Vacation coming up? Ensure the safety of your home while you're gone, as well as your own safety in a new destination. Here are some basic tips to get you started.
The first thing you might want to do is make sure you have a home sitter while you're gone. Even if it's just to have someone drive by your place once a day, or to turn on lights or move cars in the driveway to make it look as though someone is home. You can ask your mail carrier to hold your mail while you're gone, or have this house sitter bring in your mail for you. If you have the luxury of automatic timers throughout your home, set them to turn on and off to deter burglars. Lock away or hide your valuables out of plain sight and protect your personal information by doing the following. Some important documents you might wish to copy and bring with you on your trip are credit cards, important identification, medical insurance cards, and traveler's checks. Preparing your money to leave on an extended vacation is also important. Bring little cash (and in smaller denominations) and use credit cards, so you can more easily dispute any suspicious charges you find on your statement. Put your phone number, not your address, on your luggage tags and never post that you are going on vacation on online social networks.
Always park your car in the most well lit places, and close all the windows. Keep valuables in the trunk or covered by a dark blanket. Always keep your monetary items on your person and not in the car (unless you can lock what you don't need in a hotel safe), but it's best you keep them in separate places on you so that if something were to happen, you would not be out all of your resources. Don't hesitate to ask locals what areas are not best to explore if you are a vacationer who likes to "wing it".
Those who live in extremely cold climates know that sun exposure is just as dangerous in the winter or on a cloudy day than on any other day. It's the UV rating that matters, so keep your skin and eyes safe with the following tips.
The best sunscreen you can purchase will say broad spectrum, meaning it protects against both UV-A and UV-B sun rays. It should have at least an SPF rating of 15. SPF stands for 'Sun Protection Factor' and the SPF rating indicates how often you will need to apply the product in minutes. An SPF 15 product should be reapplied every 15 minutes to work continuously. The American Optometric Association states that you should wear sunglasses at all times when you're at risk of any sun exposure. Standard eye care in regard to the sun is to have sunglasses rated to screen 75-90% of visible light and 99% of the sun's UV-A and UV-B radiation. Beware of photosensitivity that makes you more at risk of sun damage when taking any prescription medications. Ask your doctor before leaving town.
For more ways to protect yourself and any guests you're bringing on your vacation, you can sit down with your itinerary and scan it while thinking of any possible things that may go awry. Or you can Google your destination and find out what other vacationers have posted online to best prepare others for their trips there!


Sunita Sharma has faced many challenges in her 37 years. She was born into a very poor family. Her father died when she was young and she helped her mother take care of the family, including 4 sisters and 1 brother, she was the 2nd oldest. She was able to stay in school until the 9th grade, but then she had to drop out.
When Sunita was 28 when she married a young man from northwest Mumbai and hoped to set up her own home. It didn't take long, however, for her to realize that her new husband was idle and disreputable. He had no job and expected her to support him. Feeling that he had misled her and her family and that her marriage was based on false pretenses, she tried to explore her options. She consulted a family counseling organization, but the problem was unresolved. In her community, it was almost unheard of for a wife to be the one to initiate divorce proceedings. However, Sunita persisted and successfully filed for divorce.
After the end of her short marriage, Sunita was glad to return to her mother's house. She knew about MarketPlace because her mother had done embroidery to support her family. Needing to earn her own money, Sunita joined Nirmaan Collective as a tailor. She has been there now for 20 years, very happy to work and contribute to her family's well-being. These days her mother's health is not good and Sunita feels blessed to be able to look after her medical and other financial needs.
Thank you, Sunita, for your perseverance in over-coming your challenges in life, because you contribute so much to the lovely clothes I love to wear! Your name suits you, because your smile is warm like the sun!
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Michelle's challenge for December was to get out from behind the camera and appear in film. All too often we're invisible, even as we document the lives of those around us. I'm a couple of days late getting the Crusade done, but this is one I really wanted to complete. I had decided I would do this on the 1st of January, a day when I knew I had some time up my sleeve. I don't see the new year in and was asleep by about 10.30pm. I got woken by screaming fire crackers at midnight. Tony's ambulance pager went at 3am – some poor person in trouble needed help – and I woke again when he got back home at 5am. Then the alarm went at 7am.
Warts and all? But look! No warts! Great photo, and congratulations on finishing the challenge.
Very best wishes to you for 2012, and I look forward to keeping up with you during the next year.
oops, I meant to place this comment here!
I think it is great – a slice of your life that you will remember and a response to a challenge. Thank you for visiting & commenting!
Wonderfully steadfast eyes, and they are the window to the soul. When I clicked on the photo my computer somehow gave me a closeup of your left eye and your hair (right of photo) and it suddenly became a wonderfully mysterious artwork rather than a portrait.
You have a wonderful expression! I'm wishing you all the best for 2012.
This is real and genuine – and it shows how you support your hubby in his work – which matters to anyone & their family & friends who needs help!
Bravo for sharing yourself in the moment! This photo is true & genuine, which is very special. Nicely done!
I'm so glad you jumped right in – this was certainly a challenging challenge!


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Includes separate landing gear, canopy, ejection seat, wing tips and control surfaces for animating. Also includes a separate set of landing gear doors in the closed position for fast in-flight set-up.


Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. In the Western world, the birthday of Jesus Christ has been celebrated on December 25th since AD 354, replacing an earlier date of January 6th.
Many of our Christmas traditions were celebrated centuries before the Christ child had been born. Over 4000 years ago, the Mesopotamians celebrated each New Year with a 12-day festival, called Zagmuth. The Mesopotamians, who believed in many gods, held this festival in support of their chief god, Marduk, because they believed that he battled the monsters of chaos at the beginning of each winter.
The ancient Romans held a celebration each year in honor of their god Saturn. The festival, which they called Saturnalia, began in the middle of December and lasted until the first of January.
New Christmas customs appeared in the Middle Ages. The most prominent contribution was the carol, which by the 14th century had become associated with the religious observance of the birth of Christ. The word carol or carole is a medieval word of French and Anglo-Norman origin, believed to mean a dance song or a circle dance accompanied by singing. Today carols are regularly sung at Christian religious services. Some compositions have words which are clearly not of a religious theme, but are often still referred to as "carols".
The tradition of having an evergreen tree become a symbol of Christmas goes back past recorded written history. The Druids in ancient England and the Romans in Europe both used evergreen branches to decorate their homes and public buildings to celebrate the Winter Solstice.
In 16th century German`s fir trees were decorated with apples, roses, gilded candies and colored paper. Over the years, these traditions were adopted by Christians, who incorporated them as part of their Christmas holiday celebration.
Father Christmas (known as Santa Claus in North America, Australia and Ireland) is the name used in many English speaking countries for a symbolic figure associated with Christmas. A similar figure with the same name (in other languages) exists in several other countries, including France (Père Noël) Spain (Papá Noel), Portugal (Pai Natal), Italy (Babbo Natale), Romania (Moş Crăciun), Russia (Ded Moroz).
The American version of the Santa Claus figure received its inspiration and its name from the Dutch legend of Sinter Klaas, brought by settlers to New York in the 17th century. The most influential figure in the shaping of today's generous as loving Santa Claus was a real man St. Nicholas of Myra (now Turkey), a fourth century bishop. He was rich and very kind man and had a reputation for helping the poor and giving secret gifts to people who needed it.
In one of the most well-known legends, Saint Nicholas is said to have thrown three bags of gold coins down the chimney of a poor man who couldn't afford the dowry for his three daughters. Without the dowry, they would remain unmarried and unemployed, and would probably be forced into a life of prostitution. In another version of the story, the bags of coins fell into stockings the girls had placed by the fire to dry. This is the basis for the modern tradition of hanging stockings by the fireplace, and also the tradition of leaving oranges in the toe of Christmas stockings.
The custom of sending Christmas cards started in the U.K. in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. He was a civil servant (Government worker) who was very interested in the new 'Public Post Office' and wondered how it could be used more by ordinary people. Sir Henry had the idea of Christmas Cards and with his friend John Horsley, who was an artist, they designed the first card and sold them for 1 shilling each. Nowadays, cards have all sorts of pictures on them: jokes, winter pictures, Father Christmas, or romantic scenes of life in past times.
The practice of giving gifts at the beginning of winter traces back to ancient Rome during the feast of Kalends. High ranking officials were expected to give gifts to the Emperor since the Winter Solstice celebrated the birth of the Sun God, to whom the emperor was directly related. Originally, these gifts had taken the form of branches of evergreen taken from the grove of the goddess Strenia; but Caligula was not very keen on olive branches. So, the Roman dignitaries began to give gifts of honey and cakes as symbols of their wish that the New Year might be full of sweetness, and gold that it might bring prosperity.
Very informative post. Lots of history here that I'm sure many people were unaware of.
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How would a vote in US congress taken under duress be later invalidated?
My question is inspired by the hypothetical actions of some of the recent insurectionists, one of whom was pictured below:
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/zip-cuffs-capitol-riots/
At least 2 men raiding the Capitol bought restraints with them, as if they were preparing to take hostages.
Now this didn't eventuate, and we wont know their motivations for a while, if ever (they may have wanted some human shields, they may have been planning executions, or worse unspeakable things). But combining this with what was happening on the floor and Trump's rhetoric at the time, a crazy plan seems to emerge where they weren't hoping to just delay Biden's confirmation, but actually hold politicians hostage until they made Trump president.
Now this seems like something out of a bad action movie, but I also understand that the US constitution and procedural laws formalised many of these processes - x must occur on day y by process z - leaving little room for "we need to retake the vote because half to room was under duress" style concerns.
So if this insurrection plan succeeded, far fetched as it was, and they got everyone to say the right words to make Trump "win", how would that mess be cleaned up politically / legally?
How do you invalidate a congressional decision due to duress?
(If there is a "undo last action" ability of Congress, or "person A was out of position, therefore everything was invalid" ability, that sounds like it could be abused in the course of normal politics. Trump still has allies in Congress so such corrective action wouldn't be unanimous - some politicians would object to reverting the outcome)
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I find it strange that one of the rioters was wearing a face mask (improperly).
@user253751: Masks do serve multiple purposes, you know. I doubt that any of the bank robbers depicted with bandanas over their faces in westerns were really concerned about the spread of disease :-)
– jamesqf
@jamesqf Not to this crowd they don't! This crowd has made not wearing a mask part of their identity...
@user253751 Contrary to media-promoted perceptions, only 12% of Republicans are anti-mask (9% of independents are, as are 6% democrats), and even that is artificially high, because many of the anti-maskers are only anti-maskers because they are against government compelled wearing of masks, and view any wearing of masks ceding ground to government overreach; only some view masks as ineffective. To put this in other words, more Republicans support abortion than are opposed to masks.
– Jamin Grey
@user253751: But if you look at pictures of the event, you'll see that quite a number ARE wearing masks. Not all the anti-COVID sort, of course. I recall seeing at least one wearing a gas mask, others with cowboy-style bandanas, &c.
The simple fact is that there is a ghost in the machine.
It is common to see questions on this forum discussing the working of the Constitution in some extreme condition. Perhaps because many people here have a connection to software engineering, the Constitution is viewed like a computer program, and the government is the hardware which runs that program. And like a computer, the government is assumed in each state to read the constitution, and if a clause matches the current state then execute that clause, and repeat. A computer follows rules it doesn't ever think about them.
But if the government is a machine, it is a machine composed of hundreds of thinking, intelligent agents. And in extreme conditions, the Constitution doesn't give a clear rule for getting from that state to the next.
A vote taken under duress is not a vote at all. There is no combination of "right words" that could make the vote a vote. If clarity was needed, a simple resolution would suffice. "The House refutes all actions taken in this chamber while members were bound and gagged".
So, yes, this would be a mess, but it is a mess that could be sorted out by the people upholding the Constitution, not following it mindlessly.
I guess that if some resolution like that had to pass the House of Commons, it would read "The House refutes all actions taken in this chambers while members were unwillingly bound and gagged." :-D
– SJuan76
Upvoting this answer as I, the OP, am a software engineer. Well picked.
– Ash
Bill Maher calls all the unwritten rules that Trump has broken "Gus rules", after the movie where a mule was signed as a kicker in (American) football, because there's no rule that says that a team member has to be human.
– Barmar
@Sjuan76 One wonders what sitcom-level circumstances would lead to a Congressperson voluntarily showing up on the House floor bound and gagged.
– Sebastian Lenartowicz
@SebastianLenartowicz That movie is called "Fifty Shades of Red" (or Blue).
If you want some kind of (non-US) historical precedent... all Acts of Parliament under the Cromwell regime (protectorate) were rendered void in the The Restoration.
The Statute Book is a blank from the close of the 16th year of Charles I. (1640–1) to the year of the Restoration, the so-called 12th year of Charles II. (1660). Yet the intervening period was a time of great legislative activity; the attention of Parliament was not solely directed to war, or finance, or constitutional experiments; there was much general legislation of every kind; many legal and social reforms were attempted which, if often premature and abortive, were yet in some instances permanent and farreaching.
I recall reading somewhere (but I can't find the ref again right now) that in some instances the Acts from the Protectorate were even literally burned after The Restoration. Thankfully (from historians' perspective) some copies survived. In any case, the years of the Protectorate were literally erased from the later (official) law books.
If you want something more in a US tradition, invoking an "Act of God" for overriding some procedural constitutional matters, would probably be the thing
At the presidential count ceremony in 1857 a dispute erupted over Wisconsin's five electoral votes, which had been delivered a day after the deadline because of a blizzard. [...]
The Wisconsin votes didn't make any difference in the outcome of the 1856 election. But some lawmakers warned that permitting the presiding officer to accept a state's illegal vote could set a "dangerous precedent," according to Congress's record of the debate in the Congressional Globe. [...]
[In the end,] Wisconsin's votes were counted because Congress had agreed that an "Act of God" had prevented the electors from reaching the state capital of Madison on time.
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I do not think neither of them are good examples: the Restoration example seems more like denying the legitimacy of Cromwell's Parliament than to stating that its members were "under duress" (if they had been they could have used it as a defense if the King tried to judge them). And a armed mob entering by force the Congress is not "an Act of God" by any measure.
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Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway – The Eyes of Love by Angelina Rose
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Today we are welcoming Angelina Rose to the blog! She's touring her book, The Eyes of Love with Goddessfish Promotions. She is here to share some information about her book and to giveaway a $50 Amazon/BN.com gift card. To be entered, find the Rafflecopter below.
THE EYES OF LOVE
Angelina Rose
After a tragic loss five years ago, Sally Overby becomes an Attorney in Atlanta. She convinces herself that all she'll ever need again is her young son, David, and her life as an attorney. Until one day, Colin Dean barges back into her life and promptly blows her safe world apart, driving her crazy as only a guy she'd had a "school girl crush" on can.
Sally is wary to love deeply. Only, with every loving look Colin gives her plus every sweet kiss, as the attraction between them sparks, she can't help but wonder if she's met the one she should be with. And although Colin didn't realize his life was going to change so quickly, amazingly, he isn't the least bit interested in fighting that change. Instead, he's gearing up for a different fight altogether. The one for Sally's heart.
Will Colin be able to convince her that's it safe to love him… and that forever isn't really out of reach?
The Eyes of Love is a novella… so you can enjoy it in just one day!
"Hi there. I'm Gracie…" the waitress said as she put down a napkin and some silverware.
"Gracie. It's me. Sally Overby," she said grinning.
Gracie stopped in her tracks and squinted her eyes. "Sally? I can't believe it! You're stunning, honey!" she said reaching down and hugging her. "What are you doing in town?"
"Reunion. And to see Momma, of course."
"I can't get over how beautiful you are!"
"You were always a sweetheart of a person, but now your outside matches your inside."
"That's a nice way to look at it."
"So, what have you been up to?"
"Let's see… Became an attorney, got married, had a son, became a widow…"
"Oh, Sally, I'm so sorry! I remember that now. Your Momma told me a few years back. You're still single?"
"Yep. But I have a date to the reunion tomorrow night, so I guess I'm officially back on the dating circuit now," Sally said giggling.
"Date? Who with?"
"Colin Dean."
Gracie started fanning herself. "Oh, girl, you scored on that one, huh?"
"I did. He's a wonderful guy."
AUTHOR INFORMATION:
Angelina Rose has wanted to write ever since she could hold a pencil. The first daughter of immigrant parents, Angelina had her head buried in books, lost in a world of heroes, heroines and exotic places.
It was a shocking experience that jump-started Angelina's author career.
"I awoke in the ICU… I had been unconscious for several days," Angelina says.
In 2010, Angelina had a long stint in hospital following her involvement in a motor vehicle accident: the longest time off work (as a Registered Nurse), she'd ever had in her life!
It was then she took up pen and paper and started to write again, just as she had done when she was a child. She wrote four short fiction stories for young adults, entered them in several competitions, and managed to win three first prizes!
After happily dipping her toes into writing those short fiction stories for young adults, Angelina has now authored four books in a new "Mill Creek Crossing Romance" series… contemporary romance intended for adults.
The "Starting Over Series" is another contemporary romance series she wrote about a subject she knows well… nurses and their love life. At a recent reunion of her graduating class, she could not help but notice how the same girls would group together and laugh, chat, and even shed some tears over their lives since graduating. Many of the girls had divorced… so Angelina thought "what if a group of the nurses came up with a plan to meet in two years and have a new love story to share?" Then the first story in the series was born.
There is always a story running around in her head. A man with thick dark hair, gray-blue eyes, with an engaging smile and a quick wit… or a girl crying over a broken relationship. She finds herself talking to these characters during her day: when she's doing dishes, or bathing babies at the hospital. These characters crop up on days at the beach or on walks through the neighborhood. This is how the stories start to grow.
Angelina's mother was an author, so Angelina grew up with a love of words and stories. If she wasn't writing a short story about something that took her fancy, her head was buried in books… reading, reading, reading, as her brother constantly told her…
When she's not spending time with her goodlooking man, or quality time with her laptop, she's working at the hospital, hanging out with her family and friends, or walking her two dogs around the neighborhood. Angelina spends as much time as she can traveling, then coming home and including some of those adventures in her stories.
Angelina really loves to hear from her readers and she invites you to connect with her on Facebook as she interacts daily with her readers there!
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Love the excerpt, thank you.
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I gave up all my romance books when I moved in with my boyfriend last year because there just wasn't enough space for them and my contemporary novels so I haven't read one in AGES! Maybe I should pick it up again 😉
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Victoria County History - Shropshire
A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 2
Friaries: Franciscan Friars
A History of the County of Shropshire: Volume 2. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1973.
HOUSES OF FRANCISCAN FRIARS
16. THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF BRIDGNORTH
17. THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS OF SHREWSBURY
Of the two Shropshire houses in the Franciscan custody of Worcester, Bridgnorth was almost certainly the first to be founded. In July 1244 Henry III provided 40s. from the issues of the bishopric of Lichfield for the fabric of their church (fn. 1) and three years later he allowed them to enclose a road to enlarge their site. (fn. 2) Building continued for a number of years: in 1257 the king provided six oaks from Shirlett Forest for the church, (fn. 3) and, at about this date, their building operations led them to encroach on the River Severn. It was alleged in 1272 that they had taken stones and rubbish from the bank of the Severn and had thrown them into the river, 'whereby they have realized to themselves a piece of ground 150 feet long and 50 feet wide, and this they have enclosed'. (fn. 4) The church itself had been consecrated before 1272, when a prisoner took sanctuary there, (fn. 5) and timber granted by the king in 1282 was possibly for the conventual buildings. (fn. 6)
The convent stood outside the town walls on the west bank of the Severn between the river and Friar Street. (fn. 7) There was probably no specific founder; (fn. 8) the king's contribution was modest and the names of other contributors are not known. The first warden was Philip of London, who was the fifth novice to be admitted by Agnellus and a notable preacher. (fn. 9) In 1290 Bishop Swinfield gave the friars 5s. to provide one pittance, which may indicate 15 friars in the house at that date. (fn. 10) It seems to have been a relatively small house and bearers of obituary rolls called there more rarely than at the other Shropshire friaries. (fn. 11) Nevertheless the church was on a sufficient scale to have two bells, the larger of which weighed over 2 cwt., (fn. 12) and some prominent families were associated with it. Nicholas of Pitchford and his wife received the benefit of fraternity in 1337, (fn. 13) the Higford family were important benefactors, (fn. 14) and Robert, Lord Hilton, entered the order there, probably at the end of his life, and was buried before the altar of St. Mary in the south part of the church. (fn. 15)
The house was never wealthy; at the Dissolution the brethren received only a few shillings in alms and depended for their livelihood on a service they held in the chapel of St. Syth on a bridge in the town. (fn. 16) True to their rule they abstained from acquiring property and, apart from their own site with its orchard, valued at 15s. 6d., they received only 3s. in rents from two small crofts, (fn. 17) They surrendered to the king in August 1538. (fn. 18) The Bishop of Dover described the house as the poorest he had seen, not worth 10s. a year and with the houses all falling down. Yet, in spite of the poverty in the houses of grey friars he had visited, he found many of them unwilling to change their habits and added, 'They be so close each to other that no man can come within them to know their hearts.' (fn. 19) The inventory of goods at Bridgnorth bears out the comments in the bishop's letter: though most objects were old and worn all the essentials for the active celebration of divine service were there, including books and a pair of organs; elsewhere in the friary were the barest necessities for cooking and taking meals and no bedding at all remained. (fn. 20) There was poverty but not disorder, even though the buildings were dilapidated and the water conduit had broken down.
The property was first leased to Nicholas Holt (fn. 21) and in 1544 was granted to John Beamont. (fn. 22) In the 1720s it still retained 'some plain marks of its ancient magnificence'; some subterranean structures vaulted in stone, referred to at this time, appear to have been part of the domestic buildings. (fn. 23) The refectory, converted into an alehouse, was still standing in 1856, with its oak-panelled ceiling, stone fireplace, and stone pulpit in good preservation, (fn. 24) but within ten years it had been demolished to make way for a carpet factory. A reconstruction made by Clark-Maxwell indicates that the refectory stood to the north of the site and the church and graveyard to the south. (fn. 25)
Philip of London, occurs c. 1244. (fn. 26)
William Lawghton, occurs 1487 × 1525. (fn. 27)
Dukes mentioned an impression of the warden's seal, attached to a deed of 1337. (fn. 28) Legend:
SIGILLUM GARDIANI FRATRUM BRUGIE
Franciscans are heard of in Shrewsbury in 1245, a year after the beginnings of the community in Bridgnorth. They settled, as many friars did, on the cheaper land just outside the town walls, saving expense by incorporating the existing walls into their precinct boundary; (fn. 29) the site provided for them was on the bank of the Severn west of the English Bridge. In October 1245 Henry III ordered the sheriff and the Shrewsbury bailiffs to assign a place to the friars minor, suitable for building a church and establishing their house. (fn. 30) Early in November he provided 50 loads of lime for their work (fn. 31) and in July 1246 he allowed them to have the town wall by their house heightened and a gate made to give them easy access to the town. (fn. 32) For the next five years royal gifts in materials and money followed for the purchase of their land. (fn. 33) In 1267 they received permission to enlarge their gate in the town wall so that carts could pass through it. (fn. 34)
Eccleston has described the early days of the house. The king gave the site, the burgess Richard Pride built a church, and one Laurence Cox provided other offices. But the gifts were too lavish and the provincial minister, William of Nottingham, 'out of zeal for poverty', ordered the donor to replace the stone walls of the dormitory with mud walls, which he did 'with wonderful devotion and sweetness and very great expense'. (fn. 35) Their first warden, Martin of Barton, who had previously been warden of York, used to relate with glee how they had lived simply, drinking dregs of beer mixed with water. (fn. 36) The order's rejection of property was respected in the earliest grants; the king gave the land for the use of the friars, presumably retaining the ownership himself, (fn. 37) and a grant of £25 to 'acquit' a place for their own use was made through their proctor, the interposita persona allowed by their statutes. (fn. 38) Later some of the stricter statutes were relaxed; larger churches were necessary in northern countries where out-of-doors preaching was frequently impracticable; numbers increased, guests were accommodated, and more ample building in stone was permitted. (fn. 39) The grey friars of Shrewsbury followed the general trend and building was in progress in the late 14th century. Through the good offices of John de Charlton (III), lord of Powys, they obtained the use of a stone quarry near their house in 1371. (fn. 40) There is, however, no positive evidence to support the tradition that the fine Jesse window commemorating John de Charlton (I), now in St. Mary's church, was originally in the grey friars' church. (fn. 41) The fact that John de Charlton (I) and his wife Hawise were buried in their church (fn. 42) proves nothing: if it was as spacious as many Franciscan churches of comparable importance it could have accommodated such a window, but elaborate painted-glass windows were discouraged by the statutes of the order. (fn. 43) Surviving stone and timber-framed buildings show that there was further substantial rebuilding of the principal offices in the early 16th century. (fn. 44)
At the Dissolution the site comprised only three or four acres of arable land, including a walnut orchard, and the friars had no rents. (fn. 45) The land was liable to flooding and during severe floods in August 1420 water rose in the church to a height of eight feet and more. (fn. 46) There is no evidence that the original site was enlarged at any time, except by modest purprestures on both sides of the Severn, the exact nature and purpose of which is not clear. (fn. 47) The friars were charged with obstructing the watercourse at the Wyle in 1382 (fn. 48) and at Coleham c. 1389. (fn. 49) In 1440 there was a more explicit charge that they had made a purpresture in the waters of the river at the Wyle and annexed new land to their site, deflecting the stream so that it damaged the town wall and the bridge. (fn. 50) There years later they were driving stakes into the river on the Coleham side to enlarge their land. (fn. 51) These activities may have been connected with the drainage of their site or with their fisheries. Even though they supplemented the produce of their garden and orchard with fish caught in the river, as repeated prosecutions for erecting fish-weirs show, (fn. 52) they must have lived chiefly on alms and gifts of the faithful, (fn. 53) which included bequests to support masses for the dead and for funeral expenses. Thus the London grocer Robert Gryme (d. 1476), directing that he should be buried beside his father in the church of the friars minor, provided £2 for his burial, 20d. to every priest, and 12d. to every novice. (fn. 54) Their services as preachers and confessors might be unpaid, but they attracted gifts, like the gallon of wine given to Dr. Smith in 1520 after he had preached in St. Chad's. (fn. 55) Their work as confessors also brought them into contact with the highest in the land, though not always to their profit. When Queen Joan, widow of Henry IV, was arrested in 1419 on charges of witchcraft and sorcery, her confessor, John Randolph of the friars minor of Shrewsbury, who had some of her valuables in safe keeping, (fn. 56) was implicated with her and sent to the Tower. (fn. 57) Normally they were on good terms with the townspeople and, apart from bequests from individuals, the burgesses at times contributed collectively to the needs of the house. In 1520 the corporation granted 10 marks towards the repair of the granary. (fn. 58) William Duffield, warden at about this time, who had found the house in a dilaidated condition and was responsible for much of the rebuilding, petitioned again in 1529 for the allocation of some of the burgess fees towards necessary repairs; the corporation granted 40s. and the commonalty 33s. 4d. (fn. 59)
Numbers in most Franciscan houses fluctuated from year to year because of the mobility of the friars within their province and there is no evidence for the size of the Shrewsbury convent. Names in ordination lists show that some friars were recruited locally, (fn. 60) and some remained for long periods in the same house. In 1463 the general of the order granted to Richard FitzJohn, a friar who had lived laudably and piously for many years in the convent of Shrewsbury and was broken with age and very weak in sight, the right to occupy for life a chamber with a cell, fireplace, and garden in the convent. (fn. 61) Although in principle wardens were appointed annually, reelection for several consecutive years was possible. Some were men of learning and repute. William Duffield was licensed to preach in the diocese of Hereford in 1525 and an indulgence of 40 days was granted to all who came to hear him. (fn. 62) In 1533 he was appointed suffragan to the Bishop of St. Asaph. (fn. 63)
The last phase of the house shows it in good order. When the Bishop of Dover came to Shrewsbury in August 1538, he found the friars with few chattels, no rents, and no jewels but a cross of white plate and a little chalice; nevertheless they had 'a proper house' and there was a table of alabaster on the high altar and a fair old lectern of timber. (fn. 64) In his report he noted that the friars had many favourers in the neighbourhood. (fn. 65) The grey friars, nevertheless, surrendered by common consent and their house was put into the hands of the borough bailiffs. (fn. 66) After being leased to William Penson in 1541 (fn. 67) it was granted in 1544 to Richard Andrews, (fn. 68) who sold it almost immediately to the Shrewsbury draper Roger Pope. (fn. 69)
Some remains of an early-16th-century building, which may have been the frater on the south side of the cloister, (fn. 70) survive on the river bank near Greyfriars Bridge. The building has long been divided into tenements and was apparently re-roofed to provide attic bedrooms. It was originally singlestoried on the north side but to the south, where the ground falls away to the river, it stands on a basement. Substantial parts of both north and south walls, constructed of local red sandstone, remain. Medieval features include a buttress, a doorway, and several window openings; the most complete window has a depressed arch and is of three lights with cusped interlacing tracery. A carved beam, said to survive above the ground floor of one of the cottages, (fn. 71) had been covered up by 1969. A timberframed building of the early 16th century, which formed a western continuation of the stone range, was demolished in 1967-9. It incorporated a long, unheated, first-floor room which may have been a dormitory. (fn. 72) The rooms mentioned in the 1538 inventory were upper and lower vestry, kitchen, hall, chamber (probably either the warden's chamber or the dormitory), and frater; (fn. 73) but these inventories rarely enumerate all rooms. Part of the precinct walls could still be traced in the adjoining meadow in 1825. (fn. 74)
Martin of Barton, occurs c. 1245. (fn. 75)
Thomas Godbert, occurs 1342. (fn. 76)
Thomas Francis, occurs 1516. (fn. 77)
John Harris, occurs 1519. (fn. 78)
William Duffield, occurs between 1525 and 1529. (fn. 79)
No seal known.
1. Cal. Lib. 1240–5, 253.
2. Close R. 1242–7, 517.
3. Ibid. 1256–9, 94.
4. Eyton, i. 352.
5. Ibid. 350–2.
6. Cal. Close, 1279–88, 157.
7. For plans see W. G. Clark-Maxwell, 'The Grey Friars of Bridgnorth', T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xi. 49–66.
8. Cf. Eyton, 1. 351.
9. Thomas de Eccleston, Tractatus de Adventu Fratrum Minorum in Angliam, ed. A. G. Little (Manchester, 1951), 15.
10. T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xi. 51; Household Roll of Ric. de Swinfield (Camd. Soc. lix), 151–2.
11. T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xi. 56.
12. A. R. Martin, Franciscan Architecture in England (Manchester, 1937), 21, 210.
13. Dukes, Antiq. Salop. App., p. xli; cf. T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xi. 52–3.
14. T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xi. 53–54.
15. Monumenta Franciscana (Rolls Ser.), i. 541. This was probably Robert de Hilton (I), d. 1309 × 11: Complete Peerage, vii. 19.
16. L. & P. Hen. VIII, xiii (2), p. 14; T.S.A.S. 4th ser. ix. 118–25.
17. S. C. 6/Hen. VIII/7444m. 27.
18. L. & P. Hen. VIII, xiii (2), p. 14.
19. Ibid. 16–17.
20. T.S.A.S. 3rd ser. v. 378–9.
21. L. & P. Hen. VIII, xv, p. 557.
22. Ibid. xix (1), p. 128; T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xi. 59.
23. Cox, Magna Brittania, 693–4.
24. G. Bellett, Antiquities of Bridgnorth (1856), 88.
26. Eccleston, Tractatus, ed. Little, 15.
27. Staffs. R.O., D. 593/0/2/16 (dateable by refs. to Blounts of Kinlet).
28. Dukes, Antiq. Salop. App., p. xli. He also erroneously attributed to the Bridgnorth Franciscans the seal of the Dominicans of Bruges.
29. Martin, Franciscan Architecture, 8, 247.
30. Close R. 1242–7, 367.
31. Cal. Lib. 1245–51, 4.
33. Ibid. 392; ibid. 1247–51, 435; Cal. Lib. 1245–51, 82, 131, 231.
34. Cal. Pat. 1266–72, 113.
36. Ibid. 7; A. G. Little, Studies in Early Franciscan History (Manchester, 1917), 5.
37. Ibid. 7.
39. Ibid. 69–70, 75; Martin, Franciscan Architecture, 10– 12, 16.
40. Owen and Blakeway, Hist. Shrews. ii. 461–2.
41. Cf. ibid. ii. 460–1. The glass was moved in 1790 from Old St. Chad's, but had originally come from another church.
42. Complete Peerage, iii. 160. Roger, Earl of March, was buried in the friars' church in 1330: ibid. viii. 441.
43. Little, Studies in Early Franciscan History, 67.
44. Ibid. 4–6; A. T. Gaydon, 'St. Julian's Friars', Shropshire News Letter, Dec. 1967, 20–24.
45. L. & P. Hen. VIII, xiii(2), pp. 32–33; S.C.6/Hen. VIII/ 7444 m. 29; T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xii. 82–83.
46. Bodl. MS. Rawl. D 1225, f. 89v.
47. Cf. similar purprestures by the grey friars of Bridgnorth and the black friars of Shrewsbury. See pp. 88, 92.
48. Shrews. boro. rec. 784 (ct. r. 1382).
49. Ibid. 798 (ct. r. c. 1389).
50. Ibid. 851 (ct. r. 1440).
52. Ibid. 837 (ct. r. 1431–2).
53. Cf. T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xii. 79.
54. Ibid.; Martin, Franciscan Architecture, 248.
55. Shrews. boro. rec. 450 (bailiffs' acct. 1520–1).
57. T.S.A.S. 4th ser. xii. 80.
58. Hist. MSS. Com. 15th Rep. App. X, 32.
59. Shrews. boro. rec. 2617 (petition, n.d.); ibid. 75 (assembly bk. 1526–32); cf. Owen and Blakeway, Hist. Shrews. ii. 463.
61. Cal. Papal Regs. xii. 183-4.
62. Reg. C. Bothe (C. & Y.S.), 175.
63. J. R. Moorman, The Grey Friars in Cambridge, 172-3.
64. T.S.A.S. 3rd ser. v. 385-6.
66. Ibid. pp. 32-33.
67. Ibid. xv, p. 398.
68. Ibid. xviii (1), p. 529.
69. Ibid. xix (2), p. 87.
70. Martin, Franciscan Architecture, p. 249, plate 27a; Owen and Blakeway, Hist. Shrews. ii. 464, plate facing p. 460.
71. Ex. inf. the tenant.
72. Shropshire News Letter, Dec. 1967, pp. 20-24.
74. Owen and Blakeway, Hist. Shrews. ii. 464; cf. below, plate facing p. 113.
75. Eccleston, Tractatus, ed. Little, 7.
77. Ibid. 1793 (ct. bk. 1512-28).
79. Hist. MSS. Com. 15th Rep. App. X, 33; Shrews. boro. rec. 2617 (petition, n.d.).


This course was designed and written with the idea of giving all engineers an idea of how Operational Amplifiers are designed, constructed and used. A historical overview is given from the days of vacuum tubes to the present. A short tutorial is given on the relationship of voltage and power gains to Decibels. After the characteristics of Operational Amplifiers are given, several functional circuits using Operational Amplifiers are shown and discussed. An analysis of Resistor Capacitor networks is given to show how a single stabilizing capacitor affects the operation of Operational Amplifier circuits. Specifically, the high frequency cutoff that affects all high gain amplifiers is addressed. Finally, the characteristics of an "Ideal" Operational Amplifier are shown, and the difficulty of obtaining these "Ideal" characteristics is discussed.


I am a daughter. I am a sister. I am an Aunt. I am a mother. I am a wife. I've lived in Houston, Texas my entire life. I do travel occassionally, but wish more of it every year. I love fashion, baking, writing and music.
At times I feel as if I am getting closer to my goals, and other times I feel like a walking maniac. I am a city girl, but wishes to own a ranch one day and be free of the craziness. But in the meantime, I will be here, typing away and doing my best to share my little story called….LIFE.


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How Does Your Chicken Cross the Road?
Shauna Nep
The "why" is easy: We love to brunch. We love our omelettes rich, our yolks runny. But it's the "how" that's truly puzzling. We've become accustomed to the new carton slogans: cage-free, organic, free-range, pasture-raised. They evoke images of grassy plains and frolicking animals; but what do they mean? Amidst these vague descriptors and seemingly innocuous imagery, understanding how a chicken is raised is confusing—and often so on purpose.
Case in point: Two egg producers were recently sued for their misleading marketing claims about the welfare of their chickens—portraits of roaming chickens and tales of "wide-open spaces," when in reality the hens are crammed into sheds with no access to the outdoors. But even before this public lawsuit, the truth was plain: Pasture-raised is the real cage-free. Only most people don't know it yet.
Pasture-raised, organic eggs are sought after by animal activists and food-lovers alike. Advocates believe that the birds' lifestyle and motley diet result in eggs with superior texture, flavor, and nutritional content. Feed is USDA certified organic to provide optimal nourishment. Coops are moved around regularly so that the birds can forage on fresh grass. These farming practices lead to eggs naturally higher in vitamin B, vitamin C, and omega 3; and a third lower in cholesterol. To top it off, the whites tend to be fluffier and the yolks richer. That's some serious sunny side up excellence.
Cage-free eggs, however, are a totally different story. Hens can be raised in a warehouse of up to 100,000 per shed. They usually live among their own excrement and never breathe fresh air or chomp on fresh grass. Their feed may be non-organic, smothered in pesticides, and consist of blood-meal and other types of waste. Clearly, two terms that sound of similar caliber, cage-free and pasture-raised, could not be more different.
When it comes to the better choice for our health and the environment, the answer is clear. But when it comes to producing and selling eggs, conventional and so-called cage-free farms have thrived, because they're able to provide eggs at a lower cost since they require less farmworkers, less land, and spend less on feed. Naturally, pasture-raised organic eggs are more expensive to produce, requiring more land and farmworkers which thin the profit margin and inflate the price point. Faced with ambiguous information and confusing carton slogans, it's nearly impossible for consumers to evaluate pasture-raised organic eggs against their less-wholesome counterparts.
But Vital Farms is seeking to change that. Carried in every Whole Foods across the country, Vital Farms' supply chain is made up of several independent, family-owned farms across the U.S., all of which meet Vital Farms' high standards for raising chickens. In exchange, the small farms have access to an instant distribution stream, marketing materials, and brand-recognition—something many small farms don't have the bandwidth to tackle. This allows farmers stick to doing what they love: raising happy, healthy chickens.
Vital Farms is seeking to switch more farms over from conventional to pasture-raised organic; and they need your help. It costs approximately $25 per chicken to bring one over from the dark side. Starting today, Vital Farms is seeking to raise $80,000 to convert an entire conventional chicken farm to pasture-raised.
So, now we know the difference between pasture-raised eggs and cage-free. But, can a new term change how we think about and purchase our eggs? I think: yes. A few years ago, cage-free was not an option found at the grocery store. But we voted with our forks and forced the egg industry to meet our demands. Will this occur once more when the public learns the truth about pasture-raised organic eggs? It's only a matter of time.
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Autovía A-22 or Autovía Huesca-Lleida is an upgrade of a section of the existing N-240 Spanish road, managed by the Spanish Government, between Huesca, the second largest city in Aragón and Lleida, a provincial capital in Catalonia. The route has all sections now open to traffic with the exception of the last 13km into Huesca.

The A-22 runs mainly in parallel to the existing N-240 road except for certain specific stretches such as the Monzón bypass which opened in 2008, and the Barbastro bypass where alternative routes have been employed. The construction has been divided into the following sectors, Huesca-Siétamo, Siétamo-Velillas, Velillas-Ponzano, Ponzano-El Pueyo, Barbastro Bypass, Monzón Bypass, Binéfar Bypass, Binéfar Bypass-Aragón/Catalonia border, Aragón/Catalonia border-Almacelles Bypass, Almacelles Bypass-La Cerdera, La Cerdera-Junction with A-2 Motorway at the edge of Lleida [1].

By the summer of 2010 more than half of the A-22 was operational as a four-lane highway comprising 6 of the above sectors. However, in July 2010 a cessation of work due to governmental financial difficulties was announced, despite the Binefar Bypass section being 80% complete. This decision provoked much controversy with local government officials calling for the work to be resumed, citing the dangers associated with the current unfinished road layout [2]. Work was restarted and by 2012 all but one sector was fully open creating an uninterrupted length of around 99km starting from the intersection with the A-2 on the edge of Lleida. The remaining section is the 13km Huesca - Sietamo sector. Construction began in August 2018 and is ongoing. Until this final section is completed in 2023 or 2024, it remains necessary to transfer onto the N-240 highway to complete the journey into the city of Huesca.

The A-22 provides a far more satisfactory communication between Huesca and Lleida and intermediate towns than previously offered by the N-240, but also a direct four-lane highway connection between Huesca and Barcelona, a journey which previously required a long and time-consuming diversion via Zaragoza if motorway standard roads were used. When the final sector is completed, the A-22 will provide direct access to the Autovía A-23 serving Jaca (Aragón) and connecting to the Autovía A-21 for Pamplona (Navarra) using highways which are also undergoing the process of upgrading.

The improvements in road communication between Lleida and the province of Huesca are occurring in parallel to developments on the railways in the Lleida area, where a new network of commuter trains (Cercanias) is under consideration. This may include a regular commuter service connecting Lleida, Almacelles, Binéfar, Monzón [3] - all of which are communities served by the N-240 and A-22.

List of major towns connected by the existing N-240 and the A-22, includes Lleida, Almacelles, Binéfar, Monzón, Barbastro and Huesca.

References

1. http://www.urbanity.es/foro/infraestructuras/14291-22-autovia-lleida-huesca.html  (Information in Spanish on the progress in construction of the A-22)

2. https://web.archive.org/web/20120307124926/http://www.finanzas.com/noticias/vivienda/2010-07-30/324550_ayuntamiento-binefar-insta-fomento-reanudar.html [Article in Spanish on the controversy surrounding the withdrawal of funds for construction in the Binefar area].

3. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715144842/http://www.radiohuesca.com/hemeroteca/Noticia.aspx?codigo=453421  (Article in Spanish on the proposal to extend the Lleida Cercanias to Monzón, Aragón)

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In today's culture, to be "basic" is to be someone who is driven by mainstream behaviors and attractions. It's the essence of fitting in, living from the baseline of acceptability.
Lauren and Brooke DeLeary aren't having it.
The sisters, known collectively as the faith-forward pop duo LOVECOLLIDE, have spent their young lives bucking trends, shattering expectations, and defying norms – in essence, being anything but basic.
"We like to think outside the box and challenge others not to live the basic life," Lauren said, "but to step out into the unknown and live out the life that God has called them to." "That's the theme, that's the mission – an extraordinary life," Brooke added. "Living in a way where you can never be labeled, like Jesus. Starting revival by being the light, being different, showing who Jesus is through us."
Having started a band together when they were just tweens, Brooke and Lauren have watched God take something that began as a sibling side project and turned it into a poignant ministry. They've released several independent recordings together, toured across the U.S., done modeling and film gigs, and have shared the stage with some of Christian music's biggest names. They've also been able to minister in Canada, something that's particularly meaningful as tribal members of the Chippewas of the Thames First Nation in Muncey, Ontario.
It's been a solid run so far. But with the release of their first major, nationally distributed album, Tired of Basic (The Fuel Music), LOVECOLLIDE is formally making their introduction to the larger music world and is poised to vastly expand their sphere of influence.
With their 10 new tracks, the DeLearys have crafted a soundtrack for the revolution–a revolution against boredom, mediocrity and status quo living. It's a message that isn't just for the band's audience; it's for the band, too.
Sonically, Tired of Basic finds LOVECOLLIDE at their musical peak, experimenting with new, cutting edge sounds that stand up to the best Top 40 radio has to offer. Armed with the prowess of new producers Riley Friesen (Family Force 5, Group 1 Crew) and Matt Dally (Superchick, Jamie Grace), LOVECOLLIDE has found its perfect match to achieve the sound they want to accompany their lyrics.
"We've always wanted to be current," Lauren said. "It's always been a journey for us, and always will be. I think our biggest goal with this new music and this new album was to create something that truly sounded like what we listen to on a daily basis, and what gets us going, and that's dancy pop."
Lyrically, the themes of Tired of Basic pull from some seismic ups and downs of the past two years.
Lauren, for one, dealt with the devastation of having to break off an engagement.
"I thought I was supposed to settle for that mediocre love, that my dreams for marrying my best friend and the love of my life were for someone else," she said. "I'd just given up in a sense, but God radically changed my life when I broke off that relationship. Then God gave me Adam."
That's Adam Budnick, LOVECOLLIDE's drummer, and Lauren's fiancee.
Meanwhile, as hatred, racism and division have been at the forefront of public consciousness, the negativity took a very personal toll on Brooke, sending her into a suffocating depression.
"I lost myself for a long time," she recalled. "I lost my connection with the world because I couldn't handle all the negativity. I spent a lot of time in bed, detached."
Tired, out of options and feeling the pit of despair getting deeper, Brooke decided to fast for the first time in her life. In that process, God began to speak.
"He said to me, 'I can't begin a new thing in your life when you still have old things,'" Brooke remembered. "'I can't fill you up when you're still full with what was left over.' That kind of turned things around."
New music emerged. New partners surfaced. A new sound rose up. And the name LOVECOLLIDE took on a whole new dimension.
"We want to unite, love people, love each other, giving without expectation," Brooke added. "With how we live our life, with our music, with everything–we want to slap people in the face with love!"
And LOVECOLLIDE primarily seeks to do that through their songwriting, which has grown and deepened on TIRED OF BASIC.
Powerhouse album opener "Awake" uses earworm hooks to address the concept that many people are alive in Christ, but are, as the DeLearys say, essentially sleepwalking through life. Fun crowd-pleaser "I Believe In Loud" is a declaration of boldly declaring the hope of Jesus to a hopeless world.
One song, "Breaking My Heart," is a love song written about humanity from God's perspective. Lauren and Brooke were able to draw emotions and language from their broken past relationships to bring language to the longing expressed in this downtempo pop jam.
On another, the emotional "I Don't Want It," LOVECOLLIDE shares about the things they learned as they questioned the band's future.
"We were debating, kind of at the point of do or don't with LOVECOLLIDE," Brooke said. "We were calling out to God, saying, 'I don't want this if it's without you.' That song is about holding our dreams up to God."
And the ethereal and introspective "Maybe" is perhaps the most vulnerable track on the new record, Lauren said, as it presents a raw, yet hopeful cry out to God about difficult times.
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But get ready! Lavender will definitely be making some major waves as a new color trend, and the ultimate power of its popularity remains to be seen. One last point before we dive into the newest "it" color… If you don't like sudden transitions, take heart in the fact that lavender and Millennial Pink can totally coexist in one space, as shown in the image above [via ].
People who painted their living rooms Millennial Pink simply because it was the new "it" color aren't going to be in great shape when it's officially played out (which some say might be now). But those who truly love the hue might decide to keep the blushy undertones alive! Below: the pinky-purple iridescent glow of a .
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The Parkesburg Police have added a crimefighting tool for residents and business owners to further partner with the police, by providing video images from their home/business video security/monitoring systems. If registered, police investigators would have the ability to contact a resident/business and request images captured by their video system, which may aid in identifying criminal activity/suspects.
Please access "FORMS" on our CRIMEWATCH face page and complete the voluntary resident/business registration form to participate. This valuable information/tool will assist the police in our mission and provide a pathway for critical information currently unknown. Please consider this very important partnership. If you have any questions, please contact 610-857-3535.


It's Christmas time at The Salvation Army of Greenville! Our Red Kettle Campaign kicks off on Friday, November 9, and our Angel Tree program is currently underway, as well!
Funds raised through the Red Kettle Campaign support The Salvation Army's year-round programs, such as the women's and children's shelter, men's shelter, food pantry, men's alcohol and drug rehabilitation program, community dining hall and more. The Salvation Army needs as many volunteer bell ringers as possible to man our 45 kettle sites in order to keep overhead low and continue giving 82 cents out of every dollar donated back to the community. Volunteer bell ringers can ring for 2-3 hour shifts at Haywood Mall, and groups willing to cover a kettle for an entire day (10 AM to 8 PM) may ring at any approved location. Churches, students, businesses, families and other organizations are encouraged to register for a shift, an entire day or multiple days.
In celebration of the Red Kettle Campaign, the community is invited to attend The Salvation Army's Kettle Kickoff at the Swamp Rabbits hockey game on December 1 at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena. A portion of each ticket will benefit the Red Kettle Campaign, and tickets can be purchased here. The first 250 people to purchase tickets for the Kettle Kickoff game will receive a Salvation Army cowbell when visiting The Salvation Army's table on the concourse.
To sign up for a volunteer bell ringing shift, visit our volunteer website here. For questions and details, please call (864) 232-9027. For additional bell ringing opportunities, please call 864-882-1160 for Oconee County and (864) 855-7198 for Pickens County.
The Angel Tree program serves families in need by providing Christmas presents to children, 12 years old and younger. After applying for Angel Tree, families submit their children's clothing sizes and wish lists to be listed on tags for distribution. These tags are distributed to individuals and corporations who wish to purchase new Christmas gifts for one or more children on the Angel Tree. Those wishing to adopt Angel Tree tags can contact The Salvation Army at 864-235-4803 or by visiting Haywood Mall after November 16.
Angel Tree gifts in Greenville County should be returned to the Angel Tree Kiosk at Haywood Mall or the Christmas Warehouse at the Greenville Convention Center by Monday, December 10. The Salvation Army will receive, sort and organize gifts, which will then be distributed to parents on December 19.
To raise awareness of the program, The Salvation Army will formally kick off Angel Tree at Haywood Mall's Ultimate Holiday Kick Off on November 30 from 5-9 PM. The Salvation Army will be serving hot chocolate, running a toy drive with a gift card giveaway and more.
For more information about Angel Tree in Pickens and Oconee Counties, call the Pickens Service Center at 864-855-7198 and the Oconee Service Center at 864-882-1160.


This article submitted by Erin Aagesen on 8/09/00.
Joe Halvorson celebrated his graduation from high school in a unique way. This summer, he spent nearly seven weeks sharing his faith through music in Hong Kong and India.
Joe with new friends in Hong Kong.
He traveled with the Christian youth group, On Call. Twenty-one members of the group, under the supervision of Paynesville's Gary Condon, went on the trip. On Call members come from the Willmar area.
The purpose of the journey was to promote Christianity primarily through concerts that OnCall members performed in churches, schools, and community centers. However, they also spent a large amount of time talking with people about Christianity, making friends, and traveling from location to location.
"I didn't know what to expect," said Halvorson, of his thoughts before the trip. "I just tried to keep my eyes open and take it as it came to me."
They followed a demanding schedule, performing an average of two concerts each day. The program varied depending on how much time they had, but typically involved songs and a skit. Halvorson played his trumpet during some of the tunes.
Illness plagued the group; only three members were able to sing at every concert. Halvorson himself felt quite sick on two occasions.
Still, according to Joe, it was a highly rewarding experience. He recorded his reactions in a journal. While in India, he wrote, "I can feel scared and stressed and nauseated while feeling love and peace and joy. Everything is turmoil and chaos. Yet. . . it's beautiful."
They began their work in Hong Kong, spending the majority of the time on the Kowloon Peninsula.
For the first week, they hosted English conversation classes for Hong Kong teenagers. Each day, there was a theme, such as traditions, that the American teens spoke about with the Hong Kong teens.
"It was just to get them exposed to and speaking English," said Halvorson. Following the classes, the group performed short concerts.
The language barrier made it difficult to communicate at times, so interpreters and transparencies of song lyrics were used to help the youth understand the message.
The remaining ten days in Hong Kong were spent performing in churches and schools and doing street evangelizing.
Halvorson describes Hong Kong as a highly industrialized, crowded, and materialistic nation. "The goal of most of the kids is to make and spend money. That fact made it difficult to tell them about hope and joy and peace," said Halvorson.
However, he felt that they did reach people and had a lot of fun in the process.
One night, Halvorson and a few of his friends played a pick-up game of basketball with some youth from Hong Kong. That experience stands out in his mind.
Upon leaving Hong Kong, Halvorson wrote in his journal, "Tonight at devotions we talked about some of our best HK memories. A lot mentioned the conversational English class, some the street evangelizing, others a certain concert. Ben and I both mentioned the kids who came forward during the altar calls even though they were being jeered and ridiculed by their classmates and friends. I have the utmost respect for them all!"
The group spent one night in Bangkok, Thailand, before moving on to India. Once there, they traveled all over the world's second most populous nation: to Calcutta, Darjeeling, Siliguri, and Gangtok.
Both the scenery and the people were much different from Hong Kong. Halvorson describes India as much more poverty-stricken and worn-down, though the people are friendlier and more enthusiastic. He noted the abundance of natural beauty in the area.
Again, they sang in churches and schools. "The kids were so receptive," he said. "They had so much energy and spirit. They loved to have fun and were more comfortable around one another than in Hong Kong."
The hospitality of the people was not limited to visitors. Halvorson said that even in the larger cities people always acknowledged each other on the street, trusted each other, and were more affectionate.
The city streets were a new experience as well. They were chaotic and noisy. Cows and wild dogs roamed freely, sanitation was not always an option, and poverty was common.
"It's unbelievable. I wish I could take every person who reads this and walk them through the streets of Calcutta," Joe wrote.
Taking everything into consideration, he felt he grew both spiritually and as a person during the experience.
His final journal entry, written on the plane ride home, reads, "I'm ready to see everyone againÐ to be home, I mean. I've loved every day of this trip and part of me wants it to just keep going and going. . . but another part knows it's probably time to get back into the regular life stuff- whatever that is!"


Territory Sales Representative, FMCG- South +South East, £30k Basic + Uncapped OTE + Fully Expensed Company Car.
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Israel to expel thousands of African migrants
AFP |
Israel plans to force tens of thousands of African migrants to leave over the next three months by threatening to arrest those who stay, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday. Under the plan, some 38,000 migrants who entered Israel illegally, mainly Eritreans and Sudanese, will have until the end of March to leave.
Each will receive a plane ticket and $3,500 (2,900 euros) to do so. After March, this amount will decrease and those who continue to refuse to go will face arrest. Holot, an open facility in Israel's desert south that can host 1,200 migrants who are allowed to leave to work during the day, is also set to be closed.
During a visit in August, Netanyahu pledged to "return south Tel Aviv to the citizens of Israel". adding that the Africans were "not refugees but illegal infiltrators".
When the plan was first announced in November, the United Nations refugee agency expressed concerns. Netanyahu on Wednesday defended the plan when he spoke about it before a cabinet meeting.
"Every country must maintain its borders, and protecting the borders from illegal infiltration is both a right and a basic duty of a sovereign state," he said.
Read more: Israel to leave UNESCO on 31st December
Israel tacitly recognises that the Sudanese and Eritreans cannot be returned to their dangerous homelands, so it has signed deals with Rwanda and Uganda, which agree to accept departing migrants on condition they consent to the arrangement, activists say.
Migrants started coming in large numbers across the porous border between Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula in 2007, when nearly 5,000 entered, interior ministry figures show. The government has since completed fencing the border and deploying electronic sensors. In the first six months of last year, no one made it across.
Israeli residents of southern Tel Aviv have long complained of their presence and right-wing politicians have pledged to heed calls to force them out, often with harsh rhetoric.
Over the years, those caught at the Egyptian frontier were detained at prisons in the Negev desert in southern Israel. On release they were given bus tickets to Tel Aviv, arriving at the central bus station on the south side of the city.
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"Regardless of the outcome of the criminal prosecution, or even if there was no prosecution, crime victims can file civil lawsuits against offenders and other responsible parties. Unlike the criminal justice process, the civil justice system does not attempt to determine an offender's guilt or innocence. Offenders are also not put in prison. Rather, civil courts attempt to ascertain whether an offender or a third party is liable for the injuries sustained as a result of the crime. If defendants are found civilly liable, courts may order them to pay monetary damages to victims. While money awarded in civil lawsuits can never fully compensate a victim for the trauma of victimization or the loss of a loved one, it can be a valuable resource to help crime victims rebuild their lives. Moreover, the exposure to civil liability is a powerful incentive for landlords, businessmen, and other proprietors to enact the security measures necessary to prevent future victimizations" (NCVC).
Prior to making anything official with the signing of papers, it is important to make sure they understand everything in the terms of the agreement and if anything is unclear they need to speak with the attorney and get clarification and reach an agreement before signing.
Victims need express their clear intention and idea about what they want the attorney to do, and attorneys should be clear on what they will and will not do for their client.
Victims should meet with several attorneys before choosing one to represent them and if any attorney they meet with tried to pressure them or persuade them not to meet with another attorney to ask questions that should be seen as a major red flag.
Victims must be willing to cooperate as fully as possible with their attorneys and to always be honest with information and details about the case. Likewise, the attorney should never alter facts or withhold any information from the case or their client.
Dealing with the aftermath of a violent crime or attack can be devastating and very traumatic, and the thought of facing a court appearance and having to relive those moments can be overwhelming to many. Having a skilled and experienced violent crime attorney on your side can make it easier and can also help to ensure you get justice and receive the compensation you deserve.
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Does an argument-based approach to validity make a difference?
Carol A. Chapelle, Mary K. Enright, Joan M Jamieson
Drawing on experience between 2000 and 2007 in developing a validity argument for the high-stakes Test of English as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL®), this paper evaluates the differences between the argument-based approach to validity as presented byKane (2006)and that described in the 1999 AERA/APA/NCME Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Based on an analysis of four points of comparison-framing the intended score interpretation, outlining the essential research, structuring research results into a validity argument, and challenging the validity argument-we conclude that an argument-based approach to validity introduces some new and useful concepts and practices.
Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice
High-stakes
Interpretive argument
Validity argument
Chapelle, C. A., Enright, M. K., & Jamieson, J. M. (2010). Does an argument-based approach to validity make a difference? Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 29(1), 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3992.2009.00165.x
Does an argument-based approach to validity make a difference? / Chapelle, Carol A.; Enright, Mary K.; Jamieson, Joan M.
In: Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Vol. 29, No. 1, 03.2010, p. 3-13.
Chapelle, CA, Enright, MK & Jamieson, JM 2010, 'Does an argument-based approach to validity make a difference?', Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 3-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3992.2009.00165.x
Chapelle CA, Enright MK, Jamieson JM. Does an argument-based approach to validity make a difference? Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice. 2010 Mar;29(1):3-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3992.2009.00165.x
Chapelle, Carol A. ; Enright, Mary K. ; Jamieson, Joan M. / Does an argument-based approach to validity make a difference?. In: Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice. 2010 ; Vol. 29, No. 1. pp. 3-13.
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Adriano Espaillat became the first Dominican-American member of the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, overwhelmingly beating his opponent.
The Democrat will represent the 13th District, succeeding long-serving Rep. Charles Rangel, who is retiring.
With 82 percent of precincts reporting, he was up by 82 points according to The New York Times.
The victory marks not only a milestone for Dominican-Americans, but also reflects the demographic change in the district, which includes Harlem and where Latinos became the majority in recent years.
Espaillat faced Republican Tony Evans and Green Party candidate Daniel Vila Rivera.
Espaillat, a 62-year-old state senator whose resume includes the state Assembly, spent years in community work and at one point lived in the country without proper immigration papers.
As an immigrant, Espaillat, who came to the United States at the age of 9 as a tourist in 1964, had seen his rise as a "strong message against the intolerance that's being spewed by the Trumps of the world." He was especially looking forward to seeing how his story could resonate in Congress, especially among those opposed to immigration reform.
"How will they feel knowing that I have the same vote as they have on the floor of Congress?" he said. "I would love to see what the reaction is."
Espaillat's shot at the November general election didn't come easily. He lost two previous primary attempts against Rangel, the "Lion of Harlem," who was first elected in 1970 and is retiring this year.
Changing demographics in recent years helped.
The district is now about 55 percent Hispanic, thanks to the addition of small portions of the Bronx in its covered area. At times, primary contests got heated, with accusations that racial politics were being played. This time around, Espaillat competed against a field that included another Dominican politician, as well as African-American candidates, including one who had Rangel's support.


For Midsumma Festival 2019 Forest Collective is proud to present the world premiere season of new ballet-opera of ancient Greek myth Orpheus by artistic director Evan Lawson.
A thrilling retelling of the infamous myth, this version not only explores the sad tale of his love with Eurydice but his untold gay relationship with fellow argonaut, Calais.
Devised from text's from ancient operas based on Orpheus, this work will be danced and choreographed by dynamic emerging artist Ashley Dougan and Eurydice sung by Forest Collective core mezzo soprano Kate Bright.
Orpheus' dark and mysterious journey is brought life by designer Jane Noonan to bring about a rich and inspiring series of performances.
Composed and conducted by one of Australia's leading emerging queer musicians, Evan Lawson's music has been described as "bar to bar, beautiful" in RealTime Magazine.
This landmark new opera, the first in Midsumma Festival's history, will prove to be one of the cultural highlights for Melbourne summer 2019.
This performance is part of Abbotsford Convent's Convent Live program.
Orpheus is support by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
Orpheus is a co-commission between Forest Collective & Prismatx Ensemble.
Forest Collective acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, meet, create, and perform – primarily Wurundjeri land of the Kulin Nation.
We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and extend our respects to all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs, and relationship with the land. We recognise Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of this nation.


Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a condition of unknown cause. It is associated with problems such as irregular (usually less frequent) menstrual cycles, excessive hair growth, acne, obesity, infertility, and the possible development of diabetes and osteoporosis. Treatment for PCOS depends on the associated problems and can include weight reduction, hormones or – in some cases – surgery.
Normally the ovary produces large amounts of the female hormone estrogen, lesser amounts of the male hormone testosterone, and the pregnancy hormone progesterone (which is only produced in greater amounts after ovulation and during pregnancy). In PCOS, testosterone levels may be mildly increased.
The causes of PCOS are unknown. In some cases, it seems to run in the family; for other women, the condition only occurs when they are overweight. Recent research suggests that PCOS is related to insulin resistance and the development of diabetes, especially in women who are overweight.
Irregular menstrual cycles – menstruation may be less frequent due to less frequent ovulation, and may be either heavier or lighter than average.
Amenorrhea – some women with PCOS do not menstruate, in some cases for many years.
Obesity – the cause of this is unclear.
Excessive hair growth – may be due to increased testosterone.
Acne – the cause is unclear, but may also be due to increased testosterone.
Infertility – related to less frequent or absent ovulation.
There may also be long-term health risks. Some women with PCOS develop diabetes, especially if overweight. Women with infrequent periods are at risk of osteoporosis and uterine cancer.
PCOS is usually diagnosed based on the woman's history and an examination. It may be confirmed by ultrasound and by measuring hormone levels in the blood. Early diagnosis is important, as it will allow symptoms to be managed and may prevent long term health problems from developing.
It is important that a broad approach (by a general practitioner with interest or expertise in this area, or perhaps involving several specialists – for example, an endocrinologist or a gynecologist) be used to manage and treat PCOS. If only one or two symptoms are addressed on a short term basis, the woman may be left with long term clinical problems.
The treatment for PCOS will depend on the problems the woman is experiencing. For example, if the woman is suffering from irregular, heavy periods, the oral contraceptive pill is often prescribed to regulate the cycle and prevent the lining of the womb from overgrowing. If the woman has infrequent periods, the oral contraceptive pill is used to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. Weight loss is very important, as it will reduce the risk of diabetes and may lead to resumption of normal menstrual cycles.


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Q: How to plot two columns in one graph depending on rowid in R I would like to use in ploting only some columns that are in my dataframe, but i don't know how and i can't exclude rows that haven't take a part in plotting.
That is how data looks like:
txt <- "
PM10  PM25 Month row color
1     73  15.5     1   1 black
2     57  12.3     1   2 black
3     22   5.8     1   3 black
4     16   5.2     1   4 black
5     32   9.3     1   5 black
6     42   8.5     1   6 black
7    120  21.5     1   7 black
8     70  18.1     1   8 black
9     14   6.2     1   9 black
10    12   5.0     1  10 black
11    16   4.5     1  11 black
12    15   5.2     1  12 black
13    40   6.4     1  13 black
14    61  10.0     1  14 black
15    74   9.5     1  15 black
16   145  12.8     1  16 black
17    58   6.7     1  17 black
18    36   4.6     1  18 black
19    35   2.8     1  19 black
20    43   4.5     1  20 black
21    73   7.5     1  21 black
22    40   3.7     1  22 black
23    33   5.1     1  23 black
24    32   4.2     1  24 black
25    47  12.5     1  25 black
26    79  22.3     1  26 black
27    72  16.0     1  27 black
28    44  15.0     1  28 black
29    38   9.3     1  29 black
30    35   7.0     1  30 black
31    24   6.3     1  31 black
32    82  67.0     2  32 black
33   166 157.0     2  33 black
34    68  56.0     2  34 black
35    87  72.0     2  35 black
36    58  47.0     2  36 black
37    30  24.0     2  37 black
38    52  42.0     2  38 black
39    18  12.0     2  39 black
40    37  31.0     2  40 black
41    51  43.0     2  41 black
42    65  53.0     2  42 black
43    71  59.0     2  43 black
44   144 121.0     2  44 black
45   131 112.0     2  45 black
46   117 109.0     2  46 black
47    31  23.0     2  47 black
48    59  41.0     2  48 black
49   123 104.0     2  49 black
50    96  81.0     2  50 black
51   145 113.0     2  51 black
52    99  76.0     2  52 black
53    86  68.0     2  53 black
54    91  72.0     2  54 black
55    39  31.0     2  55 black
56    40  32.0     2  56 black
57    61  55.0     2  57 black
58    82  61.0     2  58 black
59   111  95.0     2  59 black
60    57  45.0     3  60 black
61    29  16.0     3  61 black
62    33  22.0     3  62 black
"
df <- read.table(textConnection(txt), header = TRUE)

Some code preparing my dataframe to exercise:
df <- data.frame(data)
df$Month <- as.numeric(format(data$date,format="%m"))
df <- df %>% select("PM10","PM25","Month") ##%>% mutate(row=row_number())
df$color <- 'black'

The problem is that i can plot them easily in two different plots using just
plot (df$PM10)
par(new=TRUE)
plot (df$PM25)

but i need to have it in one...
When im plotting it this way:
plot(df)

it taking every single column to plot, I just want to show PM10 and PM25, as a values that will be shown in 'pairs' for each rowid.
So simply I want to have plot, with PM10 points and PM25 points and every point will be attached to rowid. How can I do this?

A: If you are using package dplyr to prepare the data, try using package ggplot2 to plot the graph.
I have added some rows with Month == 12, since there were none in the question's data. See at end.
df2 <- df %>%
  mutate(color = ifelse(Month == 12, "red", as.character(color)),
         color = factor(color, labels = c("Other", "12")),
         x = row_number())

ggplot(df2, aes(x = x, colour = color)) +
  geom_point(aes(y = PM10)) +
  geom_point(aes(y = PM25)) +
  scale_color_manual(name = "Month", values = unique(df2$color))

New data with Month == 12.
sp <- split(df, df$Month)[[1]]
sp[['Month']] <- 12
sp[['PM10']] <- jitter(sp[['PM10']])
sp[['PM25']] <- jitter(sp[['PM25']])
df <- rbind(df, sp)

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