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Spray 2 baking sheets with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
Lay 4 of the tortillas on a flat surface.
Divide barbecue evenly among the tortillas.
Sprinkle shredded cheese evenly over barbecue, and then lay remaining 4 tortillas on top of barbecue and cheese.
Place the baking sheets in the oven, and bake for 5 minutes. Remove trays from oven, and flip the quesadillas.
Return to the oven, and bake until golden brown (about 5 minutes).
Garnish with sour cream, diced tomatoes and scallions, if desired.
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Meals at our house have to be quick and easy. Since quesadillas are one of my faves, I've got to try your recipe. It sounds delish!! We usually have chicken, but the beef sounds so good!
Ok, anything quesadilla-like is a hit in this family! Thank you!
Right? It's hard not to love a tortilla wrapped around anything.
Quesadillas are my favorite! Cannot wait to try this recipe!
It's delicious and so quick on a busy night or lunch.
I love these: quick, easy, and delicious!
Agreed! I love quick meals like this that please the whole family.
We love quesadillas! This looks like a quick and easy recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Quesadillas are a family fave and I bet your pulled beef brisket quesadillas are yummy! I love that they are quick and easy to make.
I love quesadillas. I made them too using the dry-rub chicken. I bet they're fantastic with the beef brisket as well! Thanks for sharing!
Simple, nutritious, and delicious! I think I could actually get my four-year-old to eat them too!
I love brisket, and I bet these are delicious! Cannot wait to give them a try!


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Sunny and warm weather is good motivation for getting the car, truck, boat, RV ready for the upcoming spring and summer months. So I encourage you to get out there and clean! It might take some time but it is worth it in the end because you have a great looking car or lawn mower or whatever you choose to drive clean.
Business is picking up some because of the weather. Regular detailing for regular people mostly, like getting a tune up for a car's engine only with cleaning tools. Keeping a car detailed is good maintenance and makes cleaning go so much easier next time. Some choose to focus on either the outside or inside of their car so that's what I'm hired for, just the interior cleaning and shampoo, or just the exterior detailing and wax. That's ok for me since most full details take 5 hours and a inside or outside detail takes 3 hours, that's a full day for me when I work by myself. Later in the spring I will probably hire someone temporarily to get me through the busiest 6 months of the year.
I get some business from those trying to sell a car on their own or returning a leased car to the dealer. Both circumstances are bettered by detailing. Sell a car for optimum price or give back a borrowed car without incurring fees for cleaning up a mess of a ride.
Let me know if I can help you detail your vehicle. (360)271-7298 or (206)780-1741.
Weather is tricky around here and sometimes it can be hard to know when its best to get a detail done. Sometimes it rains and sometimes its really sunny and hot. Both can be less than ideal BUT you can make it work because I can make it work. Of course if needed the appointment can be postponed or I can work in a garage. But mostly weather can clear up enough to get some important detail work done. If weather has to be perfect you might never get this type of deep clean and protection done for your car. My advice is to be good to your car, no matter the time of year.
Do you ever have the (bad) feeling that you can't get into your car again with it so dirty? I do. My cars are probably not as clean as they should be but I do get to them on a fairly regular basis. Especially times after a trip or before the family goes on a excursion. You don't want to have to pick up the stuff that falls out of your car everytime you open the door!
Dog hair continues to be a popular reason for needing a detail. The hair sticks to the carpet and is plain old difficult to remove. I use a rubber brush to rub the hair off the carpet or seats as I vacuum. Also a dishwashing glove can work well. After vacuuming I blow compressed air to loosen the dirt and hair in the hard to reach places before vacuuming up again. It is a big relief afterwards.
I am asked to clean cars before a trip, making sure the windows were clean for perfect visability and the floors and cupholders were free of debris. I don't always get to clean the outside, but inside is where you spend the time driving so it makes sense to tidy up there.
Remember its easier to clean up afterward if you start clean and not dirty.
Taking a long road trip? Maybe its time for a detail before you go. The windows will get clean for the best visability, they won't fog up as quickly with the dirt film washed off. The carpets cleaned and fresh, cup holders wiped out of the sticky goo, ready for hot or cold drinks. Detailing is also for the comfort and ease of cleaning up after the trip, you don't have to clean the months of clutter from BEFORE the trip after the trip, its already been done, only a fraction of the work remains.
Wash and wax detail today for a silver Lexus GX470. Beautiful condition, waxed and washed often. My customer was taking a trip to California and wanted it cleaned up and waxed. There are lots of car wash outfits in SoCal and the in-between cleanings would be handled there. The wax protects the finish from the bad car washes that are too rough. I'll get a call in a few months to do the whole car again. Its the cycle of detailing and it's great!
Wax can last 6 months with usual care so detailing twice a year is a great practice for the care of your car. This blogs customers are a retired couple with 3 cars who get them detailed at least twice a year. Also the engine bay is pressure washed and dressed each time.
I was asked to detail two of their cars at same time this day. At this time of year it is a special condition that I can manage 2 cars at once (think limited daylight hours), but I know these cars well and can move quickly through them. Each car was pressure washed, waxed, and engine cleaned, door jambs wiped out and carpet cleaned, windows, dash/console cleaned and air purged. Per customer request I even dressed the rhino lining in the pickup truck. This was a 9to5 kind of job and it took the full 9hours.
These vehicles are so mechanically sound and clean they will keep their value high until whenever they are sold.
Programming note: To establish this blog I am journaling my work throughout the weeks. As we go farther along, I may move to topical type entries. Thanks for reading.
A truck cab had become moldy on the dash and seat. Not a pleasant or healthy situation for the truck owner. It takes awhile but the mold is removed with some spray that kills mold and viruses and a brush and steam clean. Because of the steam clean, the area will need to have air moving within the truck cab so the mold doesn't reappear.
Wash detail for a black Mercedes S550. Black paint is a very sharp color when clean, but it needs cleaning often! This car is cleaned regularly with exterior wash and vacuum at place of work. As needed the windows, dash/console, and carpets are cleaned.
After vacation and travel over snowy mountain passes a minivan can get pretty muddy and messy. Washing off the dirt is a good practice for the longterm health of your paint, paint can deteriorate when left dirty. Sometimes you need the family car cleaned BEFORE you head out, but most times when you return. It makes your trip more enjoyable.


The legalization of recreational marijuana in some US states has resulted in a new multibillion dollar industry, with some estimates suggesting it could grow to be worth US$50 billion annually by 2026. For many who aren't keen on smoking the stuff there is a growing catalog of different forms of edibles and novel new ways to get THC into your system. The latest innovation comes from a Californian winery that has created the world's first alcohol-free, marijuana-infused Sauvignon Blanc.
From January 2018, marijuana will be legal for recreational use in California, but there are restrictions. Marijuana cannot be combined with alcohol in the same product (or sold at the same venue). With marijuana being infused into everything from chocolate to gummy bears, it seems like wine would be a logical next step, but this regulation makes things a little more difficult for winemakers than it would be otherwise.
Founders of Rebel Coast Winery in Sonoma, Chip Forsythe and Alex Howe, set out to make a marijuana-infused wine thinking it would be simple to just make the wine, remove the alcohol and then infuse it with marijuana.
"Turns out it's way harder than it sounds, and there are no books or classes to take because no one has ever done it before," explain the duo.
After a huge amount of trial-and-error, the team ultimately produced an alcohol-free Sauvignon Blanc with around 16 mg of THC in every bottle. In terms of THC-effect this is mild, with most recreational-legal state laws allowing up to 10 mg of THC in a single serving of a marijuana edible.
"We set out to mimic the experience you'd find with traditional wine; a couple glasses will put most people in a great place," the team explains.
It's a product that promises the taste of wine, the effect of marijuana, and none of the unpleasant hangover characteristics of alcohol. For those in California, pre-orders are available now at US$59.99 per bottle, to be delivered once the legislation for recreational use kicks in around January 2018.


The festivities around the vine, harvest, harvest began in Mendoza, timidly, during the 1930s. In those moments, was an exclusive party for the workers in the harvest. Today, it is the great feast of the mendocino people, a celebration that attracts tourists from the country and the world and color lasting memories of holidays in Mendoza. The festivities begin in January and end in March and encompass cultural, sporting and religious demonstrations. Summer, time in which collects the fruit of the vine, lends its ideal framework to the celebrations, culminating the first Saturday of the month of March in the capital city, Mendoza, with the traditional and most shocking ever national harvest festival.
The popular festival of greater magnitude nationwide was conducted for the first time in 1936, inspired by the simple celebrations of workers of the vine. These, mostly immigrants, had usually thank the Earth and God, with dances and songs, at the end of the work of cocecha of the grapes and the winemaking. The celebrations They included the choice of the most beautiful girls combine harvesters to Crown it with vine leaves and bunches of grapes. A tradition that is still alive today through the contest that is chosen to the national vintage Queen. Mendoza beauty which is no longer to raise the harvest, but to promote tourism in Mendoza for the country and the world. Frank Romero Day, from the capital city, the central Act of the harvest festival takes place in the amphitheatre and year-on-year gains in technological deployment, creativity and innovation. An average of 30000 spectators colman at each party the great offer of accommodation in Mendoza, in order to enjoy a unique spectacle.
The figures don't lie: more than 800 artists in scene, 600 luminaries and 1 tons of pyrotechnics of height realize the magnitude of the spectacle and the importance that has for the people of the beautiful province of Cuyo. The 2011 edition of the feast of the harvest will not be one more, that will be held no less than shining of the traditional celebrations weddings. And the Mendoza now they work to full so it was an unforgettable occasion.


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Q: Python select 5last value of an excel column I wonder if it is possible to retrieve the last 5 values of an excel column instead of all the values in that same column.
Currently I am able to select all the data in the column with the following piece of code:
var= pd.read_excel("Path/MyFile.xlsx",'MS3',skiprows=15)
xDate = list(var['Date'])

Is there a way to retrieve the last 5 values in this column?

A: you can simply go for this:
xDate[-5:]

A: yes you can use tail like head
var.tail(5)

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25 January 2016updated 27 Jul 2021 7:37am
How middle class are Labour's new members?
Are those who joined for Jeremy Corbyn more or less affluent than the party's previous membership base?
By Anoosh Chakelian
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Labour's influx of new members is overwhelmingly middle-class, according to MPs and leaked party documents. But is this true? Does it matter? And what's it got to do with Jeremy Corbyn?
The Labour party currently has over 380,000 members. This is a substantial leap from its figure going into the general election, which was just under 200,000 full members. It now has more members than the Tories, Lib Dems and the SNP combined.
After the general election, but prior to the leadership election, Labour had around 270,000 members, according to an August 2015 House of Commons Library document. Following Corbyn's election win in September, the figure surged to 352,000 (not including the 260,000 affiliated members and registered supporters who voted in the leadership election for a £3 fee).
In October last year, Labour said 183,658 people had joined the party since 5 May; membership had roughly doubled in the months since the party's general election defeat.
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So we're dealing with about 183-184,000 new members, and we can assume that the vast majority of them joined because of the new party leader. But who are they, and are they chiefly middle-class?
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As the party doesn't publish the breakdown of new members for each constituency, it is difficult to get hard facts about who, and how many, have joined – and which local constituency party they are a member of.
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However, some information about the new members has trickled through. Last week, the Guardian received internal party data revealing that a disproportionate number of Labour members who have joined since the 2015 general election are "high-status city dwellers". The leaked document also showed the party gaining fewer members in rural areas, among the elderly, and from people who are less well-off.
A summary of the report – commissioned internally, analysing 80 per cent of the party's membership – concluded:
"Groups which are over-represented as Labour party members tend to be long-term homeowners from urban areas (particularly inner city area) who have high levels of disposable income.
"Those who are under-represented tend to be either young singles/families who rent properties on a short-term basis and require financial assistance or those who live in rural communities."
The report says the party has 36,646 members categorised as "city prosperity", 19,917 of whom have joined since the general election.
Research carried out by the Financial Times at the end of the last year yielded similar results. Using information from party officials and local party representatives, it reported that, "Labour has attracted ten times as many new members in London than in Scotland since May's general election", with the party now deriving more than 20 per cent of its membership from the capital (nearly double the proportion in 1992).
And the vocal backbencher and MP for Bassetlaw – a safe Labour seat with former coalmining areas – John Mann has been doing his own digging around. From speaking to fellow MPs, parliamentary staff, party members and local constituency representatives, he backs up how London-centric the membership surge has been.
He recently wrote up some of his findings, revealing: "One street in Islington North, with owner-occupiers living in multi-million pound properties, had 40 people over a 12-week period join the party."
In the same piece, Mann claimed, "membership [of the Labour party] is now higher in the average Tory heartland seat than in the average Labour heartland seat. Within heartland areas it is again overwhelmingly the middle classes who have joined".
When I ask about his research, he gives examples from his own constituency:
"We've got some full-time artists as members, which is great," he says. "But I'm not aware of any building workers joining. Whereas we've got very, very, very many times more building workers than artists in this area.
"I don't have many Tory wards in my constituency but the Tory wards have got many more new members than the safest Labour wards. Now, what you'd expect is the opposite. You'd expect where we've got most votes, that's where you get more people joining."
He compares his CLP to those in London: "9,000 members in Islington. 9,000. You can take a swathe of the North of England and there aren't that many members. A whole swathe of it. We have about 600."
Similar observations have been made by others across the country about the demographic of new members. For example, I hear that in Islington North, Corbyn's constituency, there are more new members from owner-occupier housing than the council estates.
And Jack Scott, a Labour councillor in Sheffield and former Labour parliamentary candidate, recently made similar observations about the new party members:
"Talking to colleagues across the country, it certainly appears that the Party across England is becoming more like the Party in London. The vast majority of new members come from the middle classes, the public sector and BAME communities, all sharing a distinctly cosmopolitan outlook. This makes perfect sense, of course – polling suggests these groups are least likely to be concerned about immigration and most concerned by cuts to the public sector. So they're much more likely to be attracted to Jeremy Corbyn's clear policy approach in these areas."
The Corbyn class?
So we can say, with patchy but corroborating evidence, that these new members are generally quite affluent people. And we know that the election of Jeremy Corbyn led to a huge surge in people joining, or re-joining, the Labour party.
But that doesn't mean he is the cause of Labour becoming more middle-class. Party members always tend to be more middle-class; there are simply more middle-class people, and fewer working-class people, in modern Britain; and Labour's narrowing appeal is nothing new.
The Commons Library document from August makes the point that party membership is usually, particularly nowadays, middle-class:
"Membership of the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties is disproportionately high among men, the retired and those with professional or managerial status, compared to the electorate as a whole."
And this has always been the case.
Then there's the fact that Britain is becoming more middle-class. As the nature of work has changed over the decades, fewer people can be categorised as traditionally working-class. The "blue-collar" demographic Labour could once rely on no longer exists as a reliable voting bloc.
As it spooked purists in the New Labour era, and was a constant theme under Ed Miliband, we can't say that Labour losing its grip on its dwindling traditional base is a Corbyn-inflicted problem. And there shouldn't be any such thing as an unwanted voter, or an unwanted party member. It shouldn't matter that Labour is gaining much of its new-found support from affluent people per se. It's the lack of social and geographical balance that worries MPs the most.
As Mann tells me: "The danger is, under the current system, that Islington North will have ten times the influence that we have. And that's a recipe for disaster . . . if the party's social make up is hugely unrepresentative of the people we need to vote for us, that is a major problem.
"It's not a new trend. However, the danger is that our decisions will be made by the London middle classes."
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Bruno's Bistrot & Bar: Hearty Italian Food In Telok Kurau That Will Warm The Soul
Bruno's Bistrot & Bar serves up authentic Italian cuisine that would make any nonna (Italian for grandmother) beam with pride. The fare here is hearty and doled out in generous portions, making this lovely neighbourhood restaurant in Telok Kurau a great place for family dinners and intimate gatherings.
The place has both indoor and al fresco seating that stretches out onto a wooden deck in front of the shophouse. We took a seat outside and got to enjoy the night breeze while waiting for our food to be served.
First up was the Frutti Di Mare ($22.50). This delightful starter was a full of fried seafood goodness, such as prawns and squid, all of which were coated with a flavourful crispy batter.
The prawns were my favourite, meaty, succulent and cooked just right. This dish also came with a side of tartar sauce and spicy marinara sauce, that helped to balance out the richness with a zesty, tomatoey kick.
It's not an Italian meal if we don't have pasta, and the Linguine Crayfish ($26.75) did just that for us. Hitting all the right spots with its delicious sauce and pasta, this dish was very palatable and came as a generous portion.
Great for sharing between two if you are ordering other dishes on the menu as well. What caught me for this pasta dish was the incredible balance of the sauce, which had the right amount of creaminess and tartness, and didn't leave us feeling too jelak.
The star of the evening was the Bistecca Alla Griglia ($37 – , depending on cut), which is technically a cut of ribeye steak, grilled to a rosy medium rare and served with various side dishes. Ours came with a portion of garlicky potato gratin, roasted vegetables, fresh salad and a Gorgonzola cheese sauce to accompany the beef.
There was a lovely sear on the beef and the fat was rendered down well, giving it an almost melt-in-your-mouth texture. It was a marriage made in heaven when dipped in the gorgeous, albeit slightly sharp, cheese sauce. We voted this dish as our favourite, and I could definitely see myself coming back to Bruno's just to have this again.
Our final main was the Prosciutto é Funghi Pizza ($20.60), which was generously topped with lots of ham and succulent mushrooms. The crust had great bite, and is a great choice especially if you have a group to share it with.
Any meal isn't complete without dessert, so we went for the in-house made Tiramisu Classico ($11.50) that would appeal to chocolate and coffee lovers alike.
This particular dessert was more chocolatey than I would have expected it to be and was filled with generous amounts of mascarpone cheese mousse. I would have preferred a stronger coffee liquor taste and the sponge fingers were a little too soggy for my liking, but overall, a great finish to a wonderful meal!
I would have never expected to find a place like Bruno's, tucked away in a quiet private housing estate. The food is a little on the pricier side, but absolutely stellar for the generous portions and quality.
Definitely a hidden gem for those who live on the east side of Singapore, and a great dinner haunt for the nearby residents. Bruno's also offers a brunch menu on the weekends, that I'm really looking forward to trying with my family on my next visit too.
Expected Damage: $30 – $45 per pax
Bruno's Bistrot & Bar: #01-06, 201 Telok Kurau Road, Singapore 423910 | Tel: 6346 3970 | Opening Hours: 12pm – 2:30pm, 6pm – 10:30pm (Mon, Wed-Fri), 12pm – 2:30pm, 6pm – 10:30pm (Sat & Sun), Closed on Tuesdays | Facebook
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Parties weigh post-election priorities ahead of Parliament's return
Canadian NBA player Andrew Wiggins receives COVID-19 vaccine after initially refusing
With a new cabinet to be sworn in sometime this month and the Conservatives set to hold their first meeting as a caucus soon, political actors across the country are weighing their post-election priorities.
Cabinet speculation is running strong, as the Liberals will need to shuffle, add or remove portfolios to accommodate the loss of four female ministers and an influx of new talent.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has repeatedly committed to forming a cabinet that is balanced by gender and reflects Canada's regions.
In an interview on Rosemary Barton Live Sunday, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc said he expected a cabinet to be formed in "the coming few weeks."
Trudeau has already said Chrystia Freeland will remain on as deputy prime minister and finance minister, but LeBlanc said he did not know if he would retain his own role.
WATCH | Trudeau lays out priorities for pandemic, addresses new cabinet:
Trudeau addresses vaccine mandates, new cabinetIn his first news conference since being re-elected, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held firm on his promise to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for air and rail travel as well as the federal public service when Parliament resumes later this fall. 1:54
The prime minister spoke this week in his first news conference since the election and laid out his top priorities for the coming months, beginning with ending the COVID-19 pandemic.
He laid out five priorities that would help achieve that goal, which included a vaccine mandate for federal workers and many travellers, and $1 billion for provinces to help implement vaccine passport programs.
Government priority on the pandemic
LeBlanc said Sunday the government was working on a federal certification program that could help Canadians travel abroad as restrictions ease, as well as for domestic travel.
"We're confident that over the coming weeks there will be much more clarity and much more accessibility in terms of a vaccine credential that Canadians understandably want to have," he told CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton.
LeBlanc said he believed conversation with premiers on subjects like vaccine certification would occur soon after a cabinet is formed.
B.C. Premier John Horgan shows his provincial COVID-19 vaccine card as he arrives for a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation announcement with the B.C. Lions in Vancouver on Sept. 16. Horgan is the current chair of the Council of the Federation. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)
In an interview earlier Sunday, B.C. Premier John Horgan told Barton that he and other premiers were prioritizing a conversation around increasing health transfers from the federal government to provinces.
Trudeau and Freeland "made a commitment to us that we would have that conversation and we expect that to happen in this calendar year, and we're very much looking forward to the dialogue," Horgan said.
Saying Horgan was a "constructive and thoughtful leader" at the first ministers' table, LeBlanc noted the government's priority was bringing the pandemic to an end and then they would be open to a conversation around transfer payments.
That conversation would also include discussion about "what are the right mechanisms of accountability and transparency for provinces that claim they want billions of additional dollars from the government of Canada," he said.
Conservatives 'on the right track': Chong
Soon to be sitting once more across the aisle in the opposition seats, the Conservatives are set to meet formally for the first time as a caucus this week.
In an interview on Rosemary Barton Live Sunday, Conservative MP Michael Chong said the priority for the party should be a "frank discussion about what went right and what went wrong" in the election last month.
Chong said he believed from a preliminary look at the data that the party was "on the right track" when it came to building support in Ontario and Quebec, but had just barely lost out on a series of key ridings.
"I think Erin O'Toole needs some more time to put the party on the right track so we can win at the next election," Chong said.
WATCH | Conservative MP Michael Chong on Conservatives' priorities:
Conservatives to hold first post-election caucus meetingConservative MP Michael Chong joins CBC chief political correspondent Rosemary Barton on what's next for his party, its leader and what's on their agenda when Parliament returns. 8:11
Chong said he thought O'Toole's statement that he would support a vote on a rule that would allow Conservatives to review his leadership was a mark of leadership.
When it comes to legislation in the House of Commons itself — the makeup of which looks very similar to before the election — Chong said he hoped the prime minister would adopt a "conciliatory" approach that recognized the results were "a real repudiation of him."
"I think he needs to heed the advice of Canadians and work with opposition parties to come forward with an agenda that has the support of various members of the opposition," Chong said.
"To not do that and assume that he's got a mandate to do whatever he wants to do I think would be the wrong read of the mood of the Canadian public."
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Bone up on brass bands
Top brass ensembles gathered in the suburbs of Chicago Saturday, Nov. 2 for the annual U.S. Open Brass Band Championships, a competitive showcase featuring groups from across the country. As DCI.org columnist Michael Boo found out attending last weekend's event, what on the surface may look like a typical concert setting, is one that shares plenty of connections to the drum corps activity from musical programming and presentation to personnel.
Fountain City Brass Band
This is an activity that drum corps fans would instantly love. At times it can pin your ears back with its super loud volume, and at other times it is quiet and introspective. Brass bands are seeing an increasing use of on and off-stage movement, though most of the repertoire is performed seated. In the distant past, most shows consisted of a variety of selections that had no connection with one another; but today, as with drum corps, most shows have a theme. The U.S. Open Brass Band Championships encourages the bands to be entertaining and even provides a judged caption for entertainment. Dallas Niermeyer, director of the Prairie Brass Band and head DCI Brass Judge in the mid-1970s, founded the Championship in 2003. Since its beginning, longtime DCI timing and penalties judge Joe Courtney has provided the same service to the event and longtime DCI tabulator Tom Kosin—assisted by his wife Peggy—has tabulated the judges' sheets. The instrumentation, though different from drum corps and even different from concert bands, allows for a variety of different sounds. Much of the music originally written for brass bands has made it onto the drum corps field, most recently in the three Bertrand Moren and Paul-Lovatt Cooper works that appeared in Carolina Crown's 2013 production. Just a handful of other memorable examples of brass band music on the football field include selections from the Cavaliers' 2009 "The Great Divide," the Cadets' entire 1997 "Celebration" show by Philip Sparke and Blue Knights' "Trittico."
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Here is a very brief primer on brass band instrumentation, courtesy of Josh Jameson, arranger for the Dublin Silver Band from Ohio, a baritone player for the Glassmen from 2007-2009 and the corps' drum major in 2010 and 2011. An abundance of cornets (not trumpets) play a number of parts. Four solo cornets in B-flat essentially play all the technical material, such as difficult licks that in an orchestra would be performed by the strings. Though essentially playing the same part, they can be split up. One soprano cornet in E-flat plays high note passages that are often independent from the rest of the music, adding the frills that a piccolo might add in an orchestra or band. A single B-flat repiano cornet floats around wherever needed to support other parts, though it can also be independent. Two 2nd and two 3rd cornets provide powerful impact points, like the trumpet parts do in an orchestra. A single flugelhorn in B-flat is often a solo instrument, but can provide a bottom to the cornet choir or may team up with the tenor horns. The three E-flat tenor horns—often referred to as alto horns in the United States—look unlike anything else in the concert band; smaller than French Horns, with bells pointing up. Divided into three parts, they operate in the same manner as mellophones on the drum corps field, providing the mid-voice impact. Two B-flat baritones are quite flexible, sometimes doubling the tenor horns and sometimes the trombones, and often, in two parts, filling in the gaps between each of those other sections. Two euphoniums in B-flat are often utilized in a virtuoso solo capacity. They are frequently used in two parts as the bottom of the horn choir or the top of the tuba choir.
Highlights from the 2012 U.S. Open Brass Band Championship
Two B-flat trombones, more piercing than the other instruments due to their mellower cylindrical bores, provide brassiness in the lower register. Each plays a separate part, accompanied by a third member of the section playing bass trombone, which adds oomph to the bass section. Curiously, the bass trombone, which came later to the world of brass bands, is the only low brass instrument that plays in the bass clef. The baritones, euphoniums, and even the tubas all play treble clef. (While all drum corps brass parts were originally written in treble clef, these days, the increased number of band members and the ease of which computerized parts can be printed in either clef has made lower brass bass clef parts much more common.) There are two E-flat tubas, mostly playing in unison, and two B-flat tubas, also mostly playing in unison. They usually play different pitches, though they can play the same parts, depending on the scoring. The instruments will look essentially the same to the untrained eye, but the E-flat tubas are a tad smaller. The combination of the two keys adds a richness and sonority that is fuller in character than tuba parts in a concert band. Three or four percussionists play a wide variety of instruments, including symphonic drums, drum set, mallet keyboards, cymbals and gongs, timpani and various accessories you would find in a drum corps front ensemble.
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A small ensemble of the Eastern Iowa Brass Band
Josh Jameson plays bass trombone for the Dublin Silver Band. He believes that fans of drum corps would appreciate brass bands and admits not enough corps fans know the activity exists. This is despite brass bands increasingly pulling many of their programming ideas from DCI shows and each activity having evolved in much the same manner. Jameson sees similarities in the brass band performances to the Tony Award-winning stage show "Blast!" which has its roots in the drum corps activity. He says both brass bands and drum corps strive for excellence and entertainment, and all the brass players are members for the purpose of accentuating their love of brass playing. "Drum corps people would get hooked and really need to see this," Jameson said. "We too have the ability to tell a story, to make people feel something in addition to enjoying the music. It's not just about playing the notes." Ed Tappan plays cornet with the Capital City Brass Band of Lansing, Michigan. He played soprano bugle for Northern Aurora in 1995 and mellophone for the Madison Scouts in 1996. "I believe brass band is a perfect transition from drum corps, filling a void brass players can't get in concert band," says Tappan. "The technical challenges are unmatched … It is the closest thing to drum corps in a concert hall setting. It's the closest I've come to feeling drum corps energy in an ensemble." Bill Waterman, music director of Capital City Brass Band of Jackson, Mich., played tuba with the Crossmen in 2001 and 2002. "Brass bands can deliver the most impressive, artistic imitation of woodwind and string sounds one moment, then can blow you away with the power of the brassiest sound you'll ever hear outside of drum corps," he said. Paul Bessetti plays cornet for the Fountain City Brass Band of Kansas City. He marched as a member of Lake Erie Regiment from 1997-1999 and has been a staff member of the Crossmen and currently the Colts. He's delighted how drum corps have discovered music originally written for brass bands, which has helped familiarize corps fans with much of the repertoire. Bessetti points out the differences between brass bands and drum corps: "Drum corps is straight-ahead and aggressive, while brass bands derive from the English style. Vibrato is used in brass band constantly, but rarely in drum corps. The music in drum corps is more fragmented, built around effect, while a lot of brass band music can be considered to be based on a more vocal approach." However, he also finds many similarities between the two idioms: "Brass bands, like drum corps, is entertaining, demanding and musical. It's as close as most can get to being in a drum corps in the professional world. I get to play with 30 other brass players, and there isn't much opportunity to do that once you age out." Randil Jeffreys plays euphonium in the Eastern Iowa Brass Band and is a four-year veteran of the Cavaliers. "If you love in-your-face brass music, this is a more intimate setting of the same medium," Jeffreys said. "Brass band events are an extension of what you get on the field, with a lot more of the brass technique, lots of diverse musical selections, and lots of fantastic players who don't have to worry about running around on the field while playing the music." The Eastern Iowa Brass Band has five members who marched in drum corps, representing the Colts, Blue Devils, Madison Scouts, Cavaliers and Knights. David Huntley was a member of the Colts from 1979 to 1981 and the Cavaliers in 1982. He says that the biggest joy of being a percussionist in a brass band is the ability to "continue to play my music and be exposed to music I've loved hearing."
While the next U.S. Open Brass Band Championship won't take place until Nov. 8, 2014, there are plenty of ways to learn more about and get involved with brass bands across the country and around the world. • Read an in-depth review of the performing ensembles at the 2013 U.S. Open written by DCI.org columnist Michael Boo. • Learn more about the U.S. Open Brass Band Championship online (usopenbrass.org) and on Facebook. • A variety of CDs are available to purchase online from past U.S. Open Brass Band Championships. • BBC Radio 2 in England hosts a weekly program called "Listen to the Band" which is a showcase of brass and military band music. Photos courtesy Dan Landbo, U.S. Open Brass Band Championships.


On December 19, nine Georgian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) were awarded the CSO Transparency Prize. These organizations are: Transparency International-Georgia (Tbilisi), Human Rights Education and Monitoring Center (Tbilisi), Georgian Charter of Journalist's Ethics (Tbilisi), Regional Development Center (Telavi), Association Atinati (Zugdidi), Orbeliani Georgia (Tbilisi), Economic Policy Research Center (Tbilisi), Georgian Center for Psycho-Social Rehabilitation of Torture Victims (Tbilisi), and CiDA (Rustavi). The CSO transparency award will be given on an annual basis from this year onwards.
These organizations are part of the CSO Transparency Initiative that calls on civil society organizations to publish information on their projects, budgets and funding sources on the special web platform (www.cso.ge). The Initiative was launched in September, 2016 with ACCESS and CiDA support and aims to increase public awareness and trust towards CSO activities, to debunk fake accusations and attempts of discrediting the civil society sector in Georgia, and to establish a culture of greater transparency in the sector.
Since the launch of the initiative, 34 civil society organizations have joined the initiative and have published information about their projects, funding, and donors. This time, 9 of the 34 organizations were awarded for being the most active and transparent. The award ceremony took place at the Annual Meeting of the Regional Civil Society Network.


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Former US President George H.W. Bush laid to rest on Thursday at his presidential library in College Station, Texas.
The US President George H.W. Bush passed away at 94 on last Friday evening. His funeral ceremony was attended by the prominent personalities with the military honor at the Washington National Cathedral.
A tribute was paid to his extraordinary life and his wonderful public services. President Donald Trump said during a reception at the White House on Thursday, He was a beloved American patriot, a wonderful man and a very kind and special friend.
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Dominion Voting Systems Seeking Over $1.3 Billion From Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell in Defamation Suit
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Donald Trump's house of cards is finally tumbling down, and several of his defenders are going down with it.
According to NBC, Dominion Voting Systems, the U.S. election equipment manufacturers that have been at the center of conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, has sued Sidney Powell, the attorney best known for her performance at an absolutely unhinged press conference with Rudy Giuliani.
As part of Trump's legal team attempting to overturn the election results, Powell accused Dominion of rigging the election in favor of Joe Biden.
"Powell falsely claimed that Dominion had rigged the election, that Dominion was created in Venezuela to rig elections for Hugo Chávez, and that Dominion bribed Georgia officials for a no-bid contract," the complaint reads.
Dominion is seeking more than $1.3 billion in damages. The company claims it has spent millions on security for its employees, damage to its reputation, and potential losses in the future.
As the Washington Post points out, election officials and security experts have called the 2020 election "the most secure in American history." Still the evidence-free conspiracy theories pilfered by Powell, Donald Trump, and others fueled the insurrection that ensued on Wednesday at the Capitol building.
As a result of Powell's accusations, Dominion employees were harassed, stalked, and received death threats. The company claims it has spent more than $565,000 on employee security since the election.
"We are already watching you," reads one threatening text message to a Dominion employee, according to the lawsuit. "Come clean and you will live."
Dominion CEO John Poulos hopes to go to court in order to clear the company's name and reinforce the security of the 2020 election.
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Do We Need Social Media "ASMBOs"?
A strange question for me to choose upon my return from a blogging hiatus, to be sure. However it's highly topical at the moment as I'm sure you'll agree.
Twice this week in the news, stories have broken that directly relate to the antisocial online behaviour of certain individuals that have been directly linked to poignant and painful news stories; both have been given court sentences. Matthew Woods - an unemployed teenager from Chorley, was jailed and given a custodial sentence of 12 weeks following his posting of jokes that poked fun at the desperately sad and highly emotive case of the abducted schoolgirl April Jones. In a totally unrelated case, that stretches back to events in March, Azhar Ahmed was fined and ordered to participate in 240 hours of community service after expressing a desire to see soldiers die and burn in Hell, just hours after 6 British soldiers lost their lives in Afghanistan.
What links these cases of course is the Facebook element. Both used the social media platform to express themselves and in both cases, the authorities saw fit to throw the book at them.
You get the impression that many of those in authority don't fully grasp how social media works and are terrified by the power it gives to those who previously did not have a voice. They understand it enough to use it tactically as a way of gathering information, yet when social media manifests its power in a more sinister fashion (riots, trolling and tasteless comments such as those recorded in the stories above), politicians, police and judges alike seem at a loss to navigate the minefield of civil liberties and responsibilities.
Knowing what is acceptable online behaviour is one thing... getting a correct and proportionate response when somebody deviates from that path is quite another. In what is still the most prominent social media court case to date - the Paul Chambers Twitter Joke Trial, a judiciary sledgehammer was used to crack a peanut. Chambers in a moment of blind frustration had quipped that he was going to blow up Nottingham's Robin Hood Airport if they didn't sort things out. After an off duty employee of the airport intercepted the tweet and called it in, the police got involved and things got out of hand.
Of course there is a clear difference between the Twitter Joke Trial and the cases of the young men above, I think we can all be prone to a knee-jerk utterance of ridiculous hyperbole when confronted with a frustrating or trying situation.... but when it comes to events that involve the real-life suffering of others... there's a line that thankfully most of us know not to cross.
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Even then that still leaves us with the trolls. Poignantly, I myself came under attack by a troll on Twitter the other day. After initially walking away from the situation and "shaking the dust off my feet", I was disturbed to see that the person concerned held so much hatred after an exchange on what was actually a trivial issue (they thought they'd spotted something really clever that undermined the entire Christian faith and yet there were obvious common sense explanations some of which were included in the Biblical narrative). Within minutes of the initial exchange, said person had tracked back to this blog... and drawn the conclusion that I was a ""smugly condescending bigot" "#liar4Jesus" who should try & "fool children of my own mental age". Just a little bit harsh then. As far as I'm concerned, it was their tone and choice of prejudicial language that made them the belligerent party and ironically, the very bigot they were claiming to be exposing. All they needed to do to complete the full set was break Godwin's Law.
Still it brought me back here and got me writing again... for which i am eternally thankful to them.
I'll admit I don't have much time for people who have an aggressive agenda. I don't mind atheists or humanists promoting their own ideologies... but I do object to those who the basis of their argument is the pure denigration of those who think and believe differently. That is a measure I hold myself and all others against. Militancy is a nasty spectre wherever it raises its ugly head. I also don't like others presuming to tell me what I believe on my behalf. I have a brain, I have a heart, I have a soul... I am capable of utilising them all... just because I draw a different conclusion to my detractors... it doesn't give them the right prejudicially label me or file me in a box with disdain.
That's just my experience... and it's just the tip of the iceberg. Across the world, young people are being targeted with callous hateful exchanges which sometimes have tragic and even fatal consequences.... and it seems we are powerless to do anything as the tide advances inexorably towards us, unless we use the full weight of the law.
Perhaps it is time social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook find ways (in addition to their more potent measures)to "soft police" their networks.
A ban hammer and day in court are pretty much nuclear options and in the case of contextual or subjective exchanges are not always going to be the most sensible way of dealing with unsavoury characters.
I was thinking about this while passing the time playing "Transformers: Fall of Cybertron" on my XBox 360 when it hit me... gamer rep cards.
XBox Live incorporates a feature on your profile that records when people report you or avoid you and gives reasons why... here's an example I found from a picture on a Google Search:
A Typical XBox 360 Gamercard Showing Rep
As you can see it gives your profile a basic 5 star rating... but it also gives you a breakdown of communication and behaviour that people have taken a dislike to. Perhaps Twitter and Facebook could benefit from installing a similar feature. Of course it would have to be given proper consideration. Some trolls are organised and could launch concerted campaigns to damage the reputation of perfectly reasonable people.
So there are no easy answers but I think this might be a starting point... a place where we can begin to consider how we can police ourselves and warn others of troublesome profiles before Big Brother comes and does it all for us in a horrible, convoluted and heinous manner.
What experiences have you had of being trolled?
What do you think can be done to combat malicious online behaviour?
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President, National Association Of Resident Doctors (NARD), Mohammed Askira.
The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have called off the strike embarked upon due to the inability of the government to meet their demands.
National President of the Association, Mohammed Askira, made the announcement during a press conference in Abuja, Nigeria's capital on Saturday, June 25.
Addressing journalists in Abuja, Mr Askira, however, appealed to the government to implement agreements reached with the association before July the 14th.
While stating that it's decision is borne out of the need of alleviating the plight of Nigerians, who have been unable to access medical services during the period of the industrial action, he said official duties for the doctors will begin from Monday, June 27.
The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria (NARD) had given a list of demands to the Federal Government which include payment of members' salaries till date and appropriate placement of members in both states and federal tertiary hospitals across the nation.
Others were the reversal of sacked members in some hospitals as well as appropriate funding of residency training programme.
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Ciara Princess Harris is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, record producer, songwriter, and actress who shot to fame with her debut song and album, both titled 'Goodies.'
She became part of the girl group 'Hearsay' in her teens, and when the group disbanded, she embarked on a solo music career.
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Ciara Princess Harris was born on October 25, 1985, in Austin Texas. Ciara is the only child of Jackie and Carlton Clay Harris. She grew up ion US Army camps over the world including Germany, New York, Utah, Arizona, California, and Nevada.
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She is of African-American and holds an American nationality. Her family settled in Atlanta, Georgia when she was young.
In her mid-teens, she wrote poems and stories but never took it seriously. Later, he joined a girl group called Hearsay along with her two friends, but they broke up.
Ciara got an opportunity to work on her songwriting skills. While she was writing a song, she met music producer, Jazze Pha who helped her get a record label at LaFace Records. Ciara graduated from the Riverdale High School in Riverdale, George.
Ciara earns both name and fame in the music industry in 2004 with her first debut album 'Goodies' which sold over 124,000 copies in its first week and spawned hits like '1,2 Step' and 'Oh' featuring Missy Elliot, and Ludacris.
The album debuted at peaked one on Billboard Hot 100 and certified triple platinum by RIAA. The record was a commercial success and earned over $3 million on its release.
Then she released her second studio album 'Ciara: The Evolution' in 2006 which debuted at number 1 on US Billboard 200 chart. The album sold over 1.3 million copies and went platinum.
Her another album 'Fantasy Ride' came after three years later. It hit number three on the Billboard 200 chart and has sold 193,000 copies to date. In 2010, she released 'Basic Instinct' including lead single 'Ride' which features rapper Ludacris.
Ciara's 2015 album 'Jackie' debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard 200 and had sold over 400,000 copies worldwide as of April 2018.
Currently, she is working on her seventh album. Back in 2017, she signed a deal with Warner Bros Records. On 18 July 2018, Ciara released her new single 'Level Up' and peaked at top sixty on US Billboard Hot 100.
She also has collaborated with other top R&B and hip-hop artists like Missy Elliot, Justin Timberlake, and Lil Jon.
Apart from her music, she also starred in two movies. Ciara stares in the starred in the film 'Mama, I Want to Sing!' and she played Amara Winter.
She acted as Brie in 2012 comedy film, 'That's My Boy.' Ciara also appeared on season 6 of BET's series, 'The Game.' In 2016, she co-hosted along with Ludacris 'Billboard Music Awards.'
Ciara has a height of 5 feet 8.5 inches with a body weight of 62 kg. She has black hair color, and her eye color is dark brown and has the well-shaped body of 34-24-35 inches. Her bra size is 32B, her shoe size is 11 US, and her dress size is 4 US.
Ciara and her husband bought a house for $6.7 million in Bellevue, Washington, USA. The area covers 10,470 square feet and has seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a movie theater, wine cellar and vast space of the living room.
Currently, she is living a lavish lifestyle with her family and children.
The singer has an exclusive cars collection. She has a Bentley Continental and Mercedes Benz SUV. She has bought a Bentley Continental V8 GT which worth $196,225 and a Lamborghini Gallardo cost $198,000.
Ciara has appeared in countless magazines and endorse different brands. In 2016, she signed a modeling contract with IMG. In 2017, she became the Brand Ambassador for the cosmetics giant Revlon.
She has worked with many companies such as Adidas, Givenchy, Jeep, Rocawear, and Verizon Wireless.
Ciara and Russell have invested in a project to bring MLB to Portland and plan to become minority owners once there is a team. The couple did not say that how much they invested on Portland Diamond Project.
Honored and excited to welcome Russell Wilson and Ciara as owner/investors in Portland Diamond Project. Looking forward to working together to make MLB in Portland a reality. @dangeRussWilson @ciara #MLBtoPDX #PortlandDiamondProject #MLB #Baseball #Portland pic.twitter.com/XSOdrvwHiQ
— Portland Diamond Project (@PDXDiamondProj) June 1, 2018
Ciara has also received numerous awards, including three BET Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, three MOBO Awards, and one Grammy Award.
She received a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video for the song 'Lose Control' by Missy Elliot featuring Ciara and Fatman Scoop.
Later, she was honored with the Billboard Woman of the Year Award in 2008, recognizing her success as a singer as well as an actor.
Ciara is married to Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. They began dating in early 2015 and got engaged on 11 March 2016. After a few weeks, the couple exchanged the wedding vows on July 6, 2016, at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England.
Ciara's husband, Russell Wilson, and Kids
Ciara is a mother of two children. Russell and Ciara welcomed their first child, a beautiful daughter, Sienna Princess Wilson, born on April 28, 2017. Ciara has a son, Future Zahir Wilburn, born 19 May 2014 from her ex-fiance Future.
The couple spotted together with their kids on Choice Sports Awards in July 2018.
There was a false rumor about Ciara that she was born as a boy. There has been rumor around the internet that hip-hop artist, Ciara, was once hermaphrodite until the age of 11 when she had surgery to remove her male "appendages."
It all was just a false rumor, and Ciara is a beautiful woman and been working in her personal and career life.
She earns huge money from her music sales, tours, and other business venture. Ciara made considerable income through her modeling and acting.
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Don't forget to set your clocks forward one hour before going to bed this Saturday night because we "spring forward" into Daylight Saving Time at 2 am Sunday, March 13, 2011!
Whenever we have a time change, It is also a good idea to change the batteries in your smoke detectors to ensure they are working correctly in case of emergency. Firefighters recommend changing your batteries twice a year, and the time change is a good reminder!
Daylight Saving Time (known to many of us as Daylight Savings Time, though the "s" is not technically correct) used to begin in April and end the last Sunday in October, but was extended by about a month in 2007 to try to conserve energy, with the theory that the longer sunlight hours in the evening, the less energy consumers will use.
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What is an unforgivable action?
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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishLongman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishThe Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE), first published by Longman in 1978, is an advanced learner's dictionary, providing definitions using a restricted vocabulary, helping non-native English speakers understand meanings easily. It is available in four configurations: Printed book.https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Longman_Dictionary_of_Co…Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English – Wikipediaun‧for‧giv‧a‧ble /ˌʌnfəˈɡɪvəbəl◂ $ -fər-/ adjective an unforgivable action is so bad or cruel that you cannot forgive the person who did it Patrick had deceived her, and that was unforgivable.
1 Is there anything unforgivable?
2 Is there something that is unforgivable in marriage?
3 What are the 3 unforgivable sins?
4 What sins Cannot be forgiven by God?
5 What to say to someone who has hurt you deeply?
6 What is absolutely unforgivable in a relationship?
7 What kind of cheating is unforgivable?
8 When should you not forgive someone?
9 What would be considered blasphemy?
10 What is sinning against the Holy Ghost mean?
11 What does forgiveness do?
12 How do I say sorry to God?
13 What is the most serious sin?
14 Are tattoos a sin?
15 What's God's phone number?
16 Is smoking a sin?
17 Can you forgive unforgivable?
18 Why is it hard to forgive yourself?
19 What do you do when someone hurts you and doesn't care?
20 What kind of person enjoys hurting others?
21 What should you not allow in a relationship?
Is there anything unforgivable?
Jesus Christ called the Holy Spirit "Spirit of Truth" (John 14:17; 15:26; John 16:13) and warned us, "All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men; but the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall not be forgiven unto men" (Matthew 12:31).
Is there something that is unforgivable in marriage?
There is nothing that can't be forgiven at all. Offences between spouses have no limit, but despite all, love is forgiving. The most unforgivable thing my spouse could do is sharing my matrimonial bed with another woman. I'm sure no woman would like her husband to be sleeping with someone else on their matrimonial bed.
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What are the 3 unforgivable sins?
Here's my list of unforgivable sins: ÇMurder, torture and abuse of any human being, but particularly the murder, torture and abuse of children and animals.
What sins Cannot be forgiven by God?
Graham: Only one sin that can't be forgiven is on God's list — and that is the sin of rejecting Him and refusing His offer of forgiveness and new life in Jesus Christ. This alone is the unforgivable sin, because it means we are saying that the Holy Spirit's witness about Jesus is a lie (see Luke 12:10).
What to say to someone who has hurt you deeply?
It could go like this: "You've been a great friend to me for many months, and I treasure our relationship. There's something I want to talk to you about so I can better understand something that I might be creating a story around." State your issues in an "I felt hurt when you _______."
What is absolutely unforgivable in a relationship?
Cheating With No Remorse While some people might be more willing to understand and mend the relationship, other times cheating is unforgivable, and that's totally valid, as it shows a level of disrespect — especially if the person doesn't seem to feel very bad about it.
What kind of cheating is unforgivable?
Unforgivable: Cheating That Involves Deceit As Dr. Odessky says, "Cheating that requires major attempts at coverups is more damaging to the relationship because it is emotionally abusive to the partner to deny their reality that something is amiss. This type of betrayal is the most damaging and difficult to get over."
When should you not forgive someone?
If forgiving someone guarantees that they're back in your life, and if that puts those around you (like your children or family) at risk. If that person pressures you to partake in negative behaviors, for example, drinking if you're sober. If that person doesn't respect your boundaries.
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What would be considered blasphemy?
: the crime of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God or a religion and its doctrines and writings and especially God as perceived by Christianity and Christian doctrines and writings.
What is sinning against the Holy Ghost mean?
12:31-32 – ascribing the work of the Holy Spirit to the Devil, rejecting the testimony of the Holy Spirit. It also connotes speaking evil of the Holy Spirit and misusing his name. The consequence of blaspheming the Holy Spirit is grave.
What does forgiveness do?
The act that hurt or offended you might always be with you, but forgiveness can lessen its grip on you and help free you from the control of the person who harmed you. Forgiveness can even lead to feelings of understanding, empathy and compassion for the one who hurt you.
How do I say sorry to God?
Jesus, I believe you love me. Please forgive me for my sins. Help me to be a better person.
What is the most serious sin?
Pride (superbia), also known as hubris (from Ancient Greek ὕβρις) or futility. It is considered the original and worst of the seven deadly sins on almost every list, the most demonic. It is also thought to be the source of the other capital sins.
Are tattoos a sin?
Scholar Yusuf al-Qaradawi states that tattoos are sinful because they are an expression of vanity and they alter the physical creation of God.
What's God's phone number?
It's 212-664-7665.
Is smoking a sin?
The Roman Catholic Church does not condemn smoking per se, but considers excessive smoking to be sinful, as described in the Catechism (CCC 2290): The virtue of temperance disposes us to avoid every kind of excess: the abuse of food, alcohol, tobacco, or medicine.
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Can you forgive unforgivable?
Forgiveness is a spiritual act that requires us to see things differently than we do now. It doesn't seem to be so when we are thinking of the wrong another has done to us, or the hurt they've so carelessly lavished, but forgiveness can free us from even the most unforgivable acts.
Why is it hard to forgive yourself?
Some people find self-forgiveness hard because they do not permit it and continue wanting to suffer in remorse. They may interpret it as condoning themselves and allowing future hurtful acts. Self-forgiveness is also not the nature of narcissists and idealists, as they refuse to admit they have made mistakes.
What do you do when someone hurts you and doesn't care?
If the person knows we are being hurt and doesn't care, the best is to forgive (to not feel pressured or guilty if we do care about this person), but also to keep distance in order to avoid future problems. Also, we must make sure we are communicating our concern in a clear and honest way.
What kind of person enjoys hurting others?
Sadists and psychopaths. Someone who gets pleasure from hurting or humiliating others is a sadist. Sadists feel other people's pain more than is normal. And they enjoy it.
What should you not allow in a relationship?
Demeaning statements. Things you should never tolerate in a relationship include not being cared about. After all, if that's the case, then what's the point of the relationship? Essentially, insults or hurtful comments about you, your job, goals, family, or anything else just don't come from a caring and loving partner …
While living in a residential meditation and yoga ashram from 1999 to 2013, Leon devoted his life to the study and practice of meditation.
He accumulated about 15,000 hours of practice over many longer immersion retreats, including hours of silent meditation, chanting, prostrations, and mantra.
While participating in a "meditation marathon," he once sat in meditation for 40 hours straight. More importantly, he fell in love with meditation during this time.
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Friday:- Door to door service then departing Hall Place at 10.30am for the Ullswater Hotel, Bournemouth on the West Cliff, arriving mid afternoon. Evening meal at 5pm, and then the very short journey down the hill to the Bournemouth International Centre where seats in the seventh row of the flat floor await for the Daniel O'Donnell Show.
Saturday:- After a leisurely breakfast, we board the coach for a visit to the beautiful Dorset Seaside resort of Swanage in Purbeck travelling by way of the Chain Ferry at Strutland. There will be plenty of time to browse, have lunch or perhaps take a steam train ride to Corfe Castle and back. On return to our hotel we have an evening meal followed by evening entertainment.
Sunday:- Relaxing breakfast, stroll along the cliff or to the town, maybe just relax and unwind but do not be late for your Sunday Roast Lunch! We then depart for home, arriving around tea time with of course your transport back to your front door.
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Surprising Things to Know About Your Devoted Kpop Fan
On December 31, 2020 March 12, 2021 By karinkjensenIn Personal Essays
(This article was first published on News Break. You can view it here!)
After opening presents at Christmas, my teen, a K-Pop fan, expressed how grateful she was that her aunts and I had bothered to learn what specific groups and artifacts she was interested in before gifting her. She was blissfully content with the BTS and LOONA albums she had received, along with the poseable doll of J-Hope, her "bias" (favorite performer).
In the meantime, she read funny Twitter posts from fans sharing what they had received from well-meaning but ill-informed families.
One girl received a "Just a Girl Who Loves Ramen and K-Pop" t-shirt ("I'm usually so grateful no matter what, but…") One received a BTS album even though he's a fan of NCT. (It's three letters – what's the difference?)
There was another who received BTS tennis socks ("No one is going to see these inside my shoes!")
This led to a fun chat about the general public's perceptions and misunderstandings about K-Pop music and its fans. Here are five points my daughter wished more people understood.
1. K-Pop does not equal BTS! Outside the fandom, BTS is usually the one K-Pop band with which the American public is familiar. We've seen them perform and win at the American Music Awards. We've heard how they beat Taylor Swift's "Look What You Made Me Do" record for the most YouTube views in 24 hours. We've seen them perform with Jimmy Fallon.
However, there is an enormous universe of K-Pop performers, and no, they're not interchangeable. If you've got a fan in your life, take time to know which groups they're into and what they like about them.
2. K-Pop fans are not just starry-eyed teen girls. OK, there are a lot of starry-eyed teen girl fans. But there's also Jimmy Fallon, who regularly invites BTS on his show and performs with them.
Bethany and Tisha are middle-aged women who go by Mama B and Mama T on their Youtube channel KPop Mamas.
When I attended a concert with my daughter before the pandemic, there was a reasonable percentage of teen boys and young men.
And then there's Skip Conover, a 73-year-old retired business executive and Marine who is a devoted BTS fan. Here he reveals how "Map of the Soul: Persona" piqued his interest in the group's music.
3. K-Pop fans care about more than K-Pop. Dr. Michelle Cho, assistant professor of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto, says the process of becoming a K-pop fan –– researching translations, searching for news that isn't reported on by mainstream media — often contributes to curiosity, which leads to activism.
In 2017, the Girls' Generation's 2007 track "Into the New World" resurfaced as a political anthem for women to share sexual harassment and assault stories. The later 2010s also saw K-pop inspire fans to speak up against injustice, thanks to socially charged lyrics by artists like BAP and BTS.
When Big Hit Entertainment, the company behind BTS, announced that it was donating $1 million to the Black Lives Matter campaign amid worldwide protests against racism and police brutality, their fans decided to match it. And did – in just over a day.
K-Pop fans frequently use the same social media tactics they employ to support music stars for their activism. Teens on TikTok, including K-pop fans, claimed to have reserved a significant number of tickets to Trump's poorly attended Tulsa rally with no intention of going.
Of course, fans aren't a monolith, and not all are activists, but one shouldn't assume that fans are shallow because of K-Pop's signature glitz.
4. K-Pop music is deeper than you think. By reading the translations, many fans love to explore the storylines and lore that groups introduce through their music, which makes up a considerable part of group identities. Some stories have been part of the group since their creation.
As a few examples, EXO has extraterrestrial story themes, LOONA celestial themes, and VIXX mythological themes. BTS has a mission, in band-member J-Hope's words, to "…protect…the young people in their 10s, 20s, with our music from all the "bullets" of prejudice and misunderstanding."
5. K-Pop has its own vernacular. There are many more terms than this, but here are a few to start.
Bias: Your favorite performer
Idol: K-Pop celebrity
Comeback: When a group releases new music
Fan Chant: Words shouted by fans during performances. They usually include naming all the group members during the intro to their song and then repeating specific words or lines throughout.
Trainee: Before performers become idols, they're trainees. Entertainment companies scout for talent and then train their recruits to be picture-perfect pop stars. The programs are rigorous! Some train for several years before the company places them in a group. Training covers everything from singing and dancing to learning new languages
Light Stick: Each group has its light sticks, including Bluetooth capability and symbolizing the community behind them. Fans hold up lightsticks during concerts.
BTS Lightstick
Photo by Karin Jensen
Ocean: This is where the sea of concert attendees switch on their light sticks in the dark. Each stick's app pairs with the owner's seat. The venue's lighting team controls which colors appear in which sections while the music plays. It's hypnotic and magical.
Fanbase Names: Almost every K-Pop group has a unique name for its fanbase. BTS fans, for instance, call themselves the Army, Blackpink fans are Blinks, and Monsta X fans are MonBebe. The list goes on.
Hallyu: Meaning the "wave" or "flow" and refers to the increase in South Korean cultures's global popularity since the 1980s.
Before my daughter was a fan, my only exposure to K-Pop was through music videos at our local boba tea shop. They felt like a foreign niche curiosity. Now, K-Pop has exploded in popularity.
For my daughter, it has been a good influence. From watching videos, she became interested in learning to dance. She has gone out of her social comfort zone to participate in events and improved her art skills by drawing idols. This may be a phase, but while it lasts, I support her. I feel privileged that my daughter wants me to learn about her passion.
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2 thoughts on "Surprising Things to Know About Your Devoted Kpop Fan"
Joan Walton
Karin – some of my students choose to write about K-pop for their research papers! I will save this email in case they are needing sources for their papers.
Cool! 🙂
karinkjensen
Thanks, Joan! ❤


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Outdoor kitchen is a great design solution for cooking in summer as well as entertaining guests in fresh air of outdoors. There are different ways of designing an outdoor kitchen as well as the choice of materials determines the look of the kitchen and and your entire backyard for that matter.
One of the popular designs is an outdoor kitchen built on a deck. The wood-clad deck can provide space for the kitchen equipment as well as some room for the outdoor sitting or dining areas. It can be built right at the house or separately from it.
In summer sun can be relentless so it's better to have some kind of a sun awning above your outdoor kitchen to be able to hide away from harmless UV lights while cooking a festive dinner. Pergola is one choice and it's beautiful and decorative but still allows the sun through the beams. A gazebo or some kind of a covered structure will be perfect for sunny locations for outdoor kitchens.
A patio with a kitchen feature is an ultimate addition to the outdoors. You have a sitting/eating area and a kitchen all in one. Of course, there are ways to add more to the patio/kitchen design like installing a fire pit or a fireplace.
More elaborate designs of the outdoor kitchens include bar counters that mimic modern kitchens as well as full scale dining areas. The size of the outdoor kitchen might depend on how often will you use it and how many people you it to be able to seat.
Usually made of stone, outdoor kitchens can also feature kitchen furniture if you want a more modern than rustic style. Choose all the furnishings according the style you chose for your kitchen.


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US Billionaire Fulfills Dream - To Die Poor. Gives ₦3.48 Trillion To Charity
Billionaire fulfills a lifetime wish-to die broke: Duty Free Shoppers co-founder Chuck Feeney, 89, gifts charity his $8 billion fortune-and claims he's happier than ever (but he has kept himself $2 million)
Duty Free Shoppers, a former billionaire co-founder of the airport shopping giant, has given up all his vast fortune and is now shattered, but he maintains that he couldn't be happier.
With Robert Miller's invention of Duty Free Shoppers, Charles' Chuck 'Feeney, 89, raked in billions but wanted to die without any income.
The philanthropist was famous for his promise to give all his money away to charitable causes, a dream that was fulfilled this year in September after donating more than $8billion to charities, universities, and foundations through his organization Atlantic Philanthropies.
He gave $3.7billion to education, including nearly $1billion to his alma mater Cornell, more than $870million to human rights and social change including $62million in grants to abolish the death penalty in the US and $76million for grassroots campaigns supporting the passage of Obamacare, according to Forbes.
He also gave more than $700million in gifts to health causes ranging from a $270million grant to improve public healthcare in Vietnam to a $176million gift to the Global Brain Health Institute at the University of California, San Francisco.
One of his final gifts was a $350million donation for Cornell to build a technology campus on New York City's Roosevelt Island.
'Chuck was a cornerstone in terms of inspiration for the Giving Pledge,' Warren Buffett said.
'He's a model for us all. It's going to take me 12 years after my death to get done what he's doing within his lifetime.'
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Home Tech Ford's Maverick starts at less than $20k with a hybrid engine and...
Ford's Maverick starts at less than $20k with a hybrid engine and built-in LTE
After showing off its F-150 Hybrid, Mustang Mach-E and the electric F-150 Lightning, Ford's latest electrified addition to a mostly-carless lineup is this compact pickup, the Maverick. Set to go on sale later this year with a base MSRP of $19,995 (plus mandatory $1,495 destination fee), the Maverick claims to be the first truck that comes standard with a hybrid powertrain.
It's packing a 2.5L 4-cylinder engine paired with Ford's first in-house designed electric motor, a 94kW unit that collectively pushes 191 horsepower to the two front wheels only. While that's an unusual setup for a pickup, Ford is hardly being shy about promoting this as a vehicle for people who "didn't know they needed a truck," and probably previously were looking at a sedan or crossover. They are targeting an EPA-estimated 37mpg fuel consumption rating (40mpg city), that would give it 500 miles of range on one 13.8 gallon tank of gas.
For people who did know they needed a truck and probably want something more oomph and towing capability than the 2WD hybrid setup and eCVT transmission, there is an optional gas-engine version available. The gas version has a 250HP 2.0L EcoBoost turbocharged engine under the hood and 8-speed automatic transmission, with options to add 4WD as well as specialized towing or off-road packages.
Gallery: 2022 Ford Maverick | 12 Photos
The hybrid version has a standard payload of 1,500 pounds and enough room in the bed to haul a standard ATV, and towing capacity of 2,000 pounds, which Ford says is enough to pull a pair of Jet Skis or a "good size" pop up camper trailer. The gas version with the towing package (that adds a higher capacity radiator, trailer hitch receiver, and transmission oil cooler) can pull up to 4,000 pounds.
Besides the hybrid engine, the Maverick comes standard with an 8-inch touch screen in the center console that's compatible with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, as well as FordPass Connect, an AT&T 4G LTE connection that can pop up a WiFi hotspot for up to 10 devices with several data plans available. A number of driving assists are standard, however things like cruise control and Ford's Co-Pilot 360 assists like lane centering and blind spot detection are optional extras.
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