"RICH: Some of the listening audience have asked about your name. Some think that maybe you're related to General MacArthur, can you tell us a little about who you're related to and what about the name?
We have seen in Part 6 that the lineage of preachers of whom John MacArthur is the fifth generation included at least one Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Prince Edward Island, Thomas Fraser Fullerton, and other preachers with inappropriate connections to Freemasonry, and that his distant cousin Gen. Douglas MacArthur was a 33º Freemason. Since the five generations of preachers mentioned in MacArthur's family originally came from Scotland, we will now examine his Scottish roots and, in particular, the great Clan MacArthur.
It was in Scotland that the Templars, under the protection of the Merovingian Sinclair family, would evolve into Freemasonry. The Clan Sinclair (Saint Clair) has ever since been the hereditary Grand Masters of Scottish Rite Freemasonry. It was Henry St. Clair, the Grand Master of the Templars, who traveled by ship from Scotland to the New World some 90 years after the refugee Templars fled Europe. Henry's objective was to find a home where the displaced Knights of the Order of the Temple of Solomon would have "religious freedom"— in other words a Masonic Empire of their very own.
"Overwhelming evidence suggests that it was Henry St Clair who led the Scottish expedition to America, left behind the Westford Knight and the Newport Tower, and brought back knowledge of the New World crops.
The surname MacArthur means "Son of Arthur." The clan name was originally "Clan Arthur" reflecting the its claim of descent from the legendary King Arthur. At one time, Clan MacArthur was the most powerful clan in Scotland, having received vast territories from Robert the Bruce (King Robert I, 1274–1329) as a reward for fighting alongside "the Bruce" and William Wallace for Scottish independence from England. Chiefs of the clan are hereditary and one famous Clan Chief, John MacArthur, was put to death by King James I of Scotland in 1427.
Yates and Hirschman also confirm that both Robert the Bruce and William Wallace were Merovingian Jews.
Note that "Fraser" and "Richie" are names of John MacArthur's great grandfather, Thomas Fraser Fullerton and his mother, Jesse Ritchie, and therefore of the Merovingian Jewish bloodline.
The Scottish Campbell Clan was a branch of Clan MacArthur prior to the latter's demise and both clans fought together with Robert the Bruce and William Wallace. Following the divestiture of Clan MacArthur, Clan Campbell became powerful and, in 1320, was among the so-called "sacred families" of the Merovingian dynasty. 1.
The Latest News on one Clann Arthur website reveals that many members of the MacArthur Clan are still "Sons of Arthur" at heart, conspiring to restore the ancient Celtic kingdom on a global scale, with Celtic institutions and traditions, such as ritual human sacrifice. These MacArthurs are also practicing Druids, Wiccans and Freemasons.
Clan MacArthur claims blood descent from King Arthur through their male line, although evidence is not available to support this claim and there is debate as to whether King Arthur was a real historical figure. Whether or not King Arthur existed, however, the fact that the MacArthur Clan lays claim to this bloodline reveals their Merovingian lineage.
What is the legend of King Arthur and what is its esoteric significance?
"According to legend, the story of King Arthur begins at the Castle named Tintagel. This ruin lies in southwest England in Cornwall. As the story unfolds, Uther Pendragon, the king of ancient Britain, is in love with another man's wife. Ygerna is the wife of the Duke of Cornwall, Gorlois.
"Merlin, the magician, prophet, and seer, formulates a plan for the smitten Uther. Merlin will transform Uther into the shape of Ygerna's husband, Gorlois. The price for this deception is that the child from this union will be given to Merlin. After spending the night together, Uther and Ygerna, have a son, Arthur. He is given to the Seer, who becomes Arthur's guardian, mentor, and counselor.
The surname "Pendragon," a title meaning "Chief Dragon," reveals the lineage of the legendary King Arthur.
King Arthur and his renowned Knights of the Round Table were Great Britain's version of the pre-flood gods of Atlantis, whose offspring the Bible identifies as the "sons of Anak" or Nephilim.
"King Arthur: There is some Arthurian lore which claims that he piloted an ark during the Deluge, and this legend also relates that he stood just over nine feet tall. King Henry II, inspired by stories that Arthur was buried at Glastonbury, dispatched a team there to excavate the area. At a depth of nine feet they found a lead cross inscribed with the words: 'Here lies the body of King Arthur.' Sixteen feet below that was a stone sarcophagus containing the bones of a man nine feet tall. Skeptics put forth the argument that the lead cross could have been forged by local abbots wishing to draw attention (and donations) to their abbey. Such an argument, however, fails to address the fact that the nine-foot skeleton discovered beneath the cross would tend to negate the notion that this could have been a mere hoax. Later, in the early 1500s, another gigantic coffin was disinterred, and found to contain a skeleton 8'3" tall. History fails to record what became of these later bones, although those of Arthur were respectfully re-interred.
In pagan cultures, the gods of Atlantis were alleged to have escaped the Deluge and relocated to the stars. In Egyptian mythology, Isis and Osiris sailed the "Ship of Isis," a great celestial ship, over the Great Flood to the star Sirius. Jason and the Argonauts was a Greek epic in which the Captain, Jason, and his fifty Argonauts sailed the good ship, Argo, in search of a Golden Fleece which was guarded by a fierce dragon. The Golden Fleece typifies the anticipated return of the Golden Age.
The ship is a common motif in ancient and classical mythology. Fabricated versions of the Great Flood abound in pagan cultures which present alternative accounts of the pre-flood "Atlanteans" whom they believe managed to escape God's judgment on mankind in a celestial boat.
"ARCTURUS... A golden red star situated on the left knee of Bootes, the 4th brightest in the sky.
"Arcturus takes its name from its nearness to the sky Bears, Big and Little Bears, Ursa Major, and Ursa Minor. From Arktouros or Arctophilax, 'the Bear Guard and also called 'the Bear Watcher,' The 'Herdsman,' or 'driver of oxen' are other titles.
Many ancient cultures worshipped the "the coming one" as a Bear God ("Beast"), astrologically represented by Ursa Major, and personified in their mythologies as King Arthur is the personification of the Great Bear/Ursa Major in the Celtic legend. Modern cultures are today reviving the ancient worship of the Bear God—The "Beast"—through the entertainment and publication media.
In 1939, T. H. White wrote his classic fantasy, Once and Future King, to revive interest in Arthurian lore in anticipation that the ancient king would one day return. "J. K. Rowling has said that T. H. White's writing strongly influenced the Harry Potter books." (Arthur Pendragon) In 1947, T. H. White published The Elephant and the Kangaroo, a satire debunking the Biblical record of Noah and the flood. The great flood is an unhappy fact in the history of the pagan world which commemorates the ancient dead on the pagan feast of Samhain, or Halloween. Under the delusion that the pre-flood gods sailed in ships to the stars, pagans await their return to rule the world.
"Thus, the sleeping, half-dead gods who inhabit the subterranean tombs of Saturn, Satan, Hermes, Hercules, and even Christian Rosenkreutz (as an embodiment of Osiris, the solar god-king) could all mythically represent the same fallen kingdom, which, having lost the Grail and its mandate to rule, has occulted itself, gone underground, become invisible, or fallen asleep, until such time as the proper individual shall come along to liberate him/it. Then the sunken kingdom shall rise, the dreaming lord shall awake, the phoenix emerge from the ashes, and the proper universal balance shall be restored. In the meantime, the secret royal doctrine is kept alive by the initiates/ descendants of that sleeping god (the same doctrine that is written upon the Grail in its form as the Emerald Tablet, or Gorral).
The Argo was no ordinary boat, but a magical barque of the gods. Argo was created by the Greek goddess Athena, the Isis of Athens, as an oracular 'self-impelled' ship that guided and conveyed its rowers to their appointed destination. The fifty oarsmen on the good ship Argo were the Anunnaki, i.e., the Nephilim which descended on Mount Hermon and mingled their seed with the daughters of men (Genesis 6). The Anunnaki were the gods who ruled over Atlantis, and their demonized offspring were the pre-flood civilization which God judged for its genetic corruption of the human race.
In the Arthurian legend, King Arthur's barque, also called Arthur's Chariot or Wain (wagon), sailed to the location of Ursa Major, the Great Bear constellation, whence Arthur shall return as the 'Once and Future King' in the person of the Antichrist.
"In the early Welsh poem 'Preiddeu Annwfn'. Arthur visits the Celtic Underworld, Annwfn, and his adventures closely parallel those of the cauldron-seeking god, Bran the Blessed. Even in Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'History of the Kings of Britain,' and Sir Thomas Malory's 'Le Morte D'Arthur,' upon being fatally wounded in battle, Arthur is carried to the mystical Avalon, apparently the Underworld home of the Celtic god, Afallach. Many legends around the country attest to Arthur's immortality. He is said to be sleeping in one of numerous caves waiting to return and lead his people.
Of Camelot, as in the days that were.
That without help I cannot last till morn.
Aidless, alone, and smitten thro' the helm.
A little thing may harm a wounded man.
'Ah! my Lord Arthur, whither shall I go?
Where shall I hide my forehead and my eyes?
And every chance brought out a noble knight.
The holy Elders with the gift of myrrh.
By night, with noises of the Northern Sea.
Three times, and drew him under in the mere.
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
"The article, based on information put forth by Burke's Peerage, claims that every single President of the United States has had a notable amount of royal European ancestry, and in each Presidential race, the one with the most royal genes is the one who wins – every single time. This tendency has been noted in supposedly Democratic European politics as well, prompting some to charge that a global conspiracy exists to keep power within the hands of a specific gene pool.
According to Merovingian literature, there are only two purebred Merovingian lineages, meaning no admixture of human genes to the "pure" angelic bloodline. These are the "Plantard" and "Saint Clair" bloodlines, Plantard being a branch of the ancient "de Vere" bloodline through Godfroi de Vere de Bouillon, who captured Jerusalem in 1099 and formed the Knights Templars (Military Order of the Knights of the Temple of Solomon), as well as the Prieuré de Sion. For example, Barack Obama's genealogy reveals that he was descended from William I "the Lion", King of Scotland, and Henry II of England. King William I "the Lion" of Scotland was descended from Godfroi de Bouillon, the first Grand Master of the Prieuré de Sion. Henry II of England was of the Angevin Plantagenet dynasty of the Merovingian bloodline.
The heraldic Plantard family crest displays two Rampant Bears which symbolize the Great Bear and Little Bear constellations, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. The surname "Plantard" is an esoteric reference to the rampant bear, the bear being a "plantigrade" animal of the genus Ursus which walks on the sole of its foot like a man.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of the genus Ursus, and of the closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade Carnivora, but they live largely on fruit and insects.
A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole of the foot, as man, and the bears.
It is important to understand that Greek, Roman, Celtic and all pagan mythologies are esoteric fables of the gods of Atlantis, the fallen angels whom God judged for genetically corrupting the human race.
In their New Age book The Light Shall Set You Free, Norma Milanovich and Shirley McCune revealed the New Age plan to recreate pre-flood world. This feat will be achieved by fallen angels who will present themselves as reincarnated high priests and priestesses of Atlantis who were sent by the Ascended Masters to assist the Earth to enter the "Fifth Dimension." Among the Ascended Masters are founders of major religions, including Jesus, his mother Mary, Moses and Solomon. Another New Age book, Connecting With the Arcturians, includes Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormons.
A channeled book by Norma Milanovich, We The Arcturians: A True Experience (1990), states that these Ascended Masters employ Celestial Beings called "Arcturians" who live on the "fifth dimensional planet" Arcturus, to travel the universe on a Starship and to "represent Heaven's enlightened Celestial Command." The Arcturians have to admit that Arcturus is not a planet but a star—the brightest star in the constellation Bootes, near Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Recall that the namesake of Arcturus, King "Arthur," sailed on a celestial barge to the Arcturian star whence he shall return to Earth as an Ascended Master.
The Ascended Master Jesus, however, is not God, but merely a "ray" of the "Great Central Sun, which is God" (p. 71). In other words, their Ascended Master Jesus is inferior to the Sun God who is Lucifer, which means the Light or Shining One.
"DID JESUS AND THE APOSTLES HOLD COUNCIL WITH ALIENS FROM OUTER SPACE?
These "Arcturians" also claim that, as Jesus' Apostles, they continued after Jesus' death to communicate with the Celestial Command on the star "Arcturus" through the power of the "I AM." And they had the power of the I AM flowing through them. Since Jesus' Apostles were leaders and missionaries of the early Christian Church, the Arcturians are claiming that they were these leaders of the early Christian Church!
When this celestial Round Table manifests on earth, it will be chaired by the Once and Future King, a descendant of the legendary King Arthur who sailed on a celestial barge to Arcturus, the brightest star in the Great Bear constellation. According to The Revelation of King Arthur by Robert Bruce Fruehling, genealogical studies have been underway for centuries to determine the identities of the descendants of King Arthur.
"Geoffrey Ashe is another highly accredited Arthurian historian. He received the Ph.D. degree from Cambridge and is the author of The Discovery of King Arthur. This book cuts through the myths and proves Arthur not only existed but was more like the Arthur of legend than historians ever suspected. Its subtitle is 'In Association with Debrett's Peerage.' Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage was established in 1769. It contains the genealogical details of every British duke, marquis, viscount, early, baron, and baronet, together with all the living members of their families in the male line.
Fruehling argues that the descendant of King Arthur, who will chair the global Round Table, will belong to the British nobility. There were actually two King Arthurs, says Fruehling, a British King Arthur who was born in Cornwall in southwest England and a Scottish King Arthur who was born near Hadrian's Wall on the border of Scotland and England.
"I find Laurence Gardner's explanation to be the clearest. I will quote the paragraph, for it demonstrates what people of power believe.
The foreword to Bloodline of the Holy Grail was written by Prince Michael Stewart of Albany, who is also the author of The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland. It should be noted that Robert Bruce Fruehling may be a descendant of the Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, whose daughter married a member of the Stewart family, Walter Steward.
For centuries the Scottish Stewarts have been disputing the House of Windsor's right to the British throne, claiming that Stewart is the French form of the surname Stuart, the monarchy which reigned in Great Britain from 1603 to 1714, from James VI & I to Queen Anne, daughter of James II. (See: Prince Michael: The Counterfeit Archangel) In his book, The Forgotten Monarchy of Scotland, Prince Michael claims to be the "legal Pretender to the throne of England" (p.302) which he would receive by default of Prince Charles. This dynastic rivalry explains the myriad of books and articles predicting that Prince Charles and Prince William will be the Antichrist.
Revelation 12:9 identifies the great dragon as Satan.
"Robert Bruce" Fruehling's suggestion that Prince William will be the Antichrist is unsupported either by Scripture or spurious evidence like the red dragon on the flag of Wales. Prince William will likely be the counterfeit Antichrist, who may change his name to King Arthur to reinforce the deception. Moreover, William's half brother, Prince Harry, may be the counterfeit false prophet, Merlin, who was Arthur's cousin. Which raises the question, are the Harry Potter books such as Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, actually about the Royals?!
Nicholas de Vere also traced the Anunnaki Dragon lineage from the Egyptians and Sumerians through the Scythians to the Druidic priesthood of the Tuatha de Danaan; however, de Vere identifies them specifically as the Picts of Scotland.
It does appear that the Scots and Brits are conspiring to stage a counterfeit Antichrist who will be overthrown by the true Antichrist who will pose as "the Christ." This false Christ will be revealed to the world in his time, that is, in his own season, the Great Tribulation. At that time he will assert his authority over mankind by enthroning himself in the rebuilt temple of Jerusalem and displaying miraculous powers in order to prove his divinity.
In his own time refers to the specific point in time during the Tribulation period when the son of perdition will be revealed to all of mankind. However, this individual has already been revealed to occultists all over the world in their New Age publications and entertainment, such as Holy Blood, Holy Grail and The Davinci Code, and these revelations are confirmed by popular books and entertainment like William Cooper's Behold A Pale Horse and Miley Cyrus' MTV performance.
Since the uninitiated do not take New Age propaganda seriously (and if they do pay attention, they fail to spot the cryptic clues disclosing the identity of the New Age Christ), the end time deception is carried on in plain sight. Therefore, when the false Christ rises to global power, occultists will recognize and worship him, and the uninitiated will believe he is "Christ" on account of his miraculous powers. Little wonder that Jesus foretold that there would be a false Christ and false prophet who would deceive even the elect.
According to The Da Vinci Code: "Only two direct lines of Merovingians remain. Their family names are Plantard and Saint-Clair. Both families live in hiding, probably protected by the Priory." (p. 260) Thus, the False Christ, of the Merovingian lineages of Plantard and Saint-Clair, is presently in hiding but will be revealed to the world in his time. Meanwhile, false teachers proliferate disinformation and false interpretations about the identity of the Antichrist, thereby laying the foundation for the great Tribulation deception.
The symbolic representation of the future Antichrist as revealed in Holy Blood, Holy Grail signifies his "divine right" to reign as the "Once and Future King." Robert Fruehling claims that the blood relatives of Jesus Christ, who were called "Desposyni," governed the early churches, and will soon reclaim their divine right to rule both the Church and the world!
"Interestingly, clans are mentioned, but not tribes. As a rule, clans are a smaller family unit than tribes. Many clans make up a tribe. Here we have the house of David from the tribe of Judah. The house of David is then divided, and two clans of David's house are implied. Solomon would represent the kingly line of David, and we have already seen that Joseph, Jesus' earthly father was of that line. Nathan is then mentioned, and that was Mary's line.
Fruehling's disclosure that the Desponysi are the lineage of the Scottish King Arthur is crucial to understanding our subject, John MacArthur. That the Scottish Clan MacArthur claims to be "Sons of Arthur"—direct descendants of King Arthur, Jesus, Solomon and David — places John MacArthur in the "clan" which will claim to be the bloodline of Jesus and preside over the Druidic Dragon Court, the Dragon Lords of Anu, who will rule the world.
Can you rise again and resume your power?
The title page of Robert Bruce Fruehling's Revelation of King Arthur states, "Unless otherwise noted, all Scriptures are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV, 1973, 1978, 1984." In many verses where the King James Version and New King James use the word family, the NIV uses clan.
It is most interesting that the Hebrew word מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpachah, which should be translated into English as "family," has been mistranslated using the Scottish dynamic equivalent "clan" in 15 modern English bibles. Another mistranslation, "slave" for the Greek word δοῦλος doulos, instead of "servant," is becoming more common as modern versions are "updated".
As the Once and Future King, King Arthur is the astrological personification of the Antichrist who will preside over the revived Druidic Dragon Court. As the Druidic 'King of Kings' – the Pendragon – he will conduct a reign of terror over the nations. The Antichrist's kingdom is revealed in Bible prophecy, details of which are the subject of our report, Heeding Bible Prophecy, in the New Government section.
Heeding Bible Prophecy exposes the elaborate system of counterfeits that will be staged to deceive the masses during the first half of the Tribulation period, three and one half years before the prophetic cast of characters comes on the scene for the Great Tribulation. The real Mark of the Beast will not be the microchip implant (as John MacArthur implies), nor will the Antichrist be Prince Charles or Prince William or a Muslim (as John MacArthur teaches) and the False Prophet will not be the Pope! These will be the prearranged counterfeits of the genuine fulfillment of Bible prophecy. The actual fulfillments of endtime prophecy are identified by careful study of prophetic passages – every word including the underlying Greek text – and research of esoteric literature which divulges the identity of the main characters and other aspects of the conspiracy.
"The Campbellite denomination mentioned in chapter 2 seems to have been the fruit of the Campbells' abhorrence of Catholicism and partial embrace of Knox's Presbyterianism. We believe their early and strong support for Knox was founded on a Crypto-Judaic orientation, which found Protestantism more congenial than Catholicism." When Scotland Was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology, Analysis of Migrations, and Public and Family Records Show Twelfth Century Semitic Roots, p. 50.
Clan Macarthur's barbarous Druidic priesthood may be one reason King James I, King of Scots (1394–1437) beheaded the Clan Chief, John MacArthur, in 1427, and divested the Clan of their lands and status. Ten years later King James "was murdered at Perth on the night of 20/21 February 1437 in a failed coup by his uncle and former ally Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl." (The Temple & The Lodge, p. 25) Walter the Steward, or Stewart, was related by marriage to Robert the Bruce.


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Family of Bangladeshi worker, 33, killed in PIE lorry accident fears telling ailing mother of death
SINGAPORE — The migrant worker who died in an accident along the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) on Tuesday (April 20) morning was a 33-year-old Bangladeshi who leaves behind a two-year-old son, widow and other family members, all of whom relied on his income.
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Tofazzal Hossain, 33, died as a result of injuries sustained in an accident on the PIE on April 20, 2021. The migrant worker was travelling in the rear of a lorry that crashed into a stationary vehicle.
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The extended family of Tofazzal Hossain, 33, relied on his Singapore income
He leaves behind a two-year-old son, his wife, ailing parents and five siblings
He last visited Bangladesh in 2018, the year he got married
The deceased, Tofazzal Hossain, was also very close to his 57-year-old mother, said the man's brother Abdul Haziz.
Mr Abdul, 27, told TODAY on Wednesday through a Bengali interpreter that his mother has yet to be informed of his brother's death as the family is worried that she would not survive the news. She recently underwent heart surgery.
"She only knows that her son had an accident," said Mr Abdul, who is one of Tofazzal's five siblings.
Tofazzal had worked in Singapore since 2009.
He was among 17 passengers, aged between 23 and 46, sitting in the rear of a lorry when it crashed into a stationary tipper truck along the PIE towards Changi Airport, before the Jalan Bahar exit early on Tuesday morning.
The police said they were alerted to the accident around 6am, and that they had arrested the 36-year-old lorry driver for careless driving causing death.
Investigations are ongoing, said the police.
The Migrant Workers' Centre (MWC) said in a Facebook post on Tuesday evening that nine of the injured workers have been discharged from hospital after being treated for minor injuries while the remaining seven remain warded.
Out of the seven, two are in the intensive care unit, said the non-governmental organisation that looks after the welfare of migrant workers.
Tofazzal's 63-year-old father was aware of his son's death but broke down during a phone conversation with TODAY and was unable to proceed with the interview beyond saying that his son was a "very good boy" who was beautiful and had a very kind heart.
"Everything is over," said the older man, who did not provide his name. "Please help us, we are in a very bad situation."
Mr Abdul said his father is diabetic, and had just recovered from Covid-19 disease which had claimed the life of Tofazzal's grandfather a month ago.
Mr Abdul described his brother as a calm person who never sought out quarrels, and was loved by everyone. He added that Tofazzal had last visited home in 2018, the year he got married.
While Mr Abdul did not state where their hometown is, he said that his brother was at least able to speak to his family two days ago, though this did not include his beloved two-year-old son.
Tofazzal first arrived in Singapore in 2009, and would typically remit between 30,000 and 50,000 taka per month (S$470 to S$784), said Mr Abdul who told TODAY that his brother was the sole breadwinner of the family.
Aside from Tofazzal's latest contribution of 35,000 taka for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, he had also given the family 200,000 taka (about S$3,100) for his mother's recent open heart surgery, said Mr Abdul, who added that she also requires blood pressure medicine and insulin for diabetes.
Mr Abdul said his brother's body is scheduled to be repatriated on Friday afternoon.
It'sRainingRaincoats, a community organisation here that works to support the needs of migrant workers, said that it is in touch with the family to offer grief counselling.
MWC said in its Facebook post on Tuesday that concerned members of the public who wish to help the affected workers may contribute to its charity arm, the Migrant Workers' Assistance Fund, via the national fundraising platform at https://www.giving.sg/mwaf.
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Palmer United Party federal leader and Member for Fairfax, Clive Palmer, said the Member for Fisher Mal Brough continues to be under investigation from the Australian Federal Police.
The AFP is investigating Mal Brough after Labor MP Graham Perrett filed a second complaint against him after his involvement in the demise of former federal Speaker Peter Slipper.
Mr Palmer said the AFP has confirmed they are still investigating Mal Brough over 'Ashbygate', a year after a second complaint was raised about him.
"Mal Brough should stand aside from his ministry positions as Special Minister of State and Minister for Defence Materials & Science whilst he is under investigation from the AFP," Mr Palmer said.
Mr Palmer said this is not the first time Mal Brough has made questionable and disappointing decisions.
"Mal Brough told current affairs program 60 Minutes that he had directed Mr Slipper's former media advisor, James Ashby, to obtain copies of Mr Slipper's diary," he said.
"Mr Brough told 60 Minutes he was doing it for the sake of the electors of Fisher, whom he now represents, because he believed Mr Slipper may have been committing a crime.
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Launch week is a test to the normal "live at home a quiet life" Clarksons. As a family that God has chosen to put, at times, in front of the public eye, we have experienced ups and downs of the demands this puts on our lives But learning to create a haven of sacred life and protection, a place to retreat and regroup safely from the eyes of the world, is important to all of us at times. We all have disappointments, failures, stresses. How important it is to find a way to pull back and restore with the grace and love straight from God's heart. Today I share a story from our book. How do you provide a safe refuge in your home so at times, your family can all escape from the pressures of life?
Furrowed eyebrows above large dark eyes was the signal to me as a mom that something was not right with one of my children. Like my other precious ones, she had faced the challenge of growing up more or less in public and was feeling exposed and fragile, inadequate to live into such a pressured role. It was not the life we chose, it was the life we were given. We must each figure out how to manage the unique puzzles of our family stories and our home life.
God has blessed our family with the opportunity to interact with so many people from so different walks of life and to touch others with our ministry, but I had learned very quickly that this was not always easy for my children. And this particular child had begun to grow into a challenging point of adolescence and especially needed attention and affirmation from me.
Truth be told, I could totally relate to what my sweet daughter was saying. I feel like quitting ministry about ten times a week! I am just a normal Christian woman wanting to love Jesus and live according to His example, and God simply called me into a more public place than I would ever have chosen.
How well I know what my child was discovering—the vulnerability that comes from being a leader, from publically standing firm on an ideal. You put your neck out and stand for principles, and yet you are still only human and make mistakes along the way. Not everyone understands, and there is plenty of criticism to face in the journey. Add to that our breakneck, high-pressure, high-consumption contemporary culture and it's easy to reach a place where all of us feel depleted, needing a place of safety and refuge, desperately thirsty for emotional, physical, and spiritual water to refresh us.
The way I have been able to bear all this (most of the time) is to make our fallibility a part of our message. I've always been upfront about the reality that I and my family aren't perfect or always strong. We fall down and mess up like any other family. But even when we've blown it, struggled with the dark side of life, or wallowed in our own sin and selfishness, God has been faithful to us.
The heart of my message is that God still redeems every moment, every mistake, and every failure.
It is a risk to stand for something, to seek after the holy ways of God, to keep going when you are weary to the bone, to love when you feel hurt and rejected, especially by those who call themselves "Christians." Every one of us will be called in some capacity to live into a call and will face this struggle in some way.
That's why all of us need a place to escape from time to time. We need a home—but not just any home. Home needs to be a haven of safety, acceptance, and unconditional love, a place where we can rest and find refuge from all the devastating and depleting parts of life. When the storms and difficulties come, home should be the first line of defense against despair. This is why we must guard our homes as if they were our very lifelines. Because they are!
How will you make your home a place of refuge? How will you provide a place of unconditional love where secrets can be shared and carried as a holy trust? How will you provide quiet and rest, recreation and inspiration for those within your walls? How will you keep the messages of a frenzied culture at bay so that the truth heard in your home will be that which instructs, comforts, gives insight, and shows love to those who hunger for peace and restoration?
How will you plan your home? Go forth and prepare.
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It's a party here at SallyClarkson.com, all week as we celebrate the launch of my newest books, The Lifegiving Home and The Lifegiving Home Experience! Written as a collaboration between myself and my children Sarah and Joel, these books are a magnum opus of sorts of the home we've created as a family. We're so glad to welcome you in! You can buy a copy from your favorite bookseller here!
For Crystal Sutherland's painting, Bethany N!
For the two children's devotionals, Nicole L and Lisa W!
For the Princess sticker sets, Sue Tan and Krista T!
and for the two great books from Tyndale, Heather B!
Congratulations, and watch for an email with more information! We have even more giveaways for you today (all week!) Here they are!
#1. Fruit of the Spirit Embroidery Kit from Clementine Patterns--be sure to visit their lovely shop!
Featuring the fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23, this delightful embroidery sampler features hand lettering in various stitches and colors, with an added touch of whimsical doodles.
#2. Precious Hymn Notecards from Mercy is New!
These lovely hymn cards can be used in multiple ways! You can use as postcards to send an encouraging note in the mail. You could also use them as a lovely addition to your home decor. Hang on twine with clothes pins, frame, or give as a gift! You could also add a few to a gift to give it a special and unique touch!
#3. Art by Chastity Giles!
Chastity is offering this darling painting of Fruits of the Spirit teacups- watercolor, inktense, and ink on watercolor paper- 12"x9"!
#4. First Hands-On Bible and Devotional Reading Journal from Tyndale Publishers!
My wonderful publisher, Tyndale, is going to send these books to one winner! The First Hands-On-Bible is perfect for preschoolers, and I pray this Devotional will help you continue or begin your own practice of quiet time.
Remember to sign up for the party for an opportunity to receive fun recipes, printable posters and a chance to win a trip for you and friend to Sally's home this summer.
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Taking a TEFL course in Asia opens up a whole new world of opportunities, maybe you are looking for a change in direction, would like to live abroad and start a new career. Getting your TEFL qualification in Asia is a lot of fun and will help you to land a teaching job in Asia.
Asia is a popular tourist destination which attracts millions of visitors every year, you can spend a bit longer than your average holiday by studying and training to become a teacher of foreign languages. There are a range of teaching courses available and you can join all year round. So whether you would like to get TEFL certified or would like a career teaching abroad we have the courses to help you. A lot of TEFL courses are flexible meaning you will have lots of time to enjoy your surrounds and fully get immersed into the Asian culture.
If you are looking to take a TEFL course abroad and experience an amazing region of the world you should consider going to study in Asia. This continent is full of culture and places of interest to visit and there are lots of locations where you can live and gain a TEFL certification. Incorporated into any holiday, besides the learning that naturally occurs within a foreign land and its cultural differences, can be a teaching course that will provide academic accreditation to your trip or gap year. Many TEFL course providors now run online that can be accessed from anywhere in Asia as long as you have connection to the internet.
No previous experience is required to take a course and support will be on offer throughout the courses chosen through our website. There are lots of options including online courses which can be completed via your computer or you can join a classroom lesson in your home country or in selected destinations around the world.
A TEFL certificate really is an exciting way to live in Asia and get paid, courses can be joined throughout the year and you will need to book in advance to secure a place. Once you are qualified and have completed a TEFL course it is usually fairly easy to obtain a teaching job in Asia or anywhere in the world. Please note just having a certificate is not a guarantee of a job though, like any market teaching is quite competitive and getting the first step on the ladder can sometimes be tough.
Places where you can take a TEFL course include Thailand, Cambodia, China, Japan, Indonesia and India but there are options throughout the region. We recommend you be flexible to destinations as there is a lot of choice. Having a TEFL course on your CV / resume will look great to future employers, this is also a great way to gain hands on experience if you are considering a career in education / the teaching profession. So what are you waiting for, view our featured TEFL courses in Asia and sign up for one might be one of the greatest experiences of your life.
The courses we have listed are internationally recognised and respected within the TEFL industry meaning you will stand a good chance of gaining employment on competition of a course. You can choose from short 20 hour weekend classroom TEFL courses or if you are seeking more advanced certifications there are also 120 and 250 hour options as well. The weekend and short beginners courses are perfect if you are a total beginner, these will allow you to see if this career appeals to you. There are weekend and 4 week courses available.
If you want a bit more freedom you might want to consider taking an online TEFL course and exploring Asia at the same time. When seeking employment overseas you will find most employers in Asia want people who have at least 120 hours of TEFL training with an accredited TEFL provider so you might want to book one of our advanced options. These courses will help you get to grips with teaching and most language schools will be able to help you secure esl employment, once you have completed a course this will be valid forever.
If you have been researching options you will know there is a lot of choice when it comes to companies and courses.
Eligibility: Anyone can join a course, there are no Nationality restrictions and you do not need any previous experience to join either.
What to Expect: All lessons are given in English and so you will not need to know any local language. People from all around the world apply. There are usually around 5 - 20 people on each classroom course but this depends on the location and time of year you join. Our TEFL courses in Asia are led by experienced tutors who will make the classes fun, enjoyable and also as informative as possible. On a course you will learn recommended teaching methods, writing, listening, grammar and lesson skills. You will also get lots of tips for dealing with a classroom of students and advice about gaining employment afterwards. At the same time you will be living in a new culture and also get experience working with local children which can be a great way to learn.
Cost: Prices vary depending on the course you choose but generally you can expect to pay around £150 ($250) for a weekend course or £1000 ($1500) for a longer more advanced certification. Be sure to book ahead to get a place on your preferred date - this continent is a popular place to train.
After Getting Qualified: Once you have completed a course there is no expiry date and you will be able to use it this year or in future travels. TEFL courses can be taken in literally most worldwide locations, an online course gives you freedom and flexibility to work in your own time from home or via your computer. If you want a more personal experience we recommend classroom lessons where you will learn with a teacher and also get to meet other TEFL'ers. View our guide to teaching in Asia for postions.
There are monthly start dates throughout the year and you will need to book in advance to secure a place. If you need any help arranging a course in Asia please get in touch. Start your search today, find the best TEFL courses in Asia on our directory.
If you have ever taken a TEFL course in Asia and would like to add a review, write about your experience or share any recommendations please contact us.


Heating and cooling repair in McKinney TX seems like a service you don't need to get by. But once you experience a too cold home in winter or an extremely hot one during summer, you'll realize how valuable that service is.
Some homeowners don't want to call for repair services because of the cost. Don't worry because there are affordable repairs out there. You can also avoid high fees if you call for repair when the problem's still small.
When you feel like the heater or AC doesn't work as well as before, the first thing you need to do is check if the operation is set to low. You might have to replace the filters, too. In case these usual fixes don't resolve the problem, that's when you look for heating and cooling repair services in McKinney TX.
Heating and cooling repair near me is also worth searching when you incur unusually high utility costs. Utility costs can get higher than your previous years in case you have guests who lived with you for weeks. If there's an increase in power generation fees, that may also help explain the problem.
However, if you didn't have guests and if there's no significant increase in fees, the problem may be inefficient heating or cooling. This problem prompts you to extend the use of your heater or AC. Moreover, you end up setting the thermostat to high for a long time, thinking it will improve the problem.
The operation of heaters and air conditioners can lead to some noises. However, the noise tends to be tolerable.
In case the noise is beyond something you can bear, you have to hire heating and cooling service repair near me. There are many possible reasons for the noise. A few loose screws could be the cause. The reason could also be as major as rusting or broken parts.
Does the air in your home feel stuffy? You might need home heating and cooling repair. This service is also a must-have if you notice unusual noise coming from your HVAC system.
It's normal to call for home heating and cooling repair McKinney if your HVAC system is at least a decade old. The succeeding services won't make the system last for another decade. However, they can prevent costly damages and early replacement. Your chosen service provider can also advice you on the upcoming replacement.
Remember the last time you called for inspection or for 24 hour heating and cooling repair. If it happened more than a year ago, you should wonder about the condition of your HVAC system. Getting inspection services is highly recommended. The inspector may call on the needed repair services after assessing the condition of the parts and the entire HVAC system.
If you notice any of the above signs of HVAC problem, feel free to contact Air Repair Pros for much-needed service. We're always ready to provide heating and cooling repair in McKinney TX.


The Zoo is open 7 days a week, 365 days a year from 8:00 to 18:30 daily.
The shops at the zoo premises have a wide variety of delicious take-aways and kiosks offer snacks. There are numerous picnic spots located within the Zoo where you can relax in the shade of giant trees.
Ample, secure parking space is available at the main entrance of the U.I Zoological Gardens. Security staff is on duty at all parking facilities for your peace of mind.
Security personnel are on duty 24 hours a day for your convenience.
Come prepared for a day filled with fun, fun, FUN!!


Do you want to be fully supported during your pregnancy, birth, and postpartum period? Do you want someone in the birthing room solely dedicated to providing you comfort and experienced information?
Do you want to have the best possible birth experience? A doula may be right for you!!
Doulas support women and their partners regardless of the type of birth they are planning, whether that be in a home, hospital, or birth center, if they plan to use pain medication or not, and if they decide to bottle feed or breastfeed. In other words, doulas support you in the type of birth YOU want!
After the baby is born, doulas visit within the first week or two to assist with basic breastfeeding concerns, discuss the mother and couple's adaptation to a new baby, and discuss their thoughts about the birth experience. For more continuous support during the postpartum period, consider hiring a postpartum doula.
Stay tuned for Part 2, where I will discuss how to find a doula!
Kelli Brus CD(DONA) is a mom of two wonderful girls and has been married to her husband since 2007. She lives in Urbandale and is currently taking a break from teaching with Des Moines Public Schools to take care of her little ones and focus on doula work. After her second birth experience, attended by a doula, she knew this was the type of work she wanted to do. She is certified through DONA International (Doulas of North America) and is part of the Central Iowa Doula Association (CIDA). Making sure all moms have support and respect during their birth experiences is so meaningful to Kelli and why she is so dedicated to doula work.


I want to start today's post off by saying how sad I was to hear of the death of fashion genius Alexander McQueen. He was our first ever customer, a true fashion icon and a permanent inspiration to me and millions of others. To get an endorsement from him all those years ago when I was just starting out was something I shall never forget. He followed his heart and his passions, ditched convention and delighted and enchanted women around the world with his incredible designs. I have been utterly inspired by his work and in my own small way will always try to follow his mantra.
This got me to thinking about some of the most iconic McQueen moments. There are many, but again and again I kept coming back to the red designs. It's a colour I don't decorate with enough frankly, but I was thinking we should all try and introduce some more splashes of red into our homes and our lives. Red like no other colour gets the pulse racing, particularly when partnered with dark sludgy walls or inky floors. It's an intriguing colour which demands attention, plus its energising so you could in fact burn calories by simply looking at it (or so I like to think!). I shall leave you all with the beautiful images of McQueen's creations, and wish you all a very happy Valentine's weekend.


From August 27 to October 3, 2012, CMPA analyzed the targets of all jokes about public figures in the opening monologues of the highest rated late night talk show hosts on the broadcast networks – Jay Leno ("Tonight Show"), David Letterman ("Late Show"), Craig Ferguson ("Late Late Show," and Jimmy Fallon ("Late Night"). CMPA has been tracking the targets of late night TV comedians since 1988.
The disparity was greatest on "The Late Show with David Letterman." Letterman told 44 jokes about Romney and 9 about Obama, a five to one margin. But all four comedians told more Romney jokes than Obama jokes.


A first variant I will explain is how you can work with folders and sub folders. A folder is a special list item on a list or document library. If you execute a standard CAML query you will end up with list items from the root folder.


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Fatehpur District is one of the 75 districts of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The district covers an area of 4,152 km2. The district has a population of 2,632,733 (2011 Census). Fatehpur city is the administrative headquarters of the district. Located on the banks of the sacred rivers Ganges and Yamuna, Fatehpur was mentioned in the puranic literature. The ghats of Bhitaura and Asani were described as sacred in the puranas. Bhitaura, the site of the sage Bhrigu, was an important source of learning. Fatehpur district is a part of Allahabad division.

This district is situated between two important cities, Allahabad and Kanpur of the state Uttar Pradesh. It is well connected with those cities by train routes and roads. The distance from Allahabad is 117 km and from Kanpur is 76 km. It falls in Howrah-Delhi train route between Allahabad and Kanpur. Grand Trunk road also passes by from this city. The north boundary of the district is limited by the river Ganges and its southern boundary is the river Yamuna.

Etymology and history
Fatehpur district is named after the district headquarters town Fatehpur. According to local legends, the name is derived from a battle won by Ibrahim Shah of Jaunpur over Raja Sita Nand of Athgarhia. The name of the conqueror is sometimes given as Jalal-ud-din, the ruler of Bengal. According to another tradition, the name is traced to Fateh-mand Khan who supposedly founded the town. It is based on a fragmentary inscription found at Denda Sai, in tehsil Khaga, which mentions Fatehmand Khan, an officer of Sultan Ala-ud-din, obtained a Farman from him in 1519 A.D. Confusion arises from the fact that in 1519 A.D. there was no king of the name, Ala-ud-din, and the title of the Sultan must be wrong even if the date is correct. Also Denda Sai is about 48 km. from Fatehpur.

In the 18th century the district formed a part of the subah of Korah, and was under the government of the wazir of Awadh. In 1736 it was captured by the Marathas, who retained possession of it until, in 1750, they were ousted by the Pathans of Fatehpur. In 1753 it was reconquered by the nawab of Awadh. In 1765, by a treaty between the East India Company and the nawab, Korah was made over to the Delhi emperor, who retained it until 1774, when it was again restored to the nawab wazir. Finally in 1801, the nawab, by treaty, reconveyed it to the Company in commutation of the amount which he had stipulated to pay in return for the defence of his country. In June 1857 the district rebelled, and order was established after the siege of Lucknow.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Fatehpur district has a population of 2,632,733 roughly equal to the nation of Kuwait or the US state of Nevada. This gives it a ranking of 154th in India (out of a total of 640). The district has a population density of  . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 14.05%. Fatehpur has a sex ratio of 901 females for every 1000 males, and a literacy rate of 67.43%. Scheduled Castes made up 24.75% of the population.

At the time of the 2011 Census of India, 97.48% of the population in the district spoke Hindi and 2.49% Urdu as their first language. The local dialect is Awadhi.

Sub-districts

The district is divided into 3 sub-districts (tehsils)-
 Fatehpur
 Bindki
 Khaga

These sub-districts are further divided into 13 development blocks:-
 Airayan
 Amauli
 Asothar
 Bahua
 Bhitaura
 Devmai
 Dhata
 Haswa
 Hathgam
 Khajuha
 Malwan
 Telyani
 Vijayipur

Korari:
is a very important place from the archaeological viewpoint. This place has two brick temples, having amazing carving on the outer faces. The temple is tilted in its own axis about 4°. Every panel has a different design.

Bhitaura:
This block headquarters is situated at the bank of holy river Ganges. This is the place where renowned saint Bhrigu worshipped for a long time that's why called Bhrigu Thaura. Here, the flow of river Ganges is towards the north, which is very important from the religious point of view.

Ghazipur:
This is a very large and ancient town which have a lot of historical accounts. Gandhiji, Indira Gandhi, Syam Lal Gupta 'Parsad', Hema Malini, Chinese traveller Huan Tsuang, Raj Babbar, Mayawati, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Rajesh Pilot, Sushma Swaraj, Jagdambica pal, etc. visited here. Paina Quila (Fort), Ghazipur Quila (Fort; now it's converted into Police station), Dargah, Tuglaki Maszid (Mosque), Murchaura (Battlefield) are few monuments. Mevati muhalla, Kanchanpur, Puranathana, Premnagar, Subhas Market, Purani bazaar, Chauk, and Dera are areas here.

Dhata:
The statue of Ravana make Dhata as a well known town of District. It's being said that this is statue is one of the most attractive statue. The temple of 'Dadua' in Kabraha add more spice in the beauty of the town. Dhata is located at the end of Fatehpur district consisting 12 Purva's. There are total number of 4 banks Bank of Baroda, Baroda UP Bank, co-operative bank and State Bank of India along with 3 ATM's. Suryakund Pakka Talab is one of the most known place of Dhata. The famous shops like Mushir Medical store, Nadan Sweet House, Shriram Sweets (Mahaveer), Dada Mini Bazaar, Kesharvani Vastralay and so on.

Notable people
 Sohan Lal Dwivedi, poet born in the Khutila-sijouli village of Bindki sub-division
 Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi, independence activist, born in Hathgaon
 Rani Rajendra Kumari, Noted Freedom Fighter, in the 1958 by-election she defeated the UP Chief Minister CB Gupta from Maudaha¹¹.
 Niaz Fatehpuri (1884–1966), Urdu writer and poet
 V. P. Singh (1931–2008), the 7th prime minister of India; was elected to Parliament from Fatehpur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ranvendra Pratap Singh (1964–present), State Minister of Agriculture, Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Transport

Roadways
Fatehpur is fairly well connected to other parts of Uttar Pradesh and India with national and state highways. The National Highway 19 (NH19) passes through Fatehpur. Fatehpur is 70 km from Kanpur, 117 km from Allahabad and state capital Lucknow is 137 km away. There are frequent buses to Kanpur, Allahabad, Banda, and Lucknow.

Fatehpur is a historic region in the context of the Great Indian Mutiny of 1857.

Railways
This city is connected with important cities by train. Fatehpur Station is on the main route of New Delhi-Howrah. Trains are available frequently. It has the longest platform of any station on the route from Howrah to Delhi. This fact is disputed as the shortest platforms are Jhansi (not on Delhi-Howrah route) followed by Dehri-on-Son (on Delhi-Howrah route). "As a matter of fact, the longest platform in India is Gorakhpur (Yes, it's longer than Kharagpur)."& The Chauri Chaura goes to Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh.

On 10 July 2011, a derailment near Malwan killed 70 passengers, and injured at more than 300.

Air
The nearest airport is Kanpur Airport which is 69.6 km from Fatehpur. It is also accessible from Prayagraj airport (124 km) which has flights to more cities than Kanpur airport.

References

External links

 Fatehpur district official website
 Site dedicated to Bundelkhand Kesri, who had family ties to Fatehpur

Districts of Uttar Pradesh

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Blue Ribbon Bow: Fishing For Trout in the City
by Shelley Arnusch August 27, 2014 May 30, 2019
Forget the rodeo – trout fishing is Calgary's true claim to being world-class
The Bow offers a welcome respite from busy urban life – and world-class trout fishing.
In most metropolitan centres with populations exceeding 1 million, it's uncommon to even want to set foot in the local waterways, let alone pull anything out of them, let alone eat what you pull out.
Calgary is the exception. The Bow River – even the section that runs through the downtown core – has long been considered a world-class spot for trout fishing, earning it the nickname "Blue Ribbon Bow."
According to Alberta Health, the brown and rainbow trout caught within the city limits are, indeed, safe to consume, though most of the anglers on the banks of the Bow fish for sport, not for dinner.
As a sport-fishing destination, Calgary ranks among the best, says Greg Thomas, Montana-based editor of Fly Rod & Reel magazine and a contributor to the New York Times, Forbes and Outside. "The Bow is considered a world-class trout fishery, providing larger trout than you typically see," he says.
Lesley Peterson, a biologist with Trout Unlimited Canada and a member of the Calgary Women's Fly Fishers Club, says this is due to the Bow's combination of cold mountain water bolstered by extra nutrients from the urban wastewater treatment plants.
Peterson notes the 2013 flood and its aftermath significantly changed the architecture of the river, both naturally and in areas that have undergone erosion control and other man-made flood-mitigation measures. Although some former fishing holes are now gone, the overall effect on fish habitat is not necessarily negative as new habitats are also created by floodwaters, she says. The changes are all part of the natural process of the river's own maintenance.
That unpredictability is part of the inherent appeal of fly-fishing. "Rivers are naturally dynamic, so to be a good angler you have to work with the river. You can't expect things to stay the same," Peterson says. "With the changes in the river, it's a good opportunity to discover new places to fish along the Bow. Fishing holes where people used to fish have changed, habitat has shifted around, so people have to discover a new river."
More Information on Trout
There are 2,500 trout per mile in the downtown stretch of the Bow
The average size of a Calgary trout is 19 inches
In Peterson's case, the 2013 flood affected one of her club's preferred angling spots in Fish Creek Provincial Park. The appeal of that particular locale was the wilderness-like surroundings, which provided an escape from the urban environment. For others, however, it's the juxtaposition of wilderness and urban life that makes the Bow River experience all the more enticing. The image of hip-wader-clad fly fishers silhouetted against the downtown skyline is a Calgary classic, featured prominently in promotional materials such as Tourism Calgary's Right Here video.
Says Thomas, "It's very interesting to fish for wild trout in a place where you can look and see skyscrapers."
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This Christmas season the CGAC will be hosting two workshops for children aged between 4 and 9 on the suggestive exhibitions of the artists Eva Lootz and Berta Cáccamo.
For younger children, the dancer-performer Marina Oural has designed a movement workshop where the participants' bodies will dialogue, on the one hand with the enveloping and sensorial spaces of the exhibition Cut Through the Fog by Eva Lootz and, on the other, with Berta Cáccamo's enormous paintings from the exhibition Expansión ensayo.
Children aged 7 to 9 will work with the educator Candela Rajal in a creative experimentation workshop using everyday materials. The participants will begin by discovering the interest Eva Lootz and Berta Cáccamo have in materials, so that later, on their own, they can discover how elements such as water, sand, stone, wax, etc. behave, and what their properties and expressive possibilities are.
In this movement workshop children will experience in their own bodies the feelings given off by nature and art. They will feel as if they are water, wind, soil, sun... They will practice active listening skills, the contrast between presence and absence, heaviness and lightness, verticality and horizontality, touch and contact, exchanging roles, colours, words, and poetry. Our bodies will speak by creating a stage piece within the context of the works of Eva Lootz and Berta Cáccamo.
On the occasion of the current exhibitions at the CGAC, in this workshop we will delve into the infinite possibilities offered by artistic creation through research and experimentation with different materials. Elements such as salt, sand, fabric, acetate, thread, felt, or paraffin will become our travel companions in a journey that passes through that which is most visual to that which is most subjective.
We will explore how matter transforms and behaves when we act on it in a game based on action-reaction and on questions and answers. Cutting, pasting, adding, removing, squeezing, folding, creasing, squashing, or beating will be some of the resources that we will use in order to create. We will put ourselves in the shoes of extra-pictorial researchers through manipulation, observation, and knowledge of different materials.
REGISTRATION: Registration is free. Applications must be sent by email to cgac.educacion@xunta.gal. Those interested in participating must provide the following data: full name and age of child and/or children, telephone number, email address and title of the workshop they want to sign up for. A maximum of two participants may register per application. Participants must bring warm and weatherproof garments or an umbrella to go outdoors.
Once the data has been filled in your request will be processed and responded to as soon as possible.


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The Long Running Saga of the Adelaide-Darwin Railway
On August 19, 2012 By everaldcomptonatwordpressIn Everald@Large Newsletter 2011, Infrastructure Rail, Air, Sea
For many years before Federation, the South Australian Government — having administrative responsibility the Northern Territory at that time — devoted considerable effort to planning the construction of a transcontinental railway from Adelaide to Darwin.
They found that they could not raise the capital to build it, and so they made it a condition of their joining the Commonwealth in 1901 that the legal documents of Federation must specify that the new Commonwealth Government would build and finance the railway to Darwin. Indeed, had it been omitted from the documents, it is doubtful that South Australia would have voted to join the Federation.
As politicians are always likely to do, the Commonwealth ratted on the deal. Eventually, the railway got to Alice Springs, and a track was built for a hundred miles south of Darwin, but there it stopped — and some years later was pulled up, with the steel being cut-up and sold as door stops around Australia. There was declared to be insufficient population and freight to justify completing the task.
Finally, a century after the railway was irrevocably promised by the Commonwealth, a group of business leaders in Adelaide took up the project aggressively and convinced the South Australian and Northern Territory Governments that its time had come. Both governments subscribed some capital, as did the private sector, but the bankers of the world refused to back them unless the Commonwealth became involved.
John Howard was unconvinced of its viability and stalled for a while, but the Olsen and Burke conservative governments convinced him that they would be beaten in their pending elections unless he brought finance to the table. He subscribed the minimum amount that he could get away with politically, and so the banks finally came good, but the debt burden on the new track was enormous, thereby setting the seeds of its failure.
The irony is that both Olsen and Burke lost their elections anyway, but at least the railway from Alice to Darwin was underway. From day one, it was clearly short on its minimum funding requirements, so every possible short cut was taken with its construction, such as sleepers being placed further apart, minimum ballast laid, bridges being built to lightweight standards, and so on. The result is that the completed railway cannot carry heavy freight and, with an intolerable burden of interest payable to its bankers, it went into liquidation. It is sad to note that, despite all of its problems, and because of excellent management, it was operating at a profit on its daily operations, but it had no hope of paying the banks.
It has now been taken over by the American railroad company, Genesee and Wyoming, who are currently making a very considerable effort to turn it into a viable track. But, it needs a large injection of new government equity, not loans, to upgrade the tracks, not just the new track north from the Alice, but the old Commonwealth track south to Adelaide, which is in poor shape as the result of decades of neglect.
It also needs a connecting track to Mount Isa from Tennant Creek, to gain a share of the export minerals of north-western Queensland and also pick up the phosphate that abounds along the Barkly Tableland.
This project will need equity from both government and private sources — as will a new railway from Tennant Creek across to the Kimberley. It is an enormous disgrace that the Kimberley is not connected by rail in any direction, thus isolating it from the Australian marketplace.
All of this means that, if we could get rid of State Governments and have a Commonwealth system of railroads built as public private partnerships, we could open up all of Australia to enormous economic development and get people from our over-crowded capital cities out to where the action will be.
I can tell you that, after 15 years of considerable effort to get the Commonwealth to take-up the vision of a railway from Melbourne to Darwin via New South Wales and Queensland, no one in Canberra, either government or opposition, has got a clue about national development.
For generations, they have been totally consumed with winning the next election. We have got two sections of the proposed railway that are steadily moving towards Financial Close — ie, the Surat Basin and Border Railways —and we have done it all with no financial help from any government.
I must report that, after more than half a century of visiting the Parliaments of Australia, I have come to the unsurprising conclusion that the majority of MPs are seat warmers. This situation won't change until we pay them a decent executive salary to cover the abnormal hours and personal abuse that they put up with. Why would anyone of ability go into Parliament when you can earn more money in the private sector and be able to keep your family out of the media?
Nevertheless, I take my hat off to John McDowell Stuart, Burke and Wills, Charles Sturt and Major Mitchell, who gave their lives proving the potential of the Australian continent to become the most prosperous nation on earth. And to John Flynn, Essington Lewis and Hudson Fysh who carried the dream forward, only to find that politicians could destroy it through negligence.
There has to be a new leader of vision out there somewhere who will take us to a century of achievement.
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There are a few really important things I share with my wrestlers every year. A few important tips for wrestling and for life. I have been coaching at Moore since 2003. I have goals here. I want to coach the schools first ever state champion, I want to coach a state championship team, I want to create a wrestling dynasty that will last long after I hand over the head coaching reigns, and I want to always make my wrestlers and alumni proud to say they are and were a part of MTS wrestling.
I must constantly improve. We have done pretty well here and I am happy with that but I am never satisfied. We can always do better. one of my coaches puts it into perspective for me every now and then and I appreciate that. I look back at a program that was almost non-existent. We have come along way but our goals have not been met and there is so much work to do.


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Deloitte Digital elevates experiential marketing with music lab
Deloitte Digital is showcasing its new "creative digital consultancy" at South by Southwest music festival this year. Deloitte Digital treats music fans with a rare opportunity to co-create music with popular indie artists using experiential marketing. The focal point for this exhibit is an interactive music lab, which uses interchangeable technology respectively with sensory experiences, all laced in a side serving of social media.
Interplay Lab gives music fans a taste of sensory experiences
The interactive music lab, named Interplay, was launched at the Palm Door in downtown Austin, Texas, and highlights the fusion of music and technology.
"We've been at SXSW for four years, but we wanted to up the ante on our experience this year," said Alan Schulman, Head of Brand Creative and Content at Deloitte Digital.
Musicians including Vampire Weekend's Chris Baio, André Anjos from RAC, and Brad Oberhofer from indie band Oberhofer are invited to perform while attendees interact with an art installation called ARC [ Audience Reaction Composition]. ARC consists of 20 speakers and 12,000 LED lights. The activation also includes free Doppler wireless earbuds. This innovative and interactive sound-art installation has speakers, LED lights and musical instruments incorporated with sensory activations so that the installation is responsive to sight, sound and touch; therefore giving music fans an impressive music experience.
"One thing we want to demonstrate is how brands can stretch their thinking about what always-on content means and how can you actually tap into other sensory types of experiences -- such as sound, sight and music -- to involve consumers in your brand marketing, whether that is making the sound of an airplane jet engine or something else." said Alan Schulman, head of brand creative and content at Deloitte Digital.
In other sections of the interactive lab, users can sit on a musical "swingset" to create a composition by swinging back and forth. Whilst another area exhibits a "light and motion constellation," which captures energy from the live performances and reflects in a canopy of light. Once attendees have produced an original composition from the lab, they will receive a digital copy so they can then upload and share on social media.
This is a unique music experience that reinforces how touch, sound and sight can evoke strong emotions, which in return can engage consumers and empower a brand.
This creative music technology execution is all part of Deloitte's strategy to showcase to marketers how consumers can take part in creating engaging and rich content that takes brand storytelling to a whole new level. Essentially, music is helping redefine, and add flavor to the exhibit experience by using advance technology to encourage consumer interaction in a sensory manner. Sensory marketing is seen as a trend that will make a lot of dollars, because of the inspiring and lasting experience it imprints on consumers. It empowers brands to create emotional connections with consumers through multi-sensory experiences, with sight, sound and touch solidfying positive feelings and opinions about a brand.
Deloitte Digital gives music fans a taste of sensory experiences with Interplay lab at SXSW
"As brands look for new ways to involve consumers and generate content around brand stories, we wanted to build an experience that would allow consumers to participate in brand narratives in real time, with tools that can be anything from sound to light to text narratives," he said.
This creative technology execution was brought to life shortly after Deloitte Digital's acquisition of San Francisco's creative shop Heat. This new take on brand storytelling is a stand out and appeals to younger audiences who have been following and trendy festivals, such as SXSW.
Experiential marketing is a growing force in retail, using music is key.
Experiential Marketing is being forecast by consumer research giant Nielsen as one of the major forces on how retail will evolve in a new white paper. The outlook sees formats blurred, experience and entertainment raised in importance and technology having a more pervasive, consumer-facing footprint. Aimed at people who regard shopping as entertainment "that engages all the senses," stores will blur traditional lines, such as food markets that have restaurants, wine tastings, live music and even movies – "creating places for friends and co-workers to gather and socialize."
With the rise of shopper-tainment, retailers are starting to sell authentic customer experience along with their products. Music, because of its power to evoke strong emotive impulses, will be a key driver to create a memorable customer experience. Winning consumers through their emotions will be imperative to create a long-lasting relationship with shoppers.
In addition to coming up with innovative and creative communications strategies, marketing chiefs are under the gun to drive tangible results and help reinvent the business. This innovative execution from Deloitte Digital brings music at the center of brand storytelling and experiential marketing.
>> Read our article on Sony showcases headphones in experiential music marketing initiatives <<
To be current, trendy and in vogue, marketers should explore new means to engage with their consumers. With the rise of technology advancements, how consumers think, feel, hear and feel also changes. Smart businesses evolve to cope with the growing consumer demand for authentic brand experiences. Deloitte, being the2nd largest professional services network in the world, has reinvented how consumers partake in brand storytelling through music. Leveraging music in marketing is not something new nor will it become something old, but combined with the right technology and context, it will propel brands to increase engagement and develop long-lasting relationship with their consumers.
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Signs You Might Have a Problem With Alcohol
Medically Reviewed by Jennifer Casarella, MD on August 03, 2020
Are you wondering whether your drinking is on the high side of normal or if it's crossed the line into a problem? Think back on the past year. If any of the following scenarios seem familar, it might be time to make some changes.
You Drink More Than Planned
You've had times when you ended up drinking more than you thought you would, or for longer than you were going to. It may not seem like a big deal if it only happens once in a while, but that shows you have trouble controlling yourself while drinking. And it's an early warning sign.
You Spend a Lot of Time on Drinking
We're not talking about just the time with a glass (or can, or bottle) in your hand. There's also getting the alcohol, feeling sick after you drink, and recovering from the effects later. Keep track of all your activities in a daily diary or schedule planner for a few weeks, and take an honest look at how it adds up.
Your Tolerance Has Gone Up
"The usual" doesn't have as much of an effect on you anymore. You need to drink much more than before to get the buzz you want. Your brain adapts to alcohol over time and can become less sensitive to its effects.
You Crave Alcohol
There are times when you want a drink so badly, you can't think about anything else until you get one. That strong need or urge can be triggered by people, places, things, or times of day that remind you of drinking. Certain emotions or physical sensations can also trigger a craving. When you have a drinking problem, your brain reacts to these triggers differently than a social drinker's does.
You Give Up Other Activities
What is it that you do for fun, besides drink alcohol? Think about the activities you used to enjoy, the issues that were important to you, and the ways you used to spend your free time. Has drinking edged those things out of your life, or prevented you from doing them?
You're Dropping the Ball on Life
Can you think of more than a few times when you came to work with a hangover, missed deadlines, or got behind on schoolwork because of your drinking? When your alcohol use, including being sick from drinking, often prevents you from keeping up with responsibilities at home, work, or school, it's a problem.
It Causes Friction in Relationships
You care about your loved ones, but you can't imagine your life without alcohol. Your drinking has led to trouble with your family or friends, or made problems worse, yet you continue to drink. This doesn't make you a bad person, but it does make it more urgent that you look for help to change your habits and get your relationships back on track.
You Have Withdrawal
As the effects of alcohol wear off, you may have trouble sleeping, shakiness, irritability, anxiety, depression, restlessness, nausea, or sweating. Alcohol changes your brain chemistry, and when you drink heavily over a long period of time, your brain tries to adapt. If you suddenly stop drinking, your brain has to adjust again, causing these withdrawal symptoms.
You Could've Been Hurt
While you're drunk, your brain doesn't grasp the short-term and big-picture results that could come from poor decisions and getting into risky situations like driving, swimming, fighting, having unsafe sex, or walking in a dangerous area. Even if nothing bad has happened -- yet -- this is a warning sign.
Drinking Is Making You Sick
Do you continue to drink even though you know it's causing health problems, or making those problems worse? Alcohol can damage your liver, heart, brain, pancreas, and immune system. And it can raise your odds of getting certain cancers. Although you realize it's harming you, a physical or emotional dependence on alcohol can make quitting hard.
You've Gotten Into Legal Trouble
If you've been arrested or had other run-ins with the law more than once because of your alcohol use, it's getting serious. You might be dealing with the fallout from this for years. But it's not too late to do something about it.
You Want to Stop but Can't
Maybe you've been concerned enough that you've already thought about or actually tried to cut down on your drinking -- and it didn't happen. Alcohol masks unhappy emotions, so those feelings may come back when you quit drinking, making it harder to stick to your goal. If you try to abstain, but then obsess over alcohol or switch to another drug or behavior, that's a red flag.
Any of these things could signal an alcohol problem. Don't feel bad, but do consider cutting back on drinking -- or quitting altogether. Talk to your doctor, a therapist, or a counselor. The more things you said "yes" to, the more important it is that you take action or seek help from a health professional.
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Neuropsychopharmacology: "Differential Brain Activity in Alcoholics and Social Drinkers to Alcohol Cues: Relationship to Craving."
Psychology Today: "Social Drinkers, Problem Drinkers and Alcoholics," "Failed New Year's Resolutions to Cut Back on Drinking: Time to 'Think about Your Drinking.'"
Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology: "Effects of alcohol intoxication on the perceived consequences of risk taking."
Rx Drug Abuse: Who Gets Addicted?
Help On How to Kick Your Addiction
How Does Drug Abuse Affect Your Brain?
How Alcohol Affects Your Body
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Our Kind of Guy
He has the most Cleveland-centric name since, well, Moses Cleaveland. But if you've never watched Fox's wildly popular Family Guy, you haven't met Cleveland Brown.
You'll get another chance this fall as the side character gets his own spin-off, The Cleveland Show (Fox, Sundays at 8:30 p.m.). And, of course, there's a story behind the name.
"I spent 25 Christmases in Shaker Heights and University Heights — my mother's family is from there," says 43-year-old Mike Henry, who worked seven seasons as a writer and supervising producer for Family Guy. "We went to Gesu Church. I played football in the snow."
Henry, a Richmond, Va., native, dreamed up the character of Cleveland Brown — a slow-talking deli owner — early in his Family Guy stint, and the character stuck.
The twist is The Cleveland Show's Cleveland Brown doesn't live in Cleveland, Ohio. He lives in the fictional town of Stoolbend, Va. And before you ask, Henry isn't some hard-core football fan, either. In fact, he's been to just one Browns game in his entire life.
Turns out the choice of the name had as much to do with how it rolls off the tongue as it did Henry's holiday memories. "I love the sound of the word," he says. Still, Henry adds that the characters he met in our city's "melting pot of people" were undoubtedly an influence on his own. "Cleveland," he declares, "is everyman."
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How Much Money Does John Goodman Make? Latest Income Salary
John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. Early in his career, he was best known for playing Dan Conner on the ABC TV series Roseanne (1988-1997; 2018), and its spinoff The Conners (upcoming 2018), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1993.
His other film performances include lead roles in Always (1989), The Babe (1992), The Flintstones (1994) and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) and supporting roles in Coyote Ugly (2000), The Artist (2011), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011), Argo (2012), Flight (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), and Patriots Day (2016).
John Goodman Net Worth: $100 Million
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PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Drexel University — 2008
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University — 2004
BS/MS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Virginia — 2001
Micro- and Nano-Scale Plasmas
Nanosecond Pulsed Plasmas
Non-thermal Plasma Physics and Chemistry
Plasma Enhanced Materials Processing and Synthesis
Plasma Enhanced Fuel Conversion and Combustion
Plasma Enhanced Drilling
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Principle Investigator on over $4.5M in industry-funded university research grants
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10+ years in technology transfer and translational research
2017-2021 Sallie and Don Davis '61 Career Development Professor
2016 Phillips 66 First Year Faculty Fellow Award
2015 Texas A&M University Engineering Excellence Award
2014 Texas A&M University Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) Select Young Faculty Award
2014-2017 Pioneer Natural Resources Faculty Fellow I
2014 Brittan Undergraduate Teaching Award
2013-2015 3M Company Non-Tenured Faculty Award
2011 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Award (NSF CAREER)
Akhter, M., Mallams, J., Tang, X., & Staack, D. (2021). Underwater plasma breakdown characteristics with respect to highly pressurized drilling applications. Journal of Applied Physics, 129(18), 183309. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0044410
Campbell, C., Tang, X., Sechrest, Y., Fezzaa, K., Wang, Z., & Staack, D. (2021). Ultrafast x-ray imaging of pulsed plasmas in water. Physical Review Research, 3(2), L022021. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.L022021
Feng, M., Gao, R., Staack, D., Pillai, S. D., & Sharma, V. K. (2021). Degradation of perfluoroheptanoic acid in water by electron beam irradiation. Environmental Chemistry Letters, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-021-01195-x
Y.-K. Jo, J. Cho, T.-C. TRathore, K., Bhuiyan, S. I., Slavens, S. M., & Staack, D. (2021). Microplasma ball reactor for JP-8 liquid hydrocarbon conversion to lighter fuels. Fuel, 285, 118943. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2020.118943sai, D. Staack, M.-H. Kang, J.-H. Roh, D.-B. Shin, W. Cromwell, and D. Gross. "A Non-thermal Plasma Seed Treatment Method for Management of a Seedborne Fungal Pathogen on Rice Seed." Crop Science. (2013).
Tang, X., & Staack, D. (2019). Bioinspired mechanical device generates plasma in water via cavitation. Science advances, 5(3), eaau7765. http://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau7765
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Please Enjoy Chrissy Teigen Live-Tweeting Her Oscars Hangover: "Booze Is Poison"
Chrissy Teigen was really feeling the pain the morning after the Oscars. Even though they skipped the actual award show this year, Chrissy and John Legend attended the annual star-studded Vanity Fair Oscars afterparty, posing for pictures along the way. As always, Chrissy's tweets offered insight into the evening, and, well, she was admittedly "bombed."
In addition to plainly letting everyone know that she had overdone it on drinks, Chrissy stole shrimp from music legend Quincy Jones and inexplicably said "nice to meet you" to a longtime friend. The following morning, Chrissy shared a sobering update: "Oh my god I feel like absolute sh*t," she tweeted, adding, "I hereby go sober for at least the week. Booze is poison." Hey, at least she looked fabulous! Check it all out ahead.


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Summer is FINALLY here. That means you can get outside and start working on all of those summer projects that come about this time every year. Sure, our home is the top priority when it comes to upgrades and improvements during this time of year — but don't forget about your shed!
The winter months can do more damage to your shed than you might realize. For this reason, your shed is an important piece of your property that needs a little extra attention every now and then. Take advantage of the nice weather and get your shed in shape.
As a homeowner, it's easy to get caught up with all of the in-home projects that tend to flood our to-do lists. When this happens, we sometimes forget about the things that we cannot see on a daily basis — like our sheds! But a shed is an essential structure that represents you as a homeowner in your neighborhood. A decrepit shed will certainly lower your property value — and it's bound to get you a few ugly stares from your neighbors. And don't forget to check out the rest of our blog for more topics to help you maintain the outside appearance of your home.
Roof. Do a visual scan of your roof from the outside for possible damage due to any surrounding debris, such as tree limbs. And be sure to check the inside as well for any signs of possible leaks.
Siding. Again, this just takes a visual inspection to make sure there is no siding damage due to wind or debris.
Flooring. Many sheds are made up of wood flooring that can eventually rot over time. Carefully check the floor for any sagging floorboards; this is the warning sign of a damaged floor that needs immediate attention.
Windows. Make sure your shed windows are properly sealed to help control weather conditions. Shed windows also tend to break or crack after a harsh winter, and it's possible that they will need completely replaced.
Electricity. For those sheds with electrical hook-ups, simply check your light switches to make sure the power is running properly to the shed. If the electric is not working, check your electrical panel to see if the breaker has been tripped. Since most sheds deal with buried electrical lines, your best bet is to utilize a licensed electrician to handle any further issues beyond a tripped breaker.
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Q: Looping through table using selenium (c#) I have a problem of filling in this dictionary with a result from HTML table.
HTML looks something like this:

I want to fill in dictionary with HiearchyId and name for every td, but it ends up filling only first column and in second iteration return error that same ID already exist in dictionary.
Please advice.
  public Dictionary<string,string> ListOfSections()
    {
        Dictionary<string,string> newDictionary = new Dictionary<string,string>();
        IList<IWebElement> tdSectionName = sectionTable.FindElements(By.XPath("//td[@class='name']"));
        foreach (IWebElement element in tdSectionName)
        {
            IWebElement hierarchy = element.FindElement(By.XPath("//span[@data-bind='text: hierarchyId']"));
            IWebElement name = element.FindElement(By.XPath("//span[@data-bind='text: Name']"));
            newDictionary.Add(hierarchy.Text, name.Text);
        }
        return newDictionary;
    }

A: Add .// to xpath to get child element like below, or use css selector:
public Dictionary<string,string> ListOfSections()
{
    Dictionary<string,string> newDictionary = new Dictionary<string,string>();
    IList<IWebElement> tdSectionName = sectionTable.FindElements(By.XPath("//td[@class='name']"));
    foreach (IWebElement element in tdName)
    {
        IWebElement hierarchy = element.FindElement(By.XPath(".//span[@data-bind='text: hierarchyId']"));
        IWebElement name = element.FindElement(By.XPath(".//span[@data-bind='text: Name']"));
        newDictionary.Add(hierarchy.Text, name.Text);
    }
    return newDictionary;
}

Css selector:
public Dictionary<string,string> ListOfSections()
{
    Dictionary<string,string> newDictionary = new Dictionary<string,string>();
    IList<IWebElement> tdSectionName = sectionTable.FindElements(By.CssSelector("td.name"));
    foreach (IWebElement element in tdName)
    {
        IWebElement hierarchy = element.FindElement(By.CssSelector("span[data-bind='text: hierarchyId']"));
        IWebElement name = element.FindElement(By.CssSelector("span[data-bind='text: Name']"));
        newDictionary.Add(hierarchy.Text, name.Text);
    }
    return newDictionary;
}

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Since 2000, I have been teaching private saxophone and piano lessons and found that interest is key to learning music. Learning music is work and frustrating at times regardless of what level you're at, but I try to keep the subject matter fun and catered to the interests of the student.
Music should be fun and getting the student to feel that way about what they play is my goal. The way I look at it is if you want to play a song, then you're more likely to practice it. Of course, there are certain skills that have to be obtained before jumping to this phase, but my method of teaching a student is not a one size fits all approach.
Lessons are $50 for 45 minutes and $70 for 1 hour.
"I came to piano lessons with some ability to read music along with a minimal understanding of melody and harmony. Steve quickly figured out my level of ability and understanding and began to introduce me to the piano at a level that just felt right to me. I told him of my interest in learning music theory as well as playing the instrument, and Steve took the time to mix that into the lessons as well. All in all, it was a lot of fun"
"Steve is musically very knowledgable and skilled, but more importantly he has a great rapport with young people"