Being involved in a trucking collision can be frightening and even fatal. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), about 400,000 large trucks are involved in a crash annually across the U.S. and approximately 70,000 of those involve a rear-end collision. This number includes 2 types of rear-end crash those where the large truck strikes another vehicle, and those where the large truck is struck. Unfortunately, either type of accident can lead to severe injuries.
A commercial truck can be up to 40 times heavier than other vehicles on the road. If you or a loved one was rear ended by a semi truck or ran into the back of a truck because of reasons that were due to another drivers negligence, you may be eligible for compensation for the damages you have suffered, including lost wages, medical bills, property damage and more. The attorneys at Greg Coleman Law can help you pursue justice in a personal injury case if you have a claim.
Find out whether you have a claim today simply fill out the Free Case Review form to your right to get started.
Nearly half of all rear-end collisions that led to a traffic fatality occurred when a truck was hit by another vehicle in dark road conditions, rather than a vehicle being rear ended by a semi-truck. In order to avoid being in a tragic crash, it is wise for Tennessee drivers to be aware of the common causes of rear-end crashes with trucks.
When a semi-truck is rear-ended by another vehicle, and especially when underride occurs, there is no other type of truck accident more likely to end in fatality. If you lost a loved one in a tragic Tennessee trucking accident, you could be eligible for a wrongful death claim to pursue compensation for the loss you have suffered.
Unfortunately, nearly 425 die each year after being involved in a rear-end accident with a large truck, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Over 5,000 are injured in collisions where a truck is rear-ended, or vice-versa.
Despite advances in safety and design in both large trucks and passenger cars there are still insufficient safeguards for a passenger vehicle in the event of a rear end accident with a tractor-trailer.
When a passenger car strikes the back of an 18-wheeler, the car can slide underneath the trailer of the vehicle; even at low speeds, the cars roof is likely to peel back until the vehicle strikes the trucks tires. This is called an underride accident, and it can cause morbid injuries such as decapitation. In an underride collision, the bottom of the trailer meets with the cars windshield, and the thin pane of glass, along with the cars roof pillars, is the only form of protection for the occupants.
To reduce the damage done in such crashes, many trucks are required to have an underride guard; unfortunately though, they do not always function correctly.
Although the guards fail often, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) would like to see underride guards made an industry-wide regulation, and have petitioned the NHTSA to create stronger standards. Underride protection may have first been mandated in the 1950s, but 60 years later, the minimum requirements in place hardly protect passengers. Until the industry becomes more concerned about the underride issue, it is hard to imagine regulations improving.
Hitting a large commercial vehicle or being rear ended by a semi truck can be devastating, cause life-threatening injuries, and even death. The staff at Greg Coleman Law understands that most truck accident claims are complex, and require skill, knowledge and experience. In some cases, there may be multiple parties liable for a trucking wreck.
Call a Knoxville personal injury attorney at (865) 247-0080 to discuss the merits of your case and establish whether you have a trucking accident claim.
To get started immediately, simply fill out the Free Case Review form at the top of this page and you will be contacted by one of our compassionate, knowledgeable legal staff members.


CompletePT's Director of Finance, James Cowan, rode 525 miles for the Arthritis Foundation's California Coast Classic from Sep 28th – Oct 5th, 2013. The bike ride follows the coastline from San Francisco to Santa Monica. James personally raised $4,100, and as a group the riders raised over $1,000,000.
It's great to be back, taking this ride for the second year!
Brad and I arrived late last night as traffic was nothing short of a nightmare coming into San Fran.
It was an early start, too early. Our breakfast reception was 5 miles away from the hotel, so all 300 riders had to suit up and hit the road in pitch dark at 6:00am. Of course, this afforded us a generous sunrise over the bay so we hushed our complaints.
At breakfast we were personally thanked by Mia Brees, a 10 year old girl with Juvenile Arthritis (JA), today's honoree. Mia reminded us how important our efforts are and helped us shed a few tears in the process.
Once formalities and group photos were concluded we set out on our first day of riding. Not so quick, 4 of us immediately took a 5 mile detour to hit the Golden Gate Bridge. It's worth it, I love cruising the bridge. Once completed, we were solidly in last place, so we picked up the pace and started winding our way out of San Fran and saw our first glimpses of crashing waves.
The ocean views really do hurt your neck after a while, they are mesmerizing, not like the breaks we have in LA.
We took the ride at an easy pace, no showing off today, well just on the climbs, and the descents. We were blessed with whales at our ocean view halfway point. Bonus huh?
The freshly tilled farms enveloped us in an earthy atmosphere as we moved out of San Mateo and into Santa Cruz. The farms are switching gears as fall rapidly approaches, from crops over to pumpkin patches.
We are now resting before dinner at the campground, reminiscing about all the beauty we saw today.
We officially hit the one million dollar mark last night, thank you to each of you.
After a well deserved rest we headed to the campground for breakfast. Sausages were on my mind, and I was in luck. 6 sausages, roasted potatoes and a Starbucks VIA and I was juiced up for the day.
One of my riding buddies from last year, Israel, was here but escorting his nephew, Leon, who had NEVER been on a road bike. Absolutely no training. To my amazement, Leon completed the 1st day, but after sitting in the saddle for just 1 mile today he had to throw in the towel, his rear was in too much pain. Sorry Leon, but now I had my riding buddy back. But first Israel had to take Leon back to camp. I told him I'd wait for him at the first rest stop.
Today was a short and relatively flat day. The Monterey Bay Academy, nestled in strawberry fields and overlooking the ocean, was our first rest stop. I don't think any of us actually needed a rest at 20 miles, so we took some photos and chatted with friends.
As we left the rest stop, now with Israel, a new wheel sucker named Scott, Brad, Erin and Richard, we said we'd pick the pace up to 22. Hmmm, why does 22 seem so slow, as we meandered through lettuce, brussel sprouts, strawberry and cabbage farms we ratcheted the speed up to 28-30. Now we're having fun. Israel and I finally got to stretch our legs, pushing on the small inclines then powering down the backside. I told Israel the only reason I ride fast is so I can stop and take photos without losing my place, we had a good chuckle at that.
Once we regrouped we hopped on the bike path for the remaining 20 miles. With cruise control set, we pushed hard, very hard, with every curse I heard behind me I went faster. Oh they love it! I led the pack, or what was left, to the outskirts of Monterey.
Approaching Monterey is spectacular. The bluffs over the bay have commanding views and we spent more time off the bike than on for the last 3 miles.
Fish and chips with an IPA for lunch and that was it.
Riding fast makes for a quick day.
We're showered and ready to explore Monterey now, it's very hot and sunny with clear blue skies.
After walking through Cannery Row and experiencing all Monterey has to offer, we headed up to the campground for dinner. We quickly learned that Roni, a 2nd year rider and friend, had crashed just five miles shy of camp. Roni is banged up with a few stitches, but her spirits are high. She'll take a day or so off to recover.
At dinner, two of our longstanding riders (9 consecutive years each), Dwight and Maria, were celebrating their 29th anniversary and shared their story about how they lost their ten year old girl to arthritis. We were all on the edge of crying into our spaghetti bolognese dinner, when somebody asked why they chose to spend their dinner here with us and not in Monterey. The response "you are our family now" took all 300 riders down like the big hills we face tomorrow. This is such a great group of people, from all walks of life, and they each say thank you for your donation.
Breakfast was solid, more sausages in the tank. Today we rode for Livia Telli, age 5, her father Matteo, a fellow rider will tell us her story at dinner tonight.
We rolled out of Monterey under clear blue skies and immediately hit the brakes to take in the majestic views of crashing waves reaching over the jagged rocks of Pebble Beach. I think we took more photos than pedal strokes. The beach and bike route was sunny, but just inland was a captivating fog layer that created a dramatic effect over one of the world's top golf courses.
Before I even cracked a sweat we were at the halfway checkpoint. Hmm, nobody fast around, Israel was stuck with Leon who was now back in the saddle, so that left me and my shadow. Off we went, embracing a tail wind and pushed well into the 30′s. There's nothing quite like riding very fast along quiet roads surrounded by the country we live in. It takes you back a notch and you can truly relax and embrace the moment (lots of training helps too).
The redwoods of Big Sur announce your arrival, throwing you from bright sunny ocean views into almost complete darkness, not to mention the overwhelming cool alpine aroma. The essential guide to the CCC says the post-ride place to be is in the river at the River Inn, sitting in an adirondack chair, feet dipped in the river with a craft beer. Sign me up! Done!
We're about to go for dinner tonight with the promise of some big riding tomorrow.
After a great buffet dinner at the Big Sur Lodge I retreated to rest my legs in preparation for Day 4. Last year I had heard about this guy named Troy, who did the 2 big climbs twice on Day 4…. Was it folk lore or did he really double back for more punishment?
I woke from a deep log cabin sleep under a starry sky at 4:15, heart racing and ready to ride, to ride the double.
Typically I'd want to eat everything in sight before a big ride, but as a 2nd year rider I knew there was a 1,000 foot climb immediately leaving the start point. I had to limit myself to ten strips of bacon, two sausage patties and home fries.
It was a relatively cold start, around 45 degrees, I was probably the only person to not wear arm or leg warmers, I planned on starting my own little fire, plus I knew we had clear blue skies and 75 degrees ahead of us. Off we went, Brad, Joe and myself. Crushing the climb out of Big Sur and leaving the redwoods behind, we were once again riding along pristine roads hugging the cliffs overlooking crashing waves. Too many photos, but who can resist.
At around 20 miles I ran into Troy. He was real. In fact, he tells me, he actually did the 2 big climbs 3 times a few years back. Damn, should have had more bacon! Anyway, not on the cards this year is what he said.
I rode with Troy and Joe for a while, then dropped my head, picked up the pace and moved into 'attack' position.
In reality the 2 big climbs are more scenic than challenging, again training helps. I cruised through the climbs and relished the long downhill into Ragged Point, our checkpoint for the day. After loading up on liquids I pulled out of the rest stop and started backtracking, Joe in tow, Troy not present.
What a rush passing all of your fellow riders going the wrong way. Every rider had the same look, no matter if it was my uphill or their uphill: what's he doing, he's mad, wait… is he doing a double?… and then the all knowing smile of admiration. Yup, doing the double may have tacked on another 4,000 feet of climbing, but it felt great. I did pass Troy on my 2nd run, so I knew he was going for the double.
I enjoyed a chili cheeseburger with fries overlooking the bluffs at Ragged Point before heading back to the bike. Just as I was clipping in Joe tells me that Troy had just set of for a third run! No! Luckily I was able to use burger as a genuine excuse to avoid the challenge, but it was close.
So, as Brad, Erin, Jason and me, we pulled out of Ragged Point and headed off to San Simeon, 20 miles away, with the promise of taking it easy. We rounded the first corner and felt a whoosh as a friendly 20mph tail wind boosted us well into the mid 30′s. I could here Brad asking me to slow it down, which I did try at first, but I just ended up going faster. Jason was on for the chase and so we slogged it out in one giant hammerfest for 20 miles straight. It felt great.
Tonight is wine tasting night, which was super fun last year.
Today I racked up 90 miles with 8,000 feet of climbing, I'm looking forward to hearing how Troy did…. Maybe 12,000 feet?
Today we rode for Lilly Trautwein, age 4, who has Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.
After wine tasting last night we were introduced to a very joyful Lilly Trautwein, age 3, our Day 4 honoree. Lilly's father hoisted her onto his shoulders and explained how 10 months ago he and his wife noticed her swollen knees. After seeing a few doctors to no avail, her eyes started swelling too. Drs raced to find the right Arthritis cocktail to limit the progression which results in blindness. Arthritis is the number one cause of blindness in children. Lilly's condition is now improving and we welcome her father as a first year rider.
After a solid nights sleep, a well deserved sleep I might add, I hit the road to breakfast. The fog was so dense and so heavy it clung to me as droplets, yup, this was going to be the cold and windy day I feared.
We left breakfast as: Brad, Jason, Joe, and Erin. Israel was still minding Leon, and their other teammate Esteban was cruising with them. Off we went, into the chill. We stopped in Cambria, got a coffee, and took in the 300 creative scarecrows on display throughout town.
Leaving Cambria we decided on 22mph, and put our heads down and formed a train with me pulling the crew. The wind was brutal, the visibility was brutal, it was tough going, but we managed to arrive at the first rest stop with big grins on our faces. Esteban and Israel saw our cheeky smiles and pawned Leon off on some slower riders.
We pulled into SLO and enjoyed a gourmet burger at Eureka! Burger. Once back on the road we tamed it back and cruised the last 20 or so miles as the ocean fog stole back the sun and pushed the temperature way back down.
Today we rode for Macy Toad, age 6, who has Oligo-Articular Juvenile Arthritis and Uveitis. Her uncle, Bill, is riding for the first time this year.
Crackling campfires warmed us as we shared stories from Day 5. The temperature started dropping and we all hit the hay.
We knew it would be a cold start, but 40 degrees is always a shocker, especially in the get-up this sport has you in. We rolled out at 8:00am, and were thankful the sun was out. I lost sensation in my toes and fingers within minutes, but as we entered the first climb I warmed up.
Leaving Oceano behind and moving into farmland, we picked up the pace. The roads were so peaceful, with maybe the occasional windmill or farm tractor, as the crops changed from cabbages to strawberries, and then finally to grapes, yup, we were now in wine country.
Jason, Brad, and myself put the train together and set the wheels in motion through some of the most epic scenery a road biker can happen upon.
Our rest stop was surrounded by dry rolling hills, and the temperature was now well into the 80′s with clear blue skies. We loaded up on fuel, grabbed Doug to join the train and set off into the hills. Grapes to your left, trees to your right and friends in tow… This is the time to turn it up, and so we did.
It would be disrespectful to skip all the vineyards, so with 52 miles already completed, we snuck into Fess Parker Winery, only to discover 20 or so fellow riders. After tasting the offerings and sharing stories, we headed off to picturesque Los Olivos for lunch, just 10 miles up the road. The wind was picking up and we started to get blown around. But before long we we found ourselves at Sides Hardware and Shoes in Los Olivos and shared fried brussels sprouts with sherry vinegar & capers and some gourmet bacon burgers. Lovely!
Little did we know the last 15 miles was drumming up an absolute monster of a headwind. Jason and Brad tucked in behind me, and I set the cruise control at 23, revelling in the power the bacon burger was throwing out. Yup, here I was pulling again… Wait! Where did they go, I guess they fell off the train at some point. Shortly thereafter they caught me at a light, and we all rolled into Buellton together.
I'm showered up and heading to dinner. What a day, what beauty, wow, I love riding through wine country. Tomorrow is our biggest day, I'm looking forward to the challenge.
Today we rode for Caitlin Ryan, daughter of fellow rider Dave Ryan.
We all took an early night knowing we had 90 miles and 3,500 feet of climbing on the cards for Day 7.
Another very cold start, albeit sunny with the promise of a hot day. We left camp as Joe, Brad, Jason and me. We left via Solvang, an awkward Danish enclave nestled in wine country. Soon we found ourselves on quiet country roads and pushed hard on towards Santa Barbara.
At the first rest stop we caught Israel and Esteban as they were leaving, not so fast! Back of the train. We grabbed our chosen energy drinks, snapped a few photos and headed out. Mitch (on the same bike as me) and George have been eyeing our group and hopped on the train. Now we were 8 in the train. Whistling along the 101 highway at 26-28, we progressively pushed harder and harder towards our destiny: Eureka! Burger in Santa Barbara.
Today's coal for the fire was a marmalade fig bacon burger, onion rings, truffle fries, and a Green Flash IPA. Ok, fire is stoked, Stew hopped on and we set off for the last 20 miles to Ventura.
After 8 miles, the passenger cars each presented their complaints, requesting a slower pace, which I shrugged off and pushed myself into the sweet-spot: 31-33mph along the 101. Esteban hung in there for a few miles, but then fell off the train, just me and my shadow once again. Wow, that's a rush, ocean to the right, home of my mountain biking on the left, and cruising at speeds worthy of a few trophies. After 6 miles of max speed, I left the 101, waited for my team and ratcheted down the speed for the balance of the day.
What a day of riding, seeing the faces of our group, especially when they realized we had averaged 20.4mph over 90 miles!
Tonight is Margarita night! Must say no, must say no…..
The last day was supposed to be easy, a simple flat 60 miles into Santa Monica. But the Santa Ana winds, gusting upwards of 40mph made for a miserable and dangerous day of riding.
We set off from camp at the very back, I guess everybody was worried about the wind, there was no possibility of drafting, so it was each man to himself.
I started working my way from the back, passing rider after rider who seemed to be barely moving forward. Less than ten miles in I started seeing riders on their cell phones calling for support. Yup, this was going to be the day that broke the riders.
As I moved into the open farmland of Ventura, there was nowhere to hide from the wind. Five of us tried to form a diagonal line, maxing out at 17mph, and burning through any energy left after the last week of riding.
As we approached Point Magu, the question of which way the wind was blowing was on everybody's mind. The rest stop just before Point Magu introduced us to what was ahead. As we attempted to hydrate a gust of wind came through, picking up sand along the way and then barreled through the rest stop like a freight train, knocking over every bike, the food stand, the chocolate drink I was holding, and anything else that wasn't bolted down. Not sure what to do, or where to hide, I reluctantly got on my bike and headed off to round Point Magu and face the challenge.
The challenge was absurd. 40mph side winds, head winds, swirling winds. Winds that picked fellow riders off the ground and then threw them down. Cuts, scrapes, people lying on the ground hugging the tarmac for dear life, this was carnage.
I pushed on, and finally after about 15 miles of absolute fear, moved into some calmer, albeit still windy conditions. Once again though, it was just me and my shadow out there.
After 55 miles of the most treacherous riding I arrived at Gladstone's, the designated meeting point. I looked like I'd been mountain biking. Covered in a sweaty dust, face black, with a chocolate drink stained jersey, it finally looked like I was beaten.
Over the next few hours more and more riders arrived, until we were all ready to make our final approach to the finish line together.
220 riders shared that final mile together, stories abound, and blood to back it up.
Thanks for all the support, I believe we finished at $1.1m, not too shabby, and for a great cause.


Spring can be a great time for dads and their kids to get out and enjoy the nice weather. But unfortunately, Mother Nature can be especially unpredictable, and April showers can put a damper on any outdoor plans. A rainy day movie can come to the rescue – but choose wisely – there are a large number of terrible kids movies out there that will leave you and yours more dismayed than entertained.
With that in mind here are the three worst kids movies to watch on a rainy day.
1. Toys. Kids love toys, so why wouldn't they like a movie about them? Well first of all, it's one of Robin Williams worst films – and that's even considering Bicentennial Man. It's meandering story focuses more on corporate struggle than childlike play things.
2. Antz. It may have received critical praise, but for film supposedly meant for kids it doesn't seem to work. Not only does Woody Allen (an actor beloved more by middle-aged single men than children) voice the main character, but its existential themes will make kids bored, sad and cranky within five minutes.
3. The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Definitely not some of Disney's best work. Much like Antz, this movie delves into some mature material. However this one does so under the guise of lighthearted fun backed by some out-of-place musical numbers. You'd be better off just popping in Mulan.


text:
Moniuszko, Stanislaw
Halka Overture
SKU: 1243 Category: Overture
Moniuszko, Stanislaw quantity
Stanisław Moniuszko
(b. Ubiel nr. Minsk, 5 May 1819 – d. Warsaw, 4 June 1872)
Overture to the Opera Halka
Instrumentation: 1 flute (pic), 2 ob, 2 cl, 2 bn, 4 hn, 2 tpt, 3 tbn, tuba, strs, timp, perc
Duration: ca. 9 min.
Vilnius, 1846. The Polish composer Stanisław Moniuszko, writing to the influential Warsaw musicographer Józef Sikorski (1813–1896), had a special request to make: he wanted Sikorski to help him find a suitable librettist in Warsaw. Moniuszko had long toyed with the thought of writing an opera, but he never found anyone in Vilnius capable of producing a libretto that matched his ideas. Soon thereafter he set out for Warsaw and met Włodzimierz Wolski (1824-1882), who gladly accepted the assignment and turned out a libretto based on his earlier poem, Halka.
The story relates the fate of the young Halka (Helen). It opens with celebrations for the engagement of Janusz and Zofia, a young, highly regarded, well-to-do aristocratic couple. Suddenly a peasant girl bursts into the merry company. It is Halka, who is in love with Janusz. He once promised to love her forever, but in reality she was no more to him than a brief and insignificant fling. Jontek, who is in love with Halka, tries to convince her of Janusz's faithlessness. But only with Janusz und Zofia's wedding does she realize the truth. Seeing no escape, she takes her life in abject despair.
By clearly underlining the contradictions and problems inherent to society at that time, Wolski's libretto wields a sharp social critique. All the more surprising, then, that it was later developed into such a successful and seminal opera. What is it that makes Halka so special, that raised it to the level of myth and made it the Polish national opera?
To examine this phenomenon, we must turn to the opera's genesis. Moniuszko wanted his first opera to be premièred in Warsaw as early as 1848. Yet although it had already entered rehearsal, the performance never materialized, presumably because of the critical depiction of the aristocracy. In the end, the première took place on a smaller scale in Vilnius. The opera, consisting of two acts, was heard for the most part in a concert performance without sets or costumes. The music was given a rousing reception, but the libretto was almost uniformly reviled. In short, at first the opera failed to meet Moniuszko's expectations of success. This, too, had to do with its strong critique of society. But most of all, the staging failed to kindle the emotions that would have arisen from a lavish mise en scène. Nor was the work seen as particularly Polish: Vilnius, being a city in Lithuania, was not part of Poland's native culture, and the audience saw no connection with "nationalist" music. This setback ensured that many years had to pass before Moniuszko composed another opera.
With the political liberalization that set in with the royal succession in 1855, Halka finally received its Warsaw première on 1 January 1858. The libretto was again heavily criticized, but the criticism was far outweighed by enthusiasm for the music. To quote a popular Polish columnist of the time, Józef Kenig (1821-1900), "This dramatic, ever-artful, and well-conceived music immediately ingratiated itself into our heart" (Gazeta Warszawska, 2 January 1858). In short, the Warsaw performance was far more warmly received than the one in Vilnius.
Another reason for this was presumably that Moniuszko had revised and expanded his opera. It now consisted of four acts and contained nine numbers that were "Polish" in character. For example, a Polish folk dance, a mazurka, was incorporated into Act 1. Besides the Góral dances, which originated among the like-named western Slavic people, an important role was played by a scene at the beginning of Act 4. Here a musician from the people appears with a kobza (a lute-like folk instrument) and strikes up an aria. The sound of the kobza considerably heightens the original "Polish" character of this aria. Again to quote Józef Kenig, "These few bars
[…] so marvelously capture our character, […] and are so imbued with originality, that we must delve into them at greater length." His words make clear how important it was for the Poles to hear national elements in the opera. The national music made it possible for them to feel something akin to solidarity – a feeling all the more important in that Poland did not exist as a sovereign state at the time.
The success of Halka has remained unparalleled in Poland to the present day. No other opera, either by Moniuszko or anyone else, has achieved similar significance. In Warsaw alone it was given forty times in the first year after its première. The critics found the enthusiasm for the opera reason enough to proclaim it a work of genius. Moniuszko was made the artistic director of the Warsaw Opera, which gave him greater opportunities to have his works performed. But Halka remained far and away the most successful work ever to proceed from his pen. Its late nineteenth-century anniversary performances were events of great pomp and circumstance. In eastern Europe, Moniuszko was even mentioned in the same breath with a "native" composer of international stature, Frédéric Chopin. Yet his popularity was limited to eastern Europe; in western Europe he was, at best, an insider's tip among musical connoisseurs.
It was because of this incredible success that Halka came to be viewed as the Polish national opera par excellence. It was discussed in idealized terms: the plot was either ignored or simply reinterpreted by the critics. Janusz's dishonorable behavior was classified as wholly legitimate. It was claimed that he had to behave that way and had no alternative but to abandon Halka. Halka herself was construed as a naïve peasant girl with no grasp of reality. Besides the plot, there was another problem: the fact that it took ten years for the opera to receive proper recognition seemed like a "blot" on the history of its reception. So its genesis was to a certain extent reinvented.
Warsaw's rejection of Halka in 1848 was left unmentioned; instead its reception in Vilnius was criticized as wrong-headed. The opera, it was said, had failed there because audiences were unable to appreciate it. In compensation, Warsaw was placed in a more flattering light: the Warsaw stage director Leopold Matuszyński (1820-1893), it was claimed, was chiefly responsible for the fact that the work could be performed there at all. The myth of Halka was thus deliberately contrived; its originally less than flattering reception history was rewritten, its critique of the aristocracy blunted, the obstacles to its mythification removed. The phenomenon is captured especially well in the words of Claude Lévi-Strauss: "Myths have no author; once they are perceived as myths, whatever their origins might have been, they exist only as incarnated in a tradition."
This interpretation changed fundamentally in the aftermath of World War II. In Communist Poland, the things that were deliberately concealed after 1858 caused Moniuszko to be cast as a fighter for social justice. His opera, it was alleged, was designed to foment revolution. This interpretation is highly controversial, especially because the sources shed practically no light on the composer's intentions. Still, there is enough slender evidence to convey a vague picture. It is known, for example, that the librettist Wolski belonged to an artists' collective named Cyganeria Warszawska that consisted mainly of littérateurs whose writings dealt with current social problems, especially those of the peasantry. However, for all their critique of society, they did not call for a revolt. As such questions had hardly been posed before, their writings could be expected to attract attention. In short, dealing with material of this sort was a passing "fad." Wolski's libretto, for all its critique of society, was not a revolutionary pronunciamento…
Read full preface / Komplettes Vorwort > HERE
Original Overture in B minor to the opera »Der Barbier von Bagdad« (The Barber of Bagdad)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Premier Health Center coming to Warren County planned community
Premier Health Partners is planning to open a health center in the former Otterbein SeniorLife headquarters in Warren County.
Credit: Contributed
Local News | Dec 15, 2020
By Lawrence Budd
A Premier Health Center is to be set up in the former headquarters of Otterbein SeniorLife, developer of Union Village across Ohio 741 from the retirement community's main campus in Warren County.
Otterbein's headquarters is moving a short distance south on Ohio 741 into the Center Building in the Union Village towne center. NICK GRAHAM / STAFF
Credit: Nick Graham
"The new Premier Health Center at Union Village will offer primary care, orthopedic, and cardiology services through Premier Physician Network providers; imaging services; CompuNet lab services; a Premier Health Urgent Care; and an occupational health services center," according to a joint press release announcing the project.
A health center has long been part of the plan for Union Village, a planned community under construction on 1,230 acres across from Otterbein's main campus on Ohio 741 in Turtlecreek Twp.
The renovation and reuse of the former Otterbein headquarters, built in 1989 and known as the Dilgard Building, "also can help connect residents to additional services at Premier Health's Atrium Medical Center in nearby Middletown," according to the release.
The $1.5 million health center is scheduled to open in the summer of 2021 and serve a "growing demand of residents of Otterbein Lebanon, Union Village, the city of Lebanon, and other nearby communities," Mary Boosalis, president and CEO of Premier Health, said in the release. "The quality and convenience of Premier Health's array of health services will nicely complement the innovative, 'new urban' concept embraced by Union Village."
Otterbein welcomed the health center plan.
"We are excited that Premier Health has chosen the Union Village location to serve as an extension of their exceptional comprehensive health care system. This location will serve the surrounding community but also provide a convenient, high-quality health care option to our Otterbein Lebanon residents," Jill Wilson, the president and chief executive of Otterbein SeniorLife, said.
No impact is expected on the clinic or other medical facilities across Ohio 741 on the Otterbein campus, according to Gary Horning, vice president of marketing and communications for Otterbein.
Explore1st of 4,500 homes built in Warren County development
Otterbein's headquarters is moving a short distance south on Ohio 741 into the Center Building in the Union Village Towne Center.
Otterbein staff moved into the new building before Thanksgiving, according to Horning. About 10 staffers are working there, due to COVID-19 restrictions, while most staffers are working remotely.
In addition to the Center Building, where a restaurant, bank and post office for Union Village residents are to be developed, teams have begun to play on fields at the Warren County Sports Park at Union Village. The first phase of homes and townhomes of the community is also under construction.


In the Game of Cones, Safety Always Wins is a new theme by ODOT and other safety partners to highlight the critical need for drivers to make safety a priority when they're behind the wheel. This is part of the department's larger award-winning Your Life Matters: Drive Like It campaign. Unsafe actions such as speeding, following too closely or being distracted by cell phones are the top reasons for crashes in work zones in our state.
April 1-14 — The popular "Work Zone Wednesday" messages, which are displayed on overhead electronic highway and interstate signs, will be increased to every day of the campaign. Look for messages like "You can't win the Game of Cones with your eyes on your phones," and others throughout the two-week campaign.
April 8 — The Oklahoma City SkyDance Bridge over I-40 will glow orange that evening to honor ODOT's fallen workers.
April 9 — A large display of Remembrance Ribbons for the 61 fallen ODOT workers in the department's history will be on display in Lawton. This will be at I-44 and the US-62/Rogers Lane junction, where an interchange improvement project is completing.
These areas will have impacts to regular commuter traffic and also to summer road trips as there could be lower speed limits, narrowed lanes and even detours in place. It is critical for drivers to plan ahead and allow extra travel time to ensure everyone's safety in the work zone.
This year's messaging is in partnership with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority. Additional supporting partners include Action Safety Supply, Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa and Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City among others to promote safe work zones all across the state.
This image will be seen on digital billboards in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa metro areas April 1-14 to help spread the word about the In the Game of Cones, Safety Always Wins theme as part of the Oklahoma Department of Transportation's Your Life Matters: Drive Like It work zone safety campaign. The department and its partners want motorists to be aware of an increase in statewide work zones this spring and summer. Click to download a high resolution version of the photo.
Oklahoma Department of Transportation and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority employees joined Gov. Kevin Stitt, his son, Remington, and Secretary of Transportation Tim Gatz at the "Throne of Cones" Monday at ODOT's Central Office lobby for the kickoff of Work Zone Awareness Weeks, April 1-14. The cone throne will be seen next at Woodland Hills Mall in Tulsa this Friday. Click to download a high resolution version of the photo.
ODOT strongly discourages texting or tweeting while driving.


iPod data recovery software recovers damaged or not detected mp3, mp4, songs; music files folders, images, video, pictures, photo due to deletion, corruption or formatted iPods. iPod disk rescue tool ensures complete data backup from crashed iPod.
USB smart drive files recovery software restore previously existed missing files, folders, document, directory etc. Key drive data retrieval tool ensures data recovery in case of overwritten, formatted or deleted.
Advanced Email Backup is an email backup utility which can take complete or partial backup of MS Outlook/Outlook Express folders, registry entries and its settings, IE settings and its registry entries and other important files/folders on the system.
Advanced Email Utilities offers you a quick and easy way to synchronize personal folders in Microsoft Outlook. It compresses and removes threaded mails. The duplicate mails are also removed. The selected mails can be flagged for follow up actions.
Digital removable media data recovery utility recovers erased .docx file detail and information. Retrieval software retrieves logically corrupted files from USB pen drive. Tool restores lost office document, .zip, .rar, mpeg, avi and 3gp music song.
iPod deleted data rescue software recovers lost jpg, jpeg, gif image files from iPod even disk is virus affected. iPod data undelete utility restores mp3, mp4, m4a music files and video clips which lost due to accidentally pressed the delete button.
Memory card retrieval program recover accidently damaged text, word, PowerPoint, excel, access files and documents. Restoration utility restores corrupted mp3, mpeg, mp4, m4b, m4a music, audio, video songs retrieve lost jpg, jpeg pictures and images.
Download Yahoo Archive viewer software for decoding chat, SMS, mobile messages archive *.dat files and displays into RTF or plain text readable format. You can read your archive message or spy on your loved ones without knowing their password.


text:
William Johnson Sewell (April 11, 1916 – February 7, 1989) was an American football player and coach.

Sewell was born in England and moved with his family to Tacoma, Washington, in 1925.  He played college football for the Washington State Cougars football team.  During the 1940 season, he led the country in passing with 86 complete passes for 1,023 yards.  He also set a Washington State career record with 2,522 yards of total offense from 1939 to 1941.  He was selected by both the Associated Press and the Newspaper Enterprise Association as the third-team quarterback on the 1941 College Football All-America Team. Sewell was also a pitcher for the Washington State baseball team.

Sewell became Washington State's baseball coach in 1947 and an assistant football coach in 1948.  In 1949, he became the athletic director and athletic coach at Wenatchee Valley College,  From 1956 to 1976, he was the athletic director and coach at Coast Union High School in Cambria, California. He was inducted into the Washington State Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987.

References

1916 births
1989 deaths
American football quarterbacks
English players of American football
Second Air Force Superbombers football players
Washington State Cougars baseball coaches
Washington State Cougars baseball players
Washington State Cougars football coaches
Washington State Cougars football players
Junior college men's basketball coaches in the United States
Junior college football coaches in the United States
Players of American football from Tacoma, Washington
Baseball players from Tacoma, Washington
People from Egremont, Cumbria
Sportspeople from Cumbria
English emigrants to the United States

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
Open side menu button
Search bar input
⤫
Why Ginny Weasley is the best Harry Potter character, IMHO
By Lisa lo paro
When I was 9 years old, my mother bought me a box set of the first four Harry Potter books for Christmas. I devoured them within two weeks, and thus began a lifelong love for the story, the characters, and the world of magic. It's a story so many of my generation has told: the story of how they first were introduced to the Harry Potter. And for all of us, the effects were irreversible: we were hooked, we were in love, and we were now part of this world.
Growing up in this community of Potter lovers, one thing was clear: Hermione was the ultimate female role model. She was smart and sassy, she never let the boys take her thunder or get away with making her feel small, she was brave and strong, and she was…just sort of perfect. Everyone adored Hermione, myself included. But there was always one character I loved better: the fiery Ginny Weasley.
Growing up shy, I'd always wanted to be Ginny. She begins the story just a shy ten-year-old who's dying to go to Hogwarts, and who has a crush on the Boy Who Lived. But by the end of it, she's a hero in her own right: a stubborn, brave, self-assured, sassy, strong woman who is the equal of Harry Potter himself. While Hermione is undoubtedly a feminist icon, it was always Ginny who I found more empowering. It's Ginny's growth and self-discovery that inspired me, and her behavior proves she's as much a feminist icon as Hermione.
Ginny refused to be slut-shamed
One of my favorite scenes in the books is when Harry starts to like Ginny, basically because he catches her making out with her BF, Dean Thomas. Ginny is totally unembarrassed even though Ron basically calls her a slut. It's totally apparent in this scene that Ginny is in control of her sexuality and that she doesn't care about what people think of her, not even her brother. She yells at the judgmental Ron, telling him he has no right to tell her what to do, and that everyone is "snogging" so really bro, NBD. In another scene, she even takes Fred and George to task for saying she was dating too much. THE Fred and George, guys. Ginny was more than a match for her scheming older brothers.
Ginny takes care of herself
Even though she has six brothers and an overbearing mother, Ginny doesn't let anyone baby her. She has a thick skin, astonishing independence, and she knows herself very well. What I always found so inspiring about Ginny was her confidence, and the way she dominated any room she was in. Even the Slytherin and Voldemort sympathizer Blaise Zabini was impressed with Ginny. When a big bad Slytherin notices with your Gryffindor badassery, you know you're doing something right.
She was crazy talented in magic, and never stymied her power to get guys to like her
Remember those hella impressive Bat-Bogey Hexes? Ginny never lost the opportunity to unleash that secret weapon, and she became known for her "magnificent" spells—even Fred and George complimented her on them, and we all know how difficult they were to impress. That hex even got her into Professor Slughorn's creepy club. In DA meetings, Ginny excelled, and she owned her power and talent, never even thinking about dimming her light to make guys more comfortable around her. If they were intimidated with her, then that was their problem.
She's not a goody-two-shoes
What I liked best about Ginny was that she wasn't afraid to break rules. As much as I loved Hermione, it was Ginny who made me laugh, and who appealed to the little girl I used to be who was afraid to do anything wrong. Since I was a little Hermione myself, Ginny was endlessly fascinating because she was a little bit cool. She could lie without blinking an eye, she didn't think twice about breaking the rules to help Harry (or any of her friends), and she *gasp* ate chocolate in the library (a personal favorite of mine). Another personal favorite is the quote she's best known for: "Anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." And she did at that.
She never takes crap from boyfriends. Not even Harry Potter
Ginny liked Harry for like, ever, but she didn't pine over him for longer than it took to grow into a teenager. In fact, she became a great friend to him, and even put him in his place when he was being too much of an angsty teenager. In The Order of the Phoenix, Harry has the audacity to think he's the only one who's been affected by Voldemort, conveniently forgetting the time when Ginny was possessed for an entire year. Ginny calls Harry out on his crap, and he's not the only one she doesn't take attitude from.
When Michael Corner, Ginny's first flame, gets annoyed that he lost a Quidditch game to Gryffindor, she just ups and dumps him. She knows she can do better. #DatingGoals.
She was loyal and loving
Ginny was an awesome friend to have around. Remember when she stuck up for Luna all the time, calling out fellow Hogwartsians for making fun of the eccentric Ravenclaw? Or when she defended Hagrid's questionable teaching practices? Ginny loved deeply and with loyalty, and she stuck up for the people she loved. Don't bully Ginny, that's for sure.
Her life didn't depend on Harry Potter, even though she always loved him
Ginny, as well as Hermione, is an excellent example of not crumbling into pieces when the love of your life leaves you. One of my favorite scenes (and one of the saddest) is when Harry breaks up with Ginny so he can go fight Voldemort, and because he knows it would only jeopardize her life if they stayed together.
Harry is a tough boyfriend to have, what with the whole saving-the-world thing, and Ginny knows there are things bigger than her relationship with him. She lets him go without a fight, because it's the right thing to do. And even though she never gives up, she also doesn't pine. It hurts her, but her strength and self-assurance win out.
While Harry goes off to hide in a tent and try to save the world, Ginny doesn't waste away in despair. Instead, she does a little stealing at Hogwarts, leads the resistance with the members of the DA, and refuses to stay out of the way during the Battle of Hogwarts. And in the end, Harry found his way back to her, and they build a life. Pretty sweet ending, in my opinion.
To me, Ginny was always the quintessential Gryffindor: tough, courageous to a fault, stubborn to the end, loyal, loving, proud, and passionate. She was everything I'd always wanted to be, and she became my feminist role model. While Hermione displays a different kind of quiet courage and strength, Ginny's journey from shy, stuttering little girl into a roaring Gryffindor lion was always my biggest inspiration.
feminism • Harry Potter
Harry Styles Splits Pants In Front of Jennifer Aniston
It was a memorable performance!
Fans Speculating Britney Spears Is Victim of Parental Alienation
The fan theories are growing.
Amber Rose Says She's Happy Being Single Forever
Meanwhile, her ex's romance with Cher is heating up.
Jennifer Lopez's "Shotgun Wedding" Is All About the Dress
The new movie starts streaming today on Prime Video.
Britney Spears Responds to Fans Calling the Cops on Her
"Things went a little too far."
Can You Get Addicted to a Love Interest?
One expert says yes. Here's how to avoid the love drug.
Austin Butler Credits Vanessa Hudgens for Encouraging His 'Elvis' Role
"I really owe her a lot for believing in me," the actor said.
Harry & Meghan May Reconcile With Royal Family Ahead of Coronation
A royal expert predicts a temporary reconciliation.
© 2022 Galvanized Media. All Rights Reserved.
HelloGiggles.com is part of the Dotdash Meredith Beauty & Style Group


Serving Massachusetts , New Hampshire, and Rhode Island commercial and residential property owners of all roof systems from flat roofs to historic and solar photo voltaic (PV) systems, we offer decades of experience in diverse roofing styles and a stellar reputation of professional services. Eagle Rivet is the roofing contractor able to serve all sectors with roof repairs, roof restoration, and roof design and construction.
Eagle Rivet continues to win awards for quality roofing. We offer the best quality roofing at a superior price. From our award winning flat roofing systems, to our sustainable designs, Eagle Rivet will ensure that you have the best roofing for your building.
Eagle Rivet has been around for nearly a century, constructing and repairing state-of-the-art roofs. We design roofing for commercial and residential buildings, and built up a reputation over the years to show our quality craftsmanship.
We service the Greater New England, Massachusetts, Westchester, New York and Florida areas in roofing design. We construct, repair, and completely replace roofing units on both commercial and residential buildings.
Eagle Rivet has completed a large commercial roofing construction project for the Peter T. Paul Building at the University of New Hampshire.
Our involvement included installing a fire-rated vapor barrier to all of the building's slope and flat roof decks. We also installed Insulated Composite Board with Fire-rated plywood on the building's slope roof. For the top layer, we installed a 12 x 16 non fading gray slate with SNOGEM Copper Snowguards and rails.
On the flat roof, we used Tapered Energy3 25PSI ISO, 1/2″ Densdeck, 60mil Sarnafil membrane. Some roofs also received 18″x18″ Roofblock Leed White Pavers.
The embedded video shows a time-lapse collage of the building as it was being constructed. The video was collated from over 200,000 images, shot from two webcams located on the roof of a nearby building.
"Your crew finished my roof yesterday. I wanted you to know that they were just lovely. They were tidy, polite, cheerful and stood the nasty heat without a complaint. Thank you!"
"Eagle Rivet went out of their way to provide a crew for our project. We were impressed with their work and determination to accommodate all of the project's needs."
I would be remiss if I did not compliment your crew and supervision. Along with working in an expert manner, they were hard working, polite and spent all their time working.


$11,788 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$12,588 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$12,787 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$12,888 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$15,787 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$15,887 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$15,988 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$16,787 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$17,988 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$22,987 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$23,987 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$25,987 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.
$29,494 x 72 Months @ 6.9% APR (estimated financing rate). $0 down payment. Taxes included.


text:
Film Blog
Julie Delpy to direct Joe Strummer biopic
Posted by John Underwood On November 23, 2011 0 Comment
There have already been three documentaries about his life, but now actress, director, writer, producer, editor, composer and anything else you can think of Julie Delpy is to take the helm for the first biopic of iconic punk frontman Joe Strummer.
Strummer was, of course, the vocalist and lead guitarist of The Clash, an English band responsible for providing much of the soundtrack of the late 70s and early 80s. He died in 2002 aged 50, 14 years after the band split.
Julie Delpy, whose film credits include a starring role in Before Sunrise and essentially complete creative control over her own 2 Days in Paris, intends to name her film The Right Profile (after a song on London Calling) and focus on the period in 1982 in which Strummer went into hiding. Shortly before the release of The Clash's fifth studio album Combat Rock, he disappeared and went to ground in France, where he subsequently ran the 1982 Paris Marathon after a training regime which allegedly consisted of ten pints the previous night.
It'll be interesting to see where the multi-talented and very musical Delpy goes with this lost period in Strummer's life. No word at all on casting, although with My Week with Marilyn (featuring a fantastic central performance from Michelle Williams) due to be released on Friday the bar is currently set pretty high for entertainer biopics. Watch this space, we guess…
Who would you like to see play Joe Strummer? Let us know below!
Previous: Ken Watanabe offered role in Akira
Next: Mother and Child
John Underwood
Tags :2 Days in ParisBefore SunrisehotteststoryJoe StrummerJulie DelpyMichelle WilliamsMy Week with MarilynThe ClashThe Right Profile
Andy Serkis to direct The Jungle Book
Doug Liman in final talks to direct Splinter Cell
Anderson supercut reveals Wes' dedication to symmetry
Marc Webb will not direct Amazing Spider-Man 4
AM on Why Frozen is a bad movie
An on 10 reasons Disney are unspeakably evil
Me on 10 reasons Disney are unspeakably evil
Ainsley on 10 reasons Disney are unspeakably evil
Tim Noble on Top 10 Clone Films
Snipe London
Coffee chain musical chairs: Black Sheep coffee is taking over and renaming all Taylor Street Baristas; Department of Coffee and Social affairs has bought Taylor Street name from administrators
The best things to do in London this week, from Art in Whitechapel to Zines in Hackney
Met arrests London Assembly member Caroline Russell during anti-shutting-down-of-Parliament protest
Grace Dent's review of the new artisan food court below Centrepoint: Food: 5/10 Service: 0/10 Ambience: 0/10
Saturday at noon, Downing Street, is the next protest against shutting down Parliament
Designed By Beke


text:
package cn.edu.hust.xie.blogclient.wordpress;

import cn.edu.hust.xie.blogclient.*;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 *
 * @author padicao
 */
public class NewPostRequestWP extends Request {

    private static final String METHOD_NAME = "wp.newPost";

    public NewPostRequestWP(BlogCore c, PostInfo p) {
        super(METHOD_NAME);
        params = new RequestParam[4];
        params[0] = c.getBlogId();
        params[1] = c.getUserName();
        params[2] = c.getPassWord();
        Map<String, RequestParam> map = new HashMap<String, RequestParam>();
        map.put("post_title", new RequestParam(XMLTags.STRING, p.title));
        map.put("post_status", new RequestParam(XMLTags.STRING, p.status));
        map.put("post_content", new RequestParam(XMLTags.STRING, p.content));
        params[3] = new RequestParam(XMLTags.STRUCT, map);
    }

    @Override
    public Response getResponseInstance() {
        return new NewPostResponseWP();
    }

}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Though leather complements most outfits, it needs special attention and care to last. It cannot be cleaned with traditional laundry methods so follow our guide to keep your leather apparel looking good as new.
Storing your leather items in a cool, dry place on wooden hangers will help garments maintain their shape, while also preventing stretching. Folding leather should be avoided because it can cause creases to form.
Weather proof your leather before wearing it. Clean it by wiping it down with a slightly damp cloth and finish it off with leather protectant.


text:
Home > Omegon MiniTrack LX2 Tracking Mount
Omegon MiniTrack LX2 tracking mount
Magazine Verdict:
Astroshop.de
www.astroshop.de
The power to track stars is in your own hands… literally, with this clockwork device
Images: www.thesecretstudio.net
Reviewer: Steve Richards
Historically, the drives and gears used to motorise telescope mounts have been known as 'clock drives' because the original mechanisms had much in common with early clocks, which used weights and pendulums to keep time.
The Omegon MiniTrack LX2 brings this older technology bang up to date by using a clockwork motor to power a compact equatorial tracking mount that can handle a payload up to 2kg and focal lengths up to 100mm.
Until now, similar ultra-portable tracking mounts have used small electric motors and electronic control circuits to accurately rotate the right ascension (RA) axis.
The MiniTrack is, therefore, quite a departure from the well-trodden path.
This elegant solution means that an ultra-portable mount can be taken anywhere without having to rely on any power requirements other than a little bit of wrist action every hour or so to gently wind up the clock mechanism.
This is, perhaps, the first truly eco-friendly mount.
Such an unusual piece of equipment demanded our attention, so we were keen to give it a run.
Its arrival in the summer months was ideal for some wide-field Milky Way imaging with a camera and lens, which is what this mount is designed for rather than a small telescope.
Ticking all the boxes
The mount weighs in at 464g (774g with the supplied ball-and-socket head installed) and is just 215mm long by 80mm wide at its widest point, making it almost pocketable.
The chassis is a single aluminium casting with a black crackle finish and highly polished components.
Attached to one end is a quadrant arm with a rubber platform onto which the substantial ball-and-socket head is attached via a ¾-16 bolt.
If you opt to buy the mount-only version of the MiniTrack you can use your own ball-and-socket head and, if necessary, change the mounting bolt to the ¼-20 bolt supplied, using the spanner and adaptor included in the kit.
A moulded clip at the top of the chassis holds a small plastic sighting tube to assist in polar alignment.
Assembling the system is very quick indeed. You start by attaching the MiniTrack to your own tripod's pan-and-tilt head or precision altaz head so that you can tilt the tracker to polar align it.
You then attach the ball-and-socket head to the mounting platform.
Finally, you attach the camera and lens to the quick release dovetail bar.
Next up is polar alignment, which you carry out by sighting Polaris through the polar finder tube then locking the tripod's head firmly in position.
This alignment process was a little subjective but for wide-angle imaging it proved to be perfectly adequate.
It should be noted, though, that the MiniTrack will only track the night sky in the northern hemisphere.
Once the mount is correctly polar aligned you then attach the camera to the ball-and-socket head using the dovetail clamp, which we easily managed to achieve even in the dark.
To start the imaging session, you turn the large disc at the foot of the mount a maximum of one rotation to wind up the clockwork motor – it's as simple as that.
Once the motor's running, you can loosen the ball-and-socket head to allow the camera lens to point to the celestial object you want to photograph and, after focussing, image capturing can begin.
We used an external intervalometer attached to our Canon 450D and 28mm wide-angle lens set to capture a continuous set of three-minute exposures with the camera in 'bulb' mode.
We used our own hot shoe-mounted red dot finder to aim the lens in the general direction of the bright star Sadr (Gamma (γ) Cygni) in Cygnus, and captured images until the motor ran out, which was exactly an hour later.
The resulting star shapes were impressive, showing no sign of trailing even though we were using the maximum exposure length recommended for our camera and lens combination.
We would recommend the MiniTrack to users of any experience level as a simple means of mounting basic imaging equipment for wide-field imaging.
Outstanding feature: A timer with teeth
For accurate tracking on an equatorial mount, the larger the diameter of the final gear in the drive chain, the better.
However, this would be at odds with the goal of portability.
Using a quadrant arm has the advantage of using an apparently large drive gear in a small physical size as only a small part of the perimeter of the 'complete' gear is required.
In the case of the MiniTrack, the arm represents a section of a gear that would have a diameter of 290mm.
Although quadrant arms have been used in other designs before, what makes this product so unusual is the clockwork motor that drives the arm.
The motor used in this design is essentially a one-hour timer installed at one end of the body.
It even pings at the end of the run to alert you to the fact that the hour is up.
The clockwork motor engages with a series of intermediary gears that ultimately move the quadrant arm via a set of teeth on its curved outer edge.
Ball-and-socket head - There is no declination axis on this type of mount so the camera and lens have to be attached to a ball-and-socket head so that they can point to anywhere in the sky. The beautifully engineered Omegon ball-and-socket head supplied as part of the MiniTrack kit makes pointing at celestial objects very straightforward.
Miniature saddle clamp - The ball-and-socket head has a well-designed saddle clamp with a single, very positive-feeling hand bolt. This saddle clamps a mini-dovetail bar forming an excellent quick release mechanism for easy attachment and removal. Two discrete detents that slot into grooves stop the bar from falling out by accident.
¼-inch tripod mount - The rear of the mount has a standard ¼-20, UNC-threaded mounting hole right in the centre of the casting. This allows the MiniTrack to be attached to a wide range of tripod heads and equatorial wedges. We used a Manfrotto 410 geared head to attach the mount, allowing simple adjustment of altitude.
Counterblance spring - It's not always possible to achieve perfect balance with a camera and lens and there is no counterbalance shaft with weights in this tracker's design. Instead, a seven-level spring tensioner is built into the mounting head to help alleviate any off-balance pressure being applied to the clockwork drive mechanism.
Polar finder - Equatorial mounts require polar alignment to avoid star trails and field rotation during long exposures. The MiniTrack is supplied with a very simple polar finder comprising an 8mm sighting tube that fits into a clip on the end of the drive unit. Visually aligning with Polaris through this tube achieves an approximate polar alignment, which works well enough.
This review originally appeared in the October 2018 issue of BBC Sky at Night Magazine
More reviews ...
Panther TTS-160 tracking mount
Magazine Verdict: 4.5/5
Sky-Watcher EQM-35 Pro Go-To mount
Magazine Verdict: 4/5
10 inch Meade LightBridge
Magazine verdict: 90%
Starlight Xpress Mini Filter Wheel with OAG
Explore Scientific 9mm 120° eyepiece
Bresser Messier AR-80/640 Nano refractor
Celestron 114LCM computerised telescope
6 of the best: 10x50 binoculars: £100-£200


Who else stalked the ColourPop Now Playing Holiday collection today? So much gorgeousness! I spent more than I should have and there's still more on my wishlist thanks to their recent barrage of back to back launches.
Anyway, today I have three ColourPop Super Shock Shadows to show you that I actually purchased last year - wow. Two of them I simply adore and the other, not so much. Let's take a look!
There are seven different finishes in the SuperShock range: Glitter Sheer, Satin, Matte, Metallic, Ultra-Metallic, Pearlized and Pressed Pigments; I have a mixture of Metallic and Ultra-Metallic shades to show you today. These all contain glitter which is prone to fall out so applying these shades with a finger or a flat shader brush works best to minimise this and press the glitter into place. Across the board, everything I have tried from ColourPop has had excellent colour payoff, but what really impresses me is how budge-proof they are. They take a few seconds to set and then remain crease proof for the duration of wear - long time readers will know I have ridiculously oily eyelids that laugh in the face of most primers and eyeshadows, so the lasting power on these blew me away. I even put Sequin (reviewed here) on the back of my hand and rubbed at it with my finger once it was set, using increasingly hard pressure, and it didn't smear or fade at all. Pretty much the only transfer was a small amount of glitter on my finger.
So Quiche is described as a 'soft olive with a highly reflective gold and pink violet glittery duo chrome' in a metallic finish. It's one of ColourPop's most popular eyeshadows but my fussy self just couldn't get into it. I think it's the olive tones on my skin tone, I prefer warmer greens. That's not So Quiche's fault, though, obviously. The colour payoff was great and the sparkle adhered well.
I used So Quiche on the lid, the Chi Chi Extravaganza palette for the lower lashline and crease and Darling Girl Because You Asked on the inner corner. I don't even know what was up with my blending on this day because honestly, WTF.
La La is described as 'a true rose gold in an Ultra Metallic Finish'. This jumped straight to the top of my list of favourite ColourPop eyeshadows as soon as I tried it: the colour, the rich pigmentation, the super smooth texture, La La is just incredible. I can't fault it.
Game Face is described as 'an intense penny copper with a liquid like ultra-metallic finish'. Like La La, it's super pigmented and the metallic finish is gorgeous. Best applied with fingers or a flat shader brush to help press the sparkle into place, it should also be noted that I do have a little fallout with Game Face.
For this look, I used Game Face on the outer half of the lid, La La on the inner half of the lid and the Chi Chi Extravaganza palette for the rest. The lashes are from Born Pretty Store.
Have you tried any of these ColourPop eyeshadows? What are your must haves from their eyeshadow range?


text:
UMC Directory
Korean UMC
Hispanic UMC
Genealogy & Family Research
Local Church Records
Research Request Form
UMC History
United Methodist Church Timeline
Women's History Timeline
African American United Methodist Timeline
United Methodist Glossary
United Methodist Membership Statistics
Bishops' Ordination Chain
Former Annual Conferences
UMC History links
Asbury Exhibit
Celebrating History
Manual for Annual Conference Commission on Archives & History
Basic Archives
Guidelines and Publications
Wesley Pilgrimage in England
Our Effect
Commission Members of the GCAH
Jurisdictional Commissions/Committees
Annual Conference Commissions on Archives and History
Non-U.S. Conference Commissions on Archives and History
United Methodist Historical Societies
Major Depositories
Heritage Landmarks of United Methodism
GCAH Distributes $12,000+ in Grants, Awards, and Scholarships
Featured GCAH Distributes $12,000+ in Grants, Awards, and Scholarships
The General Commission on Archive and History (GCAH) of The United Methodist Church (UMC) today announced the 2018 recipients of five awards, grants, and scholarships: The John Harrison Ness Memorial award, the Josephine Forman scholarship, the Women in United Methodist History Research grant, and the United Methodist Racial/Ethnic History Research grant.
"At GCAH, we believe and experience every day the power of history not merely as remembrance but as an active engagement, the past pointing to purpose, the DNA that makes us who we are, forming how we live-into the future," said Rev. Fred Day, general secretary. "By pulling the stories of difference-makers in our tradition off the shelves and presenting them to the church, we inspire the church to challenge and pioneer new mission opportunities. These awards help ensure that this vital ministry of the church is continued by the next generation."
The John Harrison Ness Memorial Award was presented to Benjamin Phelps , a final-year student at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, for his entry "Confessional Lutheran Reaction to Methodism in America: The Case of Friedrich Wyneken." The award, given annuallyin memory of John Harrison Ness (1891-1980), pastor, conference superintendent, and denominational executive in the Evangelical United Brethren Church,honors students enrolled in M. Div. programs in United Methodist or other seminaries accredited by the Association of Theological Schools who submit the best papers on one aspect of United Methodist History.
"The John Harrison Ness award is wonderful recognition for the work I have done researching the life and ministry of Friedrich Wyneken," said Phelps. "Wyneken as a major figure in the American frontier church is a topic that has much-untapped potential. Just as the shape and identity of the nation underwent dramatic development in the 19th century, so too did the religious convictions of immigrants and native-born Americans. Wyneken created order and direction from the chaos, all while working entirely for missions so that Christ could be brought to those without a shepherd. While Wyneken abhorred some Methodist practices and adapted others, the Methodist missionaries had the greatest impact on Wyneken's development in his early years."
The Josephine Forman Scholarship was presented to Krystall Jimenez , a MLIS degree-seeker at UCLA. The scholarship, administered by GCAH in partnership with the Society of American Archivists (SAA), provides financial support to minority students pursuing graduate education in archival science, encourages students to pursue a career as an archivist, and promotes diversity within the American archives profession. The scholarship is given to applicants who demonstrate excellent potential for scholastic and personal achievement and who manifest a commitment both to the archives profession and to advancing diversity concerns within it.
"I am so grateful for the Josephine Forman Scholarship," said Jimenez. "Knowing that I can pay a large portion of my tuition rather than take on additional debt is a relief. I can breathe easier and focus on my studies, without stressing over finances."
The Women in United Methodist History Research Grant provides seed money for research projects relating specifically to the history of women in the UMC or its antecedents. Selection is made by a committee consisting of three persons who are historians of women in United Methodism. The newly-announced 2018 recipients are The Rev. LaToya Juanita Shepherd , for her proposed research on the life and ministry of Deaconess Iris Bell Hightower, and Cynthia Stupnik for her proposal on the life and career of Mary MacNicholl, the first fully-ordained female Methodist minister in Minnesota.
Rev. Shepherd, a full-time local pastor currently serving as an Associate at Heritage UMC in Van Buren, Arkansas, is currently pursuing a Master of Divinity degree at United Theological Seminary. She is also pursuing Elders Orders in the Arkansas Annual Conference. "This award is special because it will bring me one step closer in assisting Mrs. Iris Hightower in her endeavor to share her story. Mrs. Hightower is aging and being challenged with health concerns. Her story is inspiring to say the least."
Cynthia Stupnik stated, "I am grateful for the Women in United Methodist History Research Grant that will help me bring to fruition my research and writing project on Reverend Mary MacNicholl. The first woman to receive full-clergy rights in the Minnesota Methodist Conference in 1958, MacNicholl's vision of becoming a Methodist minister came to her when she was in kindergarten. Throughout her life, she followed a narrow path to reach that goal. Mary MacNicholl's spiritual journey took bends and turns. She faced daunting challenges, especially when she had to defend herself from male bias. By understanding how she forged a path for mothers to follow, one can truly understand God's place for women in His church. Mary MacNicholl died in 1979 from a rare form of blood disease. If she were alive today, she would be proud of the many women who have fought the good fight not to be identified as a 'woman minister' but simply to be identified as a minister, a reverend, or a pastor."
The United Methodist Racial/Ethnic History Research Grant was awarded to Dr. Ben Hartley , Associate Professor of Christian Mission, College of Christian Studies, George Fox University in Newberg, OR, for his project entitled "Re-Assessing Methodist—Native American Encounters in the Oregon Territory, 1834-1844."
"It is with heartfelt gratitude that I receive this Racial/Ethnic History Grant from the General Commission on Archives and History," said Hartley. "In recent years the UMC has had a number of services of worship at Annual Conference and General Conference gatherings to express corporate repentance and a desire for reconciliation between The United Methodist Church and Native Americans in North America. These need to be followed up with many other efforts if the work of reconciliation is to continue. I am absolutely convinced that to grow in one's respect for Native American peoples one must grow in love for their history and the history that is shared among United Methodists and native peoples. I receive this research grant as a loving encouragement from United Methodist people to do so in my still-new home in the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference. I pray that my research will inspire others to learn the stories of Native American peoples wherever they may live. Thank you!"
For more information on grants, awards and scholarships offered by GCAH, please visit: http://gcah.org/research/grants-and-awards
I need info about… ------
UMC.org is the official online ministry of The United Methodist Church.
© 2019 United Methodist Church.


Anyway, yesterday, Tyger complained of chest pain.
Yes, an eight year old complaining of chest pain!
MIL realised that after the visit as doctor couldn't find anything wrong with him... geez!
Tyger's school bag was heavy, it's a back pack and it has caused his chest to ache while carrying it on his back! I was speechless! Totally full of mixed emotions... felt like laughing, crying, fainting... all at once!


text:
A Lass that is Gone: Discovering Oneself Across the Pond
By Sophie Gray '22
I am currently halfway through my exchange visit to Gordonstoun, a school that is located in the north-eastern part of Scotland. I chose this school for several reasons. First, I didn't think I was capable of learning a new language in three months, so I restricted myself to English speaking countries. Second, I wanted to explore my own cultural heritage, as I have Scottish and English roots. Finally, Gordonstoun was one of the only schools I could find that offered a Latin course. This storied and prestigious school is located an hour's drive from Inverness, which is the setting for the Outlander series.
This part of Scotland is the farthest north I have ever been — at 57oN compared to Lakefield's 44oN — and the weather certainly reflects that fact! Although the temperature is not as cold as at Lakefield, the damp chills you through to the bone. The Scots traditionally have a reputation for being hardy and tough, and now I know why! The countryside is spectacularly beautiful though more barren than we are used to in Southern Ontario, even though I am currently in the breadbasket of Scotland surrounded by farmland.
Despite the cold, I enjoyed a warm welcome from my host family, the Morrisons, upon arrival. Isla and Calum Morrison both have experience in the British military, which has a reputation for being one of the toughest militaries in the world. Callum now runs a company that offers extreme travel adventures to brave tourists while Isla lovingly cares for their children, pets and occasional exchange students. Their eldest daughter, Ella, is out traveling in Australia and New Zealand and their youngest is my exchange partner, Ottilie, who is currently occupying my dorm at Lakefield. Their middle child, named Mai-Mai, has been extraordinarily kind to me and has helped me settle into the boarding house of Windmill, as she is in Year 13 (for reference I am in Year 10) at Gordonstoun. Their adorable pets include two black Labradors, named Apollo and Archie, and two cats, Olive and Hercules (though they call him Herkie), which are siblings. I absolutely adore them all.
Gordonstoun is a very old school, founded by Kurt Hahn in 1934. You may recognize it from the Netflix series, The Crown, as the school that both Prince Phillip and Prince Charles attended. Gordonstoun is also the birthplace of Round Square and, in fact, the organization is named after a unique stone building that is located on the Gordonstoun campus.
Over the past couple of months, I've had the good fortune to visit Loch Ness and participate in traditional Scottish activities like the eating of haggis on Burns Night (the horror!). Gordonstoun supports the exchange students by sending them on a few trips around Scotland to fully experience the country's rich cultural and historic heritage. Our next one is a trip to Edinburgh to visit the Scottish Parliament and walk the famous Royal Mile. On my half-term break, I travelled to Rome and visited places I'd only seen in textbooks, like Pompeii, the Pantheon, the Colosseum and the Imperial Forum, which I would have never been able to experience if I were not already in Europe.
As much as I may enthuse about my time in Scotland, it hasn't been all sunshine — much like the weather here. Being at Gordonstoun has taught me a lot about what I am grateful for at Lakefield and it has given me a greater appreciation for our school and all that it has to offer. Being an exchange student has been hard at times, I won't lie, but I've also had amazing experiences that I would never have gotten the chance to have if I didn't take the opportunity. During my almost two months at Gordonstoun, I have learned a great deal about myself, about Scotland and all the things that I sometimes take for granted back home.
I would definitely recommend to other LCS students that they take full advantage of the opportunity to travel abroad on exchange when they are in Grade 10. If you're like me, you will probably find that it will give you a better sense of yourself, your home and the world around you. There's a famous quote from Kurt Hahn, the German educator who founded Gordonstoun in the 1930s and who was the inspiration for the Round Square organization itself. I'm beginning to realize what Dr. Hahn meant when he said, "There is more in us than we know. If we can be made to see it; perhaps, for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less."
Lakefield College School's membership in Round Square makes it possible for our Grade 10 students to participate in – typically 6 to 10 weeks - exchanges with students from more than 180 Round Square (and a few non-Round Square) schools around the world. Learn more about our student exchange programs.


The resume: there are so many conflicting recommendations out there. Should you keep it to one page? Do you put a summary up top? Do you include personal interests and volunteer gigs? This may be your best chance to make a good first impression, so you've got to get it right.
"There's nothing quick or easy about crafting an effective resume," says Jane Heifetz, a resume expert and founder of Right Resumes. Don't think you're going to sit down and hammer it out in an hour. "You have to think carefully about what to say and how to say it so the hiring manager thinks, 'This person can do what I need done,'" she says. After all, it's more than a resume; "it's a marketing document," says John Lees, a UK-based career strategist and author of Knockout CV. Heifetz agrees: "The hiring manager is the buyer, you're the product, and you need to give him a reason to buy." Here's how to write a resume that will be sure to win attention.
Healthcare executive with over 25 years of experience leading providers of superior patient care.
Strategy and business development executive with substantial experience designing, leading, and implementing a broad range of corporate growth and realignment initiatives.
And be sure to avoid clichés. Using platitudes in your summary or anywhere else in the document is "basically like saying, 'I'm not more valuable than anyone else,'" explains Lees. They are meaningless, obvious, and boring to read.
If you're switching industries, don't launch into job experience that the hiring manager may not think is relevant. Heifetz suggests adding an accomplishments section right after your opener that makes the bridge between your experience and the job requirements. "These are main points you want to get across, the powerful stories you want to tell," she says. "It makes the reader sit up straight and say 'Holy cow, I want to talk to her. Not because of who she is but because of what's she's done.'" Here's a sample mid-career resume that does this well (source: John Lees, Knockout CV).
After the accomplishments section (if you add it), list your employment history and related experience. See below for exactly what to include. Then add any relevant education. Some people want to put their education up top. That might be appropriate in academia but for a business resume, you should highlight your work experience first and save your degrees and certifications for the end.
And that ever-popular "skills" section? Heifetz recommends skipping it all together. "If you haven't convinced me that you have those skills by the end of the resume, I'm not going to believe it now," she explains. If you have expertise with a specific type of software, for example, include it in the experience section. And if it's a drop-dead requirement for the job, also include it in the summary at the very top.
It's tempting to list every job, accomplishment, volunteer assignment, skill, and degree you've ever had. But don't. "A resume is a very selective body of content. It's not meant to be comprehensive. If it doesn't contribute to convincing the hiring manager to talk to you, then take it out," says Heifetz. This applies to volunteer work as well. Only include it as part of your experience — right along with your paid jobs — if it's relevant.
So what about the fact that you raise angora rabbits and are an avid Civil War re-enactor? "Readers are quite tolerant of non-job related stuff but you have to watch your tone," says Lees. If you're applying for a job at a more informal company that emphasizes the importance of work-life balance, you might include a line about your hobbies and interests. For a more formal, buttoned-up place, you'll probably want to take out anything personal.
"My rule of thumb is that 95% of what you talk about should be framed as accomplishments," suggests Heifetz. "I managed a team of 10" doesn't say much. You need to dig a level deeper. Did everyone on your team earn promotions? Did they exceed their targets? "Give people a sense of your management style," says Heifetz. Lees agrees: "Give tangible, concrete examples. If you're able to attach percentages or dollar signs, people will pay even more attention." Here's a sample senior executive resume that does this well (source: Jane Heifetz, Right Resumes). Of course, you can't and shouldn't quantify everything; you don't want your resume to read like an accounting report.
Stop fiddling with the margins. Lees says the days of a one-page resume are over: "It used to be that you used a tiny font size and crammed in the information to make it fit." Nowadays, two or three pages is fine, but that's the limit: "Any more than three and it shows that you can't edit." Heifetz agrees: "I've never met a resume that fit on one page, even for a recent graduate. If you're going to tell a compelling story, you need more space." You can supplement what's on the page with links to your work but you have to "motivate the hiring manager to take the extra step required. Don't just include the URL. Tell them in a brief, one-line phrase what's so important about the work you're providing," says Heifetz.
And stick to the most common fonts. "It's not how fancy it is. It's how clear, clean, and elegant it is in its simplicity," says Heifetz. Vary the line length and avoid crammed text or paragraphs that look identical. The goal is to include enough white space so that a hiring manager wants to keep reading. For example, the opening summary could be three or four lines of text or two or three bullet points. "It doesn't matter as long as it's easy to read," says Heifetz.
It can be hard to be objective about your own experience and accomplishments. Many people overstate — or understate — their achievements or struggle to find the right words. Consider working with a resume writer, mentor, or a friend who can help you steer away from questions like, "Am I good enough for this position?" and focus on "Am I the right person for the job?" At a minimum, have someone else check your resume for logic, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
Don't think you can get away with having just one resume. "You can have a foundational resume that compellingly articulates the most important information," says Heifetz, but you have to alter it for each opportunity. Of course, you may need to write the first version in a vacuum but for each subsequent one, you need context. "Research the organization. Talk to someone — or ideally two or three people — who've worked there before, work there now, or otherwise know the organization. Then tweak it for the position, the industry, etc.," says Lees. Heifetz says to ask yourself: What words or experiences do I need to highlight? What can I get rid of because it's not relevant? "They don't have to be radically different but they need to do the job for each situation," she says.
Your LinkedIn profile is just as important as your resume. Don't have one? Put one up immediately. Don't cut and paste from your resume, says Lees: "It makes you look lazy." But do make sure you're presenting yourself in the same way. "You don't have to use bullet points; you can be more narrative, and even more casual," says Heifetz. You also want to tweak the tone. "There's a greater expectation that you'll demonstrate personality," she adds. "For example, the summary section should be written in the first person. It gives you the opportunity to present yourself as a living, breathing human being." Here's Jane Heifetz's LinkedIn profile as an example.
When Glover Lawrence was searching for his next job in the fall of 2013, he started by dreaming up the ideal position. "I asked myself what attributes, roles, and responsibilities I wanted," he explains. He even crafted a job description for that made-up role using snippets of actual postings he'd seen, then drafted a resume to fit it.
As a senior executive, he doubted he'd find work through help-wanted ads or job boards. "It was going to happen through my network," he says. So he also created a one-page version of his resume to use in networking meetings and to send to contacts who had offered to help him. It included a one-line summary, five notable accomplishments, a list of the companies where he'd worked for and the titles he held at each, one line about his education, and then a brief "Career Focus" section that described the types of jobs he was seeking.
He also developed a longer, more traditional resume to use when he formally applied for a position. "I tailored it to the company based on where I was in the process, what I knew about the people there, and the company culture," he says. "Having the right resume for each specific opportunity, as tedious as it was, was important to me." For his LinkedIn profile, he created yet another version, presenting the same information but in a more conversational tone. Over his months-long search, Glover sent out over 50 resumes and met with over 100 people. In early 2014, he landed a job very similar to the one he'd dreamed about.
Several months into her previous job, Claire Smith* realized that she needed a change. "The job, the industry, and the institution were not the right fit for me. It just wasn't where I wanted to be in my career," she explains. She started to look at job descriptions, honed in on positions or organizations that were interesting to her, then decided to work with a professional resume writer. "I tried to do a little changing and reshaping on my own at first but it didn't feel all that different from where I began," she says. Working with someone else helped her see that the resume was not about explaining what she'd done in her career but why she was the best person for a particular job.
Versatile writer and editor committed to speaking directly to readers' needs.
Based on customer data and email performance metrics, wrote new email series to provide prospective students with more targeted information about Simmons and to convert more of them to applicants. Improved performance over past emails producing average open rates of more than 20%.
Claire equates collaborating with a resume professional to working with a personal trainer. She felt challenged to keep rewriting and improving. And the hard work paid off. She recently landed a full-time job, which she starts next month.


text:
Q: How does an increasing/decreasing trend of 2d curve can be analysed a and x are data and i want to extract the increasing/decreasing trend of the curve in MATLAB. I would like to extract the increase/decrease in point of a and the corresponding values of x..
a =

  Columns 1 through 9

    1.0265    1.5121    2.0447    2.5024    3.0697    4.0633    5.0202    6.1585    8.1711

  Columns 10 through 18

   10.2405   11.0000   12.0364   14.8711   20.3985   25.5645   30.4792   40.4400   50.9230

  Columns 19 through 21

   70.5175   79.0374  107.9006

x =

  Columns 1 through 9

   40.1157   30.0994   20.1416   18.7038   18.3298   18.3710   18.6200   20.2776   23.5150

  Columns 10 through 18

   26.7840   30.3027   34.3607   40.2961   53.4651   65.4319   79.5399   97.1246  114.1576

  Columns 19 through 21

  140.3374  148.4362  160.0000

A: If you want a trend line, try simple linear regression
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_linear_regression
you can do this in matlab using the polyfit and polyval functions. This will provide the best fit straight line that approximates your data and can be used for your trend line.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Real Time Claims was founded in 2007 by a small team of finance professionals to guide and assist consumers through the process of claiming refunds for mis-sold PPI policies. Our fee is only payable if your claim is successful and you will be invoiced once your lender has issued your redress. Fee payable if case is not pursued at client's request.
Based in Newcastle upon Tyne city centre, we have a large team of professionals who are committed to processing claims from inception to fruition; liaising with our clients and their lenders effectively to ensure the fairest redress is awarded. We only represent clients seeking PPI refunds, so our focus and expertise is specific to this process.
So far, we've helped thousands of clients to win back thousands of pounds. Start your claim today and let us do the same for you.


Your skin is the largest organ in your body and your first defense against bacteria and disease. However, this means that it goes through a lot and often requires extra support to stay at its peak health — especially as you get older. Supplements for skin support do exactly that: balancing the hormones, chemical levels, collagen and proteins in your skin in order to keep it looking great, feeling strong and protecting your internal health.
Because your skin is constantly replenishing itself on a cycle of approximately 28-days, it takes a few months for new, healthier layers of skin to replenish the old and for you to see the full benefit of your supplement. Get your glow back with skin care capsules.
Collagen has a number of benefits to your body, including supporting your bones, hair and, of course, your skin. Collagen is one of the body's most abundant components, but as you get older, the collagen in your skin decreases. Depletion of collagen levels causes wrinkles and lines to appear. From the age of 25, the collagen in your body reduces — thought to be at a rate of approximately 1.5% every year. This means that by the time you're 35, you'll have lost about 15% of the collagen that you had previously, which is why our skin gets progressively more wrinkly and less elastic as we get older.
At Supplement Tree, we have options for collagen supplements as a powder that can easily be made into a drink. This makes getting the required amount to help your skin stay healthy and strong is as easy as possible. Collagen is also important to maintain the strength of your bones, so is a doubly effective supplement to take as you get older. Give your skin, bones and body the best protection.
Acne is a frustrating problem that can decrease your self-confidence. There are a lot of different reasons you could be suffering: imbalance in your body's hormones, inflammation, or your skin struggling to repair itself. It's something that your doctor or even dietician can advise you on more fully, with treatment tailored to you. Supplements for skin can really support you as you look to improve your acne. They help you regain harmony in your body and for your skin cells to do their job more effectively.
If your body is imbalanced, skin supplements can help promote better hormone levels, reduce inflammation and help your skin repair itself more effectively. You should try different supplements according to your type of acne. For example, evening primrose oil promotes hormone balance and also has anti-inflammatory properties. If you suffer from acne that is inflamed and cystic, this might be a good choice.
Some acne is caused by problems in your diet and digestive system — if your acne is focused around your cheeks and jawline this could be the case. We always recommend that you seek expert advice regarding all medical conditions, but many people find that digestive health supplements can boost your system and give support to your skin.


Algiers (Al-Jazaïr) never fails to make an impression. This is a city of rare beauty and of thrilling, disorientating and sometimes brutal contrast.
Today, it is a popular location for rafting, hiking and of course, train travel. In the village of Disentis, home to the larg.
(CNN) – With its snow-capped peaks and crisp winter air, this laid-back mountain town in Patagonia makes some travelers wheth.
How to choose a multi-day hiking trail in New Zealand. Trekking in New Zealand, multi-day hiking or backpacking trips into the backcountry is commonly known to us Kiwi's as 'tramping'.and it's one of our favourite things to do.
For simplicity's sake, this round-up focuses on single-day tours and activities, and excludes companies that sell multi-day tours, packages that include. GetYourGuide is strongest in its offerings.
Some bags are built for long trips, while others like daypacks are suitable. With myriad compartments and a good level of.
ZERMATT, Switzerland. their premier tours and loaded them with new features, upgrades, and exclusive options to entice the most enthusiastic hikers. "Classic Treks of the Swiss Alps," Alpenwild's m.
It's my first time here in Switzerland and I love it so much! The nature is insane  Went hiking yesterday and that is one of. #view #nature #mountain #mountains #clouds #landscape #travel #wander.
He'd been hiking for seven days, the last four in a downpour. He'd planned his hike from Buntzen Lake to Mount Seymour for we.
Switzerland is a top destination for hiking at all levels of difficulty. It's not. Travel: Due to the enviably efficient Swiss Travel System, which totally integrates rail and bus service, a multiday SwissPass is the best way to get around. (It also.
From a young age, he traveled with his father — hiking, surfing and camping all over the world. 40,000 users.Forbes/Nick G.
and extra layers on winter camping trips, doing the cold season right almost always means bringing more. Do it in comfort and style with these four winter-ready backpacks, which range from a daypack t.
Aug 8, 2017. These long-distance hiking routes offer a life-changing challenge with mind- blowing views. Here are 7 of the best multi-day hikes in Europe.
. New Zealand's North and South Island: Two Week Self Drive Road Trip Itinerary. 10/11/2017 – The Seven Best Multi Day Backpacking Trips in the Canadian.
Get a FREE Active Adventures Brochure. Includes info on all of our trips.
"The Drakensberg is home to some amazingly scenic and challenging hiking routes, but there are many easy hikes for those wanting a taste of the outdoors, without breaking too much of a sweat," says Gl.
Switzerland is one country that has been immortalised for. The valleys of the surrounding Engadin region is a paradise for.
This 6 day self guided hiking trip starts from colorful village of Appenzell and. a unique corner of Switzerland where airy mountain trails, punctuated by steel.
However, for the hiking enthusiast roughing it on a multi-day backpacking trip can be an experience of a lifetime! Michigan has several locations where multi-day backpacking trips allow for beginners.
Located in the Sierra Cacachilas Mountains of the Baja Mexico Peninsula, Rancho Cacachilas is happy to announce their brand new 2018-2019 multiday tours. These have been. working ranch adventure ge.
Switzerland's Appenzell, a half-canton of only 66 square. Food is interwoven into the fabric of Swiss culture like hiking, yodeling, skiing. Notice how these active pursuits pair nicely with the mo.
May 28, 2018. In addition to its diverse offerings, Europe boasts world-class hiking opportunities from hut to hut routes to multi-day camping and hiking.
. virtues of hiking in Switzerland is that many of the major trails are "inn-to-inn," stopping every night in a village or town and obviating the need to haul a tent and camp cooking equipment. Even.
7. Svalbard. The subpolar archipelago of Svalbard is a true place of the heart. Deliciously remote and yet surprisingly accessible, Svalbard is Europe's most evocative slice of the polar north and one of the continent's last great wilderness areas.
but I'm really into hiking and plan on using the Tacoma as a base camp for some multiday hiking trips in the backcountry. A 12-volt fridge is among the plans for my rig, but I'm really concerned about.


A file image of Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli.
Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli is planning major changes to his team for the South Americans' next World Cup match.
Javier Mascherano will remain as a defensive midfielder, while right-back Eduardo Salvio was being pushed up as a wingback.