see head bookkeeper; cf. accountant (939).
is responsible for incoming and outgoing cash, and for payments into and cheques drawn on bank account; receives cheques and cash daily from counting house and keeps cash book and other accounts required by accountant q.v.; pays all salaries and commission to members of staff and is responsible for details in connection with National Health and Unemployment Insurance.
in consultation with manager, buyer (772), salesman (775) q.v. , etc., collects costs of materials, processes, machinery, power, etc., either singly or in varying quantities, to enable manager or estimating clerk (933) q.v. to quote prices or estimates to customers, to estimate profits, or to come to decisions as to installation of new machinery or introduction of new processes; supervises and is responsible for work of costs clerks (933) q.v.
in water board, etc., office, directs the work of clerks (939) q.v. making out rating schedules; sometimes lays down schedules of rateable values, according to reports of surveyors, particulars of rentals, etc.; answers queries and decides debatable points; may, under direction of secretary (930) q.v. , deal with important correspondence from public and their legal representatives; contests or allows applications for rebates, repayments, etc.; makes out estimates of yield of rates for board, etc.; prepares list of ratepayers and amounts due for treasurer.
has charge of entire counting house staff; is responsible, through ledger clerks (939) q.v. , for keeping ledgers in which are entered all accounts of goods bought or sold by firm; sanctions all credits; renders accounts for all goods sold and is responsible for collection of all such accounts; prepares daily balance of cash for chief cashier, and deals with correspondence in connection with accounts.
has charge of staff of book-keepers (939) q.v. who undertake all necessary work under his instructions; obtains details of all monetary transactions -from ledger clerks and from cashier (939) q.v.; prepares all financial statements for production of balance sheet by firm of chartered accountants or may compile balance sheet himself; calculates commission due to salesmen (775) q.v. and passes statement of these to cashier for payment.
frequently combines duties of head bookkeeper and chief cashier q.v.; also acts as deputy to manager or -proprietor, answering correspondence in their name, interviewing travellers and callers, etc.; in large businesses, takes charge of a section of the secretarial or account work or of a department; supervises work of clerks (939) q.v. and is responsible to secretary (930) q.v. or manager of department or firm.
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supervisee staff of girls and/or women who open correspondence containing orders; receives sums in stamps, postal orders, etc., enclosed in letters, ana sees that entries are duly made in receipt and cash books; if necessary, -dictates replies to letters or indicates type of answer to be sent; sometimes superintends packing if parcels are small; arranges for posting, etc.; orders fresh stocks of goods from storeroom or returns surplus goods to storeroom; reports to manager of business.
conducts in chambers, usually with little supervision, affairs of employer's practice or of any department thereof; deals with barrister's clerks and instructs counsel; interviews and advises clients in the name of the firm; attends summonses in chambers; generally supervises the work of office staff and conducts legal work on behalf of his principals; is often himself a qualified solicitor, and, as such, may conduct cases in the Courts.


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Home Solar News Business Operations Sunnova Acquires Lennar's Residential Solar Operations
Sunnova Acquires Lennar's Residential Solar Operations
Sunnova Energy International Inc., a U.S.-based residential solar and storage service provider, and Len X LLC (LENX), a technology-focused subsidiary of Lennar Corp., have entered into a definitive agreement under which Sunnova will acquire SunStreet, Lennar's residential solar platform.
In addition to Sunnova's acquisition of SunStreet, Sunnova will become Lennar's exclusive residential solar and storage service provider for new home communities.
"We are thrilled to announce our acquisition of SunStreet and our new strategic partnership with Lennar, which will be geared towards creating innovative pathways for how new communities are powered," says William J. Berger, CEO of Sunnova. "Sunnova's success is built on strong partnerships and shared vision. This transaction will be no different thanks to our complementary strengths and a mutual desire to transform the energy landscape."
Sunnova says the acquisition will allow the company to generate significant shareholder value, increase customer growth and develop resilient residential microgrids across the U.S. Sunnova says it will be able to bring SunStreet's proven track record of high-quality, timely installations to additional homebuilders while working with existing SunStreet customers to enhance their energy independence through the addition of battery storage and other offerings.
In connection with acquiring Lennar's residential solar platform, Lennar and Sunnova have agreed to a multi-year strategic partnership, with the potential to align the strategic and economic interests of both companies, with a focus on enhancing Sunnova and SunStreet's full growth potential.
The acquisition of SunStreet is expected to be completed during the second quarter subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. Both Sunnova and LENX have received the necessary approvals for the definitive agreement.
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Tech | August 15, 2022 11:32 am
Uber Announces End of Uber Rewards Program
The company will emphasize Uber One moving forward
Uber logo is seen on a car in Krakow, Poland on January 12, 2022.
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By Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll
Have we moved into a new era of reward programs? Depending on your apps and digital services of choice, you may well have found that a substantial number of them keep track of your purchases and activity with the promise of redeeming points for, well, something in the future. The last few years have also seen changes to the ways a number of frequent flyer programs operate.
And then there are the companies that are flat-out upending their rewards programs. Among them is Uber, who appear to be phasing out Uber Rewards over the course of the coming months. A new article in The Verge has more details on the decision, as well as the news that existing Rewards members can still accumulate points through the end of August.
Uber provided more details on the Rewards shutdown on its own website, including the details that existing users will need to redeem their points by the end of October.
As The Verge notes, Uber Rewards seems to be shuttering so that the company can focus on its paid program, Uber One. Uber One offers similar ways to accumulate benefits, but has the advantage — for Uber, anyway — of being subscription-based.
Uber's own update essentially confirms this. "Nothing is replacing Uber Rewards. However, we've built out a great membership program called Uber One," reads a statement on Uber's website.
Is it that surprising to see a free service wound down for the benefit of a paid alternative? Not really — but if you're a dedicated Uber Rewards member who has held off on subscribing to Uber One, you're going to have a decision to make in the coming weeks.
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Here's what commemorates "Wilfair": a brass hotel drawer pull from The Plaza Hotel in New York City. (Home to "Eloise," of course.) The pull, which likely backed a drawer handle long ago, was fashioned into a necklace by scavengerjo. It's quite unusual, a bit large, a bit heavy, and I love it.
I'll post a photo of what I ordered after "Redwoodian"; it summons a particular moment in the book. Maybe next week.
And I'm thinking about "Stay Awhile" and what might represent that story best. I have thoughts. This won't give much away if you decide to click here.
That is gorgeous! I like that there are items that represent the books so clearly.
I never thought I'd be wearing a drawer part around my neck but it works. Again: It's heavy. Brass-heavy. Drawer-fixture heavy. But very pretty.
I like your idea of rewarding yourself and that necklace looks gorgeous! Love the thing for Stay Awhile as well, so cute!


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Jeff Brazier's wife Kate breaks silence after heartbreaking split
Jeff Brazier shares throwback pictures of his sons
Kate Dwyer has shared a heartbreaking message about spending Christmas without loved ones. TV personality Jeff Brazier, 43, and his estranged wife split after nine years together, the pair recently revealed.
Yesterday, Jeff shocked fans when he announced they had decided to go their separate ways "earlier this year" after almost a decade together.
Since then, Kate has taken to social media to share a heartbreaking message following their split.
"Someone you know is preparing for their first Christmas without their husband, wife, mother, father, brother, sister, daughter or son," the statement read.
"Be kind, be generous, give love, give help; if nothing else. just don't give people a hard time," she added in a post obtained by The Sun.
Kate and Jeff married back in 2018 after first meeting in 2013.
Jeff revealed that the pair have moved out of their shared home in a post to his 198,000 Instagram followers.
"A moment to practise what I preach and start the new week with honesty," he wrote.
"One for the smilers and eternally positive individuals who don't often afford themselves the right to share their own vulnerabilities.
"I have so much to be grateful for and I appreciate facing the lessons I need to grow but this year has been challenging to say the least.
"My nine year relationship ended earlier in the year and I've been working through that on top of supporting someone close to me who is going through something difficult," he shared.
"The boys and I have recently moved home to a new area & I spend most of the time alone as the boys obviously have their own things going on.
"It's been constant change this year and I'm good with adapting but the combination of things have left me low at times and I've honestly never felt loneliness like it. Can we put Christmas back a few months?!" (sic)
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Jeff welcomed two sons with his late partner Jade Goody, who tragically died of cervical cancer in 2009.
The presenter, who raised sons Bobby, 19, and Freddie, 18, after their mum's death, met Jade after he starred in Channel 4's Shipwrecked, while she had risen to fame on the third series of Big Brother.
In his post this morning, Jeff shared an update with his followers, saying: "If sharing was easy we wouldn't have so many issues in the world but i tell you what, giving myself the right to be supported yesterday really really helped.
"I think there's something about 'loneliness' that resonates deeply," he continued.
"We know isolation is a big issue but there's something about the thought of people feeling alone that really gets you
"I'll make loneliness a future topic of my podcast because I feel I've really learned something valuable lately.
"Have a great day and thank you once again," he added with a heart emoji.
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Milestones ist ein Jazz-Album von Miles Davis, aufgenommen in zwei Aufnahmesitzungen am 2. und 3. April 1958, veröffentlicht bei Columbia Records im Jahr 1958.

Vorgeschichte des Albums
Nachdem der Trompeter das legendäre "erste Miles-Davis-Quintett" im Frühjahr 1957 aufgelöst und sich für ein Jahr anderen Projekten zugewandt hatte (so dem großorchestralen Album Miles Ahead, das in Zusammenarbeit mit Gil Evans entstand), kam es zu Beginn des Jahres 1958 zu einer Neugründung dieser Combo in Form eines Sextetts. Hinzu kam als dritte Bläserstimme der Altsaxophonist Julian Cannonball Adderley.
"Meine Idee war", schrieb Miles Davis in seiner Autobiographie, "mit diesem Sextett fortzusetzen, was wir mit Trane, Red, Paul und mir bereits begonnen hatten; nur wollte ich zusätzlich noch die Blues-Stimme von Cannonball Adderley und dadurch das Ganze ausweiten. Ich konnte mir vorstellen, dass Cannonballs bluesiges Altosax gegen das harmonische, akkordische Spiel von Trane, seine freiere Art der Improvisation, ein ganz neues Feeling, einen neuen Sound schaffen würde."

Die Musik des Albums
Milestones war auch ein Schritt hin auf der Entwicklung zum modalen Jazz; Experimente dieser Art mit dem Spiel auf Skalen hatte der Trompeter schon bei der Filmmusik zu Fahrstuhl zum Schafott angewandt (Ascenseur pour l'échafaud). Diese Entwicklung wird am deutlichsten beim Titelstück Milestones, was schließlich ein Jahr später zur Musik von Kind of Blue führte. In atemberaubenden Soli vollführen hier Cannonball Adderley und John Coltrane ein musikalisches Duell in Stücken wie Straight No Chaser und Sid's Ahead.
Bei dem Album fallen die Kontraste zwischen den Bebop-Nummern Dr. Jackle und Two Bass Hit, Jazzstandards wie die Monk-Komposition Straight, No Chaser und Sid's Ahead (auch unter dem Titel Weirdo bekannt) und den Schritten zum modalen Jazz auf.
Besonders auffällig ist der Kontrast zwischen den sheets of sound in Coltranes Soli und Davis' eher coolem Spiel.

Die "Milestones"-Session war auch das Ende der aus Jones, Garland und Chambers bestehenden Rhythmusgruppe der Davis-Band; Garland hatte auf diesem Album wenig Gelegenheit für solistische Einlagen. Nur beim Titel Billy Boy, bei dem Davis aussetzt, und in Straight, No Chaser ist er länger zu hören. Bei Sid's Ahead ist er nicht zu hören, Davis spielt an seiner Stelle. Kurz darauf setzte Jimmy Cobb für Philly Joe Jones ein; der Pianist Bill Evans begann seine Zusammenarbeit mit Miles, was in die noch im selben Jahr stattfindende Session mündete, bei denen die Titel Love for Sale, Fran Dance, Stella by Starlight und On Green Dolphin Street aufgenommen wurden.

Das Titelstück Miles (oder Milestones) wurde zu einem Jazzstandard, der von Jimmy Smith, Wes Montgomery, Bill Evans und vielen anderen Musikern gespielt wurde.

Die Titel
 Dr. Jekyll – 5:46 (Jackie McLean)
 Sid's Ahead – 13:01 (Miles Davis)
 Two Bass Hit – 5:13 (John Lewis – Dizzy Gillespie)
 Milestones – 5:41 (Miles Davis)
 Billy Boy – 7:14 (Traditional, arr. Ahmad Jamal)
 Straight, No Chaser – 10:41 (Thelonious Monk)

 Billy Boy wird im Trio von Garland, Chambers und Jones gespielt. Die CD-Veröffentlichung enthält zusätzliche  alternate takes von Two Bass Hit, Milestones und Straight, No Chaser.
 Die Original-Liner Notes stammten von dem Jazzautor Charles Edward Smith.

Literatur
 Richard Cook, Brian Morton: The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD. 6. Auflage. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6.
 Miles Davis mit Quincy Troupe: Die Autobiographie. Heyne, München 2000, ISBN 3-453-17177-2
 Ekkehard Jost: Miles Davis' MILESTONES als Lehrstück über die Beziehungen zwischen musikalischem Material, Zeitstil und individuellen Ausdrucksmitteln. in: Beiträge zur Popularmusikforschung Bd. 7/8 (1989), S. 5–15 (Volltext)
 Erik Nisenson: Round About Midnight. Ein Portrait über Miles Davis. Hannibal, Wien 1985, ISBN 3-85445-021-4
 Peter Wießmüller: Miles Davis. Sein Leben, seine Musik, seine Schallplatten. (= Collection Jazz; 3). Oreos, Gauting 1984, ISBN 3-923657-04-8

Anmerkungen

Album (Jazz)
Album 1958
Miles-Davis-Album

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Paying the Price for Shoplifting
The value of goods shoplifted at a New Jersey shopping center has determined the prison sentence that the apprehended thief must serve.
The shopping center is Paramus Park Mall, in Paramus, and the shoplifting incident occurred at a department store operated by Macy's Inc., a tenant of the center. The thief was caught red-handed after he left the store with clothing merchandise that he had not bought.
The shoplifter was obviously knowledgeable regarding retailer devices that protect against thieves. While in the store, he carried a portable container known as a booster bag. Such containers are lined with aluminum foil to prevent detection devices at store exits from sounding an alarm. The foil interrupts the signal that ordinarily would set off an alarm when undecoded merchandise tags pass by a detection device.
The shoplifter at Paramus Park Mall had warranted attention prior to his capture. Macy's employees had alerted store security when he refused to have his selected items counted before entering a fitting room there. Two security officers called to the scene said they then spotted aluminum foil protruding from his shopping bag. They added that they also saw him enter a fitting room with 10 or more clothing items and heard sounds from the fitting room that they said they thought were the removal with pliers of sensor tags.
The guards followed the shoplifter as he left the store without paying for the items in his bag. They then accosted him, handcuffed him, and brought him back to the store's security office.
At trial, the value of the goods found on the shoplifter at the time of his arrest was a factor in resolving the length of his prison sentence. Altogether, the security guards said eight items were in the confiscated bag and their retail value totaled $636.
In response to that estimate, however, lawyers for the shoplifter pointed out that numerous items taken from the store were on sale. So the retail value of the stolen goods, the lawyers added, must reflect a lower price. And lowering the price was vital because of New Jersey laws.
In that state, shoplifting becomes a serious crime when the value of the property taken exceeds $500. A jury subsequently found the shoplifter guilty of taking goods valued at more than $500. The judge then determined that, based on the retail value of the goods taken in this case, the shoplifter must serve a five-year sentence.
The shoplifter appealed that sentence, arguing that the price of the goods taken was less than $500 because of the sale at the time of his arrest. In fact, in instructing the jury, the judge had explained to jury members that they should calculate the amount of the goods taken using the "full retail value." He then defined that value as "the merchant's stated or advertised price of the merchandise."
A New Jersey appellate court ruled that the sentence must stand. Explained the judge, "The instruction [by the trial judge to the jury] was clear and easy to understand…. Whether the [computer-generated] number accurately reflected that day's sales prices was more than adequately framed [to the jury]." (State v. Alicea, 2009 WL 1077305 [N.J.Super.A.D.])
Decision: April 2009


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Cala Pregonda a la costa nord de Menorca al municipi d'es Mercadal, és una de les més recomanades per tots els habitants de Menorca. És un dels paratges més vells de l'illa, totalment diferent de les altres cales del sud. Tot i comptar amb uns quants xalets privats, gairebé se la pot definir com una cala verge. També es caracteritza per tenir sorra vermella i tenir un ambient que la fa molt especial, ja que el seu aspecte, a més d'un, li farà pensar que està a la superfície de Mart. Però per major contrast, l'aigua és totalment cristal·lina. La seva longitud és de 170 m, té una amplada de 60 m, el seu grau d'ocupació és mig i les condicions de bany són òptimes, aigües tranquil·les. A més, disposa d'una bona zona de fondeig.

El problema més gran que hi ha és la seva llunyania de quasi tots els llocs de l'illa i la llarga distància que cal recórrer des del pàrquing fins a la cala, ja que es tarda uns 30 min per un camí que no hi ha gens d'ombra. Per arribar a la cala, s'ha d'arribar a Es Mercadal, agafar la carretera amb direcció Fornells i desviar-se en el camí que va a Cavalleria. Una vegada en aquest camí es veu un desviament que indica Benimel·là/Pregonda.

Enllaços externs

 La platja a Platges de Balears

Pregonda


@maximizer Is exactly what the NSA would want you to think.
Someone went and said NSA. Thats it, can't use this anymore.
@maximizer NSA controls vpn providers. NSA made the vpn to fool us we are secure.
@SweetHuman tor is cracked, VPN is owned by NSA. What is there for us to stay anonymous?
At this point we should talk about funding and business model. The major social networks are so invase, because they sell your data.
A good social network can proof that it doesn't need to do this.


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La magie sexuelle correspond à tout type d'activité sexuelle utilisée dans la magie ritualiste ou dans un contexte religieux et spirituel. Une de ces pratiques de la magie sexuelle consiste à utiliser l'excitation sexuelle ou l'orgasme avec visualisation du résultat souhaité. Une prémisse posée par les magiciens du sexe est le concept selon lequel l'énergie sexuelle est une force puissante qui peut être exploitée pour transcender sa réalité normalement perçue.

Paschal Beverly Randolph

Les premiers enseignements pratiques connus de la magie sexuelle dans le monde occidental proviennent de l'occultiste Paschal Beverly Randolph américain du  (1825-1875), sous le titre Les mystères d'Eulis :

Randolph lui-même a été grandement influencé par les travaux de l'anglais rosicrucien et spécialiste du phallicisme, Hargrave Jennings.

Carl Kellner
Carl Kellner (1851-1905), le fondateur de Ordo Templi Orientis, (OTO), a affirmé avoir appris les techniques de la magie sexuelle auprès de trois adeptes de cet art. À partir de 1904, références à ces secrets, Kellner et l'OTO a commencé à apparaître dans « un obscur périodique allemand maçonnique appelé Oriflamme ». En 1912, les éditeurs de Oriflamme ont annoncé :

Ida Craddock

Dans la dernière partie du , la réformatrice sexuelle Ida Craddock (1857-1902) a publié plusieurs ouvrages traitant de la sexualité sacrée, notamment Les Époux Célestes et Le Mariage Psychique. Aleister Crowley a passé en revue  Heavenly Bridegrooms  dans les pages de son journal  The Equinox , déclarant que c'était :

Les techniques sexuelles du Psychic Wedlock de Craddock ont été reproduites plus tard dans Sex Magick par l'initié d'O.T.O., Louis T. Culling, un disciple de C.F. Russell.

Aleister Crowley

Aleister Crowley (1875-1947) s'impliqua dans Theodor Reuss et Ordo Templi Orientis à la suite de la publication de The Book of Lies entre 1912 et 1913. Selon le récit de Crowley, Reuss l'a approché et l'a accusé d'avoir révélé le secret (sexuel) le plus profond d'OTO dans l'un des chapitres cryptiques de ce livre. Lorsqu'il est devenu clair pour Reuss que Crowley l'avait fait involontairement, il a initié Crowley au IX° (neuvième degré) de l'O.T.O. et l'a nommé "Souverain Grand Maître Général d'Irlande, Iona et tous les Britanniques."

Alors que l'O.T.O. inclus, dès sa création, l'enseignement du sexe magick dans les plus hauts degrés de l'Ordre, lorsque Crowley est devenu chef de l'Ordre, il a développé ces enseignements et les a associés à différents degrés comme suit :

 VIII° : masturbatoire ou techniques magiques autosexuelles étaient enseignées, appelées Lesser Work of Sol
 IX° : Les hétérosexuels techniques magiques étaient enseignées
 XI° : la pénétration anale des techniques magiques étaient enseignées.

Le professeur Hugh Urban, professeur de religion comparée à The Ohio State University, a noté l'accent mis par Crowley sur le sexe comme "le pouvoir magique suprême". Selon Crowley :

Crowley a beaucoup écrit sur le thème de la magie sexuelle. Certaines de ces œuvres étaient publiées et mises à la disposition du grand public, d'autres étaient secrètes et ne pouvaient être obtenues que par des initiés de l'Ordo Templi Orientis.
 Liber IAO - IAO. Magie Sexuelle. Donne trois méthodes de réalisation à travers une série volontaire de pensées. La forme active du Liber CCCXLV.
 De Nuptis Secretis Deorum Cum Hominibus - Magie sexuelle
 Liber Stellae Rubeae - Selon Crowley, un rituel secret d'Apep, le cœur de l'IAO-OAI, livré à V.V.V.V.V. pour son utilisation dans une certaine matière du Livre de la Loi (Liber AL vel Legis). Magie sexuelle voilée de symbolisme.
 Liber Agape vel C vel Azoth - Le Livre du Dévoilement du Sangraal où il est parlé du Vin du Sabbat des Adeptes. Instructions secrètes du neuvième degré de l'O.T.O. (Magie du sexe)
 Liber Cheth vel Vallum Abiegni - Un récit parfait de la tâche de l'Adepte Exempt considéré sous les symboles d'un plan particulier, pas l'intellectuel. Magie sexuelle voilée de symbolisme.
 Liber A'ash vel Capricorni Pneumatici - Analyse la nature de la force magique créatrice chez l'homme, explique comment l'éveiller, comment l'utiliser et indique le général aussi bien que les objets particuliers à gagner ainsi. Magie sexuelle lourdement voilée de symbolisme.
 The Book of Lies - comprend certaines techniques en langage symbolique, y compris le sexe oral prolongé (chapitre 69) en état d'ébriété avec du haschisch .
  The Paris Working  - Un enregistrement d'opérations de magie homosexuelle.
 Energized Enthusiasm - Un essai développant l'idée de la créativité en tant que phénomène sexuel. Spécialement adapté à la tâche d'atteindre le contrôle du Corps de Lumière, le développement de l'intuition et le Hatha yoga.

Maria de Naglowska
Maria de Naglowska (1883–1936) était une occultiste, mystique, auteure et journaliste russe qui écrivait et enseignait sur les pratiques rituelles magiques sexuelles tout en étant également liée au mouvement surréaliste parisien. Elle a créé et dirigé une société occulte connue sous le nom de Confrérie de la Flèche d'or (Confrérie de la Flèche d'Or) à Paris de 1932 à 1935. En 1931, elle a compilé, traduit et publié en français une collection d'écrits publiés et non publiés par L'occultiste américain Paschal Beverly Randolph au sujet de la magie sexuelle et des miroirs magiques. Sa traduction et sa publication des idées et des enseignements auparavant peu connus de Randolph ont été la source de l'influence ultérieure de Randolph dans la magie européenne. Elle a augmenté le texte avec certains de ses enseignements oraux. L'année suivante, elle publie une nouvelle semi-autobiographique, Le Rite sacré de l'amour magique.

Plus tard cette année-là, elle a également publié  La Lumière du sexe , un traité mystique et un guide du rituel sexuel qui était une lecture obligatoire pour ceux qui cherchaient à être initiés à la Confrérie de la Flèche d'Or. Son dernier livre sur les pratiques avancées de magie sexuelle,  Le Mystère de la pendaison  détaille ses enseignements avancés sur le Troisième Terme de la Trinité et le pouvoir de transformation spirituelle du sexe, et la pratique de pendaison rituelle érotique et autres pratiques de privation sensorielle. Au-delà des sujets occultes, Naglowska a également influencé le mouvement artistique surréaliste. Le  Lexique succinct de l'érotisme  dans le catalogue de l'Exposition internationale surréaliste de 1959 à Paris a noté son influence importante.  Surréaliste un récit détaillé de sa vie.

Samaël Aun Weor

Le nœud des enseignements de Samael Aun Weor (1917-1977) est ce qu'il appelle la « magie sexuelle blanche », dont le principe primordial est de conclure l'acte sans orgasme ni éjaculation de la part de l'homme ou de la femme. Ainsi, au lieu que l'énergie sexuelle soit libérée dans un spasme, cette énergie subit une transmutation sexuelle via la volonté et le sacrifice du désir. Selon Aun Weor, l'induction magnétique produite en croisant l'actif (phallus) et le passif (utérus) les organes créateurs font circuler les courants lunaire, solaire et akashic à travers le cordon brahmanique (les ida, pingala et sushumna nadis respectivement ) du couple. Il dit que ce courant fournit alors une connexion active entre le centre magnétique à la racine du n ose (la glande pinéale, Ajna chakra) et les principes solaires et lunaires situés dans le système séminal au muladhara chakra. L'énergie transmutée, par la volonté, est peuplée par ce que Aun Weor dit être "des milliards d'atomes christiques" qui en s'élevant rencontre le pur akasa du cordon brahmanique trinitaire, l'enflammant, et à travers de nombreuses années de travail cela provoque l'ascension de la kundalini à travers les trente-trois chambres ou degrés de la moelle épinière.

Aun Weor dit qu'avec l'ascension de la kundalini, la cristallisation des "corps solaires" se forme en raison de la transmutation qui se produit par la magie sexuelle blanche. Il dit que les corps solaires sont les quatre aspects du merkabah sacré de Arcanum Seven. En somme, Aun Weor décrit les corps solaires comme les véhicules christiques de l'émotion, de l'esprit et de la volonté.

Aun Weor dit que parce que la sexualité est à la fois un créateur et un destructeur, à la Shiva-Shakti, à travers la magie sexuelle, il indique que l'on peut éliminer tout défaut psychologique précédemment compris. En d'autres termes, il dit que grâce à la magie sexuelle, l'élimination radicale des véhicules égocentriques peut être réalisée - qu'il dit être les véhicules animaliers ou inférieurs de l'émotion, de l'esprit et de la volonté liés à son animal évolutif. transmigrations avant d'atteindre l'état humanoïde. Ainsi, à travers la mort de l'ego et la naissance des corps solaires, Aun Weor déclare que l'on peut être élevé à l'état angélique et au-delà.

Aun Weor déclare également que lorsque l'orgasme est atteint, les atomes christiques sont expulsés et remplacés, via la contraction orgasmique génitale, par ce qu'il croyait être des "atomes" impurs de fornication. Quand , par la volonté, le courant akashique rencontre les "atomes de fornication", a-t-il dit, qu'au lieu de monter, l'énergie est rejetée par la triade divine (atman-buddhi-manas) et est forcée de descendre dans les enfers atomiques de l'être humain, formant la "queue de satan", (la kundabuffer, ou kundalini polarisée négativement). Il dit que la répétition de l'orgasme au fil du temps sépare la triade divine du « quat inférieur »

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The Springtime theme rolls on as we take a look at So Breezy today. So Breezy is exactly as the name implies .. breezy! In this set are two sentiments handwritten by me. I've always prided myself in my penmanship, so I hope you'll like it too! Also a neat little thing in this set is the loopy heart line -- I drew this line for my friend back in 2010 when we designed her destination wedding invitation. We used the loopy heart line to draw an airplane's path from NY to Aruba. I'm so happy to see it in stamp form!
So Breezy will be available for purchase on February 15th.
So Breezy comes in a 4x6 clear acetate sheet and will retail for $15.00.
So Breezy contains a total of 14 stamps: 6 sentiment stamps and 8 images. The girl image measures 2-1/16" in height; the boy image measures 1-15/16" in height; HAPPINESS measures 2-15/16" wide.
This card is pretty much Stamping 101. Stamp everything! Then dress it up!
SUNSHINE was colored with honey and yellow Copic markers. The butterfly, same, but I added a light green to give it some pop. There goes that loopy heart line. And doesn't it really look breezy with the wind against the little girl? I cut the butterfly out and popped it up with some 3d foam adhesive.
It's a little hard to tell, but this whole card has a light shimmer to it. It's really quite pretty in person!
This is one of the nearest new sets I have seen!


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Red Wings hire Nicklas Lidstrom as VP of hockey operations
January 11, 2022 GMT
Detroit Red Wings forward Tyler Bertuzzi, center, celebrates his goal with defenseman Marc Staal, right during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings hired Nicklas Lidstrom as vice president of hockey operations Tuesday, tapping one of the franchise's great players.
General manager Stev Yzerman said his former teammate will be based in his native Sweden and involved in every aspect of helping him run the organization. Lidstrom's job duties will include evaluating players with the Red Wings, on other NHL teams, in the AHL and Europe as well as on amateur levels.
Detroit drafted Lidstrom with the No. 53 pick overall in 1989 and he spent his 20 NHL seasons with the franchise, becoming one of the best defensemen of all time. He won seven Norris trophies to trail only Bobby Orr's record total of eight.
Lidstrom retired in 2012, his No. 5 Red Wings jersey was raised two seasons later and he was a first-ballot Hockey Hall of Famer in 2015.
The 12-time All-Star helped Detroit win four Stanley Cups from 1997 to 2008, when he became the first captain of an NHL championship team born in Europe. He helped the Swedes win Olympic gold in 2006, earning a spot in the Triple Gold Club after also winning a world championship.
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"Reconciliation is not an Aboriginal problem; it is a Canadian one. Virtually all aspects of Canadian society may need to be reconsidered."
– Truth and Reconciliation Commission report**
It's time to think carefully about what creating a better world really means. If we are to build a future that is sustainable, it must also be equitable. We cannot have a discussion about the environment without considering those most deeply affected.
In Spring 2017, Planet in Focus is heading north to Attawapiskat, where high school youth will participate in a two week long, hands-on filmmaking workshop. During the lab, students at Vezina Secondary School will be creating short films and telling their own environmental stories.
Led by Indigenous instructors and filmmakers with deep ties to the Attawapiskat community, this workshop was inspired by the 2015 Planet in Focus Best Canadian Feature Film After the Last River by Victoria Lean, which exposes the effects of diamond mining in Attawapiskat. Many community members attended the screening and spoke with us, planting the seeds that brought this project to fruition.
Thanks to individual donors, we were able to raise $5,500 through our Small Change Fund campaign! 100% of donations raised go toward the purchase of six iPads, which will stay in the community as filmmaking resources for youth, as well as travel for the filmmakers to the community.
Coverage of Indigenous issues in the media is often sporadic, or focused on a purely negative narrative. Sometimes the discourse spotlights a major national crisis, spurring interest for a time and then fizzling out.
Here are five reasons we need to keep the dialogue about Attawapiskat going:
1. The Community
Attawapiskat First Nation (Cree: Āhtawāpiskatowi ininiwak) is a small Mushkegowuk community located at the mouth of the Attawapiskat River on James Bay in Northern Ontario. Known as "People of the parting of the rocks" in the Swampy Cree language, Attawapiskat is home to about 2,000 people.
2. The Colonial Roots
Typical of the colonial practice of exploiting natural resources from Indigenous lands, resource extraction in Northern Ontario prospered thanks to Treaty 9, or the James Bay Treaty of 1905. The Dominion of Canada was a new nation and sought control of Cree lands for exploration and development. According to the Mushkegowuk and Anishiinaabe elders at the time, oral promises made by the government were not reflected in the written agreement.
In signing Treaty 9, the Cree believed they were sharing the land in exchange for education and the assurance that their way of life would be protected. Instead, they surrendered the land and its resources, only to experience the dark legacy of residential schools and government regulations imposing on traditional activities. These broken promises laid the groundwork for destroying Indigenous culture while pilfering the land for economic gain.
3. The Mine
The De Beers Victor Diamond Mine opened in 2008 on Attawapiskat traditional territory — lands taken by the Government of Canada in 1930 through an extension of Treaty 9. Since then, De Beers, the world's largest diamond producer and distributor, has extracted billions of dollars worth of diamonds. While the specifics are shrouded in secrecy, CBC found that the company has hardly paid any royalties. Whatever pockets are being filled, they are not those of the nearby community.
4. The Crises
Tragedy has often thrust Attawapiskat into the national and international spotlight. A suicide epidemic made headlines in April 2016 and drew attention to the community's suffering, but this was not the first call for help. Attawapiskat has declared a state of emergency multiple times over the past decade, faced with a severe housing shortage and overcrowding, flooding and sewer backups, poor infrastructure and education, and staggering unemployment rates (a situation that has been so bad, the Red Cross had to be called in – something you wouldn't expect in a developed country). Attawapiskat's leaders hoped the deal with De Beers would be a way to break free from the cycle of crushing poverty. As uncovered in After the Last River, De Beers' promises have largely gone unfulfilled.
5. The Indigenous Environmental Connection
Just as it is important to recognize that these crises are rooted in centuries of violence and mistreatment, it's also important to understand that Indigenous rights and environmental issues go hand in hand.
In Attawapiskat, an 18-month study conducted by the environmental group Wildlands League found that De Beers failed to sufficiently monitor and report on mercury contamination caused by the Victor Mine. The mercury levels accumulate in the fish supply that feeds the community – a reflection of a systemic problem that Indigenous peoples are disproportionately affected by environmental degradation.
A report by the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues makes the connection:
"Indigenous peoples are among the first to face the direct consequences of climate change, owing to their dependence upon, and close relationship with the environment and its resources. Climate change exacerbates the difficulties already faced by vulnerable indigenous communities, including political and economic marginalization, loss of land and resources, human rights violations, discrimination and unemployment."
The reality is that although Indigenous communities have contributed little to climate change, Indigenous knowledge is desperately needed in the efforts to combat it:
"In fact, indigenous peoples are vital to, and active in, the many ecosystems that inhabit their lands and territories, and may therefore help enhance the resilience of these ecosystems. In addition, indigenous peoples interpret and react to the impacts of climate change in creative ways, drawing on traditional knowledge and other technologies to find solutions which may help society at large to cope with impending changes."
Indigenous peoples have always been at the forefront of environmentalism, organizing movements to peacefully protest the institutions stripping away their livelihoods and cultures.
At Planet in Focus, we believe that films can bring about change. Through our Eco-Film Lab in Toronto and York Region schools, we empower young filmmakers to tell their own stories. The youth of Attawapiskat urgently need a platform to be heard, and no one else can tell their stories better. It is our responsibility to listen, support, and pay attention.
While the story of Attawapiskat is one of a community living in challenging conditions, it is also one of a resilient people raising their voices. The Attawapiskat Eco-Film Lab will encourage dialogue, foster understanding, and deepen connections between Indigenous youth in the North and young people in the South. There will be a community screening of the films after the program in Attawapiskat, and we look forward to sharing the shorts at the 18th Annual Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival in October.
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A barbarian is one who operates in his or her natural state. Before civilization took hold of us, before culture influenced our actions, we were untouched. Before they came with their offers of cultivation, we operated in our primitive nature.
We took an oath don't you remember? We pledged our sword, our passion, and our life to another. We allowed him to come into our lives and exchange our hearts. He took from us a heart of stone and gave us a heart of flesh. He renewed our spirit, transformed our mind, and rewired our thinking. He adopted us and he became our Father. The moment we took that oath, the moment we pledged ourselves to him, we became citizens of a different world. And in this world, in this off-planet kingdom, we were brought back to what we were created to be. Untouched by culture. Undomesticated.
To the eyes of the world we became barbaric, but in the eyes of our Father, we became who we were always meant to be. We took on a new form, was given a sword forged of heavenly fire and in exchange for our tattered clothes, we were given armor made of light. We became soldiers and children and lovers of the Most High. Of a king who lives outside of time and the movements of this world. We no longer adapt or are accustomed to this civilization, but have found a new home in a new kingdom.
This world, this earth, is no longer our home. We walk among these plains and sail these oceans but we are not of it. We no longer share in the domestic worries, the domestic happiness, or the domestic chores of this world. We are free of the influences that drive us away from the pursuit of our Father. We have returned to our natural state. Our primitive nature.


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One of the things that sets Chicago condominium living apart from other types of housing is that ownership of a condo necessitates membership in the building's condo or homeowners' association (often called an HOA). A condo association is a collective group made up of all the owners of units within a building or complex; membership is mandatory. A condo association is a corporation with legal bylaws, and it is usually governed by a board of directors that is elected by the members. By collecting mandatory monthly assessment fees from members, the condo association pays for all shared amenities and services, such as garbage removal and recycling, grounds-keeping, exterior building maintenance and security. A condo association may also plan social events and mediate disputes between condo owners, among other things.
Read all of the rules and regulations (called Covenants, Conditions and Regulations, or CC&Rs in this context) currently required by the condo association. We want to make sure you can live with the conditions and restrictions imposed by these regulations.
Find out how much the condo association currently charges in monthly fees (or "assessments.") Once you have purchased the condo, you cannot legally decline to pay these assessments, and they can range from very little per month to hundreds of dollars per month, depending on the property's amenities and services.
Consider possible future increases in these assessments. Find out how often the association has raised the mandatory assessment fees during its history, and take into account whether your finances will be able to withstand future increases.
Ask whether the condo association has cash reserves for emergency maintenance needs. If they do not have cash reserves, this presents the possibility of extra fees (or "special assessments") in case of emergencies.
Determine whether there are term limits for the Board, and if Board members have attended training sessions in efficient condominium management.
Determine if there is litigation pending involving the condo association and the circumstances surrounding that litigation if so.
While there are similarities between condo associations, no two are alike, so this research is a vital part of the home-buying process.


Eric Richter joined Phillips Edison & Company in 2001 as a Regional Property Manager. Since 2001, he has been promoted several times, serving as Assistant Director of Property Management, Vice President of Property Management and currently Senior Vice President of Property Management. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Richter was a property/facilities manager for NSG Inc., a Cincinnati-based property management firm. Prior to joining NSG, he held several positions including Operations Manager for Roal Inc.'s Surf Cincinnati Waterpark from 1991 to 1998.


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Employed Since: 11/10/2016
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University of Maryland (1983)
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (1988)
Mr. Kettering started SCS halfway though the 2016-17 school year teaching in the English department. The following year he picked up a photography class (BS from U of MD in photojournalism 83), a Bible foundations class (M-Div from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX 88), and a P.E. class (his father was a football coach for 35 years). He continues to teach British literature in the English department.
Rodger had about 12 years of teaching experience before coming to SCS, and before that about ten year of church planting and pastoring in MI, PA and MD. He took a two year break to write Promiseland (children's ministry) curriculum for Willow Creek Community Church. Before that he served for four years in the Army as a field photographer in TX, Korea, and MD.
He is married to his lovely wife Debbie and they have two grown boys who reside in Chicago. Mr. Kettering has visited the U.K. a few times informally studying his favorite British author, C.S. Lewis, and is extremely thankful for SCS for offering students a core class in British literature and hopes to instill in his students the love of reading and the joy of the art of photography.


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Telling Riot Games that one-hit wonders flame out is pointless—they already know that.
I was listening to This Week in Tech this past week with a particular guest on the panel, Jessica Lessin. She used to be a part of the Wall Street Journal and seemed to be one of the few that would be able to report on Apple rumors to the mainstream media with some sort of authority. I guess it made her pretty important in that grand scheme of market analysis and anticipation, but I haven't really read the Wall Street Journal with any consistency, so I wouldn't really know.
Lessin was on because she's relatively knowledgeable about all things tech, but also because she's not with the Wall Street Journal anymore. She's recently brought into fully swing a paywall news site called The Information. I've meant to give the site a once over and try it out for the shortest amount of time I could pre-purchase in advance, but I have to admit, after previewing some of the site's content, I ended up not even bothering to see how much it could set me back.
All because some dunce decided to bend Riot Games over the proverbial barrel intent on patronizing it in prose with traditional business wisdom.
Traditional business wisdom suggests that EA is a better game developer than Riot Games.
The article headline reads: "Riot Games Beware: One-Hit Wonders Flame Out"
Well, Eric P. Newcomer, of course one-hit wonders flame out. It would be silly to ignore all the other rumors about Riot developing new titles, such as an online card game, not to mention the co-founder's admission that Riot develop new ideas—results one might find with five minutes at the helm of the good ship Google.com.
Compared to companies like EA, which I'm assuming this writer has to have the biggest hard-on ever for, Riot is, I concede, a company that doesn't really publish its long-term goals. It never has. Even the with the card game they were building, I'm sure a traditional games developer public relations person would have gladly announced that they were finally getting around to making a second game in a bland press release that could give potential investors something to consider.
Riot's only publicly stated goals are to make fun games and… make fun games. As far as I can tell.
However, Riot has taken the more Apple approach to its future roadmap, keeping as much as possible inside the company and out of the public's eyes until it's ready to be deployed or until the decision is made to follow through. As far as I can tell, League of Legends has a big huge sugar daddy in the form of Tencent on top of being a currency printing machine in and of itself. It'd be hard to argue that Riot Games couldn't live without League of Legends when you consider that the company is set for at least the next decade and probably further into the future than that.
So what exactly prompted this defense of Riot Games? Don't you think that League of Legends pales in comparison to the more skillful DOTA-clone, Dota 2?
Yes, that is true. No, I'm not going to attack Riot Games in this post because I don't really have anything concrete to stand on other than the fact that it's a personal preference, even though I am horrible at all types of strategy games.
However, this excerpt published as a preview made me change my mind about LoL being all bad:
Riot Games, maker of the popular League of Legends computer game, is emerging as a gaming company to watch thanks to its free-to-play business model that offers hope for the dim PC gaming industry. But the company should take a lesson from gaming giants of the past and be quick to diversify. Timeless money-making hits are rare to non-existent in the gaming world.
Unlike many video game companies that charge around $50 for their games, Riot offers League of Legends for free and charges users for in-game currency which can be spent on new characters.
And so, I continue to my main point.
League of Legends is the success companies like EA can only dream about, but will never realize because Riot still has a soul.
It's true, though. My recent praise of Titanfall and anticipation of the in-development Mass Effect 4 (when it's finished, I can't wait just please don't wait until 2016) aside, EA has completely lost its soul, but that doesn't meant that business-minded folks are completely against its profiteering ways. They're in it for the money. It's never been about anything but the money since the middle of the 90s.
Riot, however, have one success to drive them forward on. And sure, another game is out there in the ether somewhere ready to take Riot into new genres or markets, but that time isn't here yet. Until it is, they have a monster of a job trying to balance all the heroes in League of Legends while keeping the money coming in from both new and veteran players alike. Nothing about how Riot's acted suggests that anything is slowing down for the one-game company.
EA on the other hand, is trying to make money hand over fist by killing a majority of their beloved IPs and poorly managing the ones that are still relevant. Somewhere, an EA executive sleeps at night, on their Californian king size bed stuffed with money, dreaming that one day, he'll actually be able to fill his bed with hundred dollar bills instead of fifty dollar bills so that he can properly feel the ideal level of arrogance and smug even whilst asleep.
Riot isn't resting on its laurels. They're always developing new things to add to League or actually getting along with each other. They're experimenting with new business relationships for esports' sake.
All EA has going for it are two major releases we're expecting will be good even though PC players will end up being tied to Origin, because no one at EA actually gives a shit about players. Riot actually has players who like their game and care about players, even though they do stupid shit like not have all the heroes accessible to everyone for free. But that's another point of contention for another rant.
Posted on 12 February 2014 by bcarr.	This entry was posted in esports and tagged league of legends, opinion, Riot. Bookmark the permalink.
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Q: cakephp 2.x: Make some dropdown required or not with a dynamic name I found some posts related to my issue but not as I was looking for. So I ask for your help. Some of them are required but not all of them (and more, the user can add some drop-down list and edit the name, so we never know in advance).
I have many drop-down list like below with a dynamic name.

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                                'id'        => $refs[$i]['Reference']['id'],
                                'label'     => false,
                                'type'      => 'select',
                                'options'   => $rate,
                                'class'     => 'form-control selectpicker',
                                'empty'     => '-- RATE --',
                            ));
                    ?>

I tried the following (with database information) but it's not working :

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                                'id'        => $refs[$i]['Reference']['id'],
                                'label'     => false,
                                'type'      => 'select',
                                'options'   => $rate,
                                'class'     => 'form-control selectpicker',
                                'empty'     => '-- RATE --',
                                'required'     => $required,
                            ));
                    ?>

May I do something wrong ? Do you have any idea on how to get this ?
Thank you

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Well, we didn't quite get the foot and a half of snow predicted, but I'd rather the weather forecasters overestimate than under. Still, it began snowing Saturday and there was a lovely layer of snow when we woke Sunday morning. The result was a delightfully quiet day at home.
In light of the forecasts of impending doom, I did my usual weekend shopping on Thursday. And church was cancelled on Sunday. Which meant . . . most of my typical weekend tasks were off. Which meant . . . the chance to experience a bit of boredom.
Of course, being bored REALLY means doing the stuff I'd like to do every day. I read (Where the Crawdads Sing), I tromped around in the snow with my husband and dog, I began a jigsaw puzzle, I worked a crossword, I plotted a new story, I cooked and ate, I put up Christmas decorations . . . in other words, I just did what I felt like.
Of course, it's lovely because it doesn't happen very often (and because we didn't lose power). I suppose it might get old after a week. Or two. But, for now, I'm grateful for a bit of boredom.
There's SO much I love about the Appalachian mountains. Here's the first of what I hope are many videos sharing some of the wonders of my mountain home with you.
Should I Pray for Power?
We saw some storms blow through late Friday afternoon knocking out the power just before five. Our landline went down as well, so I loaded up Thistle (who is FREAKED OUT by power issues) and drove about a mile and a half to where I can get a cell phone signal.
Called it in. Of course, they'd had about 400 other people call it in by then, but hey, it's something to do. Word was that 1,700+ folks were without power in our outage and crews were assessing. They'd text me once they had news.
Pondered what I could eat that wasn't refrigerated.
Then, around 7 p.m., the power blinked back on and I proceeded to cook the chicken breasts marinating in the fridge. No problem-o.
And honestly, other than not having access to the internet, that wasn't much different from what I would have been doing anyway.
Neighbors called at 8 p.m. to see if the power was back on. They'd gone out to eat after the electricity had been off for about an hour and were faced with crowds of other people doing the same thing.
I told them we'd had power since seven and they asked if I'd said a prayer for restoration. Which kind of took me by surprise. Well, no. I didn't. It didn't even occur to me to pray about the power being out. And while I don't think God would have minded a chat about electricity in the least, I'm pretty sure he and I can come up with better stuff to talk about.
Sure, power outages can be scary. For people who depend on electric medical equipment. For hospitals and nursing homes. For people living in extreme heat or cold. But for me on a cool, rainy Friday evening? It was a minor inconvenience at most.
We talk about taking a "break" from things like Facebook or our cell phones. We take vacations from work and sometimes give up food or drink like sugar, alcohol, caffeine, or wheat when we've been overindulging. Maybe we should start taking breaks from electricity. Eat peanut butter crackers, go for a walk, play cards, read books, and talk to each other.
Hmmm. Maybe the power should go out more often . . . I think I know where the breaker is.
Ah, June. Those days of complaining about how cold it is are well behind us. Mild spring days have wound down. Some afternoon it's even getting . . . hot.
While the first true day of summer may not be until June 21, school is out this week, I'm going bare-legged in skirts and dresses, we're getting produce at the farmer's market, and I say this is summer.
Which means it's time to start complaining about how hot it is. Except I'm trying to learn a lesson from my dog. She doesn't complain, she just gets cool. And here's her favorite way to do it . . .


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Montecampione è una località turistica montana nata a cavallo degli anni '70 e '80 compresa all'interno dei territori di Artogne e Pian Camuno, in Valle Camonica (provincia di Brescia). Si trova a un'ora di macchina da Bergamo e Brescia, poco meno di due ore da Milano.

Geografia

Montecampione sorge nella parte meridionale della Vallecamonica, al confine con l'area del Sebino. I rilievi presenti nel suo comprensorio (quest'ultimo di difficile delimitazione non essendo Montecampione un comune) appartengono alle Prealpi Bresciane, più precisamente alla Catena Bresciana Occidentale (Gruppo Setteventi-Muffetto).

La piccola valle (formata dal comprensorio, contenente le frazioni Acquebone, Ca' de Gos e Piazze) che si affaccia sulla Valle Camonica è denominata Val di Mezzo, anche se non vi sono definizione univoche. La Val Maione invece è compresa, ad alta quota, tra la Colma di Marucolo e il Dosso Rotondo. Rispetto alle vicine Orobie e alle Alpi Retiche (queste ultime presenti in Alta Valle Camonica) l'aspetto delle vette montecampionesi risulta più dolce, con cime smussate dagli agenti atmosferici e presenza di rocce limitata alle sole cime che più alte.

Orografia
In ordine, partendo da sud e procedendo verso nord, il comprensorio contiene al suo interno le seguenti vette:

 Colma di Marucolo (1890 m)
 Monte Campione (ovvero la cima che dà il nome al comprensorio) (1827 m)
 Monte Corniolo (1770 m)
 Dosso Rotondo (1850 m)
 Monte Splaza (1850 m)
 Monte Muffetto (2100 m)
 Dosso Beccherie (1950 m)

Valli confinanti
Il comprensorio di Montecampione è situato in Valle Camonica. Trasversalmente rispetto alla valle, confina a sud con la Val Palot (si inframezza una piccola valle detta Val Negra), a nord con le valli tributarie della Vallecamonica Rosello-Valgrigna (raggiungibile superando il passo degli Ebrei in località Plan di Montecampione), a est confina invece con la Val Trompia.

Dalla media-alta Val Trompia (all'incirca da Marcheno fino a Bovegno) la cima Montecampione è facilmente riconoscibile per via della sua inconfondibile forma a piramide (versante sud est e versante est).

Clima
Il clima è alpino, con estati fresche e inverni lunghi e rigidi.

Il clima rigido dato dall'altitudine è parzialmente mitigato dalla vicinanza al lago d'Iseo. Questo elemento rende il clima meno freddo rispetto ad altre località poste ad altitudini simili, talvolta impedendo le copiose nevicate tipiche del comparto alpino.

È attiva una stazione meteo gestita in collaborazione con il Centro Meteorologico Lombardo.

Ambiente

Flora
Flora e fauna del comprensorio sono quelle tipiche del comparto alpino.

Procedendo da Pian Camuno, percorrendo la strada che passa da Solato e Vissone, si incontrano alle quote più basse faggi, aceri, castagni e querce che ben si adattano a quote collinari. Superata la frazione di Vissone, si susseguono fino alla località Plan di Montecampione boschi di abeti e larici, che poi mutano in formazioni di rododendri e arbusti. Superata la quota 1700-1800 m s.l.m. si incontrano quasi esclusivamente manto erboso, muschi e licheni.

Fauna
La fauna avicola è presente in tutto il territorio, a partire dalle numerose colonie di rondini (nella località lago di Rondeneto a nord del Plan di Montecampione). Sono presenti inoltre svariati rapaci, come poiane alle quote più basse e anche falchi.

Altre specie presenti sul territorio sono marmotte (presenti in grande numero sotto il Monte Muffetto, in zona Plan di Montecampione), roditori, cinghiali, volpi, e anche diversi ungulati in zona Rosello. Sulla maggior parte del territorio è vietata la caccia.

Geografia antropica

Comprensori e villaggi
Il comprensorio, che si estende dai 1200 m s.l.m. ai 2000 m s.l.m., è composto di due località principali: Montecampione 1200 (1200 m s.l.m.) e Plan di Montecampione (1800 m s.l.m.). Il centro della località è il villaggio a quota 1200 s.l.m.: qui vi sono numerose abitazioni adibite a seconde case e molti luoghi d'aggregazione, oltre che due alberghi.

I principali siti della località sono:

 La Piazzetta, dove si trovano diversi esercizi commerciali;
 Il laghetto di Montecampione;
 Il Valgrande, formato da tre piazze porticate dove si trovano altri locali, e da dove partono gli impianti di risalita;
 La Splaza, ultimato nel 2008. Situato in prossimità degli impianti di risalita dove si trovano altri locali pubblici.

Consorzio
A Montecampione è presente un consorzio che opera come associazione libera (è in corso il processo che porterà l'ente a divenire riconosciuto). Costituito dai proprietari degli immobili del villaggio a quota 1200, il consorzio da sempre gestisce servizi, a titolo esemplificativo e non esaustivo, come acqua, manutenzione ordinaria e straordinaria del territorio, la cura del verde e la gestione degli eventi del villaggio a quota 1200.

Dato di fatto è che, senza questo ente, la gestione risulterebbe difficile, in quanto politicamente compresa tra due comuni diversi distanti più di 11 km. Non è quindi un comune, né tantomeno una frazione.

Storia

Prima di Montecampione
Fino agli anni '70 Montecampione non esiste. La strada, che oggi porta fino alla località Bassinale (in zona Plan di Montecampione), arrivava fino a Vissone. Si trattava per lo più di terre adibite al pascolo.

Anni '70
L'idea di creare Montecampione nasce alla fine degli anni sessanta per iniziativa comune di due gruppi imprenditoriali. Nel 1970 viene così costituita una società che costruì in quell'anno la strada che, partendo da Vissone, arrivava fino alla partenza dei primi impianti sciistici. Iniziò così la costruzione di Alpiaz, il centro abitato a quota 1200 metri s.l.m. che fa parte del comprensorio di Montecampione.

Dal 1970 al 1985 furono costruiti tutti gli impianti di risalita necessari a servire tutte le piste oggi esistenti. Dalle poche piste e dai pochi impianti dei primi anni, ora è possibile sciare su parecchi chilometri di piste partendo da 1200 metri s.l.m. fino a raggiungere quota 2000 metri s.l.m.

Verso la fine degli anni Settanta la strada fu prolungata fino ad un altopiano posto a circa 1800 m s.l.m. conosciuto come Plan di Montecampione. Lì venne costruito un unico grande complesso immobiliare.

Anni '80
Alla fine degli anni Ottanta Montecampione occupa buona parte del comprensorio montano dei comuni di Artogne e Piancamuno.

Anni '90
Nel 1993 si svolgono a Montecampione i Campionati mondiali juniores di sci alpino. Nel 1996 Montecampione è scelta per il Parallelo di Natale dove si sono visti Alberto Tomba e Andrea Bocelli sulle piste da sci.

Anni 2000
Nel 2002, su iniziativa dell'allora vicepresidente della provincia di Brescia Corrado Ghirardelli, un accordo è raggiunto e gli enti pubblici (provincia di Brescia, Comunità Montana, B.I.M. ed i comuni di Artogne, Piancamuno, Darfo Boario Terme e Bovegno) contribuiscono in modo significativo all'investimento di circa 8 miliardi di lire che è necessario per la sostituzione della seggiovia biposto ad agganciamento fisso del 1971 con una quadriposto ad agganciamento automatico Leitner che porta da Montecampione sino alla cima del Monte Corniolo.

Anni 2010
Dal 2014 il complesso del villaggio turistico di Plan di Montecampione, affiancato agli impianti sciistici, e del villaggio di Preottone versano in un profondo stato di crisi. Al Plan sia i 142 appartamenti che, soprattutto, le sedi degli ex locali pubblici sono abbandonati. Medesima sorte per l'hotel situato nella sottostante località Alpiaz. Al momento gli hotel si trovano al fallimento presso il tribunale di Bolzano.

Dal 2016 parte un progetto di rilancio della località, in particolare vengono rilevati gli impianti da alcuni nuovi imprenditori.

Nel 2018 i dubbi sorti circa la legittimità del consorzio di Montecampione vengono fugati: una votazione consortile tramite assemblea straordinaria ha approvato un nuovo statuto sancendone la legittimità e descrivendone i rapporti con i comuni.

Anni 2020
Dopo la parentesi del Covid, il Consorzio Montecampione stabilisce di cambiare nuovamente il suo statuto tramite una seconda assemblea straordinaria. Fissando le competenze con i comuni, avviando il processo di riconoscimento dell'ente e accrescendo il suo politico il Consorzio si propone come perno e supporto del rilancio della località.

Sport
L'attrazione principale sono gli impianti sciistici sorti negli anni 70. Oggi sono disponibili numerose piste, da quelle per principianti a quelle per sciatori esperti.

Montecampione dispone di circa 30 piste quasi tutte dotate di innevamento programmato: 10 seggiovie e 1 sciovia permettono di avere un demanio sciabile interamente collegato. Vi sono due campi scuola, uno a 1800 m e uno a 1200 m. Per gli sciatori esperti sono disponibili 4 piste nere, tra cui l'itinerario sciistico Secondino Nord, un itinerario sciistico di notevole difficoltà.

Dal 1985 Montecampione è stata anche teatro di una cronoscalata automobilistica denominata Piancamuno-Montecampione, gara nazionale di velocità in salita, presto assurta all'importante ruolo di prova di campionato italiano e in seguito europeo della montagna. Da metà anni 90 in poi la cronoscalata ha conosciuto momenti di declino anche a causa di svariati problemi organizzativi che hanno portato a disputare la competizione in fasi alterne, con pause di uno o più anni e con riprese prive di titolazione alcuna, per poi finire negli ultimi anni come gara aperta alle sole auto storiche.

Dal 2018 sono presenti diverse varianti, anche complesse, di piste da downhill. Altri sport praticati sono l'arrampicata (grazie alla presenza di numerose falesie naturali), il trekking, il tennis, il tiro a volo, il golf (a montecampione è presente un country club)e il beach volley. Negli ultimi anni si è praticato anche lo sci d'erba (nel 2018 con una tappa di coppa del mondo e nel 2021 con gli assoluti), lo skiroll e il tiro con l'arco. Sono presenti inoltre due campi da gioco: uno polivalente ed un secondo esclusivamente dedicato allo sport del calcio (quest'ultimo costruito per gli allenamenti estivi del Milan durante gli anni '80).

Giro d'Italia

Montecampione è stato teatro di 3 arrivi di tappa al Giro d'Italia. Nel 1982 si arrivò fino ad Alpiaz, mentre nel 1998 fino a Plan di Montecampione: nella salita finale si assistette al duello tra Marco Pantani e Pavel Tonkov, con Pantani che riuscì a guadagnare sul russo tempo sufficiente per garantirgli la vittoria del giro. Nel 2014 si l'arrivo fu posto di nuovo a Plan di Montecampione.

Note

Voci correlate
 Maniva
 Ponte di Legno
 Passo del Tonale
 Vallecamonica
 Sci
Artogne
Pian Camuno

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Frazioni di Artogne
Frazioni di Pian Camuno
Stazioni e comprensori sciistici della Lombardia
Salite ciclistiche in Italia


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Archived News for 2009 to 2012
8/8/14 E E E E E E Ewoks and Droids... Spanish MyComyc
As some of you know, there were exclusive original Droids and Ewoks comics that appeared in Spain in 1986, which were never translated or reprinted in English... until last year when Eddie van der Heidjen, Rich Handley and translator Abel Peña brought them to light. As one of the archivists, I was responsible for posting them for all fans to read, and after a lengthy delay, and a friendly reminder from Matt Wilkins here they are!
5/6/14 Things to Come
With the unfortunate decision of Disney to eliminate the history of the expanded universe as far as future stories under their banner is concerned, many of us are left feeling a range of emotions, a kind of mourning for the end of an era. As far as The Star Wars Expanded Universe Timeline is concerned, however, there are some good things yet ahead. It is still premature to speak of them, but I can tease you with this: This website will present you with some actual new material, including some full-length prose stories that hail from foreign shores, which you've likely never read (unless you speak a certain language). Also, this site will feature some never-before seen stories that were solicited and submitted to Lucasfilm back in the day by yours truly!!
I'll present you with another update by late summer!
The Star Wars Expanded Universe lives on!
4/25/14 The Star Wars Saga, As You've Known It for 35 Years, is Dead...
...and for some, a new one is starting. In an official announcement made today, the entire expanded universe has been essentially relegated to Infinities, though it's being more gently labeled "Legends." "Star Wars Episodes VII-IX will not tell the same story told in the post-Return of the Jedi Expanded Universe." Future writers can reference it, if they feel like it, and bring some elements into canon, meaning that hundreds of books and comics are now little more than potential reference material for those who feel like bringing some elements of it into the new system, in which everything will purportedly be canon.
That last part is the dangling bait to keep old fans around and bring new ones onboard, and it has appeal to many, since they think it means some kind of guarantee that "oh, well NOW everything will be canon." For those of us who don't have a short memory, that label is really no different—in essence—to what fans were given to be the case for over thirty years of a single developed narrative. No, it may not have been called "canon," which was a title left for the films alone, but don't let the EU haters tell you differently. It was official continuity, a legitimate extension of the film universe, in which tremendous effort was made to keep cohesive.
Of course, by the end of Lucas' tenure, towards the start of production on the animated Clone Wars, Lucas decided he didn't want to be bound by the very stories he'd approved of and made money from, and fans began to see the coming conflagration that Disney and Kathleen Kennedy would bring. Needless to say, the anti-EU crowd are celebrating this, as it confirms that the books they've never read (or barely read, or didn't like) have no meaning to the film universe (while at the same time are being told that the future books and comics they won't read will). Those who've wanted to see a reboot, have gotten it. It is foolish to assume, however, that this "new canon" will somehow be superior to the old one, or that it's guaranteed to be safe. Wait a decade or two, and see if Disney (or whoever owns it then) doesn't decide again to give "maximum creative freedom to the filmmakers," and discard the books and comics all over again. The precedent for that was just set today.
1/22/14 Excision
I've removed all The Force Unleashed stories (which comprise two books and their comic-book adaptations/expansions) to the Infinities section, which is something I've meant to do for a long time. When everything is considered, it's not just the numerous contradictions to the other books, comics and short-stories in the expanded universe that informed this decision—though that is a significant factor—but the lack of consistency with the films themselves. Unless it can be explained how Leia would remain a trusted senator free to move about while her father is being hunted down for treason, or why Palpatine would even create the Rebellion in the first place (and then allow its captured leaders to escape), Infinities is where it will remain.
1/7/14 Star Wars Story Group
Interesting news: Lucasfilm's Pablo Hidalgo and Leland Chee have formed a Star Wars Story Group to eliminate the hierarchy in the canon levels -- something readers of this site will know I've been advocating for some time -- and to establish a "defining, single coherent canon." "More so than ever, the canon field will serve us internally simply for classification rather than setting hierarchy." Check out the full story here.
1/3/14 Make Mine Marvel
It has officially come to pass that Marvel is getting back the Star Wars license from Dark Horse. The official announcement and Dark Horse' response can be found here. No doubt there will be those who decry this news, those who celebrate it, and those who are taking a wait-and-see approach. There are no inappropriate responses here. Few can argue that Dark Horse did a great job on numerous titles over the years. For those who see that output as having considerably weakened or become deaf and blind to the wishes of long-time fans, leading to a number of misfires, well, with the new year comes a new publisher and new blood.
New days are upon us.
We'll see what that brings...
As to this site and timeline, it has lain fallow for a long time, and for that I apologize to those who are anxious to see it updated. Believe me, I am just as anxious to see that come to pass. But that's not going to be for awhile. All of my time and energy is focused on my own small-press publishing company, The Royal Publisher of Oz, as well as on my book, Black Sabbath: The Illustrated Lyrics. It has to be this way for now. I still have a place in my heart for Star Wars, but cloudy is the future. If the upcoming films choose to eradicate the history of the 37 year saga, then I will no longer be purchasing or cataloging future Star Wars titles. My interest in the universe will, however, remain here, with the vast legacy of what has been published. If Disney/Lucasfilm choose to preserve the saga, then the Star Wars that we know will continue to grow as it has done since 1977. Either way, this timeline will be updated to include at least everything up to the new films. The Star Wars Expanded Universe Timeline has always taken a hard and fast stance towards the preservation of continuity, and that will not change because the corporate powers-that-be choose to contradict what has come before. The first four decades of Star Wars—which comprise hundreds of stories in films, novels, comic-books, animated series, short-stories and video-games—cannot be eradicated because of a mere three films.