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James Macpherson
For other people with similar names, see James Macpherson (disambiguation) and James McPherson (disambiguation).
James Macpherson (Gaelic: Seumas MacMhuirich or Seumas Mac a' Phearsain; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poems. He was the first Scottish poet to gain an international reputation.[citation needed]
Ruthven, Inverness-shire, Scotland
17 February 1796 (aged 59)
Belville, Inverness-shire, Scotland
Poet, translator
Marischal College, University of Aberdeen; University of Edinburgh
Literary movement
Macpherson was born at Ruthven in the parish of Kingussie in Badenoch, Inverness-shire. In the 1752-3 session, he was sent to King's College, Aberdeen, moving two years later to Marischal College (the two institutions later became the University of Aberdeen); it is also believed that he attended classes at the University of Edinburgh as a divinity student in 1755–56. During his years as a student, he ostensibly wrote over 4,000 lines of verse, some of which was later published, notably The Highlander (1758), a six-canto epic poem,[1] which he attempted to suppress sometime after its publication.
Collecting Scottish Gaelic poetryEdit
On leaving college, he returned to Ruthven to teach in the school there. At Moffat he met John Home, the author of Douglas, for whom he recited some Gaelic verses from memory. He also showed him manuscripts of Gaelic poetry, supposed to have been picked up in the Scottish Highlands and the Western Isles. Encouraged by Home and others, he produced a number of pieces translated from the Scottish Gaelic, which he reportedly spoke, which he was induced to publish at Edinburgh in 1760 as Fragments of Ancient Poetry collected in the Highlands of Scotland.
Hugh Blair, who was a firm believer in the authenticity of the poems, raised a subscription to allow Macpherson to pursue his Gaelic researches. In the autumn he set out to visit western Inverness-shire, the islands of Skye, North Uist, South Uist and Benbecula. He obtained manuscripts which he translated with the assistance of a Captain Morrison and the Rev. Gallie. Later he made an expedition to the Isle of Mull, where he obtained other manuscripts.
OssianEdit
In 1761 he announced the discovery of an epic on the subject of Fingal (related to the Irish mythological character Fionn mac Cumhaill/Finn McCool) written by Ossian (based on Fionn's son Oisín), and in December he published Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem in Six Books, together with Several Other Poems composed by Ossian, the Son of Fingal, translated from the Gaelic Language, written in the musical measured prose of which he had made use in his earlier volume. Temora followed in 1763, and a collected edition, The Works of Ossian, in 1765. The name Fingal or Fionnghall means "white stranger", [2] and it is suggested that the name was rendered as Fingal through a derivation of the name which in old Gaelic would appear as Finn.[3]
The authenticity of these so-called translations from the works of a 3rd-century bard was immediately challenged by Irish historians, especially Charles O'Conor, who noted technical errors in chronology and in the forming of Gaelic names, and commented on the implausibility of many of Macpherson's claims, none of which Macpherson was able to substantiate. More forceful denunciations were later made by Samuel Johnson, who asserted (in A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, 1775) that Macpherson had found fragments of poems and stories, and then woven them into a romance of his own composition. Further challenges and defences were made well into the nineteenth century, but the issue was moot by then. Macpherson never produced the originals that he claimed existed.
Later worksEdit
In 1764 he was made secretary to the colonial governor George Johnstone at Pensacola, Florida. He returned to Great Britain two years later, and, despite a quarrel with Johnstone, was allowed to retain his salary as a pension.
He went on to write several historical works, the most important of which was Original Papers, containing the Secret History of Great Britain from the Restoration to the Accession of the House of Hanover, to which are prefixed Extracts from the Life of James II, as written by himself (1775). He enjoyed a salary for defending the policy of Lord North's government, and held the lucrative post of London agent to the Nawab of Arcot. He entered parliament in 1780, as Member of Parliament for Camelford and continued to sit for the remainder of his life.
Time in ParliamentEdit
For a time Macpherson desired a seat in Parliament and he finally received it in the 1780 general election. On 11 September 1780, he became junior member for Camelford. Later he became the senior member in the results of the April 1784 election. He stayed in this position until his death. Although there is not a lot recorded about his time in parliament, his name is in a list of confidential parliamentary pensions which suggest that his undocumented work was more of an under-the-table government scheme. This suggestion is more or less backed by letters corresponding with other suggested government scammers of the time such as Paul Benfield. In 1783 he also held a position as an agent working with Sir Nathaniel Wraxall,[4] and was noted since this time for being very wealthy, probably from his secret parliamentary pensions he was receiving.
DeathEdit
In his later years he bought an estate, to which he gave the name Belville or Balavil, in his native Inverness-shire, where he died at the age of 59. Macpherson's remains were carried from Scotland and interred in the Abbey Church of Westminster.[5]
The Highland MP and antiquarian, Charles Fraser-Mackintosh, comments on late eighteenth century evictions in the area of Kingussie, in his second series of "Antiquarian Notes" (Inverness 1897, pp 369 et seq, public domain) as follows: "Mr James Macpherson of Ossianic fame, who acquired Phoiness, Etterish, and Invernahaven, began this wretched business and did it so thoroughly that not much remained for his successors.......Every place James Macpherson acquired was cleared, and he also had a craze for changing and obliterating the old names......{including}......Raitts into Belville. Upon this point it may be noticed that Mac Ossian, in making an entail and calling four of his numerous bastards in the first instance to the succession, declares an irritancy if any of the heirs uses any other designation than that of Macpherson of Belville". Fraser-Mackintosh also asserts that Macpherson bought the right to be buried in Westminster Abbey.
After Macpherson's death, Malcolm Laing, in an appendix to his History of Scotland (1800), concluded that the so-called Ossianic poems were altogether modern in origin, and that Macpherson's authorities were practically non-existent.[6]
Despite the above some critics claim that Macpherson nonetheless produced a work of art which by its deep appreciation of natural beauty and the melancholy tenderness of its treatment of the ancient legend did more than any single work to bring about the romantic movement in European, and especially in German, literature. It was speedily translated into many European languages, and Herder and Goethe (in his earlier period) were among its profound admirers. Goethe incorporated his translation of a part of the work into his novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. Melchiore Cesarotti's Italian translation was reputedly a favourite of Napoleon.[7]
Macpherson's legacy indirectly includes the naming of Fingal's Cave on the island of Staffa. The original Gaelic name is "An Uamh Bhin" ("the melodious cave"), but it was renamed by Sir Joseph Banks in 1772 at the height of Macpherson's popularity.[8][9]
Macpherson is frequently mentioned along with Thomas Chatterton, another forger of the era, in the 1780 novel Love and Madness by Herbert Croft.
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^ Baines, Paul; Ferraro, Julian; Rogers, Pat (2010). "Macpherson, James". The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing 1660–1789. Wiley. pp. 227–228. ISBN 9781444390087. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
^ Mike Campbell (2008). "Name: Fingal". Behindthename.com. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
^ Mary Ann Dobratz (2000). "The Works of "Fiona MacLeod" Notes to First Edition". SundownShores. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013.
^ Bailey, Saunders. "The Life and Letters of James Macpherson". WebArchive. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
^ "James Macpherson". www.westminster-abbey.org. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ A "somewhat merciless exposure"; "Laing, Malcolm" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
^ Zamoyski, Adam (2001). Holy Madness: Romantics, Patriots and Revolutionaries. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 45. ISBN 1-84212-145-6.
^ Elizabeth A. Bray (1999). Discovery of the Hebrides. Birlinn Publishers. p. 268. ISBN 1-874744-59-9.
^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate. p. 544. ISBN 978-1-84195-454-7.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Macpherson, James". Encyclopædia Britannica. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 267–268.
Gaskill, Howard; Macpherson, James (1996). The poems of Ossian and Related Works. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 573. ISBN 0-7486-0707-2.
Gaskill, Howard (2002). The Reception of Ossian in Europe. Continuum International Publishing Group – Athlone. p. 400. ISBN 0-485-80504-9.
Stafford, Fiona J. (1988). The Sublime Savage: A Study of James Macpherson and The poems of Ossian. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 200. ISBN 0-85224-609-9.
Gaskill, Howard (1991). Ossian Revisited. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-7486-0247-X.
Saunders, Thomas Bailey (1895). The Life And Letters of James Macpherson: Containing a particular account of his famous quarrel with Dr. Johnson, and a sketch of the origin and the influence of the Ossianic poems. London: Swan Sonnernschein & Co. p. 327. ISBN 978-1103168255.
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Macpherson, James.
Works written by or about James Macpherson at Wikisource
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James Macpherson at the Eighteenth-Century Poetry Archive (ECPA)
Digitised version of Fingal, an ancient epic poem. : In six books: together with several other poems, composed by Ossian the son of Fingal. / Translated from the Galic language, by James Macpherson.., 1762 edition at National Library of Scotland
Literary Encyclopedia: Ossian
Significant Scots
Popular Tales of the West Highlands by J. F. Campbell Volume IV (1890)
The Poetical Works of Ossian at the Ex-Classics Web Site
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Nancy Pelosi still doesn't think Biden should debate Trump! WTF?
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House Speaker (IN NAME ONLY) Nancy Pelosi is standing by her statement that Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden should not debate President Trump. Think about what she is saying… She knows Biden will be exposed if he faces Trump. Speaking to fake news CBS' "This Morning" Friday, Pelosi (D-Calif.) made the comments when asked if she still stood by her assertion in August that the former VeePee should not take part in any of the three scheduled presidential debates.
"I do, not that I don't think he'll be excellent, I just think that the president has no fidelity to fact or truth," the California Democrat said, adding that she believes the commander-in-chief also lacks "fidelity to the Constitution of the United States." "Why bother?" Pelosi asked. "He doesn't tell the truth."
In August, the speaker told reporters at the end of a press briefing, "I don't think that there should be any debates." She continued that she did not want anyone to "legitimize a conversation with [Trump]" because he lacked "any association with truth." Asked during her interview Friday about her longtime feud with the president, Pelosi argued that their differences were, in one way, helpful to her.
"Well, I don't care what he says about me. Every knock from him is a boost for me. If he wants to help me raise money, he can keep knocking me," she said, adding, "I'm speaking the truth. Our Constitution is at the mercy of people who have no allegiance to the Constitution of the United States." Yeah ask the people taking a crap on her house, and the small businesses she's ruined in California this year alone how much they love her. She's speaking one truth t ho right now our Constitution is under attack's but it's NOT by Trump. It's by HER, and the Congress. Lead by the Fraud Squad, with Nasty Pelosi, and Chucky Schumer. These people don't want anything to do with the Constitution and this is the major problem.
To his credit, Biden has said he is not taking Pelosi's advice on this issue… We shall see… So far nothing yet as far as debates. After Pelosi's comments circulated in August, the 2020 Democratic nominee said that while he did intend to debate Trump, "very competent people" had urged him not to do so without a fact-checker on stage.
"I've been recommended to me by a number of very competent people who know their way around, including leading Republicans, that I shouldn't debate Trump unless there's a fact-checker on the ground … saying 'That's true,' 'That's not true.' But look, I think everybody knows this man has a somewhat pathological tendency not to tell the truth," he told fake news MSNBC at the time. The former VeePee continued that "as long as the Commission [on Presidential Debates] continues down the straight and narrow as they have, I'm going to debate him."
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What MailOnline readers really think about paying off nurses to avert more strikes
What MailOnline readers really think about paying off nurses to avert more strikes – so do you agree with 20 of the best-rated comments?
By Hannah Mcdonald For Mailonline
Published: 14:49 GMT, 18 January 2023 | Updated: 14:50 GMT, 18 January 2023
NHS nurses walked out again today, marking the start of a 48-hour walk-out which will cause disruption for thousands of patients.
Medics have downed tools in their ongoing dispute with the Government over pay, which follows similar action that took place in the run-up to Christmas.
And nurses will return to the picket lines on February 6 and 7, leading to even more NHS operations and procedures being cancelled.
RCN boss Pat Cullen has repeatedly called for the Government to improve its pay offer for nurses but ministers have refused to budge. Health Secretary Steve Barclay claimed accepting the 'unaffordable' demands would only stoke inflation.
MailOnline readers were today asked if they think it is time for the Government to give nurses a better deal. Here are 20 of the best-rated comments…
Results of 7,955 votes as of today at 1pm
An 18.4 per cent pay rise — based on the current rate of inflation — would see the average nurses' salary go from £37,000 to £43,800 (red bar). Meeting halfway would see it increase to £40,400 (purple bar). The Government has insisted its offer of around 4 per cent, or £1,400, is all it can afford at present (blue bar)
The NHS is very well funded, but there is criminal levels of wastage at the corporate level so funds don't go to front line services. This is not a fault of the government, it lies firmly at the feet of the NHS leadership who would rather spend money on rainbows and diversity officers than nurses salary. (From an NHS accountant) Hugh Mungus, London, United Kingdom
What about the plumbers the electricians the plastererers, carpenters etc. All the tradesman out there our wages are down 18% in 18 years and no one's fighting for us because we're all in the private sector… The attitude we get is, if you don't like it get another job but the other jobs are 18% down as well Dan Bruffell, ReformUK Wirral West, United Kingdom
Its not up to the government to give any NHS worker a pay rise, the government gives the Health Trusts 180 billion of taxpayers money to run the NHS , its the Health Trusts that pay the salaries Persephony, Woking, United Kingdom
It's time the NHS got its house in order. I'm sure nurses and front line NHS staff could be paid better from within existing resources if the appalling waste, massively over-duplicated management structures (every single NHS Trust has got an expensive Board to fund and service), squandering on virtue signalling and general incompetence was tackled. Lots of vested interests there leaching off the taxpayer. AlexOTB, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Could somebody please ask a nurse on camera how paying him/her more 'fixes the NHS'…..? Lardythefatman, Land of Milk and Honey, United Kingdom
They could give nurses more by getting rid of the following – diversity and Equality Managers, Life Managers, Translators, in fact any useless managers. Fisher123, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
No. The government should not be held to ransom by trotskyist Marxist Union barons Feelgoodfactor, London, United Kingdom
The structure needs changing! Proper bursary for training, free car parking at work. There used to be both! Happily retired, Killarney, Italy
Striking NHS nurses picket outside the Northern General Hospital in Sheffield holding a poster stating 'If you're happy to have no nurses clap your hands'
The Royal College of Nursing will hold its strikes over pay on January 18 and 19, as well as February 6 and 7. It joins Unison in five ambulance services on January 23. The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy will also stage strike action on January 26 and February 9
Nurses should never strike , sadly thsts the world we now live in Chasdave, london, United Kingdom
Any pay rise for the nurses could quite easily be funded from the cash that the NHS already has, but that it wastes left, right and centre. Perhaps a little more from government could be added in, but FIRST sort out the NHS from the top down. THEN take a look at what cash is really needed to run it properly, as a business would be run, before handing over any more cash whatsoever. At the moment it just vanishes into a great big gaping hole to nowhere. jem, Bromsgrove, United Kingdom
If people cant live on 37K they seriously need to look at what they spend their money on, being a pensioner I manage on considerably less. SIM_0219, Near You, United Kingdom
If the NHS was totally restructured, the non jobs were ditched, the health tourism was stopped and the unaccept able waste such as not accepting back used crutches and wheelchairs was stopped, there would be plenty and spare to give them all large pay rises. The NHS needs a root and branch clean out. Skepticatt, Devon, United Kingdom
Yes nurses deserve more but it is not a government problem. The fault lies with those that manage the money and those that employ people on stupid non jobs at ridiculous money far above a nurses salary djw53, anywhere but London, United Kingdom
I have always wondered where all those Agencys Nurses come from yet there re not enough NHS Nurses? Are they the same Nurses picking up big bucks on their days off? It doesnt make sense to me Grace Costa Blanca, Alicante, Spain
20% for nurses is a ridiculous demand and junior doctors demands are even worse. Up to 30%? These are not even realistic and show that it really isn't about pay, it's about a far left agenda. Linc_PW, Lincoln
Get rid of the upstairs people who get paid stupid amounts of money that would be a good start! Longtallsal, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Because of Gordon Brown's run away public sector pay inflation from 97 to 2010 Britain's nurses have been overpaid for far too long. This inflation if finally starting to fix that. It's not as if nurses are a small sector of the population either, more than 1% of the UK population is a nurse. Long Fuse, Feels Like Labour Will Blow It
No one seems to mention the excellent pension they receive when they retire , Graysus, Staffs moorlands, United Kingdom
There's a cost of living crisis which is affecting everyone apart from the super rich. If everyone in the country got a 18% pay rise inflation would go through the roof. jon, Staffordshire Moorlands, United Kingdom
Greed. They are paid well for what they do with a good plated pension. Henry 55, Newquay, United Kingdom


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Weeks went by when Ismay never thought of it at all. Then something would bring it back or it would return in a dream. The dream always began in the same way. She and her mother would be climbing the stairs, following Heather's lead through the bedroom to what was on the other side, not a bathroom in the dream but a chamber floored and walled in marble. In the middle of it was a glassy lake. The white thing in the water floated towards her, its face submerged, and her mother said, absurdly, "Don't look!" The dead man was Ismay's stepfather, Guy. Now, nine years on, she and her sister, Heather, still live in the same house in Clapham. But it has been divided into two self-contained flats. Their mother had lived upstairs with her sister, Pamela. And the bathroom, where Guy had drowned, had disappeared. Ismay worked in public relations, and Heather in catering. They got on well. They always had. They never discussed the changes to the house, still less what had happened that August day. . . But even lives as private as these, where secrets hang in the air like dust, intertwine with other worlds and other individuals. And, with painful inevitability, the truth will emerge.
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Hello Dirty Girls! We have been hitting the trail pretty frequently lately. The weather is finally changing into fall and the trail is extra appealing at this time of year. I love the cooler weather. I also love the leaves falling and the sunlight filtering through onto the trail. When I am out in the woods, moving and breathing I fill full of life and joy. Saturday we hiked/jogged about five miles then some of us did a short three mile mountain bike ride. It was an excellent venture and while we were physically challenged it felt great!
Dirty Girl Adventures is progressing and taking form. An actual written down business plan is making it's way out of my brain! The logo is almost done which will give rise to business cards, brochures and flyers! Not to mention some pretty cool swag! Everyone wants a Dirty Girl Adventures shirt! I am very excited about the Half Day on the Trail event that is coming up October 13th! I am actually getting ready to head out there this afternoon to do a test run on the trail. I am sure that it is overgrown in some places and it would no doubt be a bummer to get lost in the woods with a lot of dirty girls! Here is a shot from the trail we will be hiking. There are gorgeous views along the lake!
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Ali Vincent won the fifth season of NBC's The Biggest Loser, and she's sharing her insider perspective with us through season twelve! This week, she recaps NFL week and reflects on the importance of not dwelling in the past.
This week started out with the contestants walking onto a football field. At the field, Alison greets them and tells them it's NFL week on The Biggest Loser campus. Their first challenge of the week is a football one and the winner will get $5000. Plus, at the end of the week they could win tickets to this year's Super Bowl! The only catch is they are competing against each other... and NFL players - Green Bay Packer Clay Matthews, Atlanta Falcon Tony Gonzalez and New Orleans Saint Drew Brees. I love how, after all the hoopla from the guys about how amazing it was to being playing side-by- side with pro football players, Courtney won the challenge!
One of the contestants this year, Antone, is a former NFL player and watching his experience being on the field with guys he would have played with back in his day was emotional. Alison introduced one NFL player after another never acknowledging that he too was a player. It got me thinking how often we focus on a highlight in our life and live in the past. Yes, Antone played in the NFL and will always be an NFL player but today he is a Biggest Loser contestant.
I had a similar experience as a result of being the first female winner of The Biggest Loser. It was an amazing time in my life that I shared with all of you and that I will always draw strength from. However, if I allow myself to be defined by that moment instead of using that time as a well of strength and evidence that I can conquer anything, I will revert back to the woman who first walked on to that campus at 234 pounds. If Antone can realize that it no longer matters that he was an NFL player, that will give him the strength to make it through this journey. Antone you have everything it takes to really change your life and live for today!
During the last chance workout this week the contestants get some help from more NFL football players. Bob's black team works out with Buffalo Bill Shawne "lights out" Merriman. Shawne pays extra attention to Antone, he knows what NFL players are capable of and challenges Antone hard. Anna's blue team goes to the gym to work out with Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson. He gives the older contestants some encouragement to keep up the hard work. Dolvett's red team also goes to the gym and meets up with Denver Bronco Tim Tebow. Tim put it well when he said, "Hard work beats talent and talent doesn't work as hard." During the last chance workout we find out that Vinny was abused as a child. He and Dolvett have a heart to heart, I feel terrible for Vinny!
During the weigh in, it's finally the blue team that pulls it off and doesn't have to visit the elimination room this week. It's not often that I'm rooting for a particular contestant to win, but this week was different. As soon as Alison announced that the person with the highest percentage of weight loss for the week would win 2 VIP packages to the Super Bowl, I immediately crossed my fingers that "Coach" Mike would pull it off and he did! It's so amazing that, after so many years of dedication to football as a high school coach, he can now watch the game at its highest level, the Super Bowl. Way to go, Coach!!!
The red team lost the weigh in and had to send Patrick home. We will miss sharing Patrick's journey week to week, but I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of him.


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Sahm Nasseri joined Biotheryx as Chief Business Officer in January 2022. Sahm is responsible for the Company's business development, corporate strategy, corporate development and program management functions. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of PYC Therapeutics, where he was instrumental in building out the Company's U.S. presence and preclinical, clinical and corporate development teams. Prior, Sahm worked at Merck & Co. for seven years as a leader across business development, investor relations and corporate strategy functions involving extensive commercial drug development experience. During this time, he led global strategy for Merck's growing oncology organization and served as interim Vice President and Global Product Leader for Merck's HPV Vaccines. Before Merck, Sahm was a Strategy Consultant with McKinsey & Company in Australia. Sahm holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of New South Wales in Sydney and an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School in New York City.
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When Does Wentworth Season 8 Release?
Anisha Dutta
Updated June 5, 2020
'Wentworth', the Australian female-centric prison drama, is definitely the go-to option for fans after they finish binge-in on 'Orange Is the New Black'. And many viewers even end up saying that 'Wentworth' puts a more realistic face on life behind prison bars as compared to OITNB. There's no sugarcoating and the gritty, dark drama revolves around a group of strong, humane women — who will do anything to survive.
However, after the show decided to kill off the main character, Bea Smith (Danielle Cormack) in season 4 and then eventually pulled away Franky (Nicole Da Silva) from her role as the charismatic second protagonist in season 6, the show lost its appeal considerably. Yes, even the viewership numbers have declined across the seasons. But still, certain shows survive on their name itself and 'Wentworth' is one such example. After spanning seven seasons, it was renewed for an eighth season. Here's all we know about when 'Wentworth' season 8 will release and who will be in it.
Wentworth Season 8 Release Date: When Will it Premiere?
'Wentworth' Season 7 premiered on July 31, 2019, on Netflix, in all its entirety of 10 episodes. Prior to this, it had aired in Australia from May 28, 2019, to July 30, 2019, on Fox Showcase.
The show was soon commissioned for an eighth and a final ninth season to air in 2020 and 2021 respectively. Filming for the penultimate installment began in Melbourne in October 2019. 'Wentworth' Season 8 is geared up for release on July 28, 2020, in Australia. It will end with its 10th episode on September 29, 2020. Netflix picks up the entire season immediately the next day after the finale. Therefore, our best guess is that 'Wentworth' season 8 will premiere on September 30, 2020, on Netflix. The final, ninth season will also comprise 10 episodes, bringing the total run of the series to a whopping 100 episodes.
Wentworth Season 8 Cast: Who Can be in it?
Season 8 will see most of our favorite characters return to grace our tv screens. The returning lead cast comprises Kate Atkinson as Vera Bennett, Robbie J. Magasiva as Will Jackson, Katrina Milosevic as Susan Jenkins aka Boomer, Kate Jenkinson as Allie Novak, Bernard Curry as Jake Stewart, Leah Purcell as Rita Connors, Susie Porter as Marie Winter, and Rarriwuy Hick as Ruby Mitchell.
We might also get to see Nicole da Silva as Francesca Doyle (Franky) in a guest appearance. Celia Ireland as Elizabeth Birdsworth aka Liz won't make a return for the next season and neither will Tammy Macintosh as Karen Proctor aka Kaz.
Season 8 will also see the return of Pamela Rabe as The Freak or Joan Fergusson, the psychotic governor who was buried alive by Will in season 5. Additionally, there are three new additions. Kate Box will play Lou Kelly, a former top dog in the prison. Zoe Terakes will star as a trans character Reb Keane and Jane Hall will enact the role of the strict General Manager Ann Reynolds.
Wentworth Season 8 Plot: What Can it be About?
SPOILERS ALERT! Fans who have religiously followed the series know that season 7 ends with an explosive finale. We know that in one of the earlier episodes, Kaz dies after being stabbed by an unknown assailant, eventually revealed to be Brody in episode 10. And in the last episode, Allie, who finally masters her courage, shoots Brody dead — avenging both Kaz and Ruby. Will learns about Marie's true intentions and Jake while willing to give up his life for Vera, meets his baby girl with tears in his eyes.
So how can the story take off from here? Will Jake's actions finally enable him to make amends with Vera? How will Will react to the fact that he had unknowingly played a vital role in furthering Marie's goals? We already know how his past has constantly haunted him. And what does the future hold for Allie; will she become a lifer?
Finally, how will The Freak's return affect Vera, Jake, and Will? We do know that Joan might be one of the most powerful villains to have ever graced tv screens. And her comeback, after secretly plotting revenge all this while, will surely enhance the storyline further — something, which we must admit had become a bit paler after her apparent death in the fifth season.
Wentworth Trailer
You can check out the teaser for season 8 below:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAoTZFBBHPx/
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Jon Lester didn't make any sort of statement by missing Monday's White House trip with his Cubs teammates. But at a polarizing moment in a divided country, a high-profile player on a World Series team felt the need to respond on social media and explain his absence from the championship ceremony.
For those of you so quick to jump to conclusions, we had a death in the family and the funeral was yesterday. Absolutely nothing political.
President Barack Obama name-checked Lester during his East Room speech – both for his spectacular pitching performance and beat-cancer charitable initiatives – as the Cubs continued their victory tour off the franchise's first World Series title since Theodore Roosevelt lived in the White House.
Lester stood behind Obama when the 2013 Boston Red Sox were honored on the South Lawn. During that 2014 ceremony, Lester stood next to John Lackey, another Cub who missed this Washington trip. Lester also toured George W. Bush's White House with Boston's 2007 championship team.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day – and with the specter of Donald Trump's inauguration looming – Obama used his administration's final official White House event to draw a direct line between him and Jackie Robinson and highlight the connective power of sports.
"The best part was the president talking about how sports brings people together," All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo said, "how no matter what's going on in this country and the world, three or four hours of any one particular game can just rally so many people together."
This team couldn't have created so much joy for generations of fans without Lester, who signed a $155 million contract with the last-place Cubs after the 2014 season, a transformational moment during the long rebuild that led to the White House trip that Obama never thought would happen.
"It was a thrill and an honor for all of us," team president Theo Epstein said. "It means so much more with his roots in Chicago and his final days in office. It couldn't have worked out any better. It's something we'll all remember for our whole lives."


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Land Subsidence in California
Extensometers and Compaction Active
By Land Subsidence in California November 30, 2018
Extensometers measure the compaction and expansion of the aquifer system, providing depth-specific data that can help CAWSC scientists better understand the rate, extent, and at what depths in the system subsidence is occurring.
An extensometer measures the one-dimensional (1D) change in thickness of a specified depth interval. In other words, it measures the compaction and expansion of the aquifer system to a specific depth. More than two dozen extensometers in the Central Valley were constructed in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the California Department of Water Resources (Ireland and others, 1984), the early group of which represent the first extensometers ever built in the United States. Additionally, several extensometers have been constructed in the San Joaquin Valley more recently. All of the extensometers are constructed as cable or pipe borehole extensometers.
Extensometers are used in land subsidence studies to measure the compaction and expansion of the aquifer system to some depth. This pipe borehole dual-stage extensometer was built in 2008 in San Lorenzo, CA and measures compaction from 10 to about 300 meters. The illustration highlights the features that can be seen in the photograph. (Public domain.)
Michelle Sneed
California Water Science Center
micsneed@usgs.gov
Groundwater Supply
Land Subsidence
Aquifer-system Compaction
Groundwater-Level Declines
Groundwater-Storage Reductions
Infrastructure Damage
Land-surface Elevation
Measuring and Monitoring
Groundwater Availability
Elastic Compaction
Extensometers
Permanent Compaction
monitoring technology. land subsidence monitoring
Below are publications relating to the use of extensometers in measuring aquifer compaction in California.
Land subsidence along the California Aqueduct in west-central San Joaquin Valley, California, 2003–10
Extensive groundwater withdrawal from the unconsolidated deposits in the San Joaquin Valley caused widespread aquifer-system compaction and resultant land subsidence from 1926 to 1970—locally exceeding 8.5 meters. The importation of surface water beginning in the early 1950s through the Delta-Mendota Canal and in the early 1970s through the California Aqueduct resulted in decreased groundwater pum
Water Resources, California Water Science Center
Water availability and land subsidence in the Central Valley, California, USA
The Central Valley in California (USA) covers about 52,000 km2 and is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. This agriculture relies heavily on surface-water diversions and groundwater pumpage to meet irrigation water demand. Because the valley is semi-arid and surface-water availability varies substantially, agriculture relies heavily on local groundwater. In the southern t
Lithostratigraphic, borehole-geophysical, hydrogeologic, and hydrochemical data from the East Bay Plain, Alameda County, California
The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the East Bay Municipal Utility District, carried out an investigation of aquifer-system deformation associated with groundwater-level changes at the Bayside Groundwater Project near the modern San Francisco Bay shore in San Lorenzo, California. As a part of the Bayside Groundwater Project, East Bay Municipal Utility District proposed an aquifer stora
Water Resources, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, California Water Science Center, Denver Microbeam Laboratory
Land subsidence in the San Joaquin Valley, California, USA, 2007-14
Rapid land subsidence was recently measured using multiple methods in two areas of the San Joaquin Valley (SJV): between Merced and Fresno (El Nido), and between Fresno and Bakersfield (Pixley). Recent land-use changes and diminished surface-water availability have led to increased groundwater pumping, groundwater-level declines, and land subsidence. Differential land subsidence has reduced the fl
Land subsidence along the Delta-Mendota Canal in the northern part of the San Joaquin Valley, California, 2003-10
Extensive groundwater withdrawal from the unconsolidated deposits in the San Joaquin Valley caused widespread aquifer-system compaction and resultant land subsidence from 1926 to 1970—locally exceeding 8.5 meters. The importation of surface water beginning in the early 1950s through the Delta-Mendota Canal and in the early 1970s through the California Aqueduct resulted in decreased pumping, initia
Groundwater availability of the Central Valley Aquifer, California
California's Central Valley covers about 20,000 square miles and is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. More than 250 different crops are grown in the Central Valley with an estimated value of $17 billion per year. This irrigated agriculture relies heavily on surface-water diversions and groundwater pumpage. Approximately one-sixth of the Nation's irrigated land is in the
Water Resources, Water Availability and Use Science Program, California Water Science Center
Land subsidence in the United States
Water Resources, Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Water Science Center
This report explores the role of science in defining and understanding subsidence problems, and shows that the optimal use of our land and water resources may depend on improved scientific understanding to minimize subsidence. More than 80 percent of the identified land subsidence in the Nation is a consequence of human impact on subsurface water, and is an often overlooked environmental consequen
Glossary of selected terms useful in studies of the mechanics of aquifer systems and land subsidence due to fluid withdrawal
Below are news stories associated with this project.
Extensometer Hunters: Searching for Long-Lost Technologies in San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the U.S. Geological Survey. Its weeklong mission: to explore strange new locations, to seek out abandoned scientific technologies, to boldly go where no scientist has gone before (at least in a few decades).
During Recent Droughts: Central Valley Groundwater Levels Reached Historical Lows and Land Subsidence Intensified
This year, groundwater levels in many wells in California's Central Valley are at or below historical low levels. In addition, from 2007 through 2015...


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Q: Test driven development and interfaces How would i unit test an interface such as this following simple example:
interface My_App_My_Interface
{
    /**
     * @return int
     */
    public function getInteger();

    /**
     * @return string
     */
    public function getString();
}

also how would this be organised in my applications test directory:
tests > My > App > My > InterfaceTest ??

A: you don't test interfaces. you test implementation. interfaces should be checked (by human) if they provide all required functionality

A: As piotrek said, you will never test interfaces as they are just a contract, there is no code in there.
For example, with atoum testing framework you could write for a class that implements your interface.
namespace mageekguy\atoum\tests;

class TestMyInterfaceImplementation extends atoum\test{
    public function test__construct(){
        $object = new MyObject();
        $this->object($object)->instanceof('MyInterface');
    }
    public function test_getInteger(){
       $object = new MyObject();
        $this->integer($object->getInteger);
    }
 }

As an interface just provides abstract methods, they just can't be instanciated so no test can be written.

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#include "cache.h"
#include "commit.h"
#include "tar.h"
#include "builtin.h"
#include "quote.h"

static const char tar_tree_usage[] =
"git tar-tree [--remote=<repo>] <tree-ish> [basedir]\n"
"*** Note that this command is now deprecated; use \"git archive\" instead.";

static const char builtin_get_tar_commit_id_usage[] =
"git get-tar-commit-id < <tarfile>";

int cmd_tar_tree(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
	/*
	 * "git tar-tree" is now a wrapper around "git archive --format=tar"
	 *
	 * $0 --remote=<repo> arg... ==>
	 *	git archive --format=tar --remote=<repo> arg...
	 * $0 tree-ish ==>
	 *	git archive --format=tar tree-ish
	 * $0 tree-ish basedir ==>
	 * 	git archive --format-tar --prefix=basedir tree-ish
	 */
	int i;
	const char **nargv = xcalloc(sizeof(*nargv), argc + 3);
	char *basedir_arg;
	int nargc = 0;

	nargv[nargc++] = "archive";
	nargv[nargc++] = "--format=tar";

	if (2 <= argc && !prefixcmp(argv[1], "--remote=")) {
		nargv[nargc++] = argv[1];
		argv++;
		argc--;
	}

	/*
	 * Because it's just a compatibility wrapper, tar-tree supports only
	 * the old behaviour of reading attributes from the work tree.
	 */
	nargv[nargc++] = "--worktree-attributes";

	switch (argc) {
	default:
		usage(tar_tree_usage);
		break;
	case 3:
		/* base-path */
		basedir_arg = xmalloc(strlen(argv[2]) + 11);
		sprintf(basedir_arg, "--prefix=%s/", argv[2]);
		nargv[nargc++] = basedir_arg;
		/* fallthru */
	case 2:
		/* tree-ish */
		nargv[nargc++] = argv[1];
	}
	nargv[nargc] = NULL;

	fprintf(stderr,
		"*** \"git tar-tree\" is now deprecated.\n"
		"*** Running \"git archive\" instead.\n***");
	for (i = 0; i < nargc; i++) {
		fputc(' ', stderr);
		sq_quote_print(stderr, nargv[i]);
	}
	fputc('\n', stderr);
	return cmd_archive(nargc, nargv, prefix);
}

/* ustar header + extended global header content */
#define RECORDSIZE	(512)
#define HEADERSIZE (2 * RECORDSIZE)

int cmd_get_tar_commit_id(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
{
	char buffer[HEADERSIZE];
	struct ustar_header *header = (struct ustar_header *)buffer;
	char *content = buffer + RECORDSIZE;
	ssize_t n;

	if (argc != 1)
		usage(builtin_get_tar_commit_id_usage);

	n = read_in_full(0, buffer, HEADERSIZE);
	if (n < HEADERSIZE)
		die("git get-tar-commit-id: read error");
	if (header->typeflag[0] != 'g')
		return 1;
	if (memcmp(content, "52 comment=", 11))
		return 1;

	n = write_in_full(1, content + 11, 41);
	if (n < 41)
		die_errno("git get-tar-commit-id: write error");

	return 0;
}

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Home » World News » New Year quotes: Inspirational messages and wishes to get you ready for 2023 | The Sun
New Year quotes: Inspirational messages and wishes to get you ready for 2023 | The Sun
mediabest 12/31/2022
OUT with the old and in with the new, as we welcome the New Year this evening.
Many people look to take the chance to make some changes in life and we could all draw something from these inspirational quotes to take us into 2023 to spur us on to a positive year ahead.
What inspirational quotes are there to ring in the New Year?
If new beginnings are for you, there's no better way to kick off 2023 than absorbing some inspirational words.
Here are a few of our favourite quotes:
TS Eliot: For last year's words belong to last year's language, and next year's words await another voice.
Albert Einstein: Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.
Mehmet Murat Ildan: For a new year to bring you something new, make a move, like a butterfly tearing its cocoon! Make a move!
Oprah Winfrey: Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
Alfred Tennyson: Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, "It will be happier."
Neil Gaiman: Whatever it is you're scared of doing, Do it. Make your mistakes, next year and forever.
William Shakespeare: Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.
CS Lewis: There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.
Jillian Michaels: It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.
Jim Rohn: Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
Barack Obama: If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress.
Benjamin Franklin: Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let every new year find you a better man.
Nick Frederickson: I close my eyes to old ends. And open my heart to new beginnings.
Sarah Ban Breathnach: Take a leap of faith and begin this wondrous new year by believing
Eleanor Roosevelt: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
Benjamin Franklin: Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbours, and let each year find a better man.
Anne Frank: What a wonderful thought it is that some of the best days of our lives haven't even happened yet
William E. Vaughn: An optimist stays up until midnight to see the New Year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: Strength shows not only in the ability to persist, but the ability to start over.
Henry David Thoreau: Go confidently in the direction of your dreams.
Steven Spielberg: Every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all of our lives.
Nelson Mandela: It always seems impossible until it's done.
Paulo Coehlo: If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.
Albert Einstein: Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Taylor Swift: This is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.
Simone de Beauvoir: Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future. Act now, without delay.
George Eliot: It is never too late to be what you might have been.
Happy New Year! 2023 is the beginning of a new chapter. This is your year. Make it happen.
Wishing you a Happy New Year, bursting with fulfilling and exciting opportunities. And remember, if opportunity doesn't knock, build a door!
It is time to forget the past and celebrate a new start. Happy New Year!
As the sun sets on another year, I wish you great company and good cheer.
Each year is a gift that holds hope for new adventures. May your New Year be filled with exploration, discovery, and growth.
Happy New Year! May you find the perspective you seek in 2023. As a wise person once said, "Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain". This is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf and follow your dreams. You can do it!
Wishing you and your family a happy new year filled with hope, health, and happiness – with a generous sprinkle of fun!
I resolve to stop wasting my resolutions on myself and use them to repay you for the warmth you've shown me. Happy New Year!
On this New Year, I wish that you have a superb January, a dazzling February, a Peaceful March, an anxiety-free April, a sensational May, and joy that keeps going from June to November, and then round off with an upbeat December.
May the new year bring you warmth, love, and light to guide your path to a positive destination.
Let us look back at the past year with the warmest of memories. Happy New Year.
We're a little older and a little slower than last year, but that doesn't mean we can't have lots of fun!
Dream big, be kind and have a wonderful New Year!
Live it up on New Year's Eve… You've got the rest of next year to live it down!
This message is so totally last year!
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Q: Method returning early, not completing This method never gets past the foreach loop. No matter what I place after it, it doesn't get ran. Even if the book object had no contact objects in it, it shouldn't just skip the rest of the code. This is being used for a contact selector in an app i'm working on, any ideas on what's going on here? Thanks
public class UserContactService : IUserContactService
{
    public List<Contact> GetContacts()
    {
        List<Contact> contacts = new List<Contact>();
        var book = new Xamarin.Contacts.AddressBook();
        Console.WriteLine("Before loop");
        foreach (Contact c in book)
        {
            contacts.Add(c);
        }
        Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now);
        return contacts;
    }
}

A: With Xamarin, you need to check that the user has granted permissions to access the contact book first, otherwise your foreach is going to error (because book will never contain contacts).
To get permissions from the app user, you can do that within Xamarin too:
if (!await book.RequestPermission()) {
    Console.WriteLine("Permission denied by user or manifest");
    return;
}

I'd also wrap your foreach in a try/catch for additional error messaging etc:
try {
    foreach (Contact c in book)
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THE BEST OF TERRY GILLIAM
It's true that Terry Gilliam's recent films have been mediocre compared to his stuff from the '80's and '90's but he's still one of the best living filmmakers, and these are his must-see movies:
Still beautiful and relevant after all these years, Brazil is a dark comedic fantasy, set in the near future. With its incredible visuals and fantastic practical effects, this is Gilliam in his prime. It's part sci-fi satire, part love story, part fantasy adventure. A timeless work of art.
THE FISHER KING
Probably the most accessible movie in Gilliam's weird filmography, the Fisher King stars Jeff Bridges as a radio DJ who's life gets tangled up with a homeless man (Robin Williams) and a quest for the Holy Grail. It's a mythic comedy/drama with loveable characters and a great story. Williams is a delight to watch in this. I think it's his best performance.
I think it's one of the best science-fiction films ever made. The twisty time-travelling plot messes with your head in a good way. This is a smart, gritty, mystery/thriller. Bruce Willis gives a solid performance as Cole, a man who travels back in time to locate the origins of a virus that has killed off most of Earth's population. Astonishing, heart-stopping, and satisfying.
A really good adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson's most hilarious novel. This might have been the first Gilliam movie I ever saw, and I was really thrown off by it's opening sequence. It was unsettling and uncomfortable and I didn't understand what the hell Johnny Depp was doing because I hadn't been exposed to Hunter S. Thompson yet. Years later, after reading the book, I rewatched this movie again and again and had a blast every time. It's about a journalist and his lawyer who go on a drug-fuelled trip through Las Vegas, covering a few stories before slipping into a psychedelic otherworld. "Buy the ticket, take the ride!"
Also worth checking out:
Time Bandits, The Brothers Grimm, and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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REVIEW: JULIETA
a film about deep regret and crippling guilt. Cool...
Almodóvar is a very cool director, but unfortunately his latest movie Julieta is underwhelming. Overall, it works as a drama, but it's barely alive.
Adapted from three short stories by Canadian author Alice Munro, the movie is about a depressed woman named Julieta who begins confronting her past - piecing together the events that led to the loss of her ex-husband Xoan, and her estrangement from their daughter Antia. For the majority of the running time, we are watching a letter that Julieta is writing to her long-lost daughter who she hasn't seen in twelve years. She begins by telling the story of how she and Xoan met on a train and the steamy love affair that followed, which is kind-of funny because it's supposed to be a letter written to her daughter, so…why would she go into so much detail about the hot sex?
The first hour is a slow burn, but it is affecting at times and the characters feel like real people. I love a good family drama and Julieta eventually got its hooks in me, but at the same time it felt incomplete and completely devoid of levity. It's a bummer to watch. Not what I expected from an Almodóvar movie, but to be fair I've seen more of his comedies than his dramas. The story is alright and things really pick up in the third act, when Julieta discovers that her daughter has joined a religious cult.
I thought the movie lacked intensity. It needed screaming, shouting and maybe even a little violence - or at least break a vase or something. I don't know, I can appreciate a good boring movie where nothing much happens (for example, I really enjoy the work of Kelly Reichardt - a director who makes great movies with very thin plots) but Julieta bored me. Disappointing right up until the end. A lot of critics love it, so it'll probably win the Oscar for best foreign language film, but I think it's overrated.
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Cops seize around 1,000 alcoholic drinks on St. Patrick's Day
J-D Potie
Ottawa police said they seized about 1,000 alcoholic beverages, fielded 10 service calls for noise and issued 31 provincial offence notices on a busy St. Patrick's Day on Saturday.
Police and bylaw teams teamed up to canvas neighbourhoods like Sandy Hill and the ByWard Market for the "community safety education initiative" between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Most of the provincial offence notices were for alcohol consumption on public property or trespassing, said police.
At one raucous house party on Russell Avenue in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood, about 70 or 80 people crowded the front lawn, carrying beverages and decked out in green apparel.
Several Ottawa police officers attended the scene — checking drinks and confiscating alcohol in some cases — but no arrests were made and the party was allowed to go on.
Police watch over a St. Patrick's Day party on Russell Avenue in the Sandy Hill Neigbourhood of Ottawa on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Patrick Doyle / OTT
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This is another blog that i wrote a while back on my myspace page.
so dont stand idle waiting.
Today as every day is ours so make each and everyday count somehow.
Will you have played your part?
Will you have carved your mark?
Where are you at this very moment?
What if you just had one more day?
What if you were a second away?
another yesterday with no result.
Don't let time catch you with regret.
if man can reach the stars, then so can you.
before i started to talk about growing stronger as you ride more and more so you can go faster and get further with less pain and effort. but before you can get to this point you have to actually get up and start taking steps i know how hard it is to get up off a couch and go do something physically but the same defiantly holds through all of life the first steps are always the hardest when you start to take on something new and slowly as you build momentum things get easier till you get to the point where its time to start a new thing again and its through doing this that we grow as people. as with all excersize you dont get any fitter or stronger by sitting on the couch you actually have to get out there and do something and while some will argue that it never really gets that much easier you do start to get fitter and stronger and the same goes with life you dont start to grow till you actually get up off the couch and start to experience stuff and its through experience that you gain strength and knowledge and grow as a person.
hmm thats a long blog if you have actually got through to reading this far congratulations you deserve a medal but feel free to let me know what you thought of it id love any feedback and if that one wasnt enough for you theres another 2 there as well and im sure there will be more soon.


A specialist coach from Premier Sports come to teach us archery after school on Thursdays every week. Our aim is getting better all the time!
Perseverance: the Hare and the Tortoise: Slow and Steady wins the race!
What are the 'British Values'?
What is ELSA all about?
Dragon spotted flying over Salisbury Cathedral!
How do you grow tomatoes?
Can we make Plasticine float?
Is it easy to be kind?
We met an Invincible Invader!
How can I help my child to read?
How can I support my child in completing their Home Learning?
We are an eCadet school!
Welcome to the Incredible Years!
Meet the Early Years team!


A Story of Jack, the Young Friend of Washington.
Illustrating the Principles of Strategy.
Who Brought It On, and for What Purpose?
The Country of the Montagnais and Nasquapee Indians.
And How He Became Commander-In-Chief.
Discourses on Topics Suggested by the Times.
From Official Papers, Contemporary Narratives, and Personal Acquaintance.
Madge; or, Night and Morning by H.B.G.


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The Children's Ministry desires children to encounter God, His works, and develop healthy lifestyles and relationships. Their mission is to have the children experience the presence of God by investing a considerable amount of time each week , sharing and hearing testimonies, and learning to consistently pay attention to what the Lord is doing around them.


Greater ground clearance, 18″ alloys and lots of other details underscore the adventurous character of the new Alltrack. There's Alltrack lettering on the radiator grille and front side sections, and you'll immediately notice the fog lights in the bumpers and silver roof rails. Wing mirror covers in matte chrome, bumpers and underbody protection in a stainless steel look, and trapezoid trim panels complete this wholly sporty design. Image shown with optional 19″ alloy.
Wherever you are headed the Passat Alltrack can take you there with ease, no matter how difficult the conditions or terrain gets. Thanks in part to the 4MOTION all-wheel drive, hill descent control and increased ground clearance. The 4MOTION drivetrain prevents wheel-spin on wet roads and combined with the electronic stability program, means you're even safer when on the move.
The superb 140kW/400Nm TDI engine combines tremendous power and torque, while the 6-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) transmission provides seamless gear changes and a very enjoyable drive.
Go off-road in style and comfort behind the wheel of the Passat Alltrack. Get in touch with our team to arrange a driving experience now.


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Iphone vs. Android vs. Blackberry
Here is a very funny comic strip brought to you by CsectionComics. It shows how smartphone users see each other and how smartphone users see 2g phone users.
A Very Nintendo Holiday
Thanks to leaked scans of Sears Black Friday printed ad, new colors of the Nintendo DSi has been scheduled for released for a limited time this holiday season. This seasonal
The First Windows/Android Dual OS Tab: The ViewSonic ViewPad 10
As with everyone and their mother, electronics manufacturer ViewSonic has entered the tablet race. Although the tablet market seems like it is being flooded with the same technology over and
Logitech's Solar Powered Keyboard
Logitech has just released its newest innovation, the K750, which is the world's first wireless solar-powered keyboard. The keyboard has integrated solar panels on the top and when fully charged,
Actroid-F
This isn't your typical femme bot. Remember back in 2005 when they came out with the original Actroid, the secretary bot? Well we now have in front of us, Actroid-F,
Playstation Phone Pics Unveiled
Engadget has revealed some pictures of the prototype for the new Sony Ericsson's new PlayStation Phone. It appears to be a successor of the original PSP systems, and it will
Take On The Machine – A Challenge to Hackerspaces
"Hackers" may have more or less disappeared from mainstream news, but the culture is well alive and it may even be active in your city. Scattered around the globe are
PSP2 Is on Its Way
Around the time of Tokyo Game Show, Sony apparently held private meeting at it's offices in Tokyo to show off the PSP2. Several sources have confirmed this rumor to sites
Run Over Bad Guys in Your Very Own Call of Duty: Black Ops Jeep Wrangler
Forget the Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Edition with the night vision goggles or the Halo: Reach Legendary Edition with it's cool statue. Call of Duty: Black Ops is destroying the
Sitting and Playing the Kinect Is Now Possible!
The cool thing about the Kinect, Microsoft's answer to motion technology, is the fact that there are no needs for controllers. Your body is the controller. But there has been
Nerds With Projectors Create Awe-Inspiring Animation On Old Clock Tower
This is the 600-year-old clock tower in Prague that was transformed into an entirely new kind of art by nerds with two projectors. What can nerds do? A lot of
Disc-free Netflix Finally Comes to PS3 Next Week
Alright you PlayStation 3 owners, it's the news you all have been waiting for. It's been a long time, but Netflix has announced that next week on Monday, October 18,
The Google HDTV by SONY, Say WHAT!?
SONY and Google team up to bring us the latest in television and web browsing technology. Accompanied with both pleasures will also premier the Android apps!
Hey, You Got Fallout In My Army
The army is basically getting their own Fallout 3 wrist-mounted Pip Boy, which is being tested at Fort Dix in New Jersey. It came in really handy in Fallout 3,
3DS Won't Have as Much Battery Life as DS
The 3Ds is coming out next year for all regions and will offer so many upgrades, compared to the DS and DSi. It includes 3D picture taking with its 2
You Know Where You Are? You in the Jungle Baby and You Gonna Die! Introducing the Panasonic Jungle
It's been about 17 years since Panasonic launched the 3DO gaming system and now they're back to try their hand at the console market again. Panasonic calls it the Jungle
T-Mobile G2 with Google Phone Preview
Back in October of 2008, the T-Mobile Google G1 was released in the U.S. with the U.K. release following not too long after. The G1 was the grand daddy of
New Logitech Wireless Headset for Console Gaming
Cranking up the audio is key to immerse yourself into a video game. This can be a challenge if you play late at night or share a room with another person. Gaming headsets are your best solution. Logitech recently announced their new F540 wireless headset designed to work with both the PS3 and Xbox 360. The headset allows you to hear both game audio plus voice chat and control each individually using to dials located on the left headset.
Cool New Light Cycle-Like Tron Mouse
From Razer comes this cool new licensed mouse for the upcoming film Tron Legacy. The mouse has the distinct look of Tron and it can also leave a trail on
Heard Around the Galaxy, and the Internet too: Star Wars Goes 3D in 2012!
Star Wars going back to the movie theater. This time, all 6 franchise films will be re-released in 3D. George Lucas is preparing for the 3D television world too!


An insightful GIF comparing the level of government spending on the war drugs in America versus the drug addiction rate since the inception of the war on drugs in 1970.
the prison for profit industry cannot fail when law enforcement and courts have an interest ti preserve their jobs by supplying the prisoners they need.
Exactly. Which is precisely why DEEPLY cutting police and the court's budgets and releasing non-violent inmates needs to happen FIRST.
As much as I agree with the sentiment that the graph represents, I have to wonder…does it account for inflation of the dollar in the same timeframe? Because if it doesn't, the amount of spending probably isn't nearly as jarring.
I also agree with the sentiment (war on drugs = costly, ineffective), but the numbers here seem so far off that the message is discredited. Irony would make the point, not go so far as to be discredited.
The rate of off-prescription painkiller use has skyrocketed in this country… something like 12 million Americans are now on powerful opioids that were not prescribed to them. The DEA is charged with stopping "drug diversion" which is the flow of prescription drugs to the black market (now 12 million consumers??). Seems like a crazy task, and also seems there should be better ways to intervene.
Deaths related to alcohol use now out number deaths from any other preventable cause…. including car accidents. We had drunk drivers crashing into us, now we also have drugged drivers on Oxycontin crashing into us. What's going on?
Today, people feel a need to be sedated or buzzed or high or drunk or "wonked" just to function in social settings, at work, or in order to "have fun" at an event or out with their friends. Sometimes the substances are needed in order to simply tolerate living (living in poverty, living with the abusive spouse, living with the pain of rejection or loss of a loved one, living idle, living sick, or just plain living bored). Sometimes they are needed just to be able to tolerate complexity like this comment.. who can handle all the ifs/ands/buts and this guy going on and on and on…. OMF god! somebody get me a drink!
We explore these issues ourselves at http://JohnsAddiction.com and it's not simple, not pretty, and not an easy matter of legalization.
wasted spending to expand the police state and diminish everyone's freedom at our cost.
Surprise surprise – N o t h i n g achieved by Ronald Reagan's "war on drugs" other than robbing our schools and education budgets to hand it over to crime agencies (or better criminal agencies?) and wasting 100% of every tax dollar spend! This is the land of the free … free of reason, free of sense!?


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Nearly 40 million people avoid the dentist, according to Dr. James K. Bahcall, a Chicago-based endodontist and author of "Smile for Life: A Guide to Overcoming Your Fear of the Dentist" (Avalon Lane Publishing, $12.95).
Pain is the most often cited reason. In a 2003 survey conducted by the American Dental Association, more than 21 percent of people cited "fear of pain" as their reason why they avoid routine care.
Oral health is too important to be feared. "Not only does it relate to one's overall systemic health, but the quality of one's teeth can impact one's career, social relationships, appearance and confidence," Bahcall says.
If you breaks out in a cold sweat and cringe at the thought of anesthetic injections, then you might be ready for a change in the way you'd like to receive a dental injection.
If pain is the problem, patients will find comfort in the knowledge that today's anesthetics are more powerful, longer-lasting and have safer side-effect profiles, while newer delivery methods such as the Wand (discussed below) are minimizing the pain of injections. Our office routinely utilizes a Topical local anesthetic placed on the gum to desensitize the area in preparation for an injection.
The mere sight of a dental syringe and the thought of having an injection by the dentist can easily make most patients wish they were someplace else. For patients, this fear can be costly. Both from a health and financial direction, a delay of treatment can lead to interruptions in our daily schedules, possible large financial outlays, loss of teeth and just plain embarrassment. But good news has arrived to benefit patients (and surprisingly their dentists) providing a more pleasant dental experience.
A revolutionary new device was introduced to the dental profession in December of 1997 called the Wand and our office has been utilizing it routinely since then. The heart of this device is an on-board microprocessor, which guides the anesthetic flow rate. The microprocessor inside the Wand automatically compensates for different tissue densities and the anesthetic itself is delivered at a constant pressure and volume so that the injection itself is hardly felt. The unit additionally provides a flow of anesthetic directly ahead of the needle creating a "pathway of anesthesia" to further decrease the uncomfortable feeling usually associated with a dental injection.
The source of discomfort for most injections, isn't the needle it's the flow of anesthetic into the tissue in your mouth. The Wand? allows for an optimal flow rate every single time so that the injection process can be more comfortable.
Patient reactions in our office are highly favorable to the Wand, and many of our patient's are actually asking for it over the conventional dental syringe delivery system. Patient's having had an injection with the Wand? have had a quicker onset of anesthesia, a more profound and surprising shorter lasting feeling, which means that for a typical procedure, you get numb faster, better and that uncomfortable numbness that you might have for hours, seems to disappear faster. Even better news for the upper front teeth the Wand has made this even easier to numb up the front upper teeth, one hardly felt injection in your upper jaw not only gets you numb, but without the facial numbness that prevents you from speaking comfortably.
Our patients positive comments will hopefully flow to everyone, and those that have given up on coming to the dentist because of the needle, can look happily to having an injection by using the Wand.


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Q: Issue comparing letters in a loop So... I got kind of strange problem? Im doing easy game for practice, where you try to guess the name of item. When I wanted to show the correct one after u click it, I encountered strange compare problem, so... the first letter of the string is equal to the same letter, but the rest of the string letters - returns undefinded...
This is my code and also the result / output:
for (x = 0; x < wylosowaneSlowo.length; x++) {
  if (wylosowaneSlowo[x] == litera) {
    id_litery.push(x);
    console.log(wylosowaneSlowo[x], litera, id_litery[x]);
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A: In your code you are pushing to an array and looking at the index. So if the index has no match, you are looking at an index that is not defined.
You probably want to make an array with the possibilities and alter the index that has a match.

var phrase = "Hello World";
var shown = phrase.split('').map(function (char) {
  return char.match(/[a-z]/i) ? '_' : char;
});

function guess(letter) {
  for (let i=0; i<phrase.length; i++) {
    if (phrase[i].toLowerCase() === letter.toLowerCase()) {
      shown[i] = phrase[i];
    }
  }
  console.log("guess: ", letter, " game: ", shown.join(" "));
}

guess("s");
guess("l");
guess("o");
guess("h");
guess("e");
guess("w");
guess("d");
guess("r");


Coach Ralph Friedgen is hoping mad. Whether it's sincere or a ploy to help try and further efforts to win recruiting battles against Rutgers, that is a matter of interpretation. Nevertheless, he is accusing Rutgers of intentionally trying to injure his starting quarterback, Jordan Steffy, who was knocked out of last Saturday's game with a concussion.
This is an ugly accusation and is one that should only be made with convincing evidence. I don't think that true freshman safety, Joe Lefeged, playing due to injuries to Ron Girault and Glen Lee, would be "coached" to try and injure an opposing player. It is a shame that Friedgen has resorted to this tactic and it is to coach Schiano's credit that he did not even bother acknowledging such a ridiculous claim.


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Auckland Libraries, New ZealandTop 5 books to help me get my kicks on Route 66 - An honorable mention for Around the States in 90 days in this 2011 article - so near yet so far from the top 5.
Google Scholar IlliteracyDefinitely one that raises the question 'is all publicity good publicity' Climate change skeptics argue against the validity of someone's tests results. Three quarters of the way through, Around the States in 90 days becomes one of the erroneous results quoted in support of climate change. We're happy to assist, but not sure what we have to say on the subject.


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Q&A: Joe Hollis, founder of Mountain Gardens
Posted on April 17, 2022 May 3, 2022 by LA Bourgeois
PLANT MAN: Joe Hollis has run Mountain Gardens, a botanical garden in Burnsville, for 50 years. Photo courtesy of Hollis
Joe Hollis' whole life is Mountain Gardens, a botanical garden in Western North Carolina that he has cultivated over 50 years. Hollis focuses on growing useful plants, especially medicinal herbs and perennial vegetables, and passing along his plant wisdom to students and apprentices. Workshops, seeds and bare root plant sales support Hollis and his garden.
After moving from Detroit in 1972, Hollis settled on almost 3 acres of land in Burnsville. His personal philosophy mingled with the location to create what he calls paradise gardening. "Paradise gardening is trying to figure out a way to live that's good for the Earth, society and me," he says. His gardens contain "plants grown ecologically and arranged ornamentally."
But earlier this year, Mountain Gardens suffered a devastating loss. In March, the central pavilion — the heart of human activity in the garden — burned down. The fire of unknown origin was discovered too late to avoid the complete loss of his extensive library, seed collection and herbal apothecary. Yet Hollis remains dedicated to his vision and is overseeing a rebuild. "I would like to see this rebuilding be a community effort as much as possible," he says. "That would get people that much more invested in it, because they're going to end up owning it one way or another. It'll be accessible to whoever wants to come and use it."
Xpress spoke with Hollis about the fire, the community support he's receiving and the future of Mountain Gardens might hold.
Has the fire affected what's happening this year at Mountain Gardens?
Totally. It's springtime, so of course there's all this planting to do and seed starting. Meanwhile, we're still in the phase of cleanup. I've just got piles and piles of charcoal mixed with broken glass. We managed to find somebody to come and haul off all the gnarled roofing tin and so on, and they hauled off all the lead from the solar system batteries. But cleanup's still going on, and then the reconstruction will start.
What support will you need to get Mountain Gardens back on its feet?
I'm being offered a fair amount of building materials, which is very nice. I've got helpers, apprentices who are good with gardening, but they know nothing about construction. Older people with a lot of construction experience, just merely with advice, would be good. But construction help is even better. We've been given lots of tools. I lost all my hand tools, but those are pretty much replaced. Mainly it's human assistance that I need more than stuff at this point.
It sounds like the community has really come to your aid. How does that make you feel?
It keeps me afloat. To put it simply, I would just be curled up in a little ball, probably from being utterly overwhelmed by everything. This very large outpouring of support that I'm getting really keeps me feeling positive about everything at this point.
What would you like to see happen with Mountain Gardens in the future?
I'd like to put it back. I had a whole herb shop. I had a whole apothecary. I had a whole wall of tinctures. All that's gone. So it's going to take a long time to reconstruct that. The whole seed bank has gone; I'm getting donations in that regard.
It was a fabulous library, a lifetime collection of books. This was a library about how to live on Earth, everything from eco-psychology and eco-philosophy down to the nitty-gritty of plant identification, seed germination — just everything. I had the whole shot. And that was, I thought, my legacy to the community. So we'll see.
I'm 80 years old this year. We'll see how far I can get with reconstruction. I'll never get it back the way it was; a lot of those books are irreplaceable. Ten thousand books in there! But I'm going to try and put back together whatever I can, and it will all be available to my community.
As far as I was concerned, what I had was just about perfect. So I want to just get back to it as far as I can, in this lifetime.
Who will take over ownership?
I've been making efforts to figure out how to legally make it a community property. …. I have a small committee, and for the past two years, we've been working on trying to figure out how to donate the whole library, herb shop, the land, everything to my community. So we're looking at different options and also thinking about possibly donating to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians.
So it's really two issues. One is where do I park the title to the land? And then the second is how do I set up a little community of the people who are going to run the place? The issue with gardens is that they have to be maintained. It's not just giving something away. If nobody looks after it for a couple of years, that whole plant collection is going to get lost. Nobody will know what's what.
Learn more about the GoFundMe campaign for the restoration of the Mountain Gardens' pavilion here avl.mx/bgf.
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