms. This simple principle is easy to use. Just calculate the total waveform in the particle position and find its nearest next positive interference.
Gravitation and Electromagnetism differs not by the Nature of the force but by the Nature of the Force Response. Gravitation affects zero spin particles (e.g. Hydrogen atom) while electromagnetism affects non-zero spin particles (e.g. Proton and Electron).
The difference is that zero spin particle do not spin (tumble) as they travel outwards in the hyperspherical expansion. This means that they couple to hypersuperficial waves (3-D hypersurface) and that their k-vector only changes direction at the level as the k-vector of the Hypersurface changes from position to position. Remember that this is a 15 Billion Light Years "Hypersphere", so a change in position will ellicit only a very small change in the direction of propagation, thus the resulting acceleration would be very small, thus the small strength of Gravitation.
Non-Zero Spin particle spin (tumble) and that couples allows them to couple to hypervolumetric wave modes. This also means that from expansion step to expansion step, they change their k-vector freely and thus the change is much larger than the change in the previously described situation. That is why for the same field, there are different results.
This is a real unification.
The part associated with Gravitation is described at Gravitation 101 in my blog.
Full details on the derivation are presented in the papers on the site.
Here is my reply to the Dr. Khavkine's review.
What is overly speculative about this posting, Dr. Khavkine?
The papers contained in the site http://hypergeometricaluniverse.com/) show all the calculations associated with the proposed Grand Unification.
The theory is Relativistic since it keeps the Lorentz transform (rotation by an imaginary angle arctanh(v/c)) and quantum mechanics in the Bohr sense.
In addition, the Grand Unification paper recovers Newtons'Gravitation Law, Gauss Electrostatic Law and Biot-Savart Law, thus Grand Unifying Electromagnetism and Gravitation.
The hyperspherical expanding Universe allows for a different interpretation of the E=mc^2 energy as kinetic, thus excluding any other potential interpretation for it (Gluonic Potential).
Particles are modeled in analogy to electromagnetic waves as being created by coherences between states. As you know energy is only transfered by a coherence between two electronic states when the coherence dephases. The same is proposed to be through with respect to the generation of spacetime waves. Only when the Coherence between two 4-D space deformation states is dephased one has a transition (particle decay).
The proposed traveling at the speed of light paradigm should be obvious once presented. If one is going to follow a Pythagorean approach to describing Nature, all the elements of Nature should be described as deformation of space, coherences between deformations, and spacetime waves. Since these deformations have no spatial constraints, they should travel at the natural speed of propagation, which in this case is the speed of light.
This explains in a simple manner why the speed of light is the liminting speed along the 3-D Universe.
I will stop here since a full defense of all points of my theory would be very long.
I would appreciate if you were to provide me with a substantive reason for the preclusion of my work. I am extremely interested in a real and substantive review of it and not a simple off the bat dismissal.
The kind of of the disregard for new and well substantiated ideas has no place in Science. My theory has a strong revisionist nature and is supposed to be controversial, but it is not supposed to be censured just for being controversial.
We are all scientists who love Science and new ideas and new ideas should be given a fair chance.
Although it is always a pleasure to help you see the Universe through a new lens, the original goal of this blog was to create an interface with the Cognoscenti of this area.
Somehow, my outlandish theory did not create any of the heated debate I hoped for.
As you know by now, this theory Drops Strong and Weak forces Like it is Hot :). This would not sit well with anyone who works on anything related to the standard current scientific view.
The theory goes deeper. In creating a new Lagrangian Principle, the one that states that dilators are always in phase with surrounding spacetime waveforms (or should I say wavefields), I revised the basis for Dynamics, Gravitation and Electromagnetism. The revision is subtle, but extremely relevant.
Why is the Speed of Light the Speed Limit?


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Whitby cafe owner hits out at 'vexatious' objectors during alcohol licence meeting
The Walrus and Carpenter in Whitby.
Carl Gavaghan, Local Democracy Reporting Service
A Whitby cafe has been granted permission to sell alcohol after its owner branded those who objected to his plans as "vexatious".
Arnold Dixon says he has spent £40,000 restoring the Walrus and Carpenter in Church Street to its "former glory" and had applied to Scarborough Council to sell alcohol inside and outside the building.
Three people objected to the plans and at a hearing of Scarborough Council's licensing sub-committee today Mr Dixon said the objections had come from rival businesses or people associated with them.
The objections stated the area suffered from anti-social behaviour and the plans by Mr Dixon to serve alcohol outside would be detrimental to other businesses.
Mr Dixon said the objections were from his competitors.
"I think they are vexatious," he said.
"I don't know where they are getting their evidence from, the police state there is no street violence."
He added: "I have been running Arnie's since 2005 without any incident in all those years, the police will back me up on that. I just want to offer people some nice food with some nice wine, beer or spirits. That's it."
None of those who objected were present at today's hearing in Scarborough.
A number of the objections, the councillors were told, claimed Mr Dixon had been operating outside of his licence by supplying alcohol to a seating area he rented from the council outside of his other business, Arnie's, which is located next door to the Walrus and Carpenter in Whitby's Market Square.
During the hearing, the council's senior licensing officer, Mark Heaton, explained that as the alcohol was provided by Arnie's via waiting staff there was no breach.
He said: "The waitress or waiter will take the drinks order and the table and will then procure the alcohol from inside Arnie's which is licensed, it is not sold from the market. It is like ordering alcohol from Tesco online. Even though you purchase it online and it is delivered to your house, the sale takes place in the warehouse technically, which is licensed. That is the point of sale."
Mr Dixon said this had been explained to the people who objected before they had written to the council to oppose his plans.
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He said: "These people have rung licensing numerous times and have had it explained to them that I'm not doing anything wrong. But they have still objected again saying I am.
"How many times do they have to be told before it sinks in?"
Mr Dixon was granted permission by the sub-committee to serve alcohol on the premises until 10.30pm on Sundays to Thursdays and 11.30pm on Friday and Saturday.
No alcohol will be served outside after 7pm except in the summer months of June, July, August and September and bank holidays where that will be extended to 8pm.
All drinks will be waitress served and there will always be a minimum of 15 seats available inside to negate the need for vertical drinking.
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Apple Watch Series 7 vs Apple Watch Series 6
Julie Naomi September 20, 2021
The Apple Watch 7 Series is now official and despite speculations of a major overhaul that would put the wearable closer to the iPhone 12/13 in terms of design. Apple only offered a little boost over the Apple Watch Series 6. The new smartwatch replaces the 2020 Series 6 with only a few minor enhancements that are unlikely to entice Apple Watch 6 owners to upgrade.
While the official rationale for Apple's decision to stick with the old design may elude us, the rumor mill has transmitted multiple claims. Claiming major production issues. This is the most obvious explanation for why Apple may have postponed the Apple Watch Series 7. That had been leaked and rumored in favor of the small update that we saw at the California Streaming event on September 14, 2021.
In any event, ardent Apple Watch enthusiasts may be wondering if they should update from the Apple Watch Series 6 to the Apple Watch Series 7. And the answer is simple: if you want a larger display and have the cash, you should upgrade. Otherwise, you'll have to wait for Apple's popular smartwatch's next version, which will hopefully include all of the reported capabilities and a redesigned look.
Price and release date of Apple Watch Series 7 vs Apple Watch Series 6
The Apple Watch Series 7 has a starting price of $399, which is the same as the Apple Watch Series 6. It's fantastic that Apple has made some minor but significant changes to the lineup while maintaining the same pricing point. This will gradually remove the Apple Watch Series 6. In terms of when the new smartwatch will be available for purchase, Apple has simply stated that it will be later this fall.
Design and display differences between Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch Series 6
Although the two smartwatches appear to be similar, the Apple Watch Series 7 closely follows the design cues established by the Apple Watch Series 6 and only adds tiny but significant improvements. The case's corners are rounded more than the Apple Watch Series 6's. And the front glass produces a seamless wraparound impression with the smartwatch's shell.
The Apple Watch Series 7's display is also considerably larger than the Apple Watch Series 6. The increase in screen immobilization is 20 percent, enabling the new smartwatch to show up to 50 percent more text. To accommodate the larger display, the screen bezels have decreased to only 1.7mm thick, which is 40% thinner than the Apple Watch 6, resulting in a bezel-less appearance for the Apple Watch.
Differences in display sizes between Apple Watch Series 6 (left) and Apple Watch Series 7 (right).
Both wearables include always-on displays that allow you to check the time without having to wake up the wristwatch and waste power, but Apple has increased the brightness of the always-on display on the Apple Watch Series 7 by up to 70%, making it easier to view the time.
The seventh generation of the Apple Watch.
Aside from being larger, the screen has also become more durable, since it is now 50% thicker than the Apple Watch Series 6's. The front crystal has also been changed with a flat base. Providing a more durable shape that is less scratch-resistant than before. Allowing the Apple Watch Series 7 to be less scratch-resistant than before. It's also the first Apple Watch to be IP6X-certified, which means it's completely dustproof. As opposed to the Apple Watch Series 6's water and dust resistance. With WR50 water resistance, the Apple Watch Series 7 is now also swim-proof.
The Series 7 is available in diameters of 41mm and 45mm. Whereas the Apple Watch Series, 6 is available in 40mm and 44mm sizes.
Series 6 of Apple Watch
Series 7 vs. 6: Colors of Apple Watch:
The Watch Series 7 is available in five new Aluminum colors for Midnight, Starlight, Green, Blue, and product red. In the colors, it's available. In Silver, Graphite, and Gold, the stainless steel version of the smartwatch will be provided. Silver (aluminum and stainless steel), gold (aluminum and stainless steel), gray (aluminum) space (aluminum), blue (aluminum), Red products (aluminum), graphite (in-stainless steel), dark space (in-stain and titanium), titanium, etc., are available series 6. (titanium).
With regard to the straps, long-standing ecosystem aficionados of the Apple Watch will joyfully hear that the Apple Watch 7 Series is compatible with all Apple Watch Series 6, 5, and so forth. The accessory front does not alter, that is wonderful news.
Series w7 vs 6: Battery Life of Apple Watch Series
The same battery life is available for both wearables. The new smartwatch has a significantly faster-charging speed. Apple notes that thanks to the new charge architecture as well as the fast charging of USB Type-C cables. The new Watch Series7 charges 33 percent faster than its predecessor. Watches of Series 7 therefore only require 45 minutes to load from 0% to 80%. The loader should track sleep for up to 8 hours per an 8-minute appointment. Comparing with Watch Series 6, this is a big improvement with the same battery life but slower charges. However, if you charge your smartwatch overnight, this could not be a problem.
Apple Watch Series 7 compared. Apple Watch Series 6: Health and Fitness Features
Health and wellness features are comparable on the Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch Series 6. Both wearables have heart rate and sleep tracking, ECG, blood oxygen measurement, and automatic activity detection. The Apple Watch Series 7 adds to the arsenal by incorporating improved cycling activity detection, improved sleep monitoring, and other features such as measuring the speed with which you hit a tennis ball, and so on.
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The Palestinian Authority practice of making payments to families of deceased terrorists and to prisoners convicted of terrorism by Israel has recently come under an increasingly and deserved harsh spotlight. The Taylor Force Act in the U.S. ending any aid that directly benefits the PA, and the Knesset legislation offsetting the amount of tax revenues that Israel transfers to the PA by the amount of the "pay for slay" funds, are strong statements but have not yet had their desired effect, with President Abbas only last week pledging to continue these payments until the PA's last penny.
While keeping in mind the importance of PA security coordination with Israel, every world leader, every government official, and every NGO that interacts with Abbas and PA leaders must make it clear that the PA cannot financially incentivize terror. Continuing to do so – rather than establishing a social safety welfare system that does not reward violence and crime – will eventually lead to the PA's financial and institutional demise.
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President Trump's push to renew the Israeli-Palestinian peace process has brought with it a drive to address one of Israel's primary concerns: the Palestinian Authority's financial rewarding of terrorism. The Taylor Force Act is the main American vehicle for punishing the PA for its odious practice of paying stipends both to Palestinians convicted and jailed for terrorism by Israel and to the families of terrorists killed in the process of committing their crimes. The bill, which has gained new momentum and is moving through the Senate, will cut off all U.S. economic assistance to the West Bank and Gaza unless the PA stops these payments.
The U.S. has spent a lot of time and effort figuring out how to punish the Palestinian Authority for its wink and nod to Palestinians who kill and maim Israelis. The bill that passed a preliminary reading in the Knesset last week, which will reduce the amount that Israel transfers to the PA in collected taxes by the same amount that goes to terrorism stipends, is an example of Israel following America's lead rather than the other way around; the annual State Department appropriations legislation since 2015 has reduced the amount of U.S. economic assistance equivalent to what the PA pays to reward terrorism. In addition, in 2014 the U.S. stopped transferring any assistance to the PA directly, and instead pays the PA's Israeli creditors (Israeli electric utilities and hospitals in East Jerusalem). The U.S. also spends the allocated money through USAID on vital infrastructure projects in the West Bank and Gaza and gives it to NGOs for programs on good governance, anti-corruption, and Israeli-Palestinian reconciliation. In other words, the PA itself does not get its hands on a dime of the U.S. economic assistance, which in fiscal year 2017 was $327.6 million.
To report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is to invite criticism and controversy. In what is arguably the most well-covered story in the world (perhaps before the rise of Trump), any mistake is amplified, with both sides often accusing media outlets and journalists of bias. Yet The New York Timesrecently took this journalistic truth to another level with a severely unforced error. In a wholly unrelated profile on Facebook's Campbell Brown, the Grey Lady was forced to issue a long correction due to a throwaway line touting "Palestinians Pay $400 million Pensions For Terrorist Families" as an example of "far-right conspiracy programming" peddled on the social network.


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Is it Legal to Take Gold Coins on an Airplane?
What Is a Visa?
How Much Money Can I Bring Into the United States?
by Blake Guthrie; Updated October 05, 2017
What Kinds of Documents Are Necessary for a Permanent Resident to Travel to the US Virgin Islands?
How to Travel With Children Through US Customs
Can You Travel Out of the US if You Served Time in Prison?
How Much Cash Can I Take Out of the Country?
Citizens returning to the U.S have no limit on the amount of money they can bring into the country. If the currency totals $10,000 or more, however, you must declare it with U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The CBP requires certain forms from travelers who declare currency. Failure to properly declare the currency could result in civil penalties, criminal prosecution and/or seizure of the money.
All travelers declaring anything with U.S. customs must fill out Form 6059B upon entering the country. If you will be declaring $10,000 or more in U.S. currency, its foreign equivalent or any combination thereof, you must also fill out Form FinCEN 105, the "Report of International Transportation of Currency and Monetary Instruments." You can download Form FinCEN 105 from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website or obtain one when going through customs while in transit.
Families Traveling Together
The declaration of monies totaling $10,000 or more to the CBP applies to families traveling together, as well as individuals. For instance, if you're traveling with your spouse and you each have $6,000, it's considered $12,000 and must be declared on one FinCEN 105 form.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Currency / Monetary Instruments -- Amount That Can Be Brought Into or Leave the U.S.
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Geo. Focht, 501 E. 82nd St., New York, 2009
Geo. Focht
... Adams St.
Hoboken NJ
In the Death List of a Day (New York Times, 21 June 1898, p.7): "George Focht, head of the George Focht Iron Works Company of Hoboken, died at his home, 102 Adams Street, Sunday night. He was born in Eisenach, Germany, March 13, 1823. He came to this country in 1849, and settled in Reading, Penn. While there he invented the Focht self-dumping coal tub. This made him wealthy, and he removed to Hoboken, intending to live in retirement; but he soon tired of inactivity and established the Focht Iron Works, now one of the largest establishments of its kind in New Jersey. His wife died in 1892. He is survived by two sons and three daughters."
George Focht (1823-1898) obtained two patents for his self-dumping coal tub in 1857. The first, patent no. 17,034, dated 14 April 1857, contained this illustration of his invention. The second, illustrated here, dated 3 Nov. 1857, changed the dumping mechanism considerably. Specifically a lever used to release the bucket for dumping has been moved from the front of the bucket to the back. As Focht wrote in the later patent application, "Much inconvenience has been experienced by locking the handle at the front edge of the bucket, especially when coal or any substance in large lumps, is to be raised; I therefore use the catch lever locking to the back edge and thereby secure all the advantages of the other arrangement without its inconveniences."
George Focht's life is included in Schlegel's German-American Families in the United States (1918), by Carl Wilhelm Schlegel. Focht, with two of his sons, George Focht Jr. and Charles H. Focht, are shown in handsome photographs on page 250 of the google book edition of this work. (Click for image.)
Schlegel writes, "George Vogt (Focht), third child and son of Daniel and Dorothea (Hebig) Vogt, was born at the family home in the city of Eisenach, in the principality of Eisenach, Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Germany, March 13, 1823... [He] was placed under the guidance and tuition of a master mechanic, and he was accordingly apprenticed to learn the locksmith trade... [He] .. pursued his trade ... up to 1849, in which year he decided to emigrate to the United States... and accordingly set sail for the harbor of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he arrived August 8th, 1849.
"Soon after setting foot upon American soil, the young German mechanic worked at his trade in the city of Philadelphia for one year, and next made his way to the city of Reading, Berks county, Pennsylvania, where in the course of time, as a result of his industry and frugality, George Vogt, purchased his first house and lot in the city of Reading. This was coincident with the changing of the spelling of his family name. The deeds for the house and lot, having been written and prepared by a local justice of the peace, who, not being strictly familiar with the spelling of the family name of Vogt, assumed that it was spelled Focht, conforming to the spelling of the name of a family of Focht who had settled in Berks county prior to the Revolution. The deed and warrant for the purchase of the house and lot having been recorded with the name George Focht, the purchaser, George Vogt, decided to adopt the new spelling of the name...
"Soon after taking up his abode in the city of Reading, the young German mechanic found employment as an engineer and machinist in his newly adopted home. He had not, however, been long engaged at his chosen work before he found ample opportunity to apply his genius and inventive powers towards improving a number of mechanical devices with which his work had brought him into immediate contact. Among the first of his inventions was an automatic self-dumping coal bucket, a device which is now universally used throughout the civilized world. This invention, along with a number of other useful and practical appliances along mechanical and scientific lines, were finally perfected by the young German machinist...
"In 1866, Mr. Focht having acquired an ample competence as a result of his industry and thrift as an inventor, he disposed of his interests in the city of Reading, Pennsylvania. He did not, however, remain idle a long time, when he decided to again engage himself in his chosen line of work, and he accordingly came to Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey, where he sought a suitable location, and finally purchased four building lots on the corner of First and Adam [sic] streets, in the city of Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey, whereon he erected a modern building equipped with modern machinery and all facilities necessary for the successful manufacturing of his specialties...
"The present buildings comprising the foundry department, along with the pattern making department and lofts in connection with the offices and drafting department of the establishment, now occupy the space of fourteen city lots... The George Focht's Sons Iron Works and Machine Shop have become an important enterprise in Hoboken... George Focht died at his home in the city of Hoboken, Hudson county, New Jersey, June 20, 1898."
This advertisement for George Focht Sons Iron Works appeared in History of Hoboken, 1907, Hoboken, N. J.: Issued by the Hoboken Board of Trade, 1983.
This advertisement for Geo. Focht Sons appeared in the New York Central Railroad's Industrial Directory and Shippers' Guide, 1921. Their address was still 105-123 Adams Street.
The Focht foundry in Hoboken was continued under his sons, George Focht, Jr. (1856-d. bet 1920 & 1925) and Charles H. Focht (1862-1935). Charles H. Focht's obituary notice in the New York Times, 7 Feb. 1935, with the dateline Palisades, N. J., Feb. 6, read, "Charles H. Focht of 96 Bluff Road, president of George Focht & Sons, iron manufacturers, of Hoboken, died this morning in the Englewood Hospital of cirrhosis of the liver, after a ten-day illness, at the age of 72. Since 1907 he had been president of the Jefferson Trust Company of Hoboken. There survive a widow, Annette Tasto Focht; two sons, Edgar and George, and three daughters, Mrs. Nettie Schmidt, Mrs. Emily Weisenborn and Mrs. Edna Moser."
In 1942 two of George Focht's grandsons registered for the World War II draft. These were George Aloyius Focht (born 25 June 1881), the son of George Focht Jr., and George Lewis Focht (born 7 May 1890), son of Charles H. Focht. George Aloyius Focht lived at 117 Adams St., Hoboken, and was unemployed. George Lewis Focht lived in Union City, New Jersey, and was employed by the American Can Co. in New York City.
According to Corporations of New Jersey at the New Jersey State Library, Geo. Focht Sons Iron Works, 119 Adams St., Hoboken, were incorporated 15 May 1905.
Hoboken, New Jersey, is home to several surviving instances of Focht cast iron including this foundry mark at 497 Newark St. reading "Geo. Focht Founders Hoboken N J." There is also a Geo. Focht Sons coal chute cover on Washington St. reading "Geo Focht Sons First & Adams Sts. Hoboken N.J.."
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14 September 2018 | News reports from Walla Walla, Washington; Southwestern Adventist University, Adventist Health Bakersfield, Malawi, Fort Worth, Texas and Jamaica.
A re-enactor will portray Caroline Maxson Wood, one of the earliest settlers that brought the Adventist faith to the Walla Walla Valley. Gladys Wentland will portray Caroline Maxson Wood this Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Pioneer Village at Fort Walla Walla Museum. Wood came to the Walla Walla Valley in 1859 by wagon train. According to the Union-Bulletin, the first Adventist church was established in the community in 1873. Walla Walla College (now University) was founded in 1892.
According to the Cleburne Times-Review, Southwestern Adventist University was ranked No. 13 out of 64 schools in the Regional Colleges West category of U.S. News and World Report's annual ranking of colleges and universities. The school's ranking is up from No. 20 in last year's list. "As we're celebrating our 125th school year, it is wonderful to see that our legacy for affordable, exceptional higher education still holds strong," said SWAU President Ken Shaw.
A press release by the Your Best Pathway to Health humanitarian service of the Adventist Church stated that about 2,000 healthcare professionals and volunteers will operate a no-cost medical and dental mobile hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, on September 19-21, 2018. An estimated $25 million in free health-related services will be offered to noninsured and underinsured residents of greater Fort Worth at the Will Rogers Memorial Center.


David Brown came to lunch at Chez Paul carrying a little brown paper bag, but not because he'd brought sandwiches. No, the bag contained a portable tape recorder, and Brown asked if I'd mind if he and Richard Zanuck taped part of the interview. Now THAT'S curious, I thought, since I'm the one who's doing the interview, and all I brought was my Pentel Rolling Marker.
"We're going to write an article for New York magazine or someplace," Brown explained, "about what it's really like on these coast-to-coast movie publicity tours. For example, we're keeping a close count on the number of times we're asked why they don't make pictures like 'The Sound of Music' anymore."
The movie that Zanuck and Brown have just finished producing is quite a little bit unlike "The Sound of Music." It is "Jaws," based on Peter Benchley's best seller about a Great White Shark that terrorizes the beaches of a resort island, and it promises to be the summer's biggest hit.
"When you have what you think is a hit on your hands," Zanuck said, "there are a couple of ways to handle it. You can ask the exhibitors for blind bids, in which they guarantee so much against a share of the profits without even seeing the picture. Or you can have advance screenings for the exhibitors, which is the usual method.
"We did an unusual thing with 'Jaws.' We insisted that the exhibitors see it at sneak previews with civilian audiences. There was no hoopla, no other hype except for the fact that a sneak preview was advertised. And this picture knocks audiences dead. They're really frightened by it. The exhibitors are overwhelmed by the reaction."
Brown, adjusting the knobs on his tape recorder, nodded. "That was one thing we couldn't be sure of," he said. "Would the movie scare people? We knew it was a good movie: but we knew every foot of the movie so intimately that we couldn't be sure how an audience, seeing it fresh, would react." He chuckled. "Well . . . it scares 'em, all right."
If the advance responses are typical, "Jaws" will be the second monster hit in a row for Richard Zanuck and David Brown, a producing partnership also responsible for last year's Academy Award-winner as best film, "The Sting."
Zanuck and Brown are examples of the most powerful breed in the new Hollywood; Independent producers who make a distribution deal with a major studio and then purchase, develop and oversee film properties in close collaboration with a director. This form of film production has recently become so successful that the major studios are having difficulty in finding executives who want the risk and hassle of running them. Just recently, for example, Robert Evans resigned as head of Paramount and signed his own production deal with the studio.
The case of Zanuck and Brown is slightly different; they did run a studio at one time - 20th Century-Fox - and they left, not entirely of their own free will, after a stormy meeting with the Fox board of directors.
Since moving their road show to Universal, however, their record has improved again (most sensationally with "The Sting"), and "Jaws" represents the sort of film in which the active participation of the producers is essential, auteur theory or not. They were responsible for making the film physically possible, most importantly through the design, and construction of the film's incredibly realistic mechanical shark.
"That shark is a miracle of construction. It's 25 feet long and fully articulated, and capable of being controlled in the water for distances of 60 feet, and it takes 13 men on a barge to run it, each man controlling a different part of its anatomy. They had to rehearse for weeks, like an orchestra, to get all the parts to go together.
Brown chuckled. "The day we went down to the beach for the first test-run of the shark," he said, "we saw it sinking in the water despite the best efforts of a dozen frogmen to save it." He turned off his tape-recorder and added. "We thought we saw our careers sinking right down with it."


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Training in small engine repair is a valuable skill to have. Whether you are looking to repair small engines for a career, or you're just looking to understand how they work so you don't have to spend as much money repairing them, it can be a worthwhile endeavor. However, it seems to be getting a little harder to find a place to learn such skills.
If you're looking to launch a new career in small engine repair and are looking for a course to help you do so, you likely are already working another job. Fitting in a job and schooling in your schedule can be a difficult path to take. It's hard to go from working a job, even a nine to five job, and then rush a few dozen miles to a classroom to learn about small engine repair.
If you're looking to find a good school for learning small engine repair, here are a few considerations that you may want to take into account.
If you're looking for a course that you can go to, somewhere that has an actual classroom that you sit in and take notes and get hands-on experience at, then you're going to want to find somewhere that you can get to with ease. A class does you no good if you can't get there on time.
There is another option, of course. Online learning is becoming more a popular option overall for those who are looking to be able to learn in their downtime when they have free time to take the classes online. If you're living on a tight schedule, an online class may be a better choice for you than going to a physical school.
Can You Work at Your Pace?
Being able to work at your own pace is something important, especially if it's hard for you to make it to classes on time. When you miss classes, you can end up behind the rest, and that can mean that when the classes end, you find you haven't learned what you need to know about small engine repair, or that you don't have a good grasp of the basics of the small engine.
A good class will allow you to work at your own pace, and to go over things a bit more if you're not comfortable with your grasp of a concept. If you're looking for a class or course that will train you well, this is the kind of class you want; one where you work at your own speed and can repeat lessons as you need.
Small engines and repairing small engines requires knowledge that is not common, and not just anyone can help impart those skills to you. A good instructor for this course is one who can help you to better grasp the concepts that come together to form a working engine. If your course doesn't have a supportive and patient instructor, it likely isn't worth the money that you're spending on it.
Finally, your instructors need to be someone that you can actually get into contact with outside of the classes. If you're having a bit of trouble understanding a concept, if you're having difficulty with one idea, or if something went wrong with your classes, it's important that you can reach them. Sadly, in a lot of courses held at community colleges or other local schools, getting in contact with your instructor can be a difficult task. A good instructor is one you can reach, whether by email, phone, or other means, and a good instructor makes learning a much more enjoyable process.
If you're looking for a school for small engine repair, you have choices. You can go to a physical school, you can do an online school, or you can even try to teach yourself. If you're looking for the course that you can adjust to your life and your availability, though, it isn't hard to see that an online course, such as the one which Stratford Career Institute offers, might be the best for you.


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Global terrorism researcher will give talk on extremist violence
Posted on April 1, 2019 by Andrew Bruso
Laura J. Dugan, professor and associate chair in the Department of Criminology at the University of Maryland and an active member of the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, will visit SUNY New Paltz to deliver a lecture titled "Extremist Violence: Do U.S. Government Actions Make it Worse?"
Dugan's talk will take place on Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m. in Coykendall Science Building Auditorium. It is presented by the Benjamin Center's annual Gary King Visiting Lecture in Applied Social Research series, and is free and open to the public.
Dugan is a leading researcher studying the consequences of extremist violence and the efficacy of policies designed to prevent such violence. She is a co-principal investigator for the Global Terrorism Database, the worlds' most comprehensive recording of known terrorist attacks across the globe since 1970.
She is especially attuned to the ways in which political complexities and human emotions sometimes result in government responses to terrorism that intensify conflicts, despite their intentions of reducing harm.
In this lecture, Dugan will present a body of research into how certain actions by members of the United States government have affected terrorist activity and hate crimes against marginalized members of society.
She draws upon rational choice theory, political threat theory, and a new framing of power-threat theory that predicts emboldened violence after the political elite are openly hostile, and concludes by discussing the implications of her findings as they relate to actions taken by the Trump administration.
"Extremist Violence: Does US Government Action Make it Worse?" by Laura Dugan will take place on Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m. in the Coykendall Science Building Auditorium on the New Paltz campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Dugan's talk is the second in a series underwritten by SUNY New Paltz alumnus Gary King '80 (Political Science), the Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor at Harvard University and a member of the National Academy of Sciences.
The program seeks to illustrate by example how rigorous, empirical quantitative applied social research is done, and how its application may inform and improve public policy.
For more information, visit The Benjamin Center online or contact benjamincenter@newpaltz.edu.
Laura J. Dugan is chair of the American Society of Criminology's National Policy Committee and serves as Executive Counselor on its Board. She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. She is the author or co-author of more than 50 journal articles and book chapters, and is co-author of the book "Putting Terrorism in Context: Lessons from the Global Terrorism Database."
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FREE Online World English Bible. Acts Chapter 26:1-32.
26:1 Agrippa said to Paul, "You may speak for yourself." Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense.
26:3 especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.
26:5 having known me from the first, if they are willing to testify, that after the strictest sect of our religion I lived a Pharisee.
26:7 which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!
26:9 "I myself most certainly thought that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
26:10 This I also did in Jerusalem. I both shut up many of the saints in prisons, having received authority from the chief priests, and when they were put to death I gave my vote against them.
26:11 Punishing them often in all the synagogues, I tried to make them blaspheme. Being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
26:13 at noon, O King, I saw on the way a light from the sky, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who traveled with me.
26:15 "I said, 'Who are you, Lord?' "He said, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.
26:20 but declared first to them of Damascus, at Jerusalem, and throughout all the country of Judea, and also to the Gentiles, that they should repent and turn to God, doing works worthy of repentance.
26:21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple, and tried to kill me.
26:23 how the Christ must suffer, and how, by the resurrection of the dead, he would be first to proclaim light both to these people and to the Gentiles."
26:24 As he thus made his defense, Festus said with a loud voice, "Paul, you are crazy! Your great learning is driving you insane!"
26:25 But he said, "I am not crazy, most excellent Festus, but boldly declare words of truth and reasonableness.
26:26 For the king knows of these things, to whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things is hidden from him, for this has not been done in a corner.
26:27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know that you believe."
26:28 Agrippa said to Paul, "With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?"
26:29 Paul said, "I pray to God, that whether with little or with much, not only you, but also all that hear me this day, might become such as I am, except for these bonds."
26:30 The king rose up with the governor, and Bernice, and those who sat with them.
26:31 When they had withdrawn, they spoke one to another, saying, "This man does nothing worthy of death or of bonds."
26:32 Agrippa said to Festus, "This man might have been set free if he had not appealed to Caesar."


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American comedian, actor and drag queen Bianca Del Rio (real name Roy Haylock) is known for – indeed, it's her trademark – being an "equal opportunity hater". An insult comic with sharp, incisive observational sense, zero boundaries and a sense of humour darker than a theatre impresario's mood on payday, she has parlayed the popular appeal that came with being a winner of reality show RuPaul's Drag Race into a burgeoning career in comedy, film and web series creation.
Brand awareness is perhaps more of a facet of a drag performer's career than int might be in the day to day work of a more conventional artist, with the clothes, make-up and fake name all being part of a creation that is entirely different (certainly visually) to the person behind the act. And in the show, that mindfulness of the perception of what is being presented is a major focus, with 10 or 15 minutes up front being dedicated to variously worded disclaimers about how the easily offended should leave the room immediately and other claims regarding the harshness of the material that is to follow. All of this – there are no jokes yet, mind – is greeted with rapturous applause by a capacity crowd, thrilled by Del Rio's bravado, something they are unlikely to feel capable of exuding themselves and which, vicariously, they particularly enjoy. This seems to be a large part of Del Rio's appeal: the permission her outrageous confidence and bluster (not to mention her distinctive physical appearance) gives for otherwise more reticent individuals in the crowd to embrace aspects of themselves they feel they can't share in their workplaces or other spheres of influence.
This part of Del Rio's attractiveness – the confidence she imparts to fans and followers that supposedly refined society tends to push to the fringes – is fantastic, and fascinating to observe as she works her craft on the stage, as assured as she is contemptuous of, well, just about everything. But the other part of the act – the comedy, rather than the social comedy – is not as effective. Ther are a good number of laughs when Del Rio references other Drag Race competitors or when she presents coal-black punchlines about celebrity suicides and similar topics, but the range of her subject matter is narrower than her obvious intellect suggests should be the case, and for all the early qualifications regarding what people should expect, she is no more controversial than the outspoken likes of John Vlismas or Warren Robertson (though neither of them would look remotely as good in a sparkly dress).
As an opportunity to experience a counter-cultural force, this first visit to Johannesburg by Del Rio was an intriguing experience. As a show judged purely on its comic value, though, it was a touch underwhelming. Del Rio has shown elsewhere that she has the capacity to one day fill the niche occupied by Joan Rivers, but a wider array of perspectives are probably needed to cement that possibility sooner.


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I received an email from one of you asking for a round-up of quick and easy freezer meals for bringing home baby. I asked around, and my blogging friends made some great recommendations. I have been really excited about this post, because even though I don't have a newborn anymore, freezer meals are one of those things that I feel I need at all times of life. I really want to get better at stocking my freezer because it would really help me manage my time better as a mom.
If you are expecting a baby in the near future, you might also enjoy my post on the best products for new babies. I include a list of the "must-haves," the "nice-to-haves" and the "you-can-do-withouts." Many moms have also added suggestions in the post comments, so make sure to read those as well!
This one isn't a meal, but if you have a new baby in the home, you will need some quick snack options and this one is amazing (and healthy)! These freeze very well and are so dang good! They also make a great on-the-go snacks for the kids.
Great ideas! I'm a big Freezer Meal fan and have some on my blog that are my families favorites! I'm for sure going to be trying some of these though!
This is such good information. But……have you noticed that your husband looks as though he has a cigarette in his mouth as he puts the casserole in the oven? I know it's the drawer hardware but with a title like "bringing baby home" it's pretty hilarious!!!!