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Europe's Bold Plan for a Moon Base Is Coming Together
The ESA's Director General calls it "Moon Village," and the rest of the world seems to be coming around to the idea.
ESA/Foster + Partners
Imagine an international research station on the moon, where astronauts and cosmonauts and taikonauts and any other-nauts from around the world conduct science experiments, gather resources, build infrastructure, study our home planet from afar, and erect a new radio telescope to probe the mysteries of the ancient cosmos. This is the vision of Jan Woerner, the German civil engineer who serves as the Director General of the European Space Agency. He calls it "Moon Village."
Moon Village isn't so much a literal village as it is a vision of worldwide cooperation in space. It is part of Woerner's larger concept of "Space 4.0."
Woerner, you see, breaks down the history of space exploration into four periods. All of ancient and classical astronomy is lumped into Space 1.0, the space race from Sputnik to Apollo is Space 2.0, and the establishment of the International Space Station defines the period of Space 3.0. As the largest space station—which holds the record for longest continuous human habitation, 16 years and counting—the ISS soars as a shining example of successful, longterm, peacetime international cooperation like no other program in the history of humankind.
Concept of a lunar base constructed with 3D printing.
Space 4.0 is a continuation of that spirit of global cooperation, and it represents the entry of private companies, academic institutions, and individual citizens into the exploration of the cosmos. Moon Village, part of Space 4.0, is a worldwide community of people who share the dream of becoming an interplanetary species.
"Somebody was asking me, 'When do you do it, and how much money do you need?' I said it's already progressing, as a village on Earth. The village starts with the first actor, and we have several actors right now, so it's already on its way," Woerner said to the Space Transportation Association (STA) at a Capital Hill luncheon on December 9, as reported by Aviation Week.
Of course, all this sentiment is nice, but where are we in terms of building a physical moon base? Closer than you might think.
The rest of Europe has united behind Woerner's idea, as the science ministers of each ESA member state have endorsed Space 4.0. To that end, the European Space Agency is developing a Lunar Lander, its first. The program was postponed in 2012 because Germany, which is covering 45 percent of the costs, couldn't convince the other member nations to put up the additional 55 percent. Renewed interest in lunar exploration with a German at the helm of ESA could be enough to jumpstart the program again.
U.S. Has Cleared the First Private Moon Mission
Meanwhile, ESA is investing in technologies to develop 3D printing methods that would work using lunar soil. The research could pave the way for constructing tools and even habitats on the moon. The British architecture firm Foster + Partners has gone so far as to design a catenary dome with a cellular structure that could guard an inflatable lunar habitat against both small pieces of debris and space radiation.
Other nations have their eyes set on the moon as well. India and Japan both have lunar rovers under development that they plan to launch before 2020. China has two sample return missions in the works and a plan to land on the far side of the moon for the very first time, all before the decade is out. The space agencies of Europe, Japan, Russia and China have all proposed missions to put astronauts on the moon in the coming decades.
And then you have the private moon race. The Google Lunar XPRIZE is offering $30 million in prize money to private teams that can land on the moon, have their spacecraft travel 500 meters, and transmit high-resolution photos and video back to Earth before the end of 2017.
The finish line to that race is in sight. Five teams have launch contracts that have been verified by XPRIZE. Israeli team SpaceIL has booked a ticket on a SpaceX Falcon 9; American team Moon Express's MoonEX-1 will fly on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket; the international team Synergy Moon plans to use a NEPTUNE 8 rocket, built and launched by California-based Interorbital Systems; and as was just announced today, Indian Team Indus and Japanese team HAKUTO will launch their lunar craft jointly on a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), a proven rocket built and operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
SpaceX Plans to Go to Mars and Back in 2018
The majority of Lunar XPRIZE spacecraft are rovers, but Team Indus, for example, is planning a lander and two rovers, while SpaceIL and Moon Express have spacecraft that will hover over the lunar surface after landing. We are about to have a slew of private spacecraft headed to the moon for the very first time.
Will NASA Choose Mars, or the Moon?
Of course, we have yet to discuss the agency that could play the biggest role in constructing a moon base: NASA. It has landed on the moon 11 times, after all, including the 6 successful Apollo landings. (The only other countries to land on the moon are Russia/Soviet Union and China.)
As it currently stands, NASA's planned spaceflights to the moon are ultimately meant to get somewhere else: Mars. The agency intends to use its new Orion spacecraft for a series of missions to the space between Earth and the moon, called cislunar space, as well as for lunar orbiting missions. These missions are intended to test the Orion craft, study the effects of longterm spaceflight on astronauts, and perhaps place a spacecraft in permanent orbit around the moon with the end goal of launching a mission to Mars. Elon Musk and even President Obama have thrown their full support behind NASA's Journey to Mars. Other than a robotic sample return mission, NASA has no plans to land on the moon.
Currently planned lunar missions with the Orion spacecraft, a multi-purpose crew vehicle.
Donald Trump could change all that. It's still unclear exactly how the Trump administration will redirect NASA's plans, but one thing is clear, President-elect Trump will redirect NASA's plans. A look at Trump's NASA transition team can help us begin to read the tea leaves.
Jack Burns, a University of Colorado at Boulder professor of astrophysics and planetary science, was added to the transition team earlier this month. Burns is the director of the Lunar University Network for Astrophysics Research (LUNAR), a consortium of universities, research institutions, and NASA centers that wants to build a radio telescope on the moon.
25 Photos Capturing NASA\'s First Space Walk
Astrophysicists have long wanted to study the "Dark Ages" of the universe more comprehensively. This early period on the cosmic timeline, which lasted from about 380,000 to 150 million years after the Big Bang, is characterized by vast amounts of hydrogen gas that had not yet coalesced into visible stars. The universe cooled significantly during this time, as cosmic background radiation dropped from about 4000 Kelvin to just 60 K (-213 C). Astronomers believe that the first life of the universe could have formed during this time.
But we have trouble seeing it because the electromagnetic light from the time is emitted at the 21 cm (8.3 in) radio wavelength—a wavelength that has abundant interference here on Earth thanks to all our radio technology. Building a radio telescope array on the moon would solve that problem, and as Aviation Week reports, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has proposed achieving this by using robots to unroll and construct vast antennas.
An image of the Earth taken by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kaguya spacecraft that orbited the moon from September 2007 to June 2009.
JAXA/NHK
In addition to Burns, Greg Autry of the University of Southern California has been added to Trump's NASA transition team. An assistant professor of clinical entrepreneurship, Autry is an advocate for programs that prioritize private space companies moving forward, and he has heavily criticized the Space Launch System, the rocket that NASA plans to use to launch astronauts to Mars.
"We will discontinue spending on Space Launch System (SLS), a giant government rocket, lacking both innovation and a mission," he wrote in an October op-ed for Forbes. "While SLS has consumed the largest single piece of NASA's budget for years, private sector operators like SpaceX and Blue Origin have leapfrogged it with more efficient, reusable boosters."
If NASA pivots their focus away from Mars to our planet's own natural satellite, we could find ourselves in the midst of a worldwide push to go back to the moon. This time for good.
From: Popular Mechanics
NASA Is Taking Us Back to the Moon
The Trump Transition Team's Big Plan for NASA
From Mars, Earth and the Moon Look...Fine
China Plans to Land a Probe on the Moon
SpaceX Announces Its Moon Mission


Wheat Usili is a healthy breakfast prepared with Whole Wheat flour and Spices. Any Gravy or Chutney is an excellent Side dish for it.
Add the Rice flour, required Salt and Water to the Whole Wheat flour and knead it into dough.
Make equal sized small balls with the dough. Steam cook the prepared balls in the Idli Cooker. Whole Wheat balls are ready.
Soak the Chana dal and Urad dal in Water for 30 minutes. Strain the mixture.
Add the Red Chillies, required Salt and very little Water to the mixture and grind it to a coarse paste.
Roast the coarse paste with the Cooking Oil (2 tbsp) for 2 minutes, in a Kadai at low flame. Close the Kadai with a lid and steam cook the coarse paste until it gets cooked well. Switch off the flame. Cool the mixture for 6 minutes. Grind it to a coarse Dal mixture.
Roast the Mustard Seeds with the Cooking Oil (1 tbsp) until it crackles, in a Kadai at low flame. Add the Heeng powder, prepared Coarse Dal mixture and Whole Wheat balls to it and mix it well.
Sauté the mixture for 2 minutes at low flame and then, add the chopped Coriander leaves to it. Mix it well. Switch off the flame. Enjoy with Tomato Tambli or Tomato Kara Chutney.


New York, NY – On Monday, August, 14th, New York University's Center for Urban Science & Progress (CUSP) participated in the Smart Cities Forum hosted by The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Joining representatives from city government, the research community, and universities across the country, NYU CUSP took part a discussion to address problems and create solutions for operations, planning, and development.
The Smart Cities Forum, held at the White House South Court Auditorium, comes on the heels of the creation of the "Metro Lab Network," a collection of universities and city government partnerships working toward technical solutions to challenges such as infrastructure, transportation, and distribution of services. Members of the Network will work together to develop shared, scalable solutions that can be deployed in cities across the country.
NYU CUSP's core mission and relationship with New York City made it a natural candidate for the Metro Lab Network. Using New York City as its laboratory and classroom, CUSP has set out to respond to the City's challenge by setting the research agenda for 'the science of cities,' and educating the next generation of urban scientists in how to apply this research to real-world problems, bring innovative ideas to cities across the world, and create a new, fast-growing and indispensable industry. NYU CUSP is also working with the New York City Mayor's Office to create a series of neighborhood innovation labs across the five boroughs, building on the work of the CUSP Quantified Community research facility led by Prof. Constantine Kontokosta. The Metro Lab Network will connect NYU CUSP and New York City to other city/university partnerships, ultimately providing a place for city governments and researchers to share ideas and challenges, collaborate on solutions, and learn best practices from one another.
In the coming months, the White House OSTP will announce forthcoming programs that result from the Metro Lab Network.


Ive got no cooling issues just a little then i like seepage in my water pump outlet/cover thingy.
At first it was very minor almost to a point where i was thinking it could be my T-stat. But then a few months past and now for sure the water pump because the area above it is dry.
So i've been monitoring my coolant levels and well, it barely made it under the "min" line.
My main concern is this, what is happening at this point? I assume one of the o-rings have gone bad. Since i dont overheat the pump is still good. Since i can see it on the timing cover its the other seal i would assume. So is coolant and oil mixing? The timing chain should always be covered in oil i assuming. So is the coolant seal letting a little coolant out and then mixing ?
How bad is this for the time being? I have 2 months til i'm out of school otherwise i need the car daily. I've seen the job and it looks to be a better part of a day ( book time was 2-3 hours) but taking your time and not letting the chain jump will mean going a lot slower. Pump and seals seems to be $150 and a OEM coolant is $35/gallon. Should i get a new tensioner as well?
Just curious. How many miles do you have?
It could worsen. I've seen this happen when water pumps will seep and seep and then one day just really fail. I can't see it, but more than likely it's an external leak, but as it heats and cools and degrades, it will get worse.
I'm nearing 90k. Minor things are starting to go on this car. Valve cover gaskets and now water pump showing signs. I have a couple minor interior issues as well but these two are only mechanical.
From my googling.... its very very rare for an OEM nissan water pump to go out. But very common for those O-rings to leak. I want to do this myself in the summer time once school is out but i might opt to get this job done to prevent further damage.
Anyone here done the job? Looks fairly roomy once the cooling fans are removed.
Check your oil for foam. I have an issue with coolant leaking into the engine and clouding the oil.
do not use the over flow tank as a gauge of how much coolant is in the system. Wait till it's cool and pull the rad cap.
Just recently replaced my timing chain tensioners and primary guide due to a faulty water pump. I ended up skipping a tooth on accident and had to take the entire thing apart, so I have some experience with this, lol.
There is a weep hole under the car on the driver side above the lower oil pan. Check there to see if it's covered in coolant. There are two o-rings on the water pump that separate the oil and coolant. The oil will look like chocolate milk if the two are mixing, but you might be able to tell if you open the cap. I would just do an oil change now and see what the oil looks like.
My pump did go out around 120K and the bearings went bad. My car would sound like a banshee when running. If it's not making any noises you can probably get away with just the O-Rings, but I would put a new one in anyway just so you don't have to do it again.
If the tensioner plunger is not all the way extended then you don't need to replace it. I ended up doing the primary chain and guide rails though, since I had everything apart.
Those access panels are only held on by RTV as well, so the RTV could just be failing.
I have a DIY I wrote up when I had to do this job if you search my name. I skipped a tooth very easily when I did this, so I would go into this job preparing for the worst to happen, lol.
I just did the oil change like 2 weeks ago. Nothing wrong with the oil. Not even low from the leaking valve cover gasket.
I'll check under the cap later to see whats the deal.
The obvious leak is coming from the water pump cover that is a FACT. I'll snap a picture later if it shows up in the photo. Thats a good point on the RTV. Maybe i'll just pop the cover off if i have some time.
Weather in chicago is pickin up but we still are averaging 40 degrees in the day time with the sun out.
Looking at this car, the average owner will not notice anything wrong. Its just be staring down at things and looking for issues. Correction on the miles i'm at 84k. Problem free aside from crank sensor and both front wheel bearings.
tough to get pictures due to hoses and angle.
Here are some. It looks like the thermostat gasket is one issue for sure. I guess i didn't get a great look but the water pump still is questionable.
The picture shows both tension cover ( completely dry but dirty) but the water pump is wet.
Shot of the thermostat, i'll be getting a new one and gasket. $30 total for both is not bad.
The seepage goes all the way down. Don't mind the rusty look. Those belts are only 5 months old but they have gone thru one midwest winter. I'm going to replace the Thermostat and try to clean off all the stuff and see if it comes back.
WHat do you guys think? Just the T-stat or a combo of both water pump and T-STAT.
I'd spray that area off first with some scrubbing bubbles and water to clean it up first. Then check to see if you can the leaks better, but that thermostat gasket is metal and can normally be re-used. Check your hoses on that housing as well to see if there are any leaks, I noticed some corrosion on yours.
Calling all sedans-What's your fender height?


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package org.anddev.amatidev.pvb.card;

import org.anddev.amatidev.pvb.hero.Hero;
import org.anddev.amatidev.pvb.hero.PlantBag;
import org.anddev.amatidev.pvb.singleton.GameData;

public class CardBag extends Card {

	public CardBag() {
		super(GameData.getInstance().mCardBag);

		this.mRecharge = 7f;
		this.mPrice = 2;
	}

	public Hero getPlant() {
		return new PlantBag();
	}

}

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College Student Center: Overview. The Credit Union for San Mateo County, the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and Beyond.
Product descriptions of our college student-oriented financial products, including College Auto Loans and College Visas.
Product descriptions, and applications for our special products geared towards the college student, including College Auto Loans and College Visas.


SFA is involved with several projects in the border region, bringing deep knowledge of folklore, ethnographic research, and participatory research to community cultural development.
Some of our consulting projects include: La Doce (2016-present): Tucson's South 12th Ave (La Doce) is celebrated locally as a natural "Cultural and Culinary Corridor," complete with Sonoran cuisine, colorful signage, family businesses, and expressions of heritage. SFA is working to help the community document and celebrate their foodways through innovative collaborations between community members, non-profit organizations, grassroots organizations, schools, businesses and civic leaders.
Yoeme Culinary Resistance (2015-present): SFA is working with Yaqui and Yoeme communities in Sonora and Arizona to explore connections between the cultivation and preparation of wheat and the tribe's resiliency and cultural preservation. We are assisting communities in developing a strategic plan for its economic recovery using oral histories, test planting sites, and artisanal cooking workshops.El Paso Foodways (2015-present): SFA is assisting La Mujer Obrera, an El-Paso, TX-based organization dedicated to creating communities defined by women, in creating a master plan to strengthen food-oriented community development, including local food production, heritage food programs, and farmer's markets in the Chamizal neighborhood of South Central El Paso. In 1994, 35,000 jobs left El Paso and dozens of factories closed, resulting in the highest number of displaced workers in the country, many of whom lived in Chamizal.
South Tucson Cultural Assets (2016): Students in Dr. Maribel Alvarez's cultural anthropology class at the University of Arizona (with graduate teaching assistant Elizabeth Eklund) interviewed residents of South Tucson to identify and document the area's artistic and occupational sense of place and culture. Their goal was to archive South Tucson assets for community residents and planners to expand and leverage for increased economic development and cultural tourism. Their work was part of a larger plan carried out by the Primavera Foundation and was conducted in partnership with the YWCA's House of Neighborly Services in the town of South Tucson, Arizona. The Southwest Folklife Alliance provided additional support.


Parmesan Chili Baked Steak Fries Recipe | E3 Meat Co.
These Parmesan Chili Steak Fries are the perfect side to a nice juicy burger or rich tender steak. They are easy to make and better for you since they are not fried in a layer of oil. Crispy on the outside and creamy on the inside, they will be the only fries you will ever want to eat!
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Fill a large mixing bowl with ice water. Peel and cut your potatoes into large 1/4-1/2 inch sticks. Add potatoes to the bowl of ice water and allow to sit for an hour. By doing this you are removing the starch from the potatoes which allows them to get crispier in the oven (since we are not frying them).
In a large mixing bowl, combine the oil with the chipotles, garlic, Parmesan, paprika, lemon juice, pepper and salt, and set it aside.
Remove the cut steak fries from the ice water and place them on a dry kitchen towel in a single layer. Gently blot them with an additional kitchen towel until dry. Add the potatoes to the bowl of chipotle, oil and spices mixture and toss the fries until they're completely coated. Spread the fries out in one layer on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes (flipping the fries at the halfway mark). Cook until they are slightly golden brown in color and crispy. Serve warm and sprinkle with dash of sea salt.


FMS 2 seamlessly integrates fax with email to deliver improved security and higher user efficiency.
West Vancouver, BC -- June 24 -- Faximum Software Inc., a leading developer of fax server software, announces a major new release of its Fax Messaging Server (FMS) product. FMS 2 runs on Linux, integrates with an organisation's existing email server, and enables Windows, Mac, and Linux users to send and receive faxes as easily as (and using the same tools as) email.
provides print drivers for Windows enabling "What You Print is What You Fax"
"We are proud of the tight integration and ease of use that our engineers have worked hard to deliver in this new Faximum Fax Messaging Server release," says Carolanne Reynolds, Vice President of Faximum Software Inc. "On the one hand we have delivered Windows print drivers and Microsoft Outlook integration needed by most users, while on the other hand exploiting the advantages and strengths of the Linux platform. The combination delivers unbeatable efficiencies, ease of use, and cost savings."
Indeed, one can spend less on a Linux distribution and a low-end server capable of handling hundreds of fax users than on a single Windows server licence alone. The result is a system that can deliver fax services to a network of Windows users at a lower TCO than most competitive Windows products.
In addition to running on most Linux distributions, FMS 2 has been specifically designed to install and work with the Caldera Volution Messaging Server and the SuSE eMail Server III. These two email server products build upon the reliability of their Linux distributions to provide small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with easy-to-deploy messaging servers. FMS 2 will also work with most SMTP email servers such as Microsoft Exchange. Ports to other UNIX platforms such as IBM AIX, HP-UX, SCO (Caldera) Open Server, and Sun Solaris are already underway.
"Caldera applauds Faximum Software's announcement of FMS 2," said Biff Traber, Vice President, Engineering and Product Management, Caldera "Adding fax capabilities to OpenLinux and the Volution Messaging Server expands the functionality of our products and their usefulness to our customers."
Customers are invited to pull down a copy of the new FMS 2 software for evaluation from www.faximum.com/fms or to try out the software running on one of Faximum's servers at www.faximum.com/demo. An FMS 2 try-and-buy package also ships with every boxed copy of Caldera OpenLinux and Open UNIX as part of Caldera's Solutions Showcase program.
FMS 2 software licences start at US$495 for ten users. Additional users start at $14/ea (in 25-user paks) and decline to $2/ea in quantity. The software is available immediately.
Faximum Software is a privately held software developer established in 1990 and based in West Vancouver, BC. Faximum's technology and products have been licensed and private-labelled by such OEMs as Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems. Faximum is a registered trademark. Other trademarks are acknowledged.
Caldera International (Nasdaq: CALD) provides "Powerful Choices" for businesses through its UNIX, Linux and Volution product lines and services. Caldera, based in Lindon, UT, has representation in 82 countries and 16,000+ resellers worldwide. Caldera Global Services provides reliable localized support and services to partners and customers. For more information on Caldera products and services, visit http://www.caldera.com.


This quick start series is designed to get eager beginners making music and having fun with the guitar! You will learn how to tune your guitar and then how to play a simple version of the song Sweet Home Alabama.
In this quick start series you will learn how to get your guitar in-tune, and then you will learn a very simply version of the song Sweet Home Alabama!
If you are an absolute beginner this is a great place to get started!
If you already have a little bit of experience we recommend skipping ahead to Chapter 1 of Guitar Fundamentals, as this tutorial is designed for people who are picking up the guitar for the very first time.
In this chapter you will learn the basic parts of the guitar, how to hold the guitar, the names of the strings, how to tune your guitar and how to care for it. If you're an absolute beginner, then this is the best place to start.
1: Welcome to the Guitar!
3: How Does the Guitar Work?
Chapter 2: Lets Learn to Play!
In this chapter you will learn the basic functions of both hands, using a pick, how to fret notes and basic finger warm up exercises. Then it's time to learn your first simple chords and use them to play music! You will also get some tips about how to practice effectively.
1: Look Mom, Two Hands!
In this chapter you will learn to read tablature and play some single note melodies using just one string. Then you will gradually add strings, until eventually you're playing on all six strings! You'll also learn the names and locations of the musical alphabet notes.
Chapter 4: Your 5-Chord Power-Pack!
In this chapter you will start to learn full, open chords that form the basis of rhythm guitar playing. You'll get a lot of opportunities to put them to use, playing them in songs! You will also get a lot of helpful chord changing strategies.
Welcome to the world of 'full' chords, using all 6 strings of the guitar. We'll start by learning the E Minor and the D Major chord, plus a couple of fun songs to play along with Lisa and the band. Have fun learning to play 'Funky Holiday', and 'Do Something For You,!
When you add the chords C, G, and Am to your collection, you will have learned the 5 most commonly found chords in guitar music! You won't believe the amazing doors this will open for you and your guitar playing.
Now that you know how to make 5 essential chords, let's put them to work in the context of rhythm, and playing songs. In this tutorial, you'll learn strategies for switching from one chord to another, plus, 2 fun songs to play along with Lisa and the band! Have fun learning to play 'Cross the Line', and 'Begin Again'!
Once you master the skills of getting from one chord to the next, on time and in rhythm, there are thousands of songs you'll be able to play with your 5-Chord Power Pack. Switching chords on time and in rhythm takes strategy - and you'll learn it all in this tutorial.
Let's put those Power-Pack chords, and chord-change strategies to work! In this tutorial, you'll learn 3 fun songs that use the skills you have been working on. Have a blast learning to play 'Roll Like Water', 'I Get It Now', and 'Skeeter Loves Annie', along with Lisa and the band!
In this chapter you will complete your repertoire of full, open chords by learning all 7 basic major chords, along with some minor chords for good measure. There will also be more chord change strategies to shore up any problem areas in your technique.
Now that you've mastered the G, C, D, Am, and Em, and learned to play several songs, let's expand out your collection of major and minor chords. This will open so many exciting new doors for you and your guitar playing!
2: Seamless Chord Changes, Every Time!
In these lessons, we'll learn four slam-dunk strategies for navigating your way from one chord to the next, no matter what the chords are! This will be super-helpful at this point in your guitar learning process, and in years to come as you encounter more advanced challenges. Memorize these golden strategies!
In this chapter you will learn what a key signature is, how it is used to group chords into musical patterns. You'll then use that knowledge to play some songs in important, widely used key signatures.
With millions of songs in the key of G, you'll get a ton of mileage out of mastering this key. We'll determine the major and the minor chords, talk about chord-change strategies, and learn a new song in the the key of G called 'Darling Destination'.
A very common key, you'll find there are millions of songs in the key of C. In this set of lessons, We'll determine the major and the minor chords, talk about chord-change strategies, and learn a new song in the the key of C called 'Keep That Faith'.
The key of D is another very common key in popular music. Some of the minor chords aren't quite as friendly as in the previous keys we have studied, but don't worry - where there is a will, there is a way. Let's determine the major and the minor chords, talk about chord-change strategies, and learn a new song in the the key of D called 'What Love Can Do'.
The key of A shows up quite commonly in contemporary music, and is a good one to have under your belt. We'll determine the major and the minor chords, talk about chord-change strategies, and learn to play a new song in the the key of A called 'Shiny Objects'.
The key of E is the last key we will explore in this section. Once again, we'll determine the major and the minor chords, talk about chord-change strategies, and learn a new song in the the key of E called 'Three Long Days'.
In this chapter you will learn what a time signature is, how it is used to keep track of counting and rhythm in music. You'll then use that knowledge to play some songs in important, widely used time signatures. Finally, you'll get a brief course recap and what to look for going forward.
3: You're a Guitar Player Now!
As you graduate from Guitar Fundamentals 1, let's take some time to make sure all your basics are solidly in place. But even more importantly, and way more fun, let's explore the power and potential of your accomplishments so far! It's Graduation Week! Congratulations to you!


Golden Milk Chia Pudding from Max London's is your new healthy obsession.
Saratoga fashion designer Kim Vanyo has owned and operated her studio in Saratoga's Arts District for 30-plus years.
Lucia is one of 30 Downtown stores participating in the inaugural Spring Shopping Spree.
The April 11 event, put on by the Saratoga Downtown Business Association, will feature sales and raffles at 30 Downtown stores.
Spruce up your nest with 'saratoga living' Design Editor Beverly Tracy's incredible tips.
The popular show, now in its second season, will be shooting in the region April 23-30 and May 2-3.
Anoushka Shankar, daughter of sitar legend Ravi Shankar, will be performing her 2016 album 'Land of Gold' as part of the SPAC on Stage series on June 19.
The Shenendehowa High School graduate is scoring big with the Hawks in the NBA.
The historic spot nods its head to the famed artists' retreat with an sweet and spiced apple-and-vodka creation.
"Evening gown in silk velvet and silk taffeta, 1965-66."
Remembering the design master in 'Balenciaga In Black,' a stunning new coffee table book by Rizzoli Electa.
"Celebrating Earth Day and Earth Month is an important opportunity to remind ourselves of our role as stewards of the planet," says Bill Boehmke, Vice Chair of Sustainable Saratoga.
Earth Day may be April 22, but all of April is Earth Month. Time to get celebrating.


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Teološka antropologija je bogoslovska znanstvena disciplina koja poštuje doprinose drugih antropologija, kao što su: biološka, filozofska, kulturološka, religijska, sociološka i dr., ali ima svoje viđenje čovjeka, koje se ne mora uvijek podudarati s prethodno iznesenima.

Opis
Cilj ove discipline je omogućiti da se preko ostalih bogoslovskih spoznaja dođe do bogoslovskog poimanja i vrednovanja čovjeka kao bogolike krune svega stvorenoga, čovjeka kao slike Božje, kao jedinog ovozemaljskog subesjednika "Onoga koji jest". Time se ističe da je čovjek biće koje traži komunikaciju, koji je upućen na druge ljude, sebi sličnima, ali i na to da je po tome čovjek usmjeren prema Transcendenciji, da treba i može komunicirati s njom. Osim toga, naglašava da je Bog mjera i jamstvo ljudskog dostojanstva, jer u Isusu Kristu čovjek susreće istinu o sebi, dokraja razrješava zagonetku čovjeka, a da pri tome ne uklanja dramu slobode svake pojedine osobe, jer je time zajamčena i čovjekova izvornost, neponovljivost i veličina, dok u suprotnom, ako čovjek smatrajući Boga takmacem postaje mjera svega, ljudski život postaje besmislenim, pretijesnim, neizdržljivim i čak često tragičnim i očajnim.

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Sveučilište u Zagrebu -Hrvatski studiji Marko Pranjić: Teološka antropologija - opis kolegija
Kršćanska sadašnjost  Angelo Scola, Gilfredo Marengo, Javier Prades Lopez, Čovjek kao osoba : teološka antropologija, Zagreb, 1. izdanje, 2003.,

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 Marko Pranjić, Samonadilaženje - polazište teološke antropologije, Bogoslovska smotra 2/2005.
 Đuro Hranić Čovjek-slika Božja. Teološka antropologija Ivana Pavla II., Diacovensia 1/1993.

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A Chemical moment
The Chemic Tavern, a refuge for the thoughtful and conversational on a side-street in Woodhouse, Leeds, is generally quiet during the day. It's when the management does its books, the house cats do their exploring and the staff practise their juggling while experimenting with random customer greetings.
I go to enjoy the smell of Brasso, which the more conscientious bar staff rub into the brass rails around the bar at quiet times so that their work can be deconstructed by a thousand dirty fingerprints when things get busy. Those staff who share my Brasso dependency also rub up, in the right way, the Booze Angel; a bell for ringing time made in the form of a beautiful brass angel with a look of freshness and innocence and substantial designer breasts.
It was apparently erected about 50 years ago on the site of a much earlier Booze Angel and it's said by locals, who tend to believe a lot of improbable things, that should it fall, the Chemic will meet a terrible fate, such as being taken over by Harvester Inns.
I like the early, Brasso-buffing hours in a pub – the temporary order and cleanliness, the silence, the sense of a prelude; the thought, although this applies more to the Chemic than to All Bar One or Wetherspoon's, that something unlikely might be about to happen.
The clean smells of an early-afternoon pub are due to the smoking ban, which was put in place partly to safeguard the health of bar staff. The bar staff at the Chemic have responded by spending much of their time nipping out for a smoke and if things are really quiet, and there's absolutely nobody else in the building, they will sometimes trust me to keep an eye on things while they knock a few more seconds off their life-spans.
Once, when I was doing my custodian duty and staring fiercely at all the bottles and beer pumps in case they tried to get away, I felt a gentle prod in my back-ribs and turned round to see a most beautiful young woman dressed, although I'm not much of a fashion buff, in what I took to be a mysteriously revived vestal-virgin look involving flowing white robes and elaborate blonde hair-dos.
She was about the same size as an elfin child (4ft 6in max) but built like the young Dame Barbara Windsor. She was also smoking a pink Balkan Sobranie cigarette, which surprised me because Sobranies, with coloured outsides and gold tips, were all the rage amongst the cocktail set in the 1960s but I hadn't seen one since. Also, I thought it part of my responsibilities to tell her gently, in case I upset her so much that she evaporated, that she shouldn't really be smoking.
'What - even Balkan Sobranies?' she said, looking puzzled and disappointed. 'It's not like they're Woodbines, or clay pipes. There's nothing lower class about them at all'. I felt bound to explain, as if to an Easter Islander, that this wasn't the issue; that there had been some laws passed on the subject. 'Not to worry,' she said, taking a huge drag on her Sobranie before eating it whole, burping in the most charming manner and smiling as if nothing had happened.
This left me with no choice but to try and restore what passes as normality in the Chemic by asking her if she wanted a drink, because I've found that even the most ethereal sprite-girls don't generally turn down half a pint of cider or a Jagermeister if asked.
This brought another hurt and puzzled look to her wide, clear, blinkless blue eyes. 'No, I don't drink,' she said. 'Well, what about a glass of water or a herbal tea?' 'They're both drinks aren't they?', she said, ever so slightly exasperated, 'and I've already told you I don't drink.'
'Err, ever?', I said. 'No never.' 'What about eating then, you must eat?' 'Oh, of course I eat...only not food.'
I pondered this a little and fixed on three possible explanations: one, I was having an hallucination, possibly brought on by the all-enveloping whiff of Brasso; two, that the strange girl was in fact an embodiment of the spirit of the Booze Angel, which would explain her vintage clothing, extravagant bosom and ability to survive without any sustenance other than retro cigarettes; three, that she was doing some sort of method acting exercise, either because she was following a drama course at one of the universities and colleges which surround Woodhouse or because, like many people who frequent the Chemic Tavern, she couldn't resist being dramatic.
So I put the three alternatives to her, suggesting that the acting scenario was the only one which made any sense. 'Well', she said most sweetly, 'who will ever know?' Then she ate, as if suddenly peckish and in no time at all, the ice-bucket on the bar before disappearing like a snowflake in the sun.
When, soon afterwards, the barman returned from his nicotine-break and asked whether anybody had been in, I told him, more-or-less truthfully: 'Well, not to speak of.'

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Count – Build Your Own Feeder from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 11.
The weekend before the Great Backyard Bird Count build your own feeder to attract birds to your backyard to count.
Valentine's Snowshoe Candlelight Hike from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m on Saturday, Feb. 11. Enjoy the winter wonderland at night with family, friends, and loved ones while on the candlelit trail at Bristol Woods County Park. Warm up afterward by the crackling fire. Refreshments will be served inside the Nature Center.
Great Backyard Bird Count – Feeder Count from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 18.
If you live in an area where there are not a lot of birds and would like to participate, you can come to Pringle and help count the birds that come to our feeders. For more information on the count and how you can participate, go to the Great Backyard Bird Count's website. No experience is necessary. Free admission.
Teacher Naturalist Volunteer Training from Wednesday, Feb. 22 to Friday, Feb. 24.
Are you interested in nature and would love to share that curiosity and enthusiasm with the next generation? Pringle Nature Center depends on volunteers to help teach programs and is offering training sessions for the classes we offer to school groups. Come for some or all of the sessions.
To see the classes offered to school groups, visit the website. Wednesday, kindergarten, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.; first grade, 1 to 2 p.m. p.m.; Thursday, second grade, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; third grade, 1 to 2:30 p.m.; Friday, fourth grade, 10 to 11:30 a.m.; fifth grade, 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Naturalist on Location, at Petrifying Springs Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25. Join the Pringle Naturalist out at Pets Park.
If you haven't been out to Pringle and keep meaning to, this will be your chance to meet the naturalist and see what programs are offered at the Nature Center. There will be two guided hike at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
If there is enough snow on the ground, snowshoes will be used. Concessions available. Meet at the residence located on the north side of Highway JR across from the cross-country course and on the park's eastern boundary/UW-Parkside's western side. General public fee is $5.


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Dense raspberry, cherry, strawberry and a subtle lilac note create a beautifully perfumed nose on our rose. The flavor profile closely mirrors the nose with dense fleshy red fruits and an elegant floral background. With the inclusion of 31% Pinot Noir in this year's blend, we find more depth and weight on the palate. This is a rose that can be fully enjoyed on its own but also makes for a great pairing with goat cheeses and baked flatbreads with rosemary.


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Published: April 28, 2018, 8:58 pm
Tags: Livingston County, Education, News, Community
Howell High School starts weeklong charity event Sunday
HOWELL, Mich. – A weeklong charity event starts Sunday at Howell High School when 14 seniors move into their school for the week.
Howell High School's Senior Survivor fundraising competition will have 14 high school seniors attempt to stay until Friday. During the week, students will fundraise during the day and compete in immunity and reward challenges at night. At the end of each day, the two students who earned the least will be eliminated and be sent home.
This year, the senior class voted to support two organizations, LACASA and the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance.
Friedreich's ataxia is an autosomal recessive inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system. FARA is of special interest to many of the students, as one of their classmates in affected by Friedreich's ataxia.
The Senior Survivors will arrive at Howell High School at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, with their first challenges happening about 7 p.m. There will be two challenges each night of the week. The winner of Senior Survivor and the total raised will be announced Friday during a schoolwide assembly.
Last year, Senior Survivor raised more than $78,000 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Over the past 10 years, the students of Howell High School have raised more than $250,000 for various charities.


Many brides begin dreaming about the perfect wedding dress long before they are even engaged. Choosing the right one is critical because it is the one day that all eyes will be on you. A dress that is beautiful without being too ostentatious and is also flattering to your figure will ensure that you are looking your best on your wedding day. With so many style, color and fabric options available, choosing can be a difficult task but fortunately most brides simply know when they have found the perfect wedding dress. From the moment they put on the dress, their gut instinct tells them that this is the one for them.
The most important piece of advice for shopping for the wedding dress is to begin shopping for it at least six months before your wedding date. Finding the one can take quite a bit of time and once you find the dress, it may take up to four months for the dress to be ordered and shipped to the store. Then once the it arrives in the store you may require several fittings to ensure that the dress fits you perfectly. You will want to take your time and enjoy shopping for it so it is important to begin the process early so that you avoid feeling rushed and overwhelmed.
Another worthwhile piece of advice for finding the dress is to try on many different styles of dresses. Even though you may be convinced that you want a particular style you may find that the style that looks so appealing in magazines does not suit your body type. You may also find that a style that you would have never chosen can be flattering to your figure. For this reason it is important to try on a wide variety of styles before ruling out any particular style. The old saying, "you won't know unless you try it," holds true. There have been countless brides who have found that their perfect wedding dress turned out to be significantly different from the one that they had pictured in their mind.
Although it may sound counterintuitive, the color of the wedding dress is an important consideration in choosing the perfect one. Many people think that the only acceptable color for it is a pure white but if you are open to other options, you may find yourself in a wedding dress that is far more flattering to your skin tone than a pure white dress. Wedding dresses come in a multitude of colors including ivory, cream and even subtle beiges. If you are willing to consider these options it is important to try on dresses in these colors to see how they work with your complexion.
Choosing the wedding dress sometimes requires reinforcements. Having a few trusted friends or family members come dress shopping with you can help you find the dress of your dreams. They can offer opinions on each one that you try on and can also scour the countless racks of dresses available and choose dresses for you to try on. Many brides instantly know that they have chosen the right wedding dress the moment they put it on but having trusted friends and family members along can confirm this feeling. The moment you step out of the dressing room and reveal the dress you are wearing you may see instant confirmation that this is the perfect dress. The reactions of your assistants will indicate that you have found the perfect dress.
When you have found the best wedding dress, you will know it so now is also the time to buy the dress. Nothing is more important than your gut feeling and the reactions of your shopping partners so if you know you have the perfect one in your hands, don't risk losing the dress by opting to think about it for a few days before you make your purchase. There is always the chance that the last available dress will be sold or that the company will discontinue the dress so do not allow yourself to miss out on buying the perfect dress by not buying it the moment you realize it is the one for you.
The wedding dress is a critical element in a wedding. It is what makes a bride truly stand out and it is important for the bride to ensure that she has chosen the perfect wedding dress. The minute a future bride steps into a it she will know instantly whether or not it is the perfect dress. It's important to trust this gut reaction and act accordingly in choosing the perfect wedding dress.
India is amongst the three largest countries in the world and anyone can find people of all the religion n creeds, so altogether it makes a great country.
The marriage season in India brings festivity and color in air. The Indian sari is the national garment of India, which is worn by women. But this is not necessarily what she wears on her wedding day. The common wedding dresses worn in India are the Ghagra Choli.
Today the Indian bridal dress market has spread with lot of designs to catch the attention of every bride.
Who is one of the top designers.
Getting that ideal wedding dress is a dream for every girl. Because it has to be the way you always dream about it.
The cut, style and color ivory wedding dresses all together one dress to remember for decades together. The Indian sari is re-inventing itself. The chiffons or silks is perfect to give a regal touch to add to the confidence of the new-age bride with newer trends in the art of sari draping that enhances the style element.
The colors are not usual or monotone. The threadwork is intricate, designer embroidered and real gold or silver threads are used in the banarasi saris. A collection has to be carefully done to allow lot of colors, trends and giving the bride each time a different look. The style should be according to hair cut of the bride.
Styles also dependent on the venue or location. Indian weddings are incomplete without the perfect footwear and jewelry. Pearls, rhinestones, diamonds and white gold are everywhere in the wedding seasons in accordance with Indian marriage dress.
Music and dance are must-haves for the Indian wedding and hence one could do with a few dress rehearsals.
If someone who is looking for exclusive and inexpensive wedding dresses for them there are lots of shops and boutiques that cater to your taste.


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Our destruction process is implemented in a way to make sure that your documents are removed from your facility by our bonded couriers, transported to our facility following proper compliance with privacy laws and regulations. Materials are then transported to the destruction facility where your documents are either shredded or chemically destroyed. An official Certification of Destruction is generated and then sent to your attention.


Ideal for festivals, fishing camping or diving, this waterproof dry pack will protect your belongings wherever you are. This dry pack floats and has a generous 10L capacity.
Additional Shoulder Strap and 'D' ring for easy attachment.


Whoever said women over 50 should give up their fashion sense and embrace an all-gray-and-lumpy-anything goes style, obviously had no idea what they were talking about. A mature woman is a queen who's seen a lot and has learned what suits her character, lifestyle, and soul. She's been on the fence, she's been both a failure and a hero; she's made it through difficult and not so difficult times. She knows how to make herself happy and enjoy life.
A mature woman has become the empress of her own life and with that in mind – she is now absolutely sure where she's going, and what she is supposed to wear on this amazing journey to new (self) discoveries. If you are over 50 and share a love for fashion and pampering, you'll enjoy the advice below to help you choose an outfit that is attractive and photogenic.
A crisp, white shirt with a collar is a fabulous choice for a mature woman. It is not only flattering for most figures but it is also easily paired up with a variety of accessories and bottoms. Further, the open collar is perfect for adding an interesting neck accessory, whether it's a statement necklace or a simple golden chain. If you are not a fan of collared shirts, you can always go for a Mandarin collar. It's chic, youthful and very exciting! Why do we suggest white? Well, white bounces light onto your face, giving it a fresh glow. To keep things casual, turn back the cuffs twice, and put a big watch and some bracelets on your wrist. Done!
Even if you're a boomer woman over 50, 60 or 70, know that bare shoulders are elegant at any age (as long as you keep things on the elegant side). Cold shoulder neckline tops and dresses have become very popular recently, and there's no reason you shouldn't be wearing it, too. Off-shoulder, asymmetrical and cold-shoulder necklines force people to look at your face and upper body, taking the focus away from some parts of your body that aren't as flat as they used to be. Plus, you can show your shoulders off in almost any situation without looking inappropriate.
There's nothing as chic as high-rise trousers or pants on a woman of any age! Depending on your top options, the combo can look professional, chill, modern or boho. You can wear them with your blouse tucked in or out, or you can even pair them with a cropped top (if you still have the figure of a 30-year-old.). If you are looking to wow, tuck your blouse into a pair of high-rise jeans, show off your waist and your shape. Voila!
A cardigan is a perfect accessory for practically any ensemble you choose! A well-designed and lightweight sweater always looks photogenic with jeans, pants, skirts or dresses and will give your outfit an aura of sophistication. Depending on the texture, color, and style of the cardigan it can look super casual, pampered, elegant or edgy. With the variety of women's cardigans to choose from, you could wear the same outfit for days, changing out your cardigan and still look fresh and different every time! Plus, the sleeves will cover all of your imperfections. Talk about killing two birds with one stone, right?
So pick out your favorite fashion combination, fix your hair, add a little makeup and you'll look photogenic in any photo or video. Oh, and – don't ever shy away from your fabulousness!
Yes to the white shirt! I wear them to death because they are so versatile; they pair well with jeans and skirts, pullover sweaters and, yes, cardigans. I would add any white top that makes you happy, such as the asymetrical one you pictured.
Thanks, Linda – I agree. I love the asymmetrical shirt. It's so fun!
and don't forget, the angle of the camera must always be above you, and pointing down!
Great tip, Tam. You always look much better in pictures when it's angled down and not showing the inside of your nose.
motto. Great ideas and I have lots of white shirts!
It's amazing how you can hide the flabby or loose spots with a light sweater or scarf.
Off to find me the best white shirt ever! if that's all it takes, I am IN!
Especially for Spring and Summer. Wearing white is almost like instant Photoshop touch up.


Obituary for Kevin E. "KB" Benson | George E. Mason Funeral Home, Inc.
Benson: Kevin E. "KB" 61 of Johnstown died October 6, 2018 at home. Born September 12, 1957 in Johnstown the son of the late Norman E. Jr and Doris (Pollock) Benson. Survived by wife of 35 years the former Bobbi Reinholtz and son Kyle. He was the brother of Norman "Skip" and wife Gimilia, and David. Also survived by sisters-in-law Debbie and husband Jim Larkin, Terri and husband Billy Englehart, and Lisa and husband Simmy Jerin, and many nieces, nephews, and great nieces, and nephews. Kevin was a 1975 graduate of Conemaugh Township High School. He was a member of the Tri Mountain Softball League. KB enjoyed hunting, camping, and had the gift of gab. He was formerly employed at Mosebach Electric, Cardello Electric, and John T. Larkin Company, and was recently employed by Somerset Hospital. He will be missed by his dog Dixie and all the kitties. He was a devoted husband, father and friend and will be missed by all who knew him. No viewing at his request. Family will receive friends Thursday from 4 to 7 P.M. at the George E. Mason Funeral Home, Inc. Davidsville. Family asks donations be made to the Somerset Humane Society in KB's name.


Michael J. Tan, MD is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy (NEOUCOMP) in Rootstown, Ohio. At NEOUCOMP, he is co-course director of the Infection and Immunity Course and Vice-Chair of the Infectious Disease Section of the Principles of Medicine Course. Dr. Tan is Medical Director of Summa Physicians Infectious Disease at Summa Health System in Akron, Ohio where he is also Clinical Physician, Infectious Diseases and HIV. Dr. Tan is board certified in infectious disease and internal medicine. He obtained his medical degree from the Northeastern Universities College of Medicine and completed his residency training at Summa Health System. He then completed a fellowship in Infectious Disease at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
Dr. Tan is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). He is the Membership Chair and Vice-President for the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Physicians and has also been appointed to the ACP Membership Management Advisory Committee.
Dr. Tan's primary research interests include participation in multi-centered controlled trials of new and novel treatments for Clostridium difficile infection. He is co-editor of Tan JS, File TM Jr., Salata RA, Tan MJ (eds.) Expert Guide to Infectious Diseases, 2nd edition (2008, ACP Press) and Rosenthal KS and Tan MJ (eds.) Rapid Review Microbiology and Immunology 3rd edition (2010, Mosby). Dr. Tan is listed in Best Doctors in America (2010 to present).


An Excel cell or range of cells can be referenced by using either names or indexes. If using indexes, you can specify absolute or relative position.
The following example demonstrates various techniques for referencing ExcelCell and CellRange objects in Java, which can be used in GemBox.Spreadsheet for Java library.
// Referencing Excel row's cell range.
// Referencing Excel column's cell range.
// Referencing arbitrary Excel cell range.
cellRange.get(4).setValue("I3"); // Cell range width is 4 (I J K L).


I love the Roman Forum and have spent many hours just wandering around looking for little things that remain or left their mark from the past. These game boards are one of them, they were played by the poor average Roman citizen just idling away the one thing he was rich in...free time :-) . Below is a trip report on the location of the games I've found.
There are game boards (tabulae lusoriae) etched into the marble steps and pavements in and around the Roman Forum. "...boards for games of skill and dexterity, used by the boys, loungers, and idlers who, as ancient sources record, crowded into the Forum every hours of the day and night." ["The Roman Forum" Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma] I don't think anyone really knows exactly how they were played. A guess? Because they were in public places vs homes perhaps some could be played at the "spur of the moment". Meaning the board is already there and the game pieces would have had to have been easy to access, such as coins or small stones. Or they could have been played by regulars who would have say the game pieces (metal or marked bone poker-like chips, dice, etc) and possibly entice passers-by in a little game of chance? Rather like the "Three-Card Monte" dealers on street corners in major cities. The majority are what I'll call "Hole Games", these are holes usually bored into steps. They are deep enough to catch something that could be pitched (or possibly rolled...small ball?) like a small stone, a small coin, dice, etc.
They are mostly found where there would be a backstop such as the next step or a wall. They are sometimes in a neat order [::::] or scattered [:.:.].
They went to a lot of trouble to bore these deep holes into the marble steps whereas the other game boards are just etched into the marble. That and the backstops leads me to believe that something was tossed in this type of game.
Next were "Circle Games", usually a circle cut up like a pizza (in eighths) and usually on a pavement or a wide step, although there is a large version in a rectangle in the Forum of Nerva and two half circles on the steps of the Basilica Julia with a backstop. And finally "Rectangular Games". These are rare; I've only found a few. The rectangle is usually divided either vertically or horizontally by lines and between the lines are symbols. The best one is on the pavement in front of the altar steps in the Forum of Augustus, it is groups of laid-down eight's like the infinity symbol and groups of X's.
I'll start at the Via dei Fori Imperiali entrance to the Roman Forum. Before you enter turn right and walk down the sidewalk along the main street over to between the second and third lamppost. Walk over to the sidewalk railing and look down on a large section of large marble pavement slabs. The distant two slabs have a rectangular game cut up into eighths on one and a circle game on the other with another faded circle game just below that one on the same slab. Now look to your left and the second slab from the far end also has a circle game on it.
Look over your right shoulder 45°, far across the street is the Forum of Augustus. Viewed from the sidewalk over there looking straight down in front the steps to the altar towards the left end is a rectangular game with symbols and two circle games (faded) on the small remaining sections of pavement, one just above it and the other to the right of that one.
Walk back over and enter the Forum down the ramp. Turn right and walk towards the "Arch of Septimius Severus" down the Via Sacra, all along your right are the remains of the "Porticus of Giaus and Lucius" this was a columned walkway (with steps). Behind that was the "Tabernae Novae" merchant stalls, mostly money changers (bankers) and behind that was the "Basilica Aemilia" (these were all connected and formed one large building). Now just past the halfway point of the Porticus after an open entranceway into the Basilica you will see a marble base of what looks like a headless man with outstretched arms. In front of that is a step (fragment) with the half remains of a "circle game".
Keep walking and you will come to a marble ring with a plaque. That is the "Shrine of Venus Cloacina", look over past it to the left and you will see a "hole game" on the steps. Also to the left of the Shrine closer to you a step fragment with another "hole game".
Now turn around and face the fenced-off Forum Square. You will see pedestal bases, walk over to the right of the second one and peer over that large stone block. The stone block behind it has a "hole game" on it.
Now walk to the Arch of Septimius Severus, the archway on the left has three games in it. When in the middle archway look at the left side of the doorway that goes into the left arch there is a "hole game" there. Walk out of the middle arch and look into that same left archway, there is a "hole game" on the right side of the doorway and a faded circle game on the pavement.
Now look over to the "Temple of Saturn", the road on the right is called the "Clivus Capitolinus" and goes uphill to the Capitoline Hill. Oddly there are two "circle games" on the pavement stones at the top section of this road. The first is faded and just past the "Portico of the Dei Consentes" and the second clearer and just before the end where the modern steps are. A guess?: This wasn't a crowded roadway because it lead mainly to the "Temple of Jupiter" on the hill and was mainly used for Triumphs (military victory parades). And I believe there was a more direct access via a staircase behind the Arch of Septimius Severus that led to the Tabularium and the middle of this hill (Arx) which was between the two major temples. Also in the winter this section of road was probably exposed to the Sun for most of the day, if you're going to hang around all day might as well be in the warm Sun :-) .
On the left side of the "Temple of Saturn" is the marble protruding base of the Temple (like a step) and directly beneath the left/rear column on that side is a "hole game".
Walk past the Temple of Saturn over to the other Via Sacra section which runs down the other side of the Forum Square. The Forum Square will be on your left and the Basilica Julia on the right. They have found about 80 game boards on the steps and on the floor of the Basilica Julia. The basilica is fenced-off so only the games on the steps are viewable. In the basilica they held civil tribunals (court cases), the interior could be curtained-off into multiple court rooms or opened up for larger high-profile cases.
I suppose if there were no chariot races or gladiator combats going on this would be the place to go for entertainment especially during a high-profile court case :-) . I have read that lawyers sometimes would hire these "loungers and idlers" to cheer their defendant and jeer the opposition. Cicero (not in this basilica) once hired orphans off the street to play the dependent children of his client :-) . On the steps are where most of the games in the Forum can be found. You will come across the first and most famous in about 10 m www.vedute.fi/imbas/roma/startpage.php?lang=fi&action=1pages/165_021B.HTM No one seems to know what the letters mean but that odd "A" I have seen in a word on an ancient pot in the Forum Museum. Also a few inches above the "R" there is a piece of metal fused into the step. This basilica has burned down a few times, most notably in the 410 AD Visigoth sacking and burning of Rome.
Walk slowly along the steps and you will see a lot of "holes games". Also in the Forum behind you between the second and third large brick column bases, about 2 m from the fence you will find a "circle game" on the actual Forum pavement.
The last section of steps at the end of the basilica have some interesting games. On the top step (hard to see) between the third and fourth column stump from the end is this game www.vroma.org/images/forum_project_images/RF.Bas.Julia.gameboard.jpg And on the steps in the area of the second column stump are two half circle games (faded) on the third step.
And if you walk down the short side of the basilica on the Vicus Tuscus there are some hole games on the second entrance stairs, and also farther down is a single step in the grass with a "hole game". In this area on the steps of the basilica you will notice what looks like molds cut deep into the steps. In the Middle Ages the basilica was used as a lime kiln. My guess is that these were molds for hammers or wedges to split the marble. Also there is a deep bowl-like mold on the second side staircase, could this have been used for crushing/pounding the finished lime from the burned marble? Fill the bowl with molten metal and stick a metal rod into in and you would have a large pestle "----l)"? I hope to find out someday, I'm very curious and someone went to a lot of trouble to cut these into the marble steps.
Now walk over to the nearby corner of the Forum Square, there is what looks like a small brick building. That is the remains of the "Rostra ad Divi Julii (Divine Julius)". There is a fragment (next to the waste bin :-) of a "hole game". Turn left on that short street that connects the two Via Sacra's. Looking into the Forum Square you will see a "hole' and "circle game" on fragments. Now on the other side of this street there is a large rectangular block of stone directly in front of the "Temple of Julius Caesar" right alongside this street. That was the base of the equestrian statue of Julius Caesar. There is a "hole game" on top of it and some type of graffiti. On the ground on the other side of it is a fragment with a "hole game". Now walk over to the Temple of Julius Caesar, on the steps to the right of the entrance over to the corner are two "hole games". And on the right side of the building there is another "hole game" and a small graffiti on those steps.
Now walk over to the "#27: Temple of Antoninus and Faustina". The steps have been reconstructed in brick with the few remaining marble steps in place. On the third step on the extreme left is a "hole game". The next games are at the other end of the Forum area. They are on the marble steps that lead into the "Temple of Roma and Venus". They go from the "Arch of Titus" over to the modern building that houses the Forum Museum. On them are "hole games" at each end and a "rectangular game" on the sixth step along the metal railing on the arch side.


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Points de rupture est un film dramatique américain réalisé par Timothy Linh Bui, sorti dans les salles en 2009. C'est le dernier film de Patrick Swayze.

Synopsis
Un ex tueur à gage atteint d'un cancer, une strip-teaseuse mère célibataire, un pasteur qui a tout perdu... Ils tournent tous autour du club tenu par Velvet Larry. Au bout de la nuit, ils vont atteindre leur point de rupture…

Fiche technique
 Titre original : Powder Blue
 Réalisation : Timothy Linh Bui
 Scénario : Timothy Linh Bui
 Photographie : Jonathan Sela
 Musique : Didier Rachou
 Costumes : Magali Guidasci
 Post-production : Jan Kikumoto
 Production : Timothy Linh Bui, Ross M. Dinerstein, Bobby Schwartz, Tracee Stanley, Forest Whitaker
 Langue : anglais
 Genre : Film dramatique
 Durée : 106 minutes
 Dates de sortie :
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Distribution
 Jessica Biel  : Rose-Johnny
 Eddie Redmayne  : Qwerty Doolittle
 Forest Whitaker  : Charlie
 Ray Liotta  : Jack Doheny
 Lisa Kudrow : Sally
 Patrick Swayze  : Velvet Larry
 Kris Kristofferson  : Randall
 Alejandro Romero  : Lexus
 Sanaa Lathan : Diana
 Chandler Canterbury : Billy
 Jeffery A. Baker : Slim
 Navid Negahban :
 Ravi Patel  : Sanjay
 Billy Wirth : David
 L. Scott Caldwell : l'infirmière Gomez
 Mandy June Turpin : l'infirmière Jenkins
 Riki Lindhome  : Nicole
  et selon le carton du doublage français sur le DVD zone 2.

Notes et références

Liens externes

Film américain sorti en 2009
Film dramatique américain
Striptease au cinéma


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In this column I try not to mention the Rams too much, but man when they were up 21-0, yours truly was giddy, proclaiming "If the 49ers can beat the Cardinals, the Rams will be tied in 1st place!" The second I said that, the Cowboys mounted a crazy comeback, outscoring the Rams 34-10. Not gonna lie, I am totally drinking the Austin Davis kool-aid this year, but that game was a letdown. There was a glimmer of hope for the season had they pulled that off.
The Cardinals and Bengals would be the #1 seeds. Try telling that to somebody in 2004!


We can't look forward into the future without sharing our new vision and mission statement. It may look quite straight forward, but much behind the scenes work went into it. It was built from the advice, knowledge, and experiences of FOTW and VMBA members and riders, FOTW board members, community partners and sponsors, and trail organizations and outdoor recreation professionals from outside of Vermont.
-To make Chittenden County the best place to live and ride.
-To provide mountain bike and multi-use trails for everyone in Chittenden County.
-To advocate for mountain biking and sustainable trail-based recreation.
-To invite the whole community to come outside.
– Help create more trailheads and trail systems within riding distance from densely populated areas which are suitable for children, families and aMTB riders.
– Improve connectivity throughout all FOTW and adjacent trail networks.
– Create space in programming and infrastructure that is inviting for all people of all identities, including but not limited to: families and children, people of color, women, new Americans, LGBTQIA communities, and people living with disabilities.
– Maintain the nature and quality of trails that have been part of FOTW for a long time, and explore new options for one or more expert level downhill/enduro style trail with large optional technical trail features, eg. drops, gaps, very steep sections, and rock roll downs.
Catamount Family Outdoor Center is now an VMBA "add-on"!!!
VMBA add-on: Catamount Outdoor Family Center VMBA add-on includes mountain bike trail access and fat bike groomed trail access for the annual VMBA membership term. Otherwise, a day membership fee is required for biking. Head to over to the Fellowship "Join" page to sign on!
With the new town-owned Catamount Community Forest, pedestrian use is now free, but biking requires a membership.
Did you know that 1/3 of Catamount business is the summer camps and 1/3 of it's XC skiing in the winter and 1/3 is summer memberships and races?
It time to join or renew your membership for 2019!
The 2019 membership stickers are here!
This means mountain bike season is just around the corner, so become a member or renew now! We've got new benefits for 2019, including discounts at Burlington Physical Therapy and Yoga for Mountain Bikers & Cyclists w/ Lo Storer at Sangha Studio. And, a shout-out to Websticker in Stowe for these sweet stickers!
The VT Trails and Greenways Council is working to coordinate a unified message to state leadership regarding Act 250 and its impact on trails, landowners and municipalities.
In brief, Act 250 is land use and development law that has meant a lot to Vermont since its inception in 1970. We've learned a lot in 50 years and it's time to evaluate how the law intersects with trails.
It's important that we send a clear massage that acknowledges the role Act 250 plays in keeping Vermont beautiful, but also encourages the commission to consider its application relative to landowners and trails going forward. Act 250 for many landowners is a deal breaker. Private land accounts for over 70% of Vermont – we need to actively advocate for our landowners – particularly if we are to realize our vision of connected networks.
The Trails and Greenways Council will dig into the specifics of definitions, rules and regulations with the legislature. What we're seeking from you is general support and input that highlights the positive role of trails in Vermont.
The Agency of Natural Resources is hosting two more regional summits to gather input about about Act 250, including its impact on trails in Vermont. The Commission on Act 250: "The Next 50 Years" was established by the Vermont Legislature to work on modernizing Act 250. It's very important that the Commission hear voices of the trails and outdoor recreation community during this process.
VMBA and the Council fully supports the work of the Commission as conservation and environmental protection are core values for all of us. However, we are also concerned because Act 250 regulation can and has created confusion, expensive and time consuming obstacles to improving and maintaining your trails.
It is critical that any potential reforms consider the irreplaceable benefits of Vermont trails. We must inform our legislators and state leadership charged with modernizing the law understand that support of the trails and volunteers is required at this time. Creating cumbersome and confusing obstacles for the landowners, towns, nonprofits and volunteers that create, build and maintain virtually all of the trail infrastructure for the public good will have tremendously negative impacts.
Over 70% of our trails are hosted and maintained on private land and made possible through 100,000+ volunteer hours annually. We need to actively advocate for our private landowners and our visions of trail connectivity.
The Fellowship of the Wheel is proud to announce a partnership with the Rock Point and Arms Forest Coalition. Our shared goal is the long-term conservation of an ecological treasure comprising Rock Point and Arms Forest on the Burlington waterfront. The Fellowship supports the ecological scoping study and community input process that will determine the future uses of these lands. Should the assessments determine that the Arms Park area is favorable for a multi-use trail system, our goal as a partner is to bring our experience in trail sustainability and land stewardship to the Arms Forest while making outdoor recreation accessible to more diverse groups of people, especially with regard to ability, age and location.
Currently, the Arms Forest trail system is used by local residents for walking, running and biking, but there is no formalized public access and signage is minimal. In addition, there are rogue trails in need of re-routing or closure that currently infringe on some rare natural communities of plant and animal species. By utilizing sustainable trail practices and educational measures such as interpretive signage and mapping, the Fellowship aims to aid in the long-term stewardship, protection, and enjoyment of Arms Park.
A possible outcome is that driving to a trailhead will no longer be a requirement to access multi-use trails for Burlington residents. This project will also benefit local businesses who may use this recreational asset as a draw for recruiting employees from outside the area, as it adds a valuable and much-needed recreational trail network to the city of Burlington.
The Coalition is close to its goal of raising approximately $900,000 needed for the purchase of property, conservation easements, educational signage and upgraded trail infrastructure, but there is still approximately $40,000 more to raise for this project. Fortunately, we have an anonymous donor who will match dollar for dollar every new donation given to help us reach our goal! This is exciting news for all of us involved in this wonderful project, and will make our final push to the end of the campaign much easier. This project will benefit the current natural community of plants and animals that live within Arms Forest and Rock Point as well as the lives of those who live and work in Burlington by providing access to recreational and educational opportunities in an urban wilderness. Please consider a generous donation and take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to have your contribution doubled.
To donate, visit the "Donate" link on http://www.parksfoundationburlington.org and select "Fellowship of the Wheel" when making a donation.
Check out our new edit by Eight8 Creative of Adam Morse and Rosy Metcalfe riding Sheep Thrills!
New signage at Saxon about Social Stewardship… please take a look!
"The Town of Essex is considering making changes to our Firearms Discharge Ordinance. To obtain public input, we will be utilizing the services of PlaceSpeak (https://www.placespeak.com/en/topic/5771-discussion-of-the-firearms-ordinance-essex-vt/#/overview). With PlaceSpeak, you can provide feedback on perspectives about the use of firearms in multi-use areas, sports shooting, hunting, and more. You can also take a short survey and review some resources about this issue.
We chose to use PlaceSpeak because it allows residents to meaningfully engage with others in a safe, secure, and privacy-respecting way. PlaceSpeak uses a unique geo-verification technology to ensure that only Essex residents are allowed to weigh in. The authentication process deters negative behavior such as trolling or spamming, facilitating a respectful environment for online dialogue and engagement.
With privacy and data concerns at the forefront of people's minds, PlaceSpeak ensures that users' personal information is kept secure. As a Privacy by Design ambassador, privacy measures have been built into the very architecture of the platform. The information that is used to authenticate participants is never shared, sold or otherwise distributed – not even with the Town of Essex.
-Information booth at Sand Hill Park – Thursday, June 21, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at 208 Sand Hill Road, Essex. Staff member(s) will be available to provide information, clarification, and updates about the process and online forum.
-Information booth at Five Corners Farmers' Market – Wednesday, June 27, 3 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at 3 Main Street, Essex Junction. Staff member(s) will be available to provide information, clarification, and updates about the process and online forum.
-Information booth at Essex Free Library – Saturday, July 14, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., at 1 Browns River Road, Essex. Staff member(s) will be available to provide information, clarification, and updates about the process and online forum.
-Public Forum – Thursday, July 19, 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., location TBD. An opportunity to reconvene in person before the online public comment forum closes. Participants will have a chance to review preliminary reports and trends resulting from the online engagement tools and share impressions of the public comment to-date. The public comment period on PlaceSpeak will officially close at midnight on July 22.
Self-guided site visits to areas that may be affected by any changes to the ordinance – generally speaking, Indian Brook Park, Saxon Hill Forest, and the north-central part of Essex – are being offered through July 22. Links to the site visits can be found here: https://www.essex.org/firearms.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to fotwsponsorship@gmail.com by no later than Friday, March 2, 2018.
Fellowship of the Wheel is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our local bike shops know us better than anybody. They know what we need, but more importantly they know what we want – usually before we do. So we asked them for their best gift ideas for mountain bikers and here's what they think should be on our wishlists this year.
As lights get better, short winter days grow weaker! Stop by SkiRack and become a nocturnal ninja with this new light from NiteRider featuring a digital display showing battery percentage and blasting out nearly 1,000 lumens of day-making light.
It's always 5 o'clock underneath your saddle when you're packing this Colorado made, stainless steel flask. The folks at Old Spokes Home have what you need to be the life of the trail party.
When your list is feeling a bit light, fatten it up with a visit to Earl's Cyclery to demo a Borealis Fat Bike. You'd better have been nice to deserve one of these, but Earl's will help you maintain some cred with a bad-as custom build.
This packable pump features a pull-out foot platform and long, flexible hose so you'll spend less time airing up, and more time airing it out. It makes a great upgrade to your current kit, or gift for the rider who's still assembling one. Pick it up at OGE and grab a tube for good measure.
Start the season by supporting your local trails and enjoy the perks of membership all year long. Riders will be notified via email of their gifted membership after January 1st and will receive their welcome packet in April. Literally the gift that keeps on giving, and gives back!
Email Allison at VMBA for details on gift memberships.


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Thor Damen was een medewerker van Radio Finland die de enige bekende opname van een privé-gesprek van Adolf Hitler heeft gemaakt.

De opname heeft hij in het geheim gemaakt tijdens het bezoek van Hitler aan baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, de Maarschalk van Finland en later president van het land. Het bezoek vond plaats op 4 juni 1942. De ontmoeting tussen Hitler en Mannerheim vond in het hoogste geheim plaats bij een spoorwegstation bij Imatra, Zuidoost-Finland. De opname van het gesprek is uniek omdat Hitler nooit toestond dat anderen zonder zijn medeweten opnames van hem maakten.

Externe link
 De opname van het gesprek op YouTube

Damen, Thor