NEW YORK, Dec 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via COMTEX) -- NEW YORK, Dec. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In new independent research reports released early this morning, Market Source Research released its latest key findings for all current investors, traders, and shareholders of Cronos Group Inc. CRON, +2.24% Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC, +0.75% Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. ARGO, +1.65% Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. EIGR, -2.93% China Automotive Systems, Inc. CAAS, +0.18% and Moleculin Biotech, Inc. MBRX, -4.79% including updated fundamental summaries, consolidated fiscal reporting, and fully-qualified certified analyst research.
The new research reports from Market Source Research, available for free download at the links above, examine Cronos Group Inc. CRON, +2.24% Henry Schein, Inc. HSIC, +0.75% Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. ARGO, +1.65% Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc. EIGR, -2.93% China Automotive Systems, Inc. CAAS, +0.18% and Moleculin Biotech, Inc. MBRX, -4.79% on a fundamental level and outlines the overall demand for their products and services in addition to an in-depth review of the business strategy, management discussion, and overall direction going forward. Several excerpts from the recently released reports are available to today's readers below.
Important Notice: the following excerpts are not designed to be standalone summaries and as such, important information may be missing from these samples. Please download the entire research report, free of charge, to ensure you are reading all relevant material information. All information in this release was accessed December 28th, 2018. Percentage calculations are performed after rounding. All amounts in millions (MM), except per share amounts.
For the three months ended September 30th, 2018 vs September 30th, 2017, Cronos Group reported revenue of $2.88MM vs $1.05MM (up 174.48%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share -$0.03 vs $0.01. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Cronos Group reported revenue of $3.15MM vs $0.42MM (up 652.43%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $0.02 vs -$0.02. Analysts expect earnings to be released on April 29th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.01. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $0.05 and is expected to report on April 29th, 2019.
For the three months ended September 30th, 2018 vs September 30th, 2017, Henry Schein reported revenue of $3,279.68MM vs $3,161.08MM (up 3.75%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $0.80 vs $0.88 (down 9.09%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Henry Schein reported revenue of $12,461.54MM vs $11,571.67MM (up 7.69%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $2.59 vs $3.14 (down 17.52%). Analysts expect earnings to be released on February 19th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2018. Reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.97. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $4.41 and is expected to report on February 19th, 2019.
For the three months ended September 30th, 2018 vs September 30th, 2017, Argo Group International reported revenue of $498.90MM vs $439.20MM (up 13.59%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $1.20 vs -$1.78. For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, Argo Group International reported revenue of $1,774.10MM vs $1,576.50MM (up 12.53%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $1.46 vs $4.23 (down 65.43%). Analysts expect earnings to be released on February 12th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2018. Reported EPS for the same quarter last year was -$0.57. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $3.98 and is expected to report on February 12th, 2019.
Analysts expect earnings to be released on March 11th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was -$1.11. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is -$2.48 and is expected to report on March 11th, 2019.
For the three months ended September 30th, 2018 vs September 30th, 2017, China Automotive reported revenue of $112.08MM vs $118.37MM (down 5.31%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share $0.01 vs $0.16 (down 93.75%). For the twelve months ended December 31st, 2017 vs December 31st, 2016, China Automotive reported revenue of $499.06MM vs $462.05MM (up 8.01%) and analysts estimated basic earnings per share -$0.61 vs $0.70. Analysts expect earnings to be released on April 4th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was $0.02. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is $0.62 and is expected to report on April 4th, 2019.
Analysts expect earnings to be released on March 27th, 2019. The report will be for the fiscal period ending December 31st, 2018. The reported EPS for the same quarter last year was -$0.17. The estimated EPS forecast for the next fiscal year is -$0.37 and is expected to report on March 27th, 2019.


"A Simplified Method for Routine Outcome Monitoring after Drug Abuse Treatment" (R.D. Lennox, Ph.D.; MA Sternquist, MS, and A. Paredes, MD, published in the journal Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment 2013:7, 155-169) A study of 323 graduates showed that six months after completing the Narconon program, 73.5% of graduates had not used any illegal drug; 94% were arrest‑free.
A study of 13 graduates showed that four years after completing the Narconon program: 78.6% drug-free; 73% stably employed.
In this study, 49 Narconon graduates were surveyed one to three years after graduation. No drugs after first six months postgraduation, 80%. In previous 30 days: working or in school, 77%; arrest-free, 98%; good relations with family, 86%.
In this study of 11 graduates conducted 10 months postprogram, 91% of Narconon case study group were reported drug-free, compared to 0% of control group drug-free.
One hundred of the first youths enrolled in this court-ordered program had been convicted of 1,100 misdemeanor or felony offenses within two years prior to the Narconon outpatient program. Following Narconon program completion, 63.5% of the juveniles were crime-free for two years after the program compared to 30.1% of a control group.
These results described are based on data collected regarding short- and intermediate-term efficacy of treatment. Individual results are not guaranteed and may vary.


Bob Dylan finally acknowledged his Nobel Prize win, calling it an 'amazing' honor although it remains unclear whether he'll fly to Stockholm to accept the award in December.
Dylan said, 'The news about the Nobel Prize left me speechless. I appreciate the honor so much,' according to a statement released on Friday by the Nobel Foundation.
When pressed about whether he was planning to accept the award in person, he seemed certain before qualifying his statement, 'Absolutely. If it's at all possible,' he said in an interview with the Telegraph.
The elusive musician stayed mum since the October 13 announcement, which credited him 'for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition'.
The win received a mention on his website last Thursday, when the line 'WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE' appeared in the book's description.
Just one day later, the sentence was removed without any explanation.
After sending the very mixed signals, Dylan appeared enthusiastic about becoming the first musician to pick up the literature award, saying it was 'amazing' and 'incredible'.
Dylan has since called the organization to express his gratitude after the Swedish Academy, which announced his win, appeared frustrated with his initial response.
Before Dylan returned their calls, one member of the Swedish Academy, Per Wastberg, told the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter: 'One can say that it is impolite and arrogant. He is who he is.
'We have agreed not to lift a finger. The ball lies entirely on his half,' Wastberg added.
By Friday, some confusion had been cleared up, and Dylan unequivocally accepted the honor.
Every December 10, Nobel prize winners are invited to Stockholm to receive their awards from King Carl XVI Gustaf and to give a speech during a banquet.
The Swedish Academy still does not know if Dylan plans to come to the event.
'If he doesn't want to come, he won't come. It will be a big party in any case and the honour belongs to him,' said Danius.
She noted that literature laureates have skipped the ceremony before.
Elfriede Jelinek stayed home in 2004, citing a social phobia. Harold Pinter and Alice Munro missed the ceremony in 2005 and 2013, respectively, due to health reasons.
Only two people have declined a Nobel Prize in literature. Boris Pasternak did so under pressure from Soviet authorities in 1958 and Jean-Paul Sartre, who declined all official honors, turned it down in 1964.
Dylan, 75, whose lyrics have influenced generations of fans, is the first songwriter to win the literature prize.
Other contenders for this year's prize included Salman Rushdie, Adonis and Ngugi wa Thiong'o.
In 2013, he became the first rock star voted into the elite American Academy of Arts and Letters, which made him an honorary member.
According to executive director Virginia Dajani, the academy informed Dylan of the decision — through his manager, Jeff Rosen — in January of that year. Only in May 2013 did Dylan respond, through his manager.
'I feel extremely honored and very lucky to be included in this pantheon of great individual artists who comprise the (American) Academy of Arts and Letters. I look forward to meeting all of you some time soon,' Dylan, who did not attend the induction ceremony, said in his message.
If he travels to Stockholm for the pomp and circumstance of the Nobel ceremony, it won't be the first time he receives an award from Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf.
In 2000, Dylan collected the Polar Music Prize from him.


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Q: Django: A Result Specific Numeration for Pagination Simply put I want what http://www.reddit.com/ and http://news.ycombinator.com/ have to the left of every link.  A numerated link starting with 1 and continuing to the next page by means of pagination.
I really enjoy using generic views and their built-in pagination for Django and it seems to allow me access to these values if I was on page 3 with 2 items per page.
{'MEDIA_URL': ''}
{'LANGUAGES': '<<languages>>',
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 'page': 3,
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 'page_range': [1, 2, 3, 4],
 'pages': 4,
 'paginator': <django.core.paginator.Paginator object at 0xadf914c>,
 'previous': 2,
 'results_per_page': 2}

I know there is an add filter for templates but that's as close as I think I can get and that really doesn't do what I want.  Am I going to have to use a custom template filter here or is there something I am not seeing?

A: As far as I understand, this number for each item on page is computable from 'first_on_page' and number of current item on the page. Maybe you can get number of current item on the page from cycle data, but if not — you can somewhat easily write an incrementing template tag, possibly with using 'first_on_page' inside.

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It's all things pumpkin at Trader Joe's right now, literally! You can find thirty pumpkin shaped, flavored or spiced products right now at Trader Joe's (and that's not including the real pumpkins they sell, starting at $.99)!
In addition to the 14 new products I found at Trader Joe's the other week, here are 6 more new Trader Joe's brand products!


Tony Daltorio: If you thought your grocery tab was high in 2012, brace yourself because this year will be even worse- but that just means there are stocks to buy now that will let you cash in on higher food prices.
Last year's drought drove up prices of grains such as corn, wheat and soybeans. Soybean prices jumped 40% earlier in 2012 while wheat prices soared about 50%. Prices declined in the fall as crops were harvested, but remained elevated.
The Livestock Information Center in Denver forecasts that this year's U.S. beef production will come in at 24.8 billion pounds – the lowest level since 2005.
And Larry Pope, the CEO of the world's largest pork producer, Smithfield Foods Inc. (NYSE:SFD), told the Financial Times in 2012 he thought pork and chicken would soon join beef on the list of increasingly expensive meats.
In fact, global wheat prices have climbed to their highest level in four years and could rise more.
One of the main reasons for higher food prices in 2013 is limited supply as poor weather conditions have killed crops.
Siberian wheat farmers, suffering from an unusually dry and hot summer, hadn't seen weather conditions so poor since the early 1960s. The Ukraine has unofficially banned wheat exports from the country. The overall wheat crop in the former Soviet Union in 2012 dropped 33% from 2010 levels to only 77 million tons, the lowest since 2002-03.
Weather could be a concern again in 2013, as weather patterns tend to stick around a few years.
That can already be seen globally, as 2012 saw poor weather conditions in other grain-growing regions besides the United States, including Europe, Australia, Brazil, Argentina and the former Soviet Union.
According to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, global wheat supplies will fall in the 2012-2013 season to just 661 million tons – below estimated global wheat consumption of 688 million tons.
Smithfield's Pope said that it wasn't just the drought that would push food prices higher. Another culprit is U.S. policy on ethanol.
Under a 2007 energy law, U.S. refiners are to use 13.8 billion gallons of renewable fuels, such as ethanol, this year. Ethanol manufacturers consume roughly 40% of the U.S. corn crop.
That has helped push corn prices up to more than $7 per bushel, and contributed to higher meat prices.
Finally, population growth will increase food demand while supplies are restricted.
The United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organization has said global food output must rise 70% by 2050 to feed a world population that will grow to 9 billion, up from 7 billion now.
Plus increasingly wealthy consumers in emerging economies will want to spend more than they have before on meat.
Investors can profit from the higher prices for grains and meats through stocks related to food production and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that follow these increases.
Archer Daniels Midland Co. (NYSE:ADM) stores, transports and sells agricultural products globally. It has a 2.4% dividend yield.
The Mosaic Co. (NYSE:MOS), a producer of phosphate and potash crop nutrients, has climbed nearly 8% so far this year. Wall Street has a one-year price target of $84.46, a whopping 38% higher from Monday's closing price.
On the grains side, there are several excellent exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from Teucrium. The ETFs include the Teucrium Corn Fund (NYSEARCA:CORN), the Teucrium Wheat Fund (NYSEARCA:WEAT) and the Teucrium Soybean Fund (NYSEARCA:SOYB).
On the livestock side, consider the exchange-traded note (ETN) iPath Dow Jones UBS Livestock Total Return Subindex ETN (NYSEARCA:COW). It has a 63.5% cattle component, with the remainder in hogs.
With higher prices for grains and meats expected for the foreseeable future, these investments could help you hedge higher household food bills.


Thank you for your interest in the Montana Natural Resources Youth Camp.
On the following pages you will find a full application which should be completed and submitted no later than June 14th with at least a $150 deposit.
Or you can download the Application Package here.
Please take the time to read the application fully and accurately fill it out, and get all of the parent or guardian signatures required.
Also please understand that each camper is required to provide their own health insurance. If you do not have health insurance coverage, please make sure you obtain it prior to and for at least the duration of camp.
The application should be submitted as soon as possible since there are only 30 positions available. Qualified campers are accepted based upon when we get the application in. The camp can fill up early, so don't delay.
An advanced level program, the Conservation Leadership School, is offered to returning campers ages 16 and older who have successfully completed MNRYCs core program and who are recommended for admission based on competency of knowledge and skills in the core program as well as the individuals maturity and socialization.
The staff who organize this camp are very proud of the educational opportunity it provides to High School age youth in Montana. The instructors are all volunteers from the public and private sectors of natural resource management who offer campers a unique opportunity to see the real world applications of what they have been learning in school.
If you have any questions about the camp feel free to call (406) 243-2773, or contact us via email director@mnryc.org.
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The Conservation Leadership School offers an advanced level program for return campers who are at least 16 years old. CLS sessions run concurrently with the class sessions of the core MNRYC program, and share the schedule for the remainder of the week. CLS students spend the week together with the core campers with the added bonus of getting to enjoy a guided overnight backpacking trip.
During the advanced class sessions, we plan to visit active logging operations, a working ranch, tour a sawmill, study fisheries, and learn about stream and landscape restoration work following the Milltown Dam removal.
CLS students will explore the working landscape in the Blackfoot Watershed with local leaders and natural resource professionals. They will gain an understanding of land management perspectives, practices and decision making tools while enjoying hands on activities and lessons.
An additional fee of $50 applies, for a full fee of $300.
Space is limited. To be considered, check the appropriate option above.
Students who are not selected to participate in CLS will be notified and automatically enrolled in the core program.
If I am permitted to attend the Montana Natural Resources Youth Camp, I agree to cooperate fully with the camp director, instructors, and camp staff. I will take advantage of all reasonable opportunities afforded me to promote the conservation of natural resources in my own community, after I return home.
I have read and accept the Camp Rules.
I understand that violation of these rules is grounds for dismissal.
The camp fee of $250 ($300 for CLS) is required for each camp participant. Although campers are welcome to pay for the entire fee on their own, they may also seek sponsorships from a variety of agencies and organizations.
A sponsorship usually consists of a $100 stipend awarded to a camper and is mailed directly to the Camp Director.
Note: Make sure sponsor uses the words "camp fees" and the name of the camper on the memo line.
Stipend amounts may vary by organization, area, and year and have traditionally ranged from $25 to $200.
A letter of support and legitimacy for a sponsorship may be obtained from the Camp Director.
The $250 fee covers approximately 25% of the cost per student. The balance is covered by larger grants from a variety of agencies and non-government organizations and industries that are obtained by the MNRYC board of directors on an annual basis.
It is your responsibility to seek out sponsorship(s) in your local community (such as conservation districts or other organizations and agencies). If local sponsorship is not available, please contact us at (406) 243-2775, or email director@mnryc.org, so we may assist you in finding a sponsor.
If you pay with a check, please write the words "camp fees" and the name of the camper on the memo line of your check.
Camp fees cannot be refunded after one month prior to camp.
I will notify the coordinators of the camp if it will be impossible for me to attend.
To provide a Letter of Recommendation with your application, please use one of the following: 4-H leader, teacher, county extension agent, Soil Conservation District employee, forester or other natural resources professional.
Please download the Letter of Recommendation form, have them fill it out and send it to the following address.
If your son or daughter is traveling by bus or airplane, we will have someone meet them at the airport or bus terminal if we have their schedule. Please confirm with the camp director at 406-243-2775 at least 2 weeks prior to camp.
If your son/daughter is driving a vehicle to camp they will be required to give the ignition keys to the Camp Director and will not be able to use the vehicle for the duration of the camp.
I understand, by checking the following box, that these instructions will be followed in getting my son or daughter to and from camp, and understand that I am certifying the accuracy of the travel information provided. Unless, I inform the camp coordinator of our permission for any change, our youngster will be expected to follow the instructions above.
The organizers of the Montana Natural Resources Youth Camp and the staff of Lubrecht Experimental Forest want your week to be filled with exciting experiences, new friendships and fun.
To help make this happen, we expect each camper to be considerate of others, participate fully in the camp program and observe the following rules.
The camp rules are intended to assist in providing for the health, safety and social well being of everyone attending camp.
If a situation or question arises which is not clearly covered by this list, ask the Camp Director before acting.
If necessary to drive your personal car to camp, you will be required to give the ignition keys to the Camp Director and will not be able to use the vehicle for the duration of the camp.
Obtain the Camp Director's permission before leaving camp for any purpose.
Respect the camp facilities and natural surroundings — do not deface or destroy them in any way. Deposit your litter in the containers provided.
Respect others' privacy. Boys are not permitted in girls' cabins, nor are girls permitted in boy's cabins.
ALCOHOL, DRUGS, GUNS, TOBACCO, AND FIREWORKS ARE PROHIBITED. We reserve the right to search personal belongings for prohibited items.
Swim or engage in water sports only when a member of the camp staff is present. Wear life jackets when rafting or canoeing. Fish only if you have a valid Montana Fishing License.
Violation of any of these rules is grounds for dismissal of individuals or groups and forfeiture of camp fees. Parents will be promptly notified along with the person recommending the camper. Individuals so dismissed must call their parent or guardian and arrange transportation home at their own cost.
It is not possible to anticipate every possible situation that might come up. In the absence of a rule regarding a specific activity or situation — CONSULT A CAMP COUNSELOR.
Participate fully in the program.
Be responsible for my own behavior and uphold exemplary standards for the group.
Abide by the basic rules for living at the camp.
Leave the camp facility in as good or better condition than I found it.
Support and abide by the camp's leadership.
Refrain from possessing or using tobacco, alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, or fire-works.
Please make sure you download and read the Camp Rules as well.
The following are Acknowledgement and Release Forms that can not be submitted electronically.
The application is not complete without these signed documents.
No later than June 15th please return each of these completed forms with original signatures to the address below.
A camper will not be eligible to participate unless all forms are returned as instructed above prior to camp.
You should receive a summary of your application per email shortly.
We will contact you regarding your registration and admission status as soon as we have received payment of your camp fee and all necessary documentation.
If paying with a check, please make sure to include the name of the camper you are paying for on the memo line.


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Pakistan, China to develop e-corridor for greater connectivity
Islamabad: Pakistan and China on Tuesday agreed to develop an e-corridor to establish greater connectivity in the region, keeping in view importance of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
Both the sides agreed when a high-level Chinese delegation led by China Investment Promotion Centre Chairman Yan Lijin called on State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications Anusha Rehman here. IT Secretary Azmat Ali Ranjha, Telecom member Mudassar Hussain, Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) Managing Director Asim Shehryar and National Telecommunication Company (NTC) Chairman Viqar Ahmad were also present.
The state minister apprised that Pakistan's information technology and telecom sector has a lot of potential and now we have to explore ways to reap this potential in an optimal way. "We believe in "Digital Pakistan" and Chinese cooperation and collaboration will help us to materialize this vision of accelerated digitization," she said.
"We are awarding tech-city project on January 7 next year. It is an incubation project meant for training of young entrepreneurs likewise we are intended to establish a research and innovation center of international standard," Anusha added. She said the ministry was already collaborating for development of e-commerce gateway framework so that online commercial ventures could flourish further and consumers and companies could get more confidence in online payment systems.
"Then we would like to invite international companies to establish their set ups here in Pakistan as well," she said. The delegates appreciated vision of the government and hailed initiatives being taken by IT Ministry for uplifting of the sector. Yan Lijin agreed to work with Pakistan's government for establishment of IT parks on land of the Ministry of Information Technology in Karachi and for licenses for e-commerce gateway. He agreed to send Chinese delegations to Pakistan to visit land for the IT Parks. APP

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Sometimes next isn't obvious. Other times we know what next is, but procrastinate. We're too tired. It's late. We don't feel like it. We'd rather be doing something else with our time. While I don't find myself in this situation frequently, I have experienced knowing the next step then have activation challenges actually taking it. Have you experienced this?
As a matter of fact, I found myself in this situation just before I wrote this post. While my plan had been to write when I returned from organizing at my client's home, other business and personal issues were handled instead. The late afternoon quickly morphed into evening and I still hadn't written anything. This wasn't good since I prefer to write earlier in the day when my brain is most alert.
I had several options and chose to continue as planned, which is why you're reading this post. To make "next" more doable, I set the mood. I made a hot cup of tea, put on my comfy clothes, and plopped myself in front of a blank page.
I let go of my original plan. I let go of the fact that I wasn't writing at my best time. Instead I just focused on next: the next word, the next sentence, and the next paragraph. And well, you see what happened. By creating the mood for next, next got done.
How do you do next? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Come join the conversation.
For me what's next is what is the baby step of a project. I relate to your description of how unexpected interference disrupts what's next at times. But knowing I only have to do what is the smallest next step gives me a sense of moving forward and productivity. Just getting started can be the hardest part, but knowing and doing the little next step, it's a relief. Some times we have to just do and next happens.
I know what you mean, Linda when the next step you have planned is not necessarily what you really want to do. I take a moment to think about why it's best in the long run if I go ahead and take care of the task at hand. Sometimes the reason to forge ahead is obvious - like there isn't another good time to do whatever it is anytime soon. Sometimes I have to remind myself that it's just as important (to me) to keep the appointments I make with myself as with anyone else.
We make a lot of jokes about procrastination, and it is good to be able to laugh at ourselves. But ultimately, procrastination steals our joy, hanging our incomplete responsibilities over our heads like a shoe waiting to drop. Next for me is just taking one tiny step -- any step -- to keep the ball moving forward. Even the tiniest bit of progress can relieve a lot of stress.
I loved this post Linda. Particularly how you framed it. I never thought of it as next. But "Next" defines the moment and for me then defines the task. You got me thinking of how I do things and you might laugh, but my "next" is usually a time frame and not a task. I like to play a game with myself. I sit down at my desk, set the timer for an hour and tell myself what ever email I read, paper I pick up or project I look at, I just focus on that. It's like a race against the clock. Not everything gets done during that block of time but I am highly productive and it moves me through the procrastination!
I am now where you were. Knowimg nothing about my next post, thank to yours I have now a pretty good startimg point, I'll write a post about responsability and how the only way to achieve happiness in life is taking control of my own life, being responsible of my own journey to it.
Linda, the next for me is sometimes allowing myself to let go of what I had planned. I am a great planner, and after the birth of my son(which didn't go as I planned) I learned to embrace next a little more.
This is great encouragement for bloggers - or anyone else - who struggles with focusing on the task at hand when the conditions aren't optimal. I love Diane's point: "there isn't another good time to do whatever it is anytime soon." I find that to be especially good advice when the task is something I'm reluctant to start.
It's a party! How wonderful to "hear" all of your voices.
@Ellen- It's all in those baby steps, isn't it?
@Diane- Great strategy to stop and think about the "why" before taking that next step as a way of activating.
@Seana- So true about how procrastination can be a joy thief. Sounds like you and Ellen agree about the power of those small steps. Me too.
@Leslie- What an interesting motivator you use for doing next! The timer is a great tool.
@Nacho- Glad to have helped prime your writing pump. I like the topic for the post you're about to write.
@Jill- I'm with you with the letting go part. Plans and goals are important, but flexibility is essential. Because as we know, things don't always go as we plan. It's neither good or bad, just different.
@Janet- We strive for optimal, but it's just not always possible. So using the tiny step concept that Ellen and Seana mentioned helps in doing "next." Thanks for highlighting Diane's advice. I can also see that phrase working as an activator.
Getting comfy for next is an awesome idea, especially if you are thinking about putting it off. I love chocolate as a motivational tool.
I love Seana's procrastination comment. I would rather spend time getting something done, than lose sleep or time thinking about what I haven't done.
Thank you so much for this post Linda! I loved reading all the comments.
Rachel- Setting the mood or "right" conditions for next helps with moving forward. I'm a big fan of chocolate. How creative that you use it as a motivational tool. Good point about doing rather than worrying about doing. Often the task at hand seems larger the more we ruminate and think about it. Yet when we actually start, it's very manageable.


[S188] Ancestry.com Jones-Huson Family 2010, dizzylizzie6937, owner, online Ancestry.com, no source given.
[S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James C (50), farmer; Mariah (47), b. PA.
[S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James C (50); Mariah (47).
[S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. James C (59), b. and parents b. OH, farmer; Mariah (56), b. and parents b. OH, keeping house.


Police Staff led by Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu, mni, at present, paid condolence go to to the household of Kolade Johnson, reassures household that justice should prevail.
Recall; The sufferer was alleged to have been shot by a member of a police group, whereas he was watching a Premier League fixture between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in Lagos on Sunday.
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CRESWICK'S newest draw card, the Hammon Park Pump Track, is almost ready to be unveiled.  With only the carpark and landscaping to be finished, builders are working through the heat to complete the much-anticipated project by late February. Trail builder Gerran Turner said specialty equipment was brought in during the construction of the track. A robotic compactor, controlled by a remote control, was used to create perfect dips on the track safely. "We use them on all of these jobs. It helps to get compaction all the way to the top of the burns – it's really the only safe way to have such a big machine up there. "Otherwise you have to have a person sitting in the cab driving and it's just not that safe because they do roll over quite often."  Creswick Trail Construction Manager Mick McCallum said the community had been very supportive of the project and the construction at the park, with residents staying off the track while it is a construction site.  He said the team was currently out doing trail alignments and mapping out the 100 kilometres of the wider trail network, before it handed it over to landowners for approval.  The team will then look at cultural and environmental heritage. Hepburn Shire Council Mayor Don Henderson said cultural studies undertaken prior to construction of the track meant it would be more than just for keen riders. "We have taken into account the mining history of the area. The idea is that rather than destroy the mining history, we will be enhancing the knowledge of it because people can go along walking or riding and seeing sites like old mining huts." The two projects, the Pump Track and Creswick Trails Project, had initially started separately but have ended up complimenting each other. "It won't just be for bikes – this will be the start of the re-development of Hammon Park and an ideal start to bring people to the Trail Head," he said. The 100-kilometre mountain bike trail network, which will link pine plantation forest and heritage gold field areas, will put Creswick on the international mountain biking map with the Victorian Government expecting 80,000 people to visit the attraction within five years of its opening.  The entire project is anticipated to open to the public by the end of 2020.
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Creswick Pump Track is almost ready to be unveiled
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CRESWICK'S newest draw card, the Hammon Park Pump Track, is almost ready to be unveiled.
With only the carpark and landscaping to be finished, builders are working through the heat to complete the much-anticipated project by late February.
Trail builder Gerran Turner said specialty equipment was brought in during the construction of the track.
A robotic compactor, controlled by a remote control, was used to create perfect dips on the track safely.
"We use them on all of these jobs. It helps to get compaction all the way to the top of the burns – it's really the only safe way to have such a big machine up there.
"Otherwise you have to have a person sitting in the cab driving and it's just not that safe because they do roll over quite often."
NEARLY READY: Creswick Trail Construction Manager Mick McCallum, Mayor Don Henderson and Trail Builder Gerran Turner at the Pump Track. Photo: Brendan McCarthy
Creswick Trail Construction Manager Mick McCallum said the community had been very supportive of the project and the construction at the park, with residents staying off the track while it is a construction site.
He said the team was currently out doing trail alignments and mapping out the 100 kilometres of the wider trail network, before it handed it over to landowners for approval.
The team will then look at cultural and environmental heritage.
Hepburn Shire Council Mayor Don Henderson said cultural studies undertaken prior to construction of the track meant it would be more than just for keen riders.
"We have taken into account the mining history of the area. The idea is that rather than destroy the mining history, we will be enhancing the knowledge of it because people can go along walking or riding and seeing sites like old mining huts."
The two projects, the Pump Track and Creswick Trails Project, had initially started separately but have ended up complimenting each other.
"It won't just be for bikes – this will be the start of the re-development of Hammon Park and an ideal start to bring people to the Trail Head," he said.
The 100-kilometre mountain bike trail network, which will link pine plantation forest and heritage gold field areas, will put Creswick on the international mountain biking map with the Victorian Government expecting 80,000 people to visit the attraction within five years of its opening.
The entire project is anticipated to open to the public by the end of 2020.
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What Can We Expect from Modern Family Season 11?
Posted on May 18, 2019 Written by Victoria
When you enjoy a show on television, you sometimes forget how much time has passed. That's certainly the case with watching Modern Family. It's been almost 10 years since the first episode aired back in September of 2009, and so many things have happened on the show and with the Pritchett-Dunphy clan. We've literally seen the kids grow up on television, and we've grown to consider them part of the family—somehow. It's sad to say goodbye, but we all know that all good things must come to an end eventually. Modern Family is saying farewell with its 11th season coming this fall.
Given that this will be the last time we'll see the family get together on screen, we can safely expect crazier times than usual. The show has become quite an iconic series over the years, and it's managed to stay strong for the entire time it was on the air. We're pretty sure that there will be lots of tears to be shed and belly laughs to be had, but that's almost a given on a show like Modern Family. However, EOnline.com reports that there will be plenty of other milestones to be had in this last season. We know that season 10 gave us a glimpse into so many family milestones, but we also thought that season 10 was going to be the final season of the show.
The creators of Modern Family, Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd, assured us that we really haven't seen everything just yet. It's exciting to think about what could those writers possibly mean, but you could almost cringe at the notion as well. The family has done some pretty outrageous things in the past, and we're fairly certain that they will take it even farther this season.
The season 10 finale was quite a big one for everyone in the show. This article from MSN.com outlines Sarah Hyland's big moment in the entire series. Hyland's character Haley gave birth to twins in the finale, which is a great set up for season 11 to start with. It's quite a circle of life moment for the show, considering that Hyland's character was only a kid when Modern Family first aired. Now that the Pritchett-Dunphy clan is growing, we could only cross our fingers for a spinoff announcement before the show completely closes its doors.
We can expect all the original stars to come back. The adults are definitely signed on, and that includes Ed O'Neill, Sofia Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and Eric Stonestreet. According to Countryliving.com, the renewal for season 11 relied heavily on the return of all the original kids—Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, and Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. Considering that the final season has been announced, we can probably expect every member of the gang to show up. It'll be a great way to end the series, with all of the family together on screen. Continue reading "What Can We Expect from Modern Family Season 11?"
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MCKENZIE BARKDULL graduated in Modern Dance from the University of Utah. Upon graduation, she studied abroad in Leeds, England with Northern School of Contemporary Dance. Her performance and choreography has taken her all around the nation, where she has worked with artists such as Yannis Adoniou, John Beasant, Shaun Boyle, Sofia Gorder, Diane Germaine, Scotty Hardwig, Susan Honer, Jeanne Mam-Luft, Tiffany Mills Company, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Doug Varone, and Netta Yerushalmy. Most recently, she was a company member with MamLuft&Co. Dance in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she danced for two seasons. This is McKenzie's first venture into theatre, and she is excited to take on the challenge of exploring movement in a new way.


Ever thought about retiring on a tropical island, if only for a few months? We sure have! It's no secret that we love Bali and especially Ubud where we have rented a villa and lived for several months at a time. Hence, the reason why we try to stay as long as we can!
But did you know that living in Bali for an extended period of time is fairly easy if you plan in advance? The only real issue, which is easily arranged, is getting the right visa for Bali. We have gone through the process several times, and we'll cover the entire process of how to extend your 30 day Bali visa on arrival.
We'll walk you through what we think is the easiest way of extending your visa in Bali but also explain how to extend it on your own as well as highlight the different visas that are available.
That's right, for anyone looking to visit Bali there is not one but three different visas for different purposes. It might sound overwhelming and excessive, and even though that might be true, it is not too hard to grasp.
Which Bali Visa On Arrival Do I Need?
Indonesian Visa Extension - Which Bali Visa on Arrival Do You Need?
1. The first tourist visa is called the Bali visa on arrival (VOA). This is a free 30 day visa that most people who visit Bali automatically receive.
The visa allows you to stay in Bali and the rest of Indonesia for a total of 30 days. After those 30 days are up, you have to leave the country and there is no way of extending your stay. That means even if you plan to stay for 31 days, you must opt for the second visa and apply for the Bali visa extension.
2. The second visa is technically also a visa on arrival and it's valid for 30 days with the possibility to extend it once for an additional 30 days, totaling 60 days before you have to leave.
It's important to note that the 60 day VOA starts on the day you arrive in Bali and is not equal to 2 months. Make sure you count correctly otherwise you will be charged an overstay fee of 300,000 IDR for every day you overstay.
To be eligible for this visa extension, you need to pay $35 at immigration when you arrive at the airport. Just remember that there is a separate line for this visa than the standard free 30 day Bali visa.
3. The third Indonesian visa is a 60 day tourist visa that you can extend 4 times with 30 days each totaling 180 days, 6 months. Unlike the other tourist visas that you receive on arrival, you need to apply for this one outside of Indonesia.
We got the 60-day visa once in Penang, Malaysia. However, the consulate in Penang has stopped issuing the 60 day extendable visa and Indonesia has gotten stricter with the rules so your best bet is to try and apply in your home country.
To apply for the third visa, you will have to submit certain information to the embassy or consulate you use such as proof of income and an onward flight. Make sure you contact the Indonesian embassy in advance and double check what information is required.
In addition to these three visas, there are other visas that foreigners can apply for such as a social visa (which works similar to the 6 month tourist visa but requires a local Indonesian sponsor), retirement visa, business visa, and actually residency in Indonesia. Naturally, these visas have strict requirements and are only available for a select group of people.
We put together the following guide for the two extendable visas that we mentioned above because the extension process is the same for the Bali visa on arrival and the visa you apply for outside of the country. As mentioned, the first visa, the free 30 day visa on arrival, cannot be extended.
So, you have arrived in Bali and you have an extendable visa, now what? Well, you have two options. You can either extend the visa on your own by visiting your local immigration office or you can use a Bali visa agent.
So far, we have only used agents and that's what we'll focus on as we truly believe it is the easiest way for extending your visa in Bali. Although, we do outline the process of extending the visa by yourself further down on this page.
Note that the visa process takes at least 7 business days with the possibility of several delays so you need to apply on time.
Bali, like many other regions in Southeast Asia, is known for its abundance of holidays, ceremonies, and other reasons to close down government services - so always double check the local calendar before you start and get started early.
To make things more complicated, you're not allowed to extend the visa in Indonesia until two weeks before it expires. In other words, you need to start the application process more than a week before the visa expires but no more than two weeks before it expires.
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Where you're located in Bali at the time when you need to do your visa extension will factor in which office you use. Currently, there are three immigration offices in Bali. Keep in mind that the visa extension in Indonesia requires 3 seperate trips to the office in a span of a week up to 10 days, so you will need to stay put for the duration of the extension.
The Denpasar immigration office is the main one and would be most convenient for those located in the Southeast of Bali such as Canggu and Seminyak, as well as Ubud.
The immigration office in Jimbaran is obviously more convenient for those located in Nusa Dua, Uluwatu, Kuta, and Leigan.
Lastly, there is a third immigration office in Singaraja if you happen to be in Lovina or anywhere in the North of Bali, or if you're diving in Amed.
Why Should You Use a Bali Visa Extension Agent?
Using a visa agent is by far the easiest way to extend your visa in Bali, especially if you happen to be in Ubud.
Not only will you save yourself two trips to the Bali immigration office, but there is also an almost guarantee that you will get the visa extension and eliminate all possibilities of making mistakes during the process. Also, you won't have to submit an onward ticket leaving Bali or do any of the paperwork.
The cost of applying for the visa extension in Bali on your own is 355,000 IDR which equals roughly $26. Using a visa agent in Bali to do the extension costs around 605,000 IDR for a total of $44.
If you're asking us if those $18 extra dollars are worth it to not have to waste time and spend money going back and forth to the immigration office sitting in traffic two times on your own, the answer would be you bet it's damn worth it!
There are visa agents all over Bali and most of them are fairly trustworthy, but make sure you double check reviews or better yet ask for suggestions in local Facebook community groups before you start the process.
Don't forget that the visa agent will be in charge of your passport for 7 days or more so you want to use someone you can trust.
We have always done the Bali visa extension in Ubud and have used an agent called Elisabeth Suli who was recommended to us on Facebook. Elisabeth is well-known in Ubud and many expats and digital nomads rely on her for their visa extensions.
She does run a tight shift and can come off sometimes as slightly abrupt, but she is highly efficient and gets the job done. She also owns a few popular local businesses including the Mexican restaurant Pacha Mama, which means she has a reputation to uphold and would not rip you off.
Elisabeth's office is located in Penestanan across the street from Alchemy. It can be a bit tricky to find since it's not marked and is located behind a tourist information office, inside a local compound.
We suggest you either ask for directions at Alchemy as they know her well or call in advance at 0813 3842 4617.
Once you find Elisabeth Suli or another agent's office the process is easy. You will give them your passport and a phone number that you can be reached on and pay the fee.
As of February 2018, the last time we did the extension, it cost 605,000 IDR per visa. She will make sure that your visas are valid and extendable and then tell you that she will text you one day before you have to go to the Denpasar immigration office.
Make sure you have a working phone number that she can contact you on.
If there are no delays and the immigration office in Bali is open as per usual, Elisabeth will contact you the following week and you will have to visit immigration the following day.
You can either drive to the immigration office in Denpasar on your own or set up transportation there and back. Elisabeth can help you set up transportation.
Regardless of whether you used Elisabeth or any other Bali tvisa extension agent, they will meet you at the office and all the paperwork will be done for you. At this point, you will be handed a number and told to wait until that number is called. Since this is Indonesia and things tend to take much longer than needed, you might end up waiting for a few hours.
It can seem annoying but just remember that it's far better than applying for the Bali visa extension on your own when you have to visit the office on at least three separate occasions.
When your number is called you will be directed to a room where your picture and fingerprints will be taken. After that, you're free to leave.
Note that there is no guarantee that you will get your photo and fingerprints recorded just because you're at the immigration office.
The immigration office in Bali is known to be slow with many technical issues. If the process for any reasons runs late, you will be told to return the following day for the same process.
After the immigration has received all your information they will process it for the visa extension. At this point, you are pretty much done and will only have to wait to get your passport back.
The passport with the visa extension will typically be returned to you in three business days but the agent you use will inform you of exactly when and where to get the passport.
When using Elisabeth Suli you will be told to return to her office in Ubud to pick up your passport a few days later after the visa extension has been processed.
Did you think the visa agent process seemed complicated? Just wait for what we'll tell you next.
When you extend your visa in Bali on your own, you will have to visit the immigration office on at least three occasions. We say at least because that is the minimum amount of visits needed and there might be more depending on delays, holidays, technical issues, etc.
During the first visit, you will fill in the Indonesian visa application form. At this point, you will have to fill in the application and provide documents such as your passport, onward flight, a copy of your passport, and a copy of your visa page.
You will also have to pay the fee for the extension. When the process is done the officer will take your passport and you will be given a receipt. The receipt is the only thing connecting you to your passport so please don't lose it. You will also be given a day to return.
Before your next visit, you will have to pay for the visa extension. Payments can be done at most post offices and some banks in Bali, but the easiest option is to pay at the orange minivan located outside of the Denpasar immigration office.
The Bali visa cost is 355,000 IDR and you will have to keep the payment receipt for your next visit.
On the second day, you will have your picture and fingerprints taken. This day is fairly straightforward but one of the longer ones due to the overworked office and all the technical issues they experience.
Most of this day will be spent waiting in line until your designated number is called. See more information about the second day in the Bali visa extension agent guide above.
On the third visit, you will come to pick your passport up. All you have to do is walk up to the pick-up window and hand them your receipt. Then wait until they call your name and get your passport with the new visa.
Make sure you double check all the dates and information before you leave the office.
The third visit is normally planned for within a week of the second visit.
That is all you need to know about how extend your Bali visa on arrival, just remember that you might be forced to visit the immigration office on more occasions or provide extra paperwork depending on where you're from and who handles your visa extension.
The most important part is to start the application on time, otherwise, you will have to pay an overstay fee of 300,000 IDR per day.
Due to the complicated process and the many visits, we do recommend you use one of the visa agents in Bali to apply for the extension. It will save you both time and visits to the immigration office.
Apparently, as of the end of January 2018, you can apply for the Indonesian visa online, although, we still haven't heard of anyone succeeding with it and would not recommend it just yet.
That being said, we would be very happy if an online visa application in Bali was available and functioning since it would make the process much less of a headache. As is always the case in Asia, anything can change at any time so be prepared.
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I was wondering if the 60 days tourist visa still exist!? I can't find the date of your post.
We are struggling with visa for Indonesia right now!! We are travellers that want to explore indonesia and it seems pretty complicated to stay there 3-4 months without having to fly out each 2 months!!!
The 60 day visa is still available at certain locations. As mentioned, it used to be possible to get it in Penang but not anymore. Our best advice is to contact the Indonesian embassy or a consulate wherever you're at right now and ask them.
Otherwise, making visa runs to Singapore from Bali is quite hassle-free.
Yes, this guide applies to everyone with a EU passport as well as most other nationalities including the US and Canada.


Czech scientists have created artificial DNA that with further development could help combat disease by replacing problematic strands.
Researchers at the Academy of Sciences and Charles University say that by using chemical reactions, in theory the artificial DNA could be substituted for actual strands of human DNA to halt the advance of various diseases.
Experiments in transferring the light-sensitive, artificial DNA have not yet been carried out on living cells or organisms.
Designers and engineers at the Technical University of Ostrava have created the world's first 3D-printed scooter with a stainless steel bionic frame in collaboration with the UK-based manufacturer Renishaw. Their prototype, inspired by skeletal structures of fish and fowl, is both stronger and a quarter lighter than conventional models.
Over 25,000 books were looted from the Czech lands by the Swedes at the end of the Thirty Years War. Today these valuable prints and manuscripts are scattered in libraries all around Sweden, but also elsewhere in Europe. A new project by the Czech Academy of Sciences attempts to trace all the books that have survived and create a digital catalogue accessible both to researchers and the general public.


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Q: Python - How explicitly change evaluation of class object? The function my_func gets one argument, that could be integer or a class:
class SomeClass:
    val = 0
    def __init__(self):
        self.val = 0
    def set(self, val):
        self.val = val
    def get(self):
        return self.val

and I want to work with both types as one.
Can I somehow explicitly tell Python, that evaluation of an object of type  SomeClass, should return the val field of the object, but not the object it selves.
That means to get the following code work (somehow):
s = SomeClass()
s.set(3)
test = s # this line should assign value 3(int) to test
test # prints 3

A: Not really, no, not in the broad sense that you seem to ask for.  You can overload many operations, not assignment. That's because variables are just references to objects and have no type attached. At any given time there can be many references to your object. It matters how you use the object, not what you assigned it to.
Instead, I'd make your class convertible to an integer. You can do so with the object.__int__ hook; your setter would explicitly call int() on the object passed in:
class SomeClass:
    val = 0
    def __init__(self):
        self.val = 0
    def set(self, val):
        self.val = int(val)
    def get(self):
        return self.val
    def __int__(self):
        return self.val

If you always use these objects in integer arithmetic, you could add hooks for those operations, such as object.__add__ and object.__sub__; again, it is the context in which the object is used that matters.


The aim of this paper is to analyze the importance and relation of the setting and characters in the two short stories: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Ernest Hemingway's "Big Two-Hearted River".
This will be Nick's last contact with civilization as he immerses himself in the natural world. The most significant feature of the setting is the river, "clear and smoothly fast in the early morning". It symbolizes spiritual renewal for Nick, his escape from suffering and the troubled world. Another important part of the setting are grasshoppers which have turned black, and thus have the same colour as the burnt land. Their accommodation may indicate Nick's adjustment to the present situation. The setting also consists of the dark swamp which is forbidding, not to be faced at the moment, as the fishing there is "tragic".


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The Ancient World Map of the Paleolithic: How the Stonehenge Avenue Creates a Map of the Night Sky
Posted on 2013/10/24 by dcunningham
Midnight Science (2013-2014), Volume 12, Paper 1
Author: Derek Cunningham
Paper Submitted: 22nd Oct 2013, Published: 22nd Oct 2013
Following on from a study that shows the various stone circles in Britain reconstruct an ancient map of the night sky (1), a study is now undertaken on the enigmatic shape of the path known as "The Avenue", which is located in front of Stonehenge. Though it is often stated that the avenue aligns with the midsummer sunrise, the path is curved. Thus only one third of the path can be consistent with this specific solstice alignment. As prior studies have shown that the shape of the Long Meg circle, a stone circle located near Penrith in northwest England, matches the shape of the Milky Way when plotted as a Mercator map with the night sky magnified by a factor of three (see 400,000 Years of Stone Age Science for a more detailed explanation), a study was undertaken here to determine if the shape of the avenue located in front of Stonehenge also matches the shape of the Milky Way. The result is a consistent overlay, implying that the layout of the entire Stonehenge area might be consistent with a Mercator map layout.
The circa 4,000 to 4,600 year old path known as The Avenue is a "curved" path leading from Stonehenge to the ancient site of Bluestonehenge on the River Avon. Though partially curved, it comprises of three linear parts; a straight line running at 40.3 degrees north of due east, a straight line at 6.5 degrees south of due east and finally a third straight region running at approximately 70 degrees south of due east.
Though many potential reasons have been put forward to explain the structure of the avenue, most suggestions have proven untestable. The most recent suggestion made by lead archaeologist Mike Parker Pearson in 2012 is that the path is simply a fluke of nature and was not constructed by hand. This conclusion by Pearson was made entirely because of the recent discovery of a linear grooved patterns present on the surface of the avenue that the archaeologists concluded were probably formed by running water. It is however not know if the structure of the lines has ever been studied by any expert on water erosion patterns.
A similar path located in front of Durrington Walls is also argued be Parker Pearson to also be a natural formation, and consequently Parker Pearson contends that it was only because of these two "chance" alignments of these natural formations to the solstice angles that Stonehenge was finally built at this specific location, in other words to simply take advantage of the natural formation already present at the site.
A major problem surrounding Mike Parker Pearson largely unsupported suggestion is the presence of two important "coincidence".
The first "coincidence" is the central region of the Stonehenge avenue, the region that is aligned to 6.5 degrees south of due east is aligned to the same value as the 6.511 draconic month period between solar/lunar eclipses. As has been shown in the prior study of archaic written languages (1-19), all archaic writing, especially early compressional writing styles that date to the time period when the Stonehenge avenue was constructed, were based on drawing each glyph to an array of astronomical values that were central to the accurate measurement of time and the prediction of solar/lunar eclipse events – see 400,000 Years of Stone Age Science. It was been established that the 6.5 degree alignment is central to the theory that the Pyramids and other ancient monuments align a map of the stars to the earth to create a basic, functional map of earth (1).
The second coincidence is that the various circular earthworks present at stonehenge are drawn to reflect either the 17% difference in apparent size of the earth at apogee and perigee, or the 27.3% ratio drawn by the physical size of the moon relative to earth. This 27.3% value overlaps with the 27.3 day sidereal month, which is the critical month value used for measuring time (1).
Thus here at Stonehenge there exists two of the central values in predicting the onset of eclipses (1-19), the first is the 27.3% ratio drawn by the size of stonehenge relative to Durrington Walls, and the second is the 6.5 degree alignment drawn by the path of the avenue.
As Pearson was unaware of the potential link between the angles drawn by astronomical features at Stonehenge, and the astronomical structure of archaic proto-writing, it seems unlikely that the location of Stonehenge was chosen, as Pearson claims, entirely by the presence of chance "natural" formations. In fact if it is subsequently found that all the grooves located on the surface of the avenue align to the same astronomical values seen in, for example, the compressional writing engraved on the Orkney Venus, or the dressed stone uncovered at Skara Brae it could be subsequently proven that the "natural formations" found on the pathway were in fact entirely constructed by hand. Unfortunately no study of the angles drawn by the various channels was undertaken by the archaeological team undertaking the most recent study of the avenue, and it is now impossible to measure the angle of the lines present on the pathway.
A simple study of the angles drawn by the remaining two limbs of the avenue leading between Stonehenge and Bluestonehenge on the River Avon, LIDAR data (English Heritage) shows that the directions of the two limbs at 40.3 and circa 70 degrees do not overlap with any standard astronomical values considered central to glyphs used in archaic writing (1-19). Thus it cannot be argued that the path drawn by the avenue in front of Stonehenge is related to the measurement of time, or the prediction of eclipses.
In 400,000 Years of Stone Age Science a study of the shape of the Longs Meg stone circle, however, did confirm that at least some of the stone circles present in Britain were drawn to match the shape of the Milky Way, but only if the Milky Way is drawn in Mercator format, with the star map expanded by a factor of three and the Celestial equator offset by an angle of 6.5 degrees before converting the drawing back to a Mercator map of earth. This process is argued is critical for aligning the stars surrounding the asterism known as the Summer Triangle to the shape of the earth's continents (1). Once this conversion to a Mercator map is done the shape drawn by the Milky Way then forms a helix, and the shape of the central part of the drawn helix matches the shape of the stone circle drawn by Long Meg.
With the proposed theory that a map of the night sky can be used to create a functional map of earth being known to be consistent with the physical layout of the Great Pyramids it thus appeared logical to apply the exact same astronomical theory that was successfully used at Long Meg to study the enigmatic shape of the avenue between Stonehenge and Bluestonehenge. Again for this test the Milky Way is drawn in Mercator format, expanded by a factor of three and then replotted back to a map of earth with the celestial equator offset by exactly 6.5 degrees (1).
Aligning a drawing of the Milky Way so that the celestial equator aligns 6.5 degrees north of due east, which is the mirror image alignment described by the central spar of the avenue, but matches the drawn alignment described by the Giza Pyramids, creates the following star map (Fig. 1). In this map the underlying Mercator map of earth is also shown, this being the earth star map created using the Great pyramid alignment.
As can be seen a Mercator map of the night sky expanded three times, and then replotted back to earth, and rotated exactly 6.5 degrees north of due east, which is gain the orientation directly suggested by the layout of the Great Pyramids of Giza, produces a Mercator map of the Milky Way that draws a shape that exactly overlaps the complex direction of the avenue, with the Cursus to the north of Stonehenge apparently aligning to the angle drawn by the Celestial Equator. However care is required in analying the shape of the Cursus as the lines drawn by the cursus are not precisely linear, and further more detailed analysis is required to determine if the Cursus is properly aligned to standard astronomical values.
Though many will automatically question the shown alignment, being unsure of the background that led to to use of a Mercator map expanded three times and rotated by 6.5 degrees, the fact is that this specific map, as just described, was developed more than two years ago and has now successfully explained not only the Mayan reset, and the structure of the Great Pyramids, but also easily explains the shape of various stone circles uncovered in Britain, including Callanish Stone Circle in Scotland (1). The map also explains the relative sizes of the various earthwork circles found at Stonehenge, and even the location of the various stone circles relative to one another (1), and now as just shown here the theory fully explains the shape of the avenue located in front of Stonehenge, and perhaps also the enigmatic Cursus earthwork located to the north of Stonehenge. It can thus be now argued that the theory that an ancient civilization did travel the world, and created a basic but functional map of the earth using the stars is now finally proven.
400,000 Years of Stone Age Science, Author Derek Cunningham, Amazon Kindle
Cunningham, Direct Comparison of Pictish and Ogham Astronomical Text on the Brandsbutt Ogham Pictish Stone: Confirmation that Ogham and Pictish Glyphs are Compression Languages. Midnight Science Vol 11 (2013-2014), Paper 1.
Cunningham, Analysis of the Orkney Venus: Suggestion of Proto-writing in the Alignment of the Etched lines Present on the Orkney Venus Statue to Standard Lunar Astronomical Values, and the Suggestion of an Archaic Global Civilization, Midnight Science Vol. 8 (2011-2012), Paper 2.
Cunningham, Accurate Drawing of the Earth and Moon in Pictish Artwork: A Detailed Analysis of the Invereen Stone, Midnight Science Vol. 8, (2011-2013) Paper 4
Cunningham, The Decorated Stone of Skara Brae: Presence of Astronomical Data Similar in Structure to that seen at the Irkutsk Geoglyph Field Midnight Science Vol. 9 (2012-2013), Paper 1.
Cunningham, Analysis of the Aberlemno 1 (Serpent Stone): Evidence of Accurate Knowledge of the Moon's Orbit in Pictish Artwork, Midnight Science Vol. 9 (2012-2013), Paper 2.
Cunningham, Interpretation of Astronomical Data in Pictish Artwork: Analysis of the Aberlemno III Pictish Stone, Midnight Science Vol. 9 (2012-2013), Paper 3.
Cunningham, Analysis of the Fiscavaig Pictish Stone: The Presence of Basic Astronomical Data, Midnight Science Vol. 9 (2012-2013), Paper 4.
Cunningham, Analysis of the Astronomical Data Contained in the Dunnichen Stone, Midnight Science Vol. 9 (2012-2013), Paper 5.
Cunningham, Presence of Proto-Writing in the Engraved Stones uncovered at the Orkney Ness Site, Midnight Science Vol. 8, (2013-2014).
Cunningham, Development of Ogham writing from Lunar Astronomical Values: Analysis of the Ardmore I Stone, Midnight Science, Vol. 10 (2013-2014), Paper 8.
Cunningham, Analysis of Ballintaggart I Ogham: Apparent Confirmation that Ogham Writing was Constructed Using Simple Astronomical Values, Midnight Science Vol. 10 (2013-2014), Paper 9.
Cunningham, Analysis of the Ballintaggart III Ogham Stone using Astronomical Values to Explain the Angular Alignment of the Drawn Lines, Midnight Science Vol. 10 (2013-2014), Paper 10.
Cunningham, The Astronomical Origin of Ogham Writing: Analysis of the Lunar Data Contained on the Drumconwell Ogham Stone, Midnight Science Vol. 10 (2013-2014), Paper 11.
Cunningham, Direct Comparison of Pictish and Ogham Astronomical Text on the Brandsbutt Ogham Pictish Stone: Confirmation that Ogham and Pictish Glyphs are Compression Languages, Midnight Science Vol. 11 (2013-2014), Paper 1.
Cunningham, Analysis of Mesopotamian Cuneiform Writing: Evidence for the Presence of Compressional Astronomical Writing in Mesopotamian Text that is Identical in Structure to later Ogham and Pictish Scripts, Midnight Science Vol 11, Paper 3
Cunningham, Presence of Astronomical Art in the 400,000 year old Bilzingsleben Bone Artifacts, Midnight Science Vol. 9 (2012-2013), Paper 9.
Cunningham, Analysis of the Astronomical Data Contained within the Engraved Stone uncovered at the Shuidonggou Paleolithic Site, Northwest China, Midnight Science Vol. 9 (2012-2013), Paper 6.
© 2010 – 2013 Derek Cunningham; Midnight Science, ISSN 2160-0201; Volume 12, Paper


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As a middle college student who has taken multiple college courses, new colleges and universities will likely ask for your college (SC4) or high school (BWMCA) transcript or both. Below is information about the two transcripts and how to request them. It is important that you understand the difference between each one and which one is being requested by the new schools.
The Blue Water Middle College Academy (BWMCA) is your high school of record. Your high school transcript must come from the middle college. The transcripts you would get from the partner high schools will be incomplete and will not include your graduation date.
The fastest way to send your BWMCA transcript is digitally through the Parchment website. Access to Parchment is set up and demonstrated at the beginning of grade 13. If you need access earlier than that, contact Mr. Ruiz at ruiz.matthew@sccresa.org.
Login with your SC4 email address and the password you chose when you set up your parchment account.
Follow the steps to order your transcript to be sent to the college(s) you want.
BWMCA staff will be notified of your request and will confirm that the transcript in the parchment system is your most up-to-date transcript. We will then approve it to be sent to the college(s).
A digital copy of your transcript will be sent to the college where it will be available almos immediately for download.
You can check on the status of the order by going into the History section of the parchment.com site. When it says that your transcript has been downloaded by the college, the delivery has been finalized.
Login to your SC4 portal.
Login to your Service Center.
In the "Academics" section, choose "Request a Transcript".
Scroll to the bottom and click "Start". Note: You will need a debit or credit card to complete the ordering process. SC4 charges $5.00 for each transcript ordered.
You will then move through a few screens requiring you to provide proof of who you are (SC4 student # or social security #), where you want the transcript sent, and confirmation that you want your transcript released by SC4.
You will then pay for the transcript to be delivered to complete the order.
You will be able to track the status of the order either online or by text alert.
Click on the "Learn more about your transcript request options" link.
You will be directed to a different site from which you can order your SC4 transcript.
Scroll to the bottom and click the "Order Transcript" button. Note: You will need a debit or credit card to complete the ordering process. SC4 charges $5.00 for each transcript ordered.
Current BWMCA or SC4 students can view and print an unofficial college transcript from within their Service Center. Future colleges can sometimes us an "unofficial" transcript for planning purposes during your orientation, but they are going to need an "official" transcript sent directly from SC4 to them for you to receive credit for courses taken at SC4. Employers may also require "official" transcripts.
If you need an official transcript sent to a school or employer not found in SC4's online transcript service, call the SC4 Records Office locating in the SC4 Welcome Center building at 80-989-5550.
If you have questions about ordering your high school transcript, call the middle college at 810-989-5841.
If you have questions about ordering your college transcript, call SC4's records office at 810-989-5550.


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While hurricane-force winds can rip the roofs off houses, it is the water - storm surge, inland flooding, surf and drowning at sea - that kills nearly 9 out of 10 people in hurricanes like Florence.


Following an exhibition at the Wilson Art Centre in Cheltenham called Alternative Visions, which was all about adults with learning disabilities, Oli the organiser really wanted to get music involved in the exhibition somehow. He got in touch with local DJ Lee Chaos and started a DJ club for adults with learning disabilities.
The first week had one attendee. The fifth session saw 15 people attend! It was such a successful start for the group, they decided to continue after the exhibition had finished and now the group is still going strong!
Sophie: I used to just play around, before I knew how to mix two songs together. It was more like making them sound like chipmunks. But now I know how to remix two songs together.
Rachael: I just saw a poster and I just thought let's give it a go. We'll just see how it is, if I can't do it then it doesn't matter, I tried. But I'm still learning, I'm still relatively new to it.
Lee: We started off with one person turned up, then two, then four, and by the fifth week we were doing it we had about fifteen people coming.
If you're sort of learning an instrument you've got to start from the very beginning, whereas when you're DJing you're working with other peoples' music. And I think that's why DJing is so accessible because you get the thing you love and you share it with other people.
Our specialism with this group is working with adults with learning difficulties and disabilities. So the equipment that we've got is a little bit wider than it would be if it was a more mainstream session.
Diran: Yeah I mix two tracks. You just turn it on and press play.
Lee: The DJs all bring something different. So it's really eclectic, it's really fun, and for me those are the real highlights when we work towards those shows and get everybody on stage.
Allan: I used to stay in a lot and not go out, so this is helping me. Without this I think I'd be shut indoors again, and I don't want to do that.
Rachael: It's helped me with my stress and anxiety of going out, especially in the evening.
Simon: Meeting new people with a similar interest and learning about the different styles of DJing.
Sophie: It's just chill, you can just chill, make new friends. It gets you out, you know, instead of being at home in four walls you're out communicating with others with special needs and I think that's a good thing.
Lee: It was Barnwood Trust funding that originally helped us get off the ground at the Wilson Art Gallery. And our next step with the Barnwood Trust is to get the individuals who turn up to apply for the Opportunity Grant so that they can get their own equipment.
Rachael: Come and give it a go, even if you feel you can't DJ it's just nice to mess around with the music. Because music is a good medium for anybody, whatever their age or disability.
Lee: We're very open access, so really anybody who comes can have a go at DJing, can use the equipment, and we'll find a setup that works for that person and, you know, getting their hands on the equipment, having a play, and seeing whether DJing is for them.


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We compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions for the 7 Most Endangered programme. Click on the questions to read the answers.
1) What is the 7 Most Endangered programme?
The 7 Most Endangered is an awareness-raising programme. It identifies endangered monuments and sites in Europe and mobilises public and private partners to find a viable future for those sites. Its serves as a catalyst for action and promotes the "power of example". The 7 Most Endangered is not a funding programme.
2) Who can submit nominations for the 7 Most Endangered programme?
Nominations can be submitted by Europa Nostra's member and associate organisations as well as by established public and private bodies that are active in the heritage field and which are located in countries where Europa Nostra is not yet represented.
3) When is the next edition of the 7 Most Endangered programme?
The 7 Most Endangered is a biennial programme, so the next edition will run in 2020. The Call for Nominations for the 7 Most Endangered 2020 can be downloaded here.
4) How are the sites shortlisted and selected?
An international advisory panel, comprising specialists in history, archaeology, architecture, conservation and finance, meet to discuss the applications and to shortlist the most endangered monuments and sites. The final list of 7 sites is selected by the Board of Europa Nostra.
5) What are the criteria to select the sites?
The monuments and sites are selected while taking into account their outstanding heritage and cultural value as well as the imminent danger that they are facing. The engagement of local communities and the commitment of public and private stakeholders to saving these sites are also considered crucial. Another main criterion is the potential of these sites to act as a catalyst for sustainable socio-economic development.
6) What type of help and support is given to the selected sites and to the shortlisted sites?
Heritage and financial experts from Europa Nostra and the European Investment Bank Institute undertake missions to the 7 selected sites, together with the nominators. The multidisciplinary teams assess the sites and help formulate a feasible action plan for each of them, in close cooperation with national and local public and private stakeholders. The results and recommendations of these missions are summarised in technical and financial reports. The experts assist with the implementation of the actions plans that are initially proposed in the reports.
The programme partners do not undertake missions or produce reports about the shortlisted sites. However, they strongly support the communication and awareness-raising campaigns that are implemented by the nominators of the shortlisted sites.
7) Do the programme partners produce technical and financial reports about the selected sites?
Yes, after the missions on site, the experts prepare technical and financial reports for each selected site, in collaboration with the nominators and relevant stakeholders. The programme partners also assist with the implementation of these reports. Assistance can, for instance, consist of concrete suggestions for alternative and viable (new or renewed) functions for the buildings or sites once restored; technical support to evaluate alternatives; financial advice in respect of European funding possibilities; help in finding suitable public or private partners or contributions to capacity building.
8) What does "Progress Update" refer to?
For the selected sites, there are reports and in some cases follow up 'fiches', in which progress is outlined. This refers to progress on plans/activities which are being implemented based on the recommendations of the reports.
Good: there is good progress on implementing a plan on the site.
Partly completed: conservation has started.
Partly slow: there is slow progress on the implementation of the recommendations.
Slow: steps have been taken but there is slow progress.
Unavailable: there currently is no detailed information available.
No mission: a mission on site was not carried out due to security/political reasons.
9) When when will the 2018 reports be published?
The technical and financial reports are normally released a couple of months after the missions.
10) How many sites have been selected for the 7 Most Endangered since its launch?
29 threatened monuments and heritage sites from 19 countries across Europe have been selected for the 7 Most Endangered. The first list was published in 2013, the second list in 2014, the third list in 2016 and the fourth list in 2018. In 2016, the Venice Lagoon in Italy was declared the most endangered heritage site in Europe.
11) Who are the main partners of the 7 Most Endangered programme?
The 7 Most Endangered programme is run by Europa Nostra, the leading European heritage organisation, in partnership with the European Investment Bank Institute. It is also supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union, as part of Europa Nostra's networking project 'Sharing Heritage – Sharing Values'.