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Top local news for Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022
Some area school districts started new student masking policies Monday in the wake of recent changes in state recommendations for coronavirus quarantining of students. Butler County's largest district, Lakota Schools, went from mandatory masking to "highly recommended" as did Middletown Schools and some other local school systems. (File Photo\Journal-News)
Here is a look at five big Butler County stories today to catch up on the news.
COVID-19: More area school districts close because of low staffing
The local surge in COVID-19 cases will keep thousands more students out of classes Friday as additional area school systems announced closures Thursday.
Officials at Butler County's largest district — the 17,000-student Lakota Schools — told families its 23 school buildings must close due to staffing shortages caused by illnesses and absences from the virus.
And officials at Madison Schools also announced the end live classes after Thursday's class schedule, as has the 6,300-student Middletown Schools and the 4,500-student Kings district in southern Warren County.
Shooters Sports Grill to occupy former Danbarry Cinemas in Hamilton
Todd Helton has announced Shooters Sports Grill will occupy part of the former 10-screen Danbarry movie theater on NW Washington Boulevard in Hamilton, as well as an unnamed steakhouse, and possibly a banquet area and entertainment venue in the 24,000 sq. ft. building. NICK GRAHAM/ STAFF
Shooters Sports Grill plans to open its fourth Greater Cincinnati location in the former 10-screen Danbarry Cinemas building on Hamilton's West Side.
The sports bar has not yet set a date for its opening, and the space still is being designed, Kevin Peyton, a partner with Shooters Development Co. said in a video that was posted on the Greater Hamilton Chamber of Commerce's web page.
Shooters will be the first phase of filling the building, with a privately owned steakhouse also to come, said building owner Todd Helton. He expects at least one other business to occupy the 24,000-square-foot space, which Helton, a real estate agent with Sibcy Cline Realtors bought for $125,000 plus a promise he would honor a contract with a company that had been hired by others to gut the building.
Threats lead to closures of Edgewood, New Miami schools
The teenage boy, who's social media threat of an armed attack on Edgewood High School closed all schools in the district, refuted a charge against him Thursday in Butler County Juvenile Court. (File Photo\Journal-News)
TRENTON — Edgewood City Schools were closed Thursday because of a social media threat, according to the Butler County Sheriff's office and a notice posted on the district's website.
A post of an image showing a young man holding a gun surfaced on social media saying he was "going out with a bang don't go to school tmr." It made reference to "EHS".
The BCSO is investigating, according to Chief Deputy Anthony Dwyer. But he said the post appears to be and edited version of one circulated multiple time in multiple locations.
Pohlman Lanes soon becoming family entertainment place
Pohlman Lanes Family Entertainment Complex
HAMILTON — Jeff Pohlman planned to transform Pohlman Lanes on Pyramid Hill Boulevard into Pohlman Lanes & Family Entertainment Complex, but didn't realize he would need to add a fire-suppression system to meet current building codes.
If Hamilton's city government hadn't created a program to help businesses upgrade older buildings for new purposes, "the project was going to be put on hold for quite some time," Pohlman said.
"We eliminated 16 of the (32) bowling lanes — I put flooring up over top of them," converting it to an event center, with a stage where entertainers can perform and people can have parties, Pohlman said.
Butler County again hunting for second-in-command
Butler County Government Services Center
Butler County is once again in the hunt for a new second-in-command, but commissioners say there is no big rush to fill the void because the county is in the best shape it has ever been in.
After only six months on the job, Assistant County Administrator Scott Timmer quit to return to Fairfield as its city manager. His restart date with the city is Feb. 7 and he'll be earning $165,000 — which is $30,000 more than the county was paying him.
Commissioner Don Dixon, whose idea it was to consider Timmer for the No. 2 position, said they are in no rush to refill the position.
AND, for an extra sixth story of the day ...
Monroe officials consider solar panels at city buildings to save money
Monroe has moved their police department to a renovated former grocery store just up the street from the former police station. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
Credit: Nick Graham
Monroe City Manager Bill Brock made a presentation Tuesday night asking for city council's input regarding potentially installing solar panels at four city-owned sites for an estimated cost of $1.1 million.
The estimated savings over 25 years, the warranty of the solar panels, would be $1.5 million, according to documents prepared by Paff Electric and Solar and PRO Lighting and Solar.
The panels would be installed on the ground or on the roof, depending on the design of the building, Brock said.


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Revolutions must start somewhere
Remember remember the fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and plot I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot The English know that ditty as part of the history of Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Treason and a plot to blow up Parliament and kill King James I. Many Americans know the poem from the movie, V for Vendetta, which told the story of a futuristic England rules by a despot with strong parallels to the Presidency of George W. Bush.
Remember remember the fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and plot
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder Treason
The English know that ditty as part of the history of Guy Fawkes, leader of the Gunpowder Treason and a plot to blow up Parliament and kill King James I. Many Americans know the poem from the movie, V for Vendetta, which told the story of a futuristic England rules by a despot with strong parallels to the Presidency of George W. Bush.
And on Monday, the Fifth of November, supporters of Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, used Guy Fawkes Day to make history – donating $4.3 million to Paul's campaign – a single-day online fundraising record for a GOP candidate.
Organized by music promoter and Paul supporter Trevor Lyman, the fundraising show of strength made a lot of people suddenly sit up and take a look at Paul, a long-shot candidate with a fanatical following among disaffected voters fed up with traditional politics and the domination of parties by cookie cutter candidates.
While Paul's chances for capturing the GOP nomination are still a 100-to-1 shot at best the show of support by those willing to give money and the voter anger that provides the base of his support cannot be ignored.
Status-quo politics and the so-called leaders the system spawns not only anger voters but lead to a growing groundswell that signal a growing undercurrent of dissatisfaction in America. Both Bush and the Democratically-controlled Congress suffer the lowest job approval ratings in history. Public confidence in the system is failing at all levels. Americans grow increasingly pessimistic about the future of this nation and anger quickly erupts in any discussion of politics.
But while voter anger grows, politics in America is still controlled by a traditional system of big-money donors, powerful special interests and political professionals who have little regard for the will of the people or the future of the nation.
Politics is a business where the bottom line is delivering at least 50.1 percent of the election results on the First Tuesday of November. If the system must be manipulated to deliver that bottom line then so be it. Democracy ceased to exist in this country decades ago, if it ever in fact existed, and the system of government today is a far cry from the Democratic Republic envisioned by the framers of the Constitution.
The anger that pours $4.3 million into Ron Paul's campaign coffers in a day's time is growing and present but anger alone cannot change the course of American history. The system still favors the status quo and it is controlled by those who benefit most from it.
The story of Guy Fawkes did not have a happy ending. The Gunpowder Rebellion and Plot failed, Fawkes was captured and hung.
Tyranny prevailed in England, just as it does in America today.
Still, the English remember the Fifth of November.
And so should we.
Revolutions must start somewhere.
17 thoughts on "Revolutions must start somewhere"
DejaVuAllOver
I see more parallels, here. In the early '70s I was a young Yank living in Britain. The British Empire had finally collapsed, leaving Brits frustrated and ultra-nationalistic. An ultra conservative woman, Margaret Thatcher, was about to become the most powerful woman in the land, with ROTTEN results. And Guy Fawkes was the Villain of the Millenium.
Fast-forward thirty-some years, and another continent. The rampages of Conservativism and Imperialism have yet-again destroyed a once-great country, and an Establishment-Harlot-Woman-Crook is about to take power, just because people are so frustrated and desperate, they'll try ANYTHING for change. And Guy Fawkes, once viewed as the ultimate traitor, is now a hero for stranding up to the "system."
I hope WE get it figured out quicker than Britain did. But I'm not holding my breath.
ekaton
I wonder if Paul wins Iowa the MSM will invite him to the next Russert "debate".
— Kent Shaw
Oyate
CHB READERS, ALLOW ME TO EXPLAIN A COUPLE OF THINGS:
When we in the Freedom Movement talk about "revolution", we spell it thus:
R3VOlUTION!
The "evol" has been reversed to mirror writing and it spells "LOVE". Thus, when we say R3VOlUTION! we say it with love. Positive, legal and peaceful restoration of the republic is the objective.
And you should understand that WE ARE THE MOVEMENT, NOT RON PAUL. Dr. Paul is just the current face of this movement, a rebranding if you will. We're gaining in numbers rapidly now, so rapidly it's hard to tell what we're going to look like after elections. But don't count on us to go away.
Gloria Bryant
A Revolutionary victory by a small group of ticked taxpayers against our local Republicrap machine:
Lockport — A proposition to lengthen the term of office for supervisor to four from two years was soundly defeated, 1,839 to 790. Supervisor Marc R. Smith, Republican, Independent and Conservative, ran unopposed, receiving 1,950 votes.
A large write-in campaign by a group calling itself Taxpayers for Accountable Government accounted for several hundred write-in ballots, though not enough to change the outcome of races involving unopposed candidates for supervisor and Town Board. Running unopposed for board seats were Cheryl A. Antkowiak and Paul W. Siejak;
The incumbent was as usual, unopposed, but with a group of about 15 people, a few more volunteers, 75 signs in strategic locations and 3000 paper flyers tucked into mail box flags & paper boxes over the weekend before election; we stopped the runaway Republicraps. They had always gotten everything they wanted and their 'behind-the-scenes' leader, a Rove wannabe attorney was certain they were home free. Oops! Didn't happen.
BTW, by using the lists of registered Republicrap voters from the Board of Elections, we managed to avoid the homes of the members of the town board, supervisor & attorney, so our write-in campaign was an additional surprise which garnered our candidates several hundred votes. We didn't win the uncontested seats, but we probably gave them a change of underwear.
One more category 5 hurricane could do it.
And a national strike would certainly bring on martial law "temporarily" but it would at least wake up the sleeping populace.
I'm wondering if in a country like America with 200,000,000 guns in circulation what would happen if the people ever got REALLY PISSED OFF. This could have the potential to devolve into multiple militias and warlords who will protect you for a reasonable fee. Blackwater and Triple Canopy and Wackenhut (what an appropriate name) have a big head start. I'm sure there will be plenty of openings for ex-soldiers to keep the riff raff like me in line in THE AMERIKAN CENTURY. They already hire mercs from Latin America, as does the U.S. government recruit there with promises of citizenship after who knows how many tours of duty in war zones. I'm sure that when these soldiers are eventually discharged they would as Wackenhut employees dispassionately guard our cities and villages from civil unrest after all we've done for the folks in Latin America over the last few decades and after having been cast into the hellish obscenity of war, seeing or being forced into committing who knows what kinds of atrocities. All of this for your protection and security you understand.

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Why pay for a holiday when you get paid to go on one? Dilvin Yasa has the details.
Spending a summer traipsing around the streets of Paris or getting some sun on the beaches of Barcelona is a dream for many, but the cost of having to pay for such an experience can often be a crushing reality.
Sure, you could wait tables in a cash-in-hand scenario, but such an arrangement will offer little protection should things head south with your employer, and you could end up seriously out of pocket.
Enter The Global Work & Travel Co, which can help set you up with a sweet little placement so you explore all of those European cities you've long had your eye on, but also get paid to do so. Options include taking on an au pair role in France where you can live with a host family and help take care of their kids (giving you a glimpse into real Parisian life) while enjoying days off to see all of those top sights you've been dreaming of. Obviously, this isn't a role for just anybody; looking after little ones involves a great deal of responsibility. Not only should you love hanging out with kids, but you'll need to be able to prove that you've spent time caring for them.
Are you particularly good in a subject such as math? Tutoring kids in Germany is also an option, travellers getting the choice between major, gallery-cities such as Berlin or Munich. Prefer someplace hotter (and preferably within a stone's throw to the party island of Ibiza)? You can teach English in the stunning city of Barcelona, before taking your mad skills across the country to cities such as Madrid, Seville and Valencia. Just remember that most education providers require you to have completed a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) course.
If you don't mind a bit (okay, a lot) of Brexit chat, you can also head to the UK to sign up for jobs such as working as kids' camp instructor, bar attendant or front desk ninja.
Admittedly, it's not without cost. By signing up with such an agency, you will need to pay for your trip (it can be paid in instalments) but the good news is that you'll always have support whether it's help needed booking flights and arranging visas, or on-the-ground assistance once you've arrived at your destination.
Fancy sailing the islands of Tahiti on a superyacht? Companies such as Global Crew Network are always looking to match crew with vessels. You'll need to be a solid team player, be able to rig, clean and maintain the vessel, or depending on the role, take care of passengers on the yacht or ship.
The perfect role for those fluent in two languages or more, tour leading doesn't pay a lot of money, but it gives you the opportunity to spend your days exploring some of the top sights in any given city. You'll also work with locals so that you grow a deep understanding about a county's inner workings.
Whether you score a role as a ski instructor, behind a desk at a chalet or working in a bar, this is a party lifestyle you're signing up for with most in these roles working long hours throughout the day and getting buck-wild from dusk until dawn. Not for the faint-hearted, but oh-so-fun.


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The Forbidden City was first built in the early-15th century as the palace of the Ming emperors of China. It is located in the centre of Beijing, China, and was the Chinese imperial palace from the early-Ming dynasty in 1420 to the end of the Qing dynasty in 1912, continuing to be home of the last emperor, Puyi, until 1924, since then it has been a museum.

Built from 1406 to 1420, the palace complex has undergone many changes. After serving as the imperial palace for some five hundred years, the Forbidden City became a museum, the Palace Museum, in 1925. In 1987, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Construction and Ming dynasty

The site of the Forbidden City was situated on the Imperial city during the Mongol Yuan dynasty. After the collapse of the Yuan dynasty, the Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty moved the capital of China from Beijing in the north to Nanjing in the south, and in 1369 ordered that the Yuan palaces be razed. His son Zhu Di was created Prince of Yan with his seat in Beijing. In 1402, Zhu Di usurped the throne and became the Yongle Emperor. He made Beijing a secondary capital of the Ming empire, and construction began in 1406 of what would become the Forbidden City. The Forbidden City's plan was designed by many architects and designers, and then it was examined by the emperor's Ministry of Work. The chief architects and engineers include Cai Xin, Nguyen An, a Vietnamese eunuch (unverified information), Kuai Xiang, Lu Xiang and others.

Construction lasted 14 years and employed the work of 100,000 skilled artisans and up to a million labourers. The pillars of the most important halls were made of whole logs of precious Phoebe zhennan wood () found in the jungles of south-western China. Such a feat was not to be repeated in subsequent years – the great pillars seen today were rebuilt using multiple pieces of pinewood in the Qing dynasty. The grand terraces and large stone carvings were made of stone from quarries near Beijing. The larger pieces could not be transported conventionally. Instead, wells were dug along the way, and water from the wells was poured on the road in deep winter, forming a layer of ice. The stones were dragged along the ice.

The floors of major halls were paved with "golden bricks" (), baked with clay from seven counties of Suzhou and Songjiang prefectures. Each batch took months to bake, resulting in smooth bricks that ring with a metallic sound. Much of the interior pavings seen today are six-century-old originals.

Soil excavated during construction of the moat was piled up to the north of the palace to create an artificial hill, the Jingshan hill.

Even before the palace was completed, Zhu Di moved to Beijing under the guise of "touring and hunting" (巡狩): the administrative centre of the empire gradually shifted from Nanjing to Beijing. When the palace was completed in 1420, Zhu Di moved there and Beijing officially became the primary capital of the empire. However, scarcely nine months after their construction, the three main halls including the throne room burnt down, and it would be 23 years before they were rebuilt.

From 1420 to 1644, the Forbidden City was the seat of the Ming dynasty. In April 1644, rebel forces led by Li Zicheng captured it, and Chongzhen, the last emperor of the Ming dynasty, hanged himself on Jingshan Hill. Li Zicheng proclaimed himself emperor of the Shun dynasty at the Hall of Military Eminence. However, he soon fled before the combined armies of former Ming general Wu Sangui and Manchu forces, setting fire to parts of the Forbidden City in the process.

Qing dynasty

By October 1644, the Manchus had achieved supremacy in northern China, and prince regent Dorgon proclaimed the Qing dynasty as the successor to the Ming. A ceremony was held at the Forbidden City to proclaim the young Shunzhi Emperor as ruler of all China. The Qing rulers largely maintained the Palace's Ming dynasty scheme, except for the names of some of the principal buildings. The Ming dynasty names favoured the character ji (), meaning "supremacy" or "extremity", while the new Qing names favoured names meaning "peace" and "harmony"; for example, Huangji Dian, the "Hall of Imperial Supremacy", was changed to Taihe Dian, the "Hall of Supreme Harmony".

In addition, signs and name plates were made bilingual (Chinese and Manchu), and the main part of the empress's official bedchamber, the Hall of Earthly Tranquility, became a Shamanist shrine.

The Forbidden City thus became the power centre of the Qing dynasty. In 1860, during the Second Opium War, Anglo-French forces took control of the Forbidden City and occupied it until the end of the war. In 1900 Empress Dowager Cixi fled from the Forbidden City during the Boxer Rebellion, leaving it to be occupied by forces of the treaty powers until the following year.

After being home to twenty-four emperors, fourteen of the Ming dynasty and ten of the Qing dynasty, the Forbidden City ceased to be the political centre of China in 1912, with the abdication of Puyi, the last emperor of China. However, under an agreement signed between the Qing imperial house and the new Republic of China government, Puyi was allowed, in fact required, to live within the walls of the Forbidden City. Puyi and his family retained the use of the Inner Court, while the Outer Court was handed over to the Republican authorities. A museum was established in the Outer Court in 1914.

After the revolution

Opposition to Puyi staying in the palace grew during the Beiyang government of the Republic of China.

In 1923 Reginald Johnston, Puyi's English teacher, warned Puyi about eunuchs smuggling treasures out of the palace and selling them in antique shops. Puyi ordered an audit of the palace's collections. Before it began, a fire consumed the gardens of the Palace of Establishing Prosperity (建福宫) where the bulk of the Qianlong Emperor's collection of art works was stored. In his memoir, Puyi claimed the fire was started by the eunuchs to conceal their embezzlement. This fire further fuelled public sentiments against Puyi's continued occupation of the palace. The gardens were not rebuilt until 2005.

In 1924, Feng Yuxiang took control of Beijing in a coup. Denouncing the previous agreement with the Qing imperial house, Feng expelled Puyi from the palace. On October 10, 1925 (Double Ten Day), the Palace Museum was established in the Forbidden City. The large amount of treasures and curiosities housed there were gradually catalogued and put on public display.

Soon, however, the Japanese invasion of China threatened the safety of these national treasures, and they were moved out of the Forbidden City. Starting in 1933, important artefacts were packed and evacuated. They were first shipped to Nanjing and thence to Shanghai. However, the Japanese forces soon threatened Shanghai. The Executive Yuan decided to evacuate the collections to the remote west. The artifacts were split into three lots. One took the northern route towards Shaanxi. One was shipped up the Yangtze River towards Sichuan. The final lot was transported south towards Guangxi. The pace of the Japanese advance forced the artifacts to be moved quickly to escape bombing and capture, often with just hours' notice. In the end, all three collections reached the relative safety of Sichuan, where they stayed until the end of the war.

Meanwhile, the Japanese army captured the Forbidden City in Beijing, but were only able to remove a few large bronze tubs and a few pieces of cannon. Most of these were recovered after the war, in Tianjin.

At the end of World War II in 1945, the artifacts were moved back to Nanjing and Beijing. Remarkably, none were damaged or lost.

In the late 1940s, with the Kuomintang losing the Chinese Civil War, Chiang Kai-shek ordered the artifacts from the Forbidden City and the National Museum in Nanjing to be moved to Taiwan. In the event no artifacts were shipped from Beijing, but many of the best collections stored in Nanjing were shipped to Taiwan, and today form the core of the National Palace Museum in Taipei.

Under the People's Republic of China

In 1949, the People's Republic of China was proclaimed at Tiananmen, directly in front of the Forbidden City. Over the next two decades various proposals were made to raze or reconstruct the Forbidden City to create a public park, a transport interchange, or "places of entertainment".

The Forbidden City suffered some damage during this period, including the dismantling of the throne in the Hall of Middle Harmony, the removal of name tablets from several buildings and gardens, and the demolition of some minor gates and structures.

The damage peaked during the Cultural Revolution. In 1966, the Hall of Worshipping Ancestors was modified and some artifacts destroyed for an exhibition of revolutionary mud sculptures. However, further destruction was prevented when Premier Zhou Enlai intervened by sending an army battalion to guard the city. These troops also prevented ransacking by the Red Guards who were swept up in the storm to demolish the "Four Olds". From 1966 to 1971, all gates to the Forbidden City were sealed, saving it from more destruction.

The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987 by UNESCO as the "Imperial Palace of the Ming and Qing Dynasties", due to its significant place in the development of Chinese architecture and culture.

Present

Currently, the Palace Museum is responsible for the preservation and restoration of the Forbidden City. Building heights around the Forbidden City are restricted. In 2005, a sixteen-year restoration project was started to repair and restore all buildings in the Forbidden City to their pre-1912 state. This is the largest restoration of the Forbidden City undertaken in two centuries, and involves progressively closing off sections of the Forbidden City for assessment, repairs, and restoration. Also as part of the project, some derelict or destroyed sections are being rebuilt. The gardens of the Palace of Establishing Prosperity, destroyed by fire in 1923, were rebuilt in 2005, but remain closed to the public. The interior was also designed in a different style, and the buildings are used by visiting dignitaries.

While effort has been made to prevent the commercialisation of the palace, a variety of commercial enterprises exist, such as souvenir shops and photography stands. These commercial enterprises often rouse controversy. A Starbucks store, which opened in 2000, sparked objections and eventually closed on July 13, 2007. Chinese media also took notice of a pair of souvenir shops that refused to admit Chinese citizens in 2006. According to the reports, the purpose was to preserve an atmosphere where foreigners could be victims of price gouging. The Palace Museum promised to investigate the matter. Some commentators, such as influential Phoenix TV host Luqiu Luwei, have further questioned the whole practice of renting out premises in the Forbidden City as retail space.

In 2005, IBM Corporation and the Palace Museum announced a joint project to build a World Wide Web-based virtual model of the Forbidden City and associated sites in Beijing. The online cultural heritage project, titled The Forbidden City: Beyond Space and Time, is presented in both English and Chinese, and provides interactive, three-dimensional, representations of Forbidden City structures and cultural artifacts. The virtual Forbidden City consists of some 800 buildings, and launched in October 2008.

See also
 History of Beijing

References

Further reading

Forbidden City
Chinese architectural history
Forbidden City

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← Green Acton position and rationale on re-opened Nagog Pond hearing
How does Acton say 'no' to Concord's application to expand their water treatment plant at Nagog Pond? →
This website post aims to document the rationale behind Green Acton's position, and provide information with which you can inform your own position for your letter to the BoS, your individual statement at the hearing, or your vote on the matter if you are an Acton Selectman.
The document that will be discussed on November 20 is the Draft Modified Special Permit Decision.
Acton's water supply comes entirely from a network of shallow wells within the borders of the town, and delivered by the Acton Water District. (Interactive version of the map available here.)
The Town's water supply is threatened by:
toxic plumes from Superfund sites: Nuclear Metals and WR Grace
changing precipitation patterns due to climate change (this link is to Union of Concerned Scientists analysis of changing Northeast US rain patterns)
growing population and development
From US Census Data
More analysis of all these problems can also be found in Ron Beck's earlier testimony about this permit application.
Nagog Pond could be a valuable additional source of water for Acton.
Nagog Pond sits on the border of Littleton and Acton, on the "upstream" edge of Acton:
Littleton, Acton, and Concord all have the rights to withdraw water from Nagog Pond: here's a link to the legislative background
Only Concord has exercised that right to date, but Littleton and Acton have the right to do so in the future, should the need arise; here's more:
history and analysis from Bob Sekular
The need for Acton to withdraw water from Nagog could arise due to any of the threats mentioned above.
The original Nagog Pond special use permit decision included language requiring the three towns to engage in regional planning for water, and work to clarify the legal rights under the law of 1884.
These terms and conditions aligned well with 2017 Acton Town meeting articles 27 and 28. Here's a link to more information about the 2017 Acton Water articles
The regional planning section of the special use permit has been gutted in the modified version.
The outflow from Nagog Pond flows across Acton, supporting wetlands and a cold water fishery, and replenishing the aquifer.
In the normal course of events, Nagog Pond flows into Nagog Brook, which joins Nashoba Brook. Nashoba Brook flows across the full width of Acton, joins the Assabet River in West Concord, and then flows toward the sea from there.
Nagog Brook is a cold water fishery, the only cold water fishery in Acton. Cold water fisheries are protected, as spelled out in this letter from OARS.
Would withdrawing additional water from Nagog Pond reduce the water availability in any of Acton's wells?
There is a surface flow from Nagog Pond to Acton's Conant I and II wells, which would certainly be diminished.
Because Nagog Pond lies uphill from the Conant wells, there might be groundwater flow as well, but the data in existence are not sufficient to test this possibility. Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
The original Nagog Pond special use permit included a monitoring program to understand better the hydrology of the region downstream from the pond, and to test for deterioration of Acton's wells following the proposed increase in Concord's Nagog Pond withdrawals.
The entire monitoring program has been deleted from the modified special use permit decision.
Concord's proposed water treatment plant is designed to treat up to 1.5 million gallons per day (mgd) of water. Is that a lot or a little?
By comparison, the entire town of Acton uses, on average, 1.6 mgd.
By comparison, the entire flow of Nashoba Brook in the summer months is a shade less than 1.5 mgd.
1.5 mgd is a big increase from the historical withdrawal rate: for the last 10 years or so, withdrawals have been less than 0.3 mgd.
Increased withdrawals could cause the reservoir to fail.
The US Geological Survey calculates that the the firm yield — the rate of water withdrawal beyond which the reservoir would fail in a drought — of Nagog Pond is only 0.86 mgd, much less than the design capacity of Concord's proposed plant (1.5 mgd). Link to USGS Report. Link to Table Reporting Firm Yields.
"Reservoir failure" means that the water level is drawn down to the level of the intake pipe. (Here's a photo of a failed reservoir out west.)
The current intake pipe is 12 vertical feet below the spillway.
With a withdrawal of 1.5 mgd, Nagog would be the worst reservoir in the Commonwealth as far as ratio of withdrawal to firm yield.
At the request of an Acton resident, the lead author of the USGS report performed an additional modeling run in which all the Nagog parameters were kept as before, but the withdrawal rate was increased to 1.5 mgd. Under this set of conditions:
The reservoir failed 2,196 days out of the 44 year simulation, or 13.7% of the days.
In the simulation, the reservoir failed during the drought of the 1960s, the drought of the 1980s, and the drought of the early 2000s.
The replacement pipe would allow the pond to be drawn down even farther.
In addition to replacing the water treatment plant, Concord also plans to replace the aging pipe that carries water out of the pond into the treatment plant.
Rather than an exact replacement, the new pipe would extend much farther into the pond, reaching deeper water. (See pages 18 and 19 of Concord's presentation from January 17, 2017 and the map below.)
According to the engineering drawing below, the longer pipe and new intake system would take water from 210.7 ft. elevation, or 15 ft. below the spillway — under normal conditions.
However, the engineering drawings also show that the system is designed to take water from even deeper in the pond. An annotation states that "IN THE EVENT OF A LOW WATER EVENT, SCREEN AND BLIND FLANGE WILL BE REMOVED AND LOCATION INTERCHANGED." The "blind flange" is at 200.7 ft. elevation. Note the language: "will be removed." They are planning and designing for an extreme "low water event."
Sorry this is so blurry; download the original from the DocuShare and zoom in.
Here is what Nagog Pond would look like with the water drawn down to 200 ft. — a large puddle in the midst of its former self.
Credit: bathymetry from Appendix 2 of Levin et al. (2011)
Other things that you might not like in the Draft Modified Special Permit Decision:
Summary table of the entire set of changes
The safeguard that would allow Acton to revoke the permits in the event that Concord fails to adhere to the conditions has been removed (see p. 14, old section 3.3.2).
Acton archeology group (Friends of Pine Hawk) is cut out of the section on inspection of the pond floor for archeological features when the pond is dewatered (see p. 15, old section 3.3.4-5B).
Protection for nesting bald eagles is weak (see p. 21, new section 3.3.10-8).
The last paragraph of the document says that the BoS can undo anything in the agreement at will and without a public hearing (see p. 22, section 3.4.6).
The Citizen's comments from before the hearing was closed may be helpful.
Write an email to the Acton Board of Selectmen. Urge them to vote "no" on the modified special use permit, and support your position with any of the points above, or with other issues close to your own heart.
Come, and bring your friends, to the hearing:
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San Diego City College Labels 'MAGA' as 'Covert White Supremacy'
San Diego City College hosted an event allegedly examining "white supremacy" earlier this month, which labeled "Make America Great Again" as an instance of "covert white supremacy."
An event examining instances of "white supremacy" at San Diego City College referred to the phrase, "Make America Great Again" as an instance of "covert white supremacy" that is currently "socially acceptable," according to a report by Campus Reform.
The event, entitled "Confronting White Supremacy through the Arts," included a white supremacy "pyramid," which separated "overt white supremacy" from "covert white supremacy," suggesting that, for example, the difference between "KKK" and "Make America Great Again" is that one is "overt" racism, which the other is "covert."
Along with the KKK, instances of "overt white supremacy" also included "lynching," "the N-word," "swastikas," "hate crimes," and "Neo-Nazis," among others.
Instances of "covert white supremacy," listed just below the examples of "overt white supremacy" on the pyramid, included:
Racist mascots
Bootstrap theory
Assuming that good intentions are enough
"But we're just one human family"
Colorblindness
Self-appointed white ally
Celebration of Columbus Day
"Come join us in confronting White Supremacy through students' performances," read a promotional flyer for the event, according to Campus Reform. "Prior to the performances, guest speakers will set the stage and contextualize what white supremacy is, its areas of activity, and how rampant it is in our society, curriculum, mindsets, and media."
The "Confronting White Supremacy through the Arts" event was reportedly hosted by co-directors of the World Cultures program at SDCC, professors Michelle Chan and Maria-Jose Zeledon-Perez.
According to the report, the school also distributed a vague and peculiar "white supremacy wheel," which broke down the origins of white supremacy on a global scale. The wheel, entitled, "Global System of White Supremacy" delinted Economics, Education, Entertainment, Labor, Law, Politics, Religion, Sex, and War as instances of global "white supremacy."
While it is not clear what exactly was discussed at the white supremacy seminar, San Diego City College student Daimeon Rodriguez told Campus Reform that he attended part of the event, where he witnessed students putting on performances that involved rapping, poems, and singing, which included words "that were directed towards the current administration" and its supporters.
"I had my MAGA hat on campus and had to hide it in worry of being threatened or targeted with speech or allegations again by another student," said Rodriguez. "Some of the [performance] topics included some of the misinformation about people like me [Trump supporters]."
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Players' talent, humor on display at Skills Competition
by Dan Rosen
COLUMBUS -- Ryan Johansen won over the home crowd, Jakub Voracek and Johnny Gaudreau brought the comedy, and Shea Weber left his fellow all-stars in awe of his impressive slap shot Saturday night during the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition at Nationwide Arena.
Team Foligno, captained by Columbus Blue Jackets forward Nick Foligno, won the competition by a 25-19 margin against Team Toews, captained by Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews. Though the score will likely be forgotten by Sunday, the highlights from the event will live on for a long time.
"It's been a great atmosphere here," Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith said. "It's a nice building with great fans here, and I think it's just been fun. Any time you're around this type of atmosphere, I think it's a special time and something you want to remember and cherish for the rest of your life. As far as the competition, you know, Weber's shot was pretty hard. Nobody shoots it that hard except for him. It's pretty impressive."
Weber, the Nashville Predators captain, dropped many jaws in the building with his 108.5 mph slap shot that won the AMP NHL Hardest Shot competition. He was 0.3 mph shy of tying Zdeno Chara's record shot of 108.8 mph, which the Boston Bruins captain had in the 2012 Skills Competition in Ottawa.
Record or no record, Weber's shot was one of the main highlights of the night among the all-star players here, especially since he missed on his first shot attempt, which registered at 101.8 mph.
"Yeah, it's not right; there are guys that gotta get hit with that thing," said Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, who faced Weber head-to-head in the hardest shot competition. "It's amazing. It's something that he worked on. When your sticks are shooting good, that's what you get."
Weber's previous best in the Hardest Shot competition was 106.0 mph. He hit that number in 2012 to finish second behind Chara.
"You don't do that in games, and I don't practice it in practice, so it's such a weird thing to do," Weber said. "The nerves obviously showed on the first one when I put it in the corner."
Johansen, the Blue Jackets center, played to the home crowd to win the Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge, which was decided by a fan vote on Twitter.
Before going in for his first shootout attempt, Johansen pulled off his Blue Jackets sweater to reveal an Ohio State football jersey. The No. 5 he wore belongs to Buckeyes quarterback Braxton Miller. He scored on that attempt with his Blue Jackets jersey tied around his waist.
Johansen said he also went shopping Saturday afternoon for an Ohio State football helmet, but he couldn't find one that fit his head.
"My brain must be too big; just a smart kid, you know," Johansen said.
Johansen provided the heartwarming moment of the night on his second attempt, when he pulled Cole Vogt, the 7-year-old son of Blue Jackets trainer Mike Vogt, onto the ice to help him stick-handle his way in to score on Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford.
Johansen said he planned the bit with Mike Vogt. He was originally thinking of pulling a young fan out of the stands to help him, but figured that would be tough; Cole Vogt was on skates, wearing a helmet, and had a stick in his hand.
"I saw [Vogt's] kid ripping around in the dressing room, and I thought, 'Perfect, he would love to have that opportunity,'" Johansen said. "So I talked to Mike, and we agreed upon it, and he was pumped up to be able to get a chance to do that, and something I think we all really enjoyed."
Voracek, the Philadelphia Flyers forward, took Johansen's idea one step further when he pulled Gaudreau, the Calgary Flames' 5-foot-9, 150-pound rookie, onto the ice to mimic what Johansen did with Cole Vogt. Gaudreau scored on St. Louis Blues goalie Brian Elliott.
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"I think that actually topped the night right there," Byfuglien said. "I think that one was the funniest."
Elliott said he didn't know what to do when he saw Voracek guiding Gaudreau down the ice.
"I just tried to do what Crawford did at the other end of the ice, try to imitate him," Elliott said.
For his third attempt, Johansen got Foligno, Keith, Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar of the Los Angeles Kings, and Claude Giroux of the Flyers to form the Flying V formation.
They dished the puck around as they skated toward the net in unison. Eventually Johansen got the puck between the hash marks, but his shot rang off the crossbar and hit off the protective netting.
"We were talking and just figured we'd try a Flying V there, 'Mighty Ducks' old school move," Johansen said. "I should have actually went and grabbed Byfuglien after [Voracek used Gaudreau] and tried to carry him down there. Unbelievable. I wish I would have thought …"
"I would have died to see that," Foligno said, interrupting Johansen.
Elliott also put on a bit of a show in the Breakaway Challenge by taking a selfie as Blues teammate Vladimir Tarasenko was coming down the ice to shoot on him. He also wore a blindfold on Tarasenko's second attempt and had Tarasenko shoot into a foam target typically used for the accuracy shooting competition for his third attempt.
"It's not about counting goals or counting saves; it's about trying to show the crowd our personalities a little bit, and I think they like to see that," Elliott said. "Obviously in the end in the shootout, you saw the skill these guys have. I was talking to Marc-Andre [Fleury], and it's not like in practice every guy that is coming down on you is a superstar, so it's pretty impressive."
Lightning forward Jonathan Drouin won the Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater competition with a time of 13.103 seconds.
"Just [go all out] pretty much, and make sure you don't fall," Drouin said.
Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane beat Toews head-to-head to win the DraftKings NHL Accuracy Shooting competition by hitting four targets in six tries that took him 13.529 seconds.
"Nice to have bragging rights," Kane said.
Team Foligno clinched its win with victories in the Gatorade NHL Skills Challenge Relay and the Discover NHL Shootout competition that capped the night.
"As long as the fans enjoy it, I think the guys enjoyed us going out and putting on a show," Toews said. "It changes the pace a little bit."


Are 3-pointers killing Offensive Rebounding?
More coaches sending all players back on defense on shots for fear of giving up open treys at the defensive end. Many good coaches find ways to prevent transition layups but even these coaches struggle with preventing good looks from the arc.
While traditional offensive rebounding is vanishing in some ways, the "new" offensive rebound is of the "long" variety caused by the inherent physics of the longer triple attempt (every action having an equal and opposite reaction). While that "law" isn't foolproof in basketball, there is no denying that longer rebounds go hand-in-hand with three point attempts. The dilemma for each coach is should his team actually "hunt" long rebounds or just get back on D and only take the long rebounds that come their way coincidentally.
Certainly, each coach makes decisions founded in personal philosophies as well as current personnel. I had to laugh when former NBA player, Chris Dudley, himself a good offensive rebounder was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article, "You want to play to everyone's strengths. You don't want to tell Moses Malone to get back on defense." Conversely, one probably wouldn't always send 4 non-rebounders to the glass.
The article goes on to say that the Chicago Bulls' current 2-0 series lead over the favored Boston Celtics is the result of superior offensive rebounding. Not every team is abandoning the offensive rebound- note NCAA National Champs, North Carolina. Roy Williams is adamant about that phase of the game.
But, the vanishing offensive rebound is a real trend in today's game and is another way for each coach to use that particular lens to formulate thinking and plans for the next season.
This article rings so true, I recently took my grandson to a Pistons vs Wizards game in DC. On the offensive end of the floor every time one of the Pistons players put the ball up. There was either zero or one offensive player pounding the glass. In general, it seems as a team begins to get behind in the score there are fewer and fewer offensive rebounds, at the time when they need more offensive rebounds. Seemingly no one on the bench or in the game particularly seem to care. When a team is trying to get back into a game quickly, launching long ball after long ball. Most of the time it seems to put you behind further. It's also disheartening to see a team down the stretch in a game, continue to try and get back in it with the long ball. When all game the long ball is exactly what put them in the hole in the first place. When I see players in games launch these long shots with no one near the offensive boards. My old school brain just starts to resist the fact that this seems to be a reality of the new game. My mind cannot get around the fact that it is ok for there to be few offensive rebounds and few put backs. As you say another example of the Art of the game disappearing or being co-opted by this new acceptance. Coach it is always great to read what you have to say and where appropriate try it out, with my two Haley-Smith squads in Herndon Virginia. From a former player on your 70-71 second division runner up Catholic league and State of Michigan Class D District Championship team. All the best Coach!
Bob, Thanks for comments, kind words and touching base. But, especially great hearing from you!


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Blahoslavená Anna Kateřina Emmerichová (německy Anna Katharina Emmerick nebo Emmerich; 8. září 1774 – 9. února 1824, Dülmen, Vestfálsko) byla německá augustiniánská řeholnice, římskokatolická mystička, vizionářka a stigmatička. Narodila se ve Flamschen, zemědělské obci u Coesfeldu v münsterské diecézi v německém Vestfálsku, zemřela v nedalekém Dülmenu ve věku 49 let. Flamschen, Coesfeld a Dülmen, důležitá místa v životě Emmerichové, spojuje poutní cesta. Dne 3. října 2004 byla papežem sv. Janem Pavlem II. blahořečena.

Mládí
Její rodiče byli velmi chudí. Ve dvanácti letech šla do služby na statek a později byla několik let švadlenou. Byla poslána studovat hudbu, ale když zjistila, že varhaníkova rodina je velmi chudá, dala jim to málo, co měla ušetřeno na vstup do kláštera, a několik let u nich sloužila.

Náboženský život
V roce 1802 ve věku 28 let vstoupila do augustiniánského kláštera Agnetenberg v Dülmenu. Její spolusestry věřily, že se jí dostalo nadpřirozené milosti, kvůli jejím opakovaným extázím a vizím. Když vestfálský král Jérôme Bonaparte klášter roku 1812 zrušil, našla útočiště v domě jedné vdovy. Přišla jí pomáhat a podle svědectví současníků nadpřirozeným způsobem rozpoznala její nemoc a určila léčbu.

Stigmata
V roce 1813 byla upoutána na lůžko a na těle se jí objevila stigmata. Její život a pravost jejích zázračných znamení zkoumala biskupská komise. Generální vikář Overberg a tři lékaři provedli vyšetření. Dospěli k přesvědčení o její svatosti a pravosti jejích stigmat.

Koncem roku 1818 Emmerichová sdělila, že Bůh vyslyšel její modlitby, aby byla stigmat zbavena. Rány na jejích rukou a chodidlech se zacelily, ale ostatní zůstaly a vždy na Velký pátek se znovu otevíraly.

V roce 1819 byla Emmerichová znovu vyšetřena. Byla násilím odnesena do velké místnosti v jiném domě a tři týdny byla dnem i nocí pod neustálým přísným dohledem, bez možnosti kontaktu se svými přáteli, kromě svého zpovědníka.

Alternativní vysvětlení stigmat
Na začátku svých mystických vizí Emmerichová zažívala něco, co popisovala jako hroznou bolest hlavy, která se zjevovala jako Kristova trnová koruna při ukřižování. Pokud její postižení nebylo vyvoláno sebezanedbáváním a utkvělými představami, může být sporné, zda neměla nerozpoznané neurologické problémy, které také mohou vysvětlovat krvácení. Nicméně taková choroba, která způsobuje nepřetržité krvácení, není lékařsky popsána. Pod kůží na hrudi se jí také objevovaly kříže, což může znamenat nějakou formu kardiovaskulární deformace. Jiným vysvětlením mohou být podkožní léze způsobené postupující rakovinou. To může vysvětlovat přirozenou příčinu jejího chatrného zdraví během celého života, i když je pravda, že rakovina většinou zabíjí během několika let.

Toto vysvětlení nemusí být nutně považováno za popírání svatosti jejího života. Naopak, lze to brát jako poctu její vytrvalosti v utrpení a víře, že bude schopná dostát svým povinnostem řádové sestry po dlouhou dobu, navzdory své postupující chorobě.

Vize
Anna Kateřina Emmerichová říkala, že měla jako dítě vidění, ve kterých rozmlouvala s Ježíšem, viděla duše v očistci, za které se modlila, a také Nejsvětější Trojici v podobě tří soustředných, vzájemně se prostupujících koulí – největší a nejchladnější představuje Otce, prostřední Syna a nejmenší a nejžhavější je Duch svatý. Katolická církev později uznala její vize za pravé.

Clemens Brentano a uveřejnění vizí
V době jejího druhého vyšetření v roce 1819 k ní byl pozván známý německý básník Clemens Brentano. K jeho velkému úžasu ho poznala a on potvrdil, že mu sdělila, že jí byl předem ve vidění ohlášen jako muž, který jí umožní splnit Boží nařízení, totiž zapsat pro blaho mnohých duší její zjevení. Brentano se stal jedním z mnoha přívrženců Emmerichové, kteří věřili, že byla "vyvolenou nevěstou Kristovou".

Od roku 1819 až do její smrti v roce 1824 Brentano zaznamenával její vidění, což zaplnilo 40 svazků. Podle jeho svědectví si stručně zaznamenával hlavní body a poté, protože Emmerichová hovořila vestfálským nářečím, své poznámky přepisoval do spisovné němčiny. Předčítal jí, co napsal, a upravoval to, dokud od ní neobdržel konečný souhlas. Podle současných výzkumů ale prokládal její sdělení vlastními poetickými pasážemi, což ztěžuje posuzování přesnosti záznamů. Brentano podrobně popsal scény a pasáže z Nového zákona a život Panny Marie. Zveřejněné vize jdou do podrobností, které zvyšují jejich působivost a udržují čtenářův zájem, jako například scény vykreslené jedna za druhou v rychlém sledu, což působí, jako by byly skutečně vidět.

Po roce 1824 Brentano připravil své záznamy ke zveřejnění a v roce 1833 vydal první díl, Bolestné utrpení našeho Pána Ježíše Krista podle vidění Anny Kateřiny Emmerichové. Poté připravoval k vydání Život Blahoslavené Panny Marie podle vidění Anny Kateřiny Emmerichové, ale v roce 1842 zemřel. Kniha byla vydána po jeho smrti v roce 1852 v Mnichově.

Katolický kněz Karl Schmoger zredigoval Brentanovy rukopisy a v letech 1858 – 1880 vydal třídílný Život našeho Pána. V roce 1881 následovalo výpravně ilustrované vydání a Schmoger také napsal dvoudílný životopis Anny Kateřiny Emmerichové, později přeložený do angličtiny.

Zápisky z jejích vidění Ježíše a Marie zaznamenané Brentanem (k nimž Vatikán nevznesl žádné námitky) mohou být porovnávány s dalšími případy, kdy vizionáři zažili "přímé Ježíšovo diktování", jak je předkládá např. Maria Valtorta.

Filmy
Na vizích Emmerichové, tak jak je zachytil Clemens Brentano v knize "Das bittere Leiden unsers Herrn Jesu Christi" (Hořké umučení Pána našeho Ježíše Krista), je založen děj filmu amerického režiséra Mela Gibsona Umučení Krista (2004), především podrobnosti a způsob zobrazení surového Kristova mučení.

Domek Panny Marie
Blahoslavená Anna Kateřina Emmerichová nikdy nebyla v Efezu, ale její vize obsažené v Životě Blahoslavené Panny Marie byly využity při nálezu Domu Panny Marie, což je předpokládané bydliště Panny Marie před jejím nanebevzetím, ležící na pahorku poblíž Efezu. Svatý stolec zatím nezaujal oficiální stanovisko k autenticitě tohoto domu, ale v roce 1896 ho navštívil papež Lev XIII. a v roce 1951 papež ct. Pius XII. inicioval prohlášení tohoto domu za posvátné místo. Papež sv. Jan XXIII. později toto prohlášení potvrdil. V roce 1967 dům navštívil papež sv. Pavel VI., v roce 1979 papež sv. Jan Pavel II. a v roce 2006 Benedikt XVI. a všichni se k domu chovali jako ke svatyni.

Úmrtí a pohřeb
Anna Kateřina Emmerichová zemřela 9. února 1824 v Dülmen a byla pochována na hřbitově za městem. V roce 1975, kdy byl obnoven proces jejího blahořečení, byly její kosti přeneseny do krypty blízkého kostela Svatého kříže.

Blahořečení
První proces jejího blahořečení začal v roce 1892, ale byl přerušen hlavně kvůli podezření, že Clemens Brentan upravil některé pasáže, jejichž autorství bylo připisováno Anně Kateřině Emmerichové. Proces byl přerušen v roce 1928, ale v roce 1973 byl znovu obnoven a definitivně završen v roce 2004. Komise prohlásila, že blahořečení se týká pouze svatosti její osoby a nikoli věrohodnosti Brentanových knih, ačkoli tyto byly prohlášeny za prosté dogmatických omylů a doporučené ke čtení. 3. října 2004 byla Anna Kateřina Emmerichová blahořečena papežem Janem Pavlem II.

Odkazy

Literatura

 Hořké umučení Pána našeho Ježíše Krista / Anna Katharina Emerich ; Přeložil Jan Dokulil ; Dřevoryty Michael Florián, Brno : Brněnské tiskárny, 1948; Třebíč: Arca JiMfa, 90. léta 20. století (postupně v několika dílech během několika let)
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X now expects to need fewer balloons to fulfill its goal of delivering internet service to billions of people living in unconnected regions in the world. That should lower the costs of its 4-year-old "Project Loon" and accelerate its plans to start selling subscriptions to its internet service. The lab is owned by Google's corporate parent, Alphabet.
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This 9.5 hour day trip will showcase all the points of interest on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. Depart Toronto for 1.5 hours of scenic drive to the falls. With 15 years of experience, this tour is perfect for visitors from all walks of life-singles, couples, families, and small groups.
Upon arrival in Niagara Falls, explore the Falls from Table Rock and then witness the falls within a few feet away from the thundering water from The Journey Behind the Falls observation deck. Make your way through the tunnels near the bottom of the Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian shore of the Niagara River. The tunnels combined is 46 meters behind the waterfall. The tunnels allow you to see the waterfall cascading in front of the open caves.
Experience all three famous waterfalls from the renowned Hornblower Niagara Falls Boat Cruise (formerly known as the Maid of the Mist). Get up close and personal with the mighty Niagara Falls, a memory that will last a lifetime. Deep inside the Great Gorge, you'll journey along the Niagara River past the American Falls, the Bridal Veil Falls and into the very heart of the majestic Canadian Horseshoe Falls as it makes its way down the Niagara River.
Enjoy a delicious buffet lunch at the Fallsview Restaurant that offers a delicious variety of meals and the best view of the Canadian Horseshoe Falls & American Falls.
You'll have leisure time to explore your own at Niagara Falls, Clifton Hill by the Falls, souvenir shops and restaurants within walking distance from the Falls.
Drive along the Niagara Parkway towards to Niagara-on-the-Lake - British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, described this route as "the prettiest Sunday afternoon drive in the world". Stop at the Whirlpool Rapids - North America's largest series of standing waves. Witness the Rapids from the edge of the cliff. If a bird's eye view is what you're after, consider adding the helicopter ride for an additional cost (tickets sold at discount).
You'll drive through the Hydropower stations and stop for pictures at the Floral Clock- which is a 40-foot wide functioning clock - one of the largest of its kind in the world with 15,000 to 20,000 carpet plants and colorful annuals and perennials.
Drive through Brock's Monument in Queenston Heights while you learn about the rich history of The Battle of Queenston Heights. This monument is in memory of the fallen Canadian hero Sir. Isaac Brock.
Visit one of the beautiful local wineries and taste some of Niagara's famous wines including The Ice Wine. Stop for pictures at the world's smallest chapel.
Spend free time at the quaint little town of Niagara-on-the-lake that has boutiques, artisanal eateries, and breweries. Your tour ends here and arrives back in Toronto by 6:30pm. The return time is subjected to change in traffic and weather conditions.


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Sometimes when high school seniors team up to do a project, one person does all the work while the others sit back and enjoy the easy grade. That's not the case with the winning team of the 2009 No Boundaries competition.
In fact, team members Julie, Jean, Tatiana and Kaitlyn consider each other best of friends and did their individual best to not let their team down.
"The way it all came together was really nice," Tatiana said. "We all took care of our own little part and it came together really well."
NASA collaborated with USA TODAY on the education initiative to encourage students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and math, while learning about NASA.
The group from Wisconsin topped a field of 151 entries representing more than 500 students. Their winning research project on astrobiology included the creation of a Web site.
Jean came up with the idea of a Web site and knew from the beginning that it needed to be relevant to teenagers.
"We based it on a DNA theme," Jean said. "Our topic just seemed so promising and interesting."
The top award carried with it a $2,000 prize. Their ultimate reward came in the form of a VIP tour Nov. 10-12 of the facilities at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, including Launch Pad 39A where space shuttle Atlantis was awaiting liftoff, and the Space Station Processing Facility where station components are prepared for launch.
The team and its sponsoring teacher, Dr. Jean Weaver, also had an opportunity to present their award-winning project to NASA staff.
Kaitlyn, who composed all the music for the Web site, didn't make the trek down to Kennedy. Instead, she used her share of the prize money to buy some music composition software.
The team members who did make it said they hope to get into a college soon. Jean wants to get into MIT or the University of Chicago; Julie has applied for enrollment at the University of Dayton and St. Louis University; and Tatiana hopes to get into Vanderbilt University or the University of Wisconsin-Madison.


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I was confused. I felt hallow. I felt empty. In someways, I didn't know which way to feel. On January 18, 2015, Seattle played Green Bay for the 2014 NFC Championship. For the first 57 mins, the defending champion Seahawks didn't play like they did in the previous 10 weeks.
Down 16-0 in the 3rd Quarter, this game felt the same way when the Seahawks played the Cowboys earlier in the year — they lost. Today, the Seahawks couldn't do anything right. Even my favorite player, Russell Wilson, had already thrown three interceptions. I gave up hope. I didn't want to continue watching my team go down in flames. However, there was a glimmer of hope. Seattle was onto its best drive of the game and they were in Packers' territory. The team was doing well, but the drive stalled and they had to settle for field goal. Then the most amazing thing happened. As Steven Hauschka was about to kick, Jon Ryan, the holder, scooped up the ball, got up and scrambled to the left. At first I thought it was a botched field goal attempt and Ryan was trying to run for the first down. However, once I saw Ryan do the passing motion and I saw some big lineman in the end-zone, I just dropped my mouth. Touchdown! The score was now 16-7.
I kept watching figuring that Seattle had the momentum to start the 4th Quarter. However, Seattle had another stalled drive in their own territory. Green Bay would eventually score another field goal, to make the score 19-7. In another drive, Wilson was intercepted for the 4th time of the day. I gave up. Game over. I shut-off the TV and cancelled the Tivo recording the with less than 3 minutes left in the game. I didn't want to the see the images of Green Bay celebrating victory at the CLink. In preparation for the media onslaught, I disconnected my Twitter account, so I wouldn't be reminded of the Packers' victory. I
laid down on my bed and covered my ears with a pillow. I closed my eyes.
Then it happened.
I checked my iPhone. The score was 19-14. Was there a a chance? I turned the TV back on, and just caught the end of the replays of Russell's miraculous "hail mary" 2-point conversion. Seattle was leading 22-19. There was joy in the stands. However, there was still a minute and a half left in the game. All the Packers needed to do was get a field goal to send the game into overtime. Being the pessimist, I had a funny feeling the Packers would score a touchdown to win the game. I had flashbacks of the 2012 playoffs vs. Atlanta. Seattle clinged to a 1-point lead, after Wilson led a furious comeback, from down 20-0 in the 2nd half. We were thirty-one seconds to the NFC Championship game. Unfortunately, the dream was over as Matt Ryan drove the Falcons into field goal range to win it. Game over. Falcons 30, Seahawks 28.
But wait. This 2014 team isn't the same one that lost to Atlanta. Although Green Bay made their field goal to tie the game, I knew we had a chance because of Wilson. Luckily, we won the OT coin toss and elected for the take the ball. A touchdown would win the game.
A few plays occurred. Then Wilson made a long pass to Doug Baldwin to get into Green Bay territory. The next play, an audible, Wilson sent a deep pass to Jermaine Kearse for the game winning touching. Elation. Shock. Disbelief.
The 2014 Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl XLIX in Glendale, AZ.


Big Pharma companies and 'sponsored' medical practitioners would prefer you believe in pixie dust than alternative cancer treatments. In recent times, the demonization of chiropractors has also been spotlighted, with the American Medical Association portraying them as quacks.
In 2015, Dr. Jeff Bradstreet, an avid autism researcher and strong opponent of vaccines, was found dead. His body was floating in a North Carolina river. Police investigators claimed that the doctor killed himself.
James Jeffrey Bradstreet was one of the world's most famous physicians. He believed vaccines caused autism. He even testified so before Congress. Twice. But he didn't just rail against Big Pharma. He also tried to beat it.
When Bradstreet's body was found in the Rocky Broad River in mountainous North Carolina with a bullet wound to the chest, friends, family members and patients pointed fingers at drug corporations: The FDA.
Dr. Bradstreet's child developed autism after a vaccine shot. This made the doctor research the bad side of these vaccines, and he soon became an outspoken activist. Bradstreet offered thousands of autism patients around the globe controversial treatments. He claimed he could effectively cure kids of their autism, cancer and other maladies simply by injecting them with protein shots.
Must-watch documentary on the subject:The Truth About Vaccines If you have children or grandchildren, you deserve the FACTS to make your own informed choices.
Dr. Bradstreet's "suicide" was just one of about seven others that occurred all around the same time, and all within the holistic healing community. Dr. Bradstreet and his other now-dead colleagues had all been involved in research focused on GcMAF potential as both a treatment and cure for cancer, and one that doesn't produce deadly side effects like conventional cancer treatments do.
Six doctors on the East Coast of Florida were found dead in one month, most in similar circumstances: single gunshot wound. Although some of these cases have presented open and close cases, in the context of the above, too many questions remain unanswered. As for the case of Dr. Bradstreet, his family still are calling for answers, most of which are falling on deaf ears.
Dr. Bradstreet was working on a molecule called GcMAF, a little known but potentially groundbreaking cure for cancer, and treatment for HIV and autism.
A new microscopic footage released by First Immune shows this amazing remedy in action — the human protein GcMAF is visually seen activating the body's own macrophages, which are then able to attack and destroy breast cancer cells in vitro.
Dr Bradstreet's death followed a raid on his clinic by the U.S. government confiscating his research on GcMAF and halting his treatment of his patients. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had outlawed its use, calling it an "unapproved drug." However, in dozens of countries around the world, including Japan, GcMAF is legally practiced and with outstanding results.
A medical organization in Japan, called Saisei Mirai, has manufactured and tested both a serum form of GcMAF that is injected into the patient, along with an oral bovine colostrum form. Products can be purchased from their website.
According to a FAQ page of Saisei Mirai, GcMAF can treat the following diseases where there is immune dysfunction or compromise: Cancer, Autoimmune diseases, Parkinson's disease, Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), among others.
In a world where cancer and other illnesses are a lucrative business, a potential miracle treatment like GcMAF can be seen as a threat. Laws such as the 1939 Cancer Act in the UK, which makes it illegal to discuss the possibility of curing cancer with your medical provider, become part of the medical world's monopoly on profiteering from disease. Lives can be saved each year simply by repealing this act, let alone providing further funding for GcMAF research and THC repeal of prohibition.
Dr. Bradstreet's child developed autism after a vaccine shot. This made the doctor research the bad side of these vaccines, and he soon became an outspoken activist. Bradstreet offered thousands of autism patients around the globe controversial treatments.
Dr. Bradstreet's "suicide" was just one of about seven others that occurred all around the same time, and all within the holistic healing community.
The Truth About Vaccines; If you have children or grandchildren, you deserve the FACTS to make your own informed choices.


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Anthony Purpura
Prop who can play both sides of the scrum. A Haverhill, Mass, native, Tony played football and wrestled at Brooks and Avon Old Farms before hitting the gridiron at UMaine where he picked up rugby. Tony rapidly developed his game and represented the Collegiate All-Americans, before going on to play for the United States National Team as Eagle #416. He has earned 11 international caps to date. He previously spent time with the San Diego Legion and has had repetitions in clubs in Boston (BRFC & Mystic), Old Blue, OMBAC, Calgary, and Canterbury. Tony has been a great advocate for the Free Jacks this spring as one of the club's community performance coaches. Tony graduated with a degree in Finance and has done assistant coaching stints at Boston College and Harvard. Tony's passion for the game is here.


Aviation company Textron (TXT) on Wednesday reported better-than-expected first-quarter earnings of 76 cents per share, primarily driven by a strong aviation segment. Analysts had projected 70 cents per share for the quarter.
Meanwhile, total revenue declined 5.6% year-over-year to $3.1 billion, missing analysts' target of $3.23 billion. Revenues saw modest declines in Textron Systems, Bell and Industrial units, which was partly offset by a 12% jump in the core aviation segment.
Revenues at Textron Aviation grew to $1.1 billion, due to higher volume and mix across the jet and commercial turboprop product lines.
The unit delivered 44 jets, up from 36 last year, and 44 commercial turboprops, up from 29 last year. Meanwhile, Bell delivered 30 commercial helicopters in the quarter, down from 46 last year.
Textron shares have gained 13% so far this year but have declined 13% in the trailing 52-weeks period.
For 2019, Textron reiterated its projection of EPS from continuing operations in the range of $3.55 to $3.75. It also expects manufacturing cash flow from continuing operations before pension contributions of $700 to $800 million.


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City of Cleveland, Cleveland Police Department
Residents offer suggestions for community policing
Filed Under Cleveland Consent Decree, Community Policing Plan, US Dept of Justice Consent Decree
by Chuck Hoven
(Plain Press, April 2017) A Community Forum was held at Urban Community School on March 22nd, to discuss forming a Community Policing Plan in response to the Consent Decree between the City of Cleveland and the United States Justice Department. Members of the Monitoring Team stressed to residents and stakeholders the importance of recruitment, training and staffing in creating a community policing force. They talked about finding ways to recruit people that are "open-minded, good at communication, have cultural competency and are open to new experiences." They also asked the audience to look at ways to make the police force more diverse and representative of the community.
To that end, after the crowd of about 100 people was divided into groups for discussion, many proposals were presented as residents interacted with police officers and members of the monitoring team to come up with ideas.
Several ideas involved changing the system of credits given on the civil service test for becoming Police Officer in Cleveland. Currently, the City Charter allows ten credits to be given to an applicant for just one year as a resident of the City of Cleveland. Residents felt that one year was too short a time to allow for so many credits. They suggested giving applicants one credit for each year, up to ten years, for living in Cleveland. In that way, the Cleveland Police Department would be assured of getting more long-term, Cleveland residents with more to offer in terms of existing relationships with Cleveland residents, community organizations and institutions.
In addition, residents suggested that the five additional points for military service should be scrapped. They said the extra points for military service tilts the personnel in the police force and leads to the militarization of the force. Instead, residents suggested five credits be given to candidates who have completed an Associate Degree or College Degree in a related field (Criminal Justice or one of the Social Sciences) at a Cleveland Based College—i.e. Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland State University or Case Western University. Again, the expectation would be that the graduates would have developed relationships with Clevelanders, organizations and institutions in Cleveland that would be of value in helping with Community Policing.
As a recruiting tool, it was also suggested that the City of Cleveland advertise the fact that it will pay for college courses as continuing education credits. Thus, letting people know that becoming a police officer could be a way to pay for a college education.
It was suggested that recruiting police officers start in elementary and middle school, and officers be hired for their character and have an opportunity to gain skills through the Police Academy and continuing education. One idea was to offer Cleveland students scholarships and aid in studying for the police test.
Another suggestion to help officers and community members in handling nuisance complaints in the neighborhoods, was to have a more robust system than the Mayor's Action Line. One suggestion for a system, was to assign a tracking number to every complaint. By following the tracking number online, residents and police officers would be able to follow complaints until they are resolved.
In addressing the community problem of vacant and abandoned houses, residents suggested police officers work with students from Max Hayes construction program to help rehab houses. Officers could help with the work and provide security. The high school students could gain needed skills and the finished house could be turned over to a family in need either through Habitat for Humanity or the Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services. This would be a way not only to involve officers with young people in the community, but to also benefit a family in need of affordable housing and remove a potentially dangerous eyesore from a neighborhood.
There was some discussion about including bike patrols, foot patrols and mini- stations in a community policing effort. While residents spoke of the value of foot and bicycle patrols, the consensus was that the mini stations would be more feasible financially, and offer a base for interaction between residents and officers.
Another suggestion was for officers, after answering a call, to solicit feedback from residents by giving them a satisfaction survey about the officer's performance on the scene. Additionally, it was recommended that police officers carry business cards including the dates and locations of the Police Community Relations Committee meetings at their police district.
It was suggested that Cleveland Community Police Commission meetings, which solicit citizen ideas concerning the consent decree, be streamed live on Facebook and left up for a week so residents can review the meetings and share ideas.
Other suggestions included building back up the Axillary Police force, and increasing ride-along opportunities and other interactions between residents and police.
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The Eugene Freyssinet Trophy presentation was the opportunity to celebrate 70 years of Freyssinet history. You will find in the short film herebelow the whole story of Eugene and the creation of STUP (Société Technique pour l'Usage de la Précontrainte, Technical Society for Prestressing Use), later to become the Freyssinet company.
The Association Eugène Freyssinet, with sponsorship from Freyssinet, organised the latest Eugène Freyssinet Trophy awards. The aim of the Trophy is to honour and reward young builders who have advanced the art of building in the same way as Eugène Freyssinet, one of the 20th century's leading inventors in the field of construction. To win the panel's support, the candidate has to instigate an innovation that represents progress in new materials, or a novel use of existing techniques and materials.
Left to right: Marcel Matière, Philippe Matière, Frank Guyon, Romain Ricciotti (above), Klaus Ostenfeld, Guillaume Lamoureux (above), Jérôme Stubler, Roger Lacroix, Michel Virlogeux, François Cussigh, Akio Kasuga.


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Joe Sutherland
Has a website. How clever.
With a caustic, catty wit and unapologetic confidence, Joe has taken the UK comedy circuit by the balls, and the circuit liked it.
Top ten best reviewed shows of Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Tour support for Ellie Taylor 2016-18
UK tour support for stars of Rupaul's Drag Race
including Alyssa Edwards, Trixie Mattell, and Sasha Velour
After being selected for the Pleasance Comedy Reserve in 2015, Joe made his solo Edinburgh Fringe debut in 2017 with MODEL/ACTRESS, which gained numerous 4-star reviews and featured in the Telegraph's 'Best one-liners of the Fringe 2017'
In 2018 he staged his second Edinburgh Fringe hour of razor-sharp comedy, TOXIC, a show about masculinity, gender, veganism and other millennial keywords. It was ranked as the 9th best reviewed show of the whole festival. That's out of quite a few shows. Like, more than twelve.
Also working as an actor and writer, Joe has been seen in the movie Pride and written for really cool publications that you probably haven't heard of... and a lols show about gay parents called Raised by Queers.
Also seen on:
Sky's Urban Myths
The Mirror - "Takes to the stage like an old pro, oozing star power from every pore. He combines borderline offensive self-confidence and biting punchlines with an openness that leaves the audience totally tamed."
Chortle - "Demands attention... He exudes a star quality, and on his own terms... Definitely one to watch."
Bruce Dessau - "Instant stage presence."
Broadway Baby - "The kind of young comic you really want to hate."
Here are some pictures of Joe Sutherland. Go on, look at them. Click to enlarge and right click to download.


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English Hunks, Hot Older Men
Greg Wise Shirtless, Young, Strictly Dancer
August 30, 2021 Pimmy Watson
Greg Wise Shirtless, Young, Strictly Dancer. Who's the zaddy in the next two photos below and why is he wearing a robe and has a towel wrapped around his waist at the same time? Isn't using those two things together overdoing it? It's kind of like wearing suspenders and a belt simultaneously. But that's us, just one of our idiosyncrasies. You either wear a robe or use a towel. You never, ever, put them together. Haha. What say you, fellow Famewatcher?
But let's talk about the hot zaddy in the above photos, shall we? His name is Greg Wise. He is a British actor, he is married to Emma Thompson, and the images in question are still pics from the Swedish TV series Modus where he played the role of an FBI agent and Senior Advisor to the President of the United States played by Kim Cattrall.
Wait, did we say the guy is married to Emma Thompson? Yup, THE Emma Thompson. The two got hitched in 2003 but they've been in a relationship since 1995 when they met on the set of the movie Sense and Sensibility. Here's a young Greg as the dashing John Willoughby in the movie:
Greg with co-star Kate Winslet who played Marianne Dashwood who was the love interest of John Willoughby:
After meeting on the set of the Ang Lee film, Greg and Emma tied the knot, raised a family (they have two kids together), and made red carpet appearances like in the next two photos below:
Apart from Modus and Sense and Sensibility, Greg has starred in 64 other movies and television shows including the Netflix show The Crown where he played Lord Mountbatten.
Now, we mistakenly thought that he played a gay character in the 2011 movie An Ordinary Family but we learned later that the guy is a different actor with the same name. In our defense, the other Greg Wise (the one in blue shirt below) kinda resemble Emma Thompson's Greg Wise. Seriously, right? Their foreheads are doppelgangers that's for sure. Haha.
Let's end this post with another shirtless photo of our English zaddy who will be competing in the upcoming season of Strictly Come Dancing. Yay!
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Students are digital natives, while most teachers are digital immigrants.
Charlotte County Public Schools built a "cadre" in which it trained 5 teachers who then paid it forward by training other teachers on the latest IT.
After cadre training, many teachers become evangelists of the new technology.


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The New School's New York City location offers a rare opportunity to experience and build connections and relationships with partner organizations, frontline community partners, and ecosystem funders that share a sense of urgency and a desire to look broadly and deeply, to cultivate the development of entrepreneurial skills, growth mindsets, and inclusive design approaches to actualize innovation in the world.
Our partners include the following companies and organizations:
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The IEI Graduate Fellowship program is structured to a large extent based on the needs of each student. For that reason, the program invites mentors to share their stories and the unique industry challenges they've faced, offering critical insights and expertise. Mentors also advise students with more choices for moving their business ventures and nonprofit initiatives forward. IEI is actively cultivating relationships with serial entrepreneurs, social impact trailblazers, and various other subject-matter experts to provide students with an influential network as they continue on their entrepreneurial journey.
If you are interested in serving as a mentor to our IEI Graduate Fellows, please contact [email protected].
The New School is a founding member of the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus network, a global community of leaders and institutions working to make social innovation the new norm in higher education and beyond. To date, over 40 colleges and universities have been recognized as changemaker campuses. Known for fostering one of the world's largest networks of social entrepreneurs, Ashoka envisions a world where Everyone Is a Changemaker. Ashoka aims to expand social entrepreneurship education across campuses and explore ways in which universities can become hubs for social innovation that create solutions to diverse social and environmental challenges. For more information about the Ashoka U Changemaker Campus network, visit their website.
Catalytic funding for the Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative is made possible through the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's Inclusion Open program. This program awards funds to organizations working to help female entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs of color achieve higher rates of success. The Inclusion Open program is a facet of the Kauffman Foundation's Zero Barriers movement, which is based on the belief that all people have a fundamental right to turn an idea into an economic reality, regardless of who they are or where they live. Based in Kansas City, Missouri, the Kauffman Foundation is a private, nonpartisan foundation that works together with communities in education and entrepreneurship to create uncommon solutions and empower people to shape their future. It uses its $2 billion in assets to collaboratively help people be self-sufficient, productive citizens. For more information about the Kauffman Foundation's Inclusion Open program, visit their website.
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iOS 13: Don't forget to customize your iMessage profile. Here's how
iOS 13 lets you set a custom display name, photo, or Memoji that you can automatically send to contacts in Messages.
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How to set a custom name and photo through the Messages app
How to use a Memoji or Animoji with your iMessage profile
How to use a photo for your iMessage profile
How to turn off (and edit) name and photo sharing
How to set your profile through the Settings app
Beginning with iOS 13, you can automatically beam your preferred name and photo (or Memoji) to other iOS users when they chat with you in the Messages app—although they can choose whether to use them or not. Not only does this option let your friends and contacts see you as you want them to see you, but it also eradicates some of the more tedious steps of adding new people to your Contacts app.
Here's how to do it.
You can set this up straight through the Messages app, which is super convenient when you want to swap photos on the fly. You'll have to do a little extra leg work for the first-time setup (which is what we're focusing on here), but it'll get a lot simpler afterward.
Open the Messages app.
Press the three dots for more options in the upper right.
At the bottom of the interface, a button will pop up that says Edit Name and Photo. Press it.
Another screen will pop up that says Share Your Name and Photo with Friends. At the bottom, press Choose Name and Photo.
In the next menu, at last, you can actually choose your name and photo. First, fill out the two slots for your first and last names.
Once you settle on an initial image and name, you won't see this interface again.
Here's where you'll have a few options. At the top, you'll see big, circular icons for the different options, and you can scroll them from the right in order to see more. If you've already made a Memoji or set your own photo in the Contacts app, you'll see those options first, followed by an option to simply use your initials. If you see something you like, press Continue. Once you've scrolled through all of these icons, you'll see that one of the circles says "View More," and you can use that to set Memoji (and Animoji), photos, and name slots all from the same interface. We've provided detailed walkthroughs for Memoji and Photos in the following two sections.
A prompt will pop up that asks "Use This Photo Everywhere? Your Apple ID and My Card in Contacts will be updated with this photo." Press Use.
A screen will pop up that says "Choose Who You Share Your Name and Photo with."
At this point, press Contacts Only if you only want to share this information with your mutual contacts. iOS will automatically send the name and photo to the contact the next time your message them.
Press Always Ask if you want iOS to ask you if it should send your updated name and photo to a contact. If you select this, the next time you send a message to a person after you've changed your information, you'll see a menu at the top of the chat thread reading "Share your name and photo?"—along with a preview of your name and photo. Press the small Share prompt and iOS will immediately send them your information.
Make your selection and press Done. That's all!
If the thought of using a photo sounds too dull, iOS lets you use a Memoji or an Animoji for your profile instead. Note: You'll need an iPhone with TrueDepth sensors (such as the iPhone X or XS). Already set up a Memoji through the normal process? You're good to go, and you'll see it during Step 3 as I described it above.
With iOS 13, though, you can also make a Memoji through the new profile interface. Here's how. The following walkthrough assumes you've already set a profile with a photo above, as the steps are slightly different for return visits.
Press the three dots in the upper right for more options.
Press Edit Name and Photos.
Press the Edit button under the circular image icon at the top.
These are the steps you'll always have to take in order to make changes after the initial setup.
If you've already made a Memoji, you should see it under Suggestions. Press it and jump to Step 5. But you can also make a new one by pressing the big plus sign under the Animoji heading and you can customize it through the interface that pops up. Want to use an Animoji instead? Just pick one of the 27 available options if you want your friends to see you as, say, a shark or an alien. Once you've chosen one of these, press Done.
Once you've made your selection, you'll see a screen where you can use the TrueDepth sensors to pose your Memoji or Animoji as you wish. When you're done, press the circular camera button at the bottom to take the photo.
Press Choose in the lower right-hand corner.
On the next screen, choose your favorite of eight different background colors. After you press one, the completed icon will show up under Suggestions in the main profile interface.
Press the image you'd like to use.
In the next menu, press Use in Messages.
You'll see a prompt asking "Use This Photo Everywhere?" Press Use.
I promise it's a lot faster than it sounds.
It's super easy to use and swap out photos for your profile. Here's how.
Open Messages.
If you want to use an existing photo, press All Photos to the right side of the Suggestions heading in the new interface that pops up. You can choose your photos from there. If you want to take a new selfie, press the camera icon under Suggestions and you can take one. You can apply one of nine filters to each. Press Done in the upper right.
If you decide you no longer want iOS to send your name and photo to your contacts, it's easy to turn off the feature.
Press Edit Name and Photo.
Your existing profile will pop up. Toward the middle, you'll see a toggle to turn off Name and Photo Sharing. If it's green, switch it off. That's all!
You can also use this memo to change your preferences as to whether you want to send changes to all your contacts or the Messages app should always ask for approval.
Prefer the "long way"? You can also set up your custom name and photo through the Settings app. Open the Settings app, press Messages, and then press Share Name and Photo around halfway through the interface. You'll see a profile screen where you can change your photo, your name, and set your preferences.


Home Bay features 110 listings in Azusa, CA.
Several types of real estate are available in Azusa, and our inventory includes 74 houses, 23 condos and townhouses, and 4 lots for sale.
The average size of a home in Azusa, across all listings, is 1,773 square feet, with an average lot size of 170,319 square feet.
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Visionet Systems India's free youth skills program 'Unnati for India' to address financial skill gaps in the BFSI sector
MUMBAI, India, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — 'Unnati for India', a fast-growing free-skilling programme launched by Visionet Systems India, has reached a new milestone by extending its scope to the Financial and Accounting (F&A) Sector. It will provide them with technical training in AI, ML, automation, intelligent document processing, etc.
In May 2020, Visionet Systems India, a premier digital technology solutions company, had launched a free skilling program, 'Unnati for India' to transform raw talent into a future-ready, employable workforce, adept in loan processing, customer support, loan divisioning, data analytics, cloud automation, etc. The project aims at employing 1,00,000 youth over a period of 5 years. This initiative is the brainchild of Mr. Alok Bansal, MD Visionet Systems India and Global Head of BFSI Business.
Mr. Bansal says, "This new skilling program has been designed to meet the needs of companies in the arenas of Finance & Accounting. We welcome any diploma holder or graduate to join and learn the BPS practices of F&A including how to decode the complexities of account receivables, account payables and processes like 'order to cash', 'record to report', etc."
The idea he says is to teach young people how to provide expertise that is needed in real time, especially when more and more companies are outsourcing their F&A services. Outsourcing, says Alok, also increases operational flexibility, reduces costs and augments the efficiency of business processes, and in this recession-proof space, employment opportunities are plentiful.
Alok cites a March 2022 report by a leading financial outsourcing firm, Quatrro Business Support Services Inc., according to which the global financial and accounting market is expected to grow at 5.9% CAGR and may be valued at $53.4 billion by 2026.
Alok adds, "There is an increasing demand for BFSI professionals in Tier 1 and 2 cities, and recruiters are looking for candidates proficient in new age skills. In the F&A space, there are skill gaps and companies are looking for managers, business analysts, specialists and employees proficient in Artificial Intelligence (AI), advanced analytics and more."
Post the pandemic, he says, companies can no longer put off digital acceleration and job aspirants have to keep up with Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Intelligent Document Processing (IDP), cloud migration and assorted technologies that help to retrieve and gather more accurate and efficient data, improve productivity, simplify workflows and perform tasks more quickly.
Right now, Visionet is busy fine tuning the modules by upskilling 100 of their employees and Alok informs, "Once we lock the modalities of training and skill dispersion, and the pilot program becomes a success, we will formally launch it. We will consider upskilling more employees within the company and also absorb as many freshly skilled trainees as possible."
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