WASHINGTON — House Republicans, in a determined but subdued manner lacking the fiery rhetoric that helped propel Tea Party candidates into office in November, voted yesterday to repeal President Obama's signature law overhauling the nation's health care system.
The vote was the first significant — although largely symbolic — victory for the newly empowered Republicans, but the eight hours of debate before the tally lacked the populist fireworks that for two years have punctuated the debate over health care. The shift reflected a more somber tone adopted by both parties following the shooting of Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson this month.
Even Representative Joe Wilson — the Republican from South Carolina who received national attention for shouting "You lie!'' during President Obama's address to Congress on health care in 2009 — was subdued in his remarks on the floor.
House Speaker John Boehner praised the "spirited but respectful'' debate yesterday.
Economists, health care analysts, and Massachusetts business groups largely dispute the notion that new rules will have a major impact on jobs. While Massachusetts businesses are seeking several changes to the health care law — chief among them a repeal of a new medical device tax — they say the law in the Bay State, which was a petri dish for the national plan, did not cost jobs.
"I don't think anybody has suggested that that had any impact on employment in Massachusetts,'' said Richard Lord, president of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
Jonathan Gruber, an MIT economist who was an adviser on the Massachusetts and the national health care plans, said some businesses would be likely to see cost increases as a result of the health care law, and that could result in lower wages for workers. But other industries would grow, particularly the health care field, once more people have health insurance.
The 245-to-189 vote, which included three Democrats joining all 242 Republicans, helped fulfill an election promise that many Republicans backed by the Tea Party movement made during the midterm elections. The Democrats who voted for the repeal were Mike McIntyre of North Carolina; Dan Boren of Oklahoma; and Mike Ross of Arkansas.
The 10 members of the all-Democrat Massachusetts delegation, including Stephen Lynch of South Boston, voted against the repeal measure. Lynch was the only member to vote against the bill when it was approved last spring.
Passage of the repeal yesterday was largely symbolic because the Senate, still controlled by Democrats, is highly unlikely to consider the measure. Obama also would veto a repeal.
Representative Edward J. Markey, a Malden Democrat, spoke out against repeal and held up a giant poster of two Lexington, Mass., parents holding a newborn. The woman, Markey said, had been denied coverage while she was pregnant because her husband switched jobs and the new plan said her pregnancy was a preexisting condition.
Several times during the debate, Democrats invoked the name of Mitt Romney, the Republican and former Massachusetts governor who helped pass the Bay State's landmark 2006 health care law. Romney's advocacy of that law is seen as one of his chief hurdles in his expected presidential bid.
One of the chief Republican talking points yesterday — that the health care law will destroy jobs by imposing penalties on small businesses that don't offer health insurance to their employers — does not appear to be borne out by the experience in the Bay State.
In Massachusetts, businesses with more than 10 employees have to pay a $295 annual fee if they do not provide insurance for their workers. The federal law has a $2,000 fee for businesses with more than 50 employees.
Massachusetts businesses have been seeking several other changes to the federal law, including stripping a new 2.3 percent tax on medical devices and changing new tax reporting requirements that Democrats now concede may be too cumbersome for businesses.
An August 2010 report from the Congressional Budget Office predicted that fewer people would be working as a result of the health care bill — roughly 0.5 percent of the workforce — but not because they would lose their jobs.
Rather, the report says, allowing easier access to health care would enable people to work less or retire earlier than they do now for two reasons: prohibiting insurers from denying coverage because of preexisting conditions would increase the appeal of private plans outside the workplace for older Americans; and increased subsidies would put more money in workers' pockets.
Republicans are planning to keep the health care debate alive over the next election cycle, hoping it will lead to the ouster of Obama and a majority in the Senate.
In the meantime, Republicans have started looking for an alternative course, scheduling hearings to grapple with reforming the medical malpractice insurance system and trying to repeal some specific provisions, such as a new tax on medical devices.
Democrats appear willing to make changes — but remained opposed to a wholesale repeal.
Republicans are also laying plans to eliminate or reduce funding for certain agencies that will be in charge of enacting the new law.


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Home News A'Ibom mobilises countryside dwellers for CVR, Ibeno chair detects problem
A'Ibom mobilises countryside dwellers for CVR, Ibeno chair detects problem
6th Mar. 2018 @ 09:19 am
UPENEKANG—WITH less than one year to the next general elections in the country, the Akwa Ibom State Government has, through the local government areas intensified sensitisation of the rural people on the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise across the state.
*Sensitisation over CVR in Ibeno.
The sensitisation campaign was flagged off, weekend, at Ibeno Local Government Area of the state by the Ethical and Attitudinal Re-orientation Commission, EARCOM.
Why eligible citizens didn't vote in last election
Addressing participants, largely women drawn from the 10 wards in Ibeno at Ulok Ulok hall, Upenekang village, EARCOM chair, Dr Dorothy Thompson, pointed out that the awareness/sensitisation campaign became necessary because turn out of voters during the December 2017 Local Government poll was not impressive.
She, however, attributed the situation to failure of many eligible citizens to register in the Voter Registration exercise as well as failure of registered ones to pick up their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs.
Thompson, therefore, urged those yet to register to use the opportunity of the CVR exercise provided by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to register before the exercise wound up.
Non-functioning equipment
Speaking, Ibeno Council Chair, Mr. Ifum Henry Udoh, said he was particularly impressed by the enlightenment effort, saying that the turnout of the people, especially women, showed that they were ready and prepared to participate in the CVR exercise.
Udoh, represented by the leader of the council's legislature, Mrs. Grace Ekpe, lamented the delay in the CVR exercise caused by non-functional equipment in Ibeno.
According to him, many 18-year-old persons and above might still not be captured in the area at the end of the ongoing phase of the exercise.
"I therefore appeal to EARCOM to impress on INEC the need to send additional and good capture machines to Ibeno to accelerate the exercise because the machines currently in use are faulty", the council boss added.
INEC ready, no cause for alarm- Igini
However, displaying the modern Direct Data Capture Machines, DDCM, recently distributed to states at the Uyo INEC office last week, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Mike Igini, assured that everybody that has attained 18 years of age and above, would be registered, adding that with the additional equipment, officials would be able to cover everywhere, including those in riverine areas.
"We also know the difficulties that we have been going through and that is why nationwide, we have been asked to do a rotational process to be able to capture as many people as possible.
"With the new equipment we now have, the number of people here today will be easily registered as quickly as possible, everywhere will be covered and nobody will be left out. That is the idea of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise unlike in the previous years when we normally do this exercise within three weeks," he said.
The INEC Commissioner also assured those who had registered since April 27, 2017 when the CVR exercise began that their PVCs which have been produced, would be released to them as soon as the states get them from Abuja.
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The purpose of the Land Use Bylaw is to regulate and control the use and development of land and buildings within the Town of Westlock to achieve the orderly and economic development of land. Rezoning or application for change of land district will require an amendment to the Land Use Bylaw.
Prescribes and regulates standards for signs and off-road parking.
The Planning & Development Department is responsible for administering the Land Use Bylaw and assisting applicants through the permit process. Please contact us for assistance with your development and Land Use Bylaw related inquiries.
Rezoning, or application for change of land use district, is the most common reason for bylaw amendment. Rezoning is often requested when an applicant wishes to develop lands for a certain purpose and that purpose is not supported in the current zoning of the property under the bylaw. For example, an owner might apply to rezone a single family property or a group of adjacent properties in the downtown core to multi-family residential to support the development of a four-plex. Or application may be made to rezone an undeveloped area in order to accommodate subdivision for a specific purpose.
Sometimes bylaw amendment is requested to add a use not previously contemplated to the list of permitted or discretionary uses in a specific land use district, or to create site-specific regulations for a property faced with unique circumstances.
Application is made to the Planning & Development Department on the Application to Amend Land Use Bylaw form with payment of the applicable fee.
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The Public Hearing is held at a regular meeting at least one month after first reading in order to accommodate legislated advertising requirements and, if Council deems that the bylaw should be passed, second and third readings are given at the same meeting as the public hearing and once signed the bylaw comes into effect.
Application may then be made for a Development Permit or for subdivision if same was dependent upon the amendment being passed.
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How does the human body maintain homeostasis?
By: Anne Minard
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The human body is an exquisite machine, partly because it maintains functionality in a variety of environments. Humans can thrive in conditions ranging from the arctic to the equator, and with a variety of diets and lifestyles. Part of the reason for this adaptability is the body's ability to maintain homeostasis.
Homeostasis is a fancy word meaning "equilibrium," and it entails many interwoven variables that are amazing to consider. Temperature is among the most straightforward of these. The body sweats to keep cool and shivers to stay warm. But the human body is masterful at balancing many other factors. Most are subtler, involving the regulation of hormones and other bodily chemicals. All of the body's systems self-regulate using an intricate coordination of three principle roles: signal reception, centralised control and action.
All of the body's systems work together to maintain balance in the body, but various systems do have specific roles. Two of the most important systems for maintaining homeostasis are the nervous and endocrine systems. Basic bodily functions such as heart rate and breathing may be stimulated or slowed under neural control. The nervous system helps regulate breathing and the urinary and digestive systems, and it interacts with the endocrine system. For example, part of the brain triggers the pituitary gland to release metabolic hormones in response to changing caloric demands. Hormones also help adjust the body's balance of fluids and electrolytes, among other key roles in all the body's systems. Less energetically expensive, but no less important, roles in the maintenance of homeostasis include the lymphatic system's ability to fight infection, the respiratory system's maintenance of oxygen and proper pH levels, and the urinary system's removal of toxins from the blood.
The human body fends off many challenges to its maintenance of balance. A diet that lacks the right nutrients in the right amounts will induce the body to compensate or become sick. Exposure to drugs, alcohol and other toxins kick the excretory functions into high gear, lest these substances accumulate and damage the body's cells. Stress and depression can challenge the respiratory, cardiovascular and endocrine systems, and thereby weaken their respective abilities to maintain homeostasis. And insufficient sleep can work all of the body's systems too hard, impairing the body's balance. So, while the human body is an amazing entity with exquisite abilities to counterbalance insults, healthy lifestyles and choices can go a long way to help.
Anne Minard is a freelance writer with an academic background in biology. Her science writing has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines, and online sites -- and one book, Pluto and Beyond. She also indulges frequent wanderlust, and her travel and adventure stories have popped up in outlets ranging from her own blog to the L.A. Times


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Board index » Documents/Resources » Court Cases
Post subject: Pictures
I was flicking through a magazine earlier and noticed a picture of a convict.
I wonder if, in all the court cases/quarter session reports that I have read over recent months, there are pictures of any of the convicts in existence? And if there are any images of any of the Lancs convicts, where are they kept and can the general public access them?
Post subject: Re: Pictures
Wouldn't that come under a privacy control? I'd be surprised if there was access to photos.
Even if they are over 100 years old?
I think Kris has a convict picture?
Mmm maybe.
I think it was a Catlow?
Willfinder General
Yes, I have a convict photo (or hospital photo) of Samuel Catlow (1860-1921), who was convicted of attempted murder, 1897.
Sam died at Prestwich Hospital (The Annexe Lunatic Asylum), so his details could be found at the Greater Manchester County Record Office. http://www.gmcro.co.uk/
As well as the photo, this is what I received:
Samuel Catlow, Patient no. 14987, date of admission, 30th December 1918, 58yrs, married, Church of England, Union; Burnley, weaver, place of abode before care; 20 Lomas street, Burnley. Appearance: a well nourished man, bald, and brownish – grey moustache.
More info about Sam:
1891 Census - RG12 / 3369 folio 65 pg. 56
65 Clarke Street, Habergham Eaves, Burnley
Samuel CATLOW, Head, Married, 30years, Cotton Weaver, b. Lancashire, Burnley
Sophia A. CATLOW, Wife, Married, 30years, ? Winder, b. London
Fred CATLOW, Son, 6years, b. Lancs, Burnley
James CATLOW, Son, 4years, b. Lancs, Burnley
Frank CATLOW, Son, 2years, b. Lancs, Burnley
Willie CATLOW, Son, 1 month, b. Lancs, Burnley
1901 Census - RG13/1997 folio 105 pg. 15
Verne Citadel, Weymouth, Portland, Dorset
List of all Persons who slept or abode in this institution on the night of Sunday, March 31st, 1901
Samuel CATLOW, Convict, Married, 40years, Weaver Cotton, Worker, b. Burnley, Lancs
Burnley Express 3rd July 1897
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED MURDER AGAINST A BURNLEY MAN.
WANTED TO LIVE UNTIL MORNING. A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT. THE ACCUSED BEFORE THE MAGISTRTES.
A sensational affair in which the parties concerned were man and his wife occurred on Wednesday night in the Wet end of Burnley, when a weaver named Samuel Catlow is alleged to have attempted to take the life of his wife. The victim, Sophia Catlow, summoned her husband some time ago on account of his having assaulted her. Catlow was then fined 20s. and costs, and a separation order, with 8s. a week for the maintenance of his wife, was made against him. Since that time Mrs. Catlow has lived with her sister at 24, Allerton-street Whittlefield, whilst the prisoner on the other hand has resided with his mother in Back Lane.
It is stated that on Thursday, just before midnight, Catlow went to the house where his wife was staying, broke one of the kitchen windows, and obtained an entrance into the house. The inmates-prisoner's wife and her sister - heard a noise, and being somewhat alarmed they both got out of bed. Edith Rose Aunger, sister of Mrs. Catlow, shouted out, "Hallo, hallo", but no one replied. In the meantime prisoner had ascended the stairs, and on going there both sisters were met by him. Prisoner then brandished a razor in the air. When Mrs. Catlow saw the implement she said, "Oh, Sam, do not kill me tonight. Let me live till morning." She endeavoured to ward off the blow, and in doing so had her hand severely cut. Notwithstanding her excitement Mrs. Catlow had the presence of mind to realise her dangerous position, and succeeded in getting out of her husband's clutches, and rushed into the neighbouring house. An alarm was then raised, and a medical man was summoned to attend to Mrs. Catlow's injury.
Catlow afterwards went to the police station, and gave himself up.
PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGISTRATES,
On Thursday morning, at the Burnley Borough Police ourt, before R.J. Hurtley, J. Hargreaves and J. Berry, Esqrs., the prisoner appeared in the dock to answer a charge of wounding his wife, Sophia Catlow, 24 Allerton-street, with intent to murder her.
The Chief Constable (Mr. Harrop) in opening the case said the wife of the prisoner was unable to attend court, and he would ask for the case to be adjourned. He would, however, call one witness.
Edith Rose Eunger stated that the prisoner's wife was her sister, and lived with her. Both went to bed about 11-30 the previous night, at which time the windows and doors were securely fastened. Shortly afterwards they heard a creaking of the windows and both got out of bed. Witness called out, "Hallo, hallo", but there was no answer. They went to the stairs-top, where her sister was seized by prisoner, who held a razor in his hand. Prisoner's wife said, "Oh, Sam, do not kill me to-night, let me live till to-morrow." Prisoner replied, "I will finish you," and got hold of her and attempted to cut her throat. Witness made an attempt to stop the prisoner from committing the deed, and one of her fingers was cut in consequence.
The case was adjourned for a week.
Burnley Express (date unknown)
THE MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A WIFE AT BURNLEY.
Samuel Catlow, aged thirty-six, a Burnley weaver, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to wounding his wife, Sophia Catlow, with intent to murder her, at Burnley on June 30, was brought up for sentence. His Lordship said prisoner had pleaded guilty to a most savage and unprovoked attack upon the woman, whom above all others he was bound to cherish-his wife. She had been separated from him on account of his cruelty, and he entered the house where she was living apart obviously with the intention of murdering her. He endeavoured to get quietly into her house while she was asleep, and he inflicted injuries which, had she not protected her throat with her hands, would have proved fatal. But for medical assistance probably her injuries would have been fatal. Prisoner did what he could to kill the poor woman, and his crime was a very serious one, and one that must be punished very severely. The sentence of the court was that prisoner be kept in hard labour for a period of twenty years.
Edith Rose Aunger (nee Ford) Samuel Catlow's sister-in-law was my gt.gt. Aunty. Edith's husband Richard was the brother of Sampson Henry Aunger who was first my gt.gt. Uncle then became my gt.gt. Step grandfather when my grandad remarried after my grandma died to my grandma's cousin.
Hope that makes some sort of sense, it's taken me a long time to work it out!! Would love to see a copy of the photo if thats possible.
Turns out also that my gt.granmother (real not step) was living on Allerton Street when the incident happened she was 17 at time.
Patricia, how interesting, and what a coincidence!
Samuel Catlow (1860-1921) is the older Brother of my 2x Gt. Granddad, James Catlow (1864-1925).
I am sending you an email…..let me know if you do not receive it.
Hi Lever, Got your email, thankyou.
The Liverpool Daily Post, Friday, July 9, 1897.
DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT WIFE MURDER.
COMMITAL TO LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.
At Burnley, yesterday, Samuel Catlow, weaver, was charged with the attempted murder of Sophia Catlow, on the 30th of June. Prosecutris, who had obtained a separation order against her husband, lived with her sister at 23, Allerton-street. At ten o'clock they went to bed on the night named, and at eleven they heard a crash of glass, and when they went to the top of the stairs they found prisoner with a razor. He rushed at Mrs. Catlow, who cried out, "Don't kill me to-night, Sam; let me live until to-morrow." He replied. "I'll cut your throat." A desperate struggle ensued between prisoner and the two women, both of whom were wounded, Mrs. Catlow very seriously. They eventually escaped, Mrs. Catlow going into a neighbour's house, where she fainted. She lost a large quantity of blood from the wound in her hand, and Dr. Harwood said she would have died had he not arrived. Prisoner was committed for trial at the Liverpool Assize.
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/Browse/vie ... 4000&zp=75
A weaver named Samuel Catlow was yesterday committed by the Burnley magistrates to the Liverpool Assizes on a charge of attempting to murder his wife.
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/browse/vie ... atlow&st=g
The Liverpool Daily Post, Thursday, July 29, 1897.
LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.
Samuel Catlow, aged thirty-six, a Burnley weaver, who pleaded guilty on Tuesday to wounding his wife, Sophia Catlow, with intent to murder her, at Burnley on June 30, was brought up for sentence. His Lordship said prisoner had pleaded guilty to a most savage and unprovoked attack upon the woman, whom shove all others he was bound to cherish - his wife. She had been separated from him on account of his cruelty, and he entered the house where she was living apart obviously with the intention of murdering her. He endeavoured to get quietly into her house while she was asleep, and he inflicted injuries which, had she not protected her throat with her hands, would have proved fatal. But for medical assistance probably her injuries would have been fatal. Prisoner did what he could to kill the poor woman, and his crime was a very serious one, and one that must be punished very severely. The sentence of the court was that prisoner be kept in hard labour for a period of twenty years
kevincatlow
hello does anyone still have the prison photo of samuel catlow 1860 - 1921 ?
this was my great grandad and have been searching for it, can anyone help.
many thanks kevin catlow.
my email address is kevin.catlow@ntlworld.com


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©2016 Carolyn A Pappas, Garden Sketch (11/6/2016). Ink, watercolor, and collage in large moleskine.
©2016 Carolyn A Pappas, Garden Sketch (12/20/2016). Ink, watercolor, and collage in large moleskine.
Above are some pages from my sketchbook when I was thinking about time and time management.
For 2017, my goals are simple. First and foremost, I plan to successfully complete my nursing program. Secondly, I want to find a way to include art in my life during the school year. Last semester, I only broke away from my studies one time to do art and I missed it terribly. I don't think I can mentally function for a whole year (including the summer) by only drawing between terms. At this point, I'm not sure how I will implement more frequent art making, but I will post updates throughout the year.
Last year, I did have the foresight to realize that I would be buried with schoolwork and I saved some drawings to post during the year. I am aiming for one post a month at minimum, but more often if I can manage.
I wish everyone reading this a healthy, prosperous, and creative 2017!
My most liked Instagram photos from 2016. I started using Instagram slightly more this past year. I post images of things that inspire me as an artist, as well as work in progress photos. Feel free to follow me: @carolynapappas.
My most productive art making months were July and August. During these months, my schedule was the lightest and I felt an urgency to make as much art as I could before school started.
My biggest creative inspiration in 2016 was Tower Hill Botanic Garden. I am still overflowing with ideas and you will definitely see more of Tower Hill in my art in 2017.
I published 35 blog posts over the course of the year, which doesn't meet my goal of one post a week. I am okay with that though, because I made a lot of artwork that I didn't post (stay tuned in 2017).
I published 52 posts to Instagram over the course of 2016.
For six weeks in the beginning of the year, I participated in the online Sketchbook Skool course, Expressing. You can read my review of the kourse here.
I participated in the Twitter Art Exhibit, held in NYC in March.
I decorated and mailed a blank postcard to Greenfield Community College for a show of Mail Art.
I completed a commissioned watercolor landscape painting for the album cover of Robert Louis' debut Christmas album.
I completed my red moleskine sketchbook and started a new moleskine, which is in progress.
I experimented with Photoshop and learned how to make animated GIFs to feature my artwork.
Crafty pursuits included making two hand-sewn mermaid dolls and an advent calendar for my daughter.
I finished the prerequisites for the nursing program I am attending, started nursing school in September, and completed the first semester.
Thank you to all who visited me online during this past year, left comments, or sent encouraging emails. I am so grateful for the support of kindred spirits!
I will be back on Sunday with my goals for 2017.
I took my watercolors to Tower Hill Botanic Garden to try out working plein air. It was a sunny day and I was worried about getting burned, so I went into the wooded areas. I settled down at the Moss Steps and did this pen drawing and then painted it in watercolor. Although there was a chain blocking the steps off from people, I did see a chipmunk running around as well as a wood frog hopping down.
I usually add the watercolor at home, but it was a welcome change to paint in person (and more of a challenge). I brought water with me in a bottle and poured it into a plastic cup, but I had to bend down to use it as I put my water cup on the ground. The pine needles falling down on my head were annoying, but a small price to pay for such a nice time.
Next time I would like to try painting in watercolor without such a detailed pen and ink drawing first because it took a very long time.
©2016 Carolyn A Pappas, At the edge of the Moss Steps (8/5/2016). Ink and watercolor in large moleskine.
A photo of the moss steps. I conveniently removed the chain from my drawing.
Some of the other interesting photos I took while walking through the woods.
I always get a feeling of accomplishment when I finish a sketchbook, especially one that has been in progress for the better part of two years. I am so happy to move on from my red large moleskine. It was an unexpected gift that I originally began hesitantly. It wasn't until about a year ago that I really got into a groove and began filling it up with more vigor. When I flip through the pages, I also see a real progression in my level of artistic risk taking, which pleases me.
Oftentimes, finishing a sketchbook coincides with moving onto a new season of my life. I have the rest of the summer before I start school again and I'm hoping to break in my new sketchbook by then.
This past January I signed up for the Sketchbook Skool six week "kourse" called Expressing as part of my goal for this year to focus more on my personal sketchbooks. This is my honest review of the program for the benefit of anyone else who may be considering enrolling.
The main reason why I signed up was because Michael Nobbs and Penelope Dullaghan were being featured as instructors, and I am a long time follower of both for many years. Also, I enrolled with a 20% off promo code which made the normally $99 cost a bit easier to swallow.
The videos were professionally produced with music, bright lighting, and nice zoom in shots so you can see clearly.
The website is attractively designed with black text on bright white backgrounds and lots of pops of bright colors.
New lessons were posted each Friday, which is ideal for someone who works M-F and wants to spend time on the weekends viewing the new content.
The artists featured each week were all different from each other in terms of style and approach. I really enjoyed the variety.
The courses and videos remain available for users to view after the end date of the six-week program. I didn't actually finish the kourse so I will definitely be taking advantage of this.
Danny Gregory (co-founder of Sketchbook Skool) posted little videos of himself doing the weekly homework on his blog every week. I really liked these videos and I would recommend looking them up if you'd like more of a feel for the content before signing up.
The videos were very short and mostly focused on talking, with very little time in comparison spent on demos. There was one week in particular which was so heavy on talking and biographical information that it generated some user complaints. I did notice that some extra content was posted to this lesson in the following days, however. I was disappointed because I had the impression from promo material that this particular week was to focus on making books, but I had seen all the same content elsewhere (accordion books and mini one-page books). The instructor referred participants to a how-to book on book-binding for more information.
Every time I logged in on Fridays to view the new lessons, there were a number of participants who had already viewed all of the videos and posted their completed homework. I am on EST and usually logged in around 9 or 10 am on Friday. I realize that people in other time zones could view the content earlier than me, but I thought that the amount of content in each lesson could have been more as it was intended to cover an entire week.
There were some technical issues which prevented some people from being able to download PDFs from the site. Eventually, this issue was fixed but there were a lot of comments about it in the forums which distracted me from the content. Hopefully, this issue is fixed for future iterations of the kourse.
Even though most of the homework can be done with materials that you probably already have on hand (pencil, ink, watercolor, etc.), I would have appreciated a materials list before the kourse started. If this was posted, I missed it. I absolutely LOVED Penelope Dullaghan's week, but there were some materials that she used that I don't have as a part of my normal supplies such as oil paint, rubber brayer, acetate sheets, linoleum and lino carving tools. I was so inspired after watching her videos, but I didn't have the stuff on hand so I wasn't able to jump in and do the assignment like I would have done otherwise.
©2016 Carolyn A Pappas, My Lunch (2-5-2016). Pentel Pocket Brush Pen and watercolor in large moleskine watercolor sketchbook.
My overall impression of this Sketchbook Skool kourse is that it is ideal for someone who is relatively new to drawing and keeping sketchbooks and who needs/wants a lot of encouragement, inspiration, and interaction with others to stay on track. The inspiration and information I gained from the kourse was very worthwhile for me, but I don't think it would be worth $99.
I also think this format may not be for me, or that I have some ADD tendencies, because I started to get distracted and lose track and never officially completed all the lessons or all of the homework. The forums seemed a little awkward for me to use so I largely didn't participate in the discussions. I find the setup of facebook groups more conducive for giving and sharing feedback in general.
Ultimately, it is not necessary AT ALL to take a class on how to keep a sketchbook. When I think back over the years, I realize I have learned the most by just looking at other people's artwork, and from books. If you like to get video based information, then Sketchbook Skool might be for you. For free, you can look for videos on YouTube and you can also check out Strathmore Free Online Workshops (keeping in mind that they are meant to promote Strathmore products). For less money than Sketchbook Skool, you can also find some art courses on Craftsy (look out for sales) and Creativebug (they offer a free 14 day trial). If you know of any other sources for video based art instruction, please leave me a comment because I'd love to check it out!


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UFC 229 tickets start at $205, top out at $2,505 for Nurmagomedov vs. McGregor
MMAjunkie Staff
August 15, 2018 8:45 am ET
Photos: Best of Conor McGregor
Ticket prices are out for UFC 229, and they're pricey.
Nosebleed seats start at $205 and go all the way up to $2,505 to sit cageside – and that's not including fees, according to prices released by the promotion.
T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas hosts the Oct. 6 event, which airs on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Here's the full list of prices: $205, $255, $305, $355, $405, $555, $755, $1,005, $2,005 and $2,505, plus fees.
Of course, the pay-per-view event's marquee attraction, a lightweight title bout between champ Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) and ex-champ Conor McGregor (21-3 MMA, 9-1 UFC), is unquestionably one of the most anticipated fights ever put together. Even the promotion dubbed it "the biggest fight in UFC history."
To compare, the get-in price for July's UFC 226, which featured a heavyweight superfight between light-heavy champ Daniel Cormier and heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic, was $85 and topped out at $800. In March, UFC 222 prices started at $50 and went up to $500.
But next to "The Money Fight," where tickets started at $500 and topped out at $10,000 (before they inevitably snatched up and doubled on the secondary market), UFC 229 is a downright bargain.
Photos: Best of Khabib Nurmagomedov
Tickets can be purchased online through axs.com. Sales are limited to eight tickets per person. As per usual, UFC Fight Club members get first crack at the event with access to a pre-sale today at 10 a.m. PT. UFC.com e-newsletter subscribers can purchase tickets Thursday at 10 a.m. PT. And the general public sale starts Friday at the same time.
The latest UFC 229 lineup includes:
Champ Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor – for lightweight title
Derrick Lewis vs. Alexander Volkov
Jussier Formiga vs. Sergio Pettis
Yana Kunitskaya vs. Lina Lansberg
Ryan LaFlare vs. Tony Martin
Felice Herrig vs. Michelle Waterson
Dominick Reyes vs. Ovince Saint Preux
Sean O'Malley vs. Jose Quinonez
For more on UFC 229, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.


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A great new gateway
Time is of the essence for all logistics activities, especially when it comes to airfreight … And no one knows this better than DHL, a company that has taken speedy service to heart. But there is always room for improvement as it has demonstrated with its new gateway facility. JACO DE KLERK reports
In order to cater for a growing local and global customer base, DHL Express South Africa (SA), a major player in the logistics industry, has opened a new gateway facility – a fixed base for cargo and freight handling – at Cape Town International Airport.
Norman George, DHL Express SA's operations director, explains why: "We fly our consignments to and from countries all over the world, so it is important that we have airside access and facilities in both Johannesburg and Cape Town."
He adds: "At the Johannesburg gateway the airfreight section is over 40 years old, and we have space constraints. So we needed to open another facility into which we could move all the Western Cape freight directly." He says that, previously, this freight came into Johannesburg, and was then moved from there to the Mother City.
"With more international flights going into and out of Cape Town International Airport, we had the opportunity to have a bigger facility there," George notes. "Having this facility also speeds up the process and gets shipments to and from our customers a lot faster."
Furthermore, the new gateway facility offers DHL some backup – if, for example, an aircraft can't land in Johannesburg, the company can then divert it to Cape Town. "We are also negotiating within the DHL world to start routing all of our Eastern Cape material which is currently flown into Johannesburg – through the new facility as well."
This will relieve the pressure in Johannesburg even more … But, this is still open for debate.
Hennie Heymans, MD of DHL Express SA, explains that the new gateway facility (which is over 1 900 m2) replaces the company's Maitland station (which was about 720 m2) – effectively more than doubling its Western Cape processing capabilities.
George explains that the company has both inbound and outbound processes. "Everything that comes into the country will be offloaded from the aircraft and brought directly to our facility at the airport." This allows DHL to have total control of its consignments, from the minute they come off the aircraft right up to the time that the company delivers the goods.
"Every other company's freight would go to the cargo shed belonging to the airline," notes George. "Being at the airport helps speed up the process, as we are able to clear everything at our facility." He adds that DHL's competitors would have to go to the airline shed, clear the goods and then move them to their own facilities.
George explains the benefits of this speedy process: "Previously we could sort approximately 200 shipments per hour at the old facility, but we've now increased it to around 500. However, the new facility has a total capacity of up to 1 000 shipments per hour." But, this isn't only due to the gateway's convenient location.
Heymans explains: "The manual processes have been replaced with semi-automated processes, which minimises the lead time for the flow of material to and from the airline and our clients."
George reveals that this semi-automated process is achieved through the use of conveyor belts: "Previously people had to offload freight outside the facility and move it by trolley into the warehouse where the trolleys were unloaded – so there was a lot of handling involved. But we've now reduced the handling quite significantly."
He continues: "The cargo now comes out of the vehicle onto a conveyor belt, which then moves through a re-weigh machine – where we get the actual dimensions and weight of the shipment. After that, we put it through an X-ray machine for security purposes and then it goes into the container. This has reduced double handling and makes for quicker on- and off-loading."
George says the conveyor belts have sped up DHL's processing time quite significantly: "We are able to push material through the new facility in half the time that we were able to do previously. We can now also get a consignment onto the road or into the facility far more quickly than before."
He adds that previously all the vehicles had to be back at the office by 16:00 because there were a lot of manual processes to go through. "This included the sorting, packing, stacking and bagging of goods. But, with the new facility, they can now be back at 17:30. We merely have to reverse the vehicles up onto the belt, push the collected cargo down the conveyor, which sends it through the X-ray machine, into a container and out to the aircraft." So the company saves more than an hour, which translates into more deliveries per day.
But the time savings don't end there … Craig Geysman, operations supervisor at the Cape Town gateway, explains: "One of the biggest benefits of the new facility is that everything is under one roof; the service centre and the gateway. We don't have to wait for a truck to bring our freight from the gateway to the service centre anymore, because it is all on site."
In the past delays were sometimes caused by external factors. "When we were still in Maitland typical examples were accidents, road blockages and traffic jams – which meant that we had to wait longer for those goods to come through," notes Geysman. "But these issues are no longer relevant as we are all under one roof."
He continues: "Another plus that we have is the clearance of goods, by our own staff, on arrival at the facility. So as the freight comes in, our employees in imports start clearing paperwork and the shipment. After it has been cleared, it moves directly from the facility's gateway side into the service centre."
Geysman adds that, at the Maitland station, the service centre couldn't do same-day deliveries if it received the freight after 12:30. "But because everything is in the same building now, we can get a consignment just before 13:00 and have it ready for delivery just after 13:00 on that same day."
Another benefit of the unification of the gateway and service centre is that DHL can now do cross-functional training with the two different departments. "The service centre staff learn about what happens at the gateway and the gateway people in turn learn about what the service centre does," says Geysman.
"So it is all intertwined and we all work hand-in-hand," he relates with a smile. "It is definitely about teamwork here and, because of the cross-functional training, if we are short staffed in a department, we have people who can sort out whatever gets handed to them – regardless of the department that they are in."
George adds: "DHL is extremely proud of this new state-of-the-art facility. The new gateway has also improved our processing time significantly."
Heymans says that this investment represents a trend in local business, as the province has seen increased interest from global brands that use the Western Cape as a gateway into South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa. For example, Chinese consumer electronics giant, Hisense, recently opened a manufacturing hub in Atlantis, covering a total area of 100 000 m² and creating up to 3 000 jobs in its own business and related industries.
"Like Hisense, we believe in the economic and trading power of South Africa, and see the Western Cape as a key area of investment. We will continue to grow and improve our infrastructure and services in the region," comments Heymans.
"The emergence of technology and e-commerce, driven by consumers using the internet to conduct business, is increasingly requiring a higher volume of same-day transport of goods," he points out. "Leaders in logistics have a key role to play in this space and need to continually look for ways to streamline the ease of transporting goods within South Africa and across its borders, thereby ultimately ensuring piece of mind for those individuals or companies using these services."
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Christmas in Florida
So, this is how they do it in Zephyrhills, Florida. You can see some of the carolers thought it a bit cool and wore sweaters! (It must have been in the 60's for goodness' sake!) Our love and condolences to you guys back in Michigan!
"Here we go a-caroling..!" The reindeer to the left is Rudolf, and the reindeer to the right is Olive. (You know, like in the song, "Olive, the other reindeer...")
Kalimba, harmonica, guitar, fiddle, and off camera to the right--auto harp!
Judy played the jingle bells and took the pictures.
What's wrong with this Christmas picture?
There's a smart Alec in every crowd and at every age!
Some things you can just count on! Ain't it great?!
We had lots of fun with the folk from Country Aire Village. We even got cookies at some of the stops, which made it a little tough for our harmonica player, Percy!
Percy also lent us the use of his computer when we couldn't get ours to work.
Thanks, Perce! You're our hero!
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Our Great Adventure begins...
This update is under construction. Just check out the pix and come back when we have the story filled in!
Judy, standing among the giants at Hartwick Pines as we left Michigan.
A Michigan rest area with a road workers theme...
Some of the folks at Town & Country Church in Shelbyville, In.
Our hostess in Nashville, our lovely youngest "child," Jordan (a musical force to be reckoned with!)
(The old man with her is The Old Man.)
Christmas Village at Stone Mountain, Ga.
Eight lanes of EEEEK!
Who knew Atlanta rush hour started before 3:30 on Friday afternoon?! Everyone but us.
(The sheepish figure in the foreground has been our dashboard sentinel for many years.)
Judy and Whitt at The Crimson Moon Cafe, Dahlonega, Georgia.
We promise more to come soon, so come back later, okay?
(If you haven't been here before, check out the past updates...Previous reports are more interesting and complete.)
Officially Homeless--er--On the Road!
Yes, it's true. Those were our taillights departing Michigan after a quick stop in Hartwick Pines. In 14 years in the north country we had never made it there to see the 350-year-old "old growth" forest. It was worth the side trip. Beautiful and quiet, the old woods showed us her fall colors and whispered goodbye.
Then we high-tailed it downstate to "Live from the Living Room" in Pontiac for our last Michigan stop for the year. Dennis Kingsbury and Maggie Ferguson (the event's hosts and promoters) were as great as ever, and we really enjoyed the songwriting (and playing!) of Barbara Barton, who was the co-act for the night. (Dennis is becoming one of Whitt's favorite songwriters.)
The Apple Festival at Kendallville (Indiana) was a blast, in terms of both heat and fun! (Crowd was estimated at 50,000!) We met people from all over. They come from Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ohio to experience this festival year after year. All the vendors and entertainers are in period costume, as were we, thanks largely to the help of Toni Felmlee and Susan O'Rourke. There's a slew of old-fashioned fun, like hand pulled merry-go-rounds for the kids, civil war encampments, demonstrations of folk art, music (of course), Abraham Lincoln (he liked us!), magicians and a full stage show revue! All of it free! The food was amazing as well, from apple cider slushes to haystack (apple peel style) potatoes, and even candied pork! (No, we weren't feeling that adventurous!)
The bad news is, our camera chose this time to go completely dead, so no pictures. We hope to have this remedied soon!
One thing was missing as we enjoyed a night at Chain O' Lakes State Park in northern Indiana: our Michigan pine tree air fresheners! Boy, are we spoiled! (This is a beautiful area just three miles south of Albion, IN, and the showers are really hot!)
Now we're in Valparaiso, IN, to perform at an open mic Thursday evening at Front Porch Music, a music store and coffehouse. As always with open mics, we're hoping the guy who does the booking for their concerts will actually be there to hear us!
Next, it's three shows Friday night at Ed 'n' Joe's in Tinley Park, a bedroom community to Chicago--wonderful restaurant and the chance to spend a little more time with great new friends. Hopefully we'll get some pix this time, but you can click on "past news updates" below for a look from the last time we were there.
We'll be in touch at the next stop! Don't forget you can leave comments in the guest book or just email us.
Accosted in Mecosta
We had a great time in Mecosta--a village just slightly bigger than Mt. Misbegot. One marked (pun intended) difference being live local radio happening there--a phenomenon these days! Mark Ray is responsible for a popular Sunday morning show called Local Talent Round-up. It airs from 8 to 10 am on True Country 106.3 WSCG. Tune in if you get the chance...talent from all over Michigan.
Mark and his wife Alice (who co-ordinates the Mecosta Music on the River concert series) were our hosts,
and completely responsible for our dining at Michigan's renowned "Maxfield's" restaurant, where we feasted on...
VEGETARIAN ALERT! Our vegan friends and PETA members should turn away.
The next two pictures and accompanying text contain graphic depictions of amphibian carnage.
...Frog Legs! and we liked em!
(BEFORE)
They taste, as you may or may not have heard, like chicken, only with a lighter flavor...not a bit pond-ish!
(AFTER)
Yeah, we know...more info than you needed, probably...just keepin' it real for our street cred.
End vegetarian alert
Anyway, we had a lot of fun playing in the park--so much so that Mom and Dad had a hard time getting us into the car afterwards. A wonderful audience who came out just hours after a prodigious downpour, sat amid very moist grass (hardy folk!), and sang along and laughed a bunch (or was that croaking?)
Here's what we looked like 'way back then...
Next time we appear on the river, it'll be a benefit for amphibian amputees.
Up or Down is a State of Mind
No disrespect to the great state of Michigan (state motto: "You can't swing a dead cat without hitting a pleasant peninsula") we're the ones in the confused state. First we're downstate, then we're upstate and basically we're just in a state and should be lying in state, flatly stated.
Port Huron is some hours south of us and we looked forward to playing at The Raven Cafe, nestled in one of the oldest buildings in Port Huron. It's beautifully restored and redecorated as a multi-level coffee house and cafe. When we read "elevated stage" we had visions of perhaps 4 or 5 feet off the floor...when we arrived we were escorted to the stage and were greeted by this:
Yup...A trap door in the ceiling! Now picture Whitt hoisting my trunk and washtub bass and all the other paraphernalia that we use. The stage ceiling was literally two inches taller than Whitt's head. If he'd a-been wearin' cowboy boots he wouldn-a fit! Suppose it should have occurred to us that The Raven would have a crow's nest. Whitt's favorite part was the sign on the top side of the trap door reading "Please keep hatch shut." Yes, that would be an unfortunate misstep!
This should have been a tip off that things were not going to go as anticipated! (He climbed down when we started to play, and just sat sulking in a mug of something foamy.)
Fast forward to August and we're in The Soo. The Mackinaw's 50th anniversary... Lake Superior as awesome as ever. The horizon is Canada and includes trees and enormous wind turbines.
We had a great time at the Soo Locks Park doing a concert in the Park. Our camera batteries (company motto: "There until you need us") chose that time to die so we don't have a picture to share with you...
Spent two nights playing at The Corner Pub. Who knew Sault Ste. Marie was such a happening town at 2am? Probably the police.
Check back later for some pics of the 25th Sault Ste. Marie Arts Festival!
We'll leave you with this shot we call "Big Propeller," having neglected to jot down the name of the ship whence it came. (Whitt insists true salts call these "screws," but we decided to go with "propeller" for titling purposes.)
Two Successfully Circumnavigate Globe
Ok, maybe not the whole globe, but 1,125 miles later (we can't even think about it in terms of gallon$) we're right back in Mt. Misbegot. We met lots of good folks and acquired a new battery and alternator-all good things!
Ed & Joe's is a wonderful restaurant & pizzeria in Tinley Park, Illinois.
It is Chef Kevin Kincaid who puts it over the top for Chicago-area eateries.
We enjoyed what we had thought would be a light salad and wound up taking half home.
The stage should be so big! (Plans are to enlarge it.) If you've seen us perform, you know the amount of clutter we have to move in to accommodate Judy's many bizarre musical proclivities. We made it all fit in front of the hand-painted silhouettes of Kevin and Annie, who perform there often. We would be ungrateful indeed if we failed to give a shout out to Hall and his friend, who were our best audients!
At the Rhubarb Festival in Kankakee, we enjoyed Annie Kincaid on violin and guitar, and her Mom on hammered dulcimer, in a turn-of-the-20th- century one-room schoolhouse. Very cool.
The Indiana Samboree was held at the Boone County Fair Grounds in Lebanon, we were greeted by the always-friendly Good Sam folks. The ladies in "hospitality" showed off some gorgeous orchids that are brought to the Samboree each year and served as hostesses of the coffee, lemonade, iced tea, ice water, and oh-so-many cookies!
The theme "Christmas in May" provided the basis for an amazing display--lights, ornaments, centerpieces, life-size Santa, snowmen, a lighted lawn display and a lit nativity scene!
We really admired the creativity and diligence of the many volunteers, and, of course, John & LouAnn Vaughn, Good Sam directors extraordinaire for the State of Indiana.
Everything ran like clockwork!
Here's what the crowd looked like on the first night,
before the other half of the happy campers arrived!
(That's John & LouAnn in the front row, right-hand side-isle side)
We headed for Detroit and the Royal Oak Farmer's Market (where we once again forgot to take a picture, @#*#%&*!). On any given Saturday morning some 2500 folks typically stroll by...or stroll by typically. They were generous folks, too...even sold some CDs!
The Steak Hut decided, at the last minute, to close for Memorial Day weekend,
so our little "southern tour" ended at Memphis Smoke in Royal Oak, MI. Known for its delicious barbecue and blues, it's the site of John D. Lamb's Songwriters Showcase once a month. On the panel with four very serious, talented young singer/songwriters,
we were definitely the comic relief.
Overall this was a great "shakedown cruise" for us as we prepare for touring; but it was all made like a vacation by the generous hospitality of the Kincaids in Illinois and the Dosters in Royal Oak. What a treat to spend time with bright, creative folks who share our sense of humor (at least they pretended to!) and love of music! That's the best part of the whole experience.
We'll close with this great pic of the MS pig kicking back, oblivious to the heady smell of barbecue sauce wafting through the room!
Remember, it the road rises up to meet you-you've fallen down!
April's Fools
Now that we've thawed enough to feel our fingers again, we
thought we'd limber them up by contacting our friends.
First we'd like to invite you all out to The Annual Palm
Sunday Concert this coming Sunday, April 1st (no joke!), at the Comins
Community Center just 2 blocks east of M33 in beautiful downtown Comins. It's a
free event, open to the public and has been so popular they keep having to find
larger places to hold it! It starts at 5 pm and there'll be a dozen or so
different musical groups--bluegrass, country, contemporary and, well-- us! It's
always an uplifting time of music, fellowship, and cookies! (Wives, don't
forget to mention the cookies to your husbands!)
In other news, we just enjoyed participating in
Handrich Farm Supply's 60th Anniversary celebration. These are great folks, so,
be sure to see them for all your dairy cattle feeding, milking, and manure
equipment! (Tell 'em we sent you for a discount on teat dip!)
Even though we have set the Ripley's record for longest departure
time, we are actually looking at finally heading downstate in late
Sept and plan to keep on going. Our route at this point wends through
Indiana, Illinois, Tennessee, Georgia and then ultimately
Florida in December (ahhhhhh!). We plan to go missing from
Michigan from Oct through April annually. We'll have a cell phone number by the
time we leave, and, of course, can always be reached via email no matter where
Stay tuned for a Popeye cartoon.
Brothers, Farmfest and MWT
Hi Y'all,
Mistakenly thinking we heard the ice break,we're coming out of hibernation to play a fund raiser for Farmfest this Thursday (Jan. 25th) from 6 to 8 pm at Brothers Coffee & Tea, 416 W. Main, in Gaylord.
There is no cover charge. but a tip jar will be convenient, and your alms will help bring live music to northern Michigan via Farm Fest. Stacy Jo says she'll have some free Farmfest booty there to give away, and Brothers will have a it's usual delicious hot soups, wraps, sandwiches and desserts for your listening and dancing pleasure. Whitt says "Don't say 'booty'...Someone under 50 might read this."
If you can make it, (or even if you can't) we'll be performing from the crack of evening (6:00 pm!) until their regular "open mic" begins at 8:00. So, leave work early (tell 'em you have to visit sick friends, and you won't be lying!) bring your instruments, and join in the fun! We'd love to see you. It's so lonely out here on the tundra!
Whitt & Judy
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Who does what:
Whitt plays guitar and kazoo.
Judy plays washtub bass, rhythm washboard, mandolin, flute, ukulele, bodhran, banjo uke, jawharp, kazoo, harmonica, cowbell, finger cymbals, tambourine, maracas, train whistle, duck & goose calls, and cap pistol.
The music spans several decades and genres.
Comedy is the stock in trade,
& the music is all handmade.
Call 615-618-8595 for
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(We're planning a sales page soon.)
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"The woods would be very silent, indeed, if only those birds sang there which sang best!"
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As promised a first impressions on my new baby my yt-industries.com Jefffsy mountain bike.
This bike is so light compare to my old Boardman full suspension. I just love the look of this bike. He is a looker that is for sure. I know my bike is a good buy. Especially when my best friend who is way better on a bike than me tells me she is jealous of him.
Aw Listen to that clicky wheel. Just Yes!
Slowly learning how to use Jeff. I have found Like any new Bike I have to relearn how to do things I could do before. The difference in weight in this bike is extreme. I have made loads of improvements in climbing since having Jeffsy In my life. I am on a work out program so My fitness is improving but this bike was made not only for the up hills but for the down too. I honestly can't recommend this bike enough for someone who like me is looking to improve there skills and take the next step in biking.
Sorry about the blurry photo the hubby isn't used to my new Iphone 7 yet.


Charleston/Huntington, WV Ranks #10 of Bible-Minded Cities Across America... But What Does That Mean?
The Mayan Long Calendar ends on December 21, 2012 and everyone's seeing that as a sign of an impending Apocalypse. Well, not everyone. The Mayans were actually looking forward to it as something of a Golden Age per some scholars.
I'm always leery of the book version of a film, especially documentaries and other nonfictional media, mostly because the "novelization" tends to rehash the same ground that I just covered in the movie. But every once in a while, the book proves to be the perfect complement the filmmakers promised. Indoctrinationis just such a book: relevant, readable and revealing.
A Baptist Pastor Blasts Inerrancy - And I Demonstrate Why This Is A Bad Idea!
On June 24, 2010, Associated Baptist Press reported on a sermon delivered on the same day by Dr. Wm. Richard Kremer to Garden Lakes Baptist Church in Rome, GA, entitled, Is the Bible Inerrant?
Foundlings, book one of Matthew Christian Harding's Peleg Chroniclesis set some time in the post-Flood world in a story that pits the followers of the God of Noah against the Cult of the Dragon.
The back cover of John Ashton's Evolution Impossible makes the claim that his book is "one of the most compelling and authoritative rebuttals of evolution today!" It is a very strong book, filled with numerous examples of evidence against the premises of evolutionary theory.
A couple months ago, I received a copy of Awesome Science Episode 1: Grand Canyon. Awesome Scienceis a great new series hosted by genuinely likeable 14-year old host, Noah Justice, exploring science from a Biblical Creationist worldview.
Few books in Christendom are wrapped around as brilliant a concept as this one. Within the pages of Who Needs A Superhero?, author H. Michael Brewer takes his love and knowledge of comic book superheroes and explores some key doctrines of the faith. Surprisingly, this book is neither fluff nor boring.
Tim Chaffey and Joe Westbrook return with the third installment of the Truth Chronicles, following the time-travelling adventures of four teens from Silicon Valley Prep, wonderfully illustrated by Inkhana.
The Church of Facebook is an interesting book, but it fails miserably at establishing its primary message. According to the subtitle of the book, author Jesse Rice intends to show us how the hyperconnected are redefining community. What he actually demonstrates is that community cannot really take place online.
This isn't your typical book review. I mean, how often do you get to field test a field guide to faith conversations?
As someone who regularly speaks and writes on issues dealing with our Biblical origins, I don't often get a chance to read anything dealing with eschatology, or the study of things to come.
Why Is Televangelist Benny Hinn promoting the Archko Volume Fraud?
New Creation Sunday 2011 Promotional Site Launched to Counter Evolution Sunday- Requesting your Feb 13, 2011 Creationist Events!


Extreme Poverty in India is Falling Fast. Here's why.
On June 30th, the Times of India ran a frontpage article, citing World Poverty Clock data, highlighting that India is no longer the country with the most number of people living in extreme poverty. This claim has drawn both support – and scrutiny – from observers on social media who question the pace by which our data suggest that India is advancing. This blog aims to provide some additional data to further inform the global discussion.
On the face of it, no one could be blamed for raising an eyebrow at these claims. The data are striking indeed. We estimate that the number of Indians living on less than $1.90 (considered "extreme poor" by the UN's Sustainable Development Agenda) has fallen from 306 million in 2011 to some 70 million today. Moreover, we expect that extreme poverty in India will continue to decline sharply over the next two years. By early 2021, we forecast that the number of Indians living in extreme poverty will fall below 3% of the population, a benchmark which some development economists consider as a watershed moment in a country's efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
For some, this story may run counter to preconceived – or long-held – notions about the state of poverty in India. While such a narrative may have been valid in the past, the perception no-longer fits the reality. Over the last four decades, the country has experimented with numerous economic development models – including the famous agricultural-oriented "green revolution" as well as more recent economic liberalization efforts. Between 2011-2018 alone, India's per capita GDP growth rate was 5.6% per annum, far out-pacing average population growth (1.2% per year).
The upshot of this economic performance has been the "shattering" of the international poverty line in India. In 2011, we estimate that 14% of the population (or some 175 million people) lived between 1.50-1.90 a day, just under the poverty line. Strong growth has boosted many of these people beyond the $1.90 threshold to a higher standard of living which – while admittedly is still low – is no longer considered extreme poverty.
Some observers have argued that our data may be overly pessimistic and that the Indian government should consider redefining the poverty line to be better aligned to the new reality of India's rising wealth. Nevertheless, no matter how poverty is defined – or re-defined – in India, our data clearly suggest that the plight of the poorest has certainly improved over the last decade: we estimate that in 2011, 25% of India's population lived on less than $1.90 per day, today that percentage is approximately 5%.


Chairman of the Progressive United Party (PUP), and incumbent Third District Representative, Hon. Julian Fraser told his constituents to disregard both of his two opponents as he stated that neither the VIP or NDP candidate can adequately represent the District.
In pointing out what he described as flaws in the proposed leadership of his opponents, Hon. Fraser – while not mentioning specific names – said that neither of the two opponents were right for the job.
"I do have access to two Wranglers, but listen to this – the truth is something it is so powerful you must know it in order to tell it – one Wrangler I can't find the roof, so you could imagine me going around with a Wrangler without a roof so that's lie number one. The other Wrangler got blocked in the garage, there was a tree that fell off the road and ended up piercing through the door I couldn't get it out. So I was going around for two months in a rental," Hon. Fraser explained.
"As far as the two parties are concerned please don't waste your time trying to put the NDP back in and the VIP is just as bad," he said.


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Show Pehredaar Piya Ki goes off air
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Recently Sony TV released a new show Pehredaar Piya Ki which was called out for being regressive and promoting child marriage. The story of the show comprises of a 9-year-old boy, played by Affan Khan who is married to an 18-year-old girl, played by Tejaswi Prakash Wayangankar, who becomes his Pehredaar, the show takes wince to a whole new level. The serial became news after it showed a first-night sequence and a honeymoon sequence between the kid and the teenager.
The serial was criticised by the public so much that the Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) asked the makers to change the time slot from 8.30 pm to 10 pm and even run a disclaimer saying the show doesn't promote child marriage. Not just this Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani had to ban it later. Sony had also released an official statement on taking the show off-air stating: "Effective 28th August 2017, we are pulling off our program, Pehredaar Piya Ki, from television. While we understand that the decision to end this serial will be disappointing to those whose creative energies are vested in it, namely, its crew and cast, we (as a channel) are convinced that we will be better served by focusing instead on developing viewer interest in our upcoming, new shows. We are grateful to all the artists, producers and fans of our shows and request you to graciously support the viewership of our newer ventures."
The serial going off air comes as a huge shock to the cast and crew.
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Balcony Media is now representing the two most prestigious and best known hotels in Cambodia: Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh, and Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor in Siem Reap.
Each of these iconic properties is undergoing major restoration work. The Grand Hotel d'Angkor is currently closed and will re-open at the end of September 2019. Le Royal remains open to guests, and will celebrate its 90th anniversary in November of this year.
Te Grand is famous as the historical gateway to Angkor Wat, for its Elephant Bar, and for a guest list that includes Charlie Chaplin and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Likewise, Le Royal springs from the same colonial era when the likes of Somerset Maugham and André Malraux stayed at the hotel, and was renowned all over again as the setting for scenes in The Killing Fields.


This research covers the issue of marriage to babies or young children who have on important place in Ottoman family life. These children have not yet reached adolescence. Married by their families, but the wedding ceremony will be held later. They are not aware of anything. Why do families of the children do like this? There are many reasons for this: kinship creation, kinship protection, do not divide the wealth, protect the child from the uncertainties of the future, find a protector for the child when the parents are not... But boys or girls do not have to obey these planes made by their families on the future. It is necessary for the children to apply to the court for this. After puberty, Islamic laws are providing the abolition of this marriage for the girls or the boys married when the baby and the young child. It was selected Trabzon city as an example in our research. The main source of the research is the records of the Trabzon Sharia Court belonging to the first half of the nineteenth century. These records give us important information about the baby or the young child married by their families. There are discussions among the families in the records of the court, but we still do not have the opportunity to know everything. Because, Sharia Court clerks write short, summary and standard decisions. So now many things we are curious about did not reflect on this records. We can still guess that this process is difficult for families and children. These issues were tried to be reflected as much as possible this article.
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In today's episode, Tegan shares the stories of her three births of Bridget, Charlotte, and her newest addition Billy. Tegan married her high school sweetheart and got pregnant with Bridget at 20. Tegan's pregnancy with Bridget was smooth and she had midwifery care through her local public hospital. Bridget's labour went for over 30 hours as she was in a posterior position. Bridget was eventually delivered with the assistance of an episiotomy and the vacuum and after over two hours of pushing, she was delivered. Charlotte's pregnancy gave Tegan quite a lot of back ache which she saw a chiropractor for regular treatment. Charlotte was a very unsettled baby and it wasn't until she was 11 months old that she was finally diagnosed with a dairy allergy.
After falling pregnant very quickly with both Bridget and Charlotte, Tegan was surprised to find that she was struggling to conceive for the third time. After trying for 12 months, Tegan was diagnosed for the first time with PCOS Polly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome. After being diagnosed with PCOS and after trying for a year Tegan was about to start Metformin to try and help her ovulate more regularly when she conceived naturally.
For Billy's pregnancy, Tegan had a student midwife who was a friend follow her through the pregnancy and she also had a birth photographer booked for the birth. Billy was delivered in the local hospital with the assistance of midwives. Billy's head presented in the amniotic sac otherwise know as en caul. The midwives cut the sac as he was delivered with the assistance of gas and air.
Topics covered in this episode include; en caul birth, dairy allergies, posterior birth, gas and air, midwifery care program, student midwife, birth photography.


Demi Lovato looks set to be trying to move on after her apparent overdose back in July after reports that the Hollywood Hills home where she almost died is now up for sale.
The mansion has been listed for $9.495 million and is said to feature found bedrooms, six bathrooms and extensive entertaining areas including a pool, bar and media room.
The private estate is also located in the idillic location of Hollywood Hills just minutes away from the Sunset Strip.
Back in July emergency services were called to the 'Solo' singer's house with reports that she had been found unconscious inside her house after a suspected drug overdose.
911 audio that was released after the incident alluded to the fact that those close to the singer tried to keep the event quiet after the caller was heard requesting for paramedics to not use sirens as they approached the home.
However, the dispatcher told the called that he didn't have the power to make that call and that sirens were needed as this was considered a "medical emergency".
Lovato was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre in Los Angeles and after nearly two weeks she was released before entering rehab for further treatment.
"It took a long hospital stay and time to detox for her to get some clarity," the source continued. "She now [has] a plan to change and everyone is breathing a huge sigh of relief. It has taken Demi close to two weeks to truly see herself. She had finally come to terms with what she'd been doing to herself and her body."
On August 5th Demi broke her silence after the terrifying incident in a heartfelt Instagram post to her fans, telling them that she would "keep fighting" her addiction.
Lovato's fans, family and friends all rallied around her after the incident with many people posting loving messages or making statements. Selena Gomez is the most recent celebrity to talk about the star's apparent overdose, telling Elle magazine that she loved Demi.


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When Facial Recognition Is Used to Identify Defendants, They Have a Right to Obtain Information About the Algorithms Used on Them, EFF Tells Court
By Karen Gullo and Jennifer Lynch
We urged the Florida Supreme Court yesterday to review a closely-watched lawsuit to clarify the due process rights of defendants identified by facial recognition algorithms used by law enforcement.
Specifically, we told the court that when facial recognition is secretly used on people later charged with a crime, those people have a right to obtain information about how the error-prone technology functions and whether it produced other matches.
EFF, ACLU, Georgetown Law's Center on Privacy & Technology, and Innocence Project filed an amicus brief in support of the defendant's petition for review in Willie Allen Lynch v. State of Florida. Prosecutors in the case didn't disclose information about how the algorithm worked, that it produced other matches that were never considered, or why Lynch's photo was targeted as the best match. This information qualifies as "Brady" material—evidence that might exonerate the defendant—and should have been turned over to Lynch.
We have written extensively about how facial recognition systems are prone to error and produce false positives, especially when the algorithms are used on African Americans, like the defendant in this case. Researchers at the FBI, MIT, and ProPublica have reported that facial recognition algorithms misidentify black people, young people, and women at higher rates that white people, the elderly, and men.
Facial recognition is increasingly being used by law enforcement agencies around the country to identify suspects. It's unfathomable that technology that could help to put someone in prison is used mostly without question or oversight. In Lynch's case, facial recognition could help to send him to prison for eight years.
Undercover police photographed Lynch using an older-model cell phone at an oblique angle while he was in motion. The photo, which is blurred in places, was run through a facial recognition algorithm to see whether it matched any images of a database of county booking photos. The program returned a list of four possible matches, the first of which was Lynch's from a previous arrest. His photo was the only one sent on to prosecutors, along with his criminal records.
The algorithm used on Lynch is part of the Face Analysis Comparison Examination Systems (FACES), a program operated by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and made available to law enforcement agencies throughout the state. The system can search over 33 million faces from drivers' licenses and police photos. It doesn't produce "yes" or "no" responses to matches; it rates matches as likely or less likely matches. Error rates in systems like this can be significant and the condition of Lynch's photo only exacerbates the possibility of errors.
FACES is poorly regulated and shrouded in secrecy. The sheriff said that his office doesn't audit the system, and there's no written policy governing its use. The sheriff's office said it hadn't been able to validate the system, and "cannot speak to the algorithms and the process by which a match is made."
That he was identified by a facial recognition algorithm wasn't known by Lynch until just days before his final pretrial hearing, although prosecutors had known for months. Prior to that, prosecutors had never disclosed information about the algorithm to Lynch, including that it produced other possible matches. Neither the crime analyst who operated the system or the detective who accepted the analyst's conclusion that Lynch's face was a match knew how the algorithm functioned. The analyst said the first-listed photo in the search results is not necessarily the best match—it could be one further down the list. An Assistant State Attorney doubted the system was reliable enough to meet standards used by courts to assess the credibility of scientific testimony and whether it should be used at trial. Lynch asked for the other matches produced by FACES—the court refused.
If a human witness who identified Lynch in a line-up said others in the line-up also looked like the criminal, the state would have had to disclose that information, and Lynch could have investigated those alternate leads. The same principle should have required the state to disclose other people the algorithm produced as matches and information about how the algorithm functions, EFF and ACLU told the Florida Supreme Court.
When defendants are facing lengthy prison sentences or even the death penalty, tight controls on the use of facial recognition are crucial. Defendants have a due process right to information about the algorithms used and search results. The Florida Supreme Court should accept this case for review and provide guidance to law enforcement who use facial recognition to arrest, charge, and deprive people of their liberty.
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Press Release | January 17, 2020
Tuesday Hearing: EFF Argues in New Jersey Supreme Court That Defendant Can't Be Forced to Turn Over Password to Encrypted iPhone
Trenton, New Jersey—On Tuesday, January 21, at 1 pm, EFF Senior Staff Attorney Andrew Crocker will ask the New Jersey Supreme Court to rule that the state can't force a defendant to turn over the passcode for his encrypted iPhone under the Fifth Amendment, which protects American's rights against self-incrimination.The...
Deeplinks Blog by Christoph Schmon | January 14, 2020
Top Apps Invade User Privacy By Collecting and Sharing Personal Data, New Report Finds
A new year often starts with good resolutions. Some resolve to change a certain habit, others resolve to abandon an undesired trait. Mobile app makers, too, claim to have user behavior and their preferences at their heart. From dating to health to music, their promise is to add convenience to...
Deeplinks Blog by Matthew Guariglia | January 13, 2020
The German Constitutional Court Will Revisit the Question of Mass Surveillance, Will the U.S.?
On January 14 and 15, 2020, the German Federal Constitutional Court will be holding a hearing to reevaluate the Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) Act, which gives the BND agency (similar to the National Security Agency in the United States) broad surveillance authority. The hearing comes after a coalition of media and activist...
Deeplinks Blog by Hayley Tsukayama | January 9, 2020
Ten Questions—And Answers—About the California Consumer Privacy Act
You may have heard from a lot of businesses telling you that they've updated their privacy policies because of a new law called the California Consumer Privacy Act. But what's actually changed for you? EFF has spent the past year defending this law in the California legislature, but we...
Deeplinks Blog by Saira Hussain, Matthew Guariglia | January 7, 2020
No Digital Surveillance of Iranians at the U.S. Border—Or Within the U.S.
Only days into heightened tensions between the United States and Iran, media outlets have published disturbing reports of increased scrutiny of people of Iranian descent at U.S. borders, including in at least one case involving a traveler's phone. EFF strongly opposes any targeting of people for digital surveillance based on...
Deeplinks Blog by Lindsay Oliver | January 1, 2020
Surveillance Self-Defense: Year in Review 2019
Here at EFF, we maintain a repository of self-help resources on circumventing surveillance across a variety of different platforms, devices, and threat models. We call it Surveillance Self-Defense, or SSD for short. SSD covers myriad topics, and is broken up into four main sections: Basics: Overviews on what...
Deeplinks Blog by Jennifer Lynch | December 29, 2019
Courts Grapple with a Sea Change in Fourth Amendment Law After Carpenter v US: Year in Review 2019
Last year, the Supreme Court issued a landmark opinion in a case we've written about a lot, called Carpenter v. United States, ruling that the Fourth Amendment protects data generated by our phones called historical cell-site location information or CSLI. The Court recognized that CSLI creates a "detailed chronicle...
Deeplinks Blog by Cindy Cohn | December 28, 2019
Jewel v. NSA: On to the Ninth Circuit: 2019 Year in Review
Jewel v. NSA, EFF's landmark case challenging NSA's mass spying moved forward in 2019, setting up a crucial decision for the Ninth Circuit in 2020. We've pursued this case for over a decade because we believe that mass surveillance, like all general search and seizure schemes, is both illegal and...
Fancy New Terms, Same Old Backdoors: The Encryption Debate in 2019
Almost every week, we hear about another corporate data breach or government attack on privacy. For anyone who wants real privacy online, encryption is the essential component. Governments around the world keep trying to break encryption, seeking to enhance the power of their law enforcement agencies. They've...
Deeplinks Blog by Katitza Rodriguez, Seth Schoen | December 26, 2019
Foreign Police Want to Bypass Privacy Laws—and Courts—to Get Data from Abroad: Year in Review 2019
The global nature of the Internet means that police agencies all around the world facing challenges investigating crime when the data is stored in other countries. The pressure to make this process easier is mounting. To many governments, that means stripping away legal protections for privacy. Soon, police in other...


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...if there is to be reaching across the aisle, let the Democrats be the ones to do it, you won, so act like it and do the job you were elected to do.
If you do, it makes no difference what the media or the Democrats do because the results will speak for themselves and in two years – at the mid terms – you'll be able to bite off another chunk of the legislative branches.
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Wall art and frames are an option if you want to get your home design a pop of… something different. They will also be helpful if you are sick of staring at a room with empty walls. You can use your walls to place your favorite family photos or you can simply print some of your favorite images of art or design and hang them on the wall. This is not enough. First, you have to find the perfect frames.
The framings can be white, black, golden, copper or yellow, you walls, your decision!
The same with the printed images: you can opt for some black and white photos or you can print colorful pieces of art if the room is in need of some color. We decided to bring you some inspirational home designs, hopefully, they will help you deciding how to develop your own artistic wall. Check these home design ideas and feel free to use the images (from Pinterest) in your mood board. If you want to know more, please click on the images.