This is a personal account of a random and unexpected encounter with a UFO that was told to me very recently. It is important because it was unexpected and not looked for, but also because it changed the observer's life.
Nearly 20 years ago Genna and her friend stopped briefly on their way home from a party, tired but sober at 11.30 at night. They pulled into a car park in the village of Sutton Scotney Hampshire, which looked over a recreation ground, to use the loo.
Suddenly they saw a cigar shape pulsating ball of fire above the park. Mesmerized they sat on the bonnet of the car watching it. It then moved closer to them and looked like it tripled in size. It seemed to be continually changing position and form. Occasionally a saucer shaped craft could be seen beneath the outer pulsating light, with blue and red lights. It seemed then to shower lights downwards behind the park trees, then two flashes and it was gone. This experience lasted twenty minutes. It felt peaceful, but in Genna's words, it changed her life.
The description of the craft that she gave to me matched what many people have seen since all over the world. That long ago, though, this knowledge was not public and Genna certainly was not privy to or interested in the subject. Many people think that what is described is probably anti – gravity technology, and/ or some sort of cloaking device around the spaceship.
What is probably more interesting though, is the fact that Genna felt that this experience changed her life. She came from a strict religious background, and this episode threw her into disarray and made her doubt her religion. Had she seen demons? What else had been hidden? It made question the status quo on all levels. What were the aliens doing here? Why is the government keeping it quiet?
She tells me that she felt great anger at people's level of disbelief when she told them her story. She felt almost an outcast, separated from her friends who did not believe her.
This is interesting because the reality was both that she did not expect to see such a thing and that it changed her life,( For the worse to begin with).
A pure experience of seeing an alien space ship.
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Hi Glad my stuff helps.I am marian it is my web blog, genna is a friend of mine who wanted to tell her story.
I would love it if you could share some of your experiences with me. E mail me if you feel able.
I have rather a similar experience, very similar that happened to me 20 years ago also right down to the color of the lights blue & red blinking with white beam underneath. I know all about the ridicule but I never cared, I also had 4 witnesses that were in another vehicle. Thanks for sharing !
Thanks for that….the more it is out there the better.


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Mohammed Zaeem Cader
The role of FAMIN in controlling macrophage lipid biology and restricting inflammation
To celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the Starter Grants for Clinical Lecturers scheme we are pleased to feature case studies of past and present Starter Grant awardees. Dr Mohammed Zaeem Cader was awarded a Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers in 2017. Here he tells us how the award has allowed him to continue his research post-PhD and make exciting discoveries in the field of immunometabolism. He also highlights some of the main achievements and challenges of his research career so far.
My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms underpinning complex immune-mediated diseases such as Crohn's disease. Genetic studies have identified hundreds of genetic markers that are associated with an increased risk of developing Crohn's disease, but the functions of many of the proposed genes are not understood. During my PhD I studied one such gene of unknown function, which we named FAMIN. We found that FAMIN is a key controller of how macrophages, an important cell of the immune system, produce energy and hence how they respond to infection. This work opened up a novel and unexplored pathway in the emerging field of immunometabolism, with major implications for inflammatory diseases. In conjunction with complex genetic models, I am now using bespoke, state-of-the-art technology to pioneer new methods to investigate cellular metabolism and in doing so understand how core metabolic pathways support immune function.
What has the impact of your Starter Grant been so far?
The funding that I have received through my Starter Grant has helped me to continue my study of FAMIN and macrophage metabolism. My time so far has already been extremely productive, and I have made several exciting and completely unexpected discoveries into how immune cells require specific metabolic pathways for their function. I also found that the application process for my Starter Grant was very useful in providing helpful feedback on my proposed project and gave me the self-confidence to keep pursuing my investigations in this area.
I have also been able to join The Academy's Mentoring Scheme, which has so far been exceptionally helpful in getting honest and impartial career guidance from a completely different perspective.
What are the challenges you face as a clinical academic?
I get enormous pleasure from both my research and my clinical duties and interactions with patients. However, balancing all these responsibilities (and family life!) can be very challenging.
An academic career requires juggling many different roles, but this diversity is also one of the reasons why being a clinical academic is so varied and interesting.
For the remainder of my clinical lectureship, I will continue to work on FAMIN and understanding its core function. I am also going to be investigating immunometabolism more broadly, particularly in the context of intestinal inflammation. I intend to build on this work further as I apply for an intermediate fellowship and establish my own research group.
Getting my work on FAMIN published in Nature Immunology was for me one of my best career highlights. It was the culmination of lots of hard work throughout my PhD and was important in supporting my further career development and has opened-up several avenues of further research.

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What started out as a beautiful day at the lake quickly turned to tragedy for a grandfather and his grandson. The pair headed out to enjoy the warm waters of Lake Waccamaw, N.C., with the intention of playing under the dock in 3 ft of water. However, by raising the boat lift to allow more room, the grandfather inadvertently exposed a live 120V line to the hands of a child.
Lake Waccamaw is a beautiful lake with depths that average 6 ft to 10 ft in most places and 2 ft to 3 ft along the shoreline. Many lakefront owners have a long walkway leading out to a wooden dock. This particular covered dock, located about 200 ft out on the lake, contained a picnic table, barbecue grill, motorized boat lift, ceiling fans, and two staircases that descended down to the water's edge — overall, a very nice place to swim and enjoy the lake (Photo 1).
On this day, the grandfather/grandson duo decided to go swimming in the open area where a boat would have been located. Because he did not own a boat, the grandfather lifted the metal rails of the boat lift about 2 ft out of the water, operating a 1-hp motor connected to a pulley system with metal cables. Normally, the grandfather let the rails sit in the water.
As they were enjoying themselves in the water, several neighbor children (ranging in age from eight to 13) decided to join them. Everyone gathered under the shade of the covered dock, in and around the raised metal boat lift and 3 ft of water (Photo 2).
Everyone scrambled out of the water, climbing the nearest stairs onto the wooden deck surface. As the grandfather assessed the situation, standing near the lift controls, he looked down into the water and saw a child floating face down in the water. He called out to him, but did not get a response. Not knowing who the child was, he asked another child if he was playing a game. That child jumped into the water, raised the boy's head, and found him to be unconscious. The grandfather immediately brought the child to the deck's surface and administered CPR, while his wife dialed 911. When the emergency medical staff arrived, they couldn't revive the child, pronouncing him dead at the scene (cause of death was electrocution).
After the tragic accident, the family of the deceased boy, as well as the grandfather (homeowner), wanted answers. How did this happen? Where did the voltage come from? How long had this situation existed? These and other questions were going through everyone's minds when my firm was called in to investigate this accident on behalf of the grandfather, who was being sued by the victim's family (who also sued the electrician).
Once at the scene, I started my investigation, logging data and interviewing the grandfather and grandmother. Based on this initial visit, I was able to ascertain several clues.
The dock was fed by a UF (underground feeder cable) 12-2 rated cable with ground, which was routed from a junction box located in the house's crawl space (click here to see Fig. 1, and click here to see Fig. 2). A UF cable is suitable for direct burial in the earth. A portion of the UF cable ran along the edge of a deck, exposed to the environment and foot traffic. Fed from a 20A circuit breaker at the main panel, a bare ground wire in the junction box appeared awkwardly twisted onto a shorter ground wire. I later learned from the town's electrical inspector that he had found this wire hanging out of the junction box, and it was severed at that point (Photo 3). Upon seeing this, he had reconnected it, to prevent any other ground issues.
The inspector stated that the dock was originally built without electricity, and whoever did the wiring never obtained an electrical permit. The grandfather recalled that a local contractor had completed the work, and did not recall if he had seen the permit (the dock had a certificate of occupancy but without electricity). I surmised there was no telling how long that ground wire had been severed.
The electrical inspector also informed me that he had located and opened a sealed standard plastic junction box under the wood dock and above the water line. He identified that the internal wires served the boat lift motor and were spliced to the house wires with twist-on connectors. When he removed the cover screws, water poured out of the box. He identified that the ground (green) wire and the phase (black) wire of the 120V UF cable were on the bottom of the box. I noticed a line on the inside of the junction box, suspecting that this was identifying the water level inside the box, with the two wires clearly being below the line (Photo 4).
The house panel's circuit breaker for this circuit did not have a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) as per the 1995-1998 NEC, Art. 555, Marina and Boatyards. I noted that the boat lift motor had two GFCI devices connected in series, in between the boat lift and the plastic junction box, located near the boat lift motor switch.
This made me ask myself: If there were two GFCI devices in series, how did the electricity get from the black (hot) wire to the metal rails of the boat lift? The motor casing was metal, and was directly attached to a metal plate, which was attached to metal cables supporting the metal rails. Therefore, an internal short in the motor's casing would energize everything back to the metal railings. Or maybe the two wires in the junction box below the water line were the source of the short. Either way, the severed ground wire under the house would not have allowed anything to flow back to the panel's ground bus.
A ground wire provides a safe return path to ground for any leakage or fault voltages. An internal motor short would result in tripping the circuit breaker, or leakage imbalance would trip the GFCI circuit. However, with the ground wire severed at the house, electricity could not flow on this wire. Therefore, there would not be a GFCI sensed voltage imbalance at the lift motor to trip the unit. Both GFCI circuits were on the up side of where the short to ground was located. Effectively, this said the GFCI became unusable as soon as the ground wire became severed.
If the GFCI circuitry was unusable, then the house circuit breaker was the only way for the electrical power to the motor to be interrupted from an overcurrent condition. But while not operating, there would be no current flowing for the house circuit breaker to trip.
Something else the grandfather said proved to be a useful clue in the case. Occasionally having a problem activating the boat lift, the grandfather said it had appeared sluggish to start and made buzzing noises in the past. This made me think that at these moments, the motor might not have been receiving sufficient voltage due to leakage into the lake; therefore, it could not turn the motor shaft to drive the boat lift.
I had to prove that the motor had an internal short to its casing, which would place 120V on the metal cabling and metal boat rails, or that the plastic junction box was filled with enough water to allow a conductive path between the black (hot) wire and the "floating" green (ground) wire. But how was I supposed to do this? The motor was hanging 15 ft to 20 ft over the water, with no means to place a ladder up to it and no way to prove that the water-filled plastic junction box was the conducive path (Photo 5).
I made a second trip back to the house and took along my digital meter and some hand tools. I decided that if I could prove or disprove one of the two possible causes, the answer would fall out. In order to examine the motor for an internal short, I disconnected the ground wire going from the house to the motor and then energized the motor via the power switch. I made a voltage measurement between the motor's ground wire and the ground wire going back to the house. I measured 0V, which told me that there was no voltage on the motor's casing. Therefore, the only other path would have to be through the water-filled plastic junction box, back to the motor's ground casing, and down the metal rails. No ground connection back at the house meant the metal rails remained energized until a grounding connection could be made somewhere.
Because the boat dock is made of wood, anyone standing on it would be isolated and would not receive a shock by touching the metal cables during normal boat lifting operation. This also was true if you were to stand inside a boat supported by the rails — a person would have to make direct contact between any metal and the water.
When the grandfather lifted the rails out of the water, he disconnected the leakage path, allowing the electricity to remain on the rails. Unfortunately, when the boy hung from the rails with his feet in the water, he provided a direct path for current to flow.
However, how the water got into the gasketed, sealed, junction box remained somewhat of a mystery. The wiring feeding the junction box was encased in two plastic conduits, but they were not sealed from the outside humid environment, possibly accumulating condensation over time. The section routed toward the house stopped about halfway along its length. The other section was routed vertically partially up to the GFCI connector. Therefore, both ends were open to the elements.
I also noticed that the plastic junction box was located directly under a seam in the deck boards. If the cover was not sealed completely, its location would be ideal for water to drip into the box. Either way, it was likely that the internal water buildup took a long time, possibly starting from the first day that the uninspected wiring was installed.
The final outcome of this case against the grandfather (my client) was settled out of court for an undisclosed amount. The outcome of litigation between the boy's father and the electrician is unknown.
First of all, an electrical permit should have been obtained by the electrician. The inspection would have uncovered the missing GFCI at the house, and the connection under the house would have been installed to NEC regulations, preventing the severed wire. Eventually, water buildup in the plastic junction box would have tripped the GFCI. Then, the subsequent troubleshooting would have uncovered the problem and led to the fix, which sealed the conduits and the plastic junction box.
The quirky piece of this puzzle is that individually the severed ground wire and the water buildup would not have caused this fatality. But together, a dangerous electrical condition was lurking under the surface, waiting for someone to provide the grounding connection.
Don't assume that because you see a GFCI circuit interrupter in-circuit that you are protected from a ground fault. Always insist that anyone doing electrical work for you gets an electrical permit. Although this does cost money, in the end, the customer can rest assured knowing that a qualified electrical inspector will make sure the electrical installation is completed within the confines of the NEC.
Cavallaro, P.E., CFEI, is a forensic electrical engineer and certified fire investigator with Forensic Engineering, Inc., Raleigh, N.C. He can be reached at [email protected].
Check out our new electrical forum, EC&M Talk, to see what people think the electrical industry can do to help eliminate these unfortunate accidents.


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When I was a Mac Genius in 2003, Apple retail charged $30 for the installation of extra RAM, Airport wireless networking, or software purchased in the store.. For most Mac models $30 was a silly expense. It didn't take much effort to install Microsoft Office on a iMac, an Airport Card in a iBook G3, or extra RAM in a Power Mac G4 tower.1 Thankfully Apple did away with this practice for the sale of new Macs. They called this free service a "Mac Pack."
One of the unique features of the free Mac Pack was the migration of files from a customer's home computer to their new Mac. This offer brought all kinds of computers into the Apple Store, and not all of them were Macs. Sure there were restrictions about how old the computer could be or what operating system they were running, but as Mac Genius we tried to help everyone. That included customers who brought in old PCs running Windows 98, or old Macs that barely turned on. Against Apple's best guidance we would sometimes take these old machines apart to extract their hard drives to transfer their data. We would always put them pack together again, and in the case of more than a few Macs fix them up so that they ran better than new.
A lot has changed about the Mac Pack from 2003, but I am not surprised to hear that when BritishTechLive brought a 30 year old prototype Macintosh SE into the Apple Store a Mac Genius was able to help him get it up and running. Thanks to Stephen Hackett from 512pixels for sharing this amazing story.


In the United States, the months of July-October are noted for a transition in seasons. The sweltering hot days of summer turn into the crisp cool days of fall; with this comes a change in the types of foods we customarily eat. Menus across the country swap out summer items like watermelon gazpacho for festive fall pumpkin chili.
One category of food that is prevalent during this time of year is fair food. Across the United States, county and state fairs pop up bringing with them a unique selection of foods that vary from region to region. But how did food become such a staple of the fair-going experience?
The first world's fair was held in 1851 at the Crystal Palace in London. The goal of the world's fair was to excite and inspire people by letting them explore a world outside of their everyday experience. One way the world's fair provided people with new experiences was by offering the patrons a variety of authentic cuisines from exotic locals such as Morocco, Turkey, and China.
By 1863, the World's Fair, hosted in Chicago, had begun to have an undeniable impact on America's food culture. Americans were introduced to new foods such as tamales and Vienna beef hotdogs. To this day, these items remain steadfast staples served at fairs countrywide. Other innovations, like cold breakfast cereal, chewing gum, and pancake mix, would continue to shape American food culture for generations to come.
The American county fair had been in existence since the early 19th century as well. It began as a way to promote modern farming. The fairs featured a variety of activities like livestock judging, domestic arts showcases, as well as innovations in technology and techniques that were designed to educate people in the field of agriculture.
A major event that took place at the county fairs were 4-H food competitions where youths members of the 4-H club were encouraged to bake, can, pickle, and preserve foods which were then judged against a set of standards and awarded a ribbon. These competitions fostered youth learning about the importance of ingredient functionality as well as proper processing techniques for producing wholesome food.
Today, fair food has evolved into a whole new genre of food culture. The menu of items one can devour at the fair not only includes tried and true classics, but innovative food oddities that are sure to please the pallet. New age creations like fried coca cola and Kool-Aid pickles are springing up around the nation, with each region having featured items unique to the area.
Despite these items being a far cry from the debut of chewing gum, they still embody the true spirit of the original world's fair: they inspire the public by providing them with experiences they have never had before. Foods like fried beer and stew on a stick show how processing techniques are evolving to create food items we once thought incapable of existing. Other oddities like the Krispy Kreme donut burger or chocolate covered bacon showcase how our perceptions of flavor are evolving to crave combinations of salty-sweet foods. Fairs even debut unheard of food ingredients such as crickets and mealworms that may shape the cuisine trends of the future.
To the untrained eye, it may appear that fairs have evolved into more of a venue for entertainment than knowledge. However, if you look closely you'll see that state and county fairs still serve their original purpose of fostering education and driving innovation in food culture. The 4-H program's events help teach America's youth valuable food science skills that will be of use to them later in life as they venture into careers within the food sector. Likewise, the exchange of ideas regarding recipes and processing strategies of fair food is helping to drive the innovation of new food products, flavors, and trends. So next time you attend a county or state fair, make sure you partake in the rich food culture that has and will continue to shape America's food industry.


UKC has supported the Total Dog philosophy through its events and programs for over a century. Essentially, the UKC world of dogs is a working world. That's the way it was developed in 1898, and that's the way it remains today. A Total Dog displays equal parts Function, Temperament, and Structure. Total Dog is a way to showcase dogs who look and perform equally well. The UKC Total Dog philosophy places an emphasis on dogs who shine in multiple venues, such as displaying the gait appropriate for their breed type while in the show ring, and then using that superb construction to effortlessly run full speed in a Lure Coursing race. A sound, well-bred, well-adjusted dog can easily transition from the show ring to a performance event. They have the looks to excel as a proper specimen of their breed, while also having the brains and ability to perform athletically in a variety of sporting events.
The two largest, annual Total Dog competitions are held at Premier and Gateway Nationals. To become a Total Dog Qualifier at these shows, a dog must place in a conformation event one day, and then place in a performance event the following day. Those qualifiers are then invited into the Total Dog ring to compete for Total Dog Best In Show. Premier and Gateway also offer Altered Total Dog Best in Show.


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Over the last 7 or 8 years I have become a huge fan of European-style designer board games. People may be familiar with Settlers of Catan or Ticket to Ride more mainstream examples of these kinds of games. Basically, it you only know Monopoly and Clue, there is an entire, exciting, vibrant world out there that will challenge your idea of how interesting, intricate, and fun tabletop gaming can be.
My favorite designer is Uwe Rosenberg, and Caverna may be his most accomplished design to date. It is a sprawling, massive game about dwarven cave farming (I know) with hundreds of wooden pieces for cattle, vegetables, rubies, sheep, and more. My copy has a custom storage solution that keeps everything organized just so in the box and gives me a lot of joy.
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The experience of doing the Totally Rad Show and connecting with thousands of fans on the web was incredible. We tried to encourage creativity from the audience by featuring their artwork on our green screen backgrounds every episode and the result was amazing. We received so many cool things, but none more impressive or more cherished by me than this hand-made, hand-painted statue made completely out of common, store-bought aluminum foil. There was one for each of the three hosts, and we also fit together in a tableau. It is truly one of a kind.
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A couple of years ago, after the Totally Rad Show ended, I ran a Kickstarter campaign to crowd fund my next effort. The support I received was overwhelming and humbling. We hit over 7x our funding goal and were able to create a full 13 episode season of a show I am quite proud of, called Newest Latest Best. This cube was custom made as the centerpiece of the set for that show. It lights up and can be programmed via an Arduino processor with variable color and light patterns. I love it, and it remains in my office as a reminder of the awesome support I received.
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I impulsively purchased this limited edition Lego set several years ago for $500 dollars. At the time, I was a little embarrassed spending so much on a Lego set, even though I love both Lego and Star Wars so much. I had intended to assemble it immediately, but it is so huge I wasn't sure where I would put the finished model. So I held onto it, imagining someday I'd have a house with a room where I could properly build and display it. But now that this particular set has been discontinued, its value has skyrocketed. I've seen this on eBay for over $5,000! So now I'm glad I bought it, but torn over whether I should ever actually build it, or sell it to pay rent. 🙂
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My imagination was captivated by comic books at an early age, and my appreciation for he medium has only grown as I've gotten older. My favorite comic book series is Preacher, by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon. Dark, engrossing, wildly imaginative, and full of whip-smart, introspective writing, it represents the best of what the comic book medium has to offer. It is VERY adult, and not for everybody, but I cherish it.
Neal Stephenson is one of my favorite authors and this trilogy of novels may very well be my favorite book of all time. It is an epic scale story that fuses a fictional adventure tale with the true history efforts of Sir Isaac Newton to create the modern form of currency. And it is told in a detailed, irreverent, riveting way only Stephenson can. I love it.
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It unobtrusively reminds us that we cannot postpone making lists of presents for all our dearest and nearest anymore. Besides, it advises that we should better hurry to come up with some tasty ideas for Christmas dinner and purchase all necessary ingredients for festive dishes before it may be too late. Of course, all this holiday bustle is really delightful and it manages to make us all somewhat kinder and happier. But still you may imagine how cozy and quiet your Christmas dinner would be if you could have it with only one person and just enjoy your time together with him or her.
So, why not bring your dream to life? Here at Marky's Gourmet Store we have prepared several delectable Christmas meal ideas and some other handy holiday hints for you to treat yourself and your special someone with truly scrumptious fare. Turn your favorite song by inimitable Frank Sinatra and let us see what can make your Christmas dinner for two just perfect, as well as create warm joyful atmosphere.
No doubt, it is always so nice to have some light nibbles at your table while the main course is getting ready and crackling appetizingly, and filling the whole room (or even the whole house) with mouth-watering odors. In case you prefer to have something both quick and exquisite, what about serving a generous platter, arranging all its components in an edible wreath?
Although a traditional Italian antipasto is considered to be a set of cold meat and/or vegetables, you can always add a pinch of your culinary imagination and get an ever wonderful result.
You can opt for some classic combinations of several kinds of cheeses and meats. For example, cubed Cheddar with some Blue Cheese and herbed chevre could pair well with slices of Prosciutto, rolled into bunches, and some sliced salami.
Also, you can add your favorite pâtés de foie gras or substitute meats with it.
If your main dish is going to be some baked or roasted meat as well and, consequently, you want to make your menu more diverse, smoked salmon in all its variations can be a worthy alternative. As it combines ideally with cream cheese and red roe, you can also try serving all three ingredients on crackers or crostini to make some truly sumptuous morsels.
By the way, hardly and good antipasto can go without crackers and toasts, which always turn out to be great complements to anything you have on the platter.
To provide more fresh and piquant tastes, serve it with some olives and a bunch of grapes. The platter itself can be decorated with a bunch of rosemary.
An original meaty main course will definitely become one of your most successful Christmas dinner menu ideas and an unforgettable gastronomic experience. Let yourself and your second half taste something really festive and extraordinary! So, what we have here is Apple Cider Glazed Ham!
1 fully cooked whole ham (boneless or bone-in), about 10 lb.
1. Preheat oven to 325º. Place the ham on a roasting rack set in a roasting pan and score it diagonally. Cover the meat with foil and bake until warmed throughout (2.5 to 3 hours).
brush glaze on ham every 10 minutes.
3. Remove the ham from oven and let it rest 15 minutes. Then transfer it to a serving platter decorated with apples and thyme.
Now it is time to move from the festive table to the soft sofa and turn on your favorite Christmas movie. Do not forget to take along two glasses of eggnog or mulled wine and something sweet. Can you refuse macarons or chocolate truffles? In Marky's Gourmet Store Online you will find plenty of other exquisite dainties, which will help you to end your wonderful holiday evening smoothly and merrily.
In order to make your Christmas table look more elegant, do not concentrate on the amount of chinaware you put on it. You should better make adorn it with something unusual, something that you can hardly use on any other holiday. Let your creativity and fantasy decide for you!
Decorate glass bottles or Mason jars and turn them into extravagant candlesticks.
Add some greenery and berry bunches. They can be either natural or artificial, but anyway they can stand you in a good stead. Green colors can refresh not only the table but also the room. You can also make a large wreath and put in the center of the table placing your hand-made candlesticks within it.
If once you come across a beautiful glass bowl but do not know what to do with it, you can easily use it for decorations. Fill it with some nuts, clementines, cinnamon quills. This will be a very neat centerpiece for your Christmas dinner table.
Christmas ornaments are intended not only to hang on a Christmas tree, but also to grace the table. Place a few Christmas balls between the plates and glasses. Besides, you can place your presents (in case they are not very big) between each other and open them right at the table. Why wait and look for them under the Christmas tree?
Enjoy your Christmas time together.


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Mississippi sheriff: Baby girl found dead in oven had been 'stabbed and burned'
SHAW, Miss. — Mississippi officials are investigating after a girl was found dead inside a heated oven Monday.
The girl's grandmother has been taken into custody but not charged, Bolivar County Sheriff Kelvin Williams told local news outlets. He did not identify her, but said she would be facing some type of murder charge.
Police were called Monday night to a home on Martin Luther King Drive in the small city of Shaw, Williams said. There, officers found the body of the 20-month-old girl.
"The official cause (of death) is still under investigation, but authorities have reason to believe that the child was stabbed and burned," Williams told The Bolivar Commercial. "The child was found inside of the oven in the residence."
Investigators took the body and evidence from the scene to the Mississippi Crime Lab. A full autopsy is scheduled to determine the cause of death.
Williams said a family member of the girl found her body and called police. He said the girl lived in the home.
Shaw, which is not far from the Arkansas border in northwest Mississippi, is home to about 2,000 people.


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Vance Joy at Lollapalooza 2017 (Photo: Josh Brasted/FilmMagic)
Vance Joy just wants to make you feel good
Kate Robertson | Contributing writer
Four years on from his debut album, Vance Joy talks to Kate Robertson about his new release Nation of Two, as well as songwriting, staying grounded, and what it's like to be on tour with Taylor Swift.
We first heard the now unmissable strum on Vance Joy's 'Riptide' in 2013. In 2017, four years later, APRA named it the most played Australian song overseas that year. If you say you aren't familiar with it, you're lying. It's been on high rotation for so long that you think its power over you is gone. But then those opening lyrics drop while you're knee deep in the fresh produce department at 5pm on a Sunday, and suddenly the urge to kill everyone around you subsides. Your fingers start tapping, and before you know it you're quietly singing along, word for word, because it's so deeply rooted in your subconscious it'll never leave you.
That's the magic of a song by Vance Joy (or James Keogh, for those of you who like to know the name behind the moniker). Whether it's Sunday morning bop 'Mess Is Mine', slow burning and contemplative 'Georgia', or something newer, the world around you just washes away. A kind of forced meditation, if you will.
As for further credentials, he topped the Triple J Hottest 100 in 2013, picked up an ARIA for Best Male Artist, opened for Taylor Swift on her 1989 tour, and sold out his March 29 Auckland show in just five minutes. The momentum picked up all those years ago and hasn't really slowed. Why? Well, aside from the immense talent behind the songs, the Melbourne native strikes a balance of being just edgy enough, while still having a wholesome appeal that's far-reaching enough for your mum, your hip chiropractor's waiting room, and your dad who's reluctant to play anything that isn't The Joshua Tree.
Four years on from his debut album Dream Your Life Away, Vance Joy is up to his old tricks (read: warming hearts across the globe) with his sophomore release Nation of Two. I caught up with Joy right before the album dropped.
Alright, let's talk about the fact you sold out your first New Zealand headline show in five minutes. That's wild. Does it blow your mind a little bit?
I'm so excited to come to New Zealand because I've never played there besides being at Laneway. I feel like it's so close and I just want to play those shows. There are people there who are into my music and I just want to make the connection. It's cool that we get to come back twice: a small intimate solo show then a bigger show in September.
Tour things have obviously been a big part of the last few days, but with regard to the album, are you just itching to get it out there already?
I feel really happy about finishing the album and being in a position where it's all done and recorded. All the things that were overwhelming two years ago when I only had two songs written and knowing I needed to write a whole album, are over now. It's nice having done all that slogging and to now just be in a different season. I'm really proud of all the songs and I'm happy to do all of the promoting around the album because I feel good about the music.
Have you been chipping away at it while you've been on the road, or did you have a couple of opportunities to shut yourself off from the world and go really deep into it?
On the road, it's hard to write a complete song. I can do parts of songs. I get ideas for the start of a song or melodies and lyrics that I collect. I did 90% of the songwriting once I finished touring in April of 2016. I had just over a year and a half to get all those ideas together and see if I could turn any of those ideas into songs. I went to a bunch of different studios and it was all just kind of chipping away. Every now and then adding a song to the pile of songs. At the end of last year, we had all 13 songs, but they were trickling in right until the end.
Something which stands out to me is that every lyric on every song sounds very carefully and thoughtfully considered. You also seem to have a pretty far-reaching vocabulary. Have you always been a words person or is that something you've really had to work on and get better at as you go?
I've always been interested in words, but I think it took me a while to get into reading. Even though I enjoyed studying books at school, I was never devouring them or reading in my own time. I think I got my love for reading from my mum who was an English teacher. She would help me understand and really opened up the books. When I was studying English texts she would be helping me write my essays and I'd have these 'wow' moments. She really made me appreciate them and I could feel the emotional power through the books, just through her explanations. I started reading a bit more after high school. I love rock music, but if I listen to a Paul Kelly song I like the way he puts words together. It's nice listening to the way different artists sequence the words and make beautiful sentences. I'm definitely an admirer of that ability.
Things really took off with 'Riptide' around 2013, and something I'm interested to know is whether you had any mentors looking out for you? I imagine things started happening pretty quickly.
I was fortunate that I put my song 'Riptide' up on my Facebook page in 2012 because I was already friends with the person who became my manager. A friend from school's older brother set up a music management company, so he listened to the song and was like, 'Oh, I didn't know James was making music'. He hit me up with a phone call and was like 'Hey, I really like your song, do you have any other songs or is this something you're interested in pursuing?' I told him I had a fire burning to do music and he became really important in creating a blueprint for navigating the music industry. I'm really glad he was my first contact and that he's been a big part of my journey so far. I also had a friend from high school who was also pursuing music. He did home recordings and wrote songs, so we shared that interest. I found him to be very encouraging, so I'd always show him my new songs. We'd do home recordings at his house, and if I played him a song I felt good about, I always felt like he'd re-enforce it and encourage me. It was a special relationship.
One thing I absolutely have to ask you about is the 1989 tour. I've never felt more scared in a mosh pit than I did at a Taylor Swift concert. How insane were those crowds?
It was a very fun experience. I feel like I definitely came to appreciate how loud crowds can be from being on that tour. [When] Taylor came out on that first show we opened for her, and she came out and stood in front of the crowd for a good 30 seconds, just soaking up the applause, smiling at everyone, and just saying 'Here I am'. The applause was insane. It was so happy and enthusiastic and so loud. I almost needed to cover my ears.
When people come up to you and say 'Your song means this much to me…', is that a weird thing to grapple with when it first starts happening? The big meta things your music can do for people?
Yeah. I still feel like I'm so stoked to meet people after shows or at a radio meet and greet, and if they tell me the song has been important to them for whatever reason. Even if it's just like they were struggling through exams and they had my music on in the background, or if they needed to escape their study it was there. If my music has been somewhere in that experience, I'm always glad to be that and it makes me happy to know my music has made a difference in someone's life. I feel like music can be such a comfort. When you listen to an artist you really like it can be something really solid for you, so I'm really glad to be making music.
Vance Joy performs before Taylor Swift's concert during her world tour for 1989 (Photo: Fernando Leon/Getty Images for TAS)
I was stalking your Instagram and saw that Joe Jonas follows you…
Oh, I didn't know that! How did you find that out?
Because I follow him, it came up that we mutually followed you.
That's so sweet! That's rad. That really threw me through a loop.
Oh wow, I'm so glad I could bring that with me to this phone call! So when I was stalking you, I saw that you describe Nation of Two as being about a relationship that gives you your bearings. You're obviously on the road a lot, are there people in your life who keep you grounded amongst all that?
Definitely. I'm really close with my brother and sister, and my mum and dad, as well as some close friends from high school. I phone or text here and there. When you listen to the songs they give you a sense of a foundation, and it's those relationships that I guess you know you're the same person and it gives you a reference point. You still feel like that communication is so natural and you can be yourself. I know who I am because I feel so comfortable when I'm talking to those people. I'm glad I have that support person.
I think I only have one more question. I'm a big Oprah fan, so this is my Oprah question.
Okay yes, she's awesome.
What part of your job brings you the most joy?
There are two separate things that are all part of playing. I really love being able to always be interested and engaged in songwriting. Those little breakthroughs when you're working on a song and you get surprised by a melody, so you chase the song down and it becomes something special. You create it, and that can be really rewarding.
On the other side of that, performing that same song is really cool. When you're really proud of a song and you believe in it, and can sing it with passion. The journey of a song is cool, and the way you can share it with other people. It's nice to sing a song you've really worked hard on and sing your heart out on it. I like being able to do that and I think it's a nice communication with the audience.
Vance Joy's album Nation of Two is on available on Spotify now, and tickets for his September 29 show can be found here.
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The best thing about a trip to New Zealand, assuming you're travelling by car, is the abundance of scenic drives on offer. From curvy coastline roads to mountain framed passes, there's a perfect road trip for every kind of traveller. Driving yourself, whether in a car or a campervan, allows you to stop at numerous viewpoints and scenic sights.
The road from Wanaka to the West Coast (part of which is the Haast Pass) is probably my favourite New Zealand drive so far. It features bright blue lakes, several waterfalls and plenty of mountain vistas. This is a road trip you need to do at least once — here are some things you can see along the way.
The first notable section of the road from Wanaka to the West Coast takes you past Lake Hawea. Make sure to stop off at the lookout for great mountain / road / lake views. If you have the time and want to do a hike, consider walking up Isthmus Peak. We hiked it at sunrise a few weeks back and it was a really fun experience.
After leaving behind Lake Hawea, the road skirts Lake Wanaka for a short time. There are a few places to pull over, and you can also stay at the Boundary Creek DOC campsite if you want to break up the journey.
One of the most impressive sights along the Haast Pass, which is part of Mount Aspiring National Park, is the area known as the Blue Pools. This spot, where the Makarora and Blue rivers meet, contains some of the clearest, bluest water I've ever seen. There are a couple of swing bridges to walk over and the green forest surrounds create such a relaxing atmosphere. On a sunny summer's day it'd be hard to resist swimming in the Blue Pools — we saw a couple of people swimming but it looked freezing (we were there on a crisp November morning).
This small waterfall sits on the opposite side of a clear blue stream. While admiring the natural beauty you'll probably feel a crawling sensation on your skin. That would be the sandflies, which are rife in this part of New Zealand.
The little set of rapids dubbed the Gates of Haast is worth a quick look. There's a big car park on the Wanaka side of the bridge but keep driving and stop on the other side. From there you can walk down below the bridge and get a better view of the river.
Located right next to the main road, Thunder Creek Falls is the pick of the Haast Pass waterfalls. It's 96 metres high and surrounded by trees. It gets busy due to its proximity to the road, but the crowds are easy to ignore.
I don't think this viewpoint has a name, but it's definitely worth seeing. It's close to the Pleasant Flat Campsite (which is located just past a bridge across the Haast River). The view across the river to forested hills and snow-capped peaks is one of the best on the drive from Wanaka to the West Coast.
A short forest walk takes you to the wide, stony shores of the Haast River. Roaring Billy Falls crashes down a hillside on the opposite side of the river — you can't get very close to it but the whole river scene is really stunning.
The road then continues on to Haast and then along the West Coast, eventually winding past beaches, lakes, glaciers and mountains. For us, the highlights of the West Coast were the walk to Franz Josef Glacier and seeing Mount Cook reflected in the calm waters of Lake Matheson. I'll be writing more about the West Coast soon, so stay tuned for that!
How long does it take? It takes around two hours to drive between Wanaka and Haast, but you'll want to spend a lot longer than that. We did it in around five hours.
Is it worth spending a night or two in the area? Yes, if you have the time. I highly recommend the Isthmus Peak track and Hawea is a really nice little town (a much quieter alternative to Wanaka). There are a couple of camping grounds in the area and there's so much to see. Just be wary of the sandflies!


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We Won't Be Silenced, Come Join Us on Parler!
Since our inception, the New York State Firearms Association has used our massive Facebook platform as a bullhorn for freedom.
This platform has enabled us to mobilize hundreds of thousands of gun owners across the state to take action in defense of our Second Amendment freedoms while the legislature is in session.
Of course, we've also used it to expose radical socialist gun-grabbers at election time, providing vital information to gun owners — information that gun-grabbers would much rather remain secret!
But this is getting much harder to do these days.
As gun owners know all too well, Facebook has taken sides in the fight over the Second Amendment and is doing everything it can to muzzle our ability to reach New Yorkers on this platform!
There are now hundreds of memes that we can't run, because they are considered 'hateful' or 'likely to incite violence.'
Basic articles about people using firearms in self-defense cases have to be carefully scrutinized by NYSFA staff before we post them, because Facebook 'fact checkers' will try to flag them.
And Facebook is making it much harder for us to expose gun-grabbers at election time, rejecting our ads repeatedly for no reason other than the fact that some 'woke' leftist working from his mother's basement in California doesn't like guns.
I'm sick of tiptoeing around on a platform that our donors paid to grow.
I'm sick of watching BLM and Antifa thugs use Facebook to advance their agenda of actual violence against cops and shopkeepers — while we can't even advertise a NYSFA T-Shirt on our page because it promotes violence.
And I'm sick of watching radical gun-control groups use Facebook to advance their message without any hassles, while we have to deal with Facebook staff weekly to keep our ads operational.
That's why I would like to invite you to come join the NYS Firearms Association on Parler, the social media platform for Americans who love the Second Amendment AND the First Amendment!
We have just launched our page on Parler days ago, but it's already exploding as New Yorkers who are sick of tired of Facebook's leftist agenda have followed us onto this new platform!
I get it. Parler is new. It's not as easy to use just yet. The app runs slowly at times. And it takes some getting used to.
But MILLIONS of Americans have joined Parler in the last few days alone, and our Parler account managers have told us that the company is making massive upgrades to the app every few days, so I'm confident it will become more user friendly very fast!
As the results of the November 3rd election drag on, it's clear that every single major media outlet along with every single Big Tech company in America have declared war on President Trump and the 72,000,000 Americans who voted for him.
In 2021 and beyond, we're committed to doing everything we can to use media platforms that are not controlled by radical leftists, as we continue to fight like hell for the Second Amendment!
So while we'll continue to operate our Facebook page for the time being as that's where we can do live videos, please make sure you are also following us on Parler, too.
(And yes, in the near future, we'll have an update on our plans to utilize MeWe for those that prefer that platform.)
Remember, session kicks off in just a few weeks and we'll need all hands on deck. So please take a moment to renew your membership in the NYS Firearms Association for 2021!
Don't forget that as our way of saying "thank you," all Lifetime, Patriot, and Freedom level memberships come with a FREE T-SHIRT that we'll send you right away.
For New York State,
Aaron Dorr
NYS Firearms Association
P.S. Facebook is doing everything it can to block, restrict and outright muzzle our ability to communicate with New Yorkers on our Facebook page, and like you, we're sick of it.
That's why I hope you'll follow the NYS Firearms Association on Parler, the conservative social media platform that millions of Americans are jumping to, as Facebook's bias becomes too much to ignore!
And with the 2021 session coming at us fast, I hope that you will renew your membership in the NYS Firearms Association immediately!
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Boisterous, steak-heavy pick-up joint with a view of the Rush Street scene.
: Come here for two stories of a noisy (and fun, if you like that sort of thing) see-and-be-seen scene. The Châteaubriand for two is impressive, as are the Prime aged steaks and seafood selections, including the 24-ounce lobster tail. The desserts, however --- Key lime pie, chocolate cake --- do nothing for us. If you happen to pass by on a weekend morning, stop in for a crab cake Benedict with breakfast potatoes or stuffed french toast.


CALGARY, AB – Future Considerations today announced Veini Vehvilainen of Team Finland as the World Under-18 edition of the Double Blue Sports draft eligible Goaltender of the Month for April.
Vehvilainen, who plays for JYP-Akatemia of Mestis, recorded a 1.65 goals against average and .949 save percentage in helping Team Finland to a silver medal performance at the World Under-18 Championship in Zug and Lucerne, Switzerland in April.
With JYP-Akatemia this season, Vehvilainen recorded a 2.57 goals against average and .917 save percentage in 26 appearances.


What exactly is Glamour ROM?
Whole point of this piece of installable firmware is to get all newer goodies from the latest firmware version. Lets call it transforming an older phone to a newer phone at software level. Hardware obviously will stay untouched.
How do I download from this website?
Download links are either put on xda or this particular site.
Nope. It's free to use.
Will Glamour ROM work on my mobile device?
Currently it's only for Samsung specific devices. For listed models shown below, but for sure more is about to come.
It is available worldwide all you need to do is download it.
Do all Google Play apps work?
Everything should work out of the box. Root is optional choice. It's bundled with Aroma though.
How does knox 0x1 affect usage of Samsung specific apps, like S Health or security related functions?
Yeah. Samsung has been added verification checks for knox trigger to their latest firmware, but it can be bypassed, everything can, but do not expect S Pay to be bypassed by any hack whatsoever.
What is a ROM Control?
Version I use is made by dax and wuby @xda. It is built completely from the source. What it does is giving a complete control over SystemUI, framework, Settings… You name it. Can change from colors up to the function disablings.
Does root and lack of knox security puts your phone at security risk?
There's always a major risk when getting rid of security barriers protecting your precious phone from malicious attacks. In this case they are knox and disabled root on the android phone. Disabling them can open a gate for the hackers, every kind of viruses can gain access to users privacy etc.
What to do when install fails?
You can send me a e-mail about the status code and log you received while trying to install it. Usually it's caused by a zip file corruption. On XDA I've included md5 crc codes to verify whether file is corrupt or not.
How long should install take?
Usually it takes 5 minutes to complete the zip install, but dalvik-cache recreation might take more than 15min. So if you get looping Samsung bootanimation, then there's no need to worry because it is creating the cache files.
Is there a plan for more Aroma mods to come?
Yes. There is a big plan for that. Need to first reacquire development devices and code green will be given.


Oct 4, 2009. We really liked that area with al the pubs, shops and restaurant out there and close to other places by the tube. The hotel we stayed in isn't. If you are staying in London, one of the most handsomely decorated places is the Milestone Hotel (milestonehotel. com) in Kensington. Its Christmas package – from November 30 until January 7, 2018 – includes mulled wine or hot chocolate on arrival, daily English breakfast and a champagne afternoon tea for two.
For a traditional Christmas, check into London's most iconic hotel. Exquisite rooms have classy art deco stylings, en suite marble bathrooms, and state of the art technology. And for a 'turkey and all the trimmings' meal, the Claridge's Festive menu (£85 per person) is available as a Christmas Eve or Christmas Day dinner, or Boxing Day lunch. Answer 1 of 3: Hi there, I've stayed in London some other times, one time in Notting Hill.
We really liked that area with al the pubs, shops and restaurant out there and close to other places by the tube. Nov 17, 2016. For a traditional Christmas, check into London's most iconic hotel. Exquisite rooms have classy art deco stylings, en suite marble bathrooms. From Christmas markets and Christmas shopping in London, to ice skating rinks, Winter Wonderland and festive events, there are lots of magical things to do at Christmas in London.
The Ultimate Guide: Where to Stay in London by Jess So many people have asked me where to stay in London lately and, until now, I haven't had a good answer for them. I decided it was high time I figure it out. An insider's guide to the best hotels for Christmas in London, featuring the top places to stay for afternoon tea, festive cheer, cosy fires and elegant dining. Obviously London is an amazing place for Christmas shopping, but it's also home to amazing parties, great carol singing and all kinds of festive fun.
We know what to do in London at Christmas! The first broadcast royal speech on Christmas Day was from King George V in 1932. With rooms available for under £100 a night and the option to add in extras like WiFi and a hairdryer, you can tailor your stay to suit your budget and leave as much money spare for taking in the best of London's Christmas shopping, food and attractions as you like.
From reindeer petting to winter wonderland, the capital is one of the best places to be during the festive season. Here's our pick of the best things to do and places to stay in London this. Nov 4, 2017. Christmas? It's never been so much fun: What to see and where to stay in London during the festive season.
There are Christmas illuminations. Jul 23, 2018. Discover our guide to Christmas in London 2018. the festivities sorted, with our guide to Christmas lights, ice-skating spots and the best Christmas markets in London, plus festive theatre. The most festive hotels in the city. Find hotels near London Christmas Market, UK online.
Good availability and great rates. Book online, pay at the hotel. Then you've come to the right place! Nov 30, 2017. Best Hotels In London At Christmas - Claridge's, The Savoy, The. ideal location for Christmas shopping, it is also provides the perfect place to. You'll soon discover there are many festive ways to celebrate Christmas in London. in Trafalgar Square and spectacular spruce at London's legendary Mayfair hotel Claridge's. Enjoy a festive cocktail at one of London's best drinking spots.
Dec 16, 2013 · Stay at London's Marriott Hotel County Hall - for one of the best views around With its glistening lights reflected along the Thames and spectacular views of the London Eye and Big Ben, there is no better place to stay for a festive feel in the Capital. Christmas Hotels in London 2018 Hotels can book up very early for Christmas in London as more and more people decide to take the hassle out of the experience and let someone else pamper them!
Westminster Borough, London (0. 6 miles from London Christmas Market) 9. 6 Exceptional 328 reviews Description In the heart of London's theatre district, the elegant Haymarket Hotel is surrounded by restaurants, bars, and is.
Guest blogger Michelle Pegg shares with us her top 5 London hotels to spend a magical Christmas. London hotels for a magical Christmas stay. to new places. An insider's guide to the best hotels for Christmas in London, featuring the top places to stay for afternoon tea, festive cheer, cosy fires and elegant dining. An insider's guide to the best hotels for Christmas in London, featuring the top places to stay for afternoon tea, festive cheer, cosy fires and elegant dining.
Oct 04, 2009 · Re: which area to stay in, around christmas time? Oct 4, 2009, 1: 34 PM I agree that Trafalgar Square will be a nice area to be in, within a few minutes walk of the Thames and of course the square itself is quite active around Christmas with the frequent carol services around the big tree. Dec 7, 2015. Rooms are smart, comfortable, and hip, and come decorated in quirky, modern- vintage style.
Christmas in Clerkenwell is almost Dickensian in. Christmas High Tea's overlooking the Thames river, gawking at the Christmas decorations at Harrods department stores and just take in all that is Christmas in London.
For some option of the best places to spend Christmas in Britain, I. Where to stay and what to see in London at Christmas. A perfect place to stay is the newly opened Apex City of Bath Hotel, which offers accommodation from £259 per night.


As the Finance Assistant, Nate keeps the office running by making sure all of the bills are paid. He enjoys the opportunity to assist with getting first time home owners into their own houses using down payment assistance and finalizing payments to small business owners in the IDA program. With a background in economics and mathematics, he enjoys learning the ins and outs of the company as he builds towards becoming a small business owner. Nate's passions include conservation and sustainability, nature, and composting. When he's not working, he enjoys volunteering at the Whiteaker Community Market, farming, backpacking the Pacific Northwest, and traveling the world.


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Rabbi Rona Shapiro began tenure as the spiritual leader of Congregation B'nai Jacob in 2013. Prior to that she lived in Cleveland where she served for four years as the rabbi of Congregation Bethaynu and for two years as a rabbi at B'nai Jeshurun Congregation after Bethaynu merged with B'nai Jeshurun. In her work in the pulpit she was known for her outstanding sermons, her caring pastoral presence, and her innovative programing.
Before that, she served as Senior Associate of Ma'yan: the Jewish Women's Project in New York (2000-2007) and Executive Director of Berkeley Hillel (1990-2000).
Rabbi Shapiro was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1990, among the early women graduates. She has written and published numerous articles, is the founding editor of the website, ritualwell.org, and a graduate of the Institute for Jewish Spirituality. Rabbi Shapiro spent two years studying in Israel at the Pardes Institute prior to her ordination. She received her BA, Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, from Harvard University. Rabbi Shapiro's interests include spirituality, ritual, text study, spiritual parenting, hiking, biking, and cooking. She is married to David Franklin and they are parents of two daughters, Noa and Hallel.
Rabbi Shapiro can be reached by phone 203-389-2111 x211, or email rabbishapiro@bnaijacob.org.
Rabbi Rona Shapiro named among "America's Most Inspiring Rabbis," the annual list compiled by The Forward.
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High Holiday Sermons 2021 / 5782
Pandemic - Day 1 Rosh Hashanah
Happiness - Day 2 Rosh Hashanah
Who Needs Religious Community? - Kol Nidre
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R. Kelly's Illiterate Defense Worked, Gets A Do-Over In Sex Abuse Lawsuit
By Carmela on May 8, 2019
R. Kelly lost his sex abuse lawsuit by not responding. After his defense argued he couldn't read the papers he was served, the judge has granted him a do-over.
R. Kelly's new attorneys filed a motion in Cook County asking a judge to throw out the default judgment entered against the singer back in April when he didn't show up to fight the claims he'd allegedly sexually abused Heather Williams at age 16.
R. Kelly's lawyers argued he was confused and overwhelmed when he got served the court papers in jail. More importantly, they said he's illiterate, and didn't know what he was reading.
According to TMZ, it looks like the judge bought that, and vacated the default judgement … which now means he can fight the lawsuit on its merits.
Kelly's attorneys, Zaid Abdallah and Raed Shalabi says… "We've never been part of a criminal case where an alleged victim has filed a civil case during a criminal proceeding."
They characterize the judge's decision as a "big win for Mr. Kelly" … however, he's really just won a battle. The war still has to be waged in court.
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Tagged as: Heather Williams, R. Kelly
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Amit Uniyal is an Indian first-class cricketer. An all rounder, he played for Punjab in first-class cricket, and for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League.

A left-handed all-rounder, Uniyal made his debut in 2001–02 for Punjab. A seamer, Uniyal has picked up 89 wickets in first-class cricket and has scored 760 runs at an average of just over 23.

Domestic career
Amit uniyal made his Ranji Trophy debut in 2001–2002 against Himachal at PCA stadium Mohali . He got 6 wickets and scored 57 runs in his debut match.

He played 4 matches in his debut year and got 20 wickets. And played Ranjii Trophy until the year 2010/2011. In the year 2003 he got selected in Duleep trophy in which he got 13 wickets in 3 matches. His highlighting feature were 6 wickets in 1st match. He played Deodhar trophy from 2002 to 2004. in the year 2003, he got selected in Board president XL Team against Touring New Zealand Team. In the same year he was called for India camp held in Bangalore.

Indian Premier League
Signed by the Rajasthan Royals early in 2010 after the unauthorised Indian Cricket League folded and ended his employment, he made his debut against Mumbai Indians on 13 March 2010. He bowled 4 overs for 41 runs, taking two wickets including that of Sanath Jayasuriya.

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Parliament building in Canberra, Wikipedia
Pro-migration protesters disrupt Australian parliament
Pro-immigration protesters stormed parliament, breaching security for a second day against the Australian government's treatment of asylum seekers.
Published: December 1, 2016, 6:08 am
Rumours swirling that Assange is dead
Australia closes the door on illegal boat people and human smugglers
Australia sends asylum seekers who arrive by boat to offshore detention centres, or "camps" in Papua New Guinea and Nauru to prevent deaths at sea.
Last month, the Australian government rejected a "human rights" report calling Nauru to an open-air prison.
Two protesters abseiled down Parliament House in Canberra, with a banner denouncing the camps, on Thursday, while demonstrators dyed the parliament water pond red.
A parliamentary session had to be suspended for a short while on Wednesday when protesters screamed the detention policy was "separating families" and "killing innocent people".
Security guards used hand sanitiser to remove six protesters who glued their hands to railing in the public gallery.
"We are here today because you have become world leaders in cruelty," the protesters said.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull left the building for security reasons after the protesters entered.
The majority of Australians agree with the government's position, and both major parties condemned the interruption on Wednesday. Opposition Leader Bill Shorten thanked security staff for their intervention in the demonstration.
Only the Greens MP Adam Bandt praised the protesters for the disruption. "Question Time brought to a halt as peaceful protesters hold MPs to account demanding gov #CloseTheCamps. Brave. Powerful. Proud," he tweeted.
The protest comes in the wake of Australia and the US reaching a resettlement deal for asylum seekers held in Papua New Guinea and Nauru.
The number of asylum seekers travelling to Australia by boat rose sharply in 2012 and early 2013. Scores of people have died making the journey. To stop the influx and deaths at sea, the government adopted tough measures intended as a deterrent.
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The "Greens" are always the commies and liberals but above all anarchists.
They should be shutdown as soon as they pop up.
I also belive they are payed by the shady globalists.


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Q: Rstudio freezes at the start because it can't load a notebook I didn't save the notebook but as in rstudio these files are still there with names like Untitled.Rmd and Untitled.nb.html. I understand the problem is that the file has a lot in it (tons of intermediate values in parameter optimization) and I noticed before the studio has problem loading when there is a lot of stuff in notebook. When I had this problem with saved notebook, I simply deleted them and the problem was solved. Now the problem is I don't know where the Untitled.Rmd and Untitled.nb.html are saved.

A: I found the location where these files are saved. It's in the following folder:
~/.local/share/rstudio/sources
There is bunch of folders starting with s- . The unsaved .Rmd file which was giving me problem was saved in folder named s-6ABEC66A.

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Previous Business Cases
Here are a few cases studies to give you an idea of the types of people and businesses we have helped previously.
If any of these cases resonate with you, please email ahealy@pathwayconsulting.eu to set up an appointment and find out how we can help you.
Forming a growth plan for a Micro Business
The Client who runs a small digital media agency was keen to grow his revenue and business but needed help to organise his thoughts on the structures and resources that would be necessary to achieve that growth.
Making a Big Decision (Coaching)
In this case study, the client was really struggling to make a decision on accepting a promotion. We used coaching to clarify her thinking and help her make her decision.
Evaluating a business diversification proposal
The Client, a fish processor and retailer, needed an outside perspective to assess the benefits or otherwise of diversifying into a different business. We helped the client assess other opportunities that existed within the core business and compared them to the benefits and risks of diversifying.
Defining a Marketing Strategy
The Client was trying to establish a new business in the highly competitive sports psychology / performance management field. She was struggling to identify clearly the audience she wanted to target and how to go about attracting them and was feeling quite overwhelmed by all the options. We used a mixture of consulting and coaching to narrow her focus onto attracting the clients she really wanted and identifying her attitudes that were creating barriers to progress and adding to the overwhelm she was feeling.
Developing a long term Growth Plan
The Client wished to make a plan to grow his business in revenue and profitability over the next five years.
Launching a Start Up
The client, who was in the planning stages of launching a start-up in the tech business, found that he was overly preoccupied with a number of concerns and he needed to focus on the most important. In order to do that, he had to tease out which was the most important first!
Decision - take a new opportunity?
Strategy, Coaching
The client had been offered a new opportunity and was feeling torn between sticking with his own business or going into a new venture in his previous field of work.
Career vs Own Business Dilemma?
Coaching, Marketing
The Client had a very successful career in FMCG marketing, working for many global brands. He had also had a successful period launching and running his own marketing consultancy company. Most recently he had worked at a large UK dairy co-operative and now was at the point of assessing the next step in his career.
Developing a Coaching Practice
The client, despite having considerable personal experience of living and working with the differing attitudes, values and thinking in different environments, she was struggling to get her own business established in a new environment.
Refining a business model, developing a marketing strategy
The client felt that his coaching practice wasn't achieving its full potential. He wanted to more fully define his business model so that he could increase sales and generate more income. To do that, first we had to overcome his resistance to marketing!
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Q: Combine Azure ad b2c and Azure MFA Is it possible to combine Azure ad b2c and Azure MFA so users can use push notifications and TOTP codes in the MS authenticator app? If so how?

A: Apart of enabling MFA that uses SMS and voice calls which is supported and doesn't require any additional development, you can integrate TOTP-based Multi-Factor Authentication with Azure AD B2C.
This involves an additional development:

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*Custom policy to support TOTP flow.

*Simple web-client (for presenting a page with QR code and reading user's input).

*Two custom REST API endpoints (for generating secret key, QR code and validating TOTP code).

Sign-in flow with TOTP MFA:

For more details, please refer to Microsoft Azure AD B2C: TOTP multi-factor authentication sample implementation Github project.

A: I did not try AD B2C, but technically it seems possible refer to the links.
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-mfa-howitworks
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/authentication/concept-authentication-methods#microsoft-authenticator-app
If you properly setup Azure AD B2C, you can add new account in Microsoft Authenticator App > Add account > (your AD url and code).
I've used AD with MS Authenticator App in my company and it worked well. So, Azure AD B2C could provide it also.

A: Azure AD B2C supports MFA out of the box using voice calls and SMS.
Authenticator or TOTP is not currently supported but in the backlog.


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Chase Home Finance earnings drop 43%
JPMorgan Chase reports net loss
by Inman |
JPMorgan Chase & Co. today reported a net loss of $548 million, or $0.27 per share, for the second quarter of 2004. That's compared to a net income of $1.83 billion, or $0.89 per share, for the second quarter of 2003.
Bank One Corp. announced 2004 second-quarter net income of $1.1 billion, or $0.99 per share, compared to $856 million, or $0.75 per share, for the second quarter of 2003. JPMorgan Chase and Bank One merged July 1, so the second-quarter earnings for each company are reported separately.
Second-quarter earnings for JPMorgan Chase were reduced by a $2.3 billion after tax charge to increase litigation reserves and $60 million, after tax, of merger costs. Excluding these charges, earnings would have been $1.81 billion, or $0.85 per share.
"Our earnings this quarter, excluding the charges, were comparable to the prior year," said William B. Harrison Jr., chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase. "Strength in investment banking fees, continued improvement in our commercial credit portfolio, and strong results from private equity were offset by the expected decrease in Chase Home Finance and weakness in trading as the capital markets environment became more challenging.
Chase Home Finance earnings were $321 million for the quarter, a decrease of 43 percent from record performance in the second quarter of 2003. Total revenue of $965 million declined 28 percent from last year as higher rates lowered mortgage originations.
Send tips or a Letter to the Editor to samantha@inman.com or call (510) 658-9252, ext. 140.


For years I have been developing and printing my images from home, turning my bathroom and attic into makeshift darkrooms. Having always encountered problems with extraction, space and temperature I decided to find a place where I could hone my skills on a more permanent basis.
I was unaware of any darkrooms available to hire in the area which would suit my lifestyle, as I was working full time and wanted access in the spare moments I could grab after work and at weekends. It occured to me that I couldn't possibly be the only traditional photographer struggling for space and facilities. So I had the idea to use the equipment and skills I have to build a space big enough to hire darkroom facilities to others, run workshops and introduce people to traditional methods of photography, as well as give myself the space to produce work.
Over a few labour intensive months, with a little help from family and friends, I partitioned a large open unused space into a darkroom, office, gallery and studio and opened the Photo Parlour in Derby on the 12th April 2013.
Since starting to build the Photo Parlour, I've received a warm welcome from both the local and national press. Features include; Film Shooters Collective, Believe in Film, Pdexposures Podcast, Creative Boom, Artsbeat Magazine, Radio Derby, Bees Make Honey, The Derby Telegraph.
After a successful first year running the Photo Parlour in Derby, I have now taken on the Photo Parlour Nottingham (formerly PHOTO, run by Mick Payne) which provides a professional quality film processing and printing services.


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> Topics > Global Connections
Apr 18, 2018 • Caitlin Burns
At Global Expo, Students Showcase Preview Experiences
The 350 first-year and transfer students from Arcadia's 15 Preview courses presented a world of discoveries, from traditional dresses to hand-woven hammocks made of recycled plastic, at the 25th annual Global Expo on April 13. From March 9 to 16, students on Preview traveled to England, Ireland...
Feb 22, 2018 • Caitlin Burns
Segura '18 Named a Fulbright Semi-Finalist for South African Research Project
Claudia Segura '18, a Political Science major, has been named a semifinalist for a research award from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Fulbright will make a final decision on her application between March...
Shubhechha Dhar • Oct 17, 2017 •9:32 am
Finally, the Classroom I've Always Wanted
Classroom. It used to be that when I heard the word "classroom," I pictured students fighting to stay awake while the professor droned on, driving students into mind-numbing misery. Not anymore. My idea of a classroom changed when I transferred to Arcadia as a sophomore this...
Jessica Derr • Oct 16, 2017 •3:09 pm
Midnight Chicken Fingers, Changing Friendships, and More: Lessons from Freshman Year
Every year, without fail, when the fireflies begin to fade into blackness, when winds run cool, and the back-to-school advertisements hound my every waking hour, I am gripped by immense anxiety despite the fact that I am not going back to school, at least not in the traditional sense. [block3...
Apr 5, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
Ahmadi '17 and Long '17 First Undergraduates at Arcadia to Receive Fulbright Awards, Will Teach English Overseas
Zahra Ahmadi and Clifford Long, members of the Arcadia University Class of 2017, are the first undergraduate students in Arcadia University history to earn a Fulbright U.S. Student Award from the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Ahmadi and Long were...
Arcadia's Alternative Spring Break Helps Build Houses in Mexico
By Marcella Haddad '18 Over Arcadia University's spring break, while first-year and transfer students readied for Preview, a group of 38 undergraduate and alumni volunteers participated in the weeklong Community and Civic Engagement Center (CCEC) Alternative Spring Break, a community service-...
Oct 3, 2014 • Purnell Cropper
Jasmine Henderson '15: 'Crossing the Age Divide' through Shakespeare with Seniors
Transfer-turned-Honors student Jasmine Henderson '15 is excited to participate in her first service learning experience, a course called Shakespeare with Seniors, which will fulfill Arcadia's Undergraduate Curriculum requirement for a Global Connections Experience. She's also nervous to be working...
Feb 4, 2014 • JoLynne Bremmer
Times Chronicle: Paskell '81, '96M.Ed. Brings Passion for Art to Classroom, Community
The Times Chronicle featured Linda Ruth Paskell '81, '96M.Ed. in a story highlighting Paskell's commitment to bringing the arts to the community and how she has returned to her alma mater to share her passion with students. "My class fuses art, love and service together," she said. "Art is the tool...
Apr 22, 2013 • Purnell Cropper
Hundreds Attend 'Global Art, Local Heart' Gallery Opening
On April 18, Linda Ruth Paskell '81, '96M.Ed., and the students of "The Artist in the Community" hosted a gallery opening for Global Art, Local Heart, which is on view in the Judith Taylor Gallery until Friday, April 26. Over the course of the evening, more than 200 people showed their support,...
Dec 10, 2012 • JoLynne Bremmer
'Global Art, Local Heart' Reaches the Glenside Community
Students in the Global Connections course "The Artist in the Community" are taking their exhibition, Global Art, Local Heart, deeper into the Glenside community. Their work will be showcased at Elcy's Cafe and Coffee House (1 S. Easton Road, Glenside, Pa.) starting Thursday, Dec. 13, and will be up...
Dec 5, 2012 • Purnell Cropper
Building Community through Art
By JEN RETTER '16 Photography KARA WRIGHT '14 and CHRISTINA YEE '14 Global Art, Local Heart, an exhibition organized by the students and instructor of "The Artist in the Community," opened in the Judith Taylor Gallery on Nov. 29. The collection of colorful artwork adorning the walls and display...
Aug 29, 2012 • Sarah Schwartz
Inside-Out Program Explores Social Justice Through Yogic Path
What happens when you put a dozen students in a room with a dozen incarcerated individuals to practice yoga? It's up to Arcadians to find out. "Living Your Yoga" is a course offered through the national Inside-Out program. It takes students behind the walls of the Philadelphia Detention Center to...


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It is rightly said, Changes don't happen overnight!
And each year we make ourselves these promises to bring this change.
What about a change in thoughts this year.. Are we not our thoughts?
Through this space we have brought together the best of thoughts, to bring this 'change' in mind and in thoughts to better your life and relationships.
Let's start reading with just one thing in mind that You can Do it!
30 Life altering New Year's resolutions to live by in 2019.
1. Go on more adventures.
2. It's never to late to reinvent yourself.
3. Find out who you are.
4. Don't forget to be happy with what you have.
6. Be structured AND flexible.
7. Don't be afraid of failure.
8. Be busy loving your life.
9. This is your sign.
10. Rise above the little things.


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Are There Ed-Technologists Among Us?
Institutions must re-think the qualities sought when hiring today's educational technologists.
In September 2001, I interviewed for the position of learning designer/program manager at a newly forming online university. I was later offered the job, and through the following decade it provided an amazing entree into an educational technology and online learning career.
But one question has always bothered me: If I had been doing the hiring for a learning designer/program manager, would I have offered the position to the 2001 version of myself? Probably not.
The unsettling truth is that the ed tech field is so new, and the state of the art is changing so quickly, that we have not fully developed a system for evaluating and hiring learning technologists.
A master's degree in instructional design (or educational technology or learning technology) increasingly is viewed as a minimum requirement to be considered for positions that involve course design, faculty training and blended or online program development. Instructional design and e-learning programs provide a solid foundation in learning theory, pedagogy and brain science (how people learn), in addition to practical training in course design and effective instructional methods.
That pairing of learning theory with technical competencies is what makes graduates from such programs so attractive. Technologies and e-learning platforms change quickly, but instructional design and technology mostly focus on improving learning. Graduates from quality instructional design programs have a solid background in learning theory and best practices, foundational skills that require sustained study and rigorous training. I'm looking to hire educators first, technologists second.
Despite a strong preference for credentialed instructional designers, we need to be flexible when ascertaining whether a candidate has developed expertise in learning theory beyond a degree, and willing to engage in long conversations with candidates whose credentials don't quite fit the mold.
The gold standard is a candidate who has designed and taught his or her own online course. There is nothing better than getting access to a course from its architect (good learning designers always download their courses and share them on an e-learning platform), evaluating the course design and discussing design choices as well as the designer's overall teaching experience.
A close second to having taught a course is having designed a course taught by somebody else. What I like to see is the actual course, looking not only for the quality of the course design (how well the platform or Web 2.0 tools are used) but also at whether there's a compelling narrative. The creative aspect of course design — where the course has a personality and tells a story — is a terrific indicator of talent and vision.
Absent a long history of observing the skills, abilities and personality types most successful in an ed tech role, we now risk hiring only those candidates whose backgrounds are similar to our own. The time has come for a discussion about how we select top candidates, and what potential hires can do to position themselves to be successful in this growing field.
There is little doubt the demand for such roles will continue to grow as education follows other information industries to the web and mobile devices, and competition for the best professionals is becoming fierce. It's a good time to talk about what we are looking for.


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First 'Gotham' still photos, new character images released
By Chris Begley May 12, 2014 May 12, 2014 0
Earlier today FOX revealed that Gotham will air on Monday nights this fall, and this afternoon they've released a new batch of photos as well. Check out the first still photos from the pilot episode as well as some new character images in the galleries below.
(Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Donal Logue as Harvey Bullock, Camren Bicondova as Selina Kyle, David Mazouz as Bruce Wayne, Sean Pertwee as Alfred, Robin Lord Taylor as Oswald Cobblepot, Jada Pinkett Smith as Fish Mooney, Erin Richards as Barbara Kean, and Zabryna Guevara as Captain Sarah Essen)
GOTHAM traces the rise of the great DC Comics Super-Villains and vigilantes, revealing an entirely new chapter that has never been told. From executive producer/writer Bruno Heller ("The Mentalist," "Rome") and starring Ben McKenzie ("Southland," "The O.C."), Jada Pinkett Smith ("Hawthorne," "Collateral") and Donal Logue ("Vikings," "Sons of Anarchy"), GOTHAM follows one cop, destined for greatness, as he navigates a dangerously corrupt city teetering on the edge of evil, and chronicles the birth of one of the most popular super heroes of our time.