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Acoustic resonance
This article is about mechanical resonance of sound including musical instruments. For a general description of mechanical resonance in physics and engineering, see mechanical resonance. For a general description of resonance, see resonance.
Experiment using two tuning forks oscillating at the same frequency. One of the forks is being hit with a rubberized mallet. Although the first tuning fork hasn't been hit, the other fork is visibly excited due to the oscillation caused by the periodic change in the pressure and density of the air by hitting the other fork, creating an acoustic resonance between the forks. However, if a piece of metal is placed on a prong, the effect dampens, and the excitations become less and less pronounced as resonance isn't achieved as effectively.
Acoustic resonance is a phenomenon in which an acoustic system amplifies sound waves whose frequency matches one of its own natural frequencies of vibration (its resonance frequencies).
The term "acoustic resonance" is sometimes used to narrow mechanical resonance to the frequency range of human hearing, but since acoustics is defined in general terms concerning vibrational waves in matter,[1] acoustic resonance can occur at frequencies outside the range of human hearing.
An acoustically resonant object usually has more than one resonance frequency, especially at harmonics of the strongest resonance. It will easily vibrate at those frequencies, and vibrate less strongly at other frequencies. It will "pick out" its resonance frequency from a complex excitation, such as an impulse or a wideband noise excitation. In effect, it is filtering out all frequencies other than its resonance.
Acoustic resonance is an important consideration for instrument builders, as most acoustic instruments use resonators, such as the strings and body of a violin, the length of tube in a flute, and the shape of a drum membrane. Acoustic resonance is also important for hearing. For example, resonance of a stiff structural element, called the basilar membrane within the cochlea of the inner ear allows hair cells on the membrane to detect sound. (For mammals the membrane has tapering resonances across its length so that high frequencies are concentrated on one end and low frequencies on the other.)
Like mechanical resonance, acoustic resonance can result in catastrophic failure of the vibrator. The classic example of this is breaking a wine glass with sound at the precise resonant frequency of the glass.
Vibrating stringEdit
Further information: Vibrating string
String resonance of a bass guitar A note with fundamental frequency of 110 Hz.
In musical instruments, strings under tension, as in lutes, harps, guitars, pianos, violins and so forth, have resonant frequencies directly related to the mass, length, and tension of the string. The wavelength that will create the first resonance on the string is equal to twice the length of the string. Higher resonances correspond to wavelengths that are integer divisions of the fundamental wavelength. The corresponding frequencies are related to the speed v of a wave traveling down the string by the equation
f = n v 2 L {\displaystyle f={nv \over 2L}}
where L is the length of the string (for a string fixed at both ends) and n = 1, 2, 3...(Harmonic in an open end pipe (that is, both ends of the pipe are open)). The speed of a wave through a string or wire is related to its tension T and the mass per unit length ρ:
v = T ρ {\displaystyle v={\sqrt {T \over \rho }}}
So the frequency is related to the properties of the string by the equation
f = n T ρ 2 L = n T m / L 2 L {\displaystyle f={n{\sqrt {T \over \rho }} \over 2L}={n{\sqrt {T \over m/L}} \over 2L}}
where T is the tension, ρ is the mass per unit length, and m is the total mass.
Higher tension and shorter lengths increase the resonant frequencies. When the string is excited with an impulsive function (a finger pluck or a strike by a hammer), the string vibrates at all the frequencies present in the impulse (an impulsive function theoretically contains 'all' frequencies). Those frequencies that are not one of the resonances are quickly filtered out—they are attenuated—and all that is left is the harmonic vibrations that we hear as a musical note.
String resonance in music instrumentsEdit
Main article: String resonance (music)
String resonance occurs on string instruments. Strings or parts of strings may resonate at their fundamental or overtone frequencies when other strings are sounded. For example, an A string at 440 Hz will cause an E string at 330 Hz to resonate, because they share an overtone of 1320 Hz (3rd overtone of A and 4th overtone of E).
Resonance of a tube of airEdit
The resonance of a tube of air is related to the length of the tube, its shape, and whether it has closed or open ends. Musically useful tube shapes are conical and cylindrical (see bore). A pipe that is closed at one end is said to be stopped while an open pipe is open at both ends. Modern orchestral flutes behave as open cylindrical pipes; clarinets and lip-reed instruments (brass instruments) behave as closed cylindrical pipes; and saxophones, oboes, and bassoons as closed conical pipes.[2] Vibrating air columns also have resonances at harmonics, like strings.
CylindersEdit
Any cylinder resonates at multiple frequencies, producing multiple musical pitches. The lowest frequency is called the fundamental frequency or the first harmonic. Cylinders used as musical instruments are generally open, either at both ends, like a flute, or at one end, like some organ pipes. However, a cylinder closed at both ends can also be used to create or visualize sound waves, as in a Rubens Tube.
The resonance properties of a cylinder may be understood by considering the behavior of a sound wave in air. Sound travels as a longitudinal compression wave, causing air molecules to move back and forth along the direction of travel. Within a tube, a standing wave is formed, whose wavelength depends on the length of the tube. At the closed end of the tube, air molecules cannot move much, so this end of the tube is a displacement node in the standing wave. At the open end of the tube, air molecules can move freely, producing a displacement antinode. Where the molecules are unable to move freely, pressure builds up. Thus, the closed end of a pipe is a pressure node as well as a displacement antinode.
Closed at both endsEdit
The table below shows the displacement waves in a cylinder closed at both ends. Note that the air molecules near the closed ends cannot move, whereas the molecules near the center of the pipe move freely. In the first harmonic, the closed tube contains exactly half of a standing wave (node-antinode-node).
Wave representation
Molecular representation
1 · f = 440 Hz n = 1 1st partial fundamental tone 1st harmonic
2 · f = 880 Hz n = 2 2nd partial 1st overtone 2nd harmonic
3 · f = 1320 Hz n = 3 3rd partial 2nd overtone 3rd harmonic
4 · f = 1760 Hz n = 4 4th partial 3rd overtone 4th harmonic
Open at both endsEdit
In cylinders with both ends open, air molecules near the end move freely in and out of the tube. This movement produces displacement antinodes in the standing wave. Nodes tend to form inside the cylinder, away from the ends. In the first harmonic, the open tube contains exactly half of a standing wave (antinode-node-antinode). Thus the harmonics of the open cylinder are calculated in the same way as the harmonics of a closed/closed cylinder.
The physics of a pipe open at both ends are explained in Physics Classroom. Note that the diagrams in this reference show displacement waves, similar to the ones shown above. These stand in sharp contrast to the pressure waves shown near the end of the present article.
By overblowing an open tube, a note can be obtained that is an octave above the fundamental frequency or note of the tube. For example, if the fundamental note of an open pipe is C1, then overblowing the pipe gives C2, which is an octave above C1.[3]
Open cylindrical tubes resonate at the approximate frequencies:
where n is a positive integer (1, 2, 3...) representing the resonance node, L is the length of the tube and v is the speed of sound in air (which is approximately 343 metres per second [770 mph] at 20 °C [68 °F]).
A more accurate equation considering an end correction is given below:
f = n v 2 ( L + 0.8 d ) {\displaystyle f={nv \over 2(L+0.8d)}}
where d is the diameter of the resonance tube. This equation compensates for the fact that the exact point at which a sound wave is reflecting at an open end is not perfectly at the end section of the tube, but a small distance outside the tube.
The reflection ratio is slightly less than 1; the open end does not behave like an infinitesimal acoustic impedance; rather, it has a finite value, called radiation impedance, which is dependent on the diameter of the tube, the wavelength, and the type of reflection board possibly present around the opening of the tube.
So when n is 1:
f = v 2 ( L + 0.8 d ) {\displaystyle f={v \over 2(L+0.8d)}}
f ( 2 ( L + 0.8 d ) ) = v {\displaystyle {f(2(L+0.8d))}=v}
f λ = v {\displaystyle {f\lambda }=v}
λ = 2 ( L + 0.8 d ) {\displaystyle \lambda ={2(L+0.8d)}}
where v is the speed of sound, L is the length of the resonant tube, d is the diameter of the tube, f is the resonate sound frequency, and λ is the resonant wavelength.
Closed at one endEdit
When used in an organ a tube which is closed at one end is called a "stopped pipe". Such cylinders have a fundamental frequency but can be overblown to produce other higher frequencies or notes. These overblown registers can be tuned by using different degrees of conical taper. A closed tube resonates at the same fundamental frequency as an open tube twice its length, with a wavelength equal to four times its length. In a closed tube, a displacement node, or point of no vibration, always appears at the closed end and if the tube is resonating, it will have an antinode, or point greatest vibration at the Phi point (length × 0.618) near the open end.
By overblowing a cylindrical closed tube, a note can be obtained that is approximately a twelfth above the fundamental note of the tube. This is sometimes described as one-fifth above the octave of the fundamental note. For example, if the fundamental note of a closed pipe is C1, then overblowing the pipe gives G2, which is one-twelfth above C1. Alternatively we can say that G2 is one-fifth above C2 — the octave above C1. Adjusting the taper of this cylinder for a decreasing cone can tune the second harmonic or overblown note close to the octave position or 8th.[4] Opening a small "speaker hole" at the Phi point, or shared "wave/node" position will cancel the fundamental frequency and force the tube to resonate at a 12th above the fundamental. This technique is used in a Recorder by pinching open the dorsal thumb hole. Moving this small hole upwards, closer to the voicing will make it an "Echo Hole" (Dolmetsch Recorder Modification) that will give a precise half note above the fundamental when opened. Note: Slight size or diameter adjustment is needed to zero in on the precise half note frequency.[3]
A closed tube will have approximate resonances of:
where "n" here is an odd number (1, 3, 5...). This type of tube produces only odd harmonics and has its fundamental frequency an octave lower than that of an open cylinder (that is, half the frequency).
A more accurate equation is given below:
Again, when n is 1:
where v is the speed of sound, L is the length of the resonant tube, d is the diameter of the tube, f is the resonant sound frequency, and λ is the resonant wavelength.
Pressure waveEdit
In the two diagrams below are shown the first three resonances of the pressure wave in a cylindrical tube, with antinodes at the closed end of the pipe. In diagram 1, the tube is open at both ends. In diagram 2, it is closed at one end. The horizontal axis is pressure. Note that in this case, the open end of the pipe is a pressure node while the closed end is a pressure antinode.
ConesEdit
An open conical tube, that is, one in the shape of a frustum of a cone with both ends open, will have resonant frequencies approximately equal to those of an open cylindrical pipe of the same length.
The resonant frequencies of a stopped conical tube — a complete cone or frustum with one end closed — satisfy a more complicated condition:
k L = n π − tan − 1  k x {\displaystyle kL=n\pi -\tan ^{-1}kx}
where the wavenumber k is
k = 2 π f / v {\displaystyle k=2\pi f/v}
and x is the distance from the small end of the frustum to the vertex[which one?]. When x is small, that is, when the cone is nearly complete, this becomes
k ( L + x ) ≈ n π {\displaystyle k(L+x)\approx n\pi }
leading to resonant frequencies approximately equal to those of an open cylinder whose length equals L + x. In words, a complete conical pipe behaves approximately like an open cylindrical pipe of the same length, and to first order the behavior does not change if the complete cone is replaced by a closed frustum of that cone.
Closed rectangular boxEdit
Sound waves in a rectangular box include such examples as loudspeaker enclosures and buildings. Rectangular building have resonances described as room modes. For a rectangular box, the resonant frequencies are given by[5]
f = v 2 ( ℓ L x ) 2 + ( m L y ) 2 + ( n L z ) 2 {\displaystyle f={v \over 2}{\sqrt {\left({\ell \over L_{x}}\right)^{2}+\left({m \over L_{y}}\right)^{2}+\left({n \over L_{z}}\right)^{2}}}}
where v is the speed of sound, Lx and Ly and Lz are the dimensions of the box. ℓ {\displaystyle \ell }
, m {\displaystyle m}
, and n {\displaystyle n}
are nonnegative integers that cannot all be zero. If the small loudspeaker box is airtight the frequency low enough and the compression is high enough, the sound pressure (decibel level) inside the box will be the same anywhere inside the box, this is hydraulic pressure.
Resonance of a sphere of air (vented)Edit
The resonant frequency of a rigid cavity of static volume V0 with a necked sound hole of area A and length L is given by the Helmholtz resonance formula[6][7]
f = v 2 π A V 0 L e q {\displaystyle f={\frac {v}{2\pi }}{\sqrt {\frac {A}{V_{0}L_{eq}}}}}
where L e q {\displaystyle L_{eq}}
is the equivalent length of the neck with end correction
L e q = L + 0.75 d {\displaystyle L_{eq}=L+0.75d}
for an unflanged neck[8]
for a flanged neck
For a spherical cavity, the resonant frequency formula becomes
f = v d π 3 8 L e q D 3 {\displaystyle f={\frac {vd}{\pi }}{\sqrt {\frac {3}{8L_{eq}D^{3}}}}}
D = diameter of sphere
d = diameter of sound hole
For a sphere with just a sound hole, L=0 and the surface of the sphere acts as a flange, so
f = v π 3 d 8 ( 0.85 ) D 3 {\displaystyle f={\frac {v}{\pi }}{\sqrt {\frac {3d}{8(0.85)D^{3}}}}}
In dry air at 20 °C, with d and D in metres, f in Hertz, this becomes
f = 72.6 d D 3 {\displaystyle f=72.6{\sqrt {\frac {d}{D^{3}}}}}
False tonesEdit
Some large conical instruments like tubas have a strong and useful resonance that is not in the well-known harmonic series. For example, most large B♭ tubas have a strong resonance at low E♭ (E♭1, 39 Hz), which is between the fundamental and the second harmonic (an octave higher than the fundamental). These alternative resonances are often known as false tones or privileged tones.
The most convincing explanation[according to whom?] for false-tones is that the horn is acting as a 'third of a pipe' rather than as a half-pipe. The bell remains an anti-node, but there would then be a node 1/3 of the way back to the mouthpiece. If so, it seems that the fundamental would be missing entirely, and would only be inferred from the overtones. However, the node and the anti-node collide in the same spot and cancel out the fundamental.
Breaking glass with sound via resonanceEdit
Breaking glass with sound using resonance
This is a classic demonstration of resonance. A glass has a natural resonance, a frequency at which the glass will vibrate easily. Therefore the glass needs to be moved by the sound wave at that frequency. If the force from the sound wave making the glass vibrate is big enough, the size of the vibration will become so large that the glass fractures. To do it reliably for a science demonstration requires practice and careful choice of the glass and loudspeaker.[9]
In musical compositionEdit
Several composers have begun to make resonance the subject of compositions. Alvin Lucier has used acoustic instruments and sine wave generators to explore the resonance of objects large and small in many of his compositions. The complex inharmonic partials of a swell shaped crescendo and decrescendo on a tamtam or other percussion instrument interact with room resonances in James Tenney's Koan: Having Never Written A Note For Percussion. Pauline Oliveros and Stuart Dempster regularly perform in large reverberant spaces such as the 2-million-US-gallon (7,600 m3) cistern at Fort Worden, WA, which has a reverb with a 45-second decay. Malmö Academy of Music composition professor and composer Kent Olofsson's "Terpsichord, a piece for percussion and pre-recorded sounds, [uses] the resonances from the acoustic instruments [to] form sonic bridges to the pre-recorded electronic sounds, that, in turn, prolong the resonances, re-shaping them into new sonic gestures." [10]
Sympathetic string
Reflection phase change
Standing Waves Applet
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^ Wolfe, Joe. "Saxophone acoustics: an introduction". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ a b Kool, Jaap. Das Saxophon. J. J. Weber, Leipzig. 1931. Translated by Lawrence Gwozdz in 1987, discusses "open" and "closed" tubes.
^ Horns, Strings and Harmony, by Arthur H. Benade
^ Kuttruff, Heinrich (2007). Acoustics: An Introduction. Taylor & Francis. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-203-97089-8.
^ Wolfe, Joe. "Helmholtz Resonance". University of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ Greene, Chad A.; Argo IV, Theodore F.; Wilson, Preston S. (2009). "A Helmholtz resonator experiment for the Listen Up project". Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. ASA: 025001. doi:10.1121/1.3112687.
^ Raichel, Daniel R. (2006). The Science and Applications of Acoustics. Springer. pp. 145–149. ISBN 978-0387-26062-4.
^ Acoustics research centre. "How to break a glass with sound". University of Salford. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Olofsson, Kent (4 February 2015). "Resonances and Responses". Divergence Press. University of Haddersfield Press (4).
Nederveen, Cornelis Johannes, Acoustical aspects of woodwind instruments. Amsterdam, Frits Knuf, 1969.
Rossing, Thomas D., and Fletcher, Neville H., Principles of Vibration and Sound. New York, Springer-Verlag, 1995.
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It's a Splendid September at The District!
Published on Aug 27, 2015 by Riverwalk Arts Entertainment District
So long, summer! Riverwalk Arts & Entertainment (A&E) District is welcoming fall with fun-filled events for the entire family in September. Following are just a few of the events taking place in The District in September. For a complete calendar, visit www.riverwalkae.com.
Experience history in a unique way, right on the New River! Fort Lauderdale Historical Society's new Historic Boat Tours will take place on Saturdays, Sept. 12 (maiden voyage), 19 and 26 from 9:30–11:30 a.m. The tours begin with a 1-hour boat tour along the New River; guests then disembark and tour the New River Inn, featuring the King Cromartie House and 1899 Replica School House. For reservations or more information, call 954-463-4431.
On Saturday, Sept. 19, 8 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Al Jarreau and Jeffrey Osbourne, two legendary voices, join for one incredible concert. A smooth crooner with a flair for scat singing, Jarreau has released jazz, pop and R&B records across four decades. He is joined by Osbourne, who rose to fame from drummer, to lead vocalist, to first-rate solo artist, where he dominated the charts with Top 40 hits.
Birder extraordinaire Paddy Cunningham presents the Birding Class: Hawks Galore at the historic Bonnet House Museum & Gardens estate on Sunday, Sept. 20 from 2–5 p.m. To register, visit http://bonnethouse.org/adult-workshops/ or call 954-703-2606. The cost is $20 for Bonnet House Members and $25 for non-members.
For a fascinating look at the history of bathing suits and how they have impacted society, Patsy West presents Stranahan Stories: "From Bathing to Swimming" on Monday, Sept. 21, 11 a.m.–noon. A fourth generation South Floridian from the William Freeman family of original homesteaders, West is a curator, ethno-historian and author. She owns a bathing and swimsuit collection totaling over 150 suits circa 1910 to present. This Historic Stranahan House Museum event is free and open to the public, and will take place at the Fort Lauderdale Women's Club, 20 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, 33301.
Does your family love art and technology? Then Family Day: Arts and Technology at NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. is the perfect opportunity to dive into these inspirational topics. Museum educators will present technology-inspired art workshops; the Broward County Main Library Youth Services department will offer an art and technology story time; and Broward County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad will present a robotic demonstration. It's free for children 12 and under. RSVP at moareservations@moafl.org or 954-262-0204.
Be sure to check out these and many other cultural events and activities at The District this month!

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The gutters on your house direct water away from the house and drain it away with the rest of the storm water. Needless to say, having clear guttering is essential; silted up gutters, filled with dead leaves and all manner of other debris will slow (and sometimes completely stop) the flow of water away from the home.
If you feel confident and you have a ladder, now's the time to take a look at the state of play. If not, perhaps request the help of a friend or family member, or a professional with the relevant accreditations for working at heights.
Hopefully, the only trouble you'll have is a bit of debris sitting in the bottom of the guttering. If this is the case, you'll be able to get away with a spring clean which should be relatively easy now we're enjoying a dry spell.
Older gutters might not be able to withstand the added weight of all this water and can become a hazard if they begin to separate from the roof and start to fall off. If this is already happening to your gutters, it might be too late to make a quick repair and a new guttering system might be required.
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Men's Soccer Tabbed Sixth in USA South Preseason Poll
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FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- The Covenant men's soccer team has been picked to finish sixth in the USA South in 2016 as the league announced its preseason coaches poll on Wednesday afternoon.
The Scots, under eighth-year head coach Nathan Pifer, totaled 55 points in the poll. Covenant went 5-11-2 overall and 4-4-2 in the USA South during the 2015 season. The Scots return 14 players from last season's roster, including four starters.
Greensboro and Methodist tied for the top spot in the poll with 91 total points and four first place votes apiece. Methodist is the defending conference tournament champion. Maryville is third, but just three points off the top, with 88 total points and three first place votes. N.C. Wesleyan (72 points) and Averett (66 points) completed the top five spots in the poll. Ferrum, Huntingdon, Piedmont, William Peace and LaGrange rounded out the 11-team field.
The 2016 USA South Men's Soccer Tournament will once again be conducted exclusively on campus sites. The top eight teams after the conclusion of regular season competition will advance to the tournament. The first round games of the tournament will be held on the campuses of the higher seeded team and will take place on Saturday, Oct. 29. The winners of those contests will travel to the highest-remaining seed for the semifinals and final which will take place Friday-Saturday, Nov. 4-5.
Covenant opens the season at Scotland Yard against Berry on Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.
2016 USA South Men's Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll
Institution (1st Place Votes)
t-1.
Methodist (4)
Maryville (3)
N.C. Wesleyan
William Peace
June 12, 2017 122 Scots Earn USA South All-Academic Honors
May 5, 2017 Covenant Captures Fourth Straight USA South Sportsmanship Trophy
January 4, 2017 Student-Athletes Earn Dean's List Honors for Fall 2016 Semester
December 21, 2016 Fall Recaps: Men's Soccer
December 5, 2016 Men's Soccer, Volleyball Named USA South Sportsmanship Recipients
October 30, 2016 Scots Weekly: Week 9 (Oct. 24-29, 2016)
October 29, 2016 Greensboro Defeats Men's Soccer in USA South Quarterfinal
October 28, 2016 Mackey Named to USA South All-Sportsmanship Team
October 22, 2016 Men's Soccer Drops Regular Season Finale to Emory
October 18, 2016 Simakoff's Golden Goal Lifts Scots over Piedmont, 1-0
October 15, 2016 Early Goals Stand as Scots Defeat Ferrum, 2-1
October 14, 2016 Men's Soccer Falls to Greensboro, 4-2
October 10, 2016 Riggs Earns USA South Rookie of the Week Honors
October 9, 2016 Scots Weekly: Week 6 (Oct. 3-8, 2016)
October 8, 2016 Simakoff's Hat Trick Propels Scots Over LaGrange
October 7, 2016 Simakoff, Brower Score Two Goals Each to Lead Scots Past Huntingdon
October 4, 2016 Men's Soccer Ties With Sewanee, 1-1
October 2, 2016 Scots Weekly: Week 5 (Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 2016)
September 30, 2016 Men's Soccer Can't Overcome Maryville in 4-1 Loss
September 27, 2016 Scots Fall in Overtime at Birmingham Southern
September 25, 2016 Scots Weekly: Week 4 (Sept. 19-24, 2016)
September 24, 2016 Methodist Tops Men's Soccer, 2-0
September 23, 2016 Men's Soccer Rally Falls Short at NC Welseyan
September 17, 2016 Scots Outlast William Peace for First Win of the Season
September 16, 2016 Late Goals Lift Averett over Men's Soccer
September 10, 2016 Riggs' Late Goal Not Enough for Men's Soccer in Loss to Millsaps
September 9, 2016 Scots and Belhaven Play to a Scoreless Draw
September 8, 2016 Men's Soccer to Host David Taaffe Invitational This Weekend
September 4, 2016 Scots Weekly: Week 1 (Aug. 29-Sept. 3, 2016)
September 3, 2016 Men's Soccer Blanked at Wilmington
September 1, 2016 Scots Fall to Berry in Season Opener
August 29, 2016 Preview: Youth Abounds for Men's Soccer
August 17, 2016 Men's Soccer Tabbed Sixth in USA South Preseason Poll
August 12, 2016 Homecoming Set for Sept. 16-17
June 21, 2016 Home-Heavy Schedule Highlights 2016 Men's Soccer Slate


On Saturday, we said goodbye to our furry boy, and the eldest of our kitties, Merlin.
I won't go into details here, only know that he suffers no more.
Almost exactly a year after we said goodbye to our other old furry boy, Tackett (the TTMT kitty), we let our Merlin go.
We miss him so much already.
Tackett & Merlin, 2010, both of them fat & happy.
We adopted Merlin in March 2001, when he was 3 years old. We found him at the Austin Humane Society, where he had been for quite sometime. He was a big boy, 13 pounds when he was skin & bones, and no one wanted him because he was a black cat.
They don't know what they were missing. He had the sweetest temperament, just low key and loveable. He and Tackett were companions and buddies for over a decade.
We are very lucky to still have our two beautiful girls, the new: Rose (left) and Marie (right). Marie was the baby when we still had our Kitty Herd. The girls aren't quite getting along yet, but we're working on it and hope that they will have a long, happy life together.
To those of you that follow me elsewhere online and sent your condolences over the weekend, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
This entry was posted in family, my cats and tagged cats, Family, merlin on June 16, 2014 by Jennifer Ofenstein.
I'm so sorry for your loss… he was a beautiful boy…and very lucky to have such understanding and open minded "parents".
I am so sorry for the loss of Merlin. It is so hard when a member of your family passes away. Love and hugs to you and your family during this difficult time.
My husband thought that he hated cats, until we got one, then two. Our oldest is black like your cat and his name is Pablo (for SF Giant, Pablo Sandoval) and our white kitten is Posey for SF Giant Buster Posey. We picked the name Posey (rather than Buster) because the kitty is a girl. The cats, ironically, love my husband more than they do me and follow him everywhere. Cats are so special and so intelligent. We have a dog that we love dearly too, but cats interact and do such amazing things. I feel your pain…..losing a faithful pet hurts to the core.
Jennifer, My condolences to you and your family. It is painful to lose a pet and from your description and photos, Merlin was a special boy. Hugs.
Merlin and Tackett are together again in heaven laying on a beautiful quilt. They are looking down on the girls fighting, well not quite getting along and they are laughing their tails off thinking, we thought girls just want to have fun?? You and your family are special people to take in precious fur babies that o ine rlse wanted and provided them love, shelter, good nourishment and wonderful places to lay their heads and many places to play hide and seek. How you must miss them but oh how you loved them and how they loved their family… Thanks for sharing.
So sorry for you loss. We are in waiting right now with our beloved Henry cat. He has had diabetes for four years. We have given him injections twice a day and he has been living a good life. Recently he has taken a terrible turn for the worse. The vet says it is nothing to do with his diabetes. He is just old. He doesn't seem to be in pain so we hope he will pass at home. If we have to make the "other" decision we will but right now he is eating, drinking, and doing everything fine. He just walks very very slow and lays around much more than ever. My husband didn't think he liked cats either until our first one. Now we have three : ) They are such a joy and they like to help me quilt all the time. Even now Henry still comes into my sewing room to lay in the room with me 🙂 Hugs to you and your family.
I am so sorry for your loss! It is so hard to say goodbye to our furry friends, and when they are suffering it is often the last, best gift we can give them. You will be in my thoughts.
So sorry to hear of Merlin's passing. Those furbabies are such special people in our lives. He was blessed to have you rescue him and give him such a loving home.
We got our black cat, Sammy, from the SPCA and he is the very best kitty. He is part of our family and we would miss him terribly, if something happened to him. Please accept my condolences for the loss of your two kitties.
I'm so sorry to hear about your baby. 😦 Yes, black cats are still discriminated against in this day and age and it's downright ridiculous. Two of my 5 babies are black and although one has a naughty streak a mile wide, they are both so very sweet and affectionate and have sensitive, loving dispositions. I will always have a black cat! Hugs and healing to you and your family for your loss.
Oh, no! So sorry for your loss.
Loving thoughts are sent to you & family.
So sorry about your kitty. We lost our dog back in January, after 13+ years. It's tough. Black cats have always been my favorites.


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Santa Fe student files to run for mayor
Marlon Bruce, a political science major at Santa Fe College, filed to run for Gainesville mayor but may not meet residency requirements.
A 20-year-old Santa Fe College student has filed to run for Gainesville mayor.
Marlon ChristanBruce, a political science major, filed to run against Mayor Lauren Poe last week, according to campaign documents.
Bruce joins a pool of candidates hoping to unseat Poe that includes Jenn Powell and Jennifer Reid.
Bruce said he decided to run after becoming concerned with public safety issues, primarily the pay and staffing of first responders, the city's lack of affordable housing and increased GRU utility rates.
"I chose to run because I feel like I have to run," he said. "The problems that we are facing shouldn't be problems, but they are."
He moved to Gainesville about two years ago from Ocala to attend SF College where he worked as a senator for student government. He is a first-generation American with two Jamaican immigrant parents. He works as a leasing specialist for The Pavilion on 62nd, a student living complex in west Gainesville.
Bruce is politically active and worked on state Rep. Chuck Clemons' re-election campaign. He is a registered Republican, though the mayoral race is nonpartisan. He supported Sen. Keith Perry and U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho during the midterm elections and attended Gov. Ron DeSantis' inauguration.
While working with Clemons, R-Newberry, Bruce said he learned the importance of connecting with people on a "one-on-one" level and to not assume how people feel about issues.
But Bruce may face a hurdle ahead of the March election.
According to his voting record, he was previously registered to vote in Precinct 62, which he did in the Aug. 28 primary. The precinct is outside the city limits.
In order to run for City Commission, candidates must live within the city limits for at least six months before qualifying.
Bruce said he was unable to change his voter information in time for the primary but that he has been a city resident longer than six months. He said he'd provide The Sun with a document on Tuesday that proves he meets residency requirements but didn't send one.
Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office outreach director TJ Pyche, said voters can update their information on Election Day and are asked if they need to change any information prior to voting. If someone needs to change their address, he added, they are sent to the correct voting precinct.
Bruce said in a phone interview that he knowingly voted at the wrong precinct.
Bruce's address listed on his campaign documents and voter registration places him inside city limits at Precinct 44, though the change didn't take effect until late October, according to state voter records.
The city election will be held March 19. The mayoral and District 4 commissioner races will be on the ballot.
As of Tuesday, no one has filed to challenge District 4 Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos, though Bruce said a close friend of his is contemplating a run.
The qualifying period to run for the commission ends Feb. 1 at noon.


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Q: Why is this gigabit switch full duplex in gigabit mode, but only half duplex in 10/100 modes? According to the specs of the D-Link DGS-1100-16 Easysmart 16-Port Gigabit Switch at amazon.com:

IEEE 802.3 compliant IEEE 802.3u compliant; Supports half/full-duplex operation (half at 10/100 Mbps, full at 1000 Mbps) Auto-negotiation; Auto MDI/MDIX; IEEE 802.3x Flow Control supports Full-Duplex mode; IEEE 802.3az compliant [emphasis added]

Why is it that a switch would support full duplex operation at 1000 Mbps, but not at the lower speeds?  It seems that it would be easier/cheaper/more logical to support FD at lower speeds than at high speeds.  So if they're going to the effort of making the switch FD at high speeds, why not at lower speeds, too?  What am I missing?

A: It is a bad description on the page, Per page 35 in the manual for the switch (it's an anonymous login) the device support Half and Full duplex at 10/100 but only Full duplex at 1000.

Port Functions
  10/100/1000BaseTX ports compliant with the following standards:
  - IEEE 802.3
  - IEEE 802.3u
  - IEEE 802.3ab
  - Supports Full/half-Duplex operations at 10/100Mbps
  - Supports Full-Duplex operation at 1000Mbps

As @plugwash points out, half duplex gigabit is possible. But [almost] no such device exists. You will not run into in regular real world setups.

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A lot of us as training that skill a lot of times during driving courses. Most of us have to present this practice when having the driving test. Personally, I do not know anyone that would feel confident and relaxed when reversing car. I also had this problem since I could remember. And it regularly made me feel terribly stressed. Theoretically, I knew how to conduct this. In practise, I was very worried that I can hit something or someone with my car. This fear terrified me so badly that I even started to avoid reverse parking.
What was even more scarry for me was that there is field called "blind area" right behind your car. Have you ever heard about this? This is an field which cannot be seen in a rearview mirror. Blind area cannot be directly observed from the car if you Are on the driver sit. You must to admit, it's a little creepy that you are not able to see thearea right behind a car. Field which is crucial for parking your car safely.
So, I have conducted my onw research. I have asked a lot of friends and family members. Many of them have suggested me to purchase parking sensors. They have told me that they are electromagnetic sensors that could alert me if there is any obstacle over a car while I park. I have to admit – it is better than nothing. Nonetheless, I had big doubt if I should buy it. Why? I usually knew that there was obstacle behind a car. I normally knew if it was pretty close or still distant. What I wanted to have was something that would provide me with the precise information about how larg is the distance between the back of a car and the obstacle behind it.
And then, on my birthday, I have got from my father an unexpected but very useful gift – a rear view camera for bmw. The model is not important right now – I can't even remember it. What is relevant is that thanks to upgrade reverse camera bmw I don't worry about reverse parking anymore!
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Dr. Carl Lamborn, a Ph.D. horticulturalist from the University of Idaho, developed Sugar Snap as a result of his research in new types of peas for commercial food processing. He ended up with this sensational new pea, the first of the sugar snap varieties, by crossing a thick shelled English pea with a snow pea. Sugar Snap won the presigious AAS Gold Medal award in 1979.


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Tag Archives: Mary Bethune
Washington DC and Black American History
September 24, 2014 | milikings
In August, in Jacksonville in the city of St. Louis, a young black man was killed by police on his way to his grandmothers. This act lead to riots, city curfews and enormous media attention for several weeks. The Canadian and American media attention was round the clock, no t only on this particular killing but also on the nature of black white race relations, police rights, media responsibilities etc. I do not recall the details of the event, our exposure to media has been sporadic and superficial. I was not sure how to respond to this 'elephant in the room', our exposure to a large diversity of cultures within America has been limited to say the least…
I was therefore so grateful to receive a forwarded email from my friend Jaqueline calling white politically aware friends to action, to stand up for justice in a public way. It questioned why black friends' facebook posts at the time were full of the varied ramifications, emotions and frustrations of the brutal police killing for black and I'm sure other diverse communities, yet all her white friends Facebook posts continued to be about 'holidays, cute photos and inspiring quotes'. This 'call to action' also importantly acknowledged that for some this came from not knowing how to best support the black community in this sensitive time and gave a range of ideas and things white supporters of respect and diversity for all races and religions could do. It was awesome to be called out on my inaction.
So translating that to my world, I was challenged to think about how I respond as a traveller in this country and home in Australia, but it also reinvigorated our homeschooling agenda.
Jaqueline is involved in education and when we met doing my course in Canada she told me about organising a black history unit of study at elementary level in which she focused on the politics of black hair…. I want to do that course! She explained to me the different responses black women get to having their natural Afro, as opposed to straightened hair… I was gobsmacked. Then one day prior to this conversation she wore a wig of straight hair to the course. I felt like I didn't know her, I felt physically relieved when she returned to her Afro the next day! I have noticed and wondered about hair and they way cultures express or change from a different perspective ever since.
Anyway, long and the short of it is, I felt a strong need to expose our kids to black history in America (and plan to move to aboriginal history as we near home). Within a day or two of driving Toby started to notice the number of MLKing streets in big cities, the perfect 'in'. From Delaware we discussed a day-visit to Washington. I was only prepared to do this big trip with a new focus… Black history. Below is Toby's take on what he learnt as we drove to Washington that day and I read aloud about three pivotal black Americans. Visiting Bill Clinton's museum in Arkansas added to this understanding and I am excited and proud to say that an awareness of the differing perspectives of race, colour, sexuality, and religion is continuing to grow our kids into global citizens.
Great memorial
Lincoln memorial is amazng
View down the mall!
The Martin Luther King Jnr memorial had some amazing quotes of his
Three African American leaders who fought for the African American Rights
The three names of some African Americans leaders who fought for the African Americans were Mary McLeod Bethune (1875 – 1955, 80 years old), Malcolm X (1923 – 1963, 39 years old) and finally Martin Luther King Jr (1929 – 1968, 39 years old).
Both Malcolm X & Martin Luther King junior spent time in jail. Malcolm X was jailed in 1946 for a burglary and was meant to spend 10 years in jail, but was let out after 7 years for good behaviour. Martin Luther the King was jail twice for less than a year. He was first jailed when he refused to leave a store ( in those days blacks weren't allowed to go into a store to buy some things) & his second arrest was when he did some thing wrong on the road and had a traffic fine. On Martin Luther King's second arrest John F. Kennedy heard about it and phoned Martin's wife about it, John F. Kennedy later phoned the police and threatened them until the police soon released Martin.
These are my thoughts on being successful, assertive and powerful and why I think these three wonderfully amazing leaders were successful, assertive and powerful.
I think that Mary McLeod Bethune was the most successful, most powerful leader and my favourite leader because of the things she did! Her parents were former slaves and she was one of 17 children. It was very hard to get into school in the late 1800's, but to be a leader like Martin Luther King, Malcolm X and Mary McLeod Bethune you have to be a A+ student. So Mary was the only one of 17 children to go to school. I found it interesting how it said that in 1907 she was one of the first people to get divorced (she also had 4 kids when she divorced). In 19 she founded a school in Florida for black people she started with just 5 students and in 2 or 3 years she had 250 students. She was the principal of the school which also became a school for men who never went to school. I was quite impressed when I heard that she also became the adviser of Franklin Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt!
Malcolm X and Martin Luther the King are very interesting stories, Malcolm X was the youngest of eight children, his father was killed when he was 6 by white people, one of his family's houses was burned to the ground by white people. His mother was so sad about Malcolm's dad's death that she gave up her eight children to orphanages. Malcolm X was born with the name Malcolm Little, but when he was older he changed it to Malcolm X because he was famous and didn't want to be called Malcolm Little.
Martin Luther King Jnr had one brother and one sister. He was born with the name Michael King Jr but when his father Michael King Sr adopted the name Martin Luther King Sr, Martin Luther King Jr adopted the same name later on. When Martin Luther King Jnr was 12 he was watching a parade against his family's wishes when his great aunt died by a heart attack, he was so upset that he tried to suicide! And guess what he did to try to kill himself?! He jumped out of a two story house window!!!
Both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King took long processes and did lots of speeches and rallies, when Mary McLeod Bethune just made it happen without any rallies or speeches! But what she wanted to do was much easier than what Malcolm X and Martin Luther King were doing.
You can find the biographies of these three amazing black people on Google.
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HUNTINGTON, West Va. (AP) Jeromie Hill scored a career-high 36 points to lead UTSA in an 82-68 victory over Marshall on Thursday night.
Hill scored 23 of the Roadrunners' 41 points in the first half for a 16-point lead at the break. Marshall shot 25 percent in the opening half and scored just three points in the first 4:50 of the second, allowing the Roadrunners a 51-27 lead, their largest of the game. Ryan Taylor hit a 3 to spark the Thundering Herd into a 15-0 run and Marshall climbed within seven, 58-51, with 7:32 left to play.
UTSA shot 20 of 25 at the line in the final minutes to stay in front. Ryan Bowie scored 11 points and finished with 12 rebounds for the Roadrunners (9-8, 3-3 Conference USA).
Taylor scored 21 points and finished with 11 rebounds to lead Marshall (4-15, 0-6).


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Childhood psychological problems have long-term economic and social impact
Research based on the National Child Development Study has found that psychological problems during childhood are associated by age 50 with significantly lower income, being less conscientious, having a lower likelihood of being married and having less-stable personal relationships.
Psychological problems experienced during childhood can have a long-lasting impact on an individual's life course, reducing people's earnings and decreasing the chances of establishing long-lasting relationships, according to a new study based on NCDS data.
Researchers from the non-profit RAND Corporation and the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that family income was about 25% lower on average by age 50 among those who experienced serious psychological problems during childhood than among those who did not experience such problems.
In addition, childhood psychological problems were associated later in life with being less conscientious, having a lower likelihood of being married and having less-stable personal relationships.
"These findings demonstrate that childhood psychological problems can have significant negative impacts over the course of an individual's life, much more so than childhood physical health problems," said James P. Smith, one of the study's authors and a senior economist at the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization. "The findings suggest that increasing efforts to address these problems early in children may have large economic payoffs later in life."
The other two authors of the study are Alissa Goodman and Robert Joyce of the Institute for Fiscal Studies in London.
By looking at the children's situation at ages 7, 11 and 16, the researchers found that the impacts of psychological disorders during childhood are far more important individually and collectively over a lifetime than childhood physical health problems. To illustrate, while family income at age 50 is reduced by 25 percent or more due to childhood mental problems, the reduction in family income on average is 9 percent due to major childhood physical health problems and only 3 percent due to minor childhood physical health problems. A central reason for the larger impact of childhood mental health problems is their effects take place much earlier in childhood and persist, the researchers say.
They found that the negative economic impact of childhood psychological problems were apparent early in adulthood, with household income 19 percent lower among 23-year-olds who had psychological problems as a child as compared to those who did not.
Some of the smaller family income is caused by a lower likelihood that those who had childhood psychological problems will live with a partner as an adult. By age 50, people who had childhood psychological problems had a 6 percent lower probability of being married or cohabitating and an 11 percent lower chance of working.
The National Child Development Study includes assessments of participants' cognitive functioning and personality traits at age 50, allowing researchers to estimate the impact of childhood psychological problems in those areas.
Children with mental health issues showed reduced cognitive abilities as adults, possibly because their psychological problems make it difficult for them to concentrate and remember, researchers say. Childhood mental health problems also had a negative impact at age 50 on agreeableness and conscientiousness, two key measures of personality.
They found childhood mental health problems also had significant effects on inhibiting social mobility across and within generations and reduced the number of distinct continuous jobs a person held as an adult. This is important because one way people increase their income is by changing jobs to move to better opportunities.
GOODMAN, A., JOYCE, R. and SMITH, J.P. (2011) The long shadow cast by childhood physical and mental problems on adult life. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, advance online access, 28 March 2011


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Minnesota college application fee waived in October
Mon, Sep 24, 2018 - 7:47pm
MOORHEAD — The college admission fee to all Minnesota colleges and universities will be waived from Monday, Oct. 22 to Friday, Oct. 26, as part of College Knowledge Month. Application fees for qualified low-income students and active duty military service members deployed overseas are always waived at every Minnesota State college and university. If prompted for a promo code, applicants should use "CKM2018." For more information, visit www.minnstate.edu/collegeknowledge .
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Teach a kid to hunt small game during Minnesota's Take a Kid Hunting Weekend
Thu, Sep 20, 2018 - 7:23pm
Getting outdoors to hunt squirrels, rabbits and other small game is the focus of Minnesota's Take a Kid Hunting Weekend this Saturday, Sept. 22, and Sunday, Sept. 23. During the weekend, adult Minnesota residents accompanied by a youth younger than age 16 can hunt small game without a license but must comply with open seasons, limits and other regulations, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Experienced watchdog journalist hired to cover Minnesota government for Forum News Service
Thu, Sep 20, 2018 - 8:12am
ST. PAUL — An experienced political reporter who grew up in Minnesota has been selected as the Forum News Service's state government reporter. Dana Ferguson, who has covered South Dakota politics for the Sioux Falls Argus Leader during the past three legislative sessions, will join Forum News Service beginning Nov. 1.
Suspect in custody after allegedly shooting Stearns County deputy with compound bow
SAUK CENTRE, Minn. — A man is in custody after allegedly shooting a Stearns County deputy in the arm with an arrow early Thursday afternoon, Sept. 13. The incident started with a call saying the suspect drove a pickup into a building, according to a Stearns County press release.
News, nation
Happiest states: MN ranks third, ND fourth
FARGO — Minnesota ranked third and North Dakota fourth in WalletHub's 2018 Happiest States in America report. To determine where Americans are happiest, WalletHub compared the 50 states across 31 indicators. The data set includes emotional health, job satisfaction, income growth and safety. The top 10 happiest states are • Hawaii • Utah • Minnesota • North Dakota • California • Idaho • Maryland • Iowa • South Dakota • Nebraska
Prosecutor files murder charges in central Minnesota convenience store stabbing
Wed, Aug 22, 2018 - 7:42pm
ONAMIA—A 22-year-old Sandstone man faces murder charges in connection with the stabbing death of a 45-year-old Onamia man in Mille Lacs County in east-central Minnesota.. Matthew Scott Smith appeared Wednesday, Aug. 22, in Mille Lacs County District Court in Milaca for a bail hearing. Bail was set at $600,000 without conditions and $300,000 with conditions. He faces second-degree intentional murder, second-degree murder without intent and third-degree murder while perpetrating an eminently dangerous act with a depraved mind.
Six-vehicle crash in Interstate 94 construction zone sends 3 to hospital
Mon, Aug 13, 2018 - 7:08pm
BRANDON, Minn. -- A six-vehicle crash on Interstate 94 near Alexandria in western Minnesota in a construction zone Monday, Aug. 14, sent three people to the hospital. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the extent of injuries is unknown but it is believed that none of the injuries were serious. A State Patrol spokesman did not know how many passengers were involved.
Central Minnesota man, 84, dies after he falls off, is run over by tractor
Tue, Jul 31, 2018 - 6:49pm
LITTLE FALLS, Minn. -- An 84-year-old Little Falls man died after he fell off a tractor and was run over by it. The fatality occurred Monday, July 30, at a home 2 miles north of Little Falls in central Minnesota.
Deer-hunting options expand in 2018
BEMIDJI, Minn. — Deer hunters will have more options this season, thanks to a rebounding population, officials said. According to a news release from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, "favorable" winter weathers and previously conservative hunting regulations have led to stable and growing deer populations around the state. The DNR will allow hunters to use bonus permits to harvest more than one deer in more areas than in previous years; fewer areas will require hunters to apply in a lottery to shoot an antlerless deer.
community, nonprofits
Super Bowl committee hands out additional funds to Minn. communities
Tue, Jul 10, 2018 - 11:18am
MINNEAPOLIS—The final grants, coming from the Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee's legacy fund of almost $77,000, were awarded to 52 organizations. The Legacy Fund invested more than $5.5 million to communities across the state in the 52 weeks leading up to Super Bowl LII last February at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The final dividend grants, at $1,475 each, will be used to supplement previous grants to those 52 organizations by the host committee.


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Jeff Sessions launches 'religious liberty task force' to avenge Christian hurt feelings
By Sky Palma
This Monday, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Department of Justice is creating a "religious liberty task force" to help the agency fully implement President Trump's executive order from last year.
The initiative will be co-chaired by Associate Attorney General Jesse Panuccio and assistant attorney general for the Justice Department's Office of Legal Policy, Beth Williams.
Sessions said Monday that the task force will "ensure all Justice Department components are upholding that guidance in the cases they bring and defend, the arguments they make in court, the policies and regulations they adopt, and how we conduct our operations."
According to Sessions, America is growingly hostile to people of faith. Notably absent from Sessions' comments were U.S. citizens who don't practice any sort of faith. Also unknown is how the initiative will benefit those who find themselves on the receiving end of people who bring their religious dogma into the public sphere.
"We've seen nuns ordered to buy contraceptives. We've seen U.S. senators ask judicial and executive branch nominees about dogma—even though the Constitution explicitly forbids a religious test for public office. We've all seen the ordeal faced so bravely by Jack Phillips," he said, referring to the Colorado baker who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding.
The Religious Liberty Task Force is a joke. White Christians are the least discriminated against people in America. There are around 140M of them, so let's not act like they are an oppressed minority. Jeff Sessions is appeasing evangelicals and attacking LGBTQ and women's rights.
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) July 30, 2018
"In short, we have not only the freedom to worship—but the right to exercise our faith. The Constitution's protections don't end at the parish parking lot nor can our freedoms be confined to our basements," he added.
Although Sessions made a passing reference to the Muslim, Jewish, and Hindu religions, it's clear that the task force will be preoccupied by the compliants leveled by right-wing Christians.
"[Trump] said he respected people of faith and he promised to protect them in the free exercise of their faith," Sessions said. "He declared we would say 'Merry Christmas' again."
While Trump's evangelical base will likely welcome the task force's mission, many across social media saw the announcement as just another bone thrown to religious conservatives who play up the persecution narrative.
"The Religious Liberty Task Force is a joke," The Left founder Adam Best tweeted. "White Christians are the least discriminated against people in America. There are around 140M of them, so let's not act like they are an oppressed minority. Jeff Sessions is appeasing evangelicals and attacking LGBTQ and women's rights."
Shakesville.com editor-in-chief Melissa McEwan said that the theocratic underpinnings of Sessions' announcement are not blown out of proportion.
"We must be very blunt about the creation of the Religious Liberty Task Force," she tweeted. "It's another huge step forward in the Trump Regime's creation of a regressive Christian white ethnostate. And if that sounds like hyperbole to you, you're not paying attention."
Similar sentiments were shared widely across Twitter after the announcement:
Jeff Sessions just announced a Religious Liberty Task Force which I assume, based on its name and who announced it, will take on the task of forcing everyone of other religions to convert to Christianity.
— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 30, 2018
Excellent, I have been more and more concerned about the safety of people attending mosques in my neighborhood. Perhaps this will offer them some more security https://t.co/NjBBmBCXKr
— Brooke Binkowski (@brooklynmarie) July 30, 2018
Don't be fooled by the Orwellian-named "Religious Liberty Task Force" and its favorite gimmick #ReligiousFreedom. They are both blandly-branded pushes to hurt #LGBT people, promote a brand of Christianity not on speaking terms with Jesus, and create a theocracy. #UnderHisEye pic.twitter.com/PnPIuYMC4i
— Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) July 30, 2018
Jeff Sessions just announced they formed a Religious Liberty Task Force to ensure that all religious organizations have rights. Only by all organizations he means Christians, and by rights he means the freedom to impose their beliefs on others.
— Alt Fed Employee (@Alt_FedEmployee) July 30, 2018
Jeff Sessions stated he is creating a "Religious Liberty Task Force" to protect people of faith.*
(*Terms and conditions apply. Muslims, Sikhs, atheists, and other non-Christian affiliations are not covered.)
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) July 30, 2018
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People are always asking me to do futurist prediction so here goes. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that the new Religious Liberty Task Force WON'T work on hate crimes and the surge in persecution of Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, and other religious minorities. OK, somebody pay me.
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Jimmy Eat World frontman hoping to record new album in 2021: "I would think that's our job this year"
Jimmy Eat World frontman Jim Adkins is hoping the band will record a new album this year.
Speaking to ABC Audio, Adkins shares that he's "always working on new material," but anything that he's written so far is currently in its infant stages.
"How much of that ends up being Jimmy Eat World songs, I have no idea," he says.
Adkins says that the all-important band meeting during which they "dive into the pile and see what we got" has yet to happen.
"There might be enough for a new album," Adkins muses.
"I would think that's our job this year, is make a new album," he adds.
Jimmy Eat World's most recent album is 2019's Surviving, which the band played in its entirety last month during the first in a series of streaming concerts. The third and final announced stream, which will feature a front-to-back performance of 1999's Clarity, premieres February 12.


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Baha Mar Resorts To Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Blames China Construction For Delays
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Baha Mar, the massive new resort in the Bahamas that has been plagued with delays, announced today that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
The $3.5 billion new development, to contain four hotels, a Jack Nicklaus golf course, and more than 40 restaurants, was supposed to open in December, then March. But that hasn't happened. Developer Sarkis Izmirlian blamed the delays of his dream project squarely on the contractor, China Construction America, which is majority-owned by the Chinese government.
"The general contractor repeatedly has missed construction deadlines," Izmirlian said in a statement. "This has caused both sizeable delay costs and forced the resort to postpone its opening. Unable to open, the resort has been left without a sufficient source of revenue to continue our existing business."
Baha Mar's board of directors decided that Chapter 11 "is the best path to provide the time to put in place a viable capital structure and working relationships to complete construction and successfully open Baha Mar," Izmirlian announced in the statement. The filing was made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
The construction process has been problematic on several fronts. On top of the delays, it was politically fraught: hundreds of Chinese were shipped in as workers despite the fact that the unemployment rate is high. Local contractors who were involved complained that they were regularly paid late. At least two Chinese workers have died on-site, one in May when he was electrocuted by a power line while driving a dump truck; a Bahamian worker was crushed by a crane in April.
Izmirlian is arranging the funding for the Debtor-in-Possession ( DIP ) financing facility of up to $80 million; up to $30 million will be used by Baha Mar in the next 30 days, the statement said.
The statement did not specify a new time frame for opening the resort.
Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCoy, LLP and Kobre & Kim, LLP are acting as legal advisors to Baha MAra, and Moelis & Company is acting as financial advisor to the filing entities.
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È situata a circa 100 km a nord-est di Regina, vicino al confine con il Manitoba.

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Heteroleius planus är en kvalsterart som först beskrevs av Aoki 1984.  Heteroleius planus ingår i släktet Heteroleius och familjen Hemileiidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Sonfire Media authors range from seasoned multi-published professional authors to first-time authors.
Dr. Arnold R. Fleagle is the senior pastor of Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Amherst, Ohio. Previously he served as Director of Church Development for the Central District of the Christian & Missionary Alliance that covers Northeast Ohio and West Virginia.
Dr. Fleagle holds a B.S. in education from Shippensburg University, an M.A.R. degree from Asbury Theological Seminary and a D. Min. degree from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has authored or co-authored devotional and academic articles and nine books, including Broken Windows of the Soul, Developing Your Secret Closet of Prayer and Psalms for the Seasons of Life.
He is married to Faye and they have two sons, Matthew and Marc, two daughters-in-laws, Elizabeth and Kalila, and three grandchildren, Avalynne Grace, Travis Matthew, and Caedmon Jason.
The day you receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, God adopts you as His child. But what does it mean to be a part of this family of God? What are the principles of Christian living? And what about all that Christian lingo? In J-Walking, Dr. Arnold Fleagle explains the foundations of faith through short, themed chapters to help you walk with Jesus in today's world. He poses questions common to new Christians, then responds with Scripture, commentary, and life application suggestions. The chapters stand alone, allowing you to peruse topically or read chronologically.
Penny is a freelance writer and performer with a B.A. in Theatre. Her magazine credits include Family Circle, More and Costco Connection, among others. Life Lessons from the National Parks, her first book, began life as a blog on her home page, pennymusco.com, which has content not found in the book.
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"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike." – John Muir, from The Yosemite, 1912 Whether you're a hiker, a museum explorer, or a reader who travels vicariously, Life Lessons will take you on a four-season tour of some of America's most glorious places within the National Park Service-and you'll meet God along the way.
Endorsed by Michael J. Oard, co-author of the "True North National Park Series," and by Cecil Murphey, author or co-author of more than 130 books, including Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story and 90 Minutes in Heaven with Don Piper.
A popular clinician in the area of worship for many years, John has appeared in every major denominational church setting and many non-denominational venues. John has toured with Integrity's Seminars4Worship and served as a core instructor for Integrity's Worship Institute at The University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, and at Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He has also been a regular guest speaker at Liberty University for their Center for Worship.
In seeking to fulfill his personal call to "further wholeness and worship renewal in the Body of Christ" John served as president of Firm Foundation Worship Ministries and has served as worship pastor in six local churches since 1980. John also served as interim worship pastor for three 2,000+ member churches before moving to the Grand Rapids area two years ago to become Pastor of Celebration Arts for Fair Haven Ministries in Hudsonville, MI. John has a great love for international ministry, as well, and has ministered in Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia over the last twenty years. He has been involved overseas with Worship International and with The Protestant Women of the Chapel, a military organization that provides ministry to military families throughout the nations. John has been married to Donna for 33 years, and they have a lovely daughter, Aly.
Visit the author's website at www.johnchisum.org for his blog and more information about John's ministry and writing.
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Tim and Tami Thurber are the authors of Handing it Down, a devotional book published by Sonfire Media to help parents teach their children the basic beliefs of Christianity.
Zoe M. McCarthy was an actuary in her first career, but she always held a passion to create stories. Determined to learn the route to publication, she joined a critique group and attended writers' conferences, picking up and studying presenters' books on writing.
When Zoe's first contemporary romance contracted, her research on publishing and marketing convinced her she needed to start a blog and post regularly. Because her analytical side gives Zoe a keen interest in the mechanics and methodologies of good writing, a how-to blog on writing appealed to her. In 2012 she began her blog. After Zoe had published over one hundred fifty blog posts, an agent and a publishing house editor (with SFM!) suggested she write a book based on her blog. The idea interested Zoe, and she attended a workshop on the dos and don'ts for turning blog posts into a book. She wanted to share more than the information she'd accumulated. She desired to help writers who had manuscripts but didn't know how to get them ready for publication, writers whose manuscripts received rejections, writers whose self-published novels received poor reviews, and writers who wanted to write the stories on their hearts but needed help to put them to paper. Tailor Your Fiction Manuscript in 30 Days was born.
Zoe still attends writing workshops at popular Christian writers' conferences, subscribes to Writer's Digest, and explores online writing articles to improve her writing and her blog posts. Zoe's weekly posts share what she's learned and often include examples of how she incorporated skills and techniques into her own writing. In addition to her instructional blog, Zoe has taught workshops at libraries, writer groups, and the Virginia chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers' Conferences. Her husband, John, partners with Zoe on the non-writing tasks in her publishing career. They live on a hill in the Virginia Blue Ridge Mountains. Zoe and John enjoy exploring mountains and valleys, canoeing the New River, or spending time at their cabin on a lake. They have two sons, two daughters-in-love, and six grandchildren. Zoe writes contemporary Christian romances involving tenderness and humor. Believing opposites distract, Zoe creates heroes and heroines who learn to embrace their differences. She is the author of Good Breaks, The Putting Green Whisperer, The Invisible Woman in a Red Dress, Gift of the Magpie, and Calculated Risk.
Visit the author's website at www.zoemmccarthy.com for her blog and more information about all of her books and events.
Dave's understanding of the writing process comes from his experience as managing editor for CLC Publications, the U.S. publishing house for CLC Ministries International (formerly Christian Literature Crusade), and as the author of four other books.
Dave is also a frequent faculty member at Christian writers' conferences, where he is known as a mentor for new writers.
Dave and his lovely wife, Jacque, live in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. They are the parents of two married sons, and were recently blessed with their first grandchild.
Dave writes an informative blog based upon his newest book that was released by Sonfire Media in 2011. Check it out at From Concept to Contract.
Dave is also author of A Christian Writer's Guide to the Book Proposal. A complete proposal sells your book, pure and simple. But some authors don't think a proposal is necessary. Perhaps you already have a contract, or you plan to self-publish. If you don't have to sell the book to a publisher, why write a proposal?
That reasoning sounds logical, but there are purposes for a book proposal beyond selling it to a publisher. In A Christian Writer's Guide to the Book Proposal, Dave shares six reasons why it benefits you to write a book proposal and seven items that should be part of every book proposal. A Christian Writer's Guide to the Book Proposal is based on Dave's previously published writing and on his teaching at Christian writers' conferences around the country. The material included applies to writers and book projects of all sorts: fiction and nonfiction; completed manuscripts and unwritten book ideas, first-time and previously published authors, traditionally published, indie, and self-published. So, give your book idea a chance for success. Learn how with A Christian Writer's Guide to the Book Proposal.
Shirley Leonard is a graduate of the Christian Writers Guild. Her devotionals have appeared in the Secret Place, the Quiet Hour, Devotions, and Penned from the Heart. Her short story, "Unexpected Shift," appeared in Live, and she's published articles in Women Alive, Pennsylvania, and American Window Cleaner magazines.
Shirley's caregiving experience spans four decades as a pastor's wife, including twenty years of nursing home ministry. She never imagined that one day her role would move from supporting church members who were caregivers to being a caregiver herself. After five years of taking care of her parents, she gained a new perspective on the needs of those she'd ministered to earlier. With Each Passing Moment is her story—a devotional memoir that reaches out to other caregivers—a story of finding help and hope in the Lord at a time when her human abilities and resources were exhausted.
Todd is also the author of Out of the Box and Loving It. This engaging and motivating book brings new meaning to the phrase "outreach." In Out of the Box, the author calls for a shift in the way Christians look at what ministry is and how it can be applied to those who most need it. With practical, pertinent ways to move the focus of ministry from "in the church" to "out of the church," this book provides guidance and encouragement to make a real impact on others in exciting and relevant ways. Out of the Box helps bring into focus ways to build ministries using God-given gifts and characteristics unique to each person. This easy to follow guide can help anyone discover and create a personal plan to reach others for Christ.
Thomas Smith is an award-winning writer, newspaper reporter, TV news producer, playwright and essayist. His published articles, short stories, essays, celebrity profiles, and travel writing articles appear in numerous books, magazines, journals and multi-media outlets including: Barbour Publishing, Adams Media, Group Publishing, Pocket Books, BarCharts Publishing, The PPI Group, Barnes and Noble Books, Borderlands Press, and Zondervan Publishing.
He was selected as part of the writing team (including Rick Warren, Chuck Colson, Lee Strobel and Ravi Zacharias) to create Zondervan's New Men's Devotional Bible. He writes monthly columns for The Christian Communicator magazine, and Christian Fiction Online Magazine.
Thomas has been a joke writer for Joan Rivers and a comedy writer for The Steve & Kathy Show (Emmy winning Christian TV variety show). His novel, Something Stirs, a Christian supernatural thriller, was released in 2011.
Marsha Hubler is a prolific writer with thirteen books in print. Sonfire Media is proud to be the publisher for her newest book, The Secret of Wolf Canyon, a book that combines her love for God, horses, and children with a light-hearted juvenile mystery. Marsha loves to hear from her readers. She is available to speak to school groups, writers' groups, and women's retreat groups.
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Marsha is the director of the Susquehanna Valley Writers Workshop, held annually in October. To learn more about this opportunity for writers, visit the conference blog.
Dr. Stiles now serves as US Director of HNU's Center for International Relations.
s thrives on experiential travel involving the pursuit of deep relational culture within the lives of the individuals he meets. He enjoys comedic films, diverse music, and ballroom dancing. A former college basketball player, he is an avid sports fan and participant. Dr. Stiles is available for speaking engagements and interactive seminars based on this book.
Bishop Ron Hill is senior pastor of Cliffview Church of God in Galax, Virginia. He has served in that capacity since 2002. Prior to that, he was senior pastor of Rocky Mount Church of God in Rocky Mount, Virginia for eleven years. Although reared in church, he did not enter ministry until the age of forty. As part of that life-changing event, he left behind a successful career in business to attend Ferrum College, a Methodist school, where he received a BA in Religion. One of the motivations for this book was to leave a Bible-based legacy for his grandchildren such as he inherited from his grandfather. Sanctification: The Neglected Spiritual Discipline is the link between those two legacies.


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Yancheng () est une ville du nord-est de la province du Jiangsu en Chine. Sa population est de près de 8 millions d'habitants en 2004.

La ville connait un essor économique important grâce à la montée en puissance du constructeur sud-coréen Kia et sa joint-venture locale DYK (Dongfeng Yueda Kia). En 2013, se construisent deux nouvelles usines de production et un centre de R&D.

En , une explosion dans une usine de produits chimique du groupe Tianjiayi fait au moins .

Personnalités nées à Yancheng
 Wang Xudong, ministre de l'Industrie informatique
 Qiao Guanhua, ministre des Affaires étrangères
 Lu Xiufu, commandant sous les Song
 Hau Pei-tsun, général

Subdivisions administratives
La ville-préfecture de Yancheng exerce sa juridiction sur neuf subdivisions - deux districts, deux villes-districts et cinq xian :
 le district de Tinghu - 亭湖区 Tínghú Qū ;
 le district de Yandu - 盐都区 Yándū Qū ;
 la ville de Dongtai - 东台市 Dōngtái Shì ;
 la ville de Dafeng - 大丰市 Dàfēng Shì ;
 le xian de Sheyang - 射阳县 Shèyáng Xiàn ;
 le xian de Funing - 阜宁县 Fùníng Xiàn ;
 le xian de Binhai - 滨海县 Bīnhǎi Xiàn ;
 le xian de Xiangshui - 响水县 Xiǎngshuǐ Xiàn ;
 le xian de Jianhu - 建湖县 Jiànhú Xiàn.

Notes et références

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  Site gouvernemental
  Plan de la ville de Yancheng

Ville dans la province du Jiangsu
Subdivision administrative dans la province du Jiangsu