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Ron Jones likes to tell people that he grew up on a North Carolina dairy farm in a whole family of storytellers. Being a part of a large family of six children, parents, grandmothers, and extended family members of aunts, uncles, and many cousins- there was always time for a story and a willing storyteller nearby. Among his earliest memories, Ron says, are gatherings on the front porch or in the yard under sprawling oaks listening to stories. Even when wandering around the dairy Ron says he might hear an impromptu story from an idle farmhand sitting on the fence waiting for the cows to amble into the milking barn. So he feels that he comes to his love of storytelling honestly. Ron has been sharing stories and songs with audiences of all ages for more than thirty years. In schools, libraries, and at storytelling festivals throughout the southeast, Canada, and Mexico, he tells traditional and contemporary folktales from around the world- as well as bilingual stories and songs from Mexico.He often involves the audience in participation stories and sing-a-longs with his story-songs. "I believe strongly in the rich oral tradition of storytelling and the common experience it brings to us all" says Jones. With an undergraduate degree in theater, Ron spent several years as an actor touring with various theater companies on the east coast. After earning a Masters Degree in Library Science, he spent over twenty-two years with the Wake County Public Library System in Raleigh, NC as a children's librarian and library administrator. During that time he developed systemwide programs for youth, founded and coordinated one of the longest running storytelling festivals in North Carolina, and taught storytelling at Meredith College in Raleigh. Upon leaving Wake County Public Library Ron became the Youth Services Consultant for the State Library of North Carolina in the Department of Cultural Resources. During that time he worked with libraries, schools, and other organizations throughout the state in improving library programs and services to the youth of North Carolina. He retired from the State Library in 2000 to pursue storytelling and writing full time. He received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the NC Public Library Director's Association. He received the 2000 Emerging Artist Award from the Durham Arts Council, and was awarded THE ORDER OF THE LONG LEAF PINE by Governor James B. Hunt, III. Ron has been an active member of the local, state, and national storytelling communities. As a founding board member and past president of the North Carolina Storytelling Guild, he has worked closely with other storytellers throughout the state to promote and support storytellers and the art of storytelling. He served for five years as the NC Liaison to the National Storytelling Network in Jonesborough, TN. Ron is currently touring STORIES BY THE BOOK, a program for adults with eight original stories focusing on the power and impact books and reading can have on our lives. In 2005 Ron released his first CD of stories and songs for children entitled I'd Rather Be a Dog…and Other Stories. His newest CD- DO TELL!…Cabin Tales from the Mountainside has just been released. He continues to write and perform at festival, libraries, and events around the country.
Ron has performed throughout the southeast, in Canada and in Mexico appearing in various venues:
Schools & Libraries througout the southeast
Festivals throughout the southeast
NC Museum of Art, Raleigh
Spoleto Festival, Charleston, SC
Baker's Dozen Festival, Columbia, SC
Arts Center, Provincetown, MA
Toronto, Canada Storytellers' Guild
ImaginOn, Charlotte, NC
NC Storytelling Guild
Biltmore Inn, Asheville NC
Oaxaca, Mexico
What audiences say about Ron Jones' storytelling
"That was the coolest, I really liked the part where the frog jumps across the river!" Jason, 3rd Grade
My favorite part was the song…I'll be singing that song about the dinosaur all day!" Devon, 1st Grade
"That story really made me jump…I really yelled…it was great!" Kisha, 5th Grade
"I have never seen anyone keep the children so enthralled!" Peggy, Librarian
"You made me cry!…and made me feel like a child again too. Lovely." Sofia, 81 years old
Telephone Interviews
Ron is available for interview by phone with prior notice. Call (919) 286-7996 to arrange a telephone interview.
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The Earthworm Jerky I Bought on Walmart.com Tasted Like Shit
Ryan F. Mandelbaum
Our friends over at the Takeout discovered last week that Walmart's website sold Earthworm jerky. As Gizmodo's resident bug eater, I ordered some the moment I heard. This jerky tasted horrible, to my surprise. But please, don't let that stop you from trying to eat strange invertebrates yourself.
As scientists and futurists ponder food's future, some have suggested that perhaps creepy-crawlies will play a role as an important source of protein for humans. Some suggest that maybe modern industrial agriculture uses too much water and energy, a problem perhaps bugs could solve one day. The key is getting people to eat them. Some cultures have long eaten bugs. It's unclear how the United States would accept bug-eating as a whole, but some entrepreneurs think there's an opportunity to introduce it. Earthworms are annelids, a kind of invertebrate, but I've just lumped them together as bugs given their creepy-crawliness.
I thought the worms tasted very bad. Jay Souza, co-owner of Rhode Island's Newport Jerky Company who sells the worms, wasn't keen on the taste either. "It's a worm that lives in the dirt and eats dirt for a living. They don't taste like strawberries and whipped cream," he told Gizmodo. "But people wanna knock 'em off their bucket list or buy them as gifts for people they don't like so much."
Before I get to the worms, let me start by saying that when prepared properly, bugs generally taste really good. Chapulín, a grasshopper common to Oaxacan cuisine, tastes like dried goji berry and pairs really well with chili and lime or even chocolate cake. Black ants have the texture of caviar and a sour citrus flavor. Bundaegi, silkworm pupae, taste like a mushroom, snap like a sausage and go perfect in stir-fry. Mopane worms have an intensely musky but pretty awesome taste.
These earthworms instead join crickets in the club of bugs that taste like a dusty basement.
Photo: Ryan F. Mandelbaum
Newport Jerky, a vendor of exotic dried meats, distributes the worms. In addition to the worms, it offers alligator, snake, and hammerhead shark jerkies at Walmart, and other oddities on its website. "It's supposed to be fun," manager Andrew Avery from Newport told me. "A lot of these things are out of the norm for a mainstream American.... It's not something that people will have access to on a daily basis."
My boys
A Thai edible insect company called JR Unique Foods actually supplies the worms. A woman picked up the phone when I called and said they didn't have a lot left.
Anyway, I ate them. The worms come in a resealable bag like an expensive camping snack. Inside there's another smaller plastic bag, which contains maybe ten pieces of worm. They look about the same as the worms that end up dead and dried on the sidewalk after a rainstorm. The package says they're of the Phretima genus, one found only in Southeast Asia.
Apparently, they're seasoned with sugar, lime, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and chili. It's sticky and chewy like candy, a little sweet, and overwhelmingly dust-flavored. That's sort of how lots of the most common bugs taste. That is not the way I was expecting as a fan of How to Eat Fried Worms.
There are lots of people doing some pretty incredible things with bugs. Seek Food makes a cricket protein granola that I like better than regular granola. Chef Joseph Yoon runs Brooklyn Bugs and I've now been to several of his many-course insect tasting menu dinner parties. Everything always tastes very good.
Newport sells other jerkies like scorpion and tarantula—scorpions happen to taste pretty good on their own. They've started selling cricket powder, too, which chefs have begun to purchase. "I don't really think people in this country are really going to catch onto it," he said. "Buying [insects] in bulk and eating them on Taco Tuesday, I don't see it happening."
If you're serious about giving bugs a taste, I implore you to try literally anything else, even scorpion, and you will be pleasantly surprised. I can tell you as a veteran bug eater that earthworm jerky does not taste good. It probably makes a good gag gift.
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South Korea Is Working On Its Biggest Arms Deal Ever
tags: FA-50, Hanwha Aerospace, Hanwha Defense, Hyundai Rotem, K2, K9, KAI, Seoul, Warsaw
Via Hanwha Defense.
On September 19 one of South Korea's largest chaebols–the prestigious conglomerates that dominate the national economy–staged an elaborate review in their factory campus outside Seoul to impress a delegation from Poland. The occasion was meant to kick off a huge arms deal signed in July for several hundred K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzers manufactured by Hanwha Defense and are constantly being shopped abroad. Current operators of the K9 in Europe are Estonia, Finland, and Norway while it's assembled under license in India and Turkiye. Since May this year Warsaw has acted on its plans for building what could be Europe's largest ground force as a response to Russia's war on Ukraine.
What pushed Warsaw and Seoul into a $12.4 billion extravaganza (this is an estimate) are their complementary needs; the former must protect its territory while the latter is desperate for market share in the West. Another factor are the constraints on European and US "defense production" capacity leaving Poland to embrace an alternative supplier and South Korea's manufacturers became the likeliest choice.
So far the arms deal is a multi-faceted program of such scale that South Korea is poised to reap immense rewards. The organizations and manufacturers involved are the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA)–a government agency that oversees the national arms trade–and then Hanwha Defense, Hyundai Rotem, and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) while other companies might win contracts too. In July Poland's defense ministry signed a "framework contract" with Hanwha Defense and Hyundai Rotem for 648 K9 self-propelled howitzers and 980 K2 Black Panther main battle tanks. Outside this order further discussions took place on acquiring Hanwha's K21 Redback infantry fighting vehicle and the K239 Chunmoo rocket artillery system. The latter is an 8×8 truck mounting a dual pod launcher that can be armed with different types of battlefield rockets and even ballistic missiles.
The K2 Black Panther in particular deserves a short description. It's often praised as the most sophisticated Asian battle tank ever made and this claim does have merit. Its armament is identical to contemporary NATO MBTs but it employs an autoloader for its 120mm main gun, leaving it with a crew of three. Because of its production cost only a few hundred K2's are operated by the ROK Army but Hyundai never stopped offering the tank for export. A modular protective suite of armor layers and detectors are now available and Hyundai is willing to build long-term partnerships for its end users by transferring the assembly process. Why Poland chose the K2 for its army rather than a NATO equivalent was no doubt influenced by the dismal state of tank production in Europe.
The event on September 19 at Hanwha's armored vehicle's factory was used as a handover ceremony for 24 K9 howitzers that will be shipped immediately to Poland. Weeks later Hyundai Rotem stepped up and sent 10 K2 MBTs to Poland. These initial gifts are supposed to expedite the challenging delivery timeline, which begins in 2023, for all the combat vehicles Poland is ordering for its army. In August the Poland's defense ministry clarified it was receiving 212 K9's and 180 K2 battle tanks between 2023 and 2026. This opened the possibility of launching localized assembly for the K9 howitzer as the "K9PL" variant as well as the K2 MBT to fulfill the original order. The same may apply to the K21 Redback the army is now testing. This specific vehicle competed in Australia against the German-made KF41 Lynx. It was then pitched to the ROK Army and then around arms shows. A problem with the K21 Redback is its direct competition with Poland's own 25-year effort at a tracked IFV that resulted in at least two prototypes.
The sale of Chunmoo rocket artillery to Poland is just as ambitious since the acquisition has now evolved. A separate contract signed on October 10 for 288 Chunmoos specified that these are integrated with the Polish-made Topaz fire control system. Instead of delivering the complete vehicles and their ordnance to the army a Polish automaker JELCZ will adapt the Chunmoo's dual pod launcher on an indigenous four axle or 8×8 transport. The same is intended for the Lockheed Martin HIMARS whose unique single pod launcher for 227mm munitions is adapted for a different vehicle. Earlier this year Poland's defense ministry announced its intention to order as many as 500 HIMARS after it ordered 20 of the same in 2019. The scale of this arms deal with the US is meant to give Poland's army overmatch in long-range fires versus the Russians.
KAI is another winner in Poland's quest for a powerful deterrent against Russia. A total of 48 FA-50, the light fighter aircraft with a modest payload, were ordered via a contract signed on September 16 with deliveries commencing from 2023 onward. The twin-seat single engine fighters were chosen because of the Polish air force's experience with the US-made F-16. After the 48 FA-50's are delivered another 36 are on order for a total of 84 fighters. The KAI FA-50 is a minor success with the Philippine Air Force (PAF) having chosen it to revive an almost depleted fleet–the same FA-50's performed well in the close air support role during the battle of Marawi in 2017. The FA-50's predecessor the T-50 trainer jet has been exported to Iraq and Thailand.
There are still a few unknowns about South Korea's lucrative commitment to strengthening Poland's military. The LIG Nex1 M-SAM/M-SAM II air defense system, among other military products, is rumored to be part of Warsaw's acquisitions but details are scarce. The advantage of the M-SAM/M-SAM II is buying it doesn't involve the same diplomatic hurdles as its European and US-made rivals. This year, for example, Poland went out of its way to avoid ordering weapons from Germany because of disagreements with Berlin. If South Korea's manufacturers tough it out and overcome the inevitable roadblocks and uncertainties that can affect this elaborate arms deal they stand to reap an epic windfall and secure their corner of the NATO market. Both achievements are historic in scope.
To recap the above board arms deals South Korean manufacturers are closing with Poland so far: 649 K9/K9PL self-propelled howitzers; 980 K2 MBTs; 288 K239 Chunmoos on JELCZ trucks; 48 (+36) FA-50 light fighter aircraft.
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Q: Django REST Framework : update nested relations with update() in unique fields I have two model in my models.py. They are related with OneToOne relation. This is the structure:
models.py
class A (models.Model):
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In update call the title will be unchanged, the db validation error comes up: the title field already exists. How do I tell django to exclude this from querying entire db?

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Add Huiji Honey, shallot, garlic, seasonings, mix well and marinate for 4 hours.
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Stem & Glory becomes Hero of Net Zero at COP26
Published: 05:55, 04 November 2021
Stem & Glory was celebrated as a 'Hero of Net Zero' at a COP26 awards ceremony.
The plant-based restaurant business was a finalist in the competition hosted by Intuit at the international climate change summit in Glasgow.
Stem & Glory founder and CEO Louise Palmer-Masterton with the government's net zero business champion Andrew Griffith. Picture: Stem & Glory (52851984)
More than 160 businesses had entered the competition after making a commitment at the UK Business Climate Hub to achieve net zero by 2050, matching the government's climate commitment.
Stem & Glory, which has restaurants at 50-60 Station Road in Cambridge and in the City of London, was shortlisted in the small business category for measures including sourcing local ingredients, refurbishing restaurants with recycled and reclaimed materials and working with partners to offset menu emissions.
Judges appreciated Stem & Glory's green mindset in how it sources, uses and cooks its ingredients, along with its efforts to share what it has learned with others.
The restaurant uses 100 per cent renewable energy and operates at less than 20 per cent lower emissions than the average restaurant and less than 23 per cent of the average SME.
CEO and founder Louise Palmer-Masterton said: "Since we started on our net zero mission, we have become extremely motivated for our own journey to serve as an example to help other businesses start and progress their own net zero journeys.
"We are both humbled and delighted to be acknowledged as a Hero of Net Zero, and this will hopefully give even more strength to our own mission as well as positively impacting other businesses."
The vegan eatery also became in September the first Cambridge restaurant to commit to being carbon negative by the end of the year.
It has taken part in the London Mayor's Better Futures+ programme to help.
Louise points out that other restaurants can reduce their emissions by not cooking on gas and by using fewer animal ingredients, as beef and lamb products produce more than 30 times the emissions per kilogram as plant-based protein.
Stem & Glory's ready meal range will shortly be on sale in supermarkets, while its second City of London restaurant is due to open soon.
The competition, supported by BT, SSE and NatWest Group, was part of the government's Together for Our Planet campaign run by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and had judes including the government's net zero business champion Andrew Griffith.
The small business category was won by Bristol and London-based camera rental company VMI.TV, which impressed judges by include installing solar panels and insulation, purchasing electric vans and recycling and reusing, sending no waste to landfill in 15 months.
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UK says it's not yet at 'gin and tonic' stage with EU after Brexit
By Reuters News Service February 9, 2021 0496
By Guy Faulconbridge
Britain said on Tuesday its relations with the European Union after Brexit had been problematic due to differences over everything from vaccines and Northern Ireland as well as a row over the status of London's top diplomat in Brussels.
The United Kingdom left the EU in January last year, and fully exited the bloc's economic orbit on Dec. 31, though the European Commission sent shockwaves through the British province of Northern Ireland last month by threatening to restrict vaccine exports through Ireland's land border.
"It has been more than bumpy to be honest in the last six weeks: I think it has been problematic and I hope we'll get over this," Prime Minister Boris Johnson's EU adviser, David Frost, told a House of Lords committee.
"The EU is still adjusting somewhat to the existence of a genuinely independent actor in their neighborhood," he said. "It is going to require a different spirit, probably, from the EU."
Michael Gove, Johnson's top minister on Brexit affairs, compared the relationship to turbulence on an aircraft after takeoff.
"You sometimes get that increased level of turbulence, but then eventually you reach a cruising altitude and the crew tell you to take your seatbelts off and enjoy a gin and tonic and some peanuts," Gove said. "We're not at the gin and tonic and peanuts stage yet, but I'm confident we will be."
Britain has been seeking to etch out concessions from the EU since the Commission sought briefly to prevent vaccines from moving across the open border between EU-member Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Commission cited a shortfall of vaccines promised for the EU, but reversed its move after an uproar.
Gove, who is due to meet Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic on Thursday, said he would press the EU for practical changes on the ground to the implementation of the protocol governing Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trade with Ireland.
"I want the protocol to work and I think there are ways in which we can do that by making practical changes on the ground," Gove said.
The Commission informed London that the EU would need more time to ratify the Dec. 24 deal on future British-EU relations and Frost scolded the bloc for what he said was its restrictions imposed on the activities of Britain's envoy to Brussels.
"I'm even more sorry there's a restriction on the activity of our ambassador and some of his team in Brussels," Frost said. "I don't think it is quite tit-for-tat because we are not putting any restriction on the operation of the EU mission in London."
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Interested in adding prints to your collection but don't know where to start? No worries. We've prepared a simple guide to 10 must-know print types. From the standard Inkjet print to the not-so-common photo etching, this guide will help you boost your art print IQ.
"Photo-etching" or "photo-engraving" is a printing process that uses chemicals to transfer certain sections of a photograph onto a metal plate, which appear as shallow incised lines on the metal. To transfer the image from the plate to paper, the plate is covered in ink and then placed against the paper. The metal-paper sandwich is then passed through a printing press and voilà: a fresh photo-etching ready for collecting!
Signed and numbered in the margin.
A go-to print type for many artists, archival pigment prints like this Gfeller+Hellsgård piece have become the industry standard for extremely high-quality digital reproductions of existing original paintings or photographs. Three factors make archival pigment prints better than your standard inkjet print: the resolution of the original file (minimum 300 DPI), the quality of the paper (usually 100% cotton or rag base), and the use of long-lasting pigment based inks (vs. cheap dye inks) with large-format printers.
Inkjet printing basically consists of "spraying" the image onto a paper support using a digital printer that releases ink through tiny, fast-moving nozzles. The inkjet printers used for art editions are generally fancier than your basic household printer. So don't try printing this Hector Prats piece at your office.
Edition of 30 plus 3 artist's proofs.
Screenprinting or silkscreening – you guessed it – uses a screen to transfer a visual onto paper. Fabric is tightly stretched over a wooden frame to create the screen. The non-printing areas are blocked out by a stencil, and paint is forced through the non-blocked areas and onto the paper using a squeegee. Even though all the prints produced with the same screen are meant to look the same, because of variations in pressure, paint thickness and positioning, no two prints are truly identical. So owning one of the 20 prints of this screenprinted Côme Clérino edition is like owning an original piece of art.
A lithograph is a copy of an artwork created by the artist themself or a skilled craftsmen. The process uses greasy crayons, a stone tablet, oil-based ink, paper and a press to create a quality print. To create a lithograph the artist uses a set of greasy crayons or pencils to draw a mirrored image of the original artwork onto a smooth stone tablet. After applying ink to the stone, a sheet of paper is placed over it and the combo is placed inside a press to transfer the visual. While a lithograph rarely has the same value as the original artwork it is based off of, if the print quality is excellent and the production numbers are low, it may still have significant value in the art world.
Gelatin silver printing is the most common printing process for black and white prints. Producing prints like this Roger Ballen photograph involves coating paper with gelatin containing light sensitive silver salts.
Lambda prints like this Nicolas Feldmeyer photograph are similar to C-prints except that they are exposed via three laser beams projecting the image onto light sensitive materials. The nice things about lambda prints is that they are very fade resistant, which is important if you're looking for art to hang in a sunny room.
In order to make this type of print, three separate sheets of negative film are produced through red, green, and blue (RGB) filters. From these negatives, gelatin matrices are created with cyan, magenta, and yellow (CMYK) dyes. The matrices are lined up exactly on the paper, and the combination of transferred dye images creates a final full-color print. Because the chemicals in dye transfers are stable, new prints can be made for many years after the original print.
Also referred to as "Ilfochrome", Cibachrome prints known for their long lasting, vibrant colors. In its commercial prime, Cibachrome was revered for being the only process that produced photographic prints directly from color transparency film. Because the base of a Cibachrome print is is polyester, it is very flat and sturdy. The Cibachrome process also uses a glossy finish that gives prints a metallic appearance when viewed at an angle.


The Section One first place Hempfield Black Knights played host to the second place Cedar Crest Falcons.
When the dust settled, the Black Knights took 3 straight sets (25-15), (25-15), )25-10) for the 3-0 win. They appear to be well on their way to another L-L League title. This would be their 9th in the last 10 seasons.
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Incredible Must-See Egyptian Pyramid Photo
By Richard Cassaro	April 19, 2011	Category: Sacred Sites & Symbols
The picture below is of a pyramid in Egypt, and it captures beautifully the magic and mystery of the ancient world. The picture perfectly illustrates an almost paradoxical truth about the pyramids: namely, that the stones are weathered and ancient, confirming their age, but the construction and straightness of the pyramid's slope is almost futuristic in its perfection.
Above: On the one hand the stones look ancient, archaic, and showing signs of age. On the other, the pyramid's straight line underscores a wisdom and power far in advance than anything we have at present.
In 1996, while living in Egypt, I was studying the pyramids when it occurred to me that the straightness of the slope of the pyramid that you see in the picture above was amazing.
How can this be? After thousands of years?
The moment I took that photograph was a turning point in my studies; it was the evidence that made me certain that the ancients were far superior to modern civilizations in their abilities, skills, wisdom, and understanding. I have failed to understand how the Egyptians and other ancient cultures, such as the Mayans, are now thought of as primitive: civilizations that are devoid of advanced science, relevant long ago but no longer useful to modern societies. The opposite, in fact, is clear to me: the evidence of the pyramids suggests to me that these ancient civilizations were, in the most important respects, far more advanced than ourselves.
This impossible structure helped me to study the philosophies and spiritual traditions of the ancients from a different perspective, a perspective that approached them as cultures with wisdom to give instead of cultures who have nothing to offer. Through this new lens, I came to realize a guiding principle behind these ancient cultures is a doctrine of immortality, the idea that human beings are of a divine origin and capable of recognizing our true eternal powers through our own efforts. The focus of my work since then has been to recover this common idea from the ancient cultures and return their serious study to academia.
The straightness of the pyramid's line is an analogue to a mysterious phenomenon in nature: the straightness of the horizon on the ocean, pictured below. It seems almost as if the pyramid builders harnessed a force of gravity in such a way as to incorporate it into the pyramid's construction so that the pyramid perpetually renews itself in a self-leveling manner:
Above: The ocean's horizon is probably the straightest line in Nature (or, rather,
it appears to be to the human eye). Compare its line to the pyramid's slope.
The thorny problem that faces modern Egyptology is this: they have lost touch with the mysteries of Egypt, unwilling to accept the fact that the true Egypt does not make much logical sense with the currently established academic model. Unfortunately, they pretend that it does in order to avoid losing face instead of looking into the ancient wisdom that exists in the culture itself.
If you are interested in studying mysteries, Egypt, and other phenomena of this sort, don't be dismayed: current academic scholars have thus far shown a distinct distaste of the study of these alternative mysteries, and it is only through our own efforts that we shall change this outlook.
The pyramids seem to have been designed to last for millions of years. Is it possible, then, that the pyramids are millions of years old?
Stone is not flesh and blood; the Gothic cathedrals, delicate though they might be, have lasted already a thousand years upon their carefully balanced stones.
With this in mind, one thousand years is not much time at all for something as massive and high—as an Egyptian pyramid. Indeed, the construction of the pyramids is so remarkable that the apex of the pyramid of Khafre looks almost new (the damage done was done by man; Egyptians used to strip stones from the pyramids to build homes in Cairo):
Left: Pyramid of Khafre, casing stones. Right: Bent Pyramid, casing stones. In both cases, the stones look brand new, except for the damage done by the hand of man.
The pyramids are dated to about five thousand years ago, and as we can see in the casing stones above that time has done virtually no harm to the pyramids. It is not an unreasonable assumption that ten thousand years could pass with little harm done as well; depending on many other factors, it's even possible the pyramids could endure well over one hundred thousand years.
Where the stones are exposed and not protected by the outer casing, some weathering has unfortunately occurred. Areas with the casing stones, however, have protected the pyramid incredibly well; stones thus protected seem to have little to no wear.
Yes, I have no doubt, the pyramids of Egypt were designed to last for millions of years. The ancient Arabian proverb "All things fear time, but time fears the pyramids" is no exaggeration.
Learn about it. Live it. Feel it. Wake up to it. Earth is a very strange place, and Egypt is even more strange.
"I am Horus, and I traverse millions of years."
—Egyptian Book of the Dead
I shall have more to say about this in the future.
Richard Cassaro's new book, The Missing Link, explores the meaning, transformations and propagation of the ancient world's most important religious icon. His first book, Written in Stone, is a wide-ranging exploration of hitherto-unknown connections among Freemasons, medieval cathedral builders and the creators of important ancient monuments, in support of his theory that a spiritually advanced mother culture, lost to history, is behind many of the world's architectural and artistic traditions.
Prior to the publication of Written in Stone, Cassaro enjoyed a successful career as a U.S. correspondent, professional journalist, and photo researcher for Rizzoli Publications, one of the world's leading media organizations. Cassaro, who is a graduate of Pace University in New York City, has examined first-hand the ancient ruins and mystical traditions of Egypt, Mexico, Greece, Italy, Sicily, France, England, India, Peru and Spain; he has lectured on his theories to great acclaim in the United States, Egypt, Italy, Spain and Peru.
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Walsine Pierce: A NEW BLOG READER FROM JERSEY: Welcome!
A NEW BLOG READER FROM JERSEY: Welcome!
You are the first to read my blog from Jersey.
I am delighted to have you as a reader.
I would love to visit your beautiful island nation.
To all of you who are as ignorant as I am of Jersey, it is an island nation, one of the Channel Islands between France and England. The Viking invasion of the 9th century had a strong influence on the people. Contension of ownership has continued throughout history. Although it lies closer to France, Jersey eventually became more or less an United Kingdom protectorate and their language is English. With a population of only 92,500, I am pleased that one reads my blog.
Although we may not be overly familiar with Jersey, we know some of the people who at one time called Jersey home. Sir Walter Raleigh was Governor of the Island from 1600-1603. Lilly Langtry, 1853-1929, the "Jersey Lilly", who was so enamoured by the hanging judge of the American west, Judge Roy Bean. And, Victor Hugo, exiled to Jersey 1825-55. The list of poets, writers, and sports people is quite long. Although small, Jersey is all about location and it's influence throughout the world is extensive. In America, for instance, we have New Jersey.
the influence of which can be seen in the names of it's parishes.
Excepting Trinity and Grouville, all the parishes are named for a Saint.
THIS BRINGS TO 77 THE NUMBER OF COUNTRIES IN WHICH MY BLOG IS READ.
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He arrived at 9 a.m. sharp, wearing a straw cowboy hat. Because yesterday I had offered him mine? I asked how he slept because he had mentioned a sleepless night.
He said he slept well because he smoked some marijuana. And my mind wondered, Is that why you're here? Because marijuana is "legal" here but not in Prescott, where you're from? How much of the money I paid you did you spend on it? Am I only helping this guy get high?
He nodded, and the hat didn't wobble, stabilized by his thick, curly hair.
And then I remembered that he likes "the whole story" and so I told him about the contractor calling, that the concrete project was on, and they would be here early Tuesday morning.
"What that means is that in the next day or so, everything must come out of the garage, be put on pallets, and covered with plastic.
"Works for me," he said.
"Now, before you stain the steps, I want to go with you to the garage and get those boxes I missed yesterday." We continued to review deadlines, like the one we'd be missing this week if we didn't get the junk on the street by tomorrow afternoon for the Special Pick-Up by the City on Friday.
And I would wait until the last minute to schedule that event that would cost me $90, based on whether or not it seemed possible that he would actually show up again on Thursday.
"What's the rush?" he asked.
I could see that he was considering all that information and beginning to comprehend this situation from my point of view, just as I was grasping his need to get the full picture. In all the years I was in charge, no one ever wanted to know the big picture, only what I wanted them to do – including faculty and administrators.
I felt, perhaps for the first time, that someone actually understood me. I hold a lot of information in my head, information that can change throughout the day, and I rearrange it for scheduling according to new information. I was a basketball player, on the balls of my feet, determining moment by moment which way to dribble.
Before we got to the garage, I remembered it was my trash and recycling pick up day and asked him to top off the different dumpsters as best he could because I had filled the old garbage cans in my work yesterday.
I couldn't help noticing that he had already put them on the street and later, returned them to their places exactly as they had been — with the recycle dumpster between two garbage dumpsters to make it more challenging for a bear to pick it up and dump it in my yard. He was observant!
Once in the garage, I started sorting the boxes by destination: upstairs so I could continue clearing clutter, Thrift Stores, and in the yard on pallets.
By the time he'd finished delivering all the boxes I had sorted, I was looking at my poster collection and rolling the donations into one so I could put them all in the same tube. Once I started seriously clearing clutter, I found it hard to stop.
He announced that he was ready to stain the stair steps, so I dropped what I was doing and went upstairs.
I worked in my apartment until around one p.m., when I felt drawn to the backyard. When I stepped out on the bedroom balcony, I saw him rinsing out the brushes under the Mugo Pine.
"This is just the final rinse. I cleaned it behind the garage." He must have remembered my telling the teenager to do that yesterday after he finished staining the fence.
"Super! Got something else you're going to do?" He said he'd continue taking boxes from the garage and stacking them on the pallets.
He didn't call me, but he was there the instant I was. I tossed. He took the check off the heavy clip and fired it back. I caught it and asked, "So what time will you be here tomorrow?
It was a good day. I was even beginning to believe that we'd actually meet all deadlines and finish this project together. Until today, I had been holding my breath, wondering if he'd show up. But he has, two days in a row, and he has done good work.
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The images of your project makes mine look like a piece of chocolate ! I am excited to see the finished project, as I expect you are, too.
Hi, Daphne. Yes, I am looking forward to the clearance of the last donations! But it will be a while because yesterday I tripped on a renter's deflated kayak and broke my right elbow on that new concrete slab. Ouch!


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The BBA calculated LIBOR using responses from a panel of banks to the question "At what rate could you borrow funds, were you to do so by asking for and then accepting interbank offers in a reasonable market size just prior to 11 AM?" The top and bottom responses were excluded, and the remaining responses were averaged. As of October 2013, the BBA dollar-LIBOR panel consisted of 18 banks.
Although LIBOR was created to provide a reference rate for bank loans that was correlated with bank funding costs, LIBOR-based credit products have been swamped by derivatives tied to LIBOR. For example, as of 2014, the Market Participants Group on Reforming Interest Rate Benchmarks (MPG) estimated that about $22 trillion in loans are tied to Libor while $204 trillion in derivatives (notional amount), of which more than half are interest rate swaps, are tied to LIBOR (Market Participants Group (2014)).
Prior to the financial crisis, LIBOR rates tended to move closely with other money market rates including Treasury and Overnight Indexed Swap (OIS) rates. Beginning in 2007, however, spreads of term LIBOR rates over many other money market rates began to widen sharply and became much more variable. In the Fall of 2008, 3-month LIBOR reached a peak of 364 basis points over OIS and 458 basis points over Treasuries. Some academic studies have concluded that the widening owed primarily to liquidity premiums as banks, unsure of future demands on their liquidity and their ability to meet such demands, became both reluctant to lend and eager to borrow at term (See, for example, Acharya and Skeie (2011), Schwarz (2010)). Others have concluded that the widening reflected primarily increased bank credit risk (Taylor and Williams (2008), Smith (2012)).
Following the crisis, significant concerns about manipulation of LIBOR arose. Manipulation included both reporting low rates to make the bank look stronger than it was and reporting false rates to profit on LIBOR-based financial products. In June 2012, the CFTC announced that it was levying a large fine against a bank on the LIBOR panel for manipulating LIBOR along with another benchmark rate based on the results of an investigation that had begun in 2008 (CFTC (2012)). Ultimately, several large institutions that were implicated payed substantial fines, and several senior bank executives, including the CEOs of two large banks, resigned.2 Additional controversy arose when it was revealed that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York had communicated its concerns about LIBOR manipulation to the Bank of England four years earlier, in 2008 (New York Fed (2012)).
Concerns about the potential for LIBOR manipulation were amplified by the thinness of the market on which the reference rate was based (Gensler (2012)). For a variety of reasons, including post-crisis credit concerns and downgrades, copious liquidity provided by QE-swollen central bank balance sheets, and regulatory changes, banks have significantly reduced their short-term unsecured borrowing (Wheatley (2012a) and Schrimpf and Sushko (2019)). In 2018, the Federal Reserve Board estimated that only six or seven transactions occurred in the one- and three-month tenors (the most used tenors) at banks on the dollar LIBOR panel, with even fewer transactions at longer tenors (Quarles (2018)).
Several official bodies have been involved in the response to the LIBOR scandals. In June 2012 the U.K. Treasury commissioned a review of LIBOR by Martin Wheatley, then CEO-designate of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The Wheatley Review reached three main conclusions: First, because of the huge costs associated with changing reference rates, LIBOR should be reformed, not replaced, unless there is clear evidence the benchmark is severely damaged. Second, LIBOR should be based on actual transactions, and LIBOR fixings in currencies and tenors with insufficient volume should be discontinued. Third, market participants should remain involved in the production of LIBOR. The Wheatley Review also made specific recommendations for strengthening the reporting process, recommended that the BBA be replaced as LIBOR administrator and that the submissions of panel banks on which the reference rate is based only be released with a 3-month lag. (HM Treasury (2012b)).
In February 2013, the G20 instructed the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to coordinate and guide work necessary to reform short-term interest rate benchmarks. The FSB commissioned an Official Sector Steering Group (OSSG) to oversee reforms and a Market Participants Group (MPG) to provide private sector input. In July 2013, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published principles for financial market benchmarks (IOSCO (2013)) including that the benchmarks should be based on arms-length market transactions if possible, falling back on "expert judgement" if necessary.
The MPG recommended that there be many dollar reference rates including a riskless overnight rate based on official central bank rates or riskless or near-riskless rates (fed funds or repo rates) and term rates based on OIS, Treasury rates, and unsecured bank debt (MPG (2014)). The final category was a reformed version of LIBOR that would be based on a broader set of banks, a broader set of money market transactions including commercial paper and certificates of deposit, and for tenors only out to 3 months or possibly 6 months. Additional options for broadening LIBOR included using data on futures or bank bonds.
The MPG also reported, however, that low volume in unsecured term markets made it difficult to develop a transactions-based LIBOR replacement. Darrell Duffie (chair of the MPG) and Jeremy Stein (co-chair of the OSSG) described the problem as "Simply put, most banks don't borrow at longer maturities from other banks on most days." (Duffie and Stein (2015). To build a prototype LIBOR+, the MPG needed in many instances to repeat observations from preceding days to achieve a sufficient number of transactions. It also found that the resulting index was downwardly biased (at least relative to LIBOR) at longer maturities in stress times because weaker banks did not borrow at longer terms in such episodes.
I'll note that, at the outset of these reform efforts, the idea was not to completely replace LIBOR. LIBOR was being reformed to address its weaknesses as far as possible in the expectation that it could continue to be used. Efforts to "fix" LIBOR proceeded alongside the program to identify better alternatives. The idea was that if there were a more attractive alternative, firms would gradually move away from LIBOR of their own accord, with a minimum of disruption, and that LIBOR then would be seldom, if ever, used. LIBOR could still be inherently unstable despite the reform efforts. Perhaps it would go away eventually, maybe dying of loneliness, or perhaps it would stagger on for a small range of transactions—but in any event it would cease to be a problem. (Held (2019)).
Several of the recommendations in the Wheatley Review have been adopted. The BBA has been replaced as LIBOR administrator by the ICE Benchmark Administrator (IBA) which is authorized and regulated by the FCA and independently capitalized. The IBA has reduced the coverage of LIBOR to five currencies and seven maturities (overnight to one year) with the result that the total number of fixings has been reduced from 150 to 35. In addition, individual bank submissions are now published after a 3-month lag. The IBA has also established in a "Roadmap for ICE LIBOR" a prioritization waterfall for submission: transaction, transaction derived (for example, interpolations), and then expert judgement (IBA (2016)).
Nevertheless, the prospects for the continued survival of LIBOR, or any reference rate that contains bank credit risk, remain in doubt. In part, LIBOR's difficulties stem from the thinness of the underlying market it is meant to measure, particularly in stress times. During the crisis, an episode characterized by the evaporation of term unsecured interbank lending, Mervyn King famously described LIBOR as "…the rate at which banks do not lend to each other." The Alternative Reference Rate Committee (ARRC), a group of private market participants set up by the Federal Reserve Board and the New York Fed in 2014 to identify risk-free alternative reference rates and support an orderly adoption, considered several forms of term unsecured bank borrowing (CP, CDs, Eurodollar, and term fed funds) as the basis for a reference rate. The ARRC ultimately dismissed such rates because of "structural difficulties" – limited transactions, not robust to stress, and an unstable sample of banks participating (ARRC (2016)). Indeed, because of the thinness of the underlying market, the majority of panel submissions for LIBOR each day are based solely on "expert judgement" rather than transactions (Held (2019)).
The prospects for efforts to create a LIBOR replacement deteriorated in 2017 when Andrew Bailey, head of the FCA, raised the possibility of an imminent collapse of the reference rate (Bailey (2017)). One large bank had already dropped out of the dollar-LIBOR panel in 2016, and Bailey revealed that the FCA had for years been "…persuading panel banks to continue submitting to LIBOR." Nevertheless, another bank dropped out of the dollar panel later in 2017. More than forty private lawsuits of LIBOR-panel banks had followed the LIBOR scandal and the paucity of underlying transactions increased the possibility of LIBOR manipulations (Hou and Skeie (2014), Bailey (2018)). A 2016 Wall Street Journal article indicated that banks were eager to drop out of the panel because of the perception of greater legal risks associated with reporting (Burne and Eisen (2016)).
Bailey stated that all the panel banks had indicated that they would prefer to cease as soon as possible the "costs and risks of submitting expert judgements," but that the FCA persuaded the banks to agree to continue submitting until the end of 2021. Four years was judged to be the shortest feasible period to allow for a transition to alternative reference rates.
With a potential end-date for LIBOR established, efforts to reform reference rates shifted from finding multiple alternatives to transitioning existing and new financial instruments to a reference rate other than LIBOR. In the case of dollar-LIBOR, the ARRC had selected the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), a broad measure of the overnight Treasury repo rate produced by the New York Fed, as the preferred new reference rate. In a Wall Street Journal editorial in August 2017, Jerome Powell, Governor of the Federal Reserve, and J. Christopher Giancarlo, Chairman of the CFTC, called for market participants to move away from LIBOR because of its uncertain prospects (Giancarlo and Powell (2017)). And in March 2018, the ARRC was reconstituted as "ARRC 2.0" to implement the transition plan to SOFR that ARRC 1.0 had developed the previous year.
And when discussing the possibility of creating a synthetic LIBOR by adding a term credit premium estimate to a risk-free rate, Bailey stated "It should be clear to current LIBOR users that they must not rest any hopes in a synthetic solution to continuing LIBOR publication" (Bailey (2018)). Michael Held, after recognizing that initial reform efforts were intended, in part, to "fix" LIBOR, endorsed Bailey's message that "…firms should treat the discontinuation of LIBOR as an event that will happen and that they should be preparing for it." (Held (2019)).
At the same time, demand for a credit-sensitive benchmark continues. A special feature in the March 2019 BIS Quarterly review noted that a 2017 survey by a LIBOR-panel bank found that 80 percent of respondents wanted LIBOR to continue in some form (Schrimpf and Sushko (2019)). Anecdotally, many banks have become concerned about the potential for a risk-free rate to emerge as the only benchmark for credit products. Even if unsecured term funding has become less important for banks, having loan interest rates tied to a benchmark sensitive to bank credit risk provides valuable insurance for banks against stressful times.
Another alternative would be to base a bank credit product on SOFR but include a contractual increase in the interest rate that would apply in stress times (Spiro (2018)). For example, the measure of stress as well as the amount of the increase could depend on the spread between corporate bond rates and Treasury rates. Presumably, the measure of corporate bond rates would not meet IOSCO principles for a reference rate, but regulators might view noncompliance as less worrisome for a clause invoked only in extraordinary situations.
The efforts to reform LIBOR intended initially to establish multiple alternative reference rates, or at least two: a risk-free rate and a rate that reflected bank credit risk. Public and private organizations attempted to revise LIBOR so that it could continue to serve as the risk-sensitive benchmark, but the efforts were stymied by the thinness of the underlying market for term unsecured bank borrowing. Efforts to develop LIBOR alternatives were largely thwarted by the same lack of transactions. More recently, the prospect of LIBOR panel banks dropping out by 2021 because of legal concerns has added urgency to the efforts to shift financial contracts to a more reliable benchmark. While there is at least one remaining contender for a risk-sensitive rate, questions remain about its robustness especially during periods of stress. Dollar-LIBOR reformers have focused exclusively on SOFR both because most see it as the best long-run solution and because of the need to encourage market participants to begin conversion without delay.
Acharya, Viral and David Skeie (2011), A Model of Liquidity Hoarding and Term Premia in Inter-Bank Markets, Journal of Monetary Economics 58(5): 436-47.
Burne, Katy and Ben Eisen (2016), Libor Alternatives Have Their Own Issues, Wall Street Journal, November 7, 2016.
Enrich, David (2013), Banks Warned Not to Leave Libor, Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2016.
Friedman, Milton (1969), The Euro-Dollar Market: Some First Principles, Selected Papers No. 34, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago, October 1969.
Schwarz, Krista (2010), Mind the Gap: Disentangling Credit and Liquidity in Risk Spreads, University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business working paper.
Smith, Josephine (2012), The Term Structure of Money Market Spreads During the Financial Crisis. NYU Stern School of Business Working paper.
Spiro, Alexander (2018), Breaking up with LIBOR is Hard to Do, LSTA Loan Market Chronicle.
Taylor, John and John Williams (2008), A Black Swan in the Money Market, NBER Working Paper No. 13943.
 A dollar-denominated deposit at a bank outside the United States is called a "Eurodollar deposit." Eurodollar deposits arose in the post-War period as a means to avoid the interest rate ceiling placed on U.S. deposits by Regulation Q, reserve requirements, FDIC insurance premia, and other regulations and controls. (Friedman (1969)). Although the market originally arose in Europe, thus the name, the term now applies to any deposits taken outside the United States. Many Eurodollars are deposited at Caribbean branches of U.S. and foreign banks and then transferred onshore.
 While the banks all agreed to settle, ten traders elected to go to trial in the UK or the United States. Eight were acquitted, and two had their cases dismissed (Bray (2017)).
 "SARON" (Swiss Average Rate Overnight) is a measure of the overnight Swiss repo rate.
 The American Financial Exchange has created a benchmark interest rate called "Ameribor" based on borrowings of regional and smaller banks. But because the underlying transactions all have overnight maturities, the resulting index does not seem likely to reflect bank credit risk any more than fed funds or OIS rates, which are considered "near riskless" rates.


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Meet Yoruba Actress Jaiye Kuti, And Her Husband Who Was Once Accused Of Marrying Pasuma
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Durojaiyeola Oluwakemi Kuti who began as a secretary in one of the organisations in Nigeria after her examinations at the Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State. She additionally went further to bag her first degree in the English Language from the University of Lagos.
After sometime in the corporate reality where she functioned as a secretary, she at that point chose to go into film creation yet because of the restricted asset, she jumped into acting and later continued her standard which is Movie creation.
Jaiye Kuti is the CEO of Jaylex Esthetic Production which has some expertise in film, TV, and video creation. Prior to venturing into Movie creation she has acted in different movies like One Love, Face 2 Face, Ashewo Airport, and much more.
She is one of the entertainers that appreciate during dramas that the typical acting on the grounds that as per her the drama pays her more than the acting. Jaiye gets between 600,000 to 700,000 naira to act in any film while her dramas pay are over 1,000,000 naira consistently.
Jaiye was once reputed to be hitched to Wasiu Alabi Odetola (Pasuma) she, be that as it may, exposed the gossip and which she clarified it was distinctly in the film and not, in actuality.
In the year 2000, Jaiye got hitched to her sweetheart Lanre Kuti, and she has been hitched for more than twenty years now to this dazzling man. She is one of those couple of entertainers that are still attached with their spouses.
The marriage is honored with two lovely children – a boy and a young girl.
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This striking pair of table lamps was produced in France in the 1970s. The sculptural bases are made of layered lamellar wood, which creates a wonderfully striped pattern. The wave shaped base perfectly illustrates the original and playful character of French 1970s design. The new, pearl white shades distribute a soft and pleasant light. The wiring has been checked and the lamps are fully functioning.
Condition: Excellent. Fully functioning. Wiring has been checked. Wood has been refinished. New custom-made shades.


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Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 10:30am
Novato Downtown SMART Station at Grant & Railroad Avenues
The City of Novato and Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) are excited to announce the start of service at the Novato Downtown SMART Station. Please join us for a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 10:30am to commemorate the arrival of the first train at the Novato Downtown Station at Grant and Railroad Avenues. The event will feature a short agenda with guest speakers and light refreshments.
SMART is also hosting their annual Holiday Express Toy Drive on this day. To donate, bring an unwrapped toy or gift card to drop-off at the ribbon cutting event. Additionally, SMART is collecting toy donations all day Saturday, 12/14, on board the train.
Please see SMART schedule for additional service details.
SMART Station Work Update 11/6/19
In preparation for the start of passenger service at the Novato Downtown SMART station, SMART will begin testing on Friday, November 8, 2019 at 11pm through Monday, November 11, 2019 at 2am of the crossing warning and train control systems.
Testing will occur overnight and during daytime hours and is scheduled as follows:
Friday, 11/8 at 11pm - Saturday, 11/9 at 1pm - Testing of the railroad crossings (no trains) including occasional bells and lights flashing from Rush Creek Place to Franklin pedestrian crossing.
Saturday, 11/9 from 1pm - 10pm - Crossings testing including bells ringing, lights flashing, and train horns at Olive, Grant/Railroad, and Franklin pedestrian crossings (Please note, it is federally required to use horns while testing at railroad crossings.)
Saturday, 11/9 at 10pm - Monday, 11/11 at 2am - Train control testing including bells ringing and lights flashing from Rush Creek Place to Hamilton pedestrian crossing.
During this testing, flaggers will be present at railroad crossings and drivers are advised to slow down and be aware that crossing gates may be down.
Testing will require rail service shutdown on Saturday, 11/9 & Sunday, 11/10, and shuttle service will be provided at the Downtown Petaluma, Novato San Marin and Novato Hamilton stations. Before leaving home, please check the SMART schedule at SonomaMarinTrain.org.
The Novato Downtown SMART Station is located at Grant & Railroad Avenues and is anticipated to begin service at the end of the year. For project information and updates, please visit novato.org/downtownstation.
Construction Update 08/22/19
SMART will be completing grinding work on the new gauntlet track at the Downtown Station on Friday, August 23 from 9pm - 12am.
SMART has scheduled construction work beginning Friday, August 9 at 9pm and continuing through early Sunday morning, August 11, 2019. The contractor will be working overnight.
Due to this construction work, the section of track at the Novato Downtown Station will be closed on Saturday, August 10, 2019, and SMART will provide a shuttle between the San Marin and Hamilton stations. Regular train service will resume on Sunday, August 11.
Update as of 06/12/19: SMART Announces Full Service to Downtown Novato Station
Novato's Downtown SMART Station is expected to be completed by end of year 2019.
SMART has scheduled upcoming work to install conduits in the SMART right-of-way along Railroad Avenue--across from the Downtown SMART Station located at the east end of Grant Avenue. This work will be conducted overnight beginning on Sunday, May 12 and is expected to last three (3) weeks. The contractor will be working overnight during the week, Sunday through Thursday from approximately 10pm - 5am.
This work must be completed overnight so that SMART can continue to run trains on their regular schedule during the day. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we get this phase of the project built.
07/09/18 Update: Public Works staff will be presenting a funding strategy to complete Phase 2 of the Downtown SMART Station at the 7/10/18 City Council meeting. Full staff report can be viewed here.
12/05/17 Update: Work has begun on a multipurpose pathway from Franklin Avenue to Grant Avenue, next to Whole Foods. This pathway will run across what is known as the City's "Downtown Depot Lot" and alongside the Downtown SMART Station.
The Downtown SMART Station project continues to move forward, and is expected to be completed by early-2019.
At the May 23, 2017 City Council meeting, Staff presented Council with alternative funding options for Phase II of the Downtown Novato SMART Station project.
At the May 9, 2017 City Council meeting, Staff recommended Council adopt a resolution for a grant funding exchange, allocation of $1,305,000 of additional city funds, and to adopt a standard resolution of support in order to fully fund the Downtown Novato SMART Station Phase II project. Following a split vote by Council, Staff was directed to return with alternative funding options.
Project design and construction for a functional Downtown SMART Station, where passengers can board on and off the train. The project will be completed in three phases, namely:
Phase 1: Through and siding-rails, ramp and platform structure in direct conflict with future SMART Rail service. Completed April 2017
Phase 2: Switches, electrical components, positive Train Control technology and platform amenities. Construction anticipated to begin late-2017
Phase 3: Depot Lot site improvements--potentially including public parking, landscaping and lighting. Final scope to be determined through a public engagement process. Renovation of the Depot building is not included as part of the project at this time.
After completion of Phase 2, the Downtown Station will be functional SMART Station, where passengers can board on and off the train. SMART began service in August 2017, and will determine the Novato Downtown Station schedule based on ridership demand.
The Downtown Station will be located at the historic Depot site, near the corner of Railroad Avenue at the easternmost end of Grant Avenue. The station will be the third station in Novato, between the San Marin Station to the north and the Hamilton Station to the south.
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The Downtown Station provides a transit alternative to Novato residents, employers and employees, and allows for continued revitalization of Downtown Novato.
Phase 1 construction work was completed in April 2017. Phase 2 construction work is anticipated for late-2017 - mid-2018. Phase 3 construction is yet to be determined, pending discussion and future use of site.
Phase 1: $2.4 million
Phase 3: $500,000
At the May 23, 2017 City Council meeting, Staff presented Council with alternative funding options for Phase II of the Downtown Novato SMART Station project. Council committed to funding the gap of $1.305 million from one of 3 sources:
Staff will take 6 weeks to attempt to find additional grant funding from sources, including but not limited to, Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), State, or Federal, making good faith effort to apply;
If the City has not received a secure commitment of such funding within such 6 week period, the City will fund from sources to be identified by Staff in accordance with the presentation made at the May 23, 2017 Council meeting or other sources as approved by the Council; and
In the event that such other sources are not agreed to when brought back to Council, the gap will be funded by a loan from the Hamilton Trust.
At their January 26, 2016 City Council meeting, Council approved an initial phase of a Downtown SMART Station.
At the September 15, 2015 City Council meeting, staff was requested to agendize the City Council's consideration of funding a feasibility study for a Downtown SMART Train Station adjacent to the Old Train Depot at Grant & Railroad Avenues. The proposed Downtown Novato SMART station would be a third station for Novato--the other two locations are San Marin and Hamilton.
The requested hearing occurred on October 6, 2015 where Council directed staff to expend up to $100,000 in reimbursing SMART and their consultants for a service planning and engineering feasibility study, and bring the issue back for public consideration as soon as it was complete.
SMART staff and their team of engineers (LTK Engineering Services) and contractor (Stacy and Witbeck) have completed their engineering and cost analysis and provided two options--a full station and a phased-construction option. Another option for Council is to not proceed with a downtown station. The costs described in each option are preliminary estimates prepared by SMART.
At their Jan. 12 meeting, the City Council received a staff presentation for the following options:
Option #1 - Full Downtown Station
The study estimates that the project design and construction costs for a functional downtown station would be about $5 million--resulting is three SMART stations in Novato.
Option #2 - Phased Rail Infrastructure Project
This option includes initial construction of track work and limited site work at an approximate cost of $2.6 million. Additional station and platform work would occur in the future—at an additional cost. This option may require the platform to remain fenced for safety and security until the station becomes operational at an undetermined time in the future. The balance of the site improvements could then be designed and bid at a later time, with the balance of the platform features, rail equipment, controls and integration. The cost of the first phase is estimated at $2.6 million.
Option #3 - No Downtown Station
The other option for Council is to decide not to invest in a downtown station.
The Novato City Council wanted to explore this possibility before SMART service begins at the end of 2016.
Fiscal Considerations
The City of Novato has some one-time funds that could be used for this proposed project. The funds are currently in several funding categories, some of which are already allocated to other projects while other funds are currently unallocated. The below funding possibilities are a complete list of potential City funds available for this project, not a recommendation to use any particular funding source. The City could use one or multiple sources listed below, including a blend of one-time funds and debt financing to complete the project.
Funding Possibilities
One-time Funding Source possibilities: Unallocated One-Time Funds
Unallocated Measure F $5,500,000
Novato Public Finance Authority Fund $600,000
Exist. Allocated One-Time Funds
Measure F Risk Mitigation Reserve $3,000,000
Council Committed Projects/Funds $2,000,000 - $3,000,000
Potential Future Funds
Buck Trust Dev. Agreement $1,000,000
Hamilton Hospital Sale Agreement $2,000,000
Hamilton Cottages Sale Agreement $500,000
(Resolution of $5.2M Redevelopment Lawsuit in 2016?)
No use of reserves
Consider interest expense
Requires additional research--bring back on 1/26
Station Construction Costs
Option #1 Single Phase SMART Improvements $5,000,000
Option #2 Phased Project
Phase 1: Rail/Platform Improvements $2,600,000
Phase 2: Platform Finish/SMART Operations $2,400,000 (current estimated cost)
Other Costs for either option
SMART Feasibility Study Costs $50,000 (completed)
Parking/Lighting/Landscaping $400,000
Extended Phase I Archaeological Study $10,000 - $40,000
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Community Workshops & Meetings
Date & Time: May 23, 2017 at 6pm
Location: City Hall, 901 Sherman Avenue
Date & Time: May 9, 2017 at 6pm
Date & Time: January 12, 2016 at 6:30pm
Date & Time: October 6, 2015 at 6:30pm
Date & Time: September 15, 2015 at 6:30pm
City Calendar >>
Project-related information
City Council Staff Report (7/10/18)
City Council Staff Report (05/23/17)
City Council Presentation (05/23/17)
Overnight Work Notice (05/07/19)
Overnight/Weekend Work Notice (01/13/17)
Depot Lot Closure Notice (07/19/16)
Tentative Construction Schedule--Subject to Change
Video of 01/12/16 meeting
City Council Staff Report (10/6/15)
Video of 10/6/15 meeting
Project webpage:
novato.org/downtownstation
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Letter to Chief Minister, Bihar – Custodial deaths in Sitamarhi district
On March 23, 2019 By constitutionalconductIn Uncategorized
Hon'ble Chief Minister, Bihar Patna, Bihar
Email: cmbihar@nic.in
Subject: Torture and death of two men in police custody (Dumra PS, Sitamarhi district)
Dear Chief Minister,
It is with much anguish that we, members of Constitutional Conduct – a group of former civil servants that takes up, from time to time, matters of exceptional national interest – write to you, to express our alarm at the reported case of custodial torture leading to death of two men in police custody in Sitamarhi district on the 7th of March 2019. We urge you to take immediate action to conduct independent enquiry; follow set guidelines of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the Supreme Court in custodial torture and death cases; prosecute those found responsible, ensuring the severest punishment; and provide the families adequate compensation, besides protection where need be, and legal aid.
Media reports of the incident reveal grave violations by the police. These include the alleged torture to death of the men picked up in a case of robbery and murder. Families have shared photos and a video clip of the victims' bodies showing marks of nails hammered into them. The police did not allow the families to see the bodies when they first informed them of the deaths, the bodies themselves having been handed over to the families only after 24 hours of And while the Director General of Bihar Police has confirmed the custodial death and called it "unacceptable", it is being reported that the FIR registered does not mention the appropriate sections, viz. Section 302, IPC for murder, nor does it name the police personnel involved. These lacunae already raise serious suspicion about the police's intent to probe this case lawfully.
You would agree, Mr. Chief Minister, that this is a very serious case of violation of right to life and due judicial process of the victims. In an environment of communal polarisation, concerns are being raised about this being, besides a case of police excess, also one that might be motivated by bias against a particular community. Given the circumstance, we urge you to ensure immediate action so as to restore trust in your administration.
We specifically demand the following actions:
Immediate arrest and prosecution of the absconding police officers under Sec. 302 IPC;
Follow in full, NHRC's guidelines on custodial torture and death, including instructions on conducting post mortem, video-filming, and magisterial enquiry;
Ensure that the investigation is conducted by police from outside the district, preferably by an SIT comprising of senior officers with impeccable integrity;
a time-bound and independent inquiry under Section 176(1-A) CrPC be conducted immediately by a Judicial Magistrate, and her report acted upon, besides sharing the report with the NHRC as required under law;
state government award compensation to the families for reparation of the loss;
State government ensure victim/witness protection, and provision of legal aid to the families, seeing to it that the State Legal Services Authority appoint a senior lawyer to assist the family from this stage
We thank you for your consideration and look forward to speedy action against the perpetrators of the custodial crime.
SN Name Service Last position held
1 Ambrose, SP IAS, Retd. Former Additional Secretary, Ministry of Shipping & Transport, Government of India (GoI)
2 Agnihotri, Anita IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GoI
3 Balagopal, Gopalan IAS, Retd. Former Special Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal
4 Balakrishnan, Chandrashekhar IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Coal, GoI
5 Bhaduri, Madhu IFS, Retd. Former Ambassador to Portugal
6 Burra, Sundar IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra
7 Chandramohan, R. IAS, Retd. Former Principal Secretary, Transport and Urban Development, Govt. of NCT of Delhi
8 Chaudhuri, Kalyani IAS, Retd. Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal
9 Dani, Anna IAS, Retd. Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Maharashtra
10 Dayal, Nareshwar IFS, Retd. Former Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
11 Deb, Pradeep K. IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Deptt. Of Sports, GoI
12 Desiraju, Keshav IAS, Retd. Former Health Secretary, GoI
13 Devasahayam, MG IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Govt. of Haryana
14 Ghate, Prabhu IAS, Retd, Former Addl. DG, Department of Tourism, GoI
15 Gupta, Meena IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests, GoI
16 Habibullah, Wajahat IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, GoI and Chief Information Commissioner
17 Hassan, Sajjad IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Government of Manipur
18 Jaswal, Kamal IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Department of Information Tech., GoI
19 Khanna, Vinod IFS, Retd. Former Additional Secretary, MEA
20 Kumar, Brijesh IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Department of Information Tech., GoI
21 Kumar, Sudhir IAS, Retd. Former Member, Central Administrative Tribunal
22 Lal, Subodh IPoS, Retd. Former Deputy Director General, Ministry of Communications, GoI
23 Mehta, Aditi IAS, Retd. Former Additional Chief Secretary, Govt. of Rajasthan
24 Mukhopadhyay, Pranab IAS, Retd. Former Director, Institute of Port Management, GoI
25 Nampoothiri, PGJ IPS, Retd. Former Director General of Police, Govt. of Gujarat
26 Pande, Amitabha IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Inter-State Council, GoI
27 Perti, Alok IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Ministry of Coal, GoI
28 Raghupati, NK IAS, Retd. Former Chairman, Staff Selection Commission, GoI
29 Ribeiro, Julio IPS, Retd. Former Adviser to Governor of Punjab & Ambassador to Romania
30 Sanan, Deepak IAS, Retd. Former Principal Adviser (AR) to Chief Minister, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh
31 Saxena, N. C. IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Planning Commission, GoI
32 Selvaraj, Ananthappa IRS, Retd. Former Chief Commissioner, Income Tax, Chennai, GoI
33 Sen, Ardhendu IAS, Retd. Former Chief Secretary, Govt. of West Bengal
34 Sengupta, Abhijit IAS, Retd. Former Secretary, Ministry of Culture, GoI
35 Seth, Aftab IFS, Retd. Former Ambassador to Japan
36 Sharma, Ashok IFS, Retd. Former Ambassador to Finland and Estonia
37 Talha, Parveen IRS, Retd. Former Member, Union Public Service Commission
38 Tyabji, Hindal IAS, Retd. Former Chief Secretary rank, Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir
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[Psalms] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150
[Psalms 97:] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
[Psalms 97:1]
Verse Analyser BHS | Parallel | KJV Accents | Forms | Q-K | Diacritics | Hermeneutics
Psalms 97:1 Lv- | Vs- | Ch- | Bk- | Bk+ | Ch+ | Vs+ | Lv+ תהלים
The LORD reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. [KJV 97:1] [BiBIL Search: Vs Ch Bk Bk+]
Editor's note: We are currently not in a position to provide you with the cantillation structure of this verse. Our parsing program either did not even attempt to parse this verse (poetic books: Psalms, Job, Proverbs) or was not able to produce a reliable result (non-poetic books).


As a young boy Joey grew up on a Hay farm in Arizona where he worked with his family on Burns Brothers Farms. He later attended Olivet Nazarene University where he played football and graduated with a degree in business and communications. He returned to the family farm and married his childhood sweetheart Michelle. In 1994 they left their family and friends to start new lives in western Colorado, where Joey began to sell ranch real estate. As their lives began to change so did their family. They were blessed with five children; Brayden, Brittany, Bryce, Landen and Luke, who have been home schooled. Joey progressed in the real estate community and became the proud owner of Lone Eagle Land Brokerage. His business continued to expand as Joey introduced a mapping and aerial photography company known as Land Information Systems. In addition to selling real estate Joey has had a call for missions. He has enjoyed leading philanthropic adventures to Nicaragua, Brazil and Ecuador. Joey is also the chairman of the board for Samaritan Aviation, a medical mission based in Papua New Guinea. Joey loves his work as a real estate broker, business owner and Father, and it is his goal to treat his clients with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.
Great, productive ground on the mesa in Olathe. The property offers 115.7 shares of UVWUA water and a quaint 1920's farm house. A must see!
Offered for the first time since 1951 this 149± acre irrigated farm is very conveniently located. Located on the lush Spring Creek Mesa, this property features an abundant 133.8 shares of UVWUA irrigation water, making this farm ground some of the most highly productive ground in the area.


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Brian Johnson – BJ The Dreamer

In today's episode, our guest is Brian Johnson, author and an Emmy Award-winning producer in Los Angeles who works with the biggest names like James Corden's carpool karaoke, Tavis Smiley, Arsenio Hall, Bill Nye the Science Guy. He's with the industry for a long time as a producer and author of Live Your Dreams Out Loud. Today, he is going to share how he wants to help out other people reach their dreams.
There's something energetically about who I am. If you're sitting down next to me and want to talk to me, you're going to get a true assessment of life and value. I want to help anyone by extending my efforts as much as I can.
[10:50] How did you get to the point where you want to help other people blossom?
It was during my childhood when my grandparents are always helping the community even though we didn't have a lot financially. As a young little kid growing up in Skipper Ville Alabama, that just really grew on me. It became natural for me to help other people just like my grandparents did.
[12:13] Core Values
My success came when I made the decision to sacrifice. So now people see all of the accolades and the things that I do, but it was in the sacrifice that really got me to this point. It took me a long time to accomplish where I am now.
[13:26] Accomplishments
It's when I moved to Los Angeles where I was mentored by someone who was already doing what I wanted to do. And from there, began my journey. I've been part of some great franchises and got a chance to produce television shows and work with some of the world's biggest name in the industry
[15:07] What's that whole experience like?
I think it's because my genuine intent is to just add value. As long as I'm genuine and pure, the way that I operate, I can't control the outcome. I seek out counsel and just learning behind the scenes from so many different people. I have trouble getting started because I don't have these millions of dollars budget and I have to start from where I am right now. I'm just focused on myself and I'm not in competition with anybody.
[16:38] How did you find your way of helping people? Is there a process to it?
I learned a long time ago that I was able to turn my mess into my message. If you're trying to help people, start with your story. We've all grown through things in life. I wrote a book where there's everything that I've done and how I was able to overcome that. I just doubled down on finding and helping people who have been in very similar situations now and evolved from that. I intentionally open a coaching business with nothing to show people that you don't have to have everything together to help people to do what you need to do to get started.
[19:01] Is there some kind of carryover congruence to your ability to help because of sports?
Sports is the foundational makeup of who I am as a person. The experiences that have shaped me that I can't even write down. There's something about athletics that teaches you discipline, the importance of hard work, the importance of teamwork and chemistry and just going above and beyond.
[21:54] How do you do speeches as a coach? Where do you link that hooper instinct in what you do?
The art of conversation and being able to communicate with somebody. I think there's just a certain skill that I feel that I can coach people better and coach myself. But I can sit down with anybody and just have a great conversation and take you from blank page to finish product or something, just that process in between. Establishing those boundaries as a coach and ensuring that you're not getting too involved from a personal standpoint, and strategizing and helping people out, and allowing them to reach their goal.
[24:23] What's the best flow for you?
Hiring a team to help systematize and be more organized is one of the best decisions that I've had to do. I think sometimes as entrepreneurs depending on where you are in the process, just the mindset shift. It's about leveling up and invested in yourself.
[25:42] What's the coaching program about? Who's the perfect client for it?
I created the 90-day bestseller accelerator program with a one-on-one session. It's about teaching people not only how to write a book, but how to truly build a business from that. And how you leverage that and make money and leverage the publicity in the world that I've been a part of.
Learn more about Brian Johnson on:
Website: http://liveyourdreamsoutloud.com