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Travelmaster
CarsGary Nueman
RELATIVE AGE:
MARITAL STATUS:
Connor McKinley
American/Hero
Master Engineer McKinley
Very little is known about Connor. The oldest records about him are from back when he attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) by way of a very generous anonymous scholarship donor. By his 22nd birthday, Conner held a dual masters degree in particle physics and quantum engineering, graduating at the top of his class. He worked for several highly advanced businesses over the next five years, however, each time he built something for them, they took his work and patents from him and made the work their own.
Not too long ago, Connor went reclusive for over a year testing quantum teleportation theories at an undisclosed location. During that time, G.U.A.R.D. contacted him to get him to work for them to advance their technology in the same field. Initially, Connor declined, but when he realized GUARD had greater access to resources he needed, he agreed to join GUARD, however, with the legal guarantee wherein Connor's discoveries and designs would be placed in an ultra-guarded patent system, ensuring his work was truly his. GUARD agreed and to this day has honored their pact with Connor.
A few years ago, Connor became involved in some of GUARD's conflicts and events that required his direct interaction. As a result of one of those missions, Connor, in an encounter with the villainous Galactic Expatriates, was severely wounded. Connor lost his right arm, both eyes, 1/4 of his torso, and his legs below the knees. Rather than become bitter and angry at the situation, Connor built his own cybernetic and cyborg components for himself. He wrote his own medical procedures for a team of doctors to follow to implant and attach the devices. After a marathon series of surgeries, Connor was able to see, walk and use his right arm and hand without issue. Now, partially cyborg and cybernetic, Connor has new super-human capabilities; capabilities that required him to sign up for the World Super-powered Registration Act (WSRA).
With the WSRA, international governments started flailing at the chance to grab-up super-powered people for their own purposes not unlike that of a smorgasbord. Super-powered people were placed 'under supervision' of other governments and basically treated no better than slaves. Thanks to the United States' "Peacekeeper Act", preventing any form of super-powered slavery, but also separating super-powered people form the 'normal' human population and workforce, Connor knew he had to act fast.
Thanks to GUARD's director, Connor was 'transferred' to a new group simply called the "Peacekeepers". With the Peacekeepers, Connor would not only be able to keep his patents, but putting them to work for a group of people struggling to help keep out-of-control super-powered people and aliens from harming others. He watched the Peacekeepers the first few weeks. He wanted to ensure their heart and soul were into the task, and not some mindless drones controlled by the government. That was proven shortly after those first few weeks.
Senator Ernst, who pushed for the Peacekeepers initiative, but later combated against it, was found to have an ulterior motive - Connor's Quantum Teleporter Technology...all to himself. After a week of political battles, Department of Justice wranglings and finally a formal reprimand and injunction against Senator Ernst, Connor saw the resolve of his new fellow teammates. They not only went to bat for him, but they fought a congressman, and won.
Since then, Conner has crafted and created hundreds of new weapons, planes, jet packs, vehicles, hundreds of unique technological marvels and of course, quantum teleporters. He considers the Peacekeepers his family and as such has stated time and again that he'd die for them if necessary.
His scavenging in those early days of the group's formation yielded a rare find; a Construction Android series that was thought to have been totally destroyed. They called is D.A.R.C.I.E (see entry for more details). As a result, not only has DARCIE joined the Peacekeepers, she's been the primary designer and developer for not only their South Dakota "Minuteman Silo" base (affectionately called "The Hole"), but also of their new base being built in St. Louis, Missouri.
Over the last two years, Connor, who now goes by the code-name "Travelmaster", has been lauded for his incredible vehicle and aircraft designs he's built for the team. The quantum teleporters are still a closely guarded secret amongst the Peacekeepers; a secret that all the Peacekeepers intend to ensure is kept from others to prevent its theft or reverse engineering.
Today, Tavelmaster is a member of the TAMS department of the Peacekeepers, and continues to build incredible weapons, vehicles, equipment, and teleporters. As such, Travelmaster has asked to start 'participating' in missions as support to analyze his equipment in the field. It didn't take long before his cyborg abilities actually became a benefit for the team, and as such, has since seen more action.
NOTE: Connor is also an 80's alternative rock and punk rock music (and era) lover. He plays his music loud while he works and jams to the beat while building things. To him, there is no other music.
Power Origin: Fused Normal & Technology, combined with Science
Cyborg Features:
Arm, eyes an legs are now made of amazing composite material
Body (Arms and Legs)
Provides an amazing reinforced skeletal structure that provides for a remarkable endurance
Excellent strength and grappling
Can run up to 40 mph
Can leap up to 55 yards
Can see into infrared, ultraviolet and normal light spectrum
telescopic vision x 2000
microscopic vision x 1/2000
Lenses allows for night-vision and excellent flash protection
Can emit good energy beams from his tech eyes once per charge; range 100 yards
Travelmaster 600 Energy Rifle:
Energy Beam rifle with adjustable settings from feeble energy, plasma or heat to remarkable levels of the same
Security trigger only responds to him (and to his fellow Peacekeepers, but he hasn't told them that yet)
5% chance for disintegration at remarkable levels (equates to 100% death)
Quantum Self-Teleporter:
Teleporter Unit is house in his belt
Has range of 250,000 miles
Uses galactic axis and quantum navigation system to teleport to exact location desired anywhere in the world that isn't covered in a remarkable level or higher scatter field (anti-proton shielding).
Can only teleport himself with this device.
NOT perfected;l has a 90% change of taking him where he wants; 1% chance to 'black hole' him to hundreds of millions of miles away on other planets.
Huge Variety of Vehicles, Weapons, Planes and Gizmos:
Travelmaster has a plethora of equipment to choose from, most of which are designed with 'max' capabilities at remarkable, with most weapons set to either max of excellent or over the to with amazing and fantastic damage levels.
Quantum Engineering (Doctorate)
Quantum Physics (Doctorate)
Geo-Spatial Navigation (Master)
Mechanical Engineer (Master)
Transportation Engineer (Master)
Aerospace Engineer (Master)
Propulsion Engineer (Master)
Weaponsmaster (Master)
Marksmanship (Professional)
Martial Arts: Fighting (Proficient)
GUARD Lore (Proficient)
Law Enforcement (Proficient)
Constitutional Law (Proficient)
Patent & Copyright Laws (Professional)
Underground Engineering (Professional)
Kit-bashing (Master)
Metallurgy (Professional)
Computer Engineering/Design (Master)
80s Rock/Punk Rock Music (Master)
Vehicle Transportation Lore (Professional)
Automotive Engineering (Professional)
Communications Engineering (Professional)
Solar/Green Energy Production & Engineering (Master)
Academia (Master)
Research (Master)


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#include "tensorflow/core/runtime_fallback/opdefs/tfrt_fallback.h"

#include "mlir/IR/BuiltinTypes.h"  // from @llvm-project
#include "mlir/IR/DialectImplementation.h"  // from @llvm-project
#include "mlir/IR/OpDefinition.h"  // from @llvm-project
#include "mlir/IR/TypeUtilities.h"  // from @llvm-project

namespace tfrt {
namespace fallback {

FallbackDialect::FallbackDialect(MLIRContext *context)
    : Dialect(/*name=*/"tfrt_fallback", context,
              TypeID::get<FallbackDialect>()) {
  addTypes<TFTensorType, TFAllocatorType>();

  addOperations<
#define GET_OP_LIST
#include "tensorflow/core/runtime_fallback/opdefs/tfrt_fallback.cpp.inc"
      >();
}

/// Parse a type registered to this dialect.
Type FallbackDialect::parseType(DialectAsmParser &parser) const {
  StringRef keyword;
  if (parser.parseKeyword(&keyword)) return Type();

  if (keyword == "tf_tensor") return TFTensorType::get(getContext());
  if (keyword == "tf_allocator") return TFAllocatorType::get(getContext());

  parser.emitError(parser.getNameLoc(), "unknown type: ") << keyword;
  return Type();
}

/// Print a type registered to this dialect.
void FallbackDialect::printType(Type type, DialectAsmPrinter &os) const {
  if (type.isa<TFTensorType>()) {
    os << "tf_tensor";
    return;
  }

  if (type.isa<TFAllocatorType>()) {
    os << "tf_allocator";
    return;
  }

  llvm_unreachable("unexpected fallback type kind");
}

}  // namespace fallback
}  // namespace tfrt

//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
// TableGen'd op method definitions
//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//

#define GET_OP_CLASSES
#include "tensorflow/core/runtime_fallback/opdefs/tfrt_fallback.cpp.inc"

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Finding the right baseball bats or the correct basketball shoes may not seem that big a deal to you, but surely it does matter to your eleven year old that his golf carts are being filled with the right golf equipment. The wrong type of golf clubs is more than enough to put them off golf and you might as well be buying lacrosse equipment for the rest of your life.
For the first time since 1977 UK has beaten a top 10 team. Earlier tonight, the Wildcats pulled an upset win on instate rivals, the University of Louisville. Thanks to a touchdown pass from Woodson to Johnson with only 28 seconds remaining. Kentucky's defense then stopped a last second drive by Louisville to end the game with a final score of 40-34.
Also, Andre Woodson broke the SEC record for most passes without an interception with 257 and counting.
This is the first time in years that I thought UK had a chance at beating Louisville going into the game. Then after seeing a few minutes of the 1st quarter, it looked like UK was really psyched up and out for the kill.
It was a BIG win for Kentucky. Lots of good football yesterday (with some entirely BAD football too, see Tennessee, Nebraska, ND, etc.).
Gratz to the Big Blue.
Yes, a very big win. Possibly even a bigger loss for Looserville. They had dreams of playing for a national championship. Bwahahahahahah!!!!!
LN, I don't understand British, let alone American, football, but it's good to read your enthusiastic writing!
1st ranking since final poll of '84 for KY.
I think they can get 6. Their half way there already. With South Carolina coming up that should be another win. But with the way things are, nothing is a gimme.


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Q: Xdebug doesn't show up as a module System:

OS Name   Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
Version   10.0.19041 Build 19041

dll location and version:
C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug-2.9.8-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll

php.ini info:

C:\xampp\php\php.ini
[XDebug]
zend_extension = C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug-2.9.8-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll

phpinfo():
This program makes use of the Zend Scripting Language Engine: Zend
Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies
    with Xdebug v2.9.8, Copyright (c) 2002-2020, by Derick Rethans

php -v output:
PHP 7.4.3 (cli) (built: Feb 18 2020 17:29:57) ( NTS Visual C++ 2017 x64 )
Copyright (c) The PHP Group
Zend Engine v3.4.0, Copyright (c) Zend Technologies

When I run php -m, the output is

[PHP Modules]
(a bunch of modules, but no xdebug)
[Zend Modules]
(empty)

Where do I go from here?

A: I would bet your php_xdebug-2.9.8-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll is just not compatible with your PHP.
Double check if you don't see anywhere something like
Failed loading C:\xampp\php\ext\php_xdebug-2.9.8-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll
Also check if your edited php.ini is really used by your php binary.
In my Windows box I have zend_extension=php_xdebug-2.9.8-7.4-vc15-x86_64.dll in php.ini and PHP 7.4.10 (cli) ( ZTS Visual C++ 2017 x64 ) and it works like charm.
Check NTS vs ZTS. Maybe you should use php_xdebug-2.9.8-7.4-vc15-nts-x86_64.dll

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Surrogacy NSW
Surrogacy Legal Advice for Parents
Does the Family Court get involved in Surrogacy?
I get asked this question a lot! It's understandable why… we have a whole heap of courts in Australia, and sometimes it can get confusing!
In New South Wales, the Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW) says that a parentage order can be sought from the Supreme Court of New South Wales. We've talked about this before on this blog, but to refresh you, a parentage order is an order that tells the Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages to make changes to the birth certificate of a child, that the intended parents are to be recorded as the parents of a child in substitution of the birth parents.
Therefore the Family Court doesn't get involved in this process!
That doesn't meant that the Family Court can't get involved, though… the Family Court can get involved, but it doesn't have the power to give parentage orders. Instead, the Family Court has the power to make parentage orders, which sets out who has care of the child and who can make decisions on behalf of the child.
The Family Court would probably only get involved in a few situations – for example, where the intended parents have broken up, or where the Supreme Court of New South Wales is unable to make a parentage order. Theoretically, the Family Court can also get involved if the birth parents wishes to spend time with the child!
The Family Court also might get involved if the intended parents did the surrogacy abroad… but that's a situation for another day!
International Surrogacy in India
The One Stop Surrogacy Shop
Over the last couple of months, I've noticed an increasing number of clients ask us for advice in relation to 'gestational surrogacy agreements' from various fertility clinics in India.
After doing my own research, I've found that many of these clinics market themselves all over the world to people looking for a surrogate and assistance with artificial reproductive technology aspect of surrogacy. In my view, the service offering is generally quite attractive.
Not only do these clinics offer a 'match-making' service for intended parents looking for a surrogate, but they also provide ongoing care for the surrogate mother during pregnancy, medical assistance during child birth, and administrative services to have the child legally recognised as the child of the intended parents and consular/immigration assistance for the child to return with the intended parents to their home country. You could say that it's a one-stop-shop for all your surrogacy needs. That does sound attractive doesn't it?
The ongoing care aspect for the surrogate mother during pregnancy was especially interesting. Most facilities appeared to be setup like a 5-star hotel/hospital where surrogate mothers were under constant care (surveillance) while their diet, their lifestyle and their activities were controlled and continuously monitored – for the peace of mind and confidence of intended parents, as well as for the care and welfare of the surrogate mother and unborn child.
Considering the surrogate mother
Of course, it's always possible to make various assumptions as to where and how the clinics identify suitable surrogate mother candidates, what surrogate mothers are offered in return for their services (and submission), and what surrogate mothers experience in terms of the conditions and treatment throughout the surrogacy process. From the feedback that I've received from clients (all of whom are intended parents) who have visited the clinics in India to meet with their doctors and surrogate mothers, the facilities are superb and the surrogate mothers are totally pampered and live in (relative) luxury.
At this stage, I'm sure the human rights activist inside you is beginning to ask other questions. Questions like, are surrogate mothers chosen from the poorest and most disadvantaged communities? Do surrogate mothers like being under 24/7 surveillance and do they have any privacy? Would they prefer to eat or do things which they're not permitted to by the clinic? Can they leave the clinic any time they want?
I'm not saying whether it's right or wrong (legal or illegal), or whether the surrogate mothers voluntarily or willingly sign up or contract themselves to the clinic, beyond whatever surrogacy arrangement or agreement exists between the intended parents and surrogate mother. They're just open questions in my mind that I don't have answers for right now. However, I'm sure if you're considering surrogacy in India and these issues are important to you, then you should ask the clinics or do your own research to satisfy yourself.
Commercial or altruistic surrogacy
Also, while I didn't investigate or research further into the financial arrangements between the surrogate mothers, clinics or the intended parents, I was assured by representatives from the various clinics that they only promoted altruistic surrogacy – not commercial surrogacy. Apparently, the fees and expenses paid by the intended parents was to the clinics for the services that they provided throughout the surrogacy process (part of which naturally is also applied to the surrogate mother's expenses).
Without making any suggestions regarding the various arrangements offered by different clinics in India, probably the most important advice that I can offer at this stage is to just highlight the prohibition of commercial surrogacy under the Surrogacy Act.
Section 8 of the Surrogacy Act 2010 provides that:
"A person must not enter into, or offer to enter into, a commercial surrogacy arrangement. (Maximum penalty: 2,500 penalty units, in the case of a corporation, or 1,000 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years (or both), in any other case.)"
Importantly, the Act does not limit when and how this prohibition applies, which means if you live in New South Wales then it applies to you regardless of where the surrogate mother lives, where the surrogacy procedures take place, or where the child is born. If you enter into a commercial surrogacy arrangement in India, you will be committing an offence under this section of the Act and you could be subject to the stated penalties (currently a penalty unit in New South Wales is $110). Whether the authorities are able to properly investigate or successfully prosecute these kinds of offences is another matter, but the law states what the law states.
Other Australian considerations for Indian Surrogacy
At this stage, I haven't been approached for assistance in relation to parentage orders arising from these surrogacy arrangements, it appears to me that a parentage order might not be required. If the child born through surrogacy was legally recognised (ie, as named on the birth certificate) as the child of the intended parents in India and granted a visa/citizenship to Australia on that basis, then I suspect that legally that child will be a child of the intended parents in Australia and nothing further would be required in terms of a parentage order in Australia. As I said, in many cases, it's a one-stop-surrogacy-shop.
Of course this is just my initial opinion based on the assumption of the complete process handled by the clinics in India as what has been reported to me so far, however different clinics offer different services and so ultimately each situation would need to be assessed separately.
Why India?
All of my clients offer the same reason for considering surrogacy in India – the cost. In India, the cost of finding a suitable surrogate, undergoing the medical procedures to achieve conception, expenses of the pregnancy and birth as well as the legal processes to recognise parentage is substantially less than Australia. Of course there are other options in terms of surrogacy destinations around the world, some of the other popular destinations being South East Asia (ie, Thailand) and Eastern Europe (ie, Georgia) but India tends to be the preferred destination time and time again due to the generally high level of professional (as well as English) education/qualification.
My Personal Invitation
Choosing to have a child through surrogacy or agreeing to be a surrogate mother is an important life choice that shouldn't be taken lightly. As the father of two boys, I personally know the joys (and challenges) of being a parent. I also understand why you're going through what you're going through to become a parent yourself. That's the human condition.
By the time you're reading this article, you've probably spent a small fortune on medical expenses and taken a ride on an emotional roller coaster which I'm sure has had a physical and psychological toll on you and your family. But if you're here, then you've come to the right place and you're heading in the right direction.
My team of lawyers and I have been helping intended parents and surrogate mothers (and their partners) understand their rights and obligations arising from surrogacy, as well as the legal process necessary to ensure a successful outcome, even before the Surrogacy Act was introduced. During this time, we've noticed that there's a general lack of reliable information regarding surrogacy in the public space (including the internet) and that's why we're proud to have developed this website. We developed this website to help you in your research, to understand your legal rights and obligations, and to guide you each step of the way in terms of the legal and social issues that you'll face.
Allow us to have privilege of advising you and representing you throughout the surrogacy process and share the joy of your new family.
Ern Phang
This website is maintained by Phang Legal, a boutique legal practice in Parramatta that provides legal advice and representation in surrogacy and family law related matters for intended parents and surrogate/birth parents across New South Wales.
Ern Phang is the solicitor director of Phang Legal. Ern regularly writes about his experiences in helping clients with understanding their legal rights and obligations in surrogacy matters.
All information contained in this article is for general purposes only and correct as at the time of publication. You should only rely on information and advice that is specific to your situation and current at the time you wish to rely on it.
Why amending the birth certificate is so important
Bob and Sally have recently been blessed with a child, born from a surrogate arrangement between them and Jenny and her partner, Paul. For the surrogacy arrangement Bob and Sally provided Jenny and Paul an embryo, fertilised using genetic material from Bob and Sally (sperm from Bob, an egg from Sally).
So, who are the parents of the child?
Genetically speaking, the child is certainly Bob and Sally's child. But from a legal perspective, and in accordance with Section 14 of the Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW), in New South Wales, the parents of the child are Jenny and Paul. As you can imagine, this can create all sorts of issues. Bob and Sally will need to get Jenny and Paul's consent if they wanted to enrol their child in school… or when needing a passport… or in the worst case scenario, both Jenny and Paul may be liable to pay child support.
Certainly this sounds counter-intuitive, but it's an unfortunate and curious result of the way our legal system has developed. It's not an easy fix either – deleting that section will raise a hole in relation to parents who wish to use donor eggs or donor sperm to conceive.
This means that the birth certificate has to be amended. Fortunately, the Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW) provides a way for the birth certificate to be amended. This can be done by way of making a application for parental orders in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. We've discussed this topic before, but in summary, the Supreme Court of New South Wales must be satisfied that it's conditions for the transfer of parentage from Jenny and Paul to Bob and Sally are met.
We've got experience in giving advice to both birth parents and the intended parents. We also have experience in bringing an application for parentage orders to the Supreme Court of New South Wales. If you need help with these matters please do not hesitate to give us a call.
Who are the parents of the child?
From time to time, some of my surrogacy clients ask me:
"Why go through all of this to get a parentage order? Isn't it a simple matter to get my name on the birth certificate for the child?"
Well, not really. The reason is because there is legislation in place saying who the parents of a child are presumed to be. In particular, Section 14 of the Status of Children Act 1996 (NSW) says that if a woman goes through a fertilisation procedure (being artificial insemination, a transfer of a fertilised embryo, or any other artificial or assisted conception technique), then it is presumed that she is the mother of that child (even if the ovum isn't hers) and that her partner is presumed to be the father of that child.
This legislation was first put into place to address children who were born from donated eggs or sperm and to protect (and possibly encourage) egg and sperm donors. It's quite likely that at the time this was put in, surrogacy was not a consideration of the lawmakers.
This means that if you go through a surrogacy arrangement, the birth mother and her partner would initially be the mother and father named on the birth certificate, even if they did not provide the genetic material for the child.
The Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW) provides a legal pathway to remedy this situation by allowing the intended parents to make an application before the Supreme Court to declare that they are in the true parents of the child. That being said, there are a number of hurdles to jump through to get these orders. We'll discuss this in future posts.
International Surrogacy?
Lately we've been getting a number of enquiries about surrogacy in foreign countries. Those who make those enquiries are normally frustrated in relation to the surrogacy process within NSW or within Australia.
In a recent case before the Family Court, Justice Ryan said:
"…the commissioning parents' goal of the safe arrival of a longed for child often results in them overlooking or underestimating the legal issues involved."
This is especially true where international surrogacy arrangements are involved. There are many issues involved when it comes to international surrogacy. Some of these issues involve:
Does the arrangement comply with Australian Law?
If you are a resident of NSW, does the arrangement comply with the requirements of the Surrogacy Act 2010 (NSW)?
Does the arrangement comply with the internal laws of the country where the child is born?
Who is the parent of the child? As a rule, unless otherwise specified, the mother of the child is the birth parent.
Can the country where the child is born make orders declaring that the parent of the child is the intended parent?
Can the country where the child is born make any orders giving the intended parent authority or guardianship over the child?
Will the child be an Australian Citizen? Can the child be an Australian Citizen?
Can the intended parent apply for a passport on behalf of the child?
How does everyone get back to Australia?
Will Australia recognise the birth certificate of the child?
You also have to keep in mind that the absence of surrogacy legislation in the foreign country does not necessarily mean that they have mechanisms or processes in place to recognise the intended parent as the parent of the child.
As you can see there are many issues to deal with when it comes to international surrogacy. Intended parents would do well to consider the potential minefield that this area contains.
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Getting Started With Your Parentage Order April 9, 2018
Parties to a Surrogacy Arrangement October 10, 2016
Do I need one person or two? September 5, 2016
The General Unenforceability of Surrogacy Arrangements July 4, 2016
Altruistic Surrogacy – A Labour of Love May 30, 2016
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Leon de Kogel (* 13. November 1991 in Alphen aan den Rijn, Südholland) ist ein ehemaliger niederländischer Fußballtrainer und Profispieler.

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 Profil auf der Website der Eredivisie
 Profil auf der Vereinshomepage des FC Utrecht

Fußballspieler (FC Utrecht)
Fußballspieler (VVV-Venlo)
Fußballspieler (Almere City FC)
Fußballspieler (Go Ahead Eagles Deventer)
Geboren 1991
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MicroWiki's Staff
MicroWiki's staff are editors who have been selected by the webmaster (site owner) to help with the day-to-day running of the website and the moderation of user-generated content. Referred to as the Administrators, they have been afforded access to restricted technical features and assorted tools to help regulate content, resolve issues and keep the wiki accessible to all through their maintenance efforts. Technical admins are mostly responsible for the maintenance of the back-door workings of the website, whereas wiki admins are mostly responsible for the regulation and improvement of wiki content. In addition, another group of users (known as Patrollers) also exist as a lesser class of Staff who are tasked with selecting articles for deletion and the overall handling of smaller day-to-day maintenance that would otherwise fall under the radar of the Administration.
The Imperial Overlord
Emperor Jonathan I is the webmaster (site owner) and head administrator, and has been a member of the community since December 2008. He reigns as Emperor of Austenasia and Great King in Carshalton, and bought the website from its previous owner in May 2014.
Tech admins
The Freducator
Sebastian Linden is the longest-serving member of the community, having joined in April 2008. He became a technical admin in November 2013, and is currently Pontifex Maximus of Austenasia.
Karl Friedrich was appointed a technical admin in August 2015, having joined the community in August 2011. He currently serves as Lord Temporal of Mercia-Lurk.
Andrew Creed was appointed as a technical admin in October 2018, he joined the community in May 2012. He currently serves as the Governor of Corinium Terentium, an Austenasian territory in the South West of England.
Cameron was appointed as a technical admin in February 2020, serving inline as a wiki and discord admin, he joined the community in November 2018. He currently serves as the King of Ikonia.
Wiki admins
The Grand Admiral
Emperor Adam I (not to be confused with King Adam) became a wiki admin in March 2019, having been a member of the community since April 2013. He reigns as Emperor of Adammia.
Ives Blackwood
80px User:Ives Blackwood became a wiki admin in May 2019, having been a member of the community since July 2014. He is currently an Abeldane journalist, writing the Home-made Crown Journal.
Zed man
Zarel Smith has been a wiki admin since February 2020, having been a member of the community since September 2018. Zarel reigned as Prince of New Eiffel from 2018–2020, and has a severe MicroWiki addiction.
The Great Deleter
Charles Ross has been a wiki admin since February 2020, having joined the community in March 2018. He is the incumbent Lieutenant Governor of the North Dracul and the Attorney General of Austenasia.
Joey Big Smoke
Joseph Kennedy was previously a wiki admin from May 2014 to February 2020 and was reinstated in July 2020. He has been a member of the community since January 2013, has led micronations such as Ashukovo as President and Austenasia as Prime Minister, and currently serves as Chairman of the Provisional Council of New Virginia.
Administrators are...
appointed by site owner Jonathan I, usually after the community has shown support for certain users.
the users primarily responsible for enforcing wiki policy.
given elevated abilities, such as blocking and page deletion, in order to enforce wiki policy.
able to create wiki policy, especially given the support of the community or the rest of the administration team.
Administrators are not...
elected.
necessarily political leaders of the community.
subject to fixed terms.
out to get you.
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Wife Reportedly Forced Husband To Get Her Name Tattooed On His Chest
PETTY: Wife Reportedly Forced Husband To Get Her Name Tattooed Above His Junk As Payback For Cheating
Woman Allegedly Forced Husband To Get A Tattoo Of Her Name After Cheating
A South Carolina woman, who is already on trial for allegedly abducting her husband's lover, reportedly forced her spouse to get her name tattooed above his crotch as payback for cheating on her.
A testimony in the kidnapping trial against Tammy Moorer revealed on Monday that the wife was overheard explaining the "punishment" to her 38-year-old husband, Sidney Moorer.
Tammy is being accused of conspiring to kidnap 20-year-old Heather Elvis, who mysteriously vanished in December 2013 from Myrtle Beach after having a sexual relationship with the defendant's husband. After almost five years, the hostess still hasn't been found and is presumed dead.
Prosecutors are alleging that Tammy became vindictive after discovering the affair back in October of 2013, especially when hearing rumors about the possibility that Elvis was pregnant with her husband's child.
Jacob Melton, who was friends with one of the Moorers' sons, testified on Monday that Sidney did indeed get Tammy's name tattooed on his lower waist after she learned about the extramarital affair. According to Melton's testimony, Tammy taunted her husband saying, "If you didn't have that thing with that girl, this wouldn't be happening."
The trial entered its seventh day on Monday, and Elvis' former employer also provided testimony for the case. Dennis Clark, a former manager at the Tilted Kilt — the bar where Sidney performed maintenance work and met Elvis — said Tammy demanded on the phone that the hostess be fired or her husband wouldn't continue to do repairs.
"Tammy barged into the conversation and proceeded to tell me how Heather was causing problems for her family, spreading rumors that she was pregnant by her husband and [said] to fire her," Clark told the court.
The defense team maintained on Monday that the evidence in the trial shows there was an affair, but beyond that, it doesn't indicate that Tammy played any role in Elvis' disappearance.
Both Tammy and Sidney have been charged in connection to Elvis' case. The pair initially faced murder and kidnapping allegations in 2014, but two years later the murder charges were dropped.
Sidney was tried last year on the kidnapping charge, but the proceedings ended in a mistrial when the jurors couldn't come to a unanimous decision. No future date has been set for his retrial.
Last year, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison for obstruction of justice in the case.
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Sozialwissenschaften, Recht & Wirtschaft
Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice in Education
Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice in Education A Sociological Grounding von Brown, Chris (eBook)
Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing
Evidence use is now part of the rhetoric of educational research, policy and practice. Grounded in the contention that using evidence can help educationalists develop better solutions to the key issues facing teaching and learning today, Chris Brown seeks to develop a complex, rich and socially situated framework to aid researchers, practitioners and policy-makers to better understand how evidence-informed policy and practice can be successfully conceived and enacted. In Evidence-Informed Policy and Practice in Education, Brown journeys through his past empirical work while also employing the ideas of a number of key social theorists and philosophers, including Baudrillard, Eco, Flybjerg, Kant and Aristotle, in order to give 'research on evidence use' a more rigorous conceptual underpinning. Examining and critiquing evidence use both by schools and government and critically engaging with topics as wide ranging as consumption and rationality, Brown concludes by setting out an overarching model of evidence-informed policy and practice. In doing so, he also provides a compelling vision for the future role of researchers both within this model and for the promotion of evidence generally.
Evidence-Informed Leadership in Education
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Evidence-Informed Assessment and Practice in Child Welfare
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Geco is basically RWS and a few other companies, rebranded. Their .40 pistol ammo has been very reliable for me, although this type of ammo not not as good as their previous: .40 S&W Cal 180 Grain FMJ RWS Match Grade Ammo.
I love SGammo & feel obligated on feedback : purchased 1000 rds in 12/2014 & I'm just now working through it w/ 150 rds remaining. Have experienced 5-8 FTE ; approx. one FTE every 200 rds ; yet none this last 200 rd session. [Mod23 & Mod27 Glock] Using CT laserguard today & find it very accurate at 27 ft. I don't find it to be dirty ammo. However - last session I did experience a squib load but thankfully w/o incident.
Yeah, the name brand sounds like some kind of tropical lizard, but aAfter finding the 9 mm and .223 ammo to be very consistent, accurate and reasonably priced (at least at SGAmmo!!), I bought some of these range loads to shoot thru the Fickle .40. Once again the performance was excellent: no FTFs. FTE. or cycling issues; moderate recoil. Brass was very bright and suitable for reloads. I am a convert to this company and very happy with GECos European-produced ammo in German, Switzerland, and Hungary. An easy blue-ribbon winner in my book.
I had never heard of this company ( geco ) before. So decided to ask some questions. SGAmmo responded a couple minutes later and eased all my concerns about the ammo. Still waiting to hear back from some other sites. I ordered in a box to try and very pleased with all aspects of this ammo. I am a bargain shopper and this is a great prices for this quality of ammo. I think i will get it in for my 9mm luger and 45. Thanks SGAmmo for answering me questions on this great ammo.


From the purple Perigord to the black Perigord, discover a rich prehistorical heritage. You enjoy refined local cuisine.
Lovers of history and nature-sculpted spaces, hop on your bike to explore Dordogne. In the Vézère and Dordogne valleys, small roads take you to castles, rupestrian painted caves, troglodyte villages, forests and vineyards. Enjoy the liveliness of historic towns and quiet of the countryside and itineraries. Périgord is a varied and hilly region we recommend you cycle through.
The Green Périgord, up north, is named after the forest, grassland and agricultural land that cover the region. A granitic country, it is geologically a part of the Massif Central.
The White Périgord, country of Ribérac and Périgueux, refers to the limestone in the region, in the center of Périgord. It is also known as Périgord's granary for its cereal plains.
The Black Périgord, in the southeast, is the best known. The region of Sarlat la Canéda is characterized by immense dark oak forests which gave the black color. The Dordogne and Vézère valleys offer an exceptional density of medieval castles, prehistoric and troglodyte sites and villages classified among the most beautiful in France.
The Purple Périgord is named after its noble vineyards. Bergerac, straddling the Dordogne is the capital. Vineyards border it in the south, east and west. Monbazillac and Pécharmant wines, the pride of the region, have nothing to envy the neighboring Bordeaux wines.
Dordogne has many historical villages. Connected by an important secondary road network they make it a beautiful region to cycle through! You will enjoy these small roads among valleys and hills, taking you to vineyard, forests, manors and castles.
Prehistoric men probably chose to settle in the fertile lands of the Dordogne Valley for the climate, as it is pleasant all year round. Winters are mild even if it is not unusual to see snow. Spring offers more rain yet temperatures are pleasant for cycling. Summers are hot, with peak of temperatures that can go above 35°C (95°F)! We would avoid going there in August. It is the busiest month and prices are at their highest! Prefer traveling in September and October. These quieter months offer quite a lot of sunshine and ideal temperatures for cycling.
Monbazillac, a castle, a vineyard and a great quality sweet white wine, a delicacy.
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, the world capital of prehistory with beautiful rock caves and a museum dedicated to prehistoric men.
The Village of Sarlat La Canéda, a medieval architectural jewel. You can wander and get lost in its streets. As it is one of your stop for the night you will enjoy one of the beautiful restaurant terraces after a great cycling day.
The villages of Domme and Belvès require some physical effort to reach, but the reward is worth the effort!
The Dordogne and Vézère rivers where you can swim and enjoy a canoe ride!
It is one of those destinations where you can cultivate yourself and rest under the midday sun. It is a good place to live in. The light will fill you up with positive energy, and gastronomy enchant you. Famous for its foie gras production, restaurant chefs prepare and serve it in all forms, classic to the most original versions. You can accompany these dishes with local wines that combine perfectly with it ! Moderatley of course ! The bike will do the rest!


Granite Investment Group Technology... Can Your Wristwatch Be Your EKG?
Google is working on a wearable device that can help doctors remotely monitor patients' health. The "investigational device" could take a person's electrocardiogram (EKG) and assess environmental stressors, including light and noise levels. The device would measure electrical pulses of the heart and skin temperature.
Google says studies will help the company figure out how the watch-like gadget could be used to study and treat diseases. Activity sensors in the wristband could detect changes in a person's mobility, which could help in studying Parkinson's, for example. Physicians could also advise heart attack patients to wear the wristband after being released from the hospital.
What a great age we live in for research and technology advancement.


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When does the project have to be completed? As you develop your project plan you may have some flexibility in how you use time during the project, but deadlines usually are fixed. If you decide to use overtime hours to meet the schedule, you must weigh that against the limitations of your budget.


When I originally discussed Lorac Baked Matte Satin Blush with you I was in high debate if I wanted to indulge. The "matte" part really threw a Muse off. Am I the only one that finds the idea of a matte blush terribly unappealing? I was just thinking matte eyeshadow such a difficult blending process, imagine blush? How would that work?
Jump ahead to find out if matte works in a blush!
Turns out my fears of a matte blush are unfounded by the fact that Lorac Baked Matte Satin Blush is more of a satiny finish with a sheer layer of sparkle. Quite gorgeous to say the least. So far I've only picked up one shade in this blush and I couldn't be happier that I indulged. The formula is silky smooth with a nice satin finish and the barest hint of shimmer. For a baked product you'll get nice color pay off which is sometimes not always the case with baked shadows or blushes. I was quite impressed with the natural, fresh glow that blush gave me cheeks. I picked this up at Sephora in the shade Exposed which has hints of both peach and pink. It reminds me a bit of a watermelon candy for some reason or another.
I didn't peek at the Lorac Baked Matte Satin Eye Shadow because I was in a rush but I'm now wanting to go back and have a look, see at those plus pick up the other shades in this blush. The shade is truly unique with a very nice finish. I'm Muse Approving it for purchase! Quite a pretty blush for Summer wear!
I saw this at Sephora today and I'm in love! I want every color!!!
This is my favorite blush. I also have the purple trio and I just picked up Posh & Drama for $9 on the Lorac website!


Brad and Samantha had their ceremony at Stan Hywet Hall and their reception at Windows on the River. These are two of our absolute favorite locations and resulted in some great footage. They both seemed so happy the entire day and were an absolute joy to be around.


Facilities: adequate bathroom/shower facilities. Showers were not coin-operated but took tokens – 25 cents per token for about 5 minutes. Which is reasonable. The only problem is that you have to buy the tokens at the office during the hours it's open, so you have to plan ahead a little for evening or early morning showers.
Neighborhood: The first and hopefully only time we had to move after setting up the camper (quite a hassle!) because of our neighbors. A group of 4 who were constantly smoking around their table so that it was hard to breathe on our assigned site. We tried to make it work, but we gave up and moved after dinner.
Comments: If anyone out there can tell me how the word "Hiouchi" is pronounced, you get a prize.
Picture of the site we didn't stay on. But they were all pretty similar.
Site description: Gravel space for parking, grass lawns.
Neighborhood: Mostly retired RV-ers again, which seems to be the pattern as we get later into the fall, especially on weekdays.
Comments: The "sounds of the sea" they mention seem to be barking sea lions which we heard from time to time all night. Not in a bad, keep you awake kind of way, though. It was fun!
Facilities: basic bathhouse, coin operated showers; office has a basic store and is also a small restaurant where there seemed to be a lot of locals coming to eat, and where they make really good pizza.
Neighborhood: quiet and spread out. A lot of people camped closer to the beach, but we avoided it because of high winds.
The store/restaurant building with the bridge in the background.
Another angle on the campsite. The beach was just beyond the bridge.
What is it about majestic, ancient trees that they seem to embody wisdom? There are abundant examples in literature and film where aged trees become characters in the plot in some way. They are almost always mature, wise, and deeply respected. Walking through a redwood forest, where the tall canopy obliterates any view of sky or sun, gave me a deeper appreciation for the origins of these literary references. There is a sense that these trees have seen it all, across ages, and have endured. They are scarred by fires and acts of vandalism and yet they thrive. Most people speak with slightly lowered voices, as if out of respect for something they can't quite identify. Not three-year-olds, but most people.
Staffan wanted me to title this post with a reference to the land of the Ewoks, since those scenes from Star Wars were filmed in redwood forests. He even suggested that the post, or part of it at least, be written in Yoda-speak. Agree with this I do not. Take a very long time it would. Exhaust both writer and reader it would. Continue this way I will not.
Can't believe how little she looks next to that tree!
Still hard to understand just how big and old these trees are!
But our kids are not nearly this contemplative of their surroundings, and we were once again reminded that nature builds the best playgrounds. One of the great joys of this trip has been to watch them, particularly Emelie, explore and discover all of these different, amazing and unusual natural environments. Seeing them through her eyes too adds another dimension and usually deepens the experience for us.
This one we could climb in!
All 3 of us fit in there!
… and this one she could climb on!
When she ran in the ferns we couldn't even see her! Here I am!
The redwood forests have also produced some places for the grown-ups to play a little. No visit to the redwoods would be complete without visiting the drive-through tree. Today it would be illegal to do this kind of damage to a redwood, and the few drive-through trees that are available are all outside of the national and state park boundaries. But those that already exist are allowed to continue to operate. And it is definitely an experience. We decided to visit the drive-through tree on our way south and away from the main redwood area. It fit best with our driving route, but it also meant that we had the trailer with us. We asked at the entrance if we were allowed to drive through with the trailer or if we needed to unhitch it first. His response was basically that we could drive it through as long as we didn't get it stuck.
If I was driving, I would have been nervous enough about taking the minivan through. I would never have dared take the trailer through. But Staffan is a much more experienced and confident driver, especially when it comes to bigger vehicles, and he was sure it would be fine. If the side mirrors of the van fit, the trailer will fit. So I got a little nervous when the mirror on my side bumped a little and folded in, which impaired his view of the trailer. It just so happens that that window isn't working, so I couldn't put it down to flip the mirror back out, and there was certainly no way to open the door in there. But through we went. We gathered a little crowd of spectators, all of whom were expecting that the trailer would get stuck. But it didn't. It fit exactly. As soon as the front of the van had passed through the tree, I jumped out with the camera to document the rest.
And here comes the trailer! No wiggle room!
We're still not sure what "maximum age" means, but probably the oldest in a range of estimates? Either way, it's old and it's big!
You need a bit of distance to see it, but the tree is definitely still alive despite evidence of fire on the trunk, and the giant hole that people drive their cars through.
As we watched others drive through in smaller sedans and on motorcycles, I couldn't help but think that we had had the bigger adventure. They all experienced driving through a tree, just like we did, but with plenty of room to spare and without the thrill of not getting stuck. I still wonder sometimes what would have happened if we had gotten stuck in there. Has anyone ever gotten stuck? I don't know but I'm certainly glad it wasn't us.
After staying 3 nights in different parts of the Redwood area, it was time to continue south along the coast. We had wonderful adventures among the redwoods, but new experiences awaited us in the San Francisco Bay area!
Heading south into California, our first stop was at the visitor center for Redwood National Park, which was surprisingly located downtown in Crescent City. What we hadn't realized before is that, rather than being a national park with clearly defined boundaries, controlled entrances and all that we've come to expect from national parks, Redwood is actually a national park and several state parks spanning the area where the coastal redwoods grow. There are many entrances and exits, several major highways run through the area (rather than just one or two park roads), and we were very confused.
But the ranger at the visitor center was extremely helpful, and was able to help us decide what would be best for us to see and do, and which routes to take. He also gave us some great tips about some other things we shouldn't miss as we passed through Crescent City. The redwoods deserve, and will get, their own post after this one. But this post is about experiences in northern California that have nothing to do with giant trees.
Crescent City is a coastal town, so our first stop after the visitor center was the Pacific Ocean. None of us had ever seen it, and when we got out of the car and smelled the sea air, we were longing for that first glimpse of the Pacific. And once we'd seen it, we couldn't resist the urge to pull over, run down on the beach and touch it. It is a landmark in its own right – the world's largest body of water. But it also had special significance to us on this trip. We had crossed the country, and as we stood with our feet in the Pacific, we had the sense of having reached an important milestone. To look out at the horizon and realize that I was standing on a beach in California was a surreal and happy moment.
One of my favorite pictures so far. This one's going on the wall when we get home!
This girl loves the sand. Loves, loves, loves it.
Covered in sand (some of us more than others, I'll let you guess who), we climbed back in the car and drove to a cliff area overlooking the ocean where the ranger said there was a good chance of seeing whales. Well, we didn't see any traces of whale activity, but it was still a beautiful view. From there we headed to a small marina where the ranger promised there were good views of seals and sea lions. This one did not disappoint! The docks at the marina were literally covered with them, and when we opened the car doors we were greeted by a chorus of sea lions barking. On one dock in particular we were able to walk out to a gate, and on the other side of the gate were all the sea lions. We could literally have reached out our hands and pet them if we dared (and it was all we could do to keep Emelie from trying). It was closer than a front row seat at any zoo or aquarium I've ever been to, and so fun to experience them in the wild like that. And it was free, which is always a bonus.
So many sea lions! They were so funny, too. I just laughed and laughed.
Zzzzzz. Sleepy sea lions. But a few were really barking at us! We shot some great video!
We also, while in northern California, were able to get on Rt. 1 (the Pacific Coast Highway) at it's northern endpoint and follow it down the coast. It was amazing and every bit as beautiful as I'd imagined it being. The coastline is so dramatic and varying, from pristine sand beaches to rugged cliffs. It seemed that around every turn was an image of white, foamy waves breaking against rocks, sending their spray up over a deserted sand beach. It was slower driving on narrow winding roads, and all the up and down didn't exactly help our gas mileage, but the views were worth it. It would have taken us far too long to drive the entire PCH as we made our way down the coast, and sometimes we chose the interstate, but we were able to be on Rt 1 in parts of northern, central and southern California and experience the changing nature of the Pacific coast. Driving down the Pacific Coast Highway was something I'd always wanted to do, and it was an exciting and memorable drive.
Hard to take pictures from the moving car. This one got a little bit of window reflection, but you get the idea.
Here it went in from the coast for a little while, but under this amazing canopy of trees.
Sparkling and radiant blue and surrounded by rugged cliffs, Crater Lake is instantly captivating and breathtakingly beautiful. We visited Crater Lake National Park on a sunny Saturday and spent the day exploring the park and once again marveling at God's amazing handiwork.
We drove the loop around the lake, which seems to be very popular with cyclists, and stopped at various overlooks and view points. The lake appears so different from different perspectives, including an island called the Phantom Ship, which depending on light angles, wind and water conditions, can sometimes be seen clearly and other times not at all. It resembles an old pirate ship, and its disappearing and reappearing act earned it the name Phantom Ship.
After we'd circled the lake by car, it was time to lace up our shoes, strap Peter in the backpack carrier, and hike up to a watchtower for views that you just can't get to with a car. It was a relatively short trail with a pretty steady climb up to the watchtower, which is still used occasionally by rangers watching for fires, though these days most of the fire patrolling is done from the air.
Still loves being in the backpack carrier!
When we'd finished our hike, it was already time to return to our campsite at Lemolo Lake Resort, about 30 miles outside of the national park, where we stayed Friday and Saturday nights. This family-owned campground is open year-round, and the family that lives there and runs it has to homeschool their kids because it is 80 miles to the nearest town. And for the same reason, we missed church that Sunday morning. We decided on Saturday night not to set an alarm and have a stressful morning with an early deadline to pack up the camper and get on the road all in an effort to make it to a town in time for worship. Instead we took our time and when we hit the road, we were California bound!
Location: relatively easy access to Crater Lake National Park. There are also some other lakes in the area. Otherwise, it's close to nothing.
Facilities: Bathrooms were rather primitive but had flushing toilets and running water. Showers were coin operated and cost $2 for approximately 3 minutes. No thanks. No playground, no wifi, no place to wash dishes. A basic campsite with electricity and water.
Site description: grass and gravel. Lots of trees and plenty of shade.
Neighborhood: Lots of families with kids, plus retired RV-ers and others. No problems with noise at night. We didn't really have much contact with our neighbors.
Comments: Behind the office/restaurant building is Lemolo Lake, which offers fishing. When we were there, the water level was so low that the docks was just sitting on the beach. It was a pretty view though.
In Portland we got to visit more friends from Sweden, the Lanns. At this point, about halfway into the trip, we were ready for a break. A sort of vacation from our vacation. Jonas and Greta were so generous as to be our home base for a little travel reboot.
We stayed 3 nights (2 full days). The original plan had been to do the "reboot day" on the first day and then "do" Portland on the second day. But at the end of the first day, we felt like we could really use a little more reboot time, and we couldn't think of a single thing that we were just dying to do in Portland. So we hung around the house again for a second day.
It wasn't glamorous or exciting, but one thing we've learned about traveling for this long is that you just can't do glamorous and exciting everyday for three months. Our bodies wouldn't hold up, our minds and hearts wouldn't be able to process it all, and our budget wouldn't survive.
Our kids got along great with their kids, and they had a great fenced-in yard where they could all play together. While they did that, we took the chance to clean out and vacuum the car and the camper, resort, reorganize and restock our supplies, catch up on laundry, and all the little things that we often don't have time or energy for in the midst of our travels. We even washed the car seat covers – not that they stayed clean for very long. Staffan and I each had an afternoon to run errands that we needed to run – by ourselves. While we feel incredibly blessed to have so much time together as a family, alone time is not so easy to come by and yet still necessary for everybody's well-being. For me that was a trip to Target, Trader Joe's and Starbucks, plus time spent driving there and listening to something other than Veggie Tales. Sometimes it's all about the little things.
The girls playing with a bubble machine!
We slept well, we were fed well, the weather was great, and there was time and space for things like exercise and watching the season premier of Grey's Anatomy. We are so thankful to the Lann family for fitting us in to their busy work-school-homework-soccer-practice-dentist-appointment week. Sometimes, even in the midst of an amazing trip like the one we're on, a little bit of normal is exactly what you need. We left feeling refreshed and ready to take on new adventures, like those that awaited us in Crater Lake!
As we headed south from Seattle toward Portland, we realized that Mt. Rainier wasn't far off of our route. Since we needed a stop somewhere to break up the drive anyway, we decided to make Mt. Rainier that stop.
We found a campground online called Mineral Lake Resort, and from the website it looked like a great place. And that just proves how easy it is to misrepresent yourself on the internet. It wasn't terrible, and perhaps during peak season it's better. We think it may have officially been closed for the season. Someone just happened to be there when we pulled in and told us it was okay to camp for the night. He was on his way out, but he'd be back in the morning to take care of payment, etc. He also mentioned that they were working on their plumbing system so there was no water and the bathrooms were locked. Hmm. We had filled our water jug before we left Seattle, and there was a portable toilet. It was just one night, it was getting late and we didn't know where else to go. So we stayed. There were some other RVs that seemed to be permanently parked there, but I'm pretty sure we were the only people there that night. It was strange.
Camped in the strange gravel parking lot. In other news, my daughter prefers not to wear pants. Sometimes it's just not worth fighting.
Another angle on the parking lot. Nothing says class like spray painted site lines!
In the morning, when Bill didn't come back when he said he would, we decided to head into the park and come back in the afternoon to pay for the site and pick up the camper. As we entered the park, we were struck by the lush forest at the base of the mountain. It was green in a way that I've rarely seen before. It's difficult to describe, but it was beautiful. And chilly. As we drove deeper into the park and ascended the mountain, the temperature continued to drop and I started to wonder if we'd brought the right clothes for a hike in the damp, cool, cloudy weather.
Little of the mountain was visible behind the clouds, except for a few brief moments when the clouds parted a little and we caught a glimpse of the mighty mountain. We took a short hike to a waterfall on a trail that was paved and wheelchair/stroller accessible. At the waterfall, we sat by a bridge and ate our packed picnic lunches. Then it was time to head back to the car and back to get our trailer.
Waterfall view. We sat beside the bridge at the top to eat lunch.
By this time, Bill was back. We paid for our campsite, hooked up the trailer, and headed south to Portland.
Interesting church in the village of Elbe. One of the smallest in America. According to the sign, it is the seat of the area bishop, who holds monthly services there from March through November. Out of respect for tradition, he arrives there by bicycle.
Location: just outside the town of Elbe, about 20-30 minutes from the entrance to Mt. Rainier National Park. On the shores of Mineral Lake.
Facilities: We never saw the bathhouse, so it's hard to say what they have in-season. For us, electricity and a porta-potty were it. And the porta-potty was a bit unsteady and needing to be emptied. There is a dock for fishing on the lake, but it was badly in need of repair.
Neighborhood: No neighbors at all. Quiet, but a little disconcerting.
Comments: In my opinion, if you call yourself a "resort" you should have a little more than a gravel parking lot to offer. Maybe even running water. It worked fine and I'm not complaining, I just found it humorous that this of all places calls itself a resort.
Assuming that our trip is 10,000 miles (which we're now thinking is a pretty big underestimate), then 5,000 miles would be the halfway point distance-wise. Our trip odometer reached 5,000 miles exactly on September 24, not far from Mt. Rainier in Washington.
If our trip is 90 days (which seems like it's probably a pretty good estimate) then the halfway point time-wise would be day 45, October 3.
Price: $42/night, after KOA member discount. Thus far one of our most expensive.
Location: Well, that's why we stayed there. Easy access to Seattle and for us, close to our friends.
Facilities: Bathrooms were nice and clean, but the showers had very poor water pressure. And by very poor, I mean it probably would have been easier to use the water fountain to get the shampoo out of my hair. The playground looked like it was a great one, but we didn't actually use it.
Site Description: Grass and gravel, literally 1 pop-up + 1 minivan + 1 picnic table wide. A pull-through site, approximately 1 pop-up camper in length. There was not a whole lot of wiggle room here. If we didn't park the minivan in just the right spot, we either couldn't open the van door because of the picnic table or we couldn't open the camper door because of the minivan. One of the tiniest campsites I've ever seen. And while this wasn't true of all sites, our site was very close to a major road where there was considerable traffic noise all night.
Neighborhood: The usual mix of retired RV-ers, families, etc. Also a group of bikers who liked to make noise (both themselves and their motorcycles) late at night. Not my favorite neighbors.
Comments: It was the right choice for us all things considered, and if I had to do it over again, I'd probably make the same choice. But we did decide to leave after 2 nights instead of staying for 3, mostly because the quality we received didn't really match the price we were paying.
Ah, Seattle. Home of the Space Needle, Boeing Airplanes, the original Starbucks, and our good friends, the Christs. Keegan and Becka used to work with us for Young Life in Sweden, and are now working for Young Life in Kent, WA. Their daughter is about 8 months older than Emelie, and their son just 5 days older than Peter. It was a joy to catch up with these friends and to see a little bit of Seattle. It was also a little glimpse of what life could be like with two sets of twins under 4. Scary.
After the usual arrival, catch up and settling in stuff, we had dinner and went with them to the local high school football game. It was a late night for the kids and somehow Peter managed to fall asleep amidst the cacophony of marching band, cheerleaders and cheering fans. Emelie was captivated by the whole thing and loved watching all the big kids chasing the ball around the field. Her favorite, though, were the "ballerinas" at half time (a dance group that was kind of like color guard minus the band).
The next day, Sunday, we went to church with them at the Covenant Church in Kent, then drove to the ferry that would take us across the Puget Sound to downtown Seattle. We walked to the famous Pike Place Market and saw all the beautiful flowers and the place where they throw the fish. The fish place was disappointing, though. I thought they threw the fish to (at?) the customers who bought them, but it's just that one of the employees comes out among the crowd and they throw it to him. They also can't sell the ones they've thrown, since apparently it damages the fish, so they don't do it that often. I'm not sure why they do it at all except that huge crowds gather and watch for it, so I guess it's cheap advertising. It's a great market, though, and full of life and customers on a Sunday afternoon!
The whole gang (minus Staffan, who's behind the camera). Lunch on the ferry.
Holding hands in the market on a crowded Sunday afternoon. We didn't lose anybody!
Back on the city streets, we watched cheese being made through the window of a cheese shop, saw a street musician with an upright piano on a street corner (how did he get it there?) and then Emelie got to hold a snake at another street "performer" (her credentials badge from the city was a street performer's license, but really she was just letting people pet her snakes so it wasn't much of a "performance").
She loved this. Not even a little bit afraid.
I love that she's fearless like this. She doesn't get it from me.
It was a fun day and Seattle was a fun city, but we were all getting tired. So, after a little ice cream break and a bit more walking, we got back on the ferry and went back to our cars. Monday morning we had a little more time for visiting and then it was time to move on. After weeks and weeks of driving west, it was time to try a new direction: south!
Becka with Peter and Kai on the ferry back.
Next in the American City Pronunciation Challenge: Spokane, Washington. I had to explain to Staffan that while phonetically he was right to say "Spo-cane", the name of the city is actually "Spo-can".
Our visit in Spokane was short and uneventful. While we were driving from Deer Lodge, our friends in Seattle called. His mom lives in Spokane – would we like to set up camp in her driveway for the night on our way to Seattle? A house and a free place to camp for the night sounded great to us. Unfortunately, they were away for the weekend. But they were so generous to let us stay there anyway!
So we set up camp in their driveway and took advantage of being in civilization by stocking up on groceries, going to the bank, and other boring but necessary tasks. We also took advantage of being at a house to do luxurious things like putting a frozen pizza in the oven for dinner, giving the kids a bath in a tub, and eating ice cream and watching a movie after the kids were asleep. We hadn't stayed at someone's house since Ohio, so all these "everyday luxuries" were especially appreciated. We're so thankful that they let us stay there!
I guess this is a short and boring post. We didn't do much and we didn't take any pictures. Can we say we've really seen Spokane? Maybe we can't. But it was a great place to stop as we continued our journey west.


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Public School Teacher
Contain the pandemic
Reduce inequality by addressing homelessness and access to health care
Expand education
Profession:Special Education Teacher
Resource Specialist, Oakland Unified School District (2018–2021)
Mild/Moderate SDC teacher, Oakland Unified School District (2017–2018)
Moderate/Severe SDC instructional aide, Oakland Unified School District (2016–2017)
Bicycle Courier, Postmates (2014–2016)
Mathematics tutor, Self employed (2012–2016)
St. John's College — M.A., Liberal Arts (2009)
UC Santa Cruz — B.A., Mathematics (2008)
Organizer, Socialist Equality Party (2010–current)
Writer, World Socialist Web Site (2010–current)
My family has been farming oranges in Ventura County for nearly 120 years. I grew up there and worked in the orchards throughout my childhood before studying mathematics at UC Santa Cruz. I got my master's degree in liberal arts at the end of 2009 just after the economic crisis.
Watching trillions of dollars poured into bank bailouts while ordinary people were evicted and social services like education were gutted made me start studying socialism seriously. I became a regular reader of the World Socialist Web Site (wsws.org) and joined the Socialist Equality Party (SEP). After fighting in several labor struggles and covering the occupy movement, I moved to the Bay Area in 2012 where I worked odd jobs as a tutor and courier to make ends meet before becoming an elementary school special education teacher in 2016.
As a writer for the WSWS and organizer for the SEP I have fought in the BART strike, oil strike, a variety of health care strikes, and most recently the teachers strikes always trying to unite workers and push beyond the immediate wage and safety demands to a political struggle for full funding of education, health care and other social services.
Questions from League of Women Voters of California Education Fund (3)
How would you address California's need for affordable housing for low- and moderate-income earners? Please include specific proposals.
Answer from David Moore:
Secure housing is a basic social right necessary for someone to fully function in society. First, we must extend the eviction moratorium until the pandemic is contained. The longer-term issue with affordable housing is that there has been a massive shift of wealth from the working class to ultra-rich in this state and nationally. Wages have not increased with productivity. During the pandemic and 2008 crisis massive bailouts were given to banks while ordinary people were evicted. This has helped reinflate the housing bubble and put rents and mortgages beyond the ability of many families to pay.
To solve the housing crisis we need to reverse the trend across the board, including higher taxes on the ultra-rich; public housing to guarantee basic accomodation and prevent homelessness and extortionate rents; and an end to sweetheart deals for developers that let them get rich by foisting the costs of traffic and increased utilities on the public.
How would you address the issue of California's residents who are unhoused? Please include specific proposals.
Long-term solutions to homelessness require a housing first approach. A safe and clean home environment greatly improves anyone's ability to get a job and receive medical treatment or social services.
There are 5 vacant houses in California for every homeless person in the state. Many of those are owned by banks after foreclosures or simply for speculation. We will not be able to solve homelessness until we accept that a person's right to safe and secure housing is stronger than a corporation's right to profit. One way or another, through taxes on vacant homes, eminent domain or other expropriation, that wealth must be turned over form the banks' ledgers and put to the public's need for housing.
The savings in public expenditure from improved public health and trash management, not to mention reduced law enforcement costs could easily fund the social services to address the current homeless population's mental, physical, and professional needs.
What programs or legislation would you support to meet the water needs of all Californians? Please include specific proposals.
Roughly 80% of the water use in the state is irrigation for agriculture, yet barely a third of farm acreage is equipped with modern micro-irrigation systems which vastly improve water use efficiency. With so much of the state's water going to irrigation every gain in this field will have a big impact. Effective use of modern technologies will require additional equipment and farm workers effectively trained to monitor soil and weather conditions to minimize wasted water. These costs will be more than made up by improving our farms' resistance to drought while simultaneously reducing overall water use. The alternative of pumping the state's aquifers dry or letting the farms wither would cost far more to society.
I'm a Trotskyist which was the Marxist opposition to Stalinism and Maoism. I fight for socialism, internationalism and the political independence of the working class.
Across the world, capitalist governments have responded to the economic crisis and pandemic by bailing out the banks, slashing social services, and preparing for war with record military spending. This has been a bonanza for the world's billionaires with soaring stock prices and a disaster for workers facing evictions and hunger. The efforts of US imperialism to maintain its globally dominant position through unending war and military aggression threaten humanity as a whole with nuclear catastrophe.
The international working class has its own political interests as we've seen from a growing global strike wave to try and force health measures to contain the pandemic and reverse the decline in wages and social services. As a Trotskyist candidate I strive to give conscious political expression to these struggles for social equality and help workers wage a unified struggle across national boundaries for social rights over private profits.
Website: socialism2021.com
Email - david.moore@socialequality.com


Author Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times Bestseller, and her work has been translated into many other languages. Before writing full time, she worked as a Pediatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, a job she had before she became pregnant with her first child.
She grew up in Philadelphia as a Presbyterian minister's daughter, and learned from a young age the value that storytelling has. When she was twelve, her family moved to southern Florida. It was here that Patti found libraries and the sanctuary they provide. She started her steady and slow odyssey of comprehending a story's power to get through confusing periods in life.
While growing up, she spent summers on Cape Cod, and started to love tides, ocean, the beach, and the coast's nature.
For undergraduate work, she went to Auburn University, and got her graduate degree from Georgia State University.
Her and her husband have three kids, and they live in Mountain Brook, Alabama as well as Bluffton, South Carolina.
"Losing the Moon" is the first stand alone novel, which was released in the year 2004. Amy Reynolds, like a lot of mothers, anticipated her son bringing home the first serious girlfriend he had to meet his parents. She is shocked to meet who the girl's father is. It is Nick Lowry, her college boyfriend that stole her heart and soul and left without warning or any explanation at all. She remembers how she felt for Nick, and it still gnaws at her that he was taken away from her.
Life has gone well for Amy since he left. Her teen kids thrive and her marriage is a good one. She loves the gorgeous restored home and the teaching job at the college. She buried her memories of Nick long ago. Now that he has come back, she can't help but recall that time they spent at the beach, pledging their destinies with each other two decades back.
She misses the young woman that she was at the time, brimming with promise and passion. She is tempted by the life that she might have lived with him, and might still have. Making that choice, however, means betraying everything she holds dear.
Here is an author that some have read everything that she has written, and there isn't a book they have not liked of hers. Fans of the novel find that this author is able to deliver a great story, one that is realistic enough to happen for real. There are readers who have read this one many times and have been able to see new things each time they have read it.
"Where the River Runs" is the second stand alone novel, which was released in the year 2005. Meridy Dresden used to be fun loving and free spirited. That changed the moment the guy she loved died during a tragic fire. Since the fire, she has carried an awful secret.
Years later, she is married to a great guy and is the mom to a teenage son. She finds out that a friend from her childhood is getting blamed for the fire. She goes back to South Carolina Low Country and gathers all the courage to make the choice that could destroy her good life, the good standing her family has, the contented marriage she has, and all that she has worked very hard to keep safe. Including her very heart.
Fans of the novel, enjoy this author's style of writing, and this one is no exception to that. The book she writes pull you into things with the writing, making you stay until the conclusion of the book, and you always want more. Some like how it explores complicated relationships and there is an interesting plot to the book.
"When Light Breaks" is the third stand alone novel, which was released in the year 2006. Kara Larson (who is 27 years old) is busy planning her upcoming wedding to a professional golfer. She sets aside time to visit an elderly lady in a nursing home, to help fulfill certain requirements for the Palmetto Pointe Junior Society.
Quickly, she finds the singsong Irish lilt of Maeve Mahoney (a 96 year old lady) to be mesmerizing while the woman tells the tale of her first love in Ireland. Kara wonders, though that it might be that she is telling her version of an ancient tale of legend and myth.
She waits for the story in parts and pieces, and tries to pick out the kernels of truth in it. It draws her in, and it pushes her to remember the first love she had with Jack Sullivan, who was a neighbor when she was a kid. She finds that she is going to have to find out how her story, with Jack, is going to conclude.
Some feel that this one just might be their favorite from this author. Fans of the novel found themselves wanting to get to know the characters and their story while reading the story. The characters are likable, and the main character's occupation was unknown that added to things and made the story better.
"Between the Tides" is the fourth stand alone novel, which was released in the year 2007. Catherine Leary's father died nine months ago, and she still has yet to fulfill his final wish; he wanted her to get to the Seaboro River, located in South Carolina, and scatter his ashes. It is the last place she wants to ever visit again, because it was the scene of a tragedy that happened when she was a kid, it was so bad her family had to move. She is paid a visit, on the night of her thirtieth birthday, by someone that was a colleague of her father, at one time, she dated the guy.
She hopes to keep Forrest Anderson from bringing the secrets of her family to light, and goes off to the town in Lowcountry she used to love. It takes her on a trip to the past. It is a journey that may just take her into a brand new life, one of self discovery, love, and forgiveness.


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Q: R - Why don't my curves start at (0,1)? I'm just trying to plot three curves on a chart, which all must start at (0,1) and end at (30, 0.51).  The problem is the curves seems to start at about (2,1) and end at (31,0.51).  My code is:
require(graphics)
library(latex2exp)
Linear<-c(  1,0.983666667,0.967333333,0.951,0.934666667,0.918333333,0.902,0.885666667,
           0.869333333,0.853,0.836666667,0.820333333,0.804,0.787666667,0.771333333,
           0.755,0.738666667,0.722333333,0.706,0.689666667,0.673333333,0.657,0.640666667,
           0.624333333,0.608,0.591666667,0.575333333,0.559,0.542666667,0.526333333,0.51)
SqRt<-c(    1   ,   0.910538649 ,   0.873482544 ,   0.845048395 ,   0.821077298 ,
         0.799958338    ,   0.780865338 ,   0.763307513 ,   0.746965088 ,   0.731615947 ,
         0.717098368    ,   0.703290265 ,   0.690096789 ,   0.677442512 ,   0.665266275 ,
         0.653517677    ,   0.642154596 ,   0.6311414   ,   0.620447632 ,   0.610047011 ,
         0.599916675    ,   0.590036587 ,   0.580389069 ,   0.570958432 ,   0.561730676 ,
         0.552693245    ,   0.543834825 ,   0.535145184 ,   0.526615026 ,   0.518235881 ,   0.51    )
CubeRt<-c(  1   ,   0.842124513 ,   0.801135304 ,   0.772387515 ,   0.749504067 ,   0.730181506 ,
           0.71329249   ,   0.698190887 ,   0.684467813 ,   0.671846185 ,   0.660128536 ,
           0.649168592  ,   0.638854625 ,   0.629099142 ,   0.619832193 ,   0.610996874 ,
           0.602546197  ,   0.59444086  ,   0.586647616 ,   0.579138061 ,   0.571887715 ,
           0.56487531   ,   0.558082241 ,   0.551492126 ,   0.545090459 ,   0.538864322 ,
           0.532802159  ,   0.526893586 ,   0.521129232 ,   0.515500609 ,   0.51    )

g_range <- range(0, Linear, SqRt,CubeRt,na.rm = TRUE)
plot(Linear, type="l",lwd=2, col="blue", ylim=g_range,
     axes=FALSE, ann=FALSE,lty=1)

axis(1, at=c(0,5,10,15,20,25,30))

axis(2, las=1)

box()
lines(SqRt, type="l", pch=22, lty=1,lwd=2, col="red")
lines(CubeRt, type="l", pch=24, lty=1,lwd=2, col="black")

title(xlab="mmh/RH", col.lab=rgb(0,0,0))
title(ylab="Availability", col.lab=rgb(0,0,0))

plot_colors <- c("blue","red", "black")
text <- c("Linear", "Square Root", "Cube Root")
legend(x=14, y=1.0, legend=text, fill=plot_colors, ncol=3, xpd=NA)

and the plot looks like this.

A: If you don't supply both x and y values, R will just start plotting 1, 2, ..., to the total number of values you provide. If you want to start at zero, it's better to pass in the x values explicitly. For example
plot(x=0:30, y=Linear, type="l",lwd=2, col="blue", ylim=g_range,
     axes=FALSE, ann=FALSE,lty=1)

lines(x=0:30, y=SqRt, type="l", pch=22, lty=1, lwd=2, col="red")
lines(x=0:30, y=CubeRt, type="l", pch=24, lty=1, lwd=2, col="black")


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