Decorated in the well with Turks in a harbour scene, beside ships and a tower. Initialled on one bale 'v.h'. The cavetto and border with quatrefoil cartouches of figures in landscapes in polychrome and puce monochrome against gold scrolls, strapwork and diaper grounds. In one of the small polychrome cartouches an attendant wears a cap with an AR monogram.
This service was virtually known until sixty-one pieces were offered for sale at Sotheby's, London, in 1970. According to family tradition Samuel Christie-Miller had bought it around 1840 in Paris from a member of the Orléans family.
This is the most sumptuously painted of all Meissen services and decorated by the best painters of the factory including Johann Georg Heintze, Christian Friedrich Herold and Bonaventura Gotttlieb Häuer. The initials 'v.h' could refer to one of these.
Although it is not documented for whom the service was originally commissioned, the exceptional richness of decoration suggests that it might have been a gift to the French Court by Augustus III, the Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, whose daughter Maria Josepha later married the Dauphin Louis Ferdinand.
Before the Sotheby's sale there were only two other pieces with similar decoration published: one dish of comparable size in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg (acquired in 1900) and a close variant, a plate, at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The three largest dishes of this service were in the Pfleuger Collection which is now mostly in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Apart from the one largest dish from the Pfleuger Collection which did not go to Boston, our dish is the largest one remaining in private hands.


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I'm curious where this tradition originated. I know it is practiced by both Ashkenazi and Sephardic communities, so I'm assuming it goes back quite a way. Does anyone know where it originated?
The basic answer is we do not know. It is not mentioned in the Tanakh nor in the Talmud, either Talmud.
The earliest known reference to it goes back to, if memory serves me right, around 1425, which would probably put its origins somewhere in the 1300s.


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"Hatred stirs up dissention, but love covers over all wrongs." ~10:12
"One man gives freely, yet gains even more." ~11:24
"Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant, than pretend to be somebody and have no food." ~12:9
"...the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel." ~12:10
"An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up." ~12:25
"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life." ~13:12
"Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy." ~14:10
"Better a meal of vegetables where there is love, than a fatted calf where there is hatred." ~15:17
"Many are the plans in a man's heart. But it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." ~19:21
for us college students...and everyone else...this one made me laugh!
"Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare." ~20:13
"There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the Lord." ~21:30
"Do not wear yourself out to get rich." ~23:4
And one of my favorites:
"There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand:
the way of an eagle in the sky,
the way of a snake in a rock,
the way of a ship on the high seas,
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Music: "Why Bother" by Weezer (It's a Weezer day)
I'm almost done with Proverbs...
"Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it." ~1:19
"Do not withhold good from those who deserve it, when it is in your power to act." ~3:27
and the way of a man with a maiden." ~30:18-19

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Gabrielle Zilkha, Producer/Director
Gabrielle Zilkha is an award-winning film director and producer with experience in scripted, documentary, multi-media and interactive storytelling. Raised in a funny and neurotic family from Montreal...
Jenn Mason, Producer
Jenn Mason is an extremely diverse producer with over eight years of hands on experience in both the corporate and not-for-profit worlds. She has produced a wide range of mulit-media projects that...
Nathan Sheilds, Editor
Nathan Shields is a skilled film and television editor. Since he began cutting fifteen years ago, Nathan has edited over 35 hours of programming over a wide range of genres, including dramatic shorts...
Jennifer Prokop, Editor
Jennifer Prokop is a seasoned documentary film editor who has edited award-winning content including the Gemini award-winning COSMIC CURRENT and the Doc TV series LANDING, STORIES FROM THE CULTURAL...
Scott Adams, Director of Photography
Scott Adams is a skilled Director of Photography who specializes in adventure travel, a subject he has been marketing, documenting and experiencing (professionally) for over twelve years. His passion...
Kwame Djan, Translator
Kwame Djan was born and raised in Accra, Ghana. He immigrated to Canada in 1992 and is currently working as an educator in the east end of the city, Scarborough to be exact! He has been teaching...
Jeannette Loakman, Executive Producer
Jeannette Loakman is an award-winning producer with over 12 years of experience in the television industry. Her last film Chubby Chaser premiered on TV Ontario and Canal D. Her previous film Peep...
iThentic, Digital Partner
iThentic is an award-winning digital content company focused on developing and producing narrative-based properties for all platforms. We are digital storytellers – equal parts genre-bending live...
JORDAN NAHMIAS, Associate Producer
The Toronto-based entertainment lawyer-producer-festival director is one of the Canadian film industry's brightest young professionals, successfully blending together a career in law with a love of...
John Canning , Supervising Producer
John D. Canning is the principal of MediaSHERPA, a full-service media production, distribution and consulting company that delivers sensitive insightful media, increased targeted awareness and drives...
Ann Greenberg, Associate Producer/Transmedia Consultant
Serial entrepreneur, inventor and mentor, Ann Greenberg, is a longtime champion of co-creative and participatory forms of entertainment. As founder and CEO of Sceneplay, Greenberg is developing a...
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John Adey Repton
John Adey Repton, architect and designer, was born in Norwich on 29 March 1775 and was the eldest son of Humphry Repton.
From 1789 Repton worked in the office of William Wilkins, where he developed a commitment to antiquarian study and the Gothic style. In 1796 he became apprentice to John Nash where he contributed several designs for Corsham Court, Wiltshire, that were never acknowledged.
Repton collaborated with his father on a number of projects including Bayam Abbey, Essex (1800), Aspley Wood Lodge, Nottinghamshire (1810) and Harewood House, West Yorkshire (around 1800).
Following his father's death in 1818, Repton undertook several commissions in the Netherlands and Germany, before moving with his sister, Elizabeth, to Springfield, Essex in 1827. He died, unmarried at Springfield on the 26th November 1860.
Barningham Hall
Blaise Castle
Blaise Hamlet
Blickling Hall
Bourn Hall
Buckhurst Park
Cobham Hall
Corsham Court
Felbrigg Hall
Hylands Park, Chelmsford
Norman Court
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The statement was true 80 years ago when he wrote it, and it is true today.
A big part of becoming interested in other people is having the willingness to allow our minds to try and look at the world through their eyes. To step outside of our own self-focus, and imagine events from the perspective of another person. We all have the capacity to do this – we all know how to imagine – but very few people are truly willing to step into the shoes of others.
Why is this? Perhaps the biggest reason is that, in order to imagine a perspective different than the one that you currently hold, you have to be willing to, temporarily, suspend the very perspectives and opinions that you hold dear. True empathy requires you to accept the fact that other people's viewpoints may be equally or even more valid than your own. This can only be achieved by someone who is not afraid to have their belief structure questioned, not afraid to learn, and not afraid to accept changes to their very understanding of how the world works. It also means having the courage to forget about your own needs for a while, so you can focus on understanding the needs of others.
Sadly, most of us really struggle with putting other people's needs before our own. "Walking a mile in someone's shoes," as the old saying goes, means casting aside judgemental attitudes, and simply accepting things for what they are. It's not easy.
Want to create new or stronger relationships? Put your own little world on the shelf from time to time, and learn to listen – and imagine the world from someone else's perspective.
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Prince Andrew 'regrets' friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after arrest
'He saw no evil.
Britain's Prince Andrew admitted Saturday that it was a "mistake" to continue palling around with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, but insisted he never saw any suspect behavior while they were together.
"During the time I knew him, I saw him infrequently and probably no more than only once or twice a year," the prince said, according to the BBC.
"I have stayed in a number of his residences. At no stage during the limited time I spent with him did I see, witness or suspect any behavior of the sort that subsequently led to his arrest and conviction."
The prince, who said he met Epstein in 1999, was seen multiple times at Epstein's Upper East Side mansion, including a 2013 visit where he was spotted getting a foot massage from two young Russian women. He also flew on Epstein's private plane at least twice, including at least one flight in 2001 with the disgraced financier's alleged 17-year-old sex slave Virginia Roberts, now Virginia Giuffre, on board.
Andrew, 59, was notoriously photographed arm-in-arm with the girl around that time.
Epstein, 66, killed himself on Aug. 10 in his cell in a Manhattan lockup, where he was awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. He had been removed from suicide watch days earlier.
In his statement, Andrew, the Duke of York said it was a "regret" that he saw Epstein after the money man's release from prison in 2010 on charges of solicitation of prostitution from a minor — and claims what he knew of him "was evidently not the real person"
Andrew expressed his "tremendous sympathy" for Epstein's victims.'
Read more: Prince Andrew 'regrets' friendship with Jeffrey Epstein after arrest
Jeffrey Epstein accusers outraged by Prince Andrew's 'lack of co-operation'
New York Federal Attorney publicly shames Prince Andrew for lack of help in Epstein case: Investigators hold press conference to reveal Duke 'has provided zero cooperation' despite publicly saying he would in car crash interview
Revealed: Ghislaine Maxwell visited Prince Andrew up to four times a day at Buckingham Palace and enjoyed picnics with him in the grounds, claims Duke's former royal protection officer
Warden who was in charge when Jeffrey Epstein died behind bars is quietly given a top job at 'Club Fed' prison - despite Bill Barr ordering him assigned to a lowly desk job
Jeffrey Epstein's 'first victim' says he introduced her to Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in the 1990s when she was 14 and the pedophile said 'she's a good one, right?'
UK Police Refuse to Turn Over Information That Could Prove Prince Andrew is Guilty


Words are my seed corn and I am rarely lost for them, but words failed me when I saw an expensive cream settee dumped in a layby on the road between Fettercairn and Edzell.
Tipped out beside a strip of woodland it is an affront to passers-by and those who care about nature and wildlife. Was it really easier to drive into the country and dump such an eyesore than to take it to a recycling centre to be properly disposed of? Could it not more easily have been sold on Gumtree or offered to a charity?
It's at moments like these that the urge to lapse into lower deck fluency is most compelling. But I feel a restraining hand on my shoulder. What I should like to write about such senseless behaviour, and what the Editor of this family newspaper will permit, are probably mixed metaphors apart.
Small, volatile Rosie, the bane of Inka's life, who I wrote about last week has returned home. I noticed she was fed on a grain free diet for digestive and allergy sensitive dogs. Previously she had been given a proprietary small bite mixer but our daughter and son-in-law noticed her becoming sluggish and a fussy eater and sometimes not eating at all.
Within several days of the change to a wheat free diet her whole behaviour improved. She has more energy, has taken off weight, is less 'pongy' and is altogether a happier wee dog. A change of diet like this may not be an answer for all dogs but it's something to consider if you have concerns.
Walking with Inka at one of my secret ponds which had frozen over, he bounded straight onto it, slipping and sliding on the ice. I pulled him straight off as I had no idea how strong it was.
Dogs and ice don't go well together and it can be a real nightmare if they fall through. Their claws can't get a grip to pull themselves out, their hair becomes waterlogged and heavy, they get cold and panic, it is very distressing to watch and it can be fatal. So the message from the bridge is, as a matter of course don't let dogs run around on ice – ever.
Neighbours were surprised to find a bird of prey sitting on the wing mirror of their car. It showed no fear of humans and made no effort to fly off as they stood watching it. They identified it as a kestrel and it eventually flew clumsily onto another neighbour's roof.
Kestrels, like other raptors, are wary birds and my guess is that this one may have been starving and lacked the energy to fly far.
It's a misconception that birds of prey kill every time they stoop on prey. As one of our smaller raptors, kestrels feed mainly on mice and voles and insects rather than small song birds. The cold weather will have tended to drive their prey into cover and the bird had simply not found enough to eat to keep up its energy levels.
Two winters ago I came across a young buzzard lying dead at the foot of a tree. It was skinny and its breast bone jutted prominently through its feathers. The most likely cause of death had been starvation as there had been snow on the ground for a week and the bird hadn't fed. The kestrel was suffering the same fate.
A small tortoiseshell butterfly appeared, possibly from behind a bookcase, and fluttered round my study. Nothing unusual about it for they come into the house in the autumn and find a quiet spot to settle for the winter. Come the cold months, the central heating is boosted up and the butterflies awake prematurely in the high indoor temperature.
Don't be tempted to put them outside. There's no nectar for them to feed on and the night temperature will kill them. Put them in a cardboard box, or similar, and let them settle. Gently persuade the sleepy butterfly onto the wall or ceiling of an unheated room which it can escape from when it wakens properly about March – and leave it alone.
This column is driven by the seasons of the year but its heart beats to another set of seasons. Right now it's the Doyenne's mince pie season. It creeps up on me each year but I should recognise the signs when she's making mincemeat a month beforehand. I suppose being one of this paper's commentators on the Great British Bake Off for the last two years gives her an edge now.
Evenings are filled with the clatter of the electric mixer and before I know it she's up to her oxters rolling out pastry, cutting mince pie cases and the kitchen is filled with the tantalising aroma of fresh baking. There's nothing to beat the first batch of mince pies, still warm from the oven and comfortingly full of cholesterol. Small wonder that my generous shadow shows little sign of diminishing.
Written on Saturday, December 29th, 2018 at 9:58 pm	for Weekly.


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Subho was previously a Deputy Secretary in the Australian Public Service, and has served in a range of strategic policy and program implementation roles spanning economic, social and environmental policy areas. He has also worked as a management consultant in the private sector, and for an Indigenous policy thinktank.
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I am using apache tomcat 7 with default configuration. This problem started when I was using tomcat on port 8080(home computer) and then i imported that project to my office computer with port 8080.
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A: I was having that problem and I solved it adding jax-rs api and works fine.
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Board of Governors Nominees
Your ABA
April 1, 2004, 4:49 pm CST
The nominating committee of the ABA House of Delegates chose candidates at the 2004 midyear meeting in San Antonio for president-elect, three other officers and nine seats on the Board of Governors. The House will vote on the nominees in August at the annual meeting in Atlanta.
If elected—and nomination is tantamount to election —the presidential nominee will serve one year as president-elect starting at the close of the 2004 annual meeting, then serve as president for a one-year term starting at the close of the 2005 annual meeting.
The nominees for the district and member-at-large seats on the Board of Governors will serve three-year terms, starting at the close of the 2004 annual meeting and running through the end of the 2007 annual meeting.
The Board is composed of the ABA's eight elected officers, 18 district representatives and 13 at-large members—six elected from sections, one from the judiciary, two from the Young Lawyers Division, two minorities and two women.
MICHAEL S. GRECO, PRESIDENT-ELECT NOMINEE
WHO HE IS: Partner in the Boston office of Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, and a former 30-year partner of Hill & Barlow, also in Boston. He has served in the ABA House of Delegates since 1986, and since 1993 has served as state delegate from Massachusetts and member of the Nominating Committee. Greco has served as chair of the Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary and the Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities, among other entities. He has also served as president of the Massachusetts and New England bar associations.
STEPHEN N. ZACK, CHAIR-ELECT, ABA HOUSE OF DELEGATES
WHO HE IS: Partner in the Miami office of Boies Schiller & Flexner. He serves in the ABA House of Delegates, representing Florida. He is also the chair of the ABA's Latin America Law Initiatives Council and the Select Committee of the House. He is director of the Iraq Initiative. Zack was on the Board of Governors from 1992 to'95. He is a former president of The Florida Bar, past chairman of the University of Florida Law Center Council and the state ethics commission. He is a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for the Southern District of Florida, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers and the Cuban American Bar Association.
ARMANDO LASA-FERRER, SECRETARY-ELECT
WHO HE IS: A partner at Lasa, Monroig & Veve in Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. He has been on the Board since 2001. He was the Puerto Rico state delegate to the House of Delegates from 1990 to '96. He chaired the Standing Committee on Technology and Information Systems. He was on the ABA Journal Board of Editors.
TIMOTHY L. BERTSCHY, 7TH DISTRICT
WHO HE IS: A partner with Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen in Peoria, Ill. He serves in the House of Delegates. He is co-chair of the Business Torts Litigation Committee in the Section of Litigation. He is past president of the Illinois State Bar Association and former director of the Peoria County Bar Association. He served as president of the Illinois Township Attorneys Association for four years.
WM. T. ROBINSON III, TREASURER-ELECT
WHO HE IS: A managing member of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald in Covington, Ky. He was on the Board from 2000 to '03. He has been the Kentucky state delegate to the House of Delegates and chair of the Standing Committee on Bar Activities and Services and of the Standing Committee on Substance Abuse.
MICHAEL A. BEDKE, 8TH DISTRICT
WHO HE IS: A partner with Piper Rudnick in Tampa, Fla. he is a member of the House of Delegates, the Governance Commission and the council of the ABA Fund for Justice and Education. He is a former chair of the Young Lawyers Division, the Standing Committee on Membership and the Commission on Domestic Violence, and a former member of the Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children.
BEVIN B. BUMP, 10TH DISTRICT
WHO HE IS: A practitioner in Chadron, Neb. He was 2000-02 chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practitioners. Bump was a state delegate to the House of Delegates from 1992 to 2002. He is a former president of the West Nebraska Bar Association, the Nebraska State Bar Association and the Nebraska County Attorneys Association.
KEITH BROWN, 13TH DISTRICT
WHO HE IS: With Brown Waller & Gibbs in Anchorage, Alaska, and the state delegate to the House of Delegates from 1980 to '89 and 1992 to 2001. Brown is also a life fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a former president of the Alaska Bar Association.
LOUISE MICHAUX GONZALES, 18TH DISTRICT
WHO SHE IS: A partner at hylton & gonzales in baltimore. She has been a member of the ABA House of Delegates since 1997 and also served from 1985 to '88 and 1990 to '92. She has been the Maryland state delegate since 1997. She is a member of the Rules and Calendar Committee. Gonzales is a former chair of the Standing Committee on Constitution and Bylaws. She is a former president of the Maryland State Bar Association.
JAMES M. STURDIVANT, DISTRICT 11
WHO HE IS: Has been with Gable & Gotwals in Tulsa, Okla., since 1964. He has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1992 and the Oklahoma state delegate from 1995 to the present. He is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.
MARK D. AGRAST, SECTION MEMBER-AT-LARGE
WHO HE IS: Senior vice president for domestic policy at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. He is immediate-past chair of the ABA Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities. He is also a member of the board of directors of the ABA Center for Human Rights and the ABA Advisory Committee on Judicial Independence. Agrast practiced international law with Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue from 1985 to '91. He was a top aide to Rep. Gerry E. Studds, D-Mass., from 1992 to '97 and counsel and legislative director to Rep. William D. Delahunt, D-Mass., from 1997 to 2003.
JAMES BAIRD, SECTION MEMBER-AT-LARGE
WHO HE IS: A partner at Seyfarth Shaw in Chicago. He is a former chair of the Section of State and Local Government Law. He has also chaired the section's Committee on Public Employee Bargaining. Since 1997 Baird has served as a section delegate to the House of Delegates. He is a former chair of the ABA Labor and Employment Law Section's Committee on State and Local Government Bargaining (1976-79) and was chair of that section's Committee on State Labor Law (1975-76). Baird is labor counsel for the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association and general counsel for the Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association.
SHARON C. STEVENS, WOMAN MEMBER-AT-LARGE
WHO SHE IS: A partner with Callahan & Stevens in Keizer, Ore. Stevens was the first female officer and chair of the ABA's General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section. Since 2000 she has been a delegate to the House of Delegates representing the section. Additionally, she is a member of the Standing Committee on Solo and Small Firm Practitioners. Stevens is also a member of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association. She was the 1995 recipient of the Public Justice Award from the OTLA.
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John Selzer made me think about nausea this week. Thanks, John!
Nausea in games, specifically. The phrase I've always used is 'taking a ride on the Vomitron,' and it's been happening to me for years. I've never actually thrown up, but I've gotten severely nauseous. This all started with Doom, I think--I can remember being so into the game that I didn't want to stop playing, even as the nausea meter raced into the red zone. The Unreal Tournament series is an excellent series of games, but I can't play more than thirty minutes at a time, tops.
This only happens, for me, with first-person shooters, and I think Doom 3 has helped me figure out the definitive cause. I mention Doom 3 because it doesn't make me nauseous at all--as long as I walk. I started running last night, though, and within thirty seconds I handed my ticket to the attendant and got on the Vomitron. I could feel the nausea building at a sensational pace.
Welcome to the Vomitron. Seats are always available.
If I'm Ron, that kind of pisses me off.


Some years ago, I earned a living in the Business Continuity (BC) industry, perhaps more commonly referred to in the early days as Disaster Recovery (DR). In fact, the emphasis initially was on how businesses would recover from an unplanned outage (disaster). This meant that DR was a set of policies and procedures to enable the recoveryof a business's critical technology, infrastructure and systems.
What about ours appetite for risk? Do we evaluate all possible outcomes before deciding on a course of action? Do we surround ourselves with checks and balances, define our safe zones and forbidden territories? Lord Coggan, a former Archbishop of Canterbury, who I had the pleasure to meet as a young boy (me that is, not him), encouraged those he met to live by this phrase: "Don't take care, take risks".
The Bible is packed with stories of risk takers, men and women stepping out in faith: the inspiring story of Nehemiah; David as he faced Goliath; the courage of Rahab and Ruth, the apostles Paul, Peter and John preaching the gospel against serious opposition and the biggest risk taker of them all, Jesus; willing to risk persecution, pain, rejection and of course death to see God's kingdom come.
In many parts of the world simply declaring a belief in Jesus constitutes the ultimate risk. It's important we understand the seriousness of these stories and that we celebrate the faithfulness and courage of the men and women concerned. In doing so we know that, whilst it's unlikely that we will ever encounter situations as extreme as some of these, our daily lives are filled with opportunities to take risks for Jesus. He asked His disciples to step out of the boat, some literally (Matt 14:29), and likewise wants us to take risks for kingdom purposes. To live as men of faith, men with an opposite spirit, certain of our destination and full on in proclaiming the gospel, whatever it takes.
I have a saying, maybe not as Godly or challenging as Lord Coggan's, that "I'd rather regret doing something, than regret doing nothing".If your life is full of 'policies and procedures' to mitigate the possibility of those disasters or incidents, perhaps it's time to consider the 'disasters' or 'incidents' you could be preventingby a change in your appetite for risk? A change to being intentional about interacting with uncertainty, doing stuff which impacts others for Christ, influencing change, stepping forward and being a kingdom risk taker. What have you got to lose?


Kennebunkport is a lovely little coastal Maine seaside village. Here's a few recommendations from us locals to get you started on enjoying your time here.
Bandaloop is located in Kennebunkport's Dock Square, a short 10 minute stroll from the 1802 House. This chef owned restaurant has been a local favorite for more than ten years. It's eclectic atmosphere is relaxing and the food is all local and organic. There's a little Asian flair to the menu and the portions are hearty enough for two to share – a good idea if you want to have appetizers and dessert as well. Open from 5pm for dinner only. Make a reservation to dine here.
Another Dock Square favorite for 20 years is Hurricane. This casual restaurant is right on the bridge with views over the Kennebunk River. They are open for lunch and dinner. The menu offers a good selection of seafood with oysters from around Maine, lobster and a seafood stew that is AMAZING. They also have small plates and salads, beef, chicken and lamb entrees. A short 10 minute stroll from the Inn.
A new favorite of ours is the Old Vines Wine Bar in Kennebunk's Lower Village. This restaurant is definitely worth the trip across the bridge. Their menu features tapas style choices, really unique salads and small plates. Plus a wide range of beer, wines and very nice cocktails. They are open for dinner with some outside seating during the sunny months.
GET OUT ON THE WATER. There are several ways that you can enjoy being on the Maine coast.
Coastal Maine Kayak rents paddle boards and kayaks. Theresa and her team can give you advice for where to set in along the river or on the ocean. They also offer guided tours so check their calendar.
The Schooner Eleanor sails three times daily (weather permitting) from the Arundel Wharf on Ocean Avenue. Parking is limited, but it's only a short 15 minute walk from the Inn. This beautiful sailboat was built by Captain Rich who can tell you just about anything you want to know about Kennebunkport and sailing. These 1 1/2 hour sails are a wonderful way to see the coastline, Walker's Point from the ocean side and you can even get a view of Mt Agamenticus in the southern distance.
If you want a little more education with your time on the water, definitely book a trip out on the Rugosa lobster boat with Captain Bob and his crew. They depart daily from the Nonantum Resort (weather permitting) at 10:30am and 1:00pm. Pull traps and learn about lobstering, one of our biggest industries here in Maine, or sit back and enjoy the sites along the coastline.
For you animal lovers, Scalawags This and That for Dogs and Cats in Dock Square is a must do when you are visiting. This shop is filled with local and New England specialty pet items ranging from leashes, treats, clothing for you and your pet. It's really one stop shopping for your little furry friends.
If you're in the car and out in Cape Porpoise (even if you have to make a special trip out there!), Farm + Table is a MUST SEE kitchen and food item shop. Located in the big red barn opposite the church, this new specialty store is loaded with unique artisinal items.
Stroll around our ART GALLERIES.
If you happen to be in town on the second Friday of the month, you can enjoy a self-guided walking tour as part of our Village Art Walk from 5 – 8pm. The galleries throw open their doors and offer an inside view into their galleries and the occasional opportunity to meet their artists.
True North Gallery in Dock Square is a firm favorite here in Kennebunkport. The gallery is a collaboration of artists Harry Thompson and Jill Previti. Both exhibit their own wonderful artwork that captures Maine and New England beautifully. They also have a large range of other talent on display. Check out Jack Standish (one of Teri's favorites) when you are there!
Maine Art on Western Ave. feature a year around display of painting and sculpture by more than 30 artists. They are easily spotted by the amazing wind sculptures by the internationally renowned sculptor Lyman Whitaker, on display outside the gallery.
Finally, just take some time to explore the area. We have a lot of great ATTRACTIONS to see.
Coastal Maine Kayak rents bikes and, new this year, they are also renting scooters. If you'd prefer to ride than walk, or take the car, this is a perfect way to get around the area.
The Franciscan Monastery in Kennebunk, has 60 acres to explore along the Kennebunk River. View the outdoor shrines and chapels and enjoy the serenity of this beautiful park like location.
Goat Island Lighthouse can be seen from the pier in Cape Porpoise. And while you are there, grab a lobster roll and bowl of clam chowder at the Cape Pier Chowder. You can while away time at a picnic table just watching the water.
SO MUCH to do here, this list barely scratches the surface! We hope to welcome you to the 1802 House Bed and Breafast when you do come to Kennebunkport. Our gourmet breakfasts and beautiful, peaceful accommodations are another thing to experience while you are here! Reservation can be made online or by phone on (207) 967-5632.


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Leading auto parts maker BorgWarner has started supply of high performance electric drive modules (eDM) to Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors, the company informed.
The American auto component maker will be supplying the eDM to Great Wall Motors (GWM). The eDM will be used for the first time in C30 EV being produced under GWM's EV brand name ORA. BorgWarner's eDM improves efficiency and provides comfortable driving experience for hybrid or pure electric vehicles.
The component maker claims that the eDM integrated with eGearDrive transmission and high voltage hairpin (HVH) electric motor technology. This lightweight electric module comes in a compact design that balances power, torque and efficiency that enables a quiet and smooth driving experience.
Looking at the increasing thrust on cleaner energy vehicles in China, the company expects a good demand potential for eDM. "With the launch of the credit-score system that encourages a shift to new-energy vehicles in April this year, we anticipate flourishing growth in China's EV market amid the electrification trend of the broader auto industry," said Dr. Stefan Demmerle, President and General Manager, BorgWarner PowerDrive Systems.
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Ausdehnung
Die Herrschaft, der weiters die Herrschaften Weißenburg und Rabenstein sowie der Edelsitz Tradigist und die Ämter Pfolsau und Lunz einverleibt waren, umfasste zuletzt die Ortsobrigkeit über Kirchberg, Schloßgegend, Kirchberggegend, Soißgegend, Tradigist und Schwerbach, die alle zur Herrschaft Kirchberg zählten, weiters Schloß Weißenburg, Markt Frankenfels, Rosenbühel, Falkenstein, Grassa, Taschelgraben, Wies, Tiefgraben, Markenschlag, Kaar, Laubenbach, Uebergang, Fischbach, Oed, Berg, Brunn, See, Stein, Hof, Haslau, Buchenstuben, Schwarzenbach, Weißenburg, Loich, Hammerlmühlgegend, Rehgraben, Schroffen, Loicheck, Gutenhof, Schwarzengraben, Pielachleiten, Oed, Hofstadt, Lehen, Perna, Gstetten, Buchberg, Brand, Ameskogl, Scharlan, Brandeben, Sulzbühel, Grabschifterwald, Fienzeneben, Schwarzenbach, Loich und Staudach, alles Orte der Herrschaft Weißenburg und schließlich Markt Rabenstein, Au, Königsbach, Wart, Tradigist, Deutschbach, Steinklamm, Nörnbach, Laa, Brand und Umbach als Orte der Herrschaft Rabenstein. Der Sitz der Verwaltung befand sich im Schloss Kirchberg an der Pielach.

Geschichte
Als letzte Inhaber dieser und der Herrschaft Fridau werden die Fürsten von Corsini, namentlich Andreas, Neri, Thomas und Laurenz sowie die Fürstinnen Maria Louise, Elisabeth, Marie Adelheid und Antonie genannt, Fruchtnießer war jedoch Thomas Fürst von Corsini, Staatsrat bei Leopold II., dem Großherzog der Toskana. Nach den Reformen 1848/1849 wurde die Herrschaft aufgelöst. Die übrigen Besitzungen wurde im 19. Jahrhundert allmählich verteilt oder veräußert.

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Britney Spears Chose To Disable Her Instagram Account On Her Own
March 17, 2022 | Shubham Banerjee
Britney Spears took over social media by sharing series of raunchy posts. The pop star found a new sense of freedom following her conservatorship under her father ended. However, it looks like her fans are going to miss her presence on social media for some time.
On Wednesday, Britney chose to delete her Instagram account. A source told Us Weekly, she chose to disable her Instagram entirely on her own volition. The move comes just one day after expressing to her 40million followers that she wants to be 'feared' not 'loved.'
Instagram officials told TMZ that they did not remove it which further amplified the reports which suggested that it was Britney's choice. However, she did not delete any of other social media accounts which includes her Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and SoundCloud.
Spears' most recent Instagram post came on Tuesday. It was about her returning to Las Vegas as a tourist for the first time since the January 2019 cancellation of her residency Dominion. The songstress was famous for her bold posts she shared to her Instagram account.
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Isoteinon is a genus of skipper butterflies in the family Hesperiidae.

Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Isoteinon:
 Isoteinon abjecta (Snellen, 1872)
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Tommy Fields
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Tommy was the youngest of the Stansfield family, born on June 28th 1908.
As a young child, he enjoyed spending time with his father on the allotment, where Fred ran an illicit bookies and 'rat worried' !
Whilst the sisters were on tour with Archie in the early reviews, Tommy stayed at home in Myddleton Square with Jenny and Fred until the time came for him to be sent to the stage too. Initially, Tommy had no intention of joining the stage and wanted to join the Navy, but Jenny had other ideas. Tommy joined 'Mr Tower of London,' first selling penny postcards of his sisters during the interval, and eventually going onto the stage. In 'Mr Tower of London,' Tommy received good reviews as the ticket conductor during the famous 'Mr Tower's Omnibus' scene.
Tommy 'looks simple for fun sake'
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'By Request'
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In 1926, Tommy joined Gracie and Edith as the principal comedian in Archie's new review 'By Request,' and attained excellent notices for his work. Later on in the run, the company was joined by accordionist Nino Rossini, and he and Tommy struck up an instant friendship. The pair went on to form a successful double act, 'Fields and Rossini,' with Tommy playing the violin and dancing eccentrically, while Nino played the accordion and provided comedy.
From March 1928, Nino and Tommy went with Betty Fields on her tour of South Africa, they would again tour South Africa with Gracie in 1935. Tommy next starred in Pitt's review 'The Show's the Thing,' where he was given his own three solo songs, 'I Wish She'd Come Along Now,' 'Connie in the Cornfield' and 'I Ain't Certain.'
Tommy and Dorothy's wedding
During the run, Tommy met Dorothy Whiteside, a dancer with the company and Gracies understudy, and the pair were married in March 1930, they had one son, Michael, on December 24th 1934.
Throughout the 1930s, Fields & Rossini enjoyed success in their own shows and tours, headlining the Alhambra, Coliseum, Holborn Empire and playing the Palladium alongside Gracie. Tommy was later proficient as a Pantomime Dame, playing Widow Twankey in Aladdin alongside Nino in the 1930s.
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When Archie and Gracie built 'Tower,' Tommy had his own self-contained flat in the building.
Gracie and Michael at Gracie's home, La Escondida, Santa Monica
Tommy appeared in a number of Gracie's films, and has a key role in 'Look Up and Laugh.' In 1939, both Tommy and Nino appeared in Gracie's 'Keep Smiling,' but at the outbreak of war the double act parted.
'Two Sleepy People' 'Two Sleepy People'
'Papa Won't You Dance With Me' 'Papa Won't You Dance With Me'
In 1939, Tommy recorded two songs with his sister, 'Two Sleepy People' and 'The Umbrella Man' and in 1948 'Papa, Won't You Dance With Me?' Tommy remembered in later life, "We only recorded a few songs together. They weren't very good, but I treasure them." He is also heard on the film soundtrack version of 'Love is Everywhere.'
Tommy continued to work in variety bills well into the 1960s, appearing in variety and also in musicals, including a revival of 'Mr Tower of London' in 1949 and 'Where's Charley?' in 1950, a musical version of 'Charley's Aunt'. He also appeared in broadcasts with Gracie throughout his career, the latest in Hughie Green's Saturday Spectacular in 1957. Asides from the stage, Tommy owned a small supermarket in Brighton and also a sweet-shop based in London.
Gracie, Tommy and Cynthia
After separating from Dorothy during the 1940s, Tommy married Cynthia Rawson, a dancer and the daughter of a prosperous shoe manufacturer on September 20th 1947, and together they had two children, Melanie in 1951 and Isla in 1953. In 1967.
Tommy later married Annette Thornton (nee Dewire), and they had one daughter, Marisa, in 1968. Tommy died on June 3rd 1988.
Tommy in later life in a television documentary about Gracie
There is a section of the Brighton Hospital's children's ward named after him.
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The A-Z of Automated Insurance Underwriting
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Underwriting represents one of the most intricate processes in the insurance industry - from the perspective of the involved logic, the data inputs that define the process, and the underwriters that actually output the decision on whether or not a risk should be undertaken. In the last few years, manual underwriting has suffered significant setbacks. Symptomatic of high turnaround times, fragmented customer journeys, high cost of operations, and linearly correlated growth of operating costs with scale in manual underwriting processes, insurers are now looking for the competitive benefits that automated underwriting is known to bring to the industry.
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What is Automated Underwriting in Insurance?
Traditionally, insurance companies relied on underwriting experts and risk managers for risk assessment, premium pricing, and insurance application decisions. However, these processes were paper-based until the 2000s, after which insurers began adopting a variety of digital tools to support these processes through manual underwriting. However, manual underwriting models come to the company at major costs - the cost of underwriting can range as high as $50-130/hr, multiplying on a headcount basis in some lines of business, and the underwriting process can take anywhere from days to weeks. Moreover, scaling up with manual underwriting comes at high fixed costs in addition to increased operational overheads.
Automated insurance underwriting was designed to solve these problems. It relies on an integrated IT infrastructure, a comprehensive customer (and/or ecosystem) data footprint, and the company's underwriting rules to automate the underwriting process. In very simple terms, automated underwriting leverages artificial intelligence (AI), robotic process automation (RPA), natural language processing (NLP), optical character recognition (OCR), and accesses real-time data from 3rd parties using APIs - in order to map the risk profile associated with an asset or a scenario in the purview of your company's business rules. This results in instant decisioning on applications that earlier took days to assess - in addition, automated underwriting improves accuracy, eliminates bias, and significantly reduces costs associated with a traditionally cost-heavy process in this industry.
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How Does Automated Underwriting in Insurance Work
To understand how automated underwriting works, imagine a black box, which takes in all the data associated with an application and outputs a premium price associated with the coverage of a certain risk. So what is happening inside the black box? First, an automated insurance system must be supplied with the business rules that align with an insurer's risk management strategy and the overall business strategy. While some automated insurance systems allow insurers to implement their underwriting process by tweaking the settings in an on-prem or cloud-based application, new age systems rely on the insurer's past data and learn sophisticated rules and knowledge used by their underwriters.
Automated underwriting relies on a baseline degree of IT maturity in order to make it profitable and extract maximal value for the insurer's bottom-line. As more and more insurers are going digital and taking up an ecosystem view in their IT strategy, automated underwriting systems can be implemented faster by making use of API-based design to pipeline the application data and environment variables surrounding a risk. Underwriting rules learned from the insurer's past records are then applied to this data to output a decision on the application, the associated degree of risk, amount of coverage, and the cost of premium based on the risk profile that an application represents.
How Do Automated Underwriting Systems in Insurance Work
At the heart of automated underwriting systems is AI, which mimics the most mathematically sophisticated and experienced underwriters' capabilities in an insurance ecosystem. To make this possible, various automated systems make use of different architectures - while some rely on separate intelligent modules to measure the risk of an application and predict the output variables, others make use of integrated intelligence logic to do the same. However, risk analysis and determination of underwriting terms are usually present as separate problems inside an insurance underwriting system - specifically because of the benefits that a separate risk analysis module brings for applications on which your underwriting system is inconclusive.
The design and nature of intelligence within an automated underwriting system depends on the line of business that it aims to serve. For instance, while evolutionary algorithms and fuzzy logic rule engines demonstrate better health insurance underwriting performance, markovian models make more sense in the auto insurance line. Moreover, some product lines also rely on language inference systems to infer quantitative parameters from qualitative parameters.
How To Measure The Success Of Underwriting Automation in Insurance
According to Mckinsey, the best-automated underwriting systems combine the best of analytics and human judgment to maximize the value for an insurer. As a result, assessing a system based on the degree of intervention it requires in underwriting alone is not the right approach to assessing such a system's effectiveness. Instead, automated underwriting must be measured along with these three parameters:
How it augments the operating model: While some product lines in retail require instant quotes, others like P&C or commercial need more specific outputs from an automated underwriting system at various points of the sales cycle. Given the product line, how many cases are automated?
Maintenance resource requirements: Some implementations of automated underwriting systems can be resource-intensive to maintain - for example, expensive talent to treat the bias introduced by the training data, keeping the pipelining intact, and tweaking system variables in line with the insurer's portfolio and risk steering strategies.
Change in loss ratios and underwriting expenses: Ultimately, the success of automated underwriting must also be measured on the direct financial benefits it brings to the insurer. Measuring the change in loss ratios for automated decisions and the overall spend on underwriting.
Measuring Underwriting Automation Effectiness in Insurance
Generally, automated underwriting systems bring millions of dollars in cost benefits, reduce turnaround time by over 95%, and can infer thousands of unique rules when implemented in large-scale contexts.
How Accurate Is Automated Underwriting in Insurance
When implementing automated underwriting systems, insurers usually take a staggered approach to increasing the fraction of cases that can be automated. Most implementations bring near-complete accuracy (up to 100%) to the automated applications - the cases on which the system remains indecisive are rerouted to expert underwriters. However, the best implementations aim to bring complete accuracy to the automated applications while minimizing the fraction of cases that require human intervention.
However, there is another aspect to accuracy when it comes to underwriting. Mckinsey found that in the P&C line, a small business owner could get coverages that varied by 233% - against premiums that varied by only 24% across five providers. In automated systems, optimal performance can be achieved by improving the input parameters and fine-tuning the risk analysis model to account for these parameters. For example, if a driver clocks thousands of miles on a personal vehicle without a history of accidents or claims, then such a customer could be offered reduced premiums based on this data. Therefore, optimized premium and coverage amounts are a crucial aspect of a high-accuracy underwriting process - and ultimately depends on how accurately the model assesses the risk associated with an asset/scenario in reality.
Why Use Automated Underwriting System in Insurance
Automated underwriting brings several benefits to insurers that currently rely on manual underwriting. While reduced underwriting expenses are a direct incentive for insurers to leverage automated underwriting, here are a few more benefits:
Utilize resources in an optimal manner: While the complexity of applications may vary over the course of your operations, your underwriters are ultimately trained to handle the most complex of them. By automating underwriting for low-complexity cases, your underwriters tend to focus on the most difficult problems while the system takes care of the business-as-usual.
Bring cutting-edge CX to your offerings: Speed of response is one of the first things that customers want from their businesses today. Automated underwriting helps you render decisions on applications within seconds - with the added scope of personalizing premiums and coverage by the customer's preferences while building profitability for the business in a sustainable fashion.
Additional benefits: Automated underwriting also brings uniformity to the business rules that drive day-to-day operations and reduces manual errors involved in the process. Moreover, it also brings real-time visibility to your risk exposure, augments top-level decisions with live KPIs and manual processes with signals that can reduce efforts associated with quantitative analysis in complex application scenarios.
Insurance Underwriting Automation Examples in Insurance
Here are some of the most innovative underwriting automation examples from the industry:
One of the first underwriting automation efforts were made in the 1990s -where a fuzzy logic rules engine (FLRE) was designed to infer rules from a health insurer's past underwriting records, and an evolutionary algorithm was used to optimize the model's performance. Post-implementation, 19% of applications were handled by the system with a zero-touch process.
In a recent underwriting automation implementation, a term insurance provider relied on complex machine learning models to automate underwriting for most applications. However, it also leveraged a risk assessment mortality model to infer whether an application is eligible for the automated processing track or not - thereby delivering on their CX promises in a more honest fashion.
A leading global reinsurance leader recently rolled out an insurance underwriting automation capability targeted at insurance providers operating in the African markets - where the features leveraged by underwriting automation stand largely missing/irrelevant/unrecorded. To make automated underwriting possible, the company deployed complex extrapolation models that are fine-tuned to output underwriting decisions based on limited features and as little as 15,000-20,000 data points.
Insurance Underwriting Automation Regulations in Insurance
Despite the range of benefits that insurance underwriting can bring to legacy insurers competing against insurtechs today, meeting compliance standards remains the fifth most important barrier to adopting and implementing these systems. Here are few ways in which regulations can affect underwriting automation:
Automated underwriting relies on a plethora of data points that are collated from multiple sources and input to the system. However, insurers operating in a global context often find data ownership and transference rules limiting the scope of their systems. Such rules are further complicated by alternating administrations affecting a different take on existing geopolitical issues in various countries - and consequently, introducing and lifting new rules of cross-border data flows over time. Data privacy concerns and sourcing data from 3rd parties can also give rise to trust issues, and securing this data and preventing its misuse can place high data security burdens on insurers in terms of costs.
Data residency rules
Some of the most restrictive data residency rules require insurers to store the personal data of the customers natively within the country of operations. However, in other cases, these rules vary within states too - making it difficult to achieve uniformity in deployment, and often requiring workarounds that introduce inefficiencies and delays in the implementation - which is especially the case with retail lines like health and term, which utilize highly personal (and sometimes, genetic) data.
Other issues that affect automated underwriting from a compliance perspective include sanction and embargo requirements, identity validation systems, and data traceability requirements.
What Technologies Empower Automated Insurance Underwriting?
Apart from artificially intelligent systems that sit at the heart of underwriting automation, there are a number of technologies that make end-to-end automation possible in the underwriting function:
RPA in Insurance Underwriting
RPA automates the repetitive tasks that dot the underwriting process at various points - for example, gathering the right data points from multiple sources, recording the results, and maintaining logs for fulfilling compliance requirements.
IoT in Insurance Underwriting
IoT is leveraged to capture product or service-specific data points which are then used to augment the risk analysis and decisioning process. For example, by placing sensors on a vehicle to improve auto insurance decision boundaries or a network of sensors that capture environment variables in commercial lines.
Application Programming Interfaces in Insurance Underwriting
APIs make it possible to create an integrated application environment. Using APIs, insurers can extend an underwriting automation system's worldview to its CRM platforms, private and public clouds, IoT networks, and other third-party data sources.
Automated Insurance Underwriting – Technology Enablers
How To Build Your Automated Insurance Underwriting Roadmap?
In order to capture maximum value from an automated underwriting implementation, insurers must align the implementation priorities along with the most efficient adoption and improvement roadmaps. Most insurers take a staggered approach to automating their product lines based on the complexity spread of insurance applications. It has been shown that automating underwriting for the least complex applications can help insurers realize the returns on their investments soon after the implementation - a noticeable effect being a reduction in requirements of expensive underwriting experts for handling the same volume of applications.
McKinsey reinstates the importance of implementing end-to-end automation from the get-go - following which, the implementation can be further improved by incorporating new data sources and building more sophisticated intelligence systems that either augment cases requiring manual intervention or handling high-complexity applications. Underwriting innovations can be followed up with other approaches that reduce the cost of data acquisition and/or improve risk classification. Underwriting automation increases onboarding metrics significantly - which builds further incentive to innovate the post-binding experience and improve retention. Automated insurance can set insurers on a new trajectory of growth beyond cost savings, efficiency, and revenue growth.
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From left, Springfield College Communications/Sports Journalism Professor Martin Dobrow, and Mimi Jones, a lifelong civil rights advocate, who was involved in the most dramatic moment in the St. Augustine story, and filmaker Clennon King.
The Springfield College Division of Inclusion and Community Engagement presented a screening of the award-winning documentary, Passage at St. Augustine: A Bloody Battle for Civil Rights in America's Oldest City, on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, in the Cleveland E. and Phyllis B. Dodge Room in the Flynn Campus Union.
The film provided a detailed account of the racial tension that was taking place in St. Augustine, Fla., in 1963-64. Following the film, there was a panel discussion and question and answer segment with the audience that included filmmaker Clennon King, Springfield College Communications/Sports Journalism Professor Martin Dobrow, and Mimi Jones, a lifelong civil rights advocate, who was involved in the most dramatic moment in the St. Augustine story.
The film also took the viewers back to the days leading up to one of the most significant events in the history of Springfield College. On June 11, 1964, Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested for trying to order food at a whites-only restaurant in St. Augustine, and spent time in jail in Florida from June 11 through 13. On June 14, King was scheduled to deliver the commencement address at Springfield College, and thanks in large part to Springfield College President at the time Glenn A. Olds, King was able to deliver his speech on the campus.


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Q: Manipulate GeoJSON Data - reload vector Layer in OpenLayers I'm stuck on creating a function that manipulates loaded GeoJSON data and updates the OpenLayers Map. What I have so far is a map that works with data filtered from a loaded GeoJSON file. How do I change the vector layer to use updated data?
That's my code so far:

*

*load GeoJSON fullGeoJSON:
var fullGeoJSON = require("./data/data.json");

*create var filteredGeoJSON
var filteredGeoJSON = {
    "type": "FeatureCollection",
    "features": []
};

*fill empty features by filtering the fullGeoJSON
function filterGeoJSON(religion, gender) {
    fullGeoJSON.features.forEach(function (feature) {
        if (
            feature.properties.religion == religion &&
            feature.properties.gender == gender
        ) {
            filteredGeoJSON.features.push(feature);
        }
    });
}

*define a vector source
var filteredSource = new VectorSource({
    features: new GeoJSON().readFeatures(filteredGeoJSON, {
        featureProjection: "EPSG:3857"
    })
});

*define new vector layer using the source
var filteredLayer = new VectorLayer({
    source: filteredSource
});

define map (mainMap) using the vector source. The Map renders fine with only the
    features shown that are left over after filtering the input JSON
Now I'm looking for a way to change the filteredGeoJSON by the click of a button by calling filterGeoJSON() with different parameters and use this changed data source for refreshing the filteredSource and hence the filteredLayer. What I have so far is:
onClick("gender", function () {
    // clear filteredGeoJSON
    (filteredGeoJSON = {
        type: "FeatureCollection",
        features: []
    });
    filterGeoJSON("protestantisch", "f"); // call filterGeoJSON again
    mainMap.refresh(); // <- Something like this?
});

How do I force OpenLayers to use the changed filteredGeoJSON from the onClick function as the datasource for my mainMap?
Thanks for your help!

A: You have to change the layer´s source to refresh the map´s content:
onClick("gender", function() {
   // clear filteredGeoJSON
   filteredGeoJSON = {
      type: "FeatureCollection",
      features: []
   };
   filteredSource = new VectorSource({
      features: filterGeoJSON("protestantisch", "f")
   })
  filteredLayer.setSource(filteredSource);
})

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Home adventure Shantae and the Seven Sirens Nintendo Switch release delayed in Europe and...
Shantae
Shantae and the Seven Sirens
Shantae and the Seven Sirens Nintendo Switch release delayed in Europe and Australia
Genie still in the bottle
Today sees the launch of the latest entry in WayForward's utterly delightful Shantae series. Shantae and the Seven Sirens, previously available exclusively on Apple Arcade, is now available to purchase on PS4, PC, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
However, regarding the Switch release, not all territories have seen the Half-Genie Hero and her pals arrive on the eShop. It seems that Europe, Australia, and New Zealand have suffered a last-minute delay, and Shantae and the Seven Sirens will not be available to download on the Nintendo console until June 4. WayForward simply cited circumstances "beyond their control" as the reason for this holdup.
The fifth game in the franchise, Shantae and the Seven Sirens sees the beloved hero travel away from Scuttle Island to hook up at a gathering with her fellow genies. But before the party can get started, Shantae's brethren are whisked away under mysterious circumstances. Tagging up with her faithful friends Sky, Bolo, Rottytops, and even that scurvy dawg Risky Boots, Shantae once again sets out to save the day, one hair-whip at a time.
Shantae and the Seven Sirens is available now on PS4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Apple Arcade.
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BERKELEY, CA—February 6, 2019 Diversity Abroad is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion in International Education (EDIIE) and the Global Student Leadership Awards. This year's recipients have demonstrated a commitment to advancing diversity and inclusive excellence within international education on an individual, institutional, and organizational level, as well as students who represent Diversity Abroad's mission to diversify global education.
The awardees and their work will be recognized during the annual Awards Dinner at the 7th Annual Diversity Abroad Conference, Equity & Opportunity Through Inclusive Global Education in Boston, MA on March 4, 2019.
"I am honored to receive this award on behalf of our Oaxacan, CFHI, Quarter Abroad and Chicanx Studies partners. Our collaboration for the past 13 years has inspired students to pursue careers in medicine, public health, physical therapy, optometry, and health education. This recognition undoubtedly will continue to facilitate diverse students' exploration of global health while they experience the cultural richness of our host cities." - Professor Yvette Flores, lead faculty of the Latinx Health Internship Program.
"We are much honored to have our work and efforts recognized through the Diversity Abroad award and it will undoubtedly help progress our agenda. As in the US, we are keen to increase access and diversity to our Study Abroad programmes. My team has sought to substantially increase participation in learning abroad, and specifically to do so for our Māori and Pacific Students (the University's diversity target cohort). We engage on both incoming and outgoing programming as they are strongly interconnected and this past couple of years we have focused on our outbound outreach strategy." - Lydie Faure Kilgannon, 360 International Manager, University of Auckland.
"When Becca arrived at Gallaudet, opportunities to intern and study abroad for Deaf students were few and far between. Becca's passion, entrepreneurial spirit, and motivation has already opened doors for our students and deaf and hard of hearing students more broadly and will continue to do so. She has worked tirelessly to build the Education Abroad office at Gallaudet and advocate in the field broadly and we are honored that her work has been recognized by Diversity Abroad." - Charles Reilly, Executive Director of the Office of Research Support and International Affairs, Gallaudet University.
"Nam is the best example of how international exchange can open doors to the future." - Stefanie Gruber-Sliva, Program Officer, DAAD North America.
"Meeting a student like Nam was a gift to happen to our university and to all those who are touched by him personally, through his energy, his kindness and incessant work towards global education. I recommend Nam Nguyen for this award with the highest recommendation I can offer after 36 years of being involved in international activities and programs at the college level." - Jessica Cassleman, Assistant Dean of International Programs & Director of International Business Institute, WSU.
the skills, knowledge, and global acumen to thrive in the 21st century interconnected world and global workforce.
Through the Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion in International Education Awards, Diversity Abroad celebrates outstanding institutions, organizations, and individuals who have developed inclusive practices that increase access, foster diversity and inclusion in international education and promote an inclusive environment for international students on campus.
The Global Student Leadership Award recognizes and celebrates outstanding students who represent Diversity Abroad's mission to diversify global education and demonstrate a commitment to foster diversity and inclusion in global education through their studies, campus engagement, or community building efforts, writ large.


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"Mobility doesn't need to be restricted to an antiquated idea of ownership. The way people get around will very quickly look more like Netflix or Spotify rather than your uncle's old DVD collection."
The Primer: the car-sharing service putting electric vehicles on Wellington's roads
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Every week we ask a local business or product to introduce themselves in eight simple takes. This week we talk to Mevo CEO Erik Zydervelt whose company provides Wellingtonians with app-based, on-demand access to electric vehicles.
ONE: How did Mevo start and what was the inspiration behind it?
My co-founder Finn Lawrence and I both grew up in Nelson and are old mates. One day, we were catching up and chatting about our travels when we landed on the topic of high-quality car sharing. We'd both seen it work really well overseas and had a hallelujah moment about mid-way through a pint when we realised there was a massive gap in the market at home. That's really how the idea for Mevo was born, and as a progressive, tech-friendly city, we thought Wellington was the perfect place to bring Mevo and a fleet of electric vehicles to life.
TWO: Did you have any interest/experience in business or entrepreneurship prior to starting Mevo?
Yes, both Finn and I had experience with entrepreneurship, startups, and business prior to Mevo. We both see business as an amazing mechanism to create positive change in the world.
Finn has been involved with a number of startups and early-stage companies, as well as managed incubation and accelerator programmes coaching other startups. His work has ranged from actually building the products (he's a developer by background) through to higher level product, strategy, and marketing work.
In a previous life, I ran strategy for breakout travel company, Bamboo, in Asia. We gave travellers an opportunity to see South East Asia in a whole new way. We integrated volunteering time into tours and saw bookings jump tenfold in a very short period. Before that, I was doing research at Victoria University about how we could make nature a bigger part of people's day-to-day lives in cities. which really made me consider cities as systems.
Mevo's founding duo: Erik Zydervelt (left) & Finn Lawrence (right) (supplied)
THREE: Tell us about how someone would go about using Mevo to rent out a car.
Sign up at mevo.co.nz where you'll need a full drivers licence and credit card. Currently, it takes 24 hours – at the most – to be verified. You can then download the IOS or Android app and sign and reserve the closest car up to 30 minutes before you need it. Once you've walked over to the car, just hit the unlock button in the app and the Mevo car is yours until you bring it back. You pay by the minute, hour, or day. Once you're done, lock the car and walk away.
FOUR: What sort of cars does Mevo offer and how many are currently on the road?
Right now, we have fifteen plug-in hybrid Audi A3 e-trons around Wellington CBD and at Wellington International Airport.
It's also important to note how many cars aren't on the road with Mevo around. Experts say that for every single car-sharing vehicle meandering through the streets, it takes seven to 11 vehicles off the road. With this in mind, Mevo has conceivably taken as many as 165 cars off the streets.
We're currently most popular among young professionals who want a getaway car for the weekend, followed closely by aspirational Tinder daters. The latter is our fastest growing market.
There are currently fifteen plug-in hybrid Audi A3 e-trons on Wellington's roads (Supplied)
FIVE: How much does it cost to use Mevo? Are things like insurance, fuel etc. covered as well?
We currently have three plans. The hourly rate ranges from $11 – $23 per hour. Our prices are all inclusive of electricity, fuel, insurance and mileage — up to 200 kms per day, which is more than enough to get you to the Wairarapa and back.
We have members who've told us that they're saving over $80 a week using Mevo over owning their own car [because] if we take for example a 2009 Mazda 3 being used 2-3 times a week, it works out costing about $136 a week to run it when you take things like depreciation, parking, WOF and insurance into account. The same amount of use works out to be $50 cheaper a week with Mevo and you're in one of our brand new electric Audis. Also, you'll never have to clean your car again.
SIX: What do you think needs to get done in order to make electric vehicles & electric-hybrid vehicles a more mainstream option for New Zealanders?
Electric vehicles cost an arm and a leg and just aren't feasible for the average Kiwi. Free-floating allows Kiwis to pick-up and drop-off their share-cars at any designated parking spot around the city and will help more of mainstream New Zealand to become EV adopters without asking them to take out a second mortgage. The introduction of free-floating in cities like Madrid, Copenhagen and Seattle has really spurred an increase in users and available vehicles.
Improving infrastructure (ie: more charging stations) and creating smart urban policy will also help get more Kiwis in the driver's seat of EVs.
"Experts say that for every single car-sharing vehicle meandering through the streets, it takes seven to 11 vehicles off the road. With this in mind, Mevo has conceivably taken as many as 165 cars off the streets." (Supplied)
SEVEN: Do you any other plans to scale/grow further and if so, what are they?
Wellington is just the start. We're working on rolling out in five major cities in New Zealand and Australia over the next five years with a network of 2000+ vehicles. You should be able to jump into a Mevo in Wellington CBD, shootout to the airport, and jump into another one when you touch down in Auckland, Sydney or a number of other locations.
On average, cars are used just 5% of the time and people are left holding the bill for the other 95% of the time it sits around. Mobility doesn't need to be restricted to an antiquated idea of ownership. The way people get around will very quickly look more like Netflix or Spotify rather than your uncle's old DVD collection.
EIGHT: Lastly, tell us about a start-up or business that you really admire right now.
German company Lilium is building flying cars (okay, technically cars with electric vertical takeoff jets) that carry four people up to 300 km/h. It's pretty damn awesome. They seem like a solid bet for finally giving us the flying car future the boomers promised and never delivered (and yep, we'd love to put them on the Mevo network).
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Janet Munsil's plays include Influence, The Ugly Duchess, Emphysema (a love story) (UK title Smoking with Lulu), Be Still, Circus Fire, and That Elusive Spark. Her plays have have been produced across Canada and the UK, including Touchstone, Tarragon, ATP, Univeristy of Victoria Phoenix Theatres, and The West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds, and the Soho Theatre + Writers Centre, London. Her self-produced works, Circus Fire and The Ugly Duchess, have toured Ireland and the Czech Republic.
In 2012 she was commissioned to adapt Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice for a co-production with Theatre Calgary and Canada's National Arts Centre (Ottawa). The adaptation has been widely produced since.
Munsil studied directing and design at the University of Victoria's Phoenix Theatres. Since 1992, she has been the Artistic Director and Festival Producer of Intrepid Theatre in Victoria, BC, where she produces the annual Victoria Fringe Theatre Festival, Uno Fest, and Winterlab.
The influence of this play and being the the moment of the characters is the subject of this research/performance project.
Essential Questions: Why are historical tragedies frequently subject matters for plays? How can you portray something that happened far before your own birth? How can you apply what you have learned over the semester to this play?
Activity 1: Read the play Circus Fire by Janet Munsil and her commentary on the play in the preface. Take notes on the play and it's contents. Research the actual event.
Activity 2: Re-read the play concentrating on a character you would wish to play. Find audition materials in the form of a monologue that would relate to the character you wish to portray. Memorize that monologue.
Activity 3: In two sections, the class will be divided into production crew and cast. The production crew will audition the cast, then vice versa. The production crew will meet and form a consensus casting the show. In effect, each team is responsible for a role and a production job.
Activity 4: Produce the play Circus Fire for an in class performance to be judged by faculty and theatre professionals.
During the course of the production please keep a running record and discussion of the process on the Circus Fire Blog.


Make Wild Blueberry simple syrup by combining frozen Wild Blueberries, maple syrup, water, and vanilla extract in large pot on stovetop. Bring to boil.
Cook for 15 minutes on medium heat or until mixture thickens.
While cooking, slice an orange as a garnish and juice another.
Combine orange juice and apple cider to Wild Blueberry syrup after it's done cooking.
Mix thoroughly and add to pitcher for serving.


Is your spiraliser still in its box?
We've all seen crazes for coffee makers and juicers come and go and come back again, but what do we actually use and what's still in the box?
Juicers, smoothie makers, spiralisers, meat tenderisers, emoji pancake moulds, sandwich cutters, ice cream makers and flour shakers - one chef's dust collector is another chef's favourite gadget, but what are they?
Discounting basic tools such as knives, spoons and strainers, we asked professional chefs 'is the spiraliser still in the box?' and to tell us about their favourite kitchen gadget.
"Essential utensils: Microplain grater, super sharp and available with different cutting blades, brilliant for zesting and grating; Chinese mandolin, great value and again versatile– watch your fingers!
"It must be my spiraliser and it's long since left the box!
"I love my spiralizer and use it nearly every day! It's so functional creating vegetable noodles and ribbons. I know spiralisers are associated with courgettes creating courgetti and clean eating but mine is so much more. It can transform cucumbers, apples, beetroot, parsnips, carrots, sweet potato and potato – it's such an all-round bit of kit.
"I wouldn't be without my salad spinner. I have to try to keep it away from [husband] Rod though, because he pumps it so vigorously it tries to spin off the kitchen counter. I've tried explaining we want the lettuce dry, not killed by centrifugal force.
"The spiraliser wouldn't even fit back in its box!! It spiralled out of control at the back of my shelves, only to collect dust for a year or so. Just gave it to a friend of mine, who was discussing if they were any good, so I gave it to her to try.
And mine? A soup maker I was given ages ago is still in its box, I prefer a saucepan, but a apple corer that peels and turns apples into spirals is a definite favourite.