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Hezekiah begins to reign; he removes the high places, breaks to pieces the brazen serpent, and walks uprightly before God, 2 Kings 18:1 -6. He endeavors to shake off the Assyrian yoke, and defeats the Philistines, 2 Kings 18:7 , 2 Kings 18:8 . Shalmaneser comes up against Samaria, takes it, and carries the people away into captivity, 2 Kings 18:9 -12. And then comes against Judah, and takes all the fenced cities, 2 Kings 18:13 . Hezekiah sends a message to him at Lachish to desist, with the promise that he will pay him any tribute he chooses to impose; in consequence of which Shalmaneser exacts three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold; to pay which Hezekiah is obliged to take all his own treasures, and those belonging to the temple, 2 Kings 18:14 -16. The king of Assyria sends, notwithstanding, a great host against Jerusalem; and his general, Rab-shakeh, delivers an insulting and blasphemous message to Hezekiah, vv. 17-35. Hezekiah and his people are greatly afflicted at the words of Rab-shakeh, 2 Kings 18:36 , 2 Kings 18:37 .
Now - in the third year of Hoshea - See the note on 2 Kings 16:1 (note, where this chronology is considered.
He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord - In chap. 29 of the second book of Chronicles, we have an account of what this pious king did to restore the worship of God. He caused the priests and Levites to cleanse the holy house, which had been shut up by his father Ahaz, and had been polluted with filth of various kinds; and this cleansing required no less than sixteen days to accomplish it. As the passover, according to the law, must be celebrated the fourteenth of the first month, and the Levites could not get the temple cleansed before the sixteenth day, he published the passover for the fourteenth of the second month, and sent through all Judah and Israel to collect all the men that feared God, that the passover might be celebrated in a proper manner. The concourse was great, and the feast was celebrated with great magnificence. When the people returned to their respective cities and villages, they began to throw down the idol altars, statues, images, and groves, and even to abolish the high places; the consequence was that a spirit of piety began to revive in the land, and a general reformation took place.
Brake in pieces the brazen serpent - The history of this may be seen in Numbers 21:8 (note, Numbers 21:9 (note.We find that this brazen serpent had become an object of idolatry, and no doubt was supposed to possess, as a telesm or amulet, extraordinary virtues, and that incense was burnt before it which should have been burnt before the true God.And he called it Nehushtan - נהשתן. Not one of the versions has attempted to translate this word. Jarchi says, "He called it Nechustan, through contempt, which is as much as to say, a brazen serpent." Some have supposed that the word is compounded of נחש nachash, to divine, and תן tan, a serpent, so it signifies the divining serpent; and the Targum states that it was the people, not Hezekiah, that gave it this name. נחש nachash signifies to view, eye attentively, observe, to search, inquire accurately, etc.; and hence is used to express divination, augury. As a noun it signifies brass or copper, filth, verdigris, and some sea animal, Amos 9:3 ; see also Job 26:13 , and Isaiah 26:1 . It is also frequently used for a serpent; and most probably for an animal of the genus Simia, in Genesis 3:1 (note, where see the notes. This has been contested by some, ridiculed by a few, and believed by many. The objectors, because it signifies a serpent sometimes, suppose it must have the same signification always! And one to express his contempt and show his sense, has said, "Did Moses hang up an ape on a pole?" I answer, No, no more than he hanged up you, who ask the contemptible question. But this is of a piece with the conduct of the people of Milan, who show you to this day the brazen serpent which Moses hung up in the wilderness, and which Hezekiah broke in pieces two thousand five hundred years ago!Of serpents there is a great variety. Allowing that נחש nachash signifies a serpent, I may ask in my turn, What kind of a serpent was it that tempted Eve? Of what species was that which Moses hung up on the pole, and which Hezekiah broke to pieces? Who of the wise men can answer these questions? Till this is done I assert, that the word, Genesis 3:1 , etc., does not signify a serpent of any kind; and that with a creature of the genus Simia the whole account best agrees.
He trusted in the Lord - See the character of this good king:1. He trusted in the Lord God of Israel;2. He clave to the Lord;3. He was steady in his religion; he departed not from following the Lord;4. He kept God's commandments. And what were the consequences?1. The Lord was with him;2. He prospered whithersoever he went.
From the tower of the watchmen - See the same words, 2 Kings 17:9 (note. It seems a proverbial mode of expression: he reduced every kind of fortification; nothing was able to stand before him.
In the fourth year - This history has been already given, 2 Kings 17:3 , etc.
The king of Assyria sent Tartan, etc. - Calmet has very justly remarked that these are not the names of persons, but of offices. Tartan, תרתן tartan or tantan, as in the parallel place in Isaiah, in the Greek version, signifies he who presides over the gifts or tribute; chancellor of the exchequer.Rabsaris - רב סריס, the chief of the eunuchs. Rab-shakeh, רב שקה master or chief over the wine cellar; or he who had the care of the king's drink.From Lachish - It seems as if the Assyrian troops had been worsted before Lachish, and were obliged to raise the siege, from which they went and sat down before Libnah. While Sennacherib was there with the Assyrian army, he heard that Tirhakah, king of Ethiopia, had invaded the Assyrian territories. Being obliged therefore to hasten, in order to succor his own dominions, he sent a considerable force under the aforementioned officers against Jerusalem, with a most fearful and bloody manifesto, commanding Hezekiah to pay him tribute, to deliver up his kingdom to him, and to submit, he and his people, to be carried away captives into Assyria! This manifesto was accompanied with the vilest insults, and the highest blasphemies. God interposed and the evils threatened against others fell upon himself.Manifestoes of this kind have seldom been honorable to the senders. The conduct of Rab-shakeh was unfortunately copied by the Duke of Brunswick, commander-in-chief of the allied army of the center, in the French revolution, who was then in the plains of Champagne, August 27, 1792, at the head of ninety thousand men, Prussians, Austrians, and emigrants, on his way to Paris, which in his manifesto he threatened to reduce to ashes! This was the cause of the dreadful massacres which immediately took place. And shortly after this time the blast of God fell upon him, for in Sept. 20 of the same year, (three weeks after issuing the manifesto, almost all his army was destroyed by a fatal disease, and himself obliged to retreat from the French territories with shame and confusion. This, and some other injudicious steps taken by the allies, were the cause of the ruin of the royal family of France, and of enormities and calamities the most extensive, disgraceful, and ruinous, that ever stained the page of history. From all such revolutions God in mercy save mankind!Conduit of the upper pool - The aqueduct that brought the water from the upper or eastern reservoir, near to the valley of Kidron, into the city. Probably they had seized on this in order to distress the city.The fuller's field - The place where the washermen stretched out their clothes to dry.
Called to the king - They wished him to come out that they might get possession of his person.Eliakim - over the household - What we would call lord chamberlain.Shebna the scribe - The king's secretary.Joah - the recorder - The writer of the public annals.
What confidence is this - מה הבטחן הזה ma habbittachon hazzeh. The words are excessively insulting: What little, foolish, or unavailing cause of confidence is it, to which thou trustest? I translate thus, because I consider the word בטחון bittachon as a diminutive, intended to express the utmost contempt for Hezekiah's God.
The staff of this bruised reed - Egypt had already been greatly bruised and broken, through the wars carried on against it by the Assyrians.
Whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away - This was artfully malicious. Many of the people sacrificed to Jehovah on the high places; Hezekiah had removed them, 2 Kings 18:4 , because they were incentives to idolatry: Rab-shakeh insinuates that by so doing he had offended Jehovah, deprived the people of their religious rights, and he could neither expect the blessing of God nor the cooperation of the people.
I will deliver thee two thousand horses - Another insult: Were I to give thee two thousand Assyrian horses, thou couldst not find riders for them. How then canst thou think that thou shalt be able to stand against even the smallest division of my troops?
Am I now come up without the Lord - As Rab-shakeh saw that the Jews placed the utmost confidence in God, he wished to persuade them that by Hezekiah's conduct Jehovah had departed from them, and was become ally to the king of Assyria, and therefore they could not expect any help from that quarter.
Talk not with us in the Jews' language - The object of this blasphemous caitiff was to stir up the people to sedition, that the city and the king might be delivered into his hand.
That they may eat their own dung - That they may be duly apprised, if they hold on Hezekiah's side, Jerusalem shall be most straitly besieged, and they be reduced to such a state of famine as to be obliged to eat their own excrements.
Hear the word of the great king - of Assyria - This was all intended to cause the people to revolt from their allegiance to their king.
Until I come and take you away - This was well calculated to stir up a seditious spirit. Ye cannot be delivered; your destruction, if ye resist, is inevitable; Sennacherib will do with you, as he does with all the nations he conquers, lead you captive into another land: but if you will surrender without farther trouble, he will transport you into a land as good as your own.
Where are the gods of Hamath - Sennacherib is greater than any of the gods of the nations. The Assyrians have already overthrown the gods of Hamath, Arpad, Hena, and Ivah; therefore, Jehovah shall be like one of them, and shall not be able to deliver Jerusalem out of the hand of my master.The impudent blasphemy of this speech is without parallel. Hezekiah treated it as he ought: it was not properly against him, but against the Lord; therefore he refers the matter to Jehovah himself, who punishes this blasphemy in the most signal manner.
Answer him not - The blasphemy is too barefaced; Jehovah is insulted, not you; let him avenge his own quarrel. See the succeeding chapter, 2 Kings 19 (note.
Then came Eliakim - and Shebna - and Joah - to Hezekiah with their clothes rent - It was the custom of the Hebrews, when they heard any blasphemy, to rend their clothes, because this was the greatest of crimes, as it immediately affected the majesty of God, and it was right that a religious people should have in the utmost abhorrence every insult offered to the object of their religious worship. These three ambassadors lay the matter before the king as God's representative; he lays it before the prophet, as God's minister; and the prophet lays it before God, as the people's mediator.


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Carnival to ignite love of netball in the Maranoa
READY, NET, GO: A pass in play at the Maranoa mixed netball fun day which was held in October last year.
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13th Mar 2020 6:00 AM
Netball: One of the fastest growing sports in the Maranoa will play hosts to an Inter District Netball carnival, which is expected to bring significant sporting and economic benefits to the community.
With the Maranoa Netball Association (MNA) hosting the carnival on April 25 and 26, president Wendy Steinhort said the carnival is a great opportunity to give young players exposure to the pathways netball offers in our region.
"We've got four teams from Maranoa playing this year. Last year there were over 500 players at each carnival, and we are expecting more this year so it's going to be a great day," she said.
"It's a fantastic experience for them to enjoy working in a team environment, making new friendships and participating in a fun filled day."
Ms Steinhort said her team are excited that Origin is getting involved and supporting the barbecue for hundreds of players, after Origin Energy and Netball Australia recently announced a new community three-year partnership that will see Origin investing in all levels of the game as community partner for Netball Australia.
Origin's General Manager, Spring Gully and Denison Asset, Dave Atkin, said he was proud to work for an organisation who supports Australian kids achieve their potential through education, sport and other opportunities.
"Origin's sponsorship of Netball Australia is a powerful message to everyone that we continue to work hard to identify ways of meaningfully connecting with our communities in which we live and work," he said.
"We're working with Netball Australia to support the players, coaches, umpires and volunteers that are the lifeblood of the sport," CEO of Origin Energy, Frank Calabria said.
Ms Steinhort approached Council for their assistance to provide two temporary courts as to be eligible to host an Inter-District Netball Carnival, the committee must provide a minimum of ten courts at one venue.
The request was supported by Council 8-0, with the costs associated with the provision of temporary line marking and installation of four sleeves for installation of netball posts estimated at $6,000.
The report noted that with netball a fast growing sport in the Maranoa, it is a great opportunity to showcase the magnificent new netball precinct and provide economic stimulus to local businesses.
Ms Steinhort said carnivals like this one are a great platform to ignite the love of netball.
"The sportsmanship of players and the great community atmosphere of a carnival is great. We can't wait and want everyone to get involved," she said.
There will be games across all age groups from U12s to Open teams, with all teams and spectators welcome.

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Juan Báez  (April 14, 1935 – January 26, 2022), also known as "Johnny" and "El Indio de la Vía", was a Puerto Rican basketball player. He played from 1953 to 1969 in Puerto Rico's Superior Basketball League and from 1957 to 1961 with the Real Madrid basketball Spanish basketball team in Europe. In 1957, Báez was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) and points leader. In 2007, Báez was awarded Puerto Rico's top sports award, the Puerto Rico Olympic Medal of Honor. Báez was also inducted into Puerto Rico's Sports Hall of Fame.

Early life
Báez (birth name: Juan Ramón Báez Mauriño ) was the sixth child of nine children born to Andrés Báez and Sisa Mariño in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received his primary education at the University of Puerto Rico Model Elementary School. It was in Modelo School where he would learn to play basketball under the guidance of his physical education teacher  Lilliam Colberg. During his high school years, he would frequently attend the local Superior Leagues basketball games and participated as a basketball player in minor leagues where he continued to learn the discipline of the game.

Río Piedras Cardinals basketball team
In 1953, the "Cardenales de Río Piedras" (Río Piedras Cardinals) basketball team of Puerto Rico's Superior Basketball League selected him. Even though his active participation was minimal, Báez was promoted to the team's starting lineup in his third game. From 1955 to 1957, the Cardinals won three consecutive championships. In 1957, Báez was named the league's MVP (Most Valuable Player) and points leader. He scored a total of 394 points in 16 games.

His participation in the island's local basketball league was very limited in 1958 and 1959 because he continued to pursue his education in Madrid, Spain. During his stay in Spain, he played from 1957 to 1961 for the Real Madrid basketball team that won the "Generalísimo" Cup, now known as the King's Cup. While playing in Spain, he caught the eye of a young royal whose grandfather was the owner of the Real Madrid team. This royal, now known as King Juan Carlos, would become one of his best-known fans and fostered a relationship that extended past his playing days with King Juan Carlos corresponding with Báez in 2006 to wish him a speedy recovery from his illness. Báez represented Puerto Rico in the 1959 Pan American Games, celebrated in Chicago, Illinois. In the tournament which included American basketball stars Oscar Robertson and Jerry West, Báez was the top scorer. Báez and fellow Puerto Rican Juan "Pachín" Vicéns were named to the All-Star team.

In 1962 he withdrew from Spanish basketball. One year later, in 1963, Báez led the Cardinals to another championship and was once again named MVP. On June 13, 1969, the same year that he retired, he scored his 5000th point during a game against the Piratas de Quebradillas (The Pirates of Quebradillas) with a "jump shot" in the beginning of the game's first quarter. After retiring Báez dedicated most of his time as coach of several local teams.

Puerto Rico Olympic Medal of Honor
On January 20, 2007, several top International Basketball Federation (FIBA) officials traveled to the island to honor Báez. A high-profile ceremony ensued, attended by the likes of  the Mayor of San Juan Jorge Santini, Puerto Rico Senate President Kenneth McClintock, Puerto Rico Olympic Committee President Hector Cardona, PR Sports and Recreation Secretary David "Kike" Bernier.  Additionally, his wife Irma and his son and daughter, Carlos and Irma, were present. They bestowed upon Báez Puerto Rico's top sports award, the Puerto Rico Olympic Medal of Honor. Báez was also inducted into Puerto Rico's Sports Hall of Fame.

Personal life and death
Báez was married to Irma Hernáiz, his wife of 44 years with whom he had three children. On March 8, 2006, he had an accident and suffered from a delicate neurological condition which left him paralyzed from the waist-down. Báez died from a heart attack on January 26, 2022, at the age of 86.

Honors

See also

 List of Puerto Ricans
 Sports in Puerto Rico
 BSN Most Valuable Player Award

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References

External links

 El Nuevo Dia
 Juntos por El Indio

 BALONCESTO SUPERIOR NACIONAL

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Basketball players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Water Ethics: Foundational Readings for Students and Professionals (Paperback)
By Dr. Peter G. Brown (Editor), Mr. Jeremy J. Schmidt, M.A. (Editor)
Having manipulated water for irrigation, energy, and burgeoning urban centers, humans are facing the reality that although fresh water is renewable, it is as finite as any other resource. Countries, states, and cities are now scrambling to develop an intelligent, well-informed approach to mitigate the growing global water crisis. Water Ethics is based on the belief that responding to contemporary water problems requires attending to questions of value and culture. How should we capture, store, and distribute water? At what cost? For whom? How do we reconcile water's dual roles as a practical resource and spiritual symbol?
According to the editors of this collection of foundational essays, questions surrounding water are inherently ethical. Peter Brown and Jeremy Schmidt contend that all approaches to managing water, no matter how grounded in empirical data, involve value judgments and cultural assumptions. Each of the six sections of the book discuses a different approach to thinking about the relationship between water and humanity, from utilitarianism to eco-feminism to religious beliefs, including Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Contributors range from Bartholemew, Ecumenical Patriarch of the Orthodox Church to Nobel Laureate economist Elinor Ostrom and water policy expert Sandra Postel. Each section is framed by an original introductory essay written by the editors.
Water Ethics will help readers understand how various moral perspectives, even when unstated, have guided and will continue to guide water policy around the globe.
Peter G. Brown is a Professor in the Departments of Natural Resource Sciences, Geography, and School of the Environment at McGill University. He is author of Restoring the Public Trust and The Commonwealth of Life: Economics for a Flourishing Earth, and coauthor of Right Relationship: Building a Whole Earth Economy.
Jeremy J. Schmidtis aPhD candidate and Trudeau Scholar in the Department of Geography at the University of Western Ontario.
"Peter Brown and Jeremy Schmidt have provided a timely, major contribution to the evolving study of water ethics. Readers will find seminal articles on a wide range of topics, from water resource management to property, rights, and policy priorities. Provocative and challenging, Water Ethics is a necessary read for guidance on water ethics and indeed the general human/nature debates currently shaping key policies."
— Gary Chamberlain
"The way we are currently managing our global water resources has created a crisis. This important compendium goes a long way toward making sense of the often contradictory contemporary opinions on how to achieve sustainability. It proves that we must reconcile the ethics that drove water management decisions in the past with moral principles that respect ecosystems and future human life."
— Robert Sandford
"I was fully engaged—heart and mind—as I read Water Ethics. For me, some of the philosophies expressed have moved me to action...I am glad that I read Water Ethics and I would not hesitate suggesting it to my colleagues...an emotional component espoused by Water Ethics is lacking in a purely reductionist view of water."
— Journal of the American Water Resources Association
"[...] through offering this complex set of thoughful if sometimes mutually discordant essays, and in sewing them together with introductory remarks and the concluding chapter, the editors have defined a messy frontier where cultural values (ethics) manifest in water policies. More than delineating that frontier, Brown and Schmidt help us understand how that frontier has developed, how it seems to be changing (some signs of hope here), and where they think we need to go (compassionate retreat). For these reasons, this book is an invaluable addition to the set of resources available to water managers, policymakers, researchers, activists, and the residual category of 'concerned citizens.'"
— Water Alternatives
"As we move into the next decade of the new twenty-first century, perhaps no other issue will stamp its imprint on our consciousness as much as the global water crisis...Editors Brown and Schmidt have assembled eighteen essays that span one hundred years of ethical reflections on water, from 1909 to 2009, including their own carefully crafted concluding essay. The book is arranged as a chronology of understandings surrounding water ethics, understandings that have driven water policies and practices. The reader, then, is able to move through developments as they occurred in light of previous approaches. At the same time, the book spans a wide variety of philosophical and theological approaches...Although there is no one particular ethic that emerges in these collective writings, Water Ethics offers a glimpse of a major revolution in thinking about water and water issues. In addition to the general principles and philosophical arguments developed in the book, several authors utilize case studies to support and illustrate their positions. As the subtitle of Water Ethics indicates, these writings are not meant for a casual reader but are directed at students and professionals who work with water concerns. These concerns will certainly intensify in the next decades, and therefore, Water Ethics is a critical resource for current and forthcoming debates."
— Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature and Culture
"Peter G. Brown and Jeremy J. [Schmidt] have taken upon themselves the challenge of putting ethics on the agenda of water experts (be it professionals or students). ...the book presents an invitation for applied philosophers (be it social, political, or moral philosophers) to join social scientists in developing an ethics of water governance. For ethicists, it is the challenge to go beyond traditional environmental ethics and to develop an ethics that does justice to the particularities of water. This book sets a modest first step for exploring this new terrain."
— Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics
"This book sets a modest first step for exploring this new terrain."
— Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Ethics
Publisher: Island Press
Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection
Social Science / Disease & Health Issues
Hardcover (January 27th, 2010): $91.00


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Епифиза (на гръцки: ἐπίφυσις) представлява заоблен, често удебелен край на тръбестата кост, участващ при формирането на ставните съчленения между костите. Съставните повърхности на крайната част на епифизата могат да бъдат изпъкнали (ставна глава) или вдлъбнати (ставна ямка).

Костната тъкан в областта на епифизата представлява гъбчеста структура, която отвътре е обвита от плътен слой. Гъбчестата структура на костта е изградена по начин, позволяващ разпределение на силите при движение на тялото. Под всяка епифиза се намира междинен дял, наречен метафиза. Той е изграден от делящи се клетки, които нарастват и постепенно вкостяват и така осигуряват израстването на дължина на костта. Под метафизата се намира същинската тръбеста част на костта, наречена диафиза. В дисталния си край всяка епифиза е покрита от хрущял, под който се намира субхондрална пластинка, богата на капиляри и нервни окончания.

Отвътре всяка от епифизите е изпълнена от червен костен мозък, произвеждащ еритроцити.

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May is a damn good month for all you late night pleasure seekers in Brighton. The Bank Holiday gods have blessed us two long weekends to wile away however we see fit, and The Great Escape lands in our fair 'lil seaside town to bring musical madness to our muddled membranes. Read and weep lkids - we've whittled down our recommendations for the best events in May.
Head to Komedia this month, where Gospeloke is putting on a show like you've never seen before. From anthemis singalongs to team harmonies all backed up by an actual gospel choir, this is karaoke like you've never seen before. What are you waiting for?
Not only are The Lady Boys of Bangkok returning this month, but The Great Escape and Brighton Fringe are back too. Pair that with bottomless brunch, live DJs and quirky pop-ups for the best bank holiday events in Brighton.
Roll up, roll up the circus is in town and it's bringing some scintillating acts with it. Head over to Proud Cabaret as Cirque Divine comes to Brighton, with fire breathers, burlesque, and cabaret to boot.
Get a taste of Slavic fairytales at this immersive cocktail experience from Society of Cocktails. This time they're taking you deep into the woods for a night that includes riddles, puzzles, art installations and masterclasses for a unique sipping experience.
Give up on reality this month in Brighton with this incredible virtual reality experience. Taking place at The World's End, the session will include flying, shooting and battling friends in a whole new world.
Weekends were made for hanging out at Patterns, especially when their bottomless brunch is on. Join the cool bar and club for eggs benny and avo toast, alongside bottomless bubbles and £5 cocktails, perfect for sipping on the terrace.
Fast-paced, high-tempo and lots of fun, this dance class is teaching you how to master the Brazilian steps of Forró. Whether you're a complete novice or know the steps, join in with the class before showing off your moves at the after-party.
A whole day of beer? Yes sir, head along to North Laine Pub and Brewery as they feed you lunch and breakfast and show you how to brew the perfect pint, along with plenty of beer-y samples along the way.
Catch some of comedy's best rising stars this May as the Secret Comedy Cub brings the finest funny people to the Artista Gallery as part of their Brighton Fringe special.
If you're a fan of this Britsh-born artists then you'll be happy to know that Loyle Carner is taking to the stage at Concorde 2 to mark the release of his much-anticipated second album Not Waving, But Drowning.
Love a little Dre? Experience the iconic rapper and producer like never before as The Arch hosts an orchestral rendition of his album 2001. Think signers, lyricists, DJs and a full band.


Due to our Sophomore and Junior students needing a quiet testing environment, we will not be having school for grades 7, 8, and 9 on Wednesday, April 11. Please plan to keep them at home on that day.
Buses will still be running this day, as our students in grades PK-6 have a normal day of school.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact school.


Leasing an olive orchard in Sunol wasn't really part of the plan — at least not right now. But when Berkeley resident Kathryn Tomajan was approached to take over a small, three-acre orchard by one of her consulting clients who was ready to retire, she couldn't say no.
Tomajan has spent years milling, tasting and certifying olive oil, but she had never learned the first thing about taking care of the actual olive trees. "It's crazy [that] I don't know anything about tree management when I know so much about the rest of the olive oil industry," she said.
But Tomajan had gotten to know the orchard's owners, D'Aun and Roy Goble, while helping them produce their oil. The Gobles told Tomajan that they were ready to back off of the business and start transitioning towards retirement. They offered her an affordable two-year lease on the orchard that, crucially, included water.
Tomajan had also been helping out another friend who had a plot of land nearby, "and I kind of had a crush on Sunol anyways," she said. So, despite the fact that Tomajan seems to have her hands in too many jobs and organizations to count — she runs an annual event for food leaders called Eat Retreat, manages marketing for Berkeley's Local Butcher Shop, mills oil for Enzo Olive Oil and serves on the California Olive Oil Council's sensory panel — she said yes.
Taking over the orchard not only afforded her a low-risk opportunity to learn about a different part of the industry, but it also gave her an opening to develop a modern olive oil brand, one free of the pretension and preciousness that can characterize the industry.
Not to mention, she already had an enthusiastic life and business partner, ready to dive in.
Robin Sloan may be most well known for his bestselling novel, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, but now he's also a marketing and communications director for the couple's burgeoning olive oil company, Fat Gold.
It only takes one glance at Fat Gold's website to see that Tomajan and Sloan are serious about keeping the company's branding fun and accessible. Saturated yellows and pinks dominate the site's design, and its name, already perky, is lit up with bright colors and a typeface that looks as if it was written with a fat-tip Sharpie.
"We're bringing a young mind to the olive oil game," said Tomajan.
Similarly, Tomajan and Sloan are channeling the tech-savvy nature of many other young Bay Area entrepreneurs and installing a bit of computer-based ingenuity into their orchard. "Robin is being a total tech nerd," said Tomajan.
Sloan found out about new orchard-tracking software developed at an olive farm in Chile that makes it much easier to keep track of the regular care of individual trees. A tag with a scannable code is placed on each tree, or row of trees, and then Tomajan and Sloan can simply scan the code with their phones to tap into data like how much the tree was watered that day, or when it was last pruned.
Keeping orchard management simple will be key for the couple, since they're planning to do it all themselves — short of an ad hoc mentorship program with D'Aun Goble. "She's overseeing the pruning process, helping me know what to do," said Tomajan.
Those olives, which come in six Italian varietals — frantoio, leccino, maurino, moraiolo, pendolino and taggiasca — on the Fat Gold orchard, will need to be harvested in the fall for the company's first olive oil release in January 2018. And this presents the next challenge for Tomajan and Sloan.
Fat Gold's orchard contains only 372 trees — a "micro-farm," as Tomajan calls it — but it's still not small enough for the couple to call up their friends to help with the harvest. They'll need to hire a harvest crew to come in and help.
"This is the trickiest part for us," said Tomajan. "I know so much about the issues around agricultural labor practices and … it will be hard to find harvest services that are up to my standards." Not to mention the fact that their budget for harvest is slimmer than they'd like.
Tomajan said she'd also like to harvest each varietal separately to afford them the most flexibility when it comes to milling and blending. Giving each type of olive harvest its own separate week, Tomajan and Sloan can make both blends and single varietal oils, depending on how the olives taste.
Of course, Tomajan will also need to source a mill with which to press the olives. Like many other small olive oil operations, the Fat Gold orchard does not have its own mill and must lease time from another company. And because Tomajan has spent much of her olive oil career at milling oils, she is exceptionally picky when it comes to olive mills.
Not only does she need to find a mill that handles the small volume of olives she'll be bringing in, she also needs to find one that will take care of the olives properly and the 200 to 250 gallons of oil they'll produce. "There are only a few places I'd trust," she said.
Once the oil is made, Tomajan and Sloan plan to sell it entirely by subscription, eschewing the more typical retail route. Subscription sales will allow them to keep as much of their profit margin as possible and will help them build a wider online network.
Tomajan said she and Sloan crunched the numbers and, no matter what, they don't expect to make much money. "Hopefully with the subscription model we won't lose money, or maybe make a small profit." To Tomajan, Fat Gold is a side project, one that will offer a crash course in orchard management, so profit or no, it's still worth it for her.
If things go well this year, Tomajan may use her experience with Fat Gold to help launch a kind of olive oil collective for young Bay Area growers. There's already an existing network for growers in the area, and, she said, she's already had members approach her about various abandoned olive groves, asking her if she'd take them over. "I'm like, 'Woah guys, slow down,' " she said.
Still, taking over these abandoned groves can be a lower-cost entry point for young would-be olive farmers looking to get into the game. By creating a collective, Tomajan thinks she can help group people together to take care of these groves "without the crazy capital investment" of starting from scratch on one's own.


Posting this here as FYI for others that might be interested in doing something similar. I have a CAMaster Stinger II router originally equipped with a Milwaukee router, have had the CNC for over 2 years. Was starting to have some issues with the router so decided to put the money towards an upgrade to a 2.2KW air-cooled spindle. I ended up with a Chinese clone from HQD and it's working great. Gary Campbell of GCNC who posts here put together a complete package for me along with step by step instructions to make the conversion. I was impressed with the package and only had a couple of minor questions as I went through the install. If you're interested, you might send Gary a message- I have no financial interest to do this, just happy with how it turned out and until Gary changed my mind, thought this was something beyond my scope. I sent him a number of pictures of my CNC set up ahead of time and he used this to determine what needed to be done, gave me a few options on the hardware, etc. I stayed with manual control of the spindle speed using an extended keypad rather than switching to software control. In my case, both would have been around the same price but I like having the key pad at the spindle where I can see and listen to the changes.
This is the first spindle I've ever been around and boy is it quiet, will see how it holds up in the long term but a good start. I did have to change my KentCNC dust shoe and remount the laser. Turns out that 1/2 of the old aluminum router mount worked fine to hold the laser with one new hole for attachment. A few updates to a couple of the macros in WinCNC and I was back in business, have run several files and no issues to report. Here are a couple of pictures in case you're interested.
That's a very nice setup, Dave!
I've a Shopbot PRTstandard and have been thinking of doing the same thing. I'll have to give Gary PM and see what he recommends.
Thanks Mike. Good luck to anyone that investigates this option.
of different sizes for the bigger machine and a .25 and .125 for the smaller. I have run these machines carving wood and found the highest temperature for the bigger machine has never exceeded 120 degrees F. I did add counter weight springs on the z drive to offset the spindle and mount weight.


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Morecambe 1-1 Notts
Notts County were denied a big win by a late Morecambe leveller at the Globe Arena.
The Magpies went into the final minutes ahead thanks to Kristian Dennis' second-half header.
But Kevin Ellison came off the bench to earn a point for the hosts, scoring a scrappy goal from a corner.
Steve Chettle opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Keston Davies at right back, Dan Jones at left back and Elliott Ward partnering Jamie Turley in the heart of defence.
Rob Milsom and Elliott Hewitt shielded the back four, with Enzio Boldewijn, Will Patching and Nathan Thomas playing behind Dennis.
Boldewijn's afternoon proved to be short-lived, however, as he hobbled off the field with only 10 minutes on the clock. Noor Husin, who represented Afghanistan for the first time earlier in the week, replaced him.
It was proving to be a first half of few opportunities, although Notts were looking the more likely side to take the lead.
On 25 minutes, Thomas saw an effort deflect off a defender and loop a few yards wide of the post. Following the resultant corner, Ward curled an effort over from the edge of the area.
Thomas was having a bright first half and was off-target with a long-range effort shortly before the Magpies had the best chance of the opening 45.
It came courtesy of tenacious work from Turley, who won a crunching tackle high up the pitch before rolling the ball into the area for Dennis. For a moment it looked like the forward's finish had beaten Mark Halstead but the keeper did well to keep it out.
There were no changes for either side at half-time and Morecambe had their first opportunity of the match shortly after the restart, A-Jay Leitch-Smith guiding the ball wide under pressure from Ward.
Liam Mandeville followed up with an effort of his own, curling the ball goalwards only for Ross Fitzsimons to tip it wide on the stretch.
Any fears of the hosts gaining a grip on the game were extinguished soon afterwards, however, as the Magpies took a deserved lead.
It came after a patient spell of passing resulted in Hewitt swinging an excellent cross to the near post, where Dennis stooped bravely to nod the ball home despite Halstead's best efforts.
Patching nearly carved himself an opportunity to make it two shortly afterwards, taking the ball into the area before stumbling at the vital moment.
Morecambe's response came from Ellison, who fired a free-kick comfortably over the bar shortly before Husin was shown yellow for blocking the taking of a Shrimps set piece.
Thomas fired a fierce shot over from a narrow angle and Luke Conlan blazed the ball over the bar at the other end as the game entered its final throes.
But, cruelly, with two minutes of normal time remaining Ellison was in the right place at the right time to turn the ball home from a corner, drawing the hosts level.
Five minutes were added on at the end, during which Kion Etete replaced Dennis.
But there was to be no more action as both sides had to settle for a point.
Morecambe vs Notts County on 24 Nov 18


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Our Northern California drug rehab center is housed in a historic lodge surrounded by rolling green lawns, wooded hiking trails, a swimming pool and picnic area. An original Maybeck design, our rustic home features open-beam ceilings and rich wood construction, complete with log cabin furnishings that lend a feeling of comfort, safety and serenity.
Our drug rehabilitation facility provides a beautiful natural environment in which to live, learn and heal from the effects of alcohol and drug abuse. You will be close enough to big-city amenities but far enough to be able to "get away from it all" and focus on your recovery. At Azure Acres, you will be in a secluded setting where you can do what addicts so often struggle to do: be quiet with themselves.
In addition to being within close reach to three airports, Azure Acres is conveniently located near Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento and Santa Rosa. For those who need assistance getting to Azure Acres, transportation is available.


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SCOTUS Should Strike Down Arizona's SB 1070
Today, April 25, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments in Arizona v. United States, regarding the state's SB 1070. The law requires officials to report suspected undocumented immigrants and allows law enforcement officers to determine an individual's immigration status during a stop, detention or arrest where officers perceive a person to be undocumented.
Hector Villagra, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California, issued the following statement:
"Arizona's SB 1070 violates the Constitution, encourages racial profiling of Latinos and turns police officers into immigration agents. It violates the dignity of those caught in the crosshairs and allows the demonization of a particular group of people because of the color of their skin.
SB 1070 and the handful of copycat laws that have popped up in various states in effect require all of us to carry our "papers" to prove that we are lawfully present in the United States. But we know that it will be used to target friends, neighbors and others because of their Latino appearance. If we tolerate this, we lose an essential part of what makes us American.
Our Constitution grants the federal government exclusive power over immigration matters. Arizona's law and other copycat laws are unconstitutional because they attempt to bypass federal immigration law and supplant it with a state policy of immigration enforcement.
Laws such as SB 1070 make all of us less safe because they discourage victims and witnesses of crime from coming forward to report crimes to police. That doesn't just make police officers' jobs more difficult -- when people are afraid to report crimes, our communities become more dangerous.
We hope the justices decide to strike down this unconstitutional and divisive law."


[…] whatever we mean by universality in art, Shakespearian or otherwise, I think doesn't have to do with a lift-off that lets you escape everything, the time and place it was produced and the time and place you are produced. That said, the key question is how is it possible for a work that was written in a particular circumstance with a particular set of interests, nonetheless to speak to other people across a huge gap in time.
[…] it has to do with the language; it has to do with the kind of incantatory magic of words. It has to do with what happens to the air as it passes through your lungs, as you recite the verses. It's some connection to love and disappointment and it crosses barriers. And that's what is the fascination of works of art. But it doesn't mean that it's universal. It doesn't mean that it escapes from time and place. It means that it's able to be mobile. And mobility rather than universality is really for me the key issue.
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Väsen Brings the Noose to the SW
By Michael Henningsen
MARCH 1, 1999: Bloody Vikings! For nearly three centuries--from the eighth through the 10th--these Norwegian warriors plundered Northern and Western Europe, stealing everything in their path. When they returned home after each excursion, they jammed righteously. And the music they played was as surprisingly graceful as it was powerful. Once Europe got wise and stole gunpowder from the Chinese, the bloody Vikings stayed home, awaiting the advent of the bicycle, and not a peep was heard until Schwinn began selling franchises. But the bands--and the music--played on. Children skied to school, and God was in His heaven.
Much like the Celts, the Swedes had a penchant for rollicking tunes conducive to slurping grog, gorging on near-raw meat and throwing large rocks at each other. The music was played on joyous violins, lively percussion and an ancient keyed fiddle, unique to the Swedes, called the nyckelharpa. The music was their soundtrack, an historical account of conquest and conscience.
And the music lives on. Väsen (pronounced Veh'-sen) are a Swedish quartet whose knowledge of the traditional tunes is complemented by their collective ability to cast folk music in a contemporary light. The instruments employed do not deviate from the instruments of the past, yet the sound is at once hypnotically ancient and uniquely modern. Väsen project a playful, improvisational quality that brings new life to centuries-old technique and instrumentation.
The group's latest recording, Whirled (NorthSide), is their first as a quartet and features striking musicianship (the nyckelharpa, incidentally, is an extremely rare and difficult instrument to play) on an enchanting collection of original tunes struck from ancient casts. The sounds that result are dervish-like, laden with instantaneous vitality and age-old importance. Truly, there's nothing quite like it.
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Ricoh PX digital camera : Ricoh announces the release of the new PX compact digital camera. The new Ricoh PX offers 5.0x, wide-angle (28 mm) and telephoto (140 mm) optical zoom in a water- and shock-resistant package that can safely be used for hassle-free photography in a wide variety of locations and situations. Designed for hassle-free operation, the new Ricoh PX lets users take photographs anytime, anywhere with fast startup and settings that adapt to subjects for optimal results. The Ricoh PX combines the 16 megapixel CCD sensor with the Smooth Imaging Engine IV image processing engine for high-resolution, high-quality photographs.
The new, fully flat design gives the new Ricoh PX digital camera, ease-of-use and portability, results in a camera that is easy to carry, while the optional protective jacket appeals to users with a choice of color schemes that can be matched to the camera body. While it exhibits the traditional dedication to image quality that has been the foundation of all Ricoh digital camera designs to date, the newly released Ricoh PX is also a compact digital camera that promises fun, hassle-free photography. The Ricoh PX is also dedicated to image quality that has been the foundation of all Ricoh digital camera designs to date.
• The Ricoh PX has a JIS/IEC protection rating equivalent to IP68. The Ricoh PX can be used underwater for 60 minutes at a depth of 3 meters. Dirt can be washed off, allowing users to safely take pictures anywhere without worrying about rain, splashes from the kitchen, or dirt or soil from the garden. Enjoy the peace of mind that comes with being able to use your Ricoh PX camera anytime, anywhere, including for shots of water sports, hiking, and other outdoor scenes.
• Thanks to its impact-resistant design, the Ricoh PX camera can withstand being dropped from heights of 1.5 meters.
• The Ricoh PX camera features a 2.7-inch, 230k-dot high-contrast LCD monitor with a wide viewing angle. The Ricoh PX also boasts an anti-fingerprint protection coating that protects from scratches, and an anti-reflective coating which ensures that the monitor can still be viewed under bright outdoor lighting.
• Whether it's a spur-of-the-moment snapshot or a carefully framed picture, the Ricoh PX can automatically optimize settings to suit the subject, allowing even users who are unfamiliar with the Ricoh PX camera to take photos quickly and easily.
• A fast startup time of about 1.4 seconds ensures you'll never miss another shot.
• Subject-tracking AF" is standard on all models for shots that are always in focus even if the subject is in motion.
• The fully-flat design eliminates projections to emphasize portability for a camera that can be slipped into a pocket and used almost anywhere. By placing the lens in the center of the camera body, Ricoh has ensured that shots won't be blocked by stray fingers even when the Ricoh PX is held in both hands.
• The intuitive controls include a lever-style flash dial that allows user to determine whether the flash is on or off, and a movie button that starts movie recording directly with a single press.
• The 16 megapixel, high-resolution CCD sensor ensures high-quality results not only when pictures are enlarged, but also when they are cropped or resized for digital zoom.
• The Smooth Imaging Engine IV image processing engine produces noise-free images even in shots taken at high sensitivities under low light.
• Image-sensor shift image stabilization reduces blur at high zoom ratios and in pictures taken at night or indoors under low light.
• The Ricoh PX offers 5x optical zoom for focal lengths of 28 mm (wide) to 140 mm (tele-photo).
• With super resolution technology, the Ricoh PX camera supports SR zoom equivalent to a focal length of 280 mm with almost no drop in image quality. Telephoto photography at zoom ratios equivalent to up to 1,344 mm (280 mm × 4.8) are available with digital zoom.
• Settings can be optimized for even the most difficult subjects simply by choosing the scene with the premium button.
• A display with easy-to-understand explanations guides users to the scene they want.
• Premium shot modes and custom modes are available for up to 28 scenes.
• A wide selection of premium shot modes is available, including "Cooking" and "Sweets" for delicious looking shots of food, an "Auction" mode for shots of objects being sold at auction, "Beach" and "Snow" modes that utilize the camera's water resistance, "Party", "Hand-held night scene", and "Miniaturize", "Toy camera", and "Soft focus" filter effects.
• Photographers can select up to five of their favorite premium modes for easy recall.
• With "Favorites" feature users can rate picture with the camera's choice of three rating levels.
• The "privacy" option can be used to hide selected pictures during playback.
• Use "calendar playback" to find pictures by date.
• The Ricoh PX comes with a slip-proof protective jacket(available in five colors to match the camera body ) to protect it from shocks and scratches.
• The "Two-way" straps that function as both hand- or neck-straps are also available in five colors.
• The Ricoh PX supports X2-series Eye-Fi SD memory cards with a built-in wireless LAN feature that can be used to automatically upload photos to a computer or photo-sharing ser-vice.
• Users can shoot HD movies with a frame size of 1280 × 720 pixels. An HDMI cable (separately) can be used to connect the camera to an HDTV for high-quality display of movies and photos.
• The Ricoh PX comes with rechargeable battery that uses a USB connection. The USB power adapter can be plugged into a household power outlet or the battery can be recharged when the camera is connected to a computer via the supplied USB cable.