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Q: Making a show/hide smaller How would I make this code smaller? Maybe a toggle, but people were saying this was easily done in jQuery. But the problem is that I am not a fan of using jQuery for just one thing in my code.
function open() {
document.getElementById('message').style.display='block';
document.getElementById('fade').style.display='block';
}

function close() {
document.getElementById('message').style.display='none';
document.getElementById('fade').style.display='none';
}

A: var message = document.getElementById('message'),
    fade = document.getElementById('fade');

function open() {
    message.style.display = fade.style.display = 'block';
}

function close() {
    message.style.display = fade.style.display = 'none';
}

Or:
function toggle() {
    var message = document.getElementById('message'),
        fade = document.getElementById('fade'),
        currentdisplay = getComputedStyle(message, null)['display'];

    if(currentdisplay == 'block' || currentdisplay == 'inline')
        message.style.display = fade.style.display = 'none';
    else
        message.style.display = fade.style.display = 'block'; /* or inline */
}

Or:
function toggle() {
    var currentdisplay = getComputedStyle(arguments[1], null)['display'],
        i,
        newdisplay;

    if(currentdisplay == 'block' || currentdisplay == 'inline')
        newdisplay = 'none';
    else
        newdisplay = 'block';

    for(i = 0; i < arguments.length; i++)
        arguments[i].style.display = newdisplay;
}

var message = document.getElementById('message'),
    fade = document.getElementById('fade');

toggle(message, fade); /* hide */
toggle(message, fade); /* show */

document.body.onclick = function(){
    toggle(message, fade);
}

Toggle Example:
http://jsfiddle.net/djHTq/

A: DRY it up.
var b='block',h='none',m='message',f='fade';
function s(i,d){document.getElementById(i).style.display=d}
function open(){s(m,b);s(f,b)}
function close(){s(m,h);s(f,h)}

With the whitespace and proper variable names (to be passed to a minifier), this looks like:
var show = 'block', hide = 'none', message = 'message', fade = 'fade';

function setStyle(id, display) {
  document.getElementById(id).style.display=display;
}
function open() {
  setStyle(message, show);
  setStyle(fade, show);
}
function close() {
  setStyle(message, hide);
  setStyle(fade, hide);
}

There are some best-practices which don't relate to the question but are worth considering if your project grows beyond this trivial situation:

*

*Use a minifier.  My favorite is uglifyjs.  This allows you to use meaningful variable names in your unminified code (like the second example).  The minifier will output code more like (but probably even better than) the first example.  Even with a minifier, keep thinking about what it can and cannot do - creating a private shortcut to a long public API like document.getElementById can aid the minification if you use that API frequently.  Look at the minified code to make sure there isn't something you can do to optimize it.

*Separate your javascript into .js modules that are loaded separate from the page and asychrounously, if possible.

*Manage all your static assets (like the .js modules) so they have a long cache timeout - use the  Expires: http header.  Then change their URLs when they actually change.  This way, clients can cache them indefinitely until you change them & then the client will immediately fetch a new version.

*Put discrete modules inside function wrappers, so that your variables don't conflict with other pieces of code - either your own or 3rd party modules.  If you want to make a variable public, do it explicitly: window.pubvar =

A: var toggle = function(doc){
    var $ = doc.getElementById, message = $('message'), fade = $('fade'), open = true;
    return function(){
        var display = open ? 'none' : 'block';
        message.style.display = display;
        fade.style.display = display;
        open = !open;
    }
}(document);

toggle(); // Hide both elements
toggle(); // Show both elements. Rinse and repeat.

A: Avoids polluting global scope:
(function() {
    var msgstl = document.getElementById('message').style,
        fdestl = document.getElementById('fade').style;
    window.open = function() {msgstl.display = fdestl.display = "block";};
    window.close = function() {msgstl.display = fdestl.display = "none";};
})();

A: One thing is you can create a helper function for setting styles on elements.  This would be useful in cases where you need to set many different elements.
function setStyle(element, style, value) {
    document.getElementById(element).style[style] = value;
}
function open() {
    setStyle('message', 'display', 'block');
    setStyle('fade', 'display', 'block');
}
function close() {
    setStyle('message', 'display', 'none');
    setStyle('fade', 'display', 'none');
}

You may also want to set the elements to variables if you work with the elements often enough.
var message = document.getElementById('message'), fade = ...

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Four Fab Drag Divas
Thanks to RuPaul's Drag Race, the art of drag is more fashionable than ever. Here you can get up close and personal with four fabulous International Divas.
by Jimmy Im
Thanks to the phenomenon of RuPaul's Drag Race on TV the art of drag is more fashionable than ever, gaining prominent global attention despite its centuries-old history.
In the iconic film, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, an Aboriginal man asks drag queen Tick: "So… you actually make money by dressing up like a woman?" Tick responds: "Oh, sure. You can make a fine living in a pair of heels."
You can also be an Instagram sensation, a local legend, a gay nightlife guru, an international jetsetter, a reality TV star, and a nationally recognized entertainer when you perform in drag. Thanks to the phenomenon of RuPaul's Drag Race on TV, hosted by drag legend and entrepreneur RuPaul, the art of drag is more fashionable than ever, gaining prominent global attention despite its centuries-old history. Drag queens have been worshipping sequins as early at the 18th century, when transvestites and cross-dressers were referred to as "drag," arguably as an acronym (dressed resembling a girl).
There was only so much you could do dressed in big hair, make-up, and dresses, so these powerful personalities tended to take stage for live performances, mostly comedic. Drag has since inspired drag brunches, themed nights at gay bars, competitions, gay pride events, and even world cinema. Dozens of movies have captured the essence (and camp) of drag for decades, like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Kinky Boots, My Life in Pink, Paris is Burning, The Birdcage, Pink Flamingos, and, of course, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Though drag culture is taken more seriously than ever, it will never reflect a serious take on life. In fact, RuPaul famously wrote in her book Workin' It! Rupaul's Guide to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Style: "It's a sort of piss-take on culture, because a drag queen is a clown, a parody of our society. It's a sarcastic spoof on culture, which allows us to laugh at ourselves, but in a way that is inclusive of everyone."
Many drag performers have made a name for themselves, like RuPaul and Lady Bunny, and emerging stars are on the rise like Ashley Edwards, Alaska, and Bianca del Rio, all of whom appeared on Drag Race. While winning the reality show has its perks, just getting booked on the show can boost your stock. Drag Race has ranked as one of the most-watched LGBT shows in history, and it's also a lens into drag culture, which is fun, educational, and inspiring.
But a queen obviously doesn't need a TV show to be a star, as proven by these amazing drag performers around the world. They have made prominent careers out of drag, and they are destined to become part of the Drag Hall of Fame.
Pangina Heals
PANGINA HEALS (Bangkok, Thailand)
Years as a drag queen: Six.
Instagram: Panginaheals
What inspired you to work as a drag queen?
It's more whom. I started as a drag queen being super-inspired by supreme world leader Lady Gaga. There was a nationwide competition to whoever could lip-synch her song the best, and they would win an allpaid trip to see her in NYC. I won first place and experienced doing drag in the big city! I felt like a superhero. Strangers would applaud and say (work girl), and I felt that this was the beginning of something great.
Amazing! Congrats! I'm assuming you now get paid to do drag after that experience?
It's a full-time career now. It didn't start like that, but now I'm in drag every day. My father always said: If you love what you do and do not think about the money, one day the money will catch up with all the love you put into your work. It's a Thai saying and doesn't really slide smoothly in English!
Where are some places we can see you perform in Bangkok?
I'm performing every day, or almost, because I love cash. No, actually, I love to make people smile. We are doing some good in a world that doesn't always understand or accept us.
Do you get to travel?
Yes, I travel at least three times a month overseas. I judge all over Asia as the only waacking drag queen judge in the world, I'm a judge at All Asia Waacking festivals and numerous dance events. I love traveling while I'm young and able to kneel. And I love performing in venues where there are many straight male dancers. When I first step onto the stage, they don't necessary understand but when I finish the performance and make them laugh, I hope we all (come) together because, at the end of the day, it's all just entertaining. We are men in dresses…clowns!
What trip was the most memorable to you and why?
Myanmar, where it is still illegal to be gay. I got people coming up to me and thanking me for being a drag queen and standing on the stage and living my life on the stage fearlessly. The thing is, I didn't know I could have been put in jail until after the performance (laughing). Nevertheless, it was pretty bad ass.
What do you believe are the biggest impacts you made with your drag career?
When my grandmother saw me on TV. To get someone from that generation to smile and clap for me, especially being someone I love, was the most fulfilling experience of my life.
So, how did you pick your drag name?
My boy name is Pan. With a vagina, it makes Pangina and Heals comes from the fact that dance, drag, and drinking all heal people or bring them together.
What are your thoughts on Drag Race?
I'm addicted. I want to be on the show. I live for it. YES GAWD. I pray to Gaga and RuPaul every night before I go to sleep.
What should they see/not miss when our readers visit Bangkok?
Maggie Choo's Sunday Gaynight!
Is there a growing drag scene in Bangkok?
I'm hoping that it is bigger with me leading the scene and getting more people to see that drag really is an art. People are coming around and no longer calling me a female raccoon hybrid.
What can we expect from you in the near future?
Pangina's official stickers just came out! Check them out in the store!
Gloria Viagra
GLORIA VIAGRA (Berlin, Germany)
Years as a drag queen: 'As long as I can remember…'
How often do you perform?
About two to five times a week, but it's becoming more and more. Honey, I need the coins to pay my rent. And my body needs to express Gloria.
I know you travel the world in drag.
Yes. The gay pride in Tel Aviv is very impressive. I hosted an MTV award and several parties. It's so amazing and colorful and has nothing to do with the rest of the cruel reality of Israel! Also the gay pride in Madrid is very impressive, and I hosted a show for three years at the Sziget Festival in Budapest. And the Milkshake Festival in Amsterdam is mind-blowing.
Tell us about your biggest performance, and why it became such a hit.
I have a queer rock band called Squeezebox. Me and Sherry Vine from New York City are singing and our lesbian sisters are playing the instruments. We performed in 2009 as the main act at the Berlin gay pride and played in front of 150,000 people…! There are no words to describe this feeling. I'm also booked for a Mediterranean cruise, and the prides in Cologne, Leipzig, Zürich, and Berlin.
When you're doing drag in your city, do people in the gay scene recognize you?
Honey, I am 50 years old. I've been on stage since before the Second World War…so how would people not recognize me. No. but seriously I worked for many years building up a career as a DJ, singer, and political activist.
I think because I raised my voice up for things for people who might not have had the power. I animated a lot of people to think and to act as activists, which for me is the most important thing I ever could do.
What are your thoughts on Drag Race in America?
Well that's a two-sided sword: on one side, I love it because it makes drag more visible. On the other side, it's very mainstream and all the girls in the world are just looking at this now. But as long as we can't travel without fear, we shouldn't compete with each other. No competition if sisterhood is not the new black. Sisters have to respect each other.
What is the one thing you always pack and why?
My perfume from Schwarzlose…And the waist panties. A girl needs curves…
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Q: firestore query snapshot reads more than once I have a server-side nodejs program which monitors/"listens" to a particular firestore location.
db.collection('temp').where('processed', '==', 'false').onSnapshot(snapshots =>
{
    snapshots.forEach(snapshot =>
    {
        //processes some logic
        //db.collection('temp').document(snapshot.id).update('processed': true);
    }
}

There are no issues if the query snapshot returns only one snapshot, but if the query snapshot returns more than one snapshot, the logic will be called more times than its intended. For example, if concurrently write n times to the monitored location, the logic is called n^2 times. This will incur costs towards read quotas. How can I make sure that it's only being read once per document?

A: By looping over snapshot in your onSnapshot() callback you are handling all documents that match the query each time that something changes.
If you only want to handle the documents that were changed, you'll want to loop over snapshot.documentChanges as shown in the Firebase documentation.
If you're always writing documents with processed = false, then you can just handle change.type = added:
db.collection('temp').where('processed', '==', 'false').onSnapshot(snapshots =>
    snapshots.docChanges.forEach(function(change) {
        if (change.type === "added") {
          //processes some logic
          //db.collection('temp').document(change.id).update('processed': true);
        }


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As a fallen angel destined for a life of servitude, Cristian Lucius is relegated to protecting earth from unwanted spirits. But he can't accomplish this daunting task alone. He requires assistance from the very woman who frustrates him as much as she intrigues him. Cristian is determined to ignore his intense attraction for Ashley, and focus on his mission. If they don't work together, they won't have a chance in hell of defeating the demon threatening their lives. The problem is getting Ashley to trust him. No easy task, considering Cristian is the very man responsible for her father's disappearance.


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Quotes from Pope Francis
As we all get to know our new Holy Father Pope Francis, it's useful to listen to what he has to say. There is a battle going on between the Press and the Pope. The Pope "seems" to be leaning liberal, which the press is biting on and saying, "Hooray! Finally! The Catholic Church is going to change its medieval doctrine, just like the Boy Scouts!"
But remember, the libs in the press report things through through their "lens" of the way that they "wish things to be," i.,e., liberal. Therefore the reporting on what the Pope said falsely comes out like this - "The Pope really cares about people, and therefore he is mobilizing to change the church's archaic teachings on homosexuality, abortion, and artificial birth control!"
But no such thing is happening. The Pope said that atheists can be saved, and that they should do good things according to their consciences. Jesus said that prostitutes would enter the kingdom of heaven before the Pharisees. See the parallel? Of course atheists can be saved, and of course everyone should do good. Should he have said that atheists should do bad things? The Pope said that he doesn't have the right to judge homosexuals. Good. No priest judges me for having the sinful nature I have when I go into confession, and the same rule applies to homosexuals WHEN THEY ENTER THE CONFESSIONAL. He never said that they don't have to repent of their sins (actions) to be saved. Never. A person's sinful nature is not sinful, only a person's actions are. And the Press DOES NOT make this distinction, but the Pope and all Catholics do.
So what to think? Is the Pope in a mad dash to make himself popular with the Press, or is something else going on here? Notice how the press isn't publishing Panzer-Pope articles anymore, or German Rottweiler stories because of rigid "archaic" dogma! No more "every priest is a pedophile" stories are being written either! What Pope Francis is doing is playing the Press for saps. No one is about to change the Church's teaching on homosexuality, abortion, or artificial contraception! But the perception of the Catholic Church as being loving, caring, and a friend of the poor (what it REALLY is) is now front and center in the press.
This is long overdue, and it's our job out here in the world of the laity to explain to the lost what the Church is really about - TOTAL Love of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, and TOTAL love of neighbor. And if you truly believe in those two things, and not just give them lip service, then there are certain things that you must do, and certain things that you must NOT do, which include the killing of babies, all non-marital sex, and the intentional artificial blocking of God's command to Adam and Noah to "Be fruitful and multiply!"
So Pope Francis gets a thumbs up from me for TOTALLY changing the conversation about the Church in the satanic press. He's using their own strength against them, like a martial artist fighter does. Satan really doesn't know what hit him, as he thought that he was the only person who used a person's strength against themselves! HERE IS THE COMPLETE INTERVIEW HE GAVE TO THE JESUIT MAGAZINE .
Here are some of his quotes :
On Jesus Christ:
"When one does not profess Jesus Christ, one professes the worldliness of the devil."
On need for the church to evangelize:
"We need to avoid the spiritual sickness of a church that is wrapped up in its own world: when a church becomes like this, it grows sick. It is true that going out on to the street implies the risk of accidents happening, as they would to any ordinary man or woman. But if the church stays wrapped up in itself, it will age. And if I had to choose between a wounded church that goes out on to the streets and a sick, withdrawn church, I would definitely choose the first one."
On using technology:
"We also try to reach out to people who are far away, via digital means, the web and brief messaging."
On unmarried mothers:
"In our ecclesiastical region there are priests who don't baptize the children of single mothers because they weren't conceived in the sanctity of marriage. These are today's hypocrites. Those who clericalize the church. Those who separate the people of God from salvation. And this poor girl who, rather than returning the child to sender, had the courage to carry it into the world, must wander from parish to parish so that it's baptized!"
On abortion:
"Every child that isn't born, but is unjustly condemned to be aborted, has the face of Jesus Christ, has the face of the Lord,"
On vanity:
"An example I often use to illustrate the reality of vanity, is this: look at the peacock; it's beautiful if you look at it from the front. But if you look at it from behind, you discover the truth … Whoever gives in to such self-absorbed vanity has huge misery hiding inside them."
On the Roman curia:
"I see it as a body that gives service, a body that helps me and serves me. Sometimes negative news does come out, but it is often exaggerated and manipulated to spread scandal. Journalists sometimes risk becoming ill from coprophilia and thus fomenting coprophagia: which is a sin that taints all men and women, that is, the tendency to focus on the negative rather than the positive aspects."
On Argentina's gay marriage bill:
"Let's not be naive: this isn't a simple political fight, it's an attempt to destroy God's plan. This is no mere legislative bill. It is a move by the father of lies to confuse and deceive the children of God."
Concerning outreach of the Church in Buenos Aires:
"Instead of just being a Church that welcomes and receives, we try to be a Church that comes out of itself and goes to the men and women who do not participate in parish life, do not know much about it and are indifferent towards it. We organize missions in public squares where many people usually gather: we pray, we celebrate mass, we offer baptism which we administer after a brief preparation."
On human trafficking:
"In our city there are people committing human sacrifice, killing the dignity of these men and these women, these girls and boys that are submitted to this treatment, to slavery. We cannot remain calm." …. The cardinal urged his fellow citizens to report "breeding grounds for submission, for slavery," "altars where human sacrifices are offered and which break the will of the people," asking that "everyone do what they can, but without washing their hands of it, because otherwise we are complicit in this slavery."
On the "discarding culture":
"This culture consists of applying the "death penalty" through abortion, and in "hidden euthanasia" of the elderly through neglect and maltreatment.…"there is hidden euthanasia, the social infrastructure pays up to a certain limit, but discards the elderly when, in fact, they are the seat of the wisdom of the people." Children "are maltreated; they are neither educated nor nourished. Many are forced to prostitute and exploit themselves."
Concerning a hands-on approach to the poor:
"Jesus did not preach his own politics: he accompanied others. The conversions he inspired took place precisely because of his willingness to accompany, which makes us all brothers and children and not members of an NGO or proselytes of some multinational company."
Priests and the stink of sheep:
"A church that limits itself to just carrying out administrative duties, caring for its tiny flock, is a church that in the long run will get sick. The pastor who isolates himself is not a true pastor of sheep, but a 'hairdresser' for sheep who spends his time putting curlers on them instead of going to look for others.Today we have one in the pen and 99 we need to go looking for."
The need to mature in life like fine wine:
The future pope tells a story of being in an airport and seeing an older, very well-known, successful businessman waiting at baggage claim. He said it's common to see young people be impatient, but it came as a surprise to see an older gentleman get "infuriated because his bag was late."
"It made me sad to see a person who wasn't able to enjoy the wisdom of old age. Instead of improving (with age) like a fine wine, he had gone sour like a wine gone bad."
Knowing how to let children grow and go is like flying a kite:
"There'd come the moment when the kite would begin making a 'figure 8' and begin falling. In order to keep that from happening, you mustn't pull the string. The kids who knew more than us would scream, 'Give it some slack, it's wobbling!'"
"Flying a kite resembles the approach you need to take regarding a person's growth: sometimes you need to give them some slack because they are 'wavering.' In other words, it is necessary to give them time. We have to be able to set limits at the right moment, but other times we need to know how to look the other way and be like the father of the parable (the Prodigal Son) who lets his son move out and squander his fortune so that he learns from experience."
Salvation from sin is like being saved from drowning:
Being upfront and honest about one's sinful nature actually helps create a more authentic encounter with God. There are people who believe they are righteous, follow the catechism well enough and abide by the Christian faith, but they don't have the experience of having been saved."
"It's one thing to hear about a boy who was drowning in a river and the person who jumped in to save him; it's another to have personally been at the scene and lent a hand; and even another for it to have actually been you who was drowning while someone jumps in the water to save you."
"Only we big sinners have this grace of knowing what salvation really means."
Sin is a stain only Jesus can remove:
"Sin is not a stain that I must wash out. What I need to do is ask forgiveness and reconcile myself, not go to the drycleaners.... I have to go encounter Jesus who gave his life for me."
People need to learn from the "shipwreck culture" and salvage the past to build the future:
"The shipwrecked castaway faces the challenge of survival with creativity.".
"He needs to begin building a hut using the boards from the sunken ship, together with new things found on the island he's washed up on."
"In every new era, one can apply the image of the shipwreck because there are things that we no longer need, temporary things, and (eternal) values that get expressed in another way."
Pain versus resentment:
"Resentment is like a full house with lots of people crammed inside so they can't see the sky, while pain is like a city in which there are still lots of people, but at least you can see the sky. In other words, pain is open to prayer, tenderness, the company of a friend and thousands of things that offer dignity. That's why pain is a healthier situation" than resentment.
Optimism versus hope:
"It's best to not confuse optimism with hope. Optimism is a psychological attitude toward life. Hope goes further. It is an anchor that one hurls toward the future, it's what lets you pull on the line and reach what you're aiming for" and head in "the right direction." Hope is also theological: "God is there, too."
God's patience is "comfortable and sweet like a summer's night."
Death, who is "eager," knocks daily; "I run from it, but it smiles at me inviting me to accept it."
Concerning the devil:
"We must always be on guard," exhorted the Pope to those who attended Mass in the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse, "on guard against deceit, against the seduction of evil."
Referencing the day's gospel reading, in which Jesus has just healed a possessed man and is accused of casting out demons by the power of the devil, the Pope noted that often in history there have been those who wish to "diminish the power of the Lord" by offering different explanations for his works, urging that his is a temptation which has "reached our present day."
"There are some priests who, when they read this Gospel passage, this and others, say: 'But, Jesus healed a person with a mental illness.'"
"It is true," he affirmed, "that at that time, they could confuse epilepsy with demonic possession; but it is also true that there was the devil! And we do not have the right to simplify the matter. No!"
"The presence of the devil is on the first page of the Bible, and the Bible ends as well with the presence of the devil, with the victory of God over the devil."
Observing that the Lord has given many criteria in order to "discern" the presence of evil in our lives, the Pope stressed that "we should not be naïve," and that one of the criteria which has been given is "not to follow the victory of Jesus" just "halfway."
"Either you are with me, says the Lord, or you are against me" he said, noting that Jesus came to conquer the devil and "to give us the freedom" from "the enslavement the devil has over us," which he cautioned, is not "exaggerating."
"On this point, there are no nuances. There is a battle and a battle where salvation is at play, eternal salvation; eternal salvation."
He exhorted those in attendance to question themselves, asking "Do I guard myself, my heart, my feelings, my thoughts? Do I guard the treasure of grace? Do I guard the presence of the Holy Spirit in me? Or do I let go, feeling secure, believing that all is going well?"
"If you do not guard yourself, he who is stronger than you will come," warned Pope Francis, "But if someone stronger comes and overcomes, he takes away the weapons in which one trusted, and he shall divide the spoil."
"Vigilance…Do not confuse the truth!" stressed the pontiff, giving three criteria of his own to use in the spiritual combat.
"Jesus fights the devil: first criterion. Second criterion: he who is not with Jesus is against Jesus. There are no attitudes in the middle. Third criterion: vigilance over our hearts because the devil is astute. He is never cast out forever. It will only be so on the last day."
Pope Francis recounted the biblical analogy of the impure spirit who leaves a man, noting that once the spirit is gone "it wanders in deserted places, and seeking rest and finding none, says: 'I will return to my house, from which I left.'"
When the spirit returns and finds it "swept clean and adorned," he explained, it then "takes another seven spirits worse than he, who come and make their homes," and in that way "the last state of man becomes worse than the first."
"Vigilance," he stressed, "because his strategy is this: 'You became Christian. Advance in your faith. I will leave you. I will leave you tranquil. But then when you are used to not being so watchful and you feel secure, I will come back.'"
"The Gospel today begins with the devil being cast out and ends with the devil coming back! These are not lies," he urged, "it is the Word of the Lord!"
"Let us ask the Lord for the grace to take these things seriously. He came to fight for our salvation. He won against the devil! Please, let us not do business with the devil! He seeks to return home, to take possession of us… Do not relativize; be vigilant! And always with Jesus!"
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The maximum number of people that you can have on a Skype video call right now is 25 but Microsoft is thinking about doubling it. The company is testing an increase in the participant limit for Skype group calls. It will be a straightforward 2x increase with the maximum number of allowed participants going up from 25 to 50. This change has currently been doled out to beta testers only.
Skype will enable audio and video buttons for larger groups, thus allowing participants to easily turn their webcam on or off and mute their microphones. This change will be well received by small companies that regularly rely on Skype for meetings.
Microsoft's test involves sending notifications to participants who are to take part in such a large video call instead of making Skype ring all of the members. It will also be possible to call people once the group call has begun if they don't respond to the initial notification in time.
This new functionality is currently available to beta testers only. It may take some time before this functionality exits beta and goes live for all Skype users. Microsoft hasn't said as yet precisely when the increased group call limit is going to be available for all users.


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Eravamo sette vedove (traduction littérale : « nous étions sept veuves » est un  film de comédie italien réalisé en 1939 par Mario Mattoli et mettant en vedette Antonio Gandusio.

Synopsis
Lors du naufrage d'un navire dans les mers équatoriales, un avocat âgé, un célibataire, son serveur et sept femmes qui ont perdu leur mari sont sauvés sur un canot de sauvetage. Tous ces survivants parviennent à atteindre une île inconnue, où vit déjà un homme qui est le mari de la plus âgée des sept femmes, réfugié également dans cette île après un naufrage survenu quelques années auparavant.

Lorsque les six autres maris parviennent à arriver sur l'île sur une autre chaloupe, les couples se reforment et une petite communauté se forme tentant de survivre en attendant de l'aide. La vie sur l'île exotique devient agréable et le temps passe sans beaucoup de nostalgie du passé. Le seul insatisfait est l'avocat resté célibataire, qui regarde constamment l'horizon et attend l'arrivée d'une éventuelle naufragée...

Notice technique
 Titre :
 Réalisation : Mario Mattoli
 Scénario : Steno, Aldo De Benedetti, Mario Mattoli
 Production :
 Décors :
 Photographie : Carlo Montuori
 Montage :
 Langue : italien
 Genre : comédie
 Durée : 83 minutes
 Pays :
 Date de sortie : 1939

Distribution
 Antonio Gandusio : l'avocat Ruggero Mauri
 Nino Taranto : Orlando
 Laura Nucci : Vera
 Silvana Jachino : Barbara
 Laura Solari : Anna Calcini
 Le Greta Gonda : Maria
 Anna Maria Dossena : Ada
 Maria Dominiani : Liliana
 Amelia Chellini : Gioconda Zappi Torriani
 Oscar Andriani : le mari de Liliana
 Gino Bianchi : Francesco, le mari d'Anna
 Adolfo Geri : le mari d'Ada
 Mario Siletti : Popi, le mari de Vera
 Carlo Micheluzzi : Matteo
 Ori Monteverdi : l'infirmière
 Armando Migliari : le medecin

Notes et références

Liens externes

Film réalisé par Mario Mattoli
Film en italien
Film italien en noir et blanc
Comédie italienne
Film italien sorti en 1939

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G/ATOR undergoes cold weather testing, one of many steps in the rigorous process of ensuring that the radar is ready to support the Marines' missions. Northrop Grumman photo.
This post has been updated to include information from an interview with the G/ATOR program office. It has also been updated to clarify that the Initial Operational Capability declaration could be made after outfitting two units with the training and spares needed to sustain the early radars delivered to the Marine Corps, but that initial operational test and evaluation is pending the delivery of later lots with a new semiconductor.
The deputy PM added that contractor Northrop Grumman is on track to deliver the three Lot 3 radars with the GaN technology in mid-August. The Marines would spend about a month doing a scaled-down developmental test period, since the hardware and software are all the same as the Lots 1 and 2 units, aside from the semiconductor material. After that month-long testing, MACS-1 would in October conduct initial operational test and evaluation with the G/ATOR Block 1 capability, which covers air defense and air surveillance missions.
The Marine Corps and Northrop Grumman are also pursuing a Block 2 capability, which would track ground-based artillery, rockets and mortars – primarily to identify and attack the source of incoming fires, but also for use during Marine Corps training events, so artillery units can track the accuracy of their outgoing rounds. The remaining four Lot 1 and 2 radars are currently being used for G/ATOR Block 2 development, Barnhill said. Barnhill said Block 2 IOT&E is set for December. That testing will involve the 11th Marine Regiment, an artillery regiment out of Camp Pendleton.
U.S. Marines prepare to transport an AN/TPS-80 G/ATOR radar system to Bogue Field, N.C., Oct. 24, 2017. This G/ATOR radar system is the first of its kind to be used by the Marine Corps and will be put to the test during exercise Bold Alligator. US Marine Corps photo.
As more lots continue to deliver – each lot contract covers three radars – the radars will be spread out to aviation and ground units around the globe. MACS-1 and MACS-2 are the first two aviation units to work with the system, and then 11th Marines and their Camp Lejeune counterpart 10th Marines will take home G/ATORs for their training and operations. MACS-24, a reserve unit in Virginia Beach, and MACS-4 in Okinawa, will also be early recipients of the new radar.


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Netflix's Best Comedy Series Finally Starts Filming New Season
By Jenna Anderson - December 1, 2022 07:56 pm EST
It looks like Christmas came early, because the third season of I Think You Should Leave is now filming. On Thursday, Netflix took to social media to reveal that the beloved sketch comedy series has now begun production. Attached to the announcement was a behind-the-scenes photo, showing series co-creator and star Tim Robinson looking beleaguered at a desk in an office.
"Production for season 3 of I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE with Tim Robinson has officially started!!!!" the tweet reads.
Production for season 3 of I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE with Tim Robinson has officially started!!!! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/RWoAnkxZpb
— Netflix Is A Joke (@NetflixIsAJoke) December 1, 2022
What is I Think You Should Leave about?
I Think You Should Leave provides a collection of short, surreal, and undeniably hilarious sketches, courtesy of Robinson and co-creator Zach Kanin. Co-stars on the series include Sam Richardson, Cecily Strong, Vanessa Bayer, Tim Heidecker, Steven Yeun, Paul Walter-Hauser and Bob Odenkirk. The first two seasons have become cult classics among fans, spawning original characterss including Bart Harley Jarvis, Karl Havoc, Car Focus Group Guy, Chunky, and the "We're all trying to find the guy who did this" Hot Dog Guy. The series was renewed for a third season earlier this year.
"Zach [Kanin] and I just found ourselves writing a lot of scenes like that, where the person is refusing to admit they've done something wrong, or lying, and will do anything to cover that up," Robinson previously told GQ. "So it became the theme of the whole show because we kept gravitating towards writing those scenes."
Will Detroiters come back?
Another show involving Robinson, Kanin, and Richardson that has a special place in fans' hearts is Detroiters,
"A hundred percent, we'd want to go back," Richardson shared with ComicBook.com. "I love Detroiters so much, and there was so much more that we want to do with it. So we've gotten ... I think it got clipped off the tree before it was fully, fully bare. I love and I am very proud of those first two seasons, but I'm also curious to what we would have done had we done more, and we still want to do more."
"We text each other, the creators, me, Tim, Joe [Kelly], and Zach [Kanin], we text each other plot points, pitches still," Richardson continued. "Even if it's just for us to laugh about, we'll like text out ... [I don't want to] give those away, because who knows if we do come back, I don't want to burn a hilarious thing. We'll send it back and then we'll just start to stockpile and it kind of just snowballs and we come up with these episodes. So if we got the chance to do it again, we a hundred percent would love it."
Are you excited for I Think You Should Leave Season 3? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below!
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday ruled out the possibility of any mid-term election in Bangladesh, questioning the necessity of such polls.
"Has the news of the mid-term polls come floating in the Jamuna River? Is there any such problem for which the mid-term election will have to be given?" she told a press conference in New York.
The press conference was arranged at Bangladesh's Permanent Mission to brief the media about the outcome of the prime minister's participation in the ongoing 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka said yesterday.
The next general election in Bangladesh is scheduled to be held in 2019.
Sheikh Hasina said there is no relation between the mid-term polls and the upcoming council of ruling Bangladesh Awami League.
"You know Awami League is a big organisation. The party's council from the grassroots to ward, union, sub-district and district levels has already been completed. Now, the central council (of the party) will be held, and the councillors will take decisions about the leadership," she said.
Noting that the party could not hold its council during the emergency and martial law regimes, she said, "Otherwise, we tried to hold the party council regularly and we're taking preparation in this regard," she said.
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Bangladesh ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Masud Bin Momen were present on the dais while PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim moderated the press conference.
The prime minister's entourage, including ministers, parliament members, political and business leaders, were also present.
Answering a question about opposition by BNP and some other parties to government steps on curbing terrorism and militancy and the role of the opposition parties, Hasina said the opposition party which tends to oppose every step will usually oppose everything and there is nothing to be worried about it.
"The opposition party in parliament is properly playing its due role, but you can't expect anything, especially from those who are not in parliament and don't believe in democracy, who burnt and killed people to death to foil the last general election, burnt the polling centres and killed an Assistant Presiding Officer, burnt people alive in buses, trains, launches and trucks," she added.
The prime minister alleged that the BNP-Jamaat clique committed all such crimes to thwart the last general election but failed to involve the common people in their attempt to foil it.
Hasina said all should resist those culprits who are killing people in the name of religion.
She said the issues of counterterrorism and militancy came up in various functions of the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly as terrorist acts are now taking place across the globe, not only in Bangladesh. Hasina said some incidents of bombing and terrorist acts continued to take place in the USA just before the current UN General Assembly.
Responding to a question about the extradition of the killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Hasina said it took 31 years to try the killers of Bangabandhu.
She said as the killers of Bangabandhu are staying in various countries, her government has been trying its best to bring back those killers and execute the verdict.
Replying to another question about the next US presidential election, the prime minister hoped that a new government would be there in the US that would work with Bangladesh.
Regarding John Kerry's Bangladesh visit, Hasina said the US secretary had been in Bangladesh as part of maintaining good relations with the United States.


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Q: Angular mat-divider vertical width not adjusting I'm trying to adjust the thickness of my mat-divider element in angular. My element is simply:
<mat-divider vertical></mat-divider>
and in my css I have used:
.mat-divider {
height: 40px;
border-right-width: 4px;
}

yet the divider is staying 1px thick. If I remove the vertical attribute, I am able to successfully adjust the width of the normal mat-divider element using border-top-width as expected, yet it doesn't work with the border right with. Any suggestions?

A: I realized that if you use the selector .mat-divider.mat-divider-vertical you can access the border-right property as expected.


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[[File:FASface.jpg|thumb|left|Facial Appearance of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome]]
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is caused by maternal alcohol consumption chronically during pregnancy, eye abnormalities have been shown to occur in over 90% of children that were exposed to FAS prenatally.<ref name="PMID19907681"><pubmed>19907681</pubmed></ref> FAS has been estimated with a frequency of 0.97 cases in 1000 births<ref name="PMID11825849"><pubmed>11825849</pubmed></ref>
Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) is caused by maternal alcohol consumption chronically during pregnancy, eye abnormalities have been shown to occur in over 90% of children that were exposed to FAS prenatally.<ref name="PMID19907681"><pubmed>19907681</pubmed></ref> FAS has been estimated with a frequency of 0.97 cases in 1000 births<ref name="PMID11825849"><pubmed>11825849</pubmed></ref> The aetiology of FAS can be both genetic and nutritional, a list of genes have been identified as potential targets for the teratogenic effects of alcohol on humans. Some animals studies have suggested nutritional issues are important risk factors that may contribute to FAS. It is evident that plasma zinc and copper concentration are lower in pregnant women that have high alcohol intake, compared to women who only drink lightly or not at all. Zinc can influence on the risk of FAS in humans. <ref name="PMID21425437"><pubmed>21425437</pubmed></ref>
Some of the defects result from FAS include coloboma which is the failure of closure of choroid fissure that should be closed during the 7th week of development, hypoplasia of the optic nerve resulting in an abnormal small size of the nerve, increasing abnormal shaping of retinal vessels, short palpebral fissure length, anterior segment abnormalities and microphthalmia. It is also an environmental aetiology for the condition, microphthalmia.<ref name="PMID19907681 "/><ref><pubmed>18571671</pubmed></ref> Alcohol may produce its effect by interacting with cell membranes and receptors of cells and by changing the morphology and function of the proteins that regulate signal transduction, gene expression, cell differentiation and proliferation, impacting on the development of the prenatal eye. Demonstrated in some animal studies, malformations result from FAS are caused by the effects of ethanol on embryos prior to or during gastrulation and neurulation during embryonic development, inducing the development of small neural plates, abnormal migration of mesodermal cells and malformations of the cranial- facial area. <ref><pubmed>8857698</pubmed></ref>Another study on animal suggested, ethanol can alter the normal patterns of recruitment and loss of neural progenitor (Stem cells) which is especially important in neurogenesis. A strong correlation has been shown between ethanol dose being exposed to neuroblasts at their highest activity level and the damage to neuroretinogenesis and optic nerve development. <ref name="PMID11825849"/>
Prenatal exposure to alcohol can cause profound effects and impacts on fetal development. These include alterations to somatic growth and specific minor malformation of facial structures.The most significant and important effect that fetal alcohol syndrome have on fetal development is on brain which may leads to substantial problems with neurobehavioral development. And defect in brain development an cause decreased IQ, hyperactivity, behavioural and adaptive difficulties. Also, there can be deficits in motor function, attention, verbal language and visuo-spatial skills.<ref name="PMID21425437"/>
FAS can also cause alterations to facial structure such as coloboma which is the failure of closure of choroid fissure that should be closed during the 7th week of development, hypoplasia of the optic nerve resulting in an abnormal small size of the nerve, increasing abnormal shaping of retinal vessels, short palpebral fissure length, anterior segment abnormalities and microphthalmia. It is also an environmental aetiology for the condition, microphthalmia.<ref name="PMID19907681 "/><ref><pubmed>18571671</pubmed></ref> Alcohol may produce its effect by interacting with cell membranes and receptors of cells and by changing the morphology and function of the proteins that regulate signal transduction, gene expression, cell differentiation and proliferation, impacting on the development of the prenatal eye. Demonstrated in some animal studies, malformations result from FAS are caused by the effects of ethanol on embryos prior to or during gastrulation and neurulation during embryonic development, inducing the development of small neural plates, abnormal migration of mesodermal cells and malformations of the cranial- facial area. <ref><pubmed>8857698</pubmed></ref>Another study on animal suggested, ethanol can alter the normal patterns of recruitment and loss of neural progenitor (Stem cells) which is especially important in neurogenesis. A strong correlation has been shown between ethanol dose being exposed to neuroblasts at their highest activity level and the damage to neuroretinogenesis and optic nerve development. <ref name="PMID11825849"/>


Like "strategy" and "plan," the word "theory" tends to fall apart when it is hit by the realities of war. So I am naturally suspicious of it.
Yet there is a kernel of wisdom in the phrase "theory of victory." I think it is a better way to talk to "narrative" (another word I have grown to distrust). Having a "theory of victory" is essential in war. Churchill knew this. From December 1941 on, he was able to say that with the Americans in, we will win the war. That was the simple essence of a theory of victory.


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Increase in measles cases nationally has…
Increase in measles cases nationally has doctors, public health officials on alert
Chapman students will be getting the Measles, Mumps, Rubella vaccines in an effort to stop the spread of a mumps outbreak in Orange on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG)
By Deepa Bharath | dbharath@scng.com | Orange County Register
An uptick in measles cases in California and other parts of the country, coupled with resistance to vaccines, has physicians and public health officials concerned that a potentially fatal disease, which was declared eradicated in the United States nearly two decades ago, might create a public health crisis.
As of Wednesday, April 10, 21 measles cases have been reported in California including one in Los Angeles County. On Wednesday, Long Beach health officials announced that a person recently traveled through Long Beach Airport while having measles, putting others at risk of contracting the highly contagious disease.
Measles typically begins with mild to moderate fever accompanied by coughing, a sore throat and red eyes. The fever might climb two to three days later, which is when patients begin to develop the red, blotchy rash, which almost always begins at the top of the head and then marches down the body.
Measles can be contagious even before symptoms start to show.
Potential for lethal complications
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from Jan. 1 to April 4, 465 individual cases of measles had been confirmed in 19 states. This is the second-highest number of cases reported in the U.S. over the first four months of a year since measles was deemed eradicated in 2000.
Measles is a disease without treatment and there is the potential for serious complications, said Dr. Margaret Khoury, pediatric infectious diseases specialist with Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center.
"If you get sick with measles, you are relying on your own immune system," she said. "In younger kids or in children whose immune system doesn't function well, their bodies may not be able to fight it off, and could open the door for other complications."
Those complications could range from ear infection and pneumonia to sepsis and brain infection that could prove fatal, Khoury said.
"To see children suffer or die from measles is a heartbreaking experience," she said. "This is not like any other illness. Children really suffer and get sick for several days and often require hospitalization."
Getting vaccinated is the best and most effective solution to prevent the disease, Khoury said, adding that parents are succumbing to misinformation about vaccines, which is plentiful online.
She criticized the practice of parents hosting "measles parties," where children are deliberately exposed to the disease with the hope they will build immunity by contracting measles.
"It's an extremely unsafe approach," she said. "It's like driving without seatbelts. It's unreasonable to approach a potentially life-threatening disease in this manner."
Khoury said people should get vaccinated before they get ready for summer travel, especially to other countries, such as the Phillipines, that are experiencing measles outbreaks.
Orthodox Jewish community scrutinized
New York City, particularly the Orthodox Jewish enclave in Brooklyn, has been one of the hardest hit by the measles outbreak. The Orthodox community has come under scrutiny and criticism by people who have implied that religious beliefs have prevented a number of its members from getting vaccinated.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued an emergency order covering four Brooklyn ZIP codes including most of Williamsburg and Borough Park, which have seen more than 285 measles cases since October.
De Blasio referred to Borough Park as the epicenter of the measles outbreak in New York. City health officials also issued an order that anyone in Williamsburg who defies the mandatory exclusion from school for all unvaccinated children will be slapped with fines.
But Jewish community leaders say there has been a breakdown in communication between the city and the community.
"We've never received a single phone call from the city to ask us to organize a meeting or bring doctors, health experts, rabbis, parents and community leaders," said Avi Greenstein, CEO of the Boro Park Jewish Community Council.
Borough Park is home to about 30,000 Jewish families, the largest concentration of Jews outside of Israel. He said the city health department's efforts to translate health fliers into Yiddish straight off Google Translate "has been laughable."
The measles outbreak in the Orthodox Jewish community is not because of lack of vaccinations, Greenstein said. The organization Agudath Israel of America puts the vaccination rate at 96 percent for Jewish communities across New York State, saying "vaccination is the clear societal norm in Orthodox Jewish communities."
Greenstein said the vaccination rates among Orthodox Jews in Borough Park is comparable to that of other communities around the country and that the recent outbreak may be due to "lifestyle factors," such as the frequency of family and community gatherings.
"We have a lot of people in a small amount of space," he said.
A New York City Health Department spokesman said health officials "have worked closely with health care providers, religious leaders and community organizations in the affected neighborhoods since October to increase vaccination rates and prevent exposures." He said the department has taken a number of actions — from robocalls to 30,000 households and informational letters to schools and parents, to placing ads in local papers and distributing informational booklets.
He said all measles cases have been linked to the Orthodox Jewish community.
"We're not targeting them, but rather the anti-vax movement that is spreading misinformation and encouraging some parents to delay or avoid vaccinations for their children," he said.
Most religions, including Judaism, approve of vaccinations, said Dr. Ilan Shapiro, director of medical education and wellness at Altamed Health Services.
"As a physician, I trained in Mexico and I saw kids dying from whooping cough and bacterial meningitis, which are preventable with vaccines," he said. "In other countries, vaccines are a luxury. But, here in the United States, they are easily accessible."
Vaccines help eradicate diseases, and failing to vaccinate children can have disastrous consequences, Shapiro said.
"If we continue the way we're going," he said, "it's going to end in a public health crisis."
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Lineage. Constituted 4th Pursuit Squadron (Interceptor) on 20 Nov 1940. Activated on 15 Jan 1941. Redesignated: 4th Fighter Squadron on 15 May 1942; 4th Fighter Squadron, Single Engine, on 20 Aug 1943. Inactivated on 7 Nov 1945. Redesignated 4th Fighter Squadron (All Weather) on 19 Dec 1946. Activated on 20 Feb 1947. Redesignated: 4th Fighter Squadron, All Weather, on 10 Aug 1948; 4th Fighter-All Weather Squadron on 20 Jan 1950; 4th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron on 25 Apr 1951; 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron on 20 Jun 1965; 4th Fighter Squadron on 1 Nov 1991.
Assignments. 52d Pursuit (later, 52d Fighter) Group, 15 Jan 1941-7 Nov 1945. 347th Fighter Group, 20 Feb 1947 (attached to 51st Fighter [later, 51st Fighter-Interceptor] Group), 20 Feb 1947-); Twentieth Air Force, 24 Jun 1950 (remained attached to 51st Fighter-Interceptor Group to 24 Jun 1950; 6302d Air Base Group, 20 Sep 1950-24 Jun 1951; and 6351st Air Base Wing, 25 Jun 1951-unkn); Japan Air Defense Force, 10 Aug 1954 (attached to 39th Air Division, 10 Aug 1954-); Fifth Air Force, 1 Sep 1954 (remained attached to 39th Air Division); 39th Air Division, 1 Mar 1955; 33d Tactical Fighter Wing, 20 Jun 1965; 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, 12 Apr 1969; 432d Tactical Reconnaissance (later, 432d Tactical Fighter) Wing, 31 Oct 1972; 388th Tactical Fighter (later, 388th Fighter) Wing, 23 Dec 1975 (attached to 388th Tactical Fighter Wing (Deployed) [later, 388th Tactical Fighter Wing (Provisional)], 28 Aug 1990-27 Mar 1991); 388th Operations Group, 1 Dec 1991-.
Stations. Selfridge Field, MI, 15 Jan 1941; Langley Field, VA, 17 Dec 1941; Selfridge Field, MI, 14 Jan 1942; Florence, SC, 18 Feb 1942; Wilmington, NC, 27 Apr 1942; Grenier Field, NH, 12 Jun-19 Jul 1942; Northern Ireland, 19 Aug 1942; Goxhill, England, 25 Aug-29 Oct 1942 (air echelon arrived at Tafaraoui, Algeria, on 8 Nov 1942); La Senia, Algeria, 12 Nov 1942; Orleansville, Algeria, 1 Jan 1943; Telergma, Algeria, 19 Jan 1943; Youks-les-Bains, Algeria, 8 Mar 1943; Le Sers, Tunisia, 12 Apr 1943; La Sebala, Tunisia, 20 May 1943; Boccadifalco, Sicily, 1 Aug 1943; Corsica, 4 Dec 1943; Madna Airfield, Italy, c. 14 May 1944; Piagiolino Airfield, Italy, c. 24 Apr 1945; Lesina, Italy, c. 10 Jul-Aug 1945; Drew Field, FL, 25 Aug-7 Nov 1945. Yontan AB, Okinawa, 20 Feb 1947; Naha AB, Okinawa, 19 Aug 1948; Kadena AB, Okinawa, 16 Feb 1953; Naha AB, Okinawa, 25 Feb 1954; Misawa AB, Japan, 1 Aug 1954-15 Jun 1965; Eglin AFB, FL, 20 Jun 1965-9 Apr 1969; Da Nang AB, South Vietnam, 12 Apr 1969; Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, 27 Jun 1972; Udorn RTAFB, Thailand, 31 Oct 1972-23 Dec 1975; Hill AFB, UT, 23 Dec 1975- (deployed at Central AB, Al Minhad, United Arab Emirates, 28 Aug 1990-27 Mar 1991).
Aircraft. P-40, 1941-1942; P-39, 1942; Spitfire, 1942-1944; P-51, 1944-1945. F-61, 1947-1950; F-82, 1949-1952; F-94, 1951-1954; F-86, 1954-1960; F-102, 1960-1965; F-4, 1965-1967, 1967-1975, 1976-1980; F-16, 1980-.
Operations. Combat in ETO and MTO, Aug 1942-30 Apr 1945. Air defense of the Ryukyus during the Korean War. Trained Japanese Self-Defense Force, Korean and Thai Air Forces pilots, Aug 1954-Jun 1965. Combat in Southeast Asia, c. 3 Jun 1969-15 Aug 1973. One of the 4th's aircrews earned the last USAF aerial victory of the war by downing a MiG-21 on 8 Jan 1973. Combat air cover for the evacuations of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and Saigon, Vietnam, Apr 1975. Air cover during the recovery of the SS Mayaguez and its crew, May 1975. Combat in Southwest Asia, Jan-Feb 1991.
Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Europe; Algeria-French Morocco; Tunisia; Sicily; Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley; Air Combat, EAME Theater. Vietnam: TET 69/Counteroffensive; Vietnam Summer-Fall, 1969; Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Southwest Monsoon; Commando Hunt V; Commando Hunt VI; Commando Hunt VII; Vietnam Ceasefire. Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait.
Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Germany, 9 Jun 1944; Rumania, 31 Aug 1944. Presidential Unit Citation: Southeast Asia, 1 Apr-26 Jun 1972. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: [12 Apr 1969]-31 Jul 1969; 1 Aug 1969-1 Aug 1970; 2 Aug 1970-31 Mar 1972; 18 Dec 1972-27 Jan 1973. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1967-20 Jun 1968; 1 Jul 1968-9 Apr 1969. Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm: [12 Apr 1969]-28 Jan 1973.
Emblem. At the center of a Black disc, Fuujin, the Okinawan god of wind, Green, carrying a large Yellow sack, wearing a Red scarf draped about the neck and shoulders, all in front of a White thunder cloud outlined Gray with Yellow lightning flash issuing toward dexter base. Approved on 25 Feb 1949, and slightly modified in 1994 (K&KE 6336).


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Head's Welcome - Dr Sarah Essex
School Film: This is Pilgrims'
Admissions during Covid-19
Joining the Prep
Joining the Pre-Prep
Starting a new school
Fees, bursaries, scholarships
Our Pre-Prep
View our Pre-Prep film
Our Pre-Prep curriculum
The Pre-Prep day
Our pastoral care
Creativity in the Pre-Prep
Sport skills
Virtual Open mornings
Academic subjects
Learning support and EAL
Senior school preparation
Virtual school during coronavirus
An untypical day
Pastoral care from tutors
Chaplaincy and faith
Our boarding houses
Winchester Cathedral Choir
Winchester College Chapel Choir
Choral auditions
C or Q?
Choir Time
Choral open day
Music at The Pilgrims' School is an exceptional strength. It informs so much of all that we do during our school day, and it resonates even with the Pilgrims who do not sing or play. We inspire an understanding and appreciation of music in every boy, which he will find invaluable for the rest of his life.
Not surprisingly, there are more instrumental lessons each week than there are boys in the school. A dedicated team of 28 specialist VMTs (visiting music teachers) teaches the full range of orchestral instruments, in addition to piano, organ, guitar, lute and voice. Music lessons are arranged on a rota basis so that disruption to lessons is kept to a minimum, ensuring that we preserve the balance of academics, sport and music (and free time!) for each boy.
Music practice rooms, including a sound-proofed suite with recording facilities, are mostly located in the music block, but there are numerous pianos, including four grands, dotted all around the school. All boarders are allocated practising slots, which are timetabled to avoid conflict with any other distraction, and are supervised by the music staff.
Practising in isolation is one thing, but the stimulus of group music-making is key to a successful musician – it's also much more fun! Performing starts in the Pre-Prep and, by the Senior years, two-thirds of boys play in ensembles. We give at least 12 concerts each year, ranging from the formal to the extremely informal. Chamber music is greatly encouraged and music is specially arranged for any ad hoc combinations that may arise when friends decide to pool their resources. The orchestra plays repertoire that one might expect to hear at a senior school.
Junior Orchestra
Junior Strings
Baroque Ensemble
Our choirs
Pre-Prep Choir
Senior Choir
Chamber Choir
The two professional choirs of the Cathedral and the College engage the talents of 38 Pilgrims but an additional four school choirs, including one in the Pre-Prep, provide an excellent opportunity for singers who are not Choristers or Quiristers.
At Pilgrims', singing is as natural as breathing. One can hear snatches of song at all times of day and in the most surprising places.
Class music lessons
From Reception to Year 8 all boys have timetabled class music lessons each week. We aim to equip each boy with the tools to unlock a deeper understanding of the subject, irrespective of his musical ability. Composition is crucial, both in terms of inspiring creativity and also as a stimulus to musical appreciation.
Music exams and scholarships
Graded music exam results are consistently high; the majority of grades awarded will be distinctions or high merits. A good number of boys will attain Grade 5+ each year and will have passed their Grade 5 theory. Our aim is musicianship, however, and while grades are important, depth and breadth of repertoire are key. We have an enviable record in securing music awards to senior schools, and a significant number of Pilgrims go on to read music at university, many as a choral scholar at either Oxford or Cambridge.
ABRSM RESULTS 2019
ABRSM instrumental exams are marked out of 150; our average mark was 125. All 114 boys who entered were successful.
Many congratulations to David W (Year 6) who secured 145 in his Grade 8 piano!
Visiting music teachers
We are blessed with a truly idyllic location. Just an hour south of London by direct train, with easy access to all the major travel hubs, and yet we are surrounded by the stunning countryside of the South Downs National Park. The school is tucked away between Winchester Cathedral and Winchester College, within the secure and secluded Cathedral Close. Moments from our front door is the heart of the historic city of Winchester, or step through our back gate to find water meadows, countryside, and the South Downs Way.
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Fall is slowly creeping in. Oh the glory of it all!
I've been having trouble sleeping the last few days, so I've been jotting down things just to get them off of my mind.
May we someday return to the splendor of previous Septembers.


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It will be 10 years this September. I cannot believe it.
I don't write this easily. Even though I have faithfully written about the simple ways life encourages us, 3 times a week for 2 1/2 years, it doesn't mean I do not still feel the complexity of deep heartache.
It's just that now, I'm not gasping for air.
In the early days and months, I wrote so much. My heart was hemorrhaging. My heart was injected with poison and it needed to come out – my son's death and some events that followed with people who should have known better.
I just don't know how 10 years went by so quickly.
Sometimes, all we need is a good night's sleep.
Things have a way of looking better in the morning.
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Life does not end here on earth.
Just because we do not see beyond what we do not fully understand, does not mean life will not continue on when life ends on earth.
I am inspired by men and women who lived throughout the centuries who had an understanding of knowing life was not just about here and now. They lived with an assurance of eternal life. They carried pain with strength and dignity. They believed in something greater than themselves.
This entry was posted on July 22, 2015, in Uncategorized and tagged dignity, eternal life, life ends.
But they come back in the spring!
Once again, God speaks to us through his creation, doesn't he? Every morning we get a fresh start to bloom again.
And the constant, predictability of the grass turning green and flourishing again tells us God can be trusted.
Has life become faded and flowerless?
Even death brings the promise of eternal life.
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HAPPY RETIREMENT WALTER G. BOSTIAN
A farewell celebration for Walt Bostian retiring from the Borough Street Department on December 31,2016. Walt has been with the Borough for over 41 years! Enjoy your retirement, Walt! You have earned it! Thank you for your service to our community!
There will be a hearing by the Riverside Zoning Board on May 31, 2016 at 6:00 pm at the Borough Building, 301 Dewart Street, Riverside. The applicant is requesting a variance from section 285-35, Zoning Regulations, lot setback requirement of 150' to 100' to build six homes on a property at 912 Sunbury Road, Riverside.
5/2/16 Minutes
As approved at the 5/16/16 meeting, minutes of 5/2/16 follow:
The Riverside Borough Council met on Monday, May 2, 2016 in the Municipal Building, 301 Dewart Street, Riverside, PA. Meeting was called to order promptly at 7:00 pm by Council President John J. Novak. In attendance this evening were Vice President Peter Fleming, Council Members Carolyn Bausch,
Barb Kriner, Beth Hancock and John Domanski. Solicitor Joseph Michetti, Mayor Joseph Oberdorf and Secretary Deborah Bausch were also present. Absent this evening was Council member Caressa Compton.
Audience this evening included George Buckley and Jenna Cole. Ms. Cole was here to observe the proceedings of a council meeting as part of her Environmental Services Class. Mr. Buckley spoke about an ongoing issue he has with some dead ash trees on a property that abuts his property. The trees are not on borough property but on a property owned by another resident. He provided a photo from a year ago of the condition of the trees. Mr. Buckley was told there was nothing the borough could do about the trees since they are not on our right of way. Should they come down and damage his property in any manner, he should contact his insurance carrier.
Minutes of the April 18, 2016 meeting were approved on a Motion by Barb Kriner and seconded by Peter Fleming. All voted in favor.
Financial Reports were approved on a Motion by Barb Kriner and seconded by Carolyn Bausch. All approved and Motion carried.
Police Chief Kerry Parkes presented the Police Report for April. He stated we now have IFAKS(Individual First Aid Kits) that are for use on an officer if wounded. Other first aid kits remain in the vehicles when responding to an accident scene or other medical needs of victims. Officers were trained in their use; policy manual has been updated. An update on the TRAC program was done including the need for printers for the cars when we get accepted into the program. We have the computers and upgrades we need to be on the list to receive the TRAC program.
The final topic by Chief Parkes was the need for new Tasers. There is a new 5 year plan available to replace our current tasers with updated models and necessary equipment such as holsters and batteries. We would receive credit for the tasers we currently own. On a Motion by Barb Kriner and Seconded by John Domanski, approval was given for a contract to be gotten for the 5 year taser program. This will run approximately $792 per year and will be a line added item in the new budgets beginning in 2017. Motion approved by all present.
The police report was accepted on a Motion by John Domanski and seconded by Barb Kriner. All voted in favor.
Street Department Superintendent Danny Gable was next on the floor. He presented his report and voiced a concern over the one week leaf pick up in the spring. Many residents abused this week's program. Bags were received with glass clippings as well as mulch and twigs in them. After much discussion, it was decided to discontinue the one week spring pick up next year. The next item was a letter of Retirement submitted by Walter Bostian. Council wanted to personally thank Walt for his diligence and dedication to the Borough for over 41 years. Letter was accepted on a Motion by Carolyn Bausch and seconded by Barb Kriner. All voted in Favor. The Dumpster Day report submitted by Nicholas Fowler was also presented. Street Report was accepted and approved by a Motion made by John Domanski and seconded by Barb Kriner. All voted in favor.
There was no Southside Report this evening; it will be at the next meeting on May 16, 2016.
Barb Kriner then presented a Code Enforcement Report. Properties at 413 Avenue F and 196 D & H Avenue have had 5 citations each issued. 912 Sunbury Road has a pending sale; further action on this property will be tabled for 60 days to see how sale progresses and corrections remedied. A letter from property owner at 100 D & H Avenue was reviewed. It will be requested that the Zoning officer make an appointment to meet with the property owner and get an official update on the progress there.
Elysburg Road has no changes; weather is improving and hopefully owner will resume cleanup operations there. 330 Avenue F has been sent a final notice before a citation will be issued. Solicitor Michetti emphasized that Jackie Hart should call him regarding these properties. Report was approved on a Motion by John Domanski and seconded by Peter Fleming. All voted in favor.
Mayor Joseph Oberdorf spoke of the upcoming Memorial Day Service at the Park on May 29th beginning at 11:15 am. Guest speaker will be Dane Egli, a former Riverside resident. It was also noted of the upcoming Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with UGI on May 11th at 11:00 am at the Municipal Building.
Dan Gable stated the final restoration projects are currently underway in the borough. Mayor report was approved on a Motion by Barb Kriner and seconded by Carolyn Bausch. All voted in favor.
Solicitor Michetti had no report this evening.
On a Motion by John Novak and seconded by John Domanski, Council convened to an Executive Session from the Regular session at 7:50 pm.
At 8:20 pm, on a Motion by Carolyn Bausch and seconded by Barb Kriner, Council exited the Executive Session and Resumed the Regular Session of Council.
Based on the retirement letter of Walter Bostian, a Motion was made by Barb Kriner and seconded by John Domanski to begin advertising for a new employee for the street department. All voted in favor and Motion carried.
At 8:25 pm John Domanski made a Motion to adjourn the Council meeting; seconded by Carolyn Bausch.
Deborah Bausch
REPRESENTATIVE LYNDA SCHLEGEL CULVER NOTES
Representative Lynda Schlegel Culver
108th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Legislative Events
By State Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-Northumberland/Snyder)
With the school year winding down and summer being right around the corner, I want to pass along information for some upcoming events and program reminders.
Make sure to mark your calendars for the annual Family Fun Fair, on Thursday, June 2, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at the Liberty Splashland, 173 Prince St., in Northumberland. Everyone in the 108th District is invited, and there is no admission fee. Free swimming is being provided all day by the Borough of Northumberland, and plenty of vendors will be in attendance from 1-4 p.m. with important information and resources for families. I'm looking forward to another great turnout this year. The full schedule is available on www.LyndaCulver.com.
The Senior Expo is another popular annual event in which many people attend. This year, the expo is being held on Thursday, July 28, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Shikellamy High School cafeteria, 600 Walnut St., in Sunbury. The Senior Expo is an event focused on providing seniors with information and education about opportunities here in our district and nearby communities which could enhance their quality of life. There will be a variety of area vendors providing information in their areas of expertise as well as free health screenings.
I would also like to encourage everyone to check to see if you have any unclaimed property being held by the Pennsylvania Treasury at www.patreasury.gov/claim/. My staff is available to assist you with this and other state-related services, including filling out Property Tax/Rent Rebate program forms. The deadline to submit applications for that program is June 30. Our office, located at 106 Arch St. in Sunbury, is open Monday-Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The phone number is 570-286-5885, and the toll-free number is 1-800-924-9060. You can also stay up-to-date with the latest state-related news and information by visiting my website, www.LyndaCulver.com, or my legislative Facebook page, www.Facebook.com/RepCulver.
MAY 11, 2016 EVENTS
May 11, 2016 will be a busy day in the Borough.
State Representative Lynda Schlegel Culver will have a Community Outreach time in the Municipal Building from 9 am - 11 am.
At 11:00 am, UGI Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will take place at the Park.
TAX COLLECTOR HOURS
Rebecca Steckley will hold tax hours by Appointment only during May. Call her at 570-764-1393 to schedule a time to meet with her.
Minutes of April 18, 2016
As approved at the 5/2/16 meeting the minutes of 4/18/16 follow:
The Riverside Borough Council met on Monday, April 18, 2016 in the Municipal Building, 301 Dewart Street, Riverside, PA. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President John J. Novak. Present this evening were Council members Carolyn Bausch, Caressa Compton, Beth Hancock and Vice President Peter Fleming. Mayor Joseph Oberdorf and Secretary Deborah Bausch were in attendance. Absent this evening were Council Members Barb Kriner and John Domanski.
In the audience this evening was Earl Martz from Avenue A. He was just here to observe the proceedings. After the start of the meeting, a student, James , signed in. He was here as part of a school project on Environmental Services.
Old business included the approval of the minutes from the April 4, 2016 meeting. This was done on a Motion by Caressa Compton and seconded by Carolyn Bausch. All voted in favor.
Dan Gable, Street Superintendent, then presented his report for the evening. The street crew has been busy doing some crack sealing, mulching and other tasks. The tree list has been completed and Northeast Tree service will be in to remove the tagged dead trees. The next topic of discussion was insulation in the Garage. Several quotes had been received and Dan discussed each of them. Council voted to approve the contract with Boss Insulation pending approval of the contract by our solicitor.
Motion made by Carolyn Bausch and seconded by Caressa Compton to proceed with the project upon solicitor approval. All voted in favor. A new furnace system will be discussed at next budget meeting.
Dan stated he will be meeting with Barry Garverick to discuss road improvements this year. Pine Swamp Road had a base coat done last year and will need completed this year to maintain the roadway. The Street Report was approved on a Motion by Caressa Compton and seconded by Peter Fleming. All voted in favor.
Caressa Compton reported on an update on the boat launch that is being handled by Bob Stoudt, Director of Montour Area Recreation Commission. He indicated several permits would be needed since it is a sanctuary area for a bald eagle nest and involved the river. He is starting the permit process and will keep us informed of progress.
Welcome to Riverside sign at the English Garden needs reviewed; seems to be misleading as to the direction of Riverside. Peter Fleming stated he had seen someone working on the weeds in the flower area before crossing the bridge. Not sure who that person was but we certainly want to extend a thank you to them for that service. It was also brought up by Dan Gable that there is a huge flag on the pole outside the English Garden. A previous one was stolen and replaced but the flag was small. Secretary will check with Ken and Abby Kremser to see if they are responsible for replacing the flag with a larger one. A thank you note from the Borough will be sent to recognize this tribute.
Question was put on the table about removing the stop sign on Avenue A near the school. Since the school is no longer in use; the sign is not necessary. After some talk, it was decided it would be best to leave the sign in place in case the school would ever be sold or restored to use and the sign would need to be put back in place. Citizen Earl Martz then questioned the status of the school. He mentioned that Jerseytown had opened a community center in an old building there and that would be great here. The building is owned by the school district and it would be their call on the status of the building.
Sewer online payments was put on the table. Programs are now in place to have residents pay their sewer bills from their checking accounts directly into the sewer billing account at Service First Credit Union. Service1st Credit Union is working with the Borough and Diversified Technology to get the program completed and in place. Approval was granted to proceed with this program with Service1st on a Motion by Carolyn Bausch and seconded by Caressa Compton. All voted in favor.
Meeting adjourned at approximately 7:32 pm on a Motion by Caressa Compton and seconded by Beth Hancock.
Next meeting is scheduled for May 2, 2016.
The Borough of Riverside is accepting applications for the position of full time (40 hours/week) laborer.
Duties include mowing, patching, general construction, carpentry, tree trimming and sewer work.
Must be able to operate hand/power tools, lawn mowers, snow plow, backhoe, bucket truck and dump trucks. Applicant must have valid drivers license. Applications at Riverside Municipal Building, 301 Dewart Street, Monday through Friday, 8 am – 3 pm.
Applications must be received by May 27, 2016.
Riverside Borough is an EOE


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Not everyone agrees with us on guns. Frankly, that's fine. Not everyone does need to agree on whether we have a right to keep and bear arms. People have a right to their opinions, even if I happen to think their opinions are wrong and ignorant.
What people don't have a right to are their own facts.
For better or worse, reality is what it is, and you don't get to reshape reality just because it doesn't conform to what you'd rather it look like. Yet that's exactly what happens when you completely ignore things that have really happened and pretend that it simply doesn't exist.
Take this guest opinion writer's comments for The Intelligencer, a paper in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
The front-page story of the Intelligencer published May 1 with the headline, "Pa. gun owners rally at Capital," was noteworthy. Our First Amendment rights are protected so folks of a like-mind can gather and protest or advocate peacefully. This is part of what and who we are as a democracy under the rule of law.
However, it is not right that the protesters in support of the Second Amendment should use scare tactics to frighten gun owners. The quote by Joshua Prince is one such example. "Make no mistake about it, they're coming for your guns." Taking everyone's guns has never been a consideration and only hinders a serious dialogue on the subject of gun control.
Never been a consideration? Former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens recently penned an op-ed calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment. As many as one in three Democrats agree with him on the topic, I might add.
A friend of mine, science fiction author David Burkhead, has made it a bit of a mission to document all the Democrats who have said they were coming for our guns in various ways. He keeps a running account on his blog, I might add. It's quite an impressive list, especially since we're being assured by a writer in Doylestown, Penn that no one is coming for our guns.
The truth of the matter is that while she, personally, may not consider a complete repeal of the Second Amendment something worthy of her efforts and that she, personally, may not want to take everyone's guns away, she's in no position to speak for everyone else who opposes the right to keep and bear arms.
Over and over again, gun owners have been tasked with giving up just a little bit of our freedom in exchange for other people feeling safer. What's more, we've done it. Time and time again, we gave and we gave. Time and time again, more and more was asked of us.
Now, we're done. We understand the endgame. The effort is to "compromise" us to death, to keep asking more and more until there's nothing left.
My buddy Law Dog has a great metaphor for just how this goes, using cake as an example. The premise is the same.
The truth is, they are coming for our guns. That's a given. We can show our work until the cows come home.
And that makes any claim to the contrary a case of someone rejecting reality and trying to insert her own facts into the conversation.


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Military leaders will make their case this week to Congress and the American public about the risks to national security should Congress decide to continue to run the government with a stopgap appropriations bill.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and the other service chiefs will testify Wednesday before the House Armed Services Committee about damaging consequences of operating with temporary funding instead of full-year appropriations.
"We at the Association of the U.S. Army are extremely concerned about the implications of forcing the Army to operate under a continuing resolution. The Congress needs to pass a budget. Period. It is their constitutional duty and the Army needs assured, predictable full funding in order to counter escalating threats to our nation," said retired Gen. Carter F. Ham, AUSA's president and CEO.
This is not a new problem. This is the eighth consecutive fiscal year in which Congress failed to pass a full military funding bill by the Oct. 1 beginning of a new fiscal year, leaving the services operating with limited funds and an unpredictable future. Adding to the drama, the temporary funding now available expires on April 28 but some congressional leaders say it could take until the end of May to get a bipartisan spending agreement.
Congress is considering a 2017 budget amendment proposed by President Donald Trump that would provide an additional $30 billion to spend this fiscal year. That includes about $8.2 billion specifically for the Army.
Karl F. Schneider, the senior official performing duties of the Army's undersecretary, spoke about the problem during AUSA's Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Ala., in March, calling unpredictable funding a "real threat to our mission." More than 120 Army modernization programs, half of them new, are delayed because of limitations on spending under a temporary budget, he said.
Schneider also raised concerns about what trade-offs the Army might be forced to make to pay for the 16,000 Regular Army soldiers authorized by Congress but not fully funded in the temporary bill.
Additionally, the Army will have $3 billion less to spend on operations and maintenance if a full appropriations bill isn't approved, and the Army could be forced to cancel training, including three exercises involving allies in Europe.


So. I make no promises about the eloquence of my writing, the fine tuning of my photography, nor the tastiness of my food. I'm no accomplished foodie, nor a master epicure, but you can bet I'll try.
In true fashion, as a Colorado girl, one of my favorite edibles to mix up in my Tiny Kitchen, is….GRANOLA.
3.] it's a breakfast meal…and breakfast is my favorite. then again, if I said I only ate it in the morning, I would be lying.
It also serves as a great gift, especially during the holidays! This past Christmas, I simply bought a box of mason jars, cloth for the lid décor, and label tags. Neighbors, friends, even my landlord received a little package, titled "Glo's Homemade Granola".
Below is a favorite granola recipe I've crafted (I try new ones monthly-ish). Try it…or better yet, create your own!
Mix dry ingredients (minus cranberries). Mix wet ingredients over low heat to get a liquidy texture. Mix together wet & dry. Spread thin layer in baking dish. Bake 20 minutes. Stir at 10 min mark.
Cool on parchment paper. Toss in the cranberries. Store in airtight container. YUM!
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