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Mission: "Girl Scouts build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place." The Value proposition is that Girl Scouts is where girls find their voices and make them matter. The Girl Scouts of Central Maryland has served the Baltimore metro area since 1962. In the ensuing five decades, the neighborhoods and communities of Baltimore City and certain surrounding counties have changed. The GSCM has endeavored to change to be responsive to these changing demographics and keep current with the needs of girls in Central Maryland. GSCM conducted extensive research into the needs of girls and young women who live in Baltimore City. The families in thes... read more Mission: "Girl Scouts build girls of courage, confidence and character who make the world a better place." The Value proposition is that Girl Scouts is where girls find their voices and make them matter. The Girl Scouts of Central Maryland has served the Baltimore metro area since 1962. In the ensuing five decades, the neighborhoods and communities of Baltimore City and certain surrounding counties have changed. The GSCM has endeavored to change to be responsive to these changing demographics and keep current with the needs of girls in Central Maryland. GSCM conducted extensive research into the needs of girls and young women who live in Baltimore City. The families in these areas are typically single-parent families with income levels near the poverty line. Many parents work more than one job to make ends meet. And then there are special groups of girls, often forgotten, who are in out-of-home placements, or are separated from their family for reasons over which they had no control. Delivering the extra-curricular activities that are necessary for girls to achieve later in life is a founding principle and goal of Girl Scouts of Central Maryland. This includes learning the real meaning behind the Girl Scout Law: "I will do my best to be honest and fair, friendly and helpful, considerate and caring, courageous and strong, and responsible for what I say and do, and to respect myself and others, respect authority, use resources wisely, make the world a better place, and be a sister to every Girl Scout." In underserved communities there is a lack of availability of programs, lack of technology (hardware, software and internet access) to bring programming to girls in a virtual environment, and lack of transportation. GSCM intends to continue to fill this void with its Beyond Bars program and G.I.F.T. Program and needs your support to assure we can continue to bring high quality leadership-building experiences to these young women.
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The rupee fell 9 paise to 69.20 against the US dollar in opening trade Thursday on increased demand for the greenback from importers and banks.
Forex dealers said, strengthening of the American currency in the overseas market weighed on the domestic currency. However, sustained foreign fund inflows supported the rupee and restricted the fall.
The rupee opened weak at 69.15 at the interbank forex market, then fell further to 69.20 down 9 paise against its last close. The local currency, however, pared the initial loss and was trading at 69.15 at 0940 hrs.
The rupee, on Wednesday, had strengthened by 19 paise to 69.11 against the US dollar.
Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net buyers in the capital markets, putting in Rs 1,429.92 crore Wednesday, as per provisional data.
Indian bourses opened on a cautious note Thursday, with benchmark indices Sensex trading 20.31 points up at 38,605.66 and Nifty was quoted at 11,595.95 points, up 11.65 points.


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Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road Project
Jean Bussey (NWT Archaeologist's Permit 2009‐004)
In 2009, Jean Bussey of Points West Heritage Consulting Ltd. conducted archaeological investigations for the Joint Venture (JV) that operates the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Road. This work was conducted through EBA Engineering Consultants Ltd. (EBA) and under Northwest Territories Archaeologist's Permit 2009‐004. The 2009 investigations were limited to a two‐day inspection tour of the existing winter road south of Lac de Gras. This is the fifth year that Points West has been part of the annual winter road inspection tour, which also included a JV representative, Erik Madsen, an EBA biologist, Karla Langlois, and Lawrence Goulet, a representative of the Yellowknives Dene First Nation.
The Tibbitt to Contwoyto winter road runs from the south end of Tibbitt Lake near Yellowknife to almost the north end of Contwoyto Lake in Nunavut and has been used most winters for more than 25 years. In the winter of 2008 to 2009, the ice road was not constructed north of Lac de Gras because of a lack of mining activity. In previous years, a number of archaeological sites located near the winter road or its associated developments (gravel pits and camps) were marked by stakes to ensure avoidance during winter activities. Monitoring of the protected archaeological sites south of Lac de Gras was the major component of the 2009 archaeological investigations.
Four of the seven protected sites are near portages along the winter road, one is near the boundary of a camp and two are near active gravel pits. Damaged stakes were replaced when necessary and the top of all markers were sprayed with fluorescent paint to make them more visible in winter. It was discovered that more markers were required at KjPa‐1 near Lockhart Lake Camp as a result of the storage of snow removal equipment near the eastern boundary of the lease. Additional markers were added by the inspection crew. Additional markers were
also placed at two gravel pits (GP8 and GP9) to better define the area within which borrowing may occur; these markers are at least 30 m from known adjacent sites. The remaining protected sites are intact and no further actions were required. One of these sites, LcNc‐133, is located immediately east of Portage 55. In 2007 it was noted that some surface disturbance had occurred. Additional and more substantial markers were installed by Nuna Logistics and the portage was widened to the west to provide more room for snow removal. The 2009 inspection indicates that these efforts were sufficient to protect this site and continued monitoring of winter road activity is recommended.
In the process of visiting the protected archaeological sites on the ground, other portages were examined from the air to confirm their status and ensure no new disturbances have occurred in areas with archaeological potential.
(Edited by Shelley Crouch, Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre)
View north of markers near KiPb‐2 at south end of Drybones Lake
Inspection crew installing additional markers at Gravel Pit 9 near Mackay Lake
2009, Archaeological Reports
2009-024 Gabriella Prager
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2009-022 Latonia Hartery
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2009-021 Murray Lobb
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2009-019 Tom Andrews
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2009-017 Kristi Benson
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2009-008 Lori Dueck
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2009-005 Grant Clarke
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2009-003 Brent Murphy
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2009-002 Alan Youell
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Jaunsarás (Jauntsarats en euskera y de forma oficial) es una localidad española y un concejo de la Comunidad Foral de Navarra perteneciente al municipio de Basaburúa Mayor.

Está situado en la Merindad de Pamplona, en la comarca de Ultzamaldea, y a 34,5 km de la capital de la comunidad, Pamplona. Su  población en  fue de  habitantes (INE), su superficie es de  km² y su densidad de población de  hab/km².

Geografía física

Situación
La localidad de Jaunsarás está situada en la parte central del municipio de Basaburúa Mayor a una altitud de 545  Su término concejil tiene una superficie de  km² y limita al norte con el concejo de Beruete; al este con el de Yaben; al sur con el de Garzarón y al oeste con el de Ichaso.

Demografía

Evolución de la población

Véase también
 Basaburúa Mayor
 Lista de concejos de Navarra

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Datos del Concejo de Jaunsarás - Gobierno de Navarra - Información y datos de entidades locales de Navarra.

Concejos de Basaburúa Mayor
Localidades de Basaburúa Mayor


There are two potential abandoned railway rights of way in Central Alberta that could one day become trails.
The first is the former Alberta Central Railway (CPR) alignment between Red Deer and Sylvan Lake. There are some serious challenges to be addressed, including the rehabilitation of the historic Mintlaw trestle and the crossing of the Highway 11 expressway.
Another is a proposed multi-use trail between Rocky Mountain House and Nordegg along the former Canadian National Railways right of way.
In Red Deer, the former Canadian Pacific Railway bridge has already been converted into part of the Waskasoo Park trail system.
Although a series of trails in Red Deer were registered as Trans Canada Trail a few years earlier, the pavilion at Bower Ponds was officially dedicated in 2005. Other communities having TCT designation include Innisfail, Lacombe and Ponoka.


While Hollywood likes to portray the relentless takeover of humanity by pitiless machines, computers are in fact a little more human than we may have thought. More precisely, they err. Such fallibility could be considered positively endearing if the consequences weren't quite so alarming—complex computer systems underpin everything from our infrastructure and economy to our health-care system.
Schroeder released a research paper based on a two-year study of data from Google's vast fleet of servers. It found that computer memory error rates are dramatically higher than previously thought. The memory modules she studied experienced correctable error rates of somewhere between 25,000 to 75,000 failures per billion hours. To put that into context, one previous oft-cited study had pegged the number in the 200 to 5,000 range.
Another surprise was that errors were more commonly the result of hardware rather than software problems, contrary to much previous thinking.
The industry has taken these findings to heart, especially smaller companies that don't boast the fail-safe infrastructure of Google. Schroeder says many companies now only buy machines with memory systems that feature strong error-correcting codes. She also says many are putting in extra effort to avoid errors in the first place, such as following the report's recommendation to update hardware more frequently.
After these findings, Schroeder made waves a second time with another paper that challenged industry assumptions. This time, she showed that data centres could operate at higher temperatures without significantly compromising performance. Most data centres typically operate somewhere between 20C to 22C with some kept as cold as 13C—mostly in response to very conservative guidelines from manufacturers. The study, however, found that higher temperature didn't affect reliability nearly as much as thought and that high usage rates were a much more likely culprit responsible for errors.
Raising the thermostat a few degrees is a big deal because the world's data centres are incredible energy hogs, consuming an estimated one percent of global energy use. Put another way, they use up the entire output of 17 power plants each generating 1,000 MW and they collectively emit as much carbon dioxide as all of Argentina. More than a third and sometimes up to a half of this giant electricity bill is devoted to air conditioning. It is estimated that only a one degree increase in temperature could save two to five percent of the energy the centres consume.
Are we ready for a data-driven future?
Schroeder says the significance of these findings will only increase in the years ahead as the demand for data escalates. Indeed, the amount of data that humanity generates doubles every two years. By 2020, experts predict we will reach 44 zettabytes, or 44 trillion gigabytes, as personal smart devices proliferate and everyday objects are embedded with computational devices sending and receiving data through the so-called Internet of Things.
Modern data centres, which already consume extremely high levels of energy and are prone to hardware failure, will have to shoulder this data deluge. Through her research, Professor Schroeder hopes to make the massive data systems we increasingly rely on more stable, less prone to error, and more environmentally responsible.


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What Works: Beds for Kids Provides Rest for Children
By: Matthew Johnson, Connectional Ministries and Communications Assistant
Volunteers construct beds in the Tupelo First UMC Warehouse. Photo courtesey Tupelo First UMC Facebook page
Thanks to the tireless efforts of dedicated volunteers from Tupelo First United Methodist Church and the surrounding community, many children in North Mississippi now have proper beds to sleep in. Beds for Kids builds and supplies beds for disadvantaged children. The ministry, started by volunteers with a vision to help children, has changed the lives of thousands of children in need.
The Beds for Kids ministry began in 2019 by recently retired volunteers who wanted to make a positive impact in the lives of children. Approximately 12 to 15 volunteers gather during the week at a warehouse owned by Tupelo First UMC to build beds for children in North Mississippi. Organizers thought they would just be building a few beds, but to their surprise the need was greater than they anticipated.
"We thought we would build maybe five beds a month," said ministry coordinator, Dr. Jack Foster. "As word of mouth spread social workers, school counselors and other churches kept providing more and more names in need of beds."
The ministry builds 40 to 50 beds per month, and in 2022 built almost 900 beds. Each recipient receives a bed complete with frame, mattresses and bedding, in addition to a children's Bible and prayer with the volunteers.
"When we leave that house, that bed is ready to sleep in, and that's the best part of Beds for Kids," said Foster.
Rev. Rusty Keen, pastor at Tupelo First, is thankful for the ministry and the positive effect it has had on children.
"Just the smile and light you see in the eyes of the children is amazing," said Keen. "We are thankful for this amazing ministry and are pleased that it's growth has been tremendous."
Beds for Kids volunteer spends time with a family after a delivery.
Beds For Kids can be started in any community. Dr. Foster encourages those interested in starting the ministry to come see their operation and reach out to them. The success of the program is also due to the generosity of donors, contributions from other churches, sawmills, mattress outlets and financial sponsors all help make the achievements of the ministry possible. Foster welcomes donations of children's Bibles and bedding. If you or your church are interested in starting a Beds for Kids ministry reach out to Dr. Jack Foster by text at 662.231.4095.
We would like to hear your missional strategies and ideas that work. Email them to us at news@mississippi-umc.org.
What Works is a series featuring ministries across the conference and throughout the connection that are vital and thriving at serving their communities. Mission and ministry featured in this segment can also be implemented into your faith community's missional strategies.


"Genomic and Nongenomic Control of Vitamin D on Cardiovascular Health a" by John T. Pinto, Tze-Chen Hsieh et al.
Ectopic or vascular calcification caused primarily by dysregulation of vitamin D and phosphate homeostasis is a major contributor to development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Both deficiencies and excesses of vitamin D affect cardiovascular factors that mediate development of CVD. Atherosclerosis results from accumulation of plaque which is comprised of oxidized lipids, cellular debris, fibrin material and marked calcification. Vitamin D deficiency affects macrophage activation, adhesion and migration, which underlies the 'response to injury' hypothesis that initiates atherosclerotic progression. Vitamin D coupled with other epigenetic modifications can subdue cellular inflammation, reduce age-related systolic hypertension and vascular rigidity, and improve overall endothelial functions. Thus, understanding molecular changes and pathways that preserve function and integrity of vascular endothelia and smooth muscle cells will enable investigators to development effective dietary and/or therapeutic measures to remediate CVD. This chapter will explore the major contributions of vitamin D in controlling vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cell integrity, activation and inflammation. Emphasis is placed on: (1) evidence that links vitamin D deficiency to cardiovascular disease; (2) redox sensitivity and control of the vitamin D receptor; (3) role of vitamin D in augmenting the antioxidant network associated with the transcription factor, nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2; and (4) the association of vitamin D with fibroblast growth factor 23 and Klotho, the endocrine axis which regulates phosphate homeostasis among bone, parathyroid gland, and kidney.
Pinto JT, Hsieh TC, Wu JM. Genomic and nongenomic control of vitamin D on cardiovascular health and disease. In: Watson RR, Zibadi D, editors. Handbook of nutrition in heart health, human health handbooks. Vol. 14. Wageningen, The Netherlands: Wageningen Academic Publishers; 2017. pp. 91-112.


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Opinion > Rural Rx
'Send Them to the ER'
— Our default for psychiatric patients
by Edwin Leap, MD July 23, 2019
Here is a standard emergency department situation, played out all across America today.
Patient X has schizophrenia. He takes medication, but only until he feels better. He is calm when he takes it, but sometimes aggressive and assaultive when out of treatment and off medications.
Patient X decides to leave town and drive somewhere else because he is angry at 1) family, 2) significant other, 3) health care system, 4) situation.
He is found in a store, acting out, frightening customers. He is disheveled, loud, and profane, and cannot be easily redirected. He does not harm anyone and makes no overt suicidal or homicidal threats. When confronted by security he walks outside and down the road.
Police are ultimately summoned because he is in and out of stores, acting oddly. X does not engage in any criminal behavior.
He is thus brought to the hospital emergency department. Here, he paces, sometimes yells profanely, and is mildly delusional. He has a bag (that nobody bothered to check). He has a cell phone but does not want to let go of it for the purposes of contacts. He may or may not have ID.
X refuses medication but does not rise to the level of potentially dangerous and (sometimes) illegal chemical or physical restraints. He continues to pace and rant around the already busy department, sometimes sitting in his room. A sitter is arranged who is paid to watch him. The ED continues to sort through confusing presentations of illness and injury, protect privacy, and keep the staff and patients feeling safe amid his behavior.
Law enforcement is contacted again, but point out that he has not committed any crime and that walking around town is not illegal. They do not transport patients like this to other places.
Family is located but are in the next state and have no way to get X. They ask, "Can you just keep him a while?"
The hospital has no funds to transport him anywhere, but recognizes that he is 1) a problem for the ED and 2) a danger to discharge but 3) has no reason for a medical admission. (He allowed a lab draw, and everything was normal.)
Mental health is consulted and after assessment, and consideration of his social situation, say that he is indeed schizophrenic but does not rise to the level of involuntary hospitalization.
Ultimately, after five hours, X is angry and says, "I'm leaving this %#@@ place and &%*$ all of you."
Nursing administration is anxious that he is a danger to himself. But nobody has reason, capacity, or funding to do otherwise.
Indeed, he has a very real, very devastating disease. That is not his fault. But the mental health system, too, is diseased. Understaffed and underfunded, stressful and with high turnover, it cannot begin to reach the enormous numbers of people with psychotic disorders, much less those with depression, anxiety, and other issues.
Decades ago, compassionate Americans shuttered state psychiatric hospitals across the land in the belief that they were somehow unfair or oppressive to those hospitalized. Doubtless, there were bad places and bad care. But they were something. They were islands where treatment and safety was available. Now, for the uninsured, hospitalization is next to impossible unless it's involuntary; and even then it's brief.
And if a person is already struggling with psychosis, struggling to hold onto reality, consistent outpatient care is often simply not going to happen.
The default, for society, is now "send him to the ER." Add his inner chaos to the outer chaos and vise-versa. Let all the chaos grow into more and more danger and dysfunction.
What happens after that is nobody else's problem at all.
But woe to all when, after all options are "weighed in the balance and found wanting," a bad outcome occurs. Because after all, "something should have been done."
Yep. But by who?
Edwin Leap, MD, is an emergency physician. He practices full-time in a rural community hospital in South Carolina. He has spent many years practicing in rural and critical access facilities, including work as a locums provider for Weatherby Healthcare. He is a writer and blogger. He and his wife have four children. See more at www.edwinleap.com.
This post appeared on KevinMD.


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#WednesdayWisdom – Acoustics Facts
In the spirit of #WednesdayWisdom we thought we should share some lighthearted Acoustic "facts". How many of the below were you aware of, I wonder?
"Acoustics" comes from the Greek words, "akoustikos," which pertains to hearing, "akoustos," which means "heard" or "audible," and "akouein," which means "to hear."
The human ear can't distinguish an echo from the original sound if the delay is less than 1/10th of a second. Because the velocity of sound is about 1,125 (ft/s) at normal room temperature, a reflecting wall must be more than 53 feet from the sound for a person at the source to hear the echo.
Sound comes from vibrations. These vibrations create sound waves which move through mediums such as air and water before reaching our ears.
Our ears vibrate in a similar way to the original source of the vibration, allowing us to hear many different sounds.
Dogs can hear sound at a higher frequency than humans, allowing them to hear noises that we can't.
Sound is used by many animals to detect danger, warning them of possible attacks before they happen.
Sound can't travel through a vacuum (an area empty of matter).
The speed of sound is around 767 miles per hour (1,230 kilometres per hour).
The loud noise you create by cracking a whip occurs because the tip is moving so fast it breaks the speed of sound!
When traveling through water, sound moves around four times faster than when it travels through air.
Although music can be hard to define, it is often described as a pleasing or meaningful arrangement of sounds.
The sound of thunder is produced by rapidly heated air surrounding lightning which expands faster than the speed of sound.
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I got a handful of really awesome Christmas gifts this year and I wanted to share the beauty related ones I got with you. If you want a full review on any of the products as I really start trying them out in the next few weeks let me know in the comments below.
First off, my big present was the Clarisonic Mia 2. It was a set from Sephora that came with the Fresh Soy Face Wash and the Lotus Youth Preserve Face Cream With Super 7 Complex - also the brush head is the sensitive one. Haven't put these face products to the test yet because I want to use my normal skincare as I implement the Clarisonic into my routine. I've been using it every night since I got it and I can really feel the difference in how clean my skin feels. I can tell I'm already heading into the breakout phase because it's very deep cleaning and it's been purging. I will do an update in a month and let you guys know how my acne/redness is doing. I'm attaching a picture of it from the Sephora webpage because I don't have my camera with me up north and as you can see it's not the same set as mine so maybe that was a limited edition set with Fresh. I also got the hot pink colour of it.
Next I got the Naked 3! I'm so thrilled and I don't have any swatches for you but you can google it to find 100s of photos of this palette. It's everything I hoped for and more. All the shades show up really well on my fair skin and I think it can work for so many different people. I love using the shade Trick all over the lid, and then limit/nooner mixed together in the crease. If I'm going more dramatic with it I'll pull in some dark shades like Factory and use Blackheart as a liner.
I got the Nars Guy Bourdain blush palette that I mentioned before previously in my wishlist. I don't want to post too much about it because it was limited edition and it is obviously sold out. It's perfect because it has 4 blushes, one highlighter and a bronzer - i love the formulation and the shades are gorgeous.
Lastly, I received the 500pt perk from Sephora that was the Kate Somerville package. It comes with the Oil Free Moisturizer (0.5 oz), ExfoliKate Intensive Exfoliating Treatment (0.25 oz), Detox Daily Cleanser (2.0 oz). I've always wanted to try out the products and these sizes are actually very big. So far I've only tested out the cleanser for a few mornings and I have no complaints. I'll be testing these out in the future and will let you know if I'd repurchase any of this.


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Sixth Presbyterian Church Capital Campaign Q&As
Are we holding a Capital Campaign at Sixth?
Yes, we are launching a campaign this fall! Our theme is No Turning Back. Just as Jesus said that "no one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God," we at Sixth feel that we are living in a time and place where we cannot turn back. We must be outside of our doors as an advocate for the voiceless, speaking up for the values of inclusion, justice, and compassion, in a society that is increasingly hostile toward some of God's children.
But just as we cannot turn back from this mission outside of our doors, we cannot turn back from the real challenges of taking care of our spiritual home. For years we have made deferred maintenance less of a priority to do more to feed the hungry, heal the sick, fight for fair public policy, and make marriage equality a reality. To continue to be about this work, we have to be about the work of taking care of our home, so that for generations to come, people of faith can find refuge and a commission to continue to do the work of justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God.
What is the Capital Campaign timeline?
The Session of Sixth Church recommended that we move forward with a Capital Campaign in 2018, and a Capital Campaign Coordinating Team was established. The Capital Campaign will be run together with our Annual Campaign to streamline and coordinate these activities. A timeline of activities has been outlined between August and December 2018, when we hope to complete the campaign. We expect to "launch" quietly in September and make an official announcement on our progress on Sunday, October 7 (World Communion Sunday). We are asking the congregation to make campaign and annual financial pledges by November 4 at our traditional Dedication Sunday and Breakfast. The Capital Campaign Chair is Lauren Ward, and the Annual Campaign Chair is Peter Kaplan. A Coordinating Committee is advising their efforts to ensure that we meet both goals.
What is the fundraising goal for the Capital Campaign?
At its August meeting, the Session approved a goal of $580,000, to be raised over three years, with some pledges extending to five years if necessary. We recognize that this goal is ambitious; however, there are a number of compelling reasons for raising this amount of support. This goal reflects a five percent contribution to mission (see below), and a revised scope of projects as we strive to accommodate new concerns: better window protection, chapel improvements, fire safety, addresses concrete deterioration, and electrical updates. Even so, $580,000 does not cover all the restoration and repairs needed by Sixth. We have deferred addressing these repairs over many decades and are now addressing some of them in this Campaign.
What is the fundraising goal for our Annual Campaign?
For 2019, we are projecting a budget of $393,700, which reflects cost-of-living salary adjustments for church personnel, as well as anticipated increases in utilities and programming needs. We anticipate a need to raise $340,000 in pledges, representing a 5-7% increase. Why does this goal differ from the one discussed last spring?
In the spring of 2018, the House Committee, working with Session, came up with an estimated goal of $380,000-$400,000 to cover renovation and repair projects that most needed to be addressed. Shortly after announcing this goal, we learned that we would receive an insurance payment to plaster and repaint the interior spaces that were damaged by a leaking roof (also repaired in early spring 2018). This work, which we initially thought would be covered by funds raised through a Capital Campaign, has now been completed. After repairing a section of the current acrylic protection, Hunt Glass, the window restoration contractor, has proposed installing an improved, vented protection framework with tempered glass to replace the failing acrylic existing panels. A vented system will prevent heat buildup between the glass and the protection, preventing deterioration of the new lead. This increases the window restoration project estimate. Further consideration of other priorities has prompted us to include fire safety and electrical system improvements. The full set of proposed projects is laid out in the revised Case for Support.
How did we arrive at the cost estimates for the repairs?
Our House Chair Leslie Kaplan secured multiple bids on each project. The Case for the Support is the culmination of over a year's work of securing bids and talking to multiple contractors. What if we fail to raise $580,000? What if we raise more than $580,000?
There is a chance that we will not raise our goal of $580,000. If that happens, then Session, working with the House Committee, will determine which projects should be completed and which should be tabled until additional money becomes available. Should we raise more than $580,000, we will put any funds above our goal into the church's endowment, with 95 percent of additional funds to the building endowment and 5 percent to the mission endowment (see below regarding the Campaign's mission allocation). Extra money generated over time could also apply to cost overruns/inflation.
If the work takes seven years, why do we need to collect money over three-five years? What would we do with the funds in the meantime?
The window restoration may take up to seven years because of the size and complexity of the job. The other projects would be completed in a timelier manner. Collecting the money over three years would position us to negotiate repair contracts and lock in fees that would be expected to increase if we waited longer. Funds collected would be held in the church's money market account to accrue interest until they were needed. In this context, it's important to remember that Sixth will not need to borrow money for any work as we continue to collect pledges.
One of the biggest efforts involves removal and restoration of the sanctuary's stain glass windows. Do they really need to be restored?
An independent consultant with many years of experience in working with and restoring stained glass, Catherine Berard, evaluated our windows. She wrote: "Since a good portion of the labor required involves removing and reinstalling, I would not suggest that you go with anything less than a full restoration (completely re-leading the windows). Even though the windows are still in fairly good condition, the reality is, the lead will continue to deteriorate, the cement between the glass and lead will continue to dry out and compromise the windows' stability and the windows will continue to buckle, eventually causing lead to pull away from glass and create gaps and possibly cause more glass to break from stress."
Why haven't we considered replacing the sanctuary windows with clear glass?
We did not consider replacing the stained-glass windows with clear glass for several compelling reasons. First and foremost, removing the stained glass would irrevocably damage the architectural character of our sanctuary. Removal would also erase part of our congregation's history, as we would lose several panes with inscriptions honoring church leaders with important historical ties to Sixth. From a practical standpoint, replacing the sanctuary windows with clear glass would let in so much light that we would need to install shutters or other window treatments. Another practical consideration is that replacing the stained glass with clear windows would cost virtually the same as renovating the exiting stained glass. Finally, for all the reasons just stated, we believe that replacing the stained glass would be enormously controversial within our congregation.
Why would we apportion five percent for use by the Church and Community Committee? How would the committee use the funds?
Traditionally, church fundraising campaigns have allocated part of the funds to mission. The Session, in consultation with the Church and Community Committee, voted to designate our support of the following four groups, which represent major focuses of giving: Judah Fellowship for our More Light mission, Clean Air Council for Earth Care, Wilkinsburg Community Ministry for benevolence, and Pittsburgh United for social justice.
Could I designate my gift to one of the repairs?
While would we would encourage pledges to go into a general purpose fund, the Church would honor contributions designated toward one of the projects outlined in the Case for Support.
Can I approach my company or a matching gift? What if my company will only provide funds for capital projects, as opposed to mission funding?
Sixth would greatly appreciate any corporate matching gifts that you could secure, and we can discuss how this giving could work.
What should I give?
We are asking people to give as much as they can, and we know that this is asking a lot. We are approaching some members of our congregation to help with "pace-setting" gifts, large contributions that will help ensure the momentum we need to complete the campaign. For many households, we are asking that you consider contributing an amount equal to your annual pledge amount and spread out over three years. This would be on top of your much-needed annual pledge. Please remember, without your annual support, Sixth cannot pay its employees, maintain its programming, or keep the lights on – all very necessary if we are to carry out our important work each year
What if I can't give a lot?
Anything you give is deeply appreciated. Simply put, ALL gifts to Sixth matter to us. And we will have a few projects to be completed with "sweat equity" versus dollars. Stay tuned for details about these efforts that will help us to improve our church.
How can I discuss the Capital Campaign with our children?
Children learn to give when they see their parents give. Sixth is currently developing programming to help children understand the value of giving to Sixth. Church Education Director Jenny Newman will have more details soon.
Why wouldn't we using the endowment to take care of the renovations?
The Church's endowment of around $750,000 is divided into three funds: Building, Mission and Special Projects. Each year, we take a draw from our Building Endowment, 4% of a four-year rolling average, which is typically around $13,000. It is the source of the 'Repair and Contractors' budget line item and is used to cover all routine maintenance costs, renovation projects and emergency repairs. Cashing out a large part of this endowment would damage our ability to respond to emergencies (like roof leaks) and even routine maintenance like furnace inspections and carpet cleaning.
Does the church have a history in raising funds for capital projects?
The church has raised funds previously for important capital projects. In the mid-1990s funds were raised to install the handicapped ramp and renovate the kitchen. In 2002, we initiated a capital campaign to purchase a new organ. We raised $53,000 of a total $198,000 needed and, due to a generous bequest, were able to complete this work. In 2010, we raised about $60,000 for a roof costing $131,077. We financed the difference through the Building Endowment. The current proposed campaign would be the largest in Sixth Church's history.
Did Sixth hire a consultant to help with the Campaign? Isn't that costly?
The Session of Sixth Church considered hiring an outside consultant to help us complete a campaign, and we made a decision to retain someone with significant fundraising expertise for a short, focused set of responsibilities. The cost was $7500. We believe that the consultant's advice and counsel will significantly assist lay church leaders to assume roles as fundraising ambassadors to the larger congregation.
I'm thinking about making my gift and am wondering if I can do so in honor of someone? Can I name something at Sixth in recognition of my contribution?
We would be delighted to receive your gift in honor or memory of someone. We are not actively seeking gifts to "name" parts of the church, but we are happy to discuss your ideas. Please feel free to contact Lauren Ward, Campaign Chair, with questions.


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The Conjuror and the Moonlit Swim (Short Story)
Maxim March 2012
Greetings! I wrote this story over a few weeks in February, 'finishing' it early this month, though neglecting to give it a proper final draft until now. I wrote it simply with the intention of carrying something through the creation process to completion, urged on by my literary peer and part time muse Karnage, without him I wouldn't be posting this here right now. Perhaps foolishly I haven't given the story a serious reading until just now as I spaced the lines and altered some phrasing to sound less like an idiot than I fear I will come off as. I hope you enjoy it, I guess.[RIGHT]-Fucking Maxim, goddamn[/RIGHT]
The carriage pulled up the neglected dirt road, bumping along and kicking up dirt as it struggled to maintain purchase. It ground to a halt on what must have been the main road, for lack of any other notable paths in a small mountain village. The driver knocked on roof of his carriage and wiped the sweat and dust from his forehead. As the driver unloaded the modest baggage of his single passenger, the passenger climbed out the baking interior of the vehicle and into the strewn about shadows cast by the fir trees that sat basking in the summer heat.
The scattered shadows offered no refuge from the heat to the young man. The fresh air, however, was a welcome change after having traveled for hours in an oven on wheels trailing a randy pair of uroxes. The young man, Geoffrey, placed the wide brimmed hat he held in his hands on his head and shielded his eyes from the sun as he scanned his surroundings.
It was just as he remembered it. His parents had taken him to this secluded mountain village of Lone Bor for many summers of his childhood. They had inherited a small cottage from his grandmother which they visited yearly, to which he now held the key.
He felt the eyes of the villagers on him, instinctively sensing the target of their gazes, he reached up for his hat and examined that it's peak had caved in. He reached into the hat and punched the top back into shape before replacing the peaked conical hat to his head. He tweaked the brim and flashed a bright smile to the grown crowd of onlookers stopped in their daily routine. Many of them hustled along or ushered their brood indoors.
The hat branded him as a magician, it was the universal symbol used by magicians attempting to draw attention to themselves. An accessory that says "yes, I do indeed posses powers that allow me to toy with the very fabric of reality."
The driver handed him his bag and he in turn handed the driver his payment and a tip. A good tip goes a long way he had learned in his days making a meager living as a street performing conjuror back in the city, and if Geoffrey was one to judge: and he was, though he wouldn't describe himself as such; this tip was going to go as far as the nearest tavern.
Most of his audience had dispersed but one middle aged woman watching him from the middle of the road. He walked up to her with a grin on his face and his bag in his hand.
"Hello ma'am, certainly is a hot day today!" he grinned wider at his success in small talk "I used to come here every year with my parents. The Demoyles. My grandparents used to live here before that."
He waited for a response but the woman just stood there, watching him with her arms crossed.
"Yes ..." he continued, the smile fading slightly "Well. Have a nice day." and he set off in the direction he vaguely remembered the cottage being in.
"Sorcerers are not welcome in our village." she finally spoke "I remember your family, decent people, but that doesn't mean we'll welcome a bogman into our village with open arms."
"I assure you, ma'am, I am not a sorcerer, just a simple conjuror."
"I'm certain that distinction means a lot more to you than it does to us. We do well in these parts to honor the will of Sol and not welcome those familiar with infernal powers."
"Ma'am, I myself am a worshiper of Sol. I've never found that the will of Sol is entirely against to the use of magic. Isn't it said that one should use what talents one has to spread the light of Sol, unbidden by the inhibitions of others?" Geoffrey read from the back of his mind. He had debated the mutual exclusivity of the practice of magic and worship of various gods extensively in the classes at his college of magic. "The saints themselves are renown for having performed supernatural miracles, what is the difference between that and magic? That all magicians have compacts and contracts with infernal beings is an erroneous conception."
"You may have found a rationalization suitable for yourself." she sighed "we see things a bit more clearly up here than down in the cities. I'm sure your family would not be pleased with your decision to pursue the dark arts."
That wasn't true, Geoffrey knew. Though his grandparents had died before he decided to go to college and study magic after showing some basic aptitude, his family had been proud of his decision to pursue such a goal. They had been much less proud of his decision to drop out of college and subsequently make his living by performing conjuring tricks on the street for something resembling a living. He knew plenty of good tricks. He could play the cups-and-balls game by fabricating and vanishing the ball where he wanted it to be, though he stopped using that as a method for making money after threats to cut off his "cheatin' fat fingers" if he didn't show how the trick had been done. He could pull two rings apart and mend the gap to make it appear as if he had passed two solid objects through each other. He even knew how to summon a rabbit simulacrum to appear in his hat as if he had been carrying it in there the whole time!
"Look. I'm just up here for a brief holiday. I'll be leaving within the week. I'll keep to myself, I'd just like to enjoy myself, though I'm sure that's not going to happen now. If you'll excuse me" He walked past her and headed towards his cottage.
He spent the rest of the day in his cottage, putting together what he needed to go fishing. Geoffrey left the house after the sun had dropped below the horizon and a brilliantly bright moon took it's place in the sky. The moon cast a bruised light on the village. The conjuror navigated his way down a path lined with trees that were black shapes against the purple and blue glittering night sky. His lantern swayed with a reassuring weight in his hand as he kept cautious footing on the dirt path stitched with surface roots.
Though he had anticipated fishing, Geoffrey had neglected to prepare before leaving the city for Lone Bor. Instead he grabbed some old working clothes he figured had belonged to his grandfather, or perhaps his father had left them up here. He had procured a fishing rod from a closet in the cottage. He hadn't even considered bait, though he was confident in his ability to magically conjure up a mayfly simulacrum for that.
Geoffrey pondered to himself if he would even see any fish this late at night. They must be sleeping, certainly; after all they must be well rested for school in the morning. He grinned disgustedly at his own affront to humor. Fish or not, it would be nice to get out of that cottage now that his welcoming committee had shut up in their homes safe from ghoulies and "Bogmen".
He had filled his pockets with anything he had found and decided was sufficiently "outdoorsy": A compass that he couldn't read in the dark, a small knife for gutting theoretical fish, and a duck call — though on reflection even he would have admitted that last one was a bit silly of him.
A cool wind had blown away the heat of the day, leaving behind a comforting blanket of warm air occasionally accented by a refreshing breeze. Geoffrey sat on the end of a small but sturdy dock that extended a short distance into the lake. He preferred not to wade out into the reeds lining the muddy shore this time. His eyes were locked on the mirror-like reflection of the moon on the surface of the black water, the image occasionally shattered by the passing breezes and re-assembled when the waters settled down again. He let the wind carry his line with his little simulacrum tethered to the end dancing over the surface of the water. It wasn't a real mayfly. It wasn't even exactly alive. No, he reminded himself, it wasn't alive at all. A simulacrum was simply animate mass, construct made real by his will and ability to manipulate the Odd energies of magic. It's not an illusion, it's real, it simply isn't what it appears to be.
Nothing was biting, though he wasn't bothered. He wasn't particularly bothered by the reactions of the villages either though echoes of his schoolmates told him he should be.
"Their inability to accept that their beliefs and traditions are outdated and fueled by ignorance is an embarrassment. The world would be a better place if they were shut up for good!" they would have said.
"Oh well," he thought.
Geoffrey found himself uncomfortable in the natural silence of these mountains. It drowned out his thoughts, made it hard to focus, he needed the constant familiar background bustle of the city to hold his ideas in place long enough for him to get a good look at them. He found himself making noise. Tapping the dock with his feet, clicking rhythm-less songs with his tongue, he even tried playing with the duck call but stopped when something howled a blood freezing response closer than Geoffrey felt it had any right being.
A fish had bumped his line, though there was no sign of it now. Perhaps he had imagined it when his lure bounced off the water in an odd way or maybe the wind had blown it in such a way that — no, there it was, a shadow moving beneath the surface. He leaned forward slowly to get a better look into the black abyss of the water and did in fact find it looking back.
Something soft, wet, and slimy wrapped firmly around his ankle and pulled hard. Geoffrey slid forward almost over the edge of the dock and fell flat onto his back.
"Squak!" he shouted through the duck call.
He flailed around looking for anything to grab hold of and his wandering hand found the handle of his lantern, though he would have been happier to find something fastened down.
"Squarp gurgle gurgle" cried the duck call as Geoffrey was yanked off the dock and into the water. He plunged into the lake and saw his assailant in the light provided by his lantern, now filling with water and soon to be put out. It was humanoid but certainly not human. No longer human in any case. It's gaping maw was filled with an array of small jagged teeth leading back to it's pulsing throat, it's entrance guarded by a long tongue thrashing and reaching for him. It's body was accurately described as resembling a corpse bloated with water but having seemingly taken on features of amphibian life. It's swollen eyes bulged from it's frog-like face and locked an unfocused gaze on him. Geoffrey brought his lantern clumsily down onto the grotesque head of the creature. It connected with force that cracked the glass of the lantern but the thing just recoiled and quickly regained composure.
Geoffrey had been well acquainted with tales of vodmen from his childhood. A restless soul of the drowned dead taken hideous amphibious form, a corruption of the dark will that drove it, and drowned others in a form of undirected revenge. Supposedly they were quelled by placing a coin in their mouths to pay their passage into the nether, though why a psychopomp would want money that had been in a vodman's mouth was always a joke the child who fancied himself clever would make when being told this. That had been Geoffrey. It certainly showed that even in death, man would be willing to put aside his personal goals for a bit of money. It was a reason to not swim in the lake without adult supervision.
The kids in the village had played games featuring the vodman, although their version of it was a child with strands of lake weed draped over themselves, usually applied by the other children to the current target of their teasing, or if that failed, the weakest child in the group. Geoffrey had made sure this was never him. He was always bigger and stronger than the other kids and mostly clever in a selective self preserving way needed to survive the social complexities of childhood. He was never particularly fast though and was often left behind without remorse by the other children as a sacrifice to the vodman.
Geoffrey brought his arm back to strike again, fighting against the resistance in the water and the increasing weight of the cracked lantern as it rapidly filled with water and extinguished. The vodman lifted a long flabby arm in retaliation. A webbed hand wrapped around Geoffrey's raised wrist, the vodman's other arm still grasping his ankle holding him in place. Geoffrey struggled to get out of it's grip and swim to the surface . He pushed at the monster with his free arm and kicked at it with his free leg but only managed to tire himself out and stir up silt that obscured his vision like a heavy fog.
The vodman pulled itself in close to Geoffrey and brought it's wide mouth into contact with his shoulder. The conjuror felt the rows of needle sharp teeth dig into his flesh as the vodman clamped down. Its tongue lashed excitedly. Blood oozed from between the vodman's mouth and Geoffrey's shoulder as it began to pull away tearing Geoffrey's flesh from his body. Geoffrey tried to scream but all he let out was bubbles as his mouth filled with dirty water. Panicking, he shoved a hand into a pocket and withdrew his fish gutting knife. He brought the knife swinging up and around. It cut through the water and punctured the slick rubbery skin of the vodman's neck. He repeatedly stabbed it in the neck and head. His dull knife thudded and scraped against the creature's skull, trailing a brown ichor as it cut the vodman's flesh. It's tongue thrashed violently as it released it's bite on Geoffrey and drew it's head back from the assault. It's teeth were stained with Geoffrey's blood which spread like a mist between them, mixing with the silt.
Geoffrey changed his focus to the monster's flabby round belly as blood, silt, and tears filled his water clouded eyes. His lungs screamed for air as he stabbed at it, tearing it open, pond scum blood and flesh leaking out from it's wounds. The vodman let go and pulled away from the relentless assault. Geoffrey took this opportunity to swim to the surface. His arms strained to pull him through the water. He heaved and coughed and gripped the wound on his shoulder. Blood oozed from between his fingers but he didn't see this as he tried to blinked the water and other substances from his eyes. He fixed his gaze on the bright moon set in the dark sky praying that it was all over.
He was yanked back under the water. The moon exited focus behind the refractive surface of the filthy water. The conjuror found himself facing off yet again with the grotesque water-logged visage of the vodman. He was tired. He needed help. He was going to die. He desperately and weakly swung the knife through the resisting water. The vodman grabbed Geoffrey's wrist in one strong webbed hand, it's long flexuous fingers wrapping around it like tentacles. It grasped Geoffrey's throat with it's other hand. It gargled a snarl at him which he could barely hear through the water and the deep drumming beat of blood pumping and pounding in his head his head. An idea struck and spread like the heat of a match in Geoffrey's mind. The vodman pulled Geoffrey towards it's broad mouth. Geoffrey lifted his foot against the vodman's tattered stomach and held it back at length with his remaining strength.
Geoffrey's eyes locked with the vodman's dark bulbous eyes. There was no humanity. He lifted his free hand behind the vodman's head and burbled out an arcane phrase through clenched teeth and a mouth full of soiled water. From behind the creature's head the conjuror drew a glimmering silver coin. It seemed to emanate light in the murky dark waters, or perhaps it reflected light from an unseen source. With a quick prayer for success against all odds, his leg giving away against the persistent strength of the vodman, he thrust the coin into the creature's mouth. His hand snagged on one of the many sharp teeth and was gashed from pinky to wrist but he planted the obol at the entrance to it's throat. Geoffrey withdrew his hand before the slow reflexes of the vodman could kick in and clamp down on it. It's tongue tried to wrap around his hand but it was too slick to get a hold.
The vodman loosened it's grip uncertainly, floating slowly away towards the darkness of the depths of the lake. It thrashed about shortly before seizing up. It had worked. Rigor mortis quickly spread through it's body from it's head, it's limbs and digits twitching before being touched by the sudden onset of death. Geoffrey floated back up to the surface as the stiff lifeless body of the vodman drifted off and sank into the black depths of the lake. He slowly swam through the water to the shore, one hand clamped on his wounded shoulder praying it wasn't as bad as it felt. He pulled himself onto the muddy shore and lay on his back in a bed of collapsed reeds. He closed his eyes but fought the urge to sleep.
The tired, hurt, weary Geoffrey reached into a pocket and mumbled a phrase of magic sounding nonsense familiar to him from his time spent as a street performer back in the city, where he would much rather have been at this time. He pulled a long string of handkerchiefs tied together at the corners from the pocket. He attempted to dress the wound with the kerchiefs but only truly succeeded in covering it and fastening the conjured cloth in place.
Sprawled on the shore, cool lake water lapping at his legs, he watched the moon. He blinked: once, twice …
Geoffrey took a deep breath. He felt invigorated but very sore. He stretched and found the shore to be a lot softer and drier. He felt the comfortable press of light against his eyelids. He opened his eyes slowly and found himself not looking at a celestial body, but a candle on a nightstand. He was in a bed in someone's house and a comfortable one at that. He stretched underneath the warmth of of an eiderdown quilt and found his wound freshly bandaged and firmly bound. The thought of who did this for him passed through his mind, though he wasn't too concerned with where the blood soaked handkerchiefs had gone too. He dozed in and out of pleasant sleep until he heard someone enter the house.
Geoffrey propped himself up on his elbows greatly favoring his injured side. The door to the room slid open. A middle aged man with whitening hair and a thick mustache entered the room bearing a generous serving of food on a plate
"Oh good, you're up," the man grinned a lopsided grin at him "I brought you this." He placed the full breakfast on the nightstand next to the bed.
"As a doctor, I would say you should eat light, but as a resident of Lone Bor and a bit of an angler myself, I'd like to thank you for getting rid of that damned vodman," His manner of speech was meandering but deliberately enunciated. He seemed to savor each syllable before letting it out.
"I didn't exactly set out to do that, Mister …"
"Peter Marten, but just call me Pete."
"Of course not, you'd have to be a fool to try a thing like that, but you did what you did and we're thankful for it," He paused, looking thoughtful "Though why you were out fishing at night is a curious thing."
Geoffrey thought about his answer before responding.
"To be honest," he paused for a moment weighing the appropriateness of honesty "I was just trying to keep to myself. I got the impression that I wasn't exactly welcome here."
"Ah, yes, I heard about what Patricia said to you. You should pay her no mind," He looked out the window, morning light pouring in. "You see, around these parts magicians aren't viewed quite the same as they are down south. The magic up here near Troll land is not quite as academic or practical as it is closer to civilization. For some, it's not enough for some wizard from the city –"
"Conjuror actually," Geoffrey interrupted.
"To them it's no different. For some, it's not enough for you to come fresh from the city and act like magicians are all right and good when those raised up mere in the mountains have been taught the dangers of these esoteric pursuits of power. Some even experience it firsthand. Don't tell anyone I told you this but the reason Patricia, my sister, gets so worked up over magic is that she knows how too much power can corrupt. She dabbled in sorcery in her younger days, back in the city. It changed her in ways she had enough presence of mind to notice thank Sol. She ran from it up here in Lone Bor, following me. Eat up. Please."
Geoffrey did, grabbing a bun in one hand and a sausage in the other. The man looked at a collection of jarred herbs, bottled liquids and vialed powders in a cupboard in the corner of the room and smiled.
"It's why she and my wife, Rada, never got along. You see, my wife was raised farther north from here, Troll land. Well she was taught by a Troll Baba, their matriarchs, old troll witchcraft; magic that can help people ... or hurt them. She only ever wanted to use it to help people though. She said that the any true witches did, but she knew the power she wielded had two faces. Well she ended up moving down here in Lone Bor of all places. She was a cunning woman, she knew her magic would be less appreciated by more strict worshipers of Sol, so she passed off the practice as purely herbalism and natural remedies, which it mostly is anyways, and let her success speak louder than any rumors of a wicked witch settling in the village.
"Of course when I moved up here (city life was too stressful for me) I met her and fell instantly in love with her. After convincing her that she should love me back we got married" he laughed. "Patricia soon followed me up here, as I said, but she was less enamored with Rada than I. Her new found disdain for magic and I believe in part jealousy hindered what I had hoped would be a close friendship between them.
"Rada's unguent is why you're still alive. Without it I'm not sure I could have done much to help that nasty wound of yours."
He clapped his hands together and grinned widely his lopsided grin.
"Sorry if I went on a bit, I hope you enjoyed the meal." Peter apologized.
"Yes! Thank you," Geoffrey replied "for the food and the medical attention."
"I also hope you understand though, that we aren't just a hateful people, many of us have just grown cautious of people who seek power; though plenty of the good people of the Lone Bor have grown to know my wife as she was, and know that power can be used for good things by good people. Keep it up 'monster killer' and you may just enter good standing with us fine mountain folk.
"So stay as long as you'd like, certainly as long as you need to heal and if anyone bothers you, especially Patricia, come to me and I'll sort them out for you."
Geoffrey chuckled through a mouth full of bread, meat, and egg. Though his time in Lone Bor had started out poorly and had gotten worse, he found himself well rested, well fed, and plus one friend in a Peter Marten. All in all his holiday was off to a positive start.
So yeah, there's a thing.
Karnage March 2012
I know how hard you worked on this, and I'm immensely proud that you decided to put it up for others to see. Hopefully this will manage to perk up your ears and allow you to believe in the talent you have. I really do particularly like the description of the vodman. Keep it up! I know you can c:
Chip March 2012
Why isn't this a book I can buy yet?


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Q: Python Library to Convert Docx to PDF That Works With Task Scheduler I am having trouble with converting docx to pdf.  I was using 'from win32com import client' which works correctly when I run the program, but now that I have it being run with a windows task scheduler job, it gives me an error 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'SaveAs'.
I've been reading this may be due to the task scheduler not being able to open the Word application and run the functions correctly.
I am bummed as I feel this should be something fairly simple or already solved for but I can't find anything that can do it.  I have tried from docx2pdf import convert but that doesn't work either as it requires the user to be logged in and Word to be there.
It won't work as an unattended script.  I have tried pypandoc but am having trouble installing it as when I run it it says no pandoc was found (I already pip installed it..).

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I use the Oxygen theme.
When I create a post I intend to"Featur" on the main page Image wheel the sticky post option does not work.
I have to switch from the "easy" post option, to the WP Admin view, then unclick sticky post, save, then go back in, click sticky post and hit save. Please note I always include 'featured' as a tag, I am not forgetting that step.
Are sticky posts for the main Featured homepage only enabled in the WP Admin view? Is there a way to fix it so I don't have those extra steps?
Are sticky posts for the main Featured homepage only enabled in the WP Admin view?
In a test website, with the Oxygen theme activated, when using the BBB editor I also was unable to get sticky posts to display in the posts slider. The same was easily accomplished when I switched over to the classic post editor.
I don't have an explanation, so I'll tag the topic for staff attention.
This is a known issue with the Oxygen theme and the new editor, due to how the Oxygen theme works. Our team is aware of the issue, but we don't have a fix for it yet.
I'll let you know when I get an update about that issue. In the meantime, going to the WP Admin view to mark those posts as sticky is the best way to ensure they'll be featured on your site.
Please rid me of beep beep boop for always and for good. It is wasting my time while loading and there is little if no use at all in it.
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My dear child; be always alert for the response of God to your prayers so that you can thank Him adequately. The Lord answers every prayer but not everyone thanks Him for it. Many times the answer is not direct and because the Lord works in humble ways, His help is ignored and souls lose a lot of extra graces for not being alert and thankful.
Meditated daily on how the Lord is responding your prayers and be very thankful to Him for His generosity.
The greatest gift that you receive is the Holy Spirit that gives you the knowledge to perceive Him and to discern His Will.
Be thankful my child and bless the Lord daily, who cares for you every moment of your life and who responds to all your prayers.


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What non-food rewards do you use to make it to milestones with weight loss goals?
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current progress/losing weight within a specific time.
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Q: How to define global variable in groovy for jenkins job? I'm using Extended Choice Parameter plugin to ask user for some parameters.
It has inputs:

*

*Countries

*Environments

So, I defined first parameter countries and selected multiple choice and Groovy Script for value.
I posted some script, which gets json, parses it, and it has this in the end:
json.objectEntries.attributes.each { j->
 j.objectAttributeValues[4].displayValue.each{ host ->
 hosts.add(host+","+j.objectAttributeValues[6].displayValue.join("")+","+j.objectAttributeValues[14].displayValue.join(";") )
 }
 j.objectAttributeValues[14].displayValue.each{ country ->  countries.add(country) }
 j.objectAttributeValues[6].displayValue.each{ environment ->  environments.add(environment)  }
}

Environments = environments.unique(true).join(",")
Hosts = hosts.join(";")

countries.unique(true).each {c -> println c}

Then I added second parameter - Environments.
Almost same as first one, but script now look like that:
Environments.each{ e -> println e}

and from that point everything is fine and I can freely use variables Environments and Countries in later steps.
But I can't pass variable Hosts.
And question is - How to to define variable on first script, so it will pass variable across whole job?


Messaging app Telegram has launched Telegraph, a new publishing platform, which looks and feels like Medium and offers anonymous posting — without requiring you to register an account or sign in through social media.
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The platform gives you the option to edit your post, as long as your current browser session is active, otherwise, you are out of luck. One downside is if you delete the url of your published article, there is no way you can track it down, because Telegraph does not store user history.
So, why would anyone want to use Telegraph? Well, if you want to rant out against your president/prime minister, boss, husband, wife, and don't want anyone to know, who you are and where you are from.