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'The Assassination of Gianni Versace' Finally Introduced Andrew Cunanan's Dad
The eighth episode of this 'American Crime Story' season goes to the Philippines and back to explain Andrew's relationship with Modesto "Pete" Cunanan.
by Judy Berman
March 15, 2018, 4:27pm
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Just about every episode of The Assassination of Gianni Versace has provided a different possible answer to the question of why? Did Andrew Cunanan murder five men because he was a sociopath, or because his heart was broken? Was he lashing out because he'd failed at life, or did he see his killing spree as a way of attaining immortality? (If so, unfortunately, he was correct.) Was he a victim of widespread homophobia, or the living embodiment of it? Should we blame his fragile, mentally ill mother or, as last night's penultimate episode, "Creator/Destroyer," suggests, his defrauder dad?
We've heard so much about Modesto "Pete" Cunanan in the season's first seven episodes that his appearance this week qualifies as a reveal. Andrew mentions this mythical figure in the crucial, if also fantastical, scene from the pilot where he and Gianni have a heart-to-heart at the San Francisco Opera. By then, a few years after we leave him in "Creator/Destroyer," he's perfected his story about the pineapple plantations and the boyfriend and Imelda Marcos. Now we know that Andrew learned to lie so shamelessly from his father, whose entire life was a con.
Pete grew up in the village of Baliuag, in the Philippines. As we hear him mention in his Merrill Lynch interview, he began his career in the US Navy. In 1961, he met Andrew's mom, MaryAnn. Although he was a short, squat man 11 years her senior, she fell for him immediately. As she recalls to Maureen Orth in Vulgar Favors, "He was dressed in a white tuxedo, and I thought he looked like a Filipino Errol Flynn." By the time they married, the same year they met, MaryAnn was six months pregnant. The kids we see in the episode are all ostensibly the products of that union—although Pete, who was constantly paranoid that his wife was cheating on him, maintained that their blonde, blue-eyed elder daughter, Elena, wasn't his.
From here, the show's timeline gets messy. It's true that the Cunanans bought their first home, in the working-class San Diego suburb National City, for around $12,000, or roughly $90k today. Andrew was born two years later, in 1969. But when he was four, they moved to a fancier house in middle-class Bonita. Paid for with an inheritance MaryAnn received after her father died, the new place would have cost more than $550,000 in 2018.
The mini-mansion they bought when Andrew was a teenager was a third, even more expensive, home—the one we see them move into at the beginning of "Creator/Destroyer," except that Versace suggests that he was just a precocious ten- or 11-year-old at the time. (Shout out to Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited, a classic novel of wealth, war, and homoeroticism that Andrew started obsessing over after he caught the equally beloved 1981 PBS miniseries.)
His dad did, in fact, give him the master bedroom and buy him a sports car before he was old enough to drive it. There's a peculiar, uncharacteristically context-free passage in Vulgar Favors where Orth notes, "People have wondered whether Pete and Andrew could possibly have had an intimate relationship while Andrew was growing up," then reports that, "Pete is not upset by the question. He coolly takes a drag on his cigarette, and says no." And that's the end of that.
In any case, it was MaryAnn's idea to send Andrew to La Jolla's exclusive Bishop's School. Although he hid his sexuality from his family, at school he cultivated a gregarious, pretentious, preppy, and extremely effeminate persona inspired by the aristocratic, queer Brideshead character Sebastian Flyte. He dated older men who showered him with gifts—including one named Antoine, who supposedly paid for that insane red leather suit Andrew wears to the house party. (That Antoine was a married closet-case is pure speculation on the show's part.) The details about his yearbook, in which classmates voted him "Most Likely to Be Remembered" and he captioned his senior photo "Après moi, le déluge" ("After me, the flood"), an ominous quote attributed to either King Louis XV or his mistress, Madame de Pompadour, are accurate.
Meanwhile, Pete had retired from the Navy in 1977, earned his bachelor's degree and MBA, and entered a stockbroker training program at Merrill Lynch. He left two years later, going on to work at five other firms between 1981 and 1988. One former employer told Orth that Pete had stolen money from clients, including at least one nonagenarian like the elderly woman we see him talking to on the phone, at many of those companies. "There is no disclosable disciplinary action with the [National Association of Securities Dealers] on record," Orth writes, "but Pete was let go more than once." There was never any dramatic FBI chase, but Pete did secretly sell the Cunanan home and flee to the Philippines. MaryAnn spiraled, her kids dropped out of college, and Andrew spent five uncomfortable days in his dad's homeland. As Versace suggests, he'd bought in to Pete's lies about their prosperity as much as anyone else.
The connection to Gianni Versace's childhood, in a rare dive into the designer's history that actually works on the show, is obvious. Versace's mother, Francesca, really did want to be a doctor before yielding to the sexism of the the family's Southern Italian home city of Calabria and starting a prosperous dressmaking business instead. In her book House of Versace, Deborah Ball writes that Franca had opened her own shop by age 20. That Andrew's beloved dad bought his son everything he wanted and encouraged him to see himself as special, while Gianni's beloved mom preached hard work and taught him to sew, is too telling a contrast to ignore.
There were other important differences between Cunanan's and Versace's beginnings, of course. The Assassination of Gianni Versace has been taken to task for erasing Andrew's biracial identity. Although she praises Ryan Murphy's decision to cast Darren Criss, a half-Filipino Glee alum, in the starring role, Slate critic Inkoo Kang points out that, "A few character details here and there suggest Andrew's racial self-hatred and the prevalence of anti-Asian racism within the gay community, but the relative sparseness of these implications is all the more noteworthy in contrast with the richly developed portrait of the decade's homophobia."
Last night's episode goes a long way toward justifying the omission. Murphy and writer Tom Rob Smith aren't blithely erasing Andrew's Filipino identity so much as depicting the way he denied his Asian-American side because he was ashamed of his father. In an interview with Vulture, Smith said, "It's interesting that [Andrew] excludes his own racial identity, which is why you don't get to it until a later part of the episodes, because he lies about it." Pete's story, which highlights how he talked his way into the overwhelmingly white world of banking and implies that racism kept him from excelling there, is the story of the role Andrew's nonwhite heritage played in his life. By the end of the episode, he's rejected his dad, left the Philippines, and applied for a job with a Filipino drugstore owner whose modest success elicits only condescension from Andrew.
So! Next week is the series finale. No telling what can be expected. There isn't much left to tell about Cunanan's life before the murders, so maybe Versace will flash forward to the period immediately after them, when Andrew was on the run again and Donatella was struggling to carry on her brother's company as the family mourned. Maybe, like the premiere, it will alternate between that story and the characters' pasts. Either way, it should be an exciting final chapter of such an elegant, if misunderstood, season.
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Jameson Cult Film Club: JOE's Favourite Movie Aliens
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"GET TO THE CHOPPA"… and to the upcoming Jameson Cult Film Club screening of Predator.
Due to unprecedented demand, the Jameson Cult Film Club is returning to Dublin for a special 25th anniversary screening of the 1987 classic, Predator. Continuing on from this year's successful screenings of Die Hard, Intermission and LA Confidential, the Jameson Cult Film Club promises to transport the audience right into the world of this high suspense, sci-fi thriller at a secret Dublin location on Tuesday 19th November 2013.
Directed by action supremo John McTiernan and starring the man-mountain that is Arnold Schwarzenegger, Predator tells the story of an elite special forces team, led by 'Dutch' (Schwarzenegger), on a dangerous mission to rescue hostages from guerrilla territory in Central America. Unbeknownst to the group, they are being stalked and hunted by a technologically advanced form of extraterrestrial life, the Predator.
Or, as it's affectionately known in JOE Towers, Big-Scary-Bob-Marley-Vagina-Face.
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To celebrate the upcoming screening, JOE has decided to take a look at some of our favourite movie aliens to ever travel from deep space and straight on to the silver screen. Apologies to all of those who didn't make it on to the list including the District 9 Prawns, the creepy talking worms from Men In Black and everyone's favourite alien who reminds them of their Granny, Jedi Master Yoda.
Annoyed that we haven't included him he will be...
Fear not though fans of the Force, Star Wars is ably represented as we kick off our list of JOE's Favourite Movie Aliens.
One of the greatest Marvel movies ever is among the movies on TV tonight
Altogether now, everyone try their inevitably woeful best Chewbacca impression... "ARRRGGFFHHRRHGFFHRRRAAARR"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQIwEZlOzp4
Han Solo's right-hand Wookie and (literal) partner in crime is undoubtedly the most loveable walking carpet that comes from a galaxy far, far away...
Inspired by Indiana, George Lucas' shotgun-riding pet dog, Chewie, who was played by 7'3 tall Peter Mayhew, is one of the greatest side-kicks in movie history, one heck of a Millennium Falcon co-pilot, and is also one of the most superdeeduper space smugglers this side of the dual suns of Tatooine.
Just make sure you don't beat him in a game of space chess though. He really doesn't like it when that happens. Just follow C-3PO's advice and "let the Wookie win"
Even the description of the titular Alien from the Alien films is terrifying: "a Xenomorph that is an endoparasitoid extraterrestrial species."
WHAT DO ALL THE BIG NASTY WORDS MEAN!?
First introduced in Ridley Scott's 1979 iconic horror classic, the Alien's fantastically frightening form was designed by the Oscar-winning artist H. R. Giger, and deliberately evokes many male and female sexual images, illustrating the creature's blurring of human sexual dichotomy.
Or, in lay man's terms, completely and utterly ploop-your-pants petrifying.
Here's a brilliant Alien montage followed by one of the all-time scariest onscreen moments:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmDXVbte5Oc
JOE has to head off now, we've got a bit of a tummy bug...
Proof that not all movie aliens wanted to impregnate you with their spawn/skin your body and hang you upside down from a jungle tree, Steven Spielberg's E.T. is The Quiet Man-watching, beer-swilling, finger-glowing extraterrestrial that JOE wanted to be our best friend when we were growing up.
In fact, we still want him to be our best friend so, if you're listening E.T., and we're pretty sure you are, please come back.
The film itself is one of the greatest movies of all time and it's charming, friendly, alien hero is one of the main reasons that the film has endured so brilliantly for over 40 years.
The wee basta*rd will cost you an absolute fortune in phone bills though:
And bear with us now as JOE fights back some manly man tears for a moment (shout out to John Williams for making us bawl):
This one's for you Nic Cage (he reads all of the JOE articles you see).
No list of our favourite movie aliens would be complete without Kal-El, the Man of Steel, the Last Son of Krypton, the Metropolis Marvel, Clark Kent AKA Superman... so that's why we included him.
Originally appearing as part of the DC Comic series back in 1938, Superman flew onto our big screens in Richard Donner's 1978 classic, portrayed perfectly by Christopher Reeve.
He has since appeared in various forms, some great (Dean Cain on the small screen obviously) and some not so great (Brandon 'me look like Superman so me must be Superman' Routh), but one constant remains – Kal-El is the reason that JOE still wears our red underpants outside our trousers.
And for anyone who thinks that Superman's disguise as Clark Kent is one of the worst, most obvious, see-through disguises of all time, then they only have to look at Christopher Reeve's incredible performance as the awesome alien to be convinced otherwise:
SEXY ALIENS
That's right, sexy aliens. All of them.
So a big shout out to Celeste Martin (Kim Basinger, My Stepmother Is An Alien)
Sil (Natasha Henstridge, Species)
Leeloominaï Lekatariba Lamina-Tchaï Ekbat De Sebat AKA Leeloo (Milla Jovovich, The Fifth Element)
And last, and the exact opposite of least, there's Mary the Three Breasted Prostitute (Lycia Naff, Total Recall)
So there you have it film fans, JOE's favourite movie aliens inspired by Predator.
Soon the hunt for green blood will begin. Grab your camouflage gear and report to Major Dutch and the rest of the elite Special Forces squad for the covert rescue mission deep in the Central American Jungle; register for free tickets now on www.jamesoncultfilmclub.ie. The exact location is only revealed to successful squad members, so register your interest early.
These free events are more than just your typical screening, as characters from the movie, live theatre and special effects timed perfectly with on-screen action help to create an electric atmosphere throughout the movie.
*Warning* - the Predator blends in with its surroundings, taking trophies from the bodies of its victims as it goes along. So, prepare for a foot chase through the dense jungle as the venue will be completely transformed into a series of sets from the film.
DJ Aidan Kelly will be spinning the sounds from the film before and after the screening while guests will be treated to 'Jungle' burgers and refreshing Jameson, Ginger and Lime long drinks.
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Ever since Prometheus was released in North America on June 8th, there's been a swarm of conflicting opinions. Some hail the movie as an intelligent return to true science fiction and others call it a twisting, turning mess that asks a ton of questions with very few answers. Some moviegoers have gone so far to say it's as bad as the Phantom Menace and a disgrace to the Alien franchise it may or may not be rebooting. From my perspective, these people are expecting way too much from Ridley Scott's return to the sci-fi genre. Prometheus is an exquisitely made film full of excitement and intrigue, despite some story pitfalls and mistakes that have left many a fanboy weeping in their Cheerios.
The tale revolves around two archeologists, Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and Charlie Holloway (Logan Marshall-Green) who discover repeated circle patterns in remote cave paintings. There's only one galaxy in the known universe where the planets are arranged in the exact same fashion, so what do they do? Get the backing of a major corporation and take a team of scientists on a 2 year journey to the remote cluster of planets. While traveling in hibernation, the ship is run by David (Michael Fassbender), a humanoid robot thing that watches films, plays bicycle basketball and reads the sleeping crew's dreams. At the end of the journey, the team wakes up to find themselves two years older and ready to embark on a unique expedition. Their goal? Nobody knows.
From the opening image of the film, Prometheus takes great pains to ask a number of questions. These quandaries revolve around the nature of creation, humanities place in the universe and the never ending search for truth. These themes are fascinating and bring you deeper into the mystery of the crew and the strange planet they find themselves on. As a couple of reviewers have said, Prometheus is a true science fiction film. Not sci-fi-fantasy-action or a dramadey set in space. This is sci-fi at its most genuine, a genre that's always been about the search for answers beyond our world and abstractions of our basic reality. While the movie doesn't end on the most satisfying note (more on that later), the ride it takes is one of fascinating intrigue.
Of course, some beautiful visuals help things along. Cinematographer Dariusz Wolski graces the screen with an alien world that looks natural and real. Everything in the film looks as though it was plucked from an alien archive. The technology all makes sense, the far off vistas are immaculate and the entire film is coated with a polish that's hard to deride. Scott also uses the beautiful setting to create some genuine tension and fear for the well chosen cast. Michael Fassbender is the true star of the film, creating an unreliable character that is likable and terrifying in equal measure. Rapace is well suited to play the female scientist, despite her spending much of the film screaming and quivering, as should be expected in a Ridley Scott directed alien movie. The rest of the cast ranges from perfectly suitable (Marshall-Green as the other scientist) to downright horrendous (Charlize Theron in a role that had no reason to even exist). Idris Elba also deserves some special praise as the ship's captain, the only one of the quickly assembled crew of side characters to ever develop beyond simple alien food.
But if you put your ear to the wind and listen closely, you'll still hear the whisper of science fiction fans yelling in the distance. These gripes, while excessive, are not completely unfounded. Like I mentioned earlier, the movie takes great pains to ask hard questions while never once providing concrete answers. While the nature of the film makes this palatable, what doesn't work is the ham-fisted ending that has many sci-fi geeks flooding message boards with immutable rage. The film takes great pains to develop real tension and pacing in its first ninety minutes. The scenery is realistic, the action is well done and everything seems to building towards something. Anything. All well and good until the film spirals out of control in the final half hour. What started as a carefully paced movie with moments of terror and suspense, rockets to its conclusion in a flash of explosions, head scratching reveals and obvious fan service. None of it is terrible, but it's disappointing to have such good pacing ruined by what looks like a hacked up script. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that the studio stepped in during script approval and demanded it be cut to a trim two hours. It's either that or the screenwriter (Damon Lindelof of Lost fame) did what he does best: create spine tingling intrigue only to ruin it by simply making things up as he goes along.
Despite some questionable character choices, baffling turns and an ending that moves so fast it kicks up Road Runner dust, Prometheus is an impeccably crafted and thoroughly entertaining science fiction film. Filled with intense action, moments of terror and some clever winks to the Alien franchise faithful, Prometheus will satisfy viewers who go in with tempered expectations. While this isn't the sci-fi messiah super fans were hoping it would be, it's still a damn good film and one of the best times you can have in theaters thus far this season. And, let's be fair. In a summer full of shoddy Adam Sandler comedies and vampire slaying presidents, being a well made film that delivers in nearly all the ways that really matter should be more than enough for the average moviegoer.
Score – 85%
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The Grubb family visits Viet Nam after receiving Du Pham's invitation.
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Evelyn Grubb and National League of Families present first POW flag to Defense Secretary Melvin LairdTwo families struggle to pick up the pieces and repair the damage done by a long, violent Vietnam War, and they find themselves forever connected.
Fruits of Peace will screen on November 11, 2019, as part of this year's Sandhills Veterans Festival.
Immediately following the screening, there will be a one-hour talk and Q&A with the filmmaker and families.
Roy and Van Grubb, sons of USAF LTC Wilmer Grubb (MIA/POW/DIC) and Evelyn Grubb, National Coordinator of the National League of POIW-MIA families will be present along with Pham Duc Du of the anti-aircraft unit.
Watch the film's trailer here
Monday, November 11, 2019 at 11am at the Sunrise Theater, Southern Pines NC
Film Summary:
US Air Force LTC Wilmer Grubb is shot down over the Quang Binh Province in Northh Vietname. His wife is soon notified by a Western Union driver that her husband was presumed missing in action. Then, weeks later, photos published around the world show LTC Grubb in his flight suit, sitting on the ground, with a Vietnamese woman tending to a wound on his knee. He appeared in good health.
Thus began a long wait, what Evelyn coined "The limbo of anguish" — waiting and hoping something every POW family experienced.
Documentary film director Kevyn Settle has spent much of last eight years embedded with a former North Vietnamese air defenses unit covering their journey to reclaim their record and accomplishments from 50 years ago yet recently misrepresented in a national print news story. Ultimately Kevyn's final return to Viet Nam was with the Grubb Family as they had accepted Du Pham's invite to retrace their father's footsteps with those responsible for capturing their father.
Born in Richmond VA, residing in Wash-DC, director/writer Kevyn Settle has taken a unique path to his current place as an exciting new voice in independent cinema and stage. After graduating from High Point University in North Carolina, Kevyn landed in the advertising business. It was there that he discovered an interest in storytelling eventually moving behind the camera. Executing large-scale marketing projects for global brands affected him positively. He has several projects currently in development, and he credits his passion for directing to his analytical outlook on life. Reflecting on his days in his spare time remodeling houses and sometimes rebuilding them by hand, he recognizes the parallels in his storytelling career. "Show me the sum, and I'll tell you all the parts involved," he says, looking forward.
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London Info International will be held at London ExCeL Centre, on 6 and 7 December. This multi-faceted event will have at its heart a two-day streamed conference with high-level and influential keynotes, complimented by two conference streams dedicated to sharing, learning and making a real difference to those working in information. The overall aim of the conference is to create a platform for the information community to discuss, digest and influence the forces that are shaping the landscape.
Paul Blake and Vincent Cassidy, co-chairs of the London Info International Conference, have created the conference themes for this year's event. Both Paul and Vincent have extensive career experience in the information world.
In 2016, the 'rise of the user' sees millions of research professionals connected to each other and to content in a way that challenges the status quo. Deep structural trends are intensifying the strain on traditional information distribution models, creating opportunity and risk in equal measure.
The growth of open access, driven by funding mandates and the sheer volume of research output, is putting pressure on long-standing channel and institutional relationships. There is also the threat of the 'napsterisation' of our industry as we face Sci-Hub and other darker sides to the culture of open science. Meanwhile shifts in technology, user behaviour, demographics and funding are leading to intriguing new challenges for information services – at a time when there is increasing demand to demonstrate value.
How do we navigate a path through this changing landscape? How can we harness the insight in our collective experiences? How can we make better choices and decisions? Our conference will attempt to answer these questions by bringing together a broad range of voices and opinions across our industry – to learn from one another, share insight and discuss approaches to managing change.
Open Access, open science and the rights struggle – whose content is it anyway?
Our community is helping to create a unique and special event by submitting speaker proposals. The call for speakers, which recently closed, resulted in our receiving an outstanding selection of papers and speakers, and our challenge since has been selecting the very best. The reaction to our call and our themes has further underlined our belief that there is a pressing need to come together as a community with common purpose to broaden our knowledge and understanding of the challenges we collectively face. At the time of going to press we are finalising significant keynotes and will issue the first draft conference programme during July.
As soon as this is announced we will open our conference registration. Full two-day tickets will be £595 (+VAT). We will further announce attractive early bird, special and multiple attendee rates so there is a chance for all to come to our conference.
There are somewhere between 400 and 600 start-ups around the world creating ideas, products and businesses in the scholarly, research and professional information world.
The Disruptor Zone gives us the opportunity to invite these exciting initiatives to attend LII 2016 to show our community their ideas, concepts, business models and execution. Each participant will be given a short presentation time on the main showfloor on day one (6 December). Our team made up of our advisory board, management team and conference chairs, assisted by some invited judges, will help to select the very best of these.
The final decision will rest with the audience, who will be encouraged to vote and tweet on their favourites. The successful participants will be invited to present to the conference delegates on day two as part of the main conference programme. There will be a further vote and, by the conference close, we will announce the winner of The Disruptor Zone 2016. The recorded presentation will be made available to the LII community and the winner will be promoted at the launch of LII 2017 in January.
This competitive event takes place on the showfloor and will be available for all LII exhibition visitors and delegates to attend.
The Disruptor Zone is designed to offer start-ups, vendors and publishers the opportunity to showcase their newest and most innovative products, platforms, and/or content. The showfloor sessions will give the audience a chance to learn about, assess and discover those with the potential to have the greatest impact on the LII community.
By working with this section of the community we are looking to engage with brand new businesses and help them with their launch marketing programmes. We will help link these start-ups with the investment community – as well as other potential partnering and mentoring organisations – who will be in attendance at LII2016 during the two days.
On 7 December the two first-round winning organisations have the opportunity to present to the conference delegates as part of the main conference programme – this is where they can show themselves to an international and highly influential group. This presentation, and subsequent Q&A, will be filmed and shared with the LII community and database as part of the January launch of LII 2017.
As part of the build up to LII 2016 Disruptor Zone we are working with Research Information as a key media partner and will be able to publish outlines of the enterprises and ideas in subsequent issues in the months before the show.


A Government scheme backed by retail expert Mary Portas to save struggling British high streets has descended into farce, according to a new report.
Portas was enlisted by the Government to try to revive high streets hit by soaring rents and rates, the economic downturn, out-of-town supermarkets, and the boom in online shopping.
But trade magazine The Grocer reported this week that the Portas pilot project has failed to provide a rescue package for thousands of shops under threat.
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Literature Wales will host an evening of poetry, prose, music and discussion at Passa Porta, the International House of Literature, in Brussels on 23 May 2017.
There has been some consternation this week about the parachuting in of Conservative candidates to the Rhondda and Pontypridd constituencies.
A former NHS administrator has been fined for unlawfully accessing patient records.
Cardiff University has been awarded £88,077 as part of a previously funded £5 million research programme into independent living for disabled people.
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On 26th July 2016, Tom Davies left his home in Presteigne.
On the 08 June 2017, the UK will hold its general election, selecting our representatives in Parliament for the next five years. To be able to participate, you need to be registered to vote.
Not a problem traveling south through Mountain Ash at peak times?
The 2017 local elections are over for another 4 years and labour is still in control of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, so that's good news for housing developers in Cynon Valley, but bad news for commuters who travel in and out of Cynon Valley to work.
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It's a sad day when the news broke in Mountain Ash what was once the pride of the borough has tragically passed away at 12 PM on Friday May 5 the Money Tree that had bloomed so well for the last 18 months has died.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) officers are continuing investigations into the cause of the pollution incident that killed dozens of fish in a stream running through Llantwit Major.The pollution was reported over the weekend and has effected over 3km of river along the Ogney Brook.
Citizens Advice started rethinking the digital workplace at Citizens Advice.
There is only one 'thank you' that we feel we need to give.
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St David's Children's Society have produced a series of videos looking at adoption.
PARENTS looking to balance their lifestyles alongside work are this month (May, 2017) being offered weekend and evening opportunities with a Welsh care provider.
Sean O'Neill, Policy Director at Children in Wales, has been elected to the management board of Eurochild at the recent General Assembly.
Rhondda Cynon Taf Labour admit broken promises.
This is possibly the most inept attempted defence of RCT Labour's broken promises we have seen. Prior to the last Council election they made a series of promises in their manifesto and broke every one of them, some within weeks or even day of the election.
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For the 10 week ski and 8 week ski programs we ask that you can ski a red/black run in control, with confidence.
You don't need to be able to do this with any super style, just as long as you can deal with the terrain.
For the 5 week Intensive L1 & L2 ski course we ask that you can ski all groomed runs with confidence, and that you can take on the challenge of an off trail run, consistently linking your turns in most conditions. A few short turns and the ability to ski in the fall line on varied terrain would be excellent, you will be getting "thrown in at the deep end" quite quickly after you arrive..
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For the 5 week Intensive L1 & L2 snowboard course we ask that you can ride all groomed runs with confidence, and that you can take on the challenge of an off trail run, consistently linking your turns in most conditions. A little background in riding switch and a few freestyle manoeuvres will be required, e.g. riding switch or doing an ollie.
For the 5 week L1 only snowboard course we ask that you can riding on all groomed terrain, with confidence, so riding green runs, blue runs, red runs and can take on a black run if groomed and easy conditions.
If you are wondering which ski course or snowboard course is the best for you, then we would recommend that you make this decision based on how much time you have available. Just because you feel that you are a better skier/rider, does not mean that the shorter courses are better suited to you. The qualifications are set at a high standard and because of this they are well respected once you have achieved that standard. The very fact that you are considering the course means that you must enjoy your skiing/riding so get down here as early as you can and get the most out of it!
In order to allow for freedom, and to allow people to integrate other great traveling opportunities the cost of travel to and from New Zealand is not included in our price.
How much would I need to live on?
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Yes you do. You will be required to have your own ski and snowboard equipment.
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i.e. boots, board and bindings. You will also need to bring with you your snowboard clothing. As a participant in The Instructor Training Co. program you will have the opportunity to purchase snowboard and boots etc. at discounted prices when in Queenstown. Board, binding boot type?
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Purification and isotopic signatures (d13C, d15N, D14C) of soil extracellular DNA
Abstract The aim of this work was to obtain pure extracellular DNA molecules so as to estimate their longevity in soil by an isotope-based approach. Extracellular DNA molecules were extracted from all horizons of a forest soil and purified by the procedure of Davis (Purification and precipitation of genomic DNA with phenol–chloroform and ethanol. In: Davis LG, Dibner MD, Battey JF (eds) Basic methods in molecular biology. Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, 16–22, 1986) without (DNA1) or with (DNA2) a successive treatment with binding resins followed by elution. The two differently purified DNA samples were compared for their A260/A280 ratio, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and natural abundance of stable (13C and 15N) and radioactive (14C) isotopes. The purity index and the PCR amplification did not differentiate the efficiency of the two purification procedures. The isotopic signature of DNA was more sensitive and was strongly affected by the purification procedures. The isotopic measurements showed that the major contaminant of extracellular DNA1 was the soil organic matter (SOM), even if it is not possible to exclude that the similar δ13C, δ15N and Δ14C values of DNA and SOM could be due to the use of SOM-deriving C and N atoms for the microbial synthesis of DNA. For extracellular DNA2, extremely low values of ΔC were obtained, and this was ascribed to the presence of fossil fuel-derived substances used during the purification, although in amounts not revealed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. The fact that it is not possible to obtain contaminant-free DNA molecules and the potential use of soil native organic compounds during the microbial synthesis of DNA make it not achievable to estimate the age of soil extracellular DNA by radiocarbon dating.
Titolo: Purification and isotopic signatures (d13C, d15N, D14C) of soil extracellular DNA
AGNELLI A.
ASCHER J.
CORTI, Giuseppe
CECCHERINI M. T.
PIETRAMELLARA G.
NANNIPIERI P.
BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS
Abstract: Abstract The aim of this work was to obtain pure extracellular DNA molecules so as to estimate their longevity in soil by an isotope-based approach. Extracellular DNA molecules were extracted from all horizons of a forest soil and purified by the procedure of Davis (Purification and precipitation of genomic DNA with phenol–chloroform and ethanol. In: Davis LG, Dibner MD, Battey JF (eds) Basic methods in molecular biology. Appleton & Lange, Norwalk, 16–22, 1986) without (DNA1) or with (DNA2) a successive treatment with binding resins followed by elution. The two differently purified DNA samples were compared for their A260/A280 ratio, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and natural abundance of stable (13C and 15N) and radioactive (14C) isotopes. The purity index and the PCR amplification did not differentiate the efficiency of the two purification procedures. The isotopic signature of DNA was more sensitive and was strongly affected by the purification procedures. The isotopic measurements showed that the major contaminant of extracellular DNA1 was the soil organic matter (SOM), even if it is not possible to exclude that the similar δ13C, δ15N and Δ14C values of DNA and SOM could be due to the use of SOM-deriving C and N atoms for the microbial synthesis of DNA. For extracellular DNA2, extremely low values of ΔC were obtained, and this was ascribed to the presence of fossil fuel-derived substances used during the purification, although in amounts not revealed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. The fact that it is not possible to obtain contaminant-free DNA molecules and the potential use of soil native organic compounds during the microbial synthesis of DNA make it not achievable to estimate the age of soil extracellular DNA by radiocarbon dating.


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Fall into the autumn season by cooking with all the best harvest flavors. Matching your dinner menu with the seasons can often be a challenge. Instead of going to the store, reach into the pantry to create this wonderful harvest dish. Our Glazed Acorn Squash provides a perfect blend of woodsy-sweet goodness with the deep red, orange and yellow colors of the leaves on the trees in your neighborhood.
Impress your guests on Thanksgiving Day with this beautiful and delicious appetizer or side dish display. Top the dish with blackberry and vanilla balsamic to give a beautiful dark color with the glazed shallots. Then, Garnish the acorn squash with pomegranate seeds to give a contrasting color and a touch of freshness. Finally, your flavor journey will be complete when you add a woodsy touch of walnuts to bring a crunchy sensation. The Glazed Acorn Squash is packed with enough hearty flavor to eat by itself, so make sure to share with friends.
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Question. What did the acorn say to the squirrel when he grew up?
· In a small bowl, mix the honey, balsamic vinegar and olive oil.
· Drizzle the mixture and shallots slices, toss to coat.
· After initial 20 minutes, add the chopped walnuts and bake for another 20 minutes.
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Posted by Ronald goodspeed on August 9, 2009, 4:12 pm, in reply to "Deet...."
Deet [DEET] is used on the skin or clothing to confuse the mosquito's system of smell, not useful as a general neighborhood ground applied fog. A Google search, in particular, Wikipedia gives a good explanation of it's use. Plus, it's expensive. There are plenty of warnings on the spray cans-probably a good idea to follow them.
DEET or go inside the house. I don't like it a bit, but it works.
So I don't think it's in the fog-type spray-a semi educated thought.


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10 Moments That Defined Marvel's Avengers
It's been a long old road to reach the Endgame. 21 films, a crowd of super-powered, wise-cracking heroes, and the biggest box office phenomenon of the 21st century all come to a (sort of) end when Endgame hits cinemas this week.
Amongst all that noise and the tie-ins, and the crossovers, and the credit stings, a few moments have really stood out, defining Marvel's characters, their conflicts, and the franchise's whole ethos. Ahead of the biggest blockbuster event of the year (sorry Star Wars), ten of our writers wrote about their picks.
"I am Iron Man" – Iron Man – James Andrews
Tony Stark rarely plays by the rules, so why should he stick to superhero conventions? At the very end of Iron Man, Stark is asked to read a cover story explaining that it was his bodyguard in the suit (a long-standing ruse in the comics). Initially ready to go along with this, he suddenly rips up the rule book by telling a press conference: "I am Iron Man".
Secret identities be damned! With four short words, Marvel set out its disregard for the well-worn alter ego trope – with most subsequent Avengers simply getting on with kicking ass and saving the world.
The Grenade – Captain America: The First Avenger – Alex Goldstein
What does it mean to be a hero? In the early days it was Stark's ingenuity, Banner's rage-based internal struggles and a touch of Shakespearean sibling rivalry. A leader was needed: someone a little more self-sacrificing, and a lot less self-obsessed. No scene demonstrated the true heart of Steve "we don't trade lives" Rogers more than throwing his underdeveloped body onto an apparently live grenade. It's the moment that determined his selection for the super soldier programme, and it brought genuine heart to the MCU by making humanity rather than smarts, strength or swagger the real superpower.
The Battle of New York – Avengers Assemble – Phil W. Bayles
It may seem hard to believe now, but when Avengers Assemble was released in 2012, nobody was sure it would work. Surely taking such disparate characters and slamming them together would result in an incomprehensible mess. And yet somehow, Joss Whedon pulled it off. The grand experiment was a success. And to celebrate, we get the money shot to end all money shots – a sweeping view of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, perfectly paired with an instantly iconic score from Alan Silvestri. Seven years later, it still sends shivers down my spine every single time I watch it.
The Mandarin – Iron Man 3 – Joni Blyth
The MCU isn't just defined by great team-ups or 40 people named Chris. By far the MCU's greatest superpower is hindsight.
Eighty years of comic book storytelling is a blessing and a curse. Love it or loathe it, Trevor Slattery's triumphant stumble onto the MCU chessboard paved the way for all of your favourite comedic moments in the series. With the Mandarin, we learned two things about Marvel: they were *occasionally* willing to admit when they've been problematic and make a change, and they were more than willing to throw the big story to the wall in favour of a good gag
Both of these have shaped the series, for better (the Mandarin reversal, the comedic shenanigans of Guardians and Thor: Ragnarok) and for worse (Dr Strange's The Ancient One).
Welcome to the Galaxy – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 – Jack King
In stark contrast to its terrestrial predecessors, Guardians opens with an establishing shot of Morag, an abandoned planet in a nondescript solar system. Moving down to the planet's surface, a magnificent long shot shows an impossibly advanced explorer, his face hidden by a Vader-like mask, enter a derelict temple. Their mask dissolves, revealing the face of a handsome, human rogue – one with a Sony Walkman, great dance moves, and an adoration for eighties rock music. With Guardians' introduction of its eponymous galaxy, the scope of the MCU had been immensely expanded; and in tandem, a lighter tone was born.
Vision Picks Up Thor's Hammer – Avengers: Age of Ultron – Dan Sareen
"So there may be no way to make you trust me," he says, before doing the only possible thing that will. In true Joss Whedon fashion, the seemingly comical misdirect from earlier, which saw the heroes attempting to lift the hammer, comes full circle with hilarious and shocking effect. In that one moment, Vision demonstrated the power of the gems, showing that he too walked among Gods, and acting as if it meant nothing. The mind gem in Vision's head had made him worthy. Coupled with Thanos' appearance in the post credits sequence, this really was a defining moment that fully shifted the MCU from the single stories and a few crossovers into a streamlined, mega multi film story – an Infinity Quest.
The Airport Fight – Captain America: Civil War – Carmen Paddock
It might be another computer-aided superhero smash-up, but the airport fight in Captain America: Civil War is an iconic MCU moment as it unabashedly celebrates each beloved character's specific set of skills while forever changing the Avengers' team dynamic. Watching redshirt baddies/aliens/robots fall to a trademark Iron Man blast or Cap shield smash has its merits, but seeing Spider-Man specifically target Falcon's, Winter Soldier's, and giant Ant-Man's weaknesses while Black Widow and Hawkeye match up perfectly proves a delightful demonstration of what made the team work so well together until the Sokovia Accords – the gravity of which remains untouched alongside the MCU's trademark levity.
Captain America vs Iron Man – Captain America: Civil War – Marie-Célia
Superheroes keep battling against the whole universe's villains but rarely do we clearly see them struggling with their inner self. Civil War, and specifically the climax fight between Captain America and Iron Man, is one of those moments that completely redefined the MCU, laying bare its heroes' humanity. Here, Iron Man abandons his mask of nonchalance to unveil Tony, the little boy he once was, raw with hurt as he learns that his friend Steve Rogers knew all along who murdered his parents. For several seconds, the impossible conflict in Stark's eyes really pops on screen as Rogers confesses his betrayal. What the Russo brothers accomplish with this crucial scene is allowing the audience to dive into the vulnerable side of two historically imperturbable pillars of the MCU.
The Waterfall Fight – Black Panther – Kambole
Despite mostly being set in real places, there's no setting in a Marvel film that feels as lived in as Wakanda. The greatest strength's of Coogler's Black Panther is its sense of place and tradition – apparent from the film's first great set piece – T'Challa's crowning by ritual combat. And it's not just because of the fight itself – Ruth E. Carter's costume design truly gets to shine here, each tribe divided by bold colours and styles inherited from different African tribes. It's Wakanda at its most alive, and Marvel's presentation of a fictional history that has never felt more real.
Thor Lands in Wakanda – Avengers: Infinity War – Jack Blackwell
Probably the single most exciting moment in superhero cinema, Thor's arrival in Wakanda during the battle against Thanos's army is not only a soaring, fist-pumping triumph but also displays just how ingrained the MCU has become in our culture. A Norse god, a gun-toting raccoon, and a talking tree arrive on the plains of Africa via a giant rainbow and proceed to use a magic axe to wipe out thousands of aliens, and instead of feeling ridiculous, it's genuinely affecting. It also cements Thor, along with his great outing in Ragnarok, as the new MVP of the MCU after having spent six years as its most maligned member, which is no small feat.
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James Gunn promises announcements for the future of DC still in January
There is little time left to know what will become of DC's future in cinemas. The company's imaginative head, filmmaker James Gunn promised the first project announcements later this month, and anticipated that the preparation has a long term.
Over on Twitter (via CBR ), Gunn replied to fans concerning the tale as well as personality adjustments. When asked about the rumor that Ezra Miller should proceed as The Flash, despite recent debates, the director says:
For now, the only confirmed task is a solo Superman flick, with a script by Gunn himself. The story will have a younger variation of the personality, reconciling the life of a superhero with personal dramas.
DC's calendar for this year has Shazam! Rage of Gods in March, The Flash in June, Blue Beetle in August and also Aquaman and also the Lost Kingdom in December. All were in production before James Gunn was hired.
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London, ENGLAND — As he continues to recover from a 2016 respiratory infection, Sir Stirling Moss has made the decision to retire from the public eye at age 88.
Stirling Moss signs an autograph in the Vintage Motorsport tent at Lime Rock Park in 2012.
"To all of his many friends and fans around the world who use this website for regular updates, my father would like to announce that he will be closing it down.
The racer, often considered the greatest driver never to win a Formula 1 championship, earned his first F1 victory in 1955 at Aintree, making him the first British driver to win a British Grand Prix. His most memorable performance that year was behind the wheel of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR at the Mille Miglia. With co-driver Denis Jenkinson, Moss shattered the event's existing speed record, covering the full race distance of 992 miles in 10 hours, 7 minutes and 48 seconds, at an average speed of nearly 98 mph.
His crash at Goodwood in the spring of 1962 left Moss in a coma for a month and partially paralyzed for half a year. Though he tested in a Lotus 19 after his recovery, Moss realized that the accident had impacted his ability to drive a car at the limit, prompting his retirement as a full-time, professional racing driver.
He covered racing for ABC's Wide World of Sports from 1962 to 1980, when he returned to the cockpit to compete in the British Saloon Car Championship. He retired as a racing driver in 2011. He also continued to serve as a brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz.


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Scientists 'solve' mystery of Jupiter's colourful bands
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file photo Scientists 'solve' mystery of Jupiter's colourful bands
Scientists may have solved the mystery of Jupiter's colourful bands.
The gas giant Jupiter's famous bands of cloud have been observed by astronomers for more than 100 years, but until now scientists have not been sure how accurately they reflect what was happening deep inside the planet.
Now, a number-crunching study into how magnetic fields affect atmospheric flows has revealed that at their possible deepest, they never dive more than 3% into the planet itself.
Powerful jet streams flow east through the Jupiter's atmosphere - jet streams which last year NASA established move similar to Earth's.
Spectral analysis of the light reflecting from Jupiter has shown the bands are made of clouds of ammonia in the outer atmosphere, giving the planet its striking stripes of white, red, orange, brown and yellow.
Observations by researchers in Australia and the United States have now helped develop a picture of what's happening beneath these clouds.
Dr Navid Constantinou, from Australia's ANU research school of earth sciences, said: "We know a lot about the jet streams in Earth's atmosphere and the key role they play in the weather and climate, but we still have a lot to learn about Jupiter's atmosphere.
"Scientists have long debated how deep the jet streams reach beneath the surfaces of Jupiter and other gas giants, and why they do not appear in the sun's interior."
Evidence recently produced by NASA's spacecraft Juno, which conducted multiple fly-bys of the gas giant, suggested the jet streams reached up to 1,860 miles (3,000km) below Jupiter's clouds.
Another member of the research team, Dr Jeffrey Parker from Livermore National Laboratory in the US, said their theory showed how the jet streams were suppressed by the planet's magnetic field.
"The gas in the interior of Jupiter is magnetised, so we think our new theory explains why the jet streams go as deep as they do under the gas giant's surface but don't go any deeper," said Dr Parker.
The team compared their observations of Jupiter's bands with the ways that our own planet's atmosphere works.
"Earth's jet streams have a huge impact on the weather and climate by acting as a barrier and making it harder for air on either side of them to exchange properties such as heat, moisture and carbon," said Dr Constantinou.
Unlike the jet streams on Earth, which are wavy and irregular, those on Jupiter are relatively straight compared to its axis.
"There are no continents and mountains below Jupiter's atmosphere to obstruct the path of the jet streams," Dr Parker said.


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namespace neuroServer {

	class BoardLoaderTest : public ::testing::Test {
		public:
			BoardLoaderTest() {}
			~BoardLoaderTest() {}
	};

	//This test assumes that there is a standard 5x5 board in ~/.local/share/neuro/boards/.
	TEST_F(BoardLoaderTest, LoadStandardBoard) {
		char * home = std::getenv( "HOME" );
		ASSERT_NE( nullptr, home );
		std::string boardDirectory( home );
		boardDirectory += "/.local/share/neurohex/boards/";
		BoardLoader theLoader;
		theLoader.loadBoards( boardDirectory );
		auto descs = theLoader.getDescriptions();
		std::string name = "Standard Board";
		EXPECT_EQ( 1, descs.count( name ) );
		neuro::BoardDescription fields = theLoader.getBoard( name );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NO_FIELD, fields[0][0] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[1][0] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[2][0] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[3][0] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NO_FIELD, fields[4][0] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[0][1] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[1][1] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[2][1] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[3][1] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NO_FIELD, fields[4][1] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[0][2] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[1][2] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[2][2] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[3][2] );
		EXPECT_EQ( neuro::FieldType::NORMAL, fields[4][2] );
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	}

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Munich Is Ditching Linux And Adopting Windows For "No Technical Reason"
Adarsh Verma
Short Bytes: Back in February, Munich general council backed a proposal to look into the cost and possibility of building a Windows 10 client. Munich's IT services provider chief has said that the political decision to ditch Linux and adopt Windows operating system isn't backed by some compelling technical reason. He added that all the problems reported by the officials have been solved.
Last month, the corridors of open source world were filled with whispers of Munich ditching Linux and making a switch to the closed world of Windows. The reports weren't a product of someone's imagination as the city voted to investigate the viability of adoption of Windows.
This move was surprising as Munich acted as a poster-child for open source adoption for a decade. But, it looks like Munich's ruling SPD-CSU coalition isn't a fan of open source philosophy. The general council backed a proposal that the city should look for how long it'll take to create a Windows 10 client, and what would be the cost.
Also Read: Kerala Saves $58 Million Each Year By Using Free And Open Source Software
These big developments are bound to inspire questions regarding the technical challenges faced by Munich authorities. However, chief of IT at the city of Munich's IT services provider [email protected], Karl-Heinz Schneider, has a different story to tell. It should be noted that [email protected] developed LiMux, a customized version of Ubuntu.
Talking to Heise.de, Schneider said that he was surprised by the decision as all the compatibility problems faced by the city were fixed.
"We do not see any compelling technical reasons for a change to Windows and Microsoft Office," he said. Schneider also added that the system failures in the past had nothing to do with Linux implementation.
According to him, Munich's decision to ditch Linux and LibreOffice is inspired by politics.
Whatever might be the real reason, as The Document Foundation rightly points out, Munich's decision to return to Windows is a "significant step backwards."
Having something to add to this story? Is Munich going ahead with the correct option? Don't forget to share your opinions.
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There's no such thing as a free lunch, but by being creative, you can turn up plenty of ways to get a meal (and gym membership, theater tickets or groceries) without opening your wallet. "Not only have people become more savvy about finding bargains, but businesses have realized the value of their relationships with their customers, who can act like an informal marketing department," explains Clare Levison, author of Frugal Isn't Cheap: Spend Less, Save More, and Live Better. Try these real reader strategies to score—and save—big.
Think beyond trading carpooling for babysitting duties: Bartering can also be used to score major discounts on dental appointments, music lessons and other small-business services. Hope Hunt, 39, from Williamsburg, Virginia, saves $674 a month on tae kwon do and gymnastics lessons for her four children. "I work in technology, so I offer website design, blog setup and networking support in exchange for lessons," Hunt explains. Not sure what you can offer? Look around and see what's not available.
Tickets to museums, aquariums and theater performances can be scored for nada by giving your time, explains Laura Wallis, a mother of two and creator of the money-saving site Momsgonnafindout.com. "Check local attractions," she suggests. "Usually nonprofits will be happy for an extra pair of hands." Often you'll have to attend a training session and make a specific time commitment, so this is a great strategy if you're truly passionate about an organization. Bonus: If your teen has a volunteer-hour quota at school, joining you helps her while giving you two a chance to hang out.
Offering your opinions on brands can be valuable if you're savvy about sifting through opportunities, explains Wallis. "Some pay people in product, but others offer $20 to $150 an hour for your time." Sign up at paidfocusgroup.net. Once you're approved, you may be inundated with responses, so create a secondary email address and alternate phone number (such as a free Google Voice number that directs to voice mail). "Some focus groups are conducted via email or telephone, so you may not need to live in the area to participate," says Wallis.


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First Taste: Sal's Italian Kitchen
Ask a restaurateur opening a cozy corner restaurant and he'll tell you his aspirations are to be a neighborhood place. But these are often just buzzwords. To experience a textbook example, visit Sal's Italian Kitchen in Cabin John where keeping things neighborly comes easily.
It's easy for guests to push tables together when neighbors and friends discover they're dining at the same locale. It's easy to understand the classic Italian menu that doesn't break new ground. And, during our visit, an American University student sporting denim shorts provides easy service, free from upsells or speeches.
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Region: Trails West Region
County: Scotts Bluff County
City: Gering
Attraction: Mitchell Pass
Trails West Region
Mitchell Pass
category : Pioneer Life
Following the opening or rediscovery of the Platte River route to the west by the fur traders and mountain men of the 1820's and 1830's, it was natural that other parties should use this same route to find their way to the newly opened Oregon country, to the gold fields of California, and to a religious haven in Utah.
John Ball is credited with the first Oregon secular settlement in 1832. Others followed, but not until 1841 did a large covered wagon train make the entire route. The mass migration began in 1843 when over 1,000 people started for the great northwestern country in May. The peak year of travel was evidently 1852 when some 50,000 emigrants passed through Mitchell Pass. Most of these were on their way to California as part of the great Gold Rush. Travel on the Oregon Trail continued until 1869 when the country was linked by the Union Pacific railroad, up the Lodgepole Route, 50 miles to the south of Scotts Bluff.
Until about 1851, the pioneers used Robidoux Pass, located nine miles southwest of the National Monument. Travel between Scotts Bluff and the river was impossible due to eroded gullies and badlands. A new route to the north through the bluffs via present Mitchell Pass was developed in 1850. The Monument headquarters and the Oregon Trail Museum are situated near Mitchell Pass.
Besides the pioneer wagon trains passing through Mitchell Pass, a number of other uses were made of the trail. The Pony Express used this section of the trail from April 1860, until its last run in October, 1861. Nearby Pony Express stations included one at Chimney Rock, 23 miles east of Scotts Bluff; Ficklin Springs, about 9 miles east; the Scotts Bluff station, 3 miles west of Mitchell Pass; and Horse Creek, about 18 miles to the west.
Address: 3 miles west of Gering on Highway 92
Come visit us in Gering, Nebraska
Robidoux Pass Trading Post
Following the Oregon Trail can be quite exciting, imagining the pioneers that must have traveled the path, what they were like, what they were thinking and what they went through to conquer such terrain as is found at Gering's Robidoux Pass, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Gering, NE Pioneer Life
W.H. Jackson Collection
William Henry Jackson, frontier photographer and artist, was an early photographer of the American West, as well as an accomplished artist. He traveled the Oregon-California Trail in 1866 and 1867
Gering, NE Arts
Following the opening or rediscovery of the Platte River route to the west by the fur traders and mountain men of the 1820's and 1830'
North Platte Valley Museum
When you think of the days of the old settlers, a picture of horse-drawn carriages, covered wagons, one-room schoolhouses, general stores, sod houses and a simpler way of life enters your mind. That's exactly what you will find at Western Nebraska'
Gering, NE Museums
Farm and Ranch Museum
The Farm And Ranch Museum located by Scotts Bluff National Monument is a volunteer driven agricultural museum and the only one of its kind in the state, dedicated to the preservation of the story of the North Platte Valley's deep-seeded agricultural traditions. You'
Upcoming Events in Gering
Farm and Ranch Museum Annual Harvest Festival
Gering, NE
Gering Holiday Craft Fair
High Plains Christmas
To Gering calendar of events
Things to do Pioneer Life near Gering, NE
Garlock Cabin
Things to do in Gering
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Holidays Craft Shows Festivals Music Festivals Art Shows Car Shows
City Of Gering, Nebraska
1025 "P" Street
Gering , NE 69341
Email: prichter@gering.org
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Scottsbluff/Gering United Chamber of Commerce
Scottsbluff , NE 69361
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Působil jako člen dánské delegace na Haagské konferenci mezinárodního práva soukromého; v letech 1979 až 1988 byl soudcem Evropského soudního dvora a v letech 1988 až 1994 předsedou tohoto soudu.

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Mrs Hale took eight children from Key Stage to Ballard School to take part in a gymnastics festival.
The children thoroughly enjoyed the morning and said that they had gained more confidence in gymnastic skills. The children moved around various stations including: bench sequences, beam sequences, floor skills, jumping, springboard, rhythmic hoop and trampet.


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Let's Catch () — компьютерная игра для Wii. Разработана компанией Prope и выпущена компанией Sega. Игра приобретается через WiiWare.

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 Story. Одиночная игра с девятью уровнями. Действие игры происходит в парке.
 Speed Catch. Игра наподобие бейсбола — игроку нужно поймать подброшенный мяч. Каждый подброшенный мяч имеет свою скорость: от 40 км/ч до 240 км/ч.
 Nine Trial. Игроку даётся доска с девятью ячейками. На определённом расстоянии нужно мячом попасть в ячейку. Имеется поддержка четырёх игроков.
 Bomber Catch. Игроки бросают на себя бомбы. Если игрок получил повреждение от бомбы, снимается одна жизнь. Имеется поддержка четырёх игроков.
 High Score. Игроки продолжают бросать шары, чтобы получить высокие баллы. Предоставляется также бонус: можно бросать и ловить без потери мяча. Имеется поддержка двух игроков..
 Free Play. Тренировочный режим, где игроки просто бросают мяч. Имеется поддержка до двух игроков.

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Хотя Nintendo Life похвалил игру за представление и управление, но сказал, что в целом Let's Catch была неглубокой и повторяющийся. IGN назвал режим «Story» в игре «трогательным и уникальным», но также отметил повторяющийся характер игры. Wiiloveit.com порекомендовал приобрести эту игру.

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Home > East meets West in new art exhibition
East meets West in new art exhibition
Friday, 8 February, 2019
East meets West in a stunning new exhibition which brings together the ancient Japanese tradition of Washi paper-making and the very best of contemporary Scottish printmaking.
Washi Umi o Koete or Paper from Across the Sea, is a creative cultural collaboration between Dunfermline Printmakers and Mino Art, Japan.
The exhibition at the Auld Kirk Museum in Kirkintilloch will feature a selection of fine art prints on hand-made Japanese paper and will be complemented by a display of prints and paper works By Elspeth Lamb, inspired by her travels to Japan.
As part of the exhibition, a number of paper and printing workshops have been organised at the Auld Kirk Museum.
To celebrate the exhibition opening day on Saturday 16 February, two paper hand-craft workshops will see visitors learn about Chigiri-e, a Japanese art form which uses torn coloured paper to create images. The workshops, which are on from 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm, is suitable for all the family and you will make your own unique example to take away. The event is free but places are limited, so booking is advised. Additional workshops aimed at over 16s will take place on Monday 18 March between 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm.
On Saturday 16 March, family friendly plasticine printing workshops will take place at the museum between 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm. This is a safe and easy form of printmaking and you will create your own template and make colourful prints to take home.
Sandy Marshall, Chair of EDLC Trust, said, "This superb exhibition showcases the skills of both countries by creating a body of original artwork using techniques from across the printmaking media on different types of hand-made Japanese papers. The result is a colourful and unique fusion of artistic traditions and cultures."
Councillor Billy Hendry, Convener of the Place, Neighbourhood & Corporate Assets Committee, added, "We are proud to be welcoming this exhibition to East Dunbartonshire, which sees two cultures come together through a mutual appreciation of expert craftsmanship.
"I hope as many people as possible come along to see it and get involved in the workshops."
Paper from Across the Sea runs from 16 February – 28 March at the Auld Kirk Museum in Kirkintilloch. Opening times are Tuesday to Saturday 10am-1pm; 2-5pm. For more information and to book a place on one of the workshops please call 0141 777 3013 or visit www.edlc.co.uk
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The world of copyright and licensing can be a bit tough to navigate at times. Our friends at CCLI offer some great tools and resources. These cover a wide breadth of the intellectual property activity that occurs in the planning and execution of worship services. Sometimes it can be confusing as to which license is best for your needs. Below is a description for each license and when you would need that specific license.
Create overhead transparencies, slides or use any other format whereby song lyrics are visually projected (such as computer graphics and projection) for use in congregational singing.
Over the past 2 years, thousands of churches have begun to use the Church Rehearsal License from CCLI. The license allows worship leaders and church music directors to legally copy commercial audio recordings and/or share audio files via email, flash drives or on worship planning websites. The copies are intended for rehearsal purposes only, and are not intended to remain as permanent copies for personal collections. Pricing is based on the number of copies made and/or the number of songs shared. This revolutionary resource is a must-have in your worship planning toolbox. It gives you the freedom to distribute music to your team for rehearsal in the way that best fits your ministry.
The CCLI Church Streaming & Podcast License allows you to stream or podcast your live-recorded worship service music on your church's website or other streaming services. So you can now include your music along with the Pastor's message as you webcast your church service. Most churches can take advantage of this service for $100 or less per year.
Checkout all CCLI has to offer here!
One response to What CCLI License Do I Need?
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