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Archbishop of Westminster and Bishop of London launch 'The 1535 Society' at the Tower of London
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On 22 October, at the Tower of London, The Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, and The Bishop of London, Richard Chartres, and General the Lord Dannatt launched The 1535 Society.
The 1535 Society aims to promote an understanding of the role within British history of St Thomas More and the other Christian martyrs who lost their lives in pursuit of their religious beliefs. Its members will also, together, contribute to the restoration of the Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula at the Tower of London and its Crypt of St Thomas More.
The Archbishop and the Bishop, together with the Chaplain of the Chapel Royal HM Tower of London, The Rev Canon Roger Hall, said prayers both written by and for St Thomas More as part of proceedings.
The Chapel Royal of St Peter ad Vincula is the parish church to the Tower of London and is a Chapel Royal, directly under the jurisdiction of The Queen. It's the final resting place of three queens of England as well as St Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher.
St Thomas More was Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII and was imprisoned in the Tower of London between 1534 and 1535. He was held in the Bell Tower, where some of yesterday's proceedings were conducted, and his opposition to the Reformation led to his execution on Tower Hill on 6 July 1535. The 1535 Society is named in his honour.
In 2012, The Constable of the Tower of London, General the Lord Dannatt, launched an appeal to restore the chapel and to secure the future of the Choral Foundation. Contributors to The 1535 Society will help the appeal reach its £1.5m target and will, in particular, enable the restoration of the Crypt of St Thomas More.
General the Lord Dannatt said:
"The Chapel is a vital focal point for the Tower community and St Thomas More is a key figure in the Tower's history. I am enormously grateful to the Archbishop of Westminster and the Bishop of London in joining together in honouring a saint of both main Christian traditions and other Christian martyrs, and in helping us give the Chapel and the Crypt the care that they deserve."
The Archbishop of Westminster and The Bishop of London released a joint statement saying:
"We must never forget our past if we want to walk wisely into the future. That is why it is so important that we preserve this shrine to remind us of the dangers of religious intolerance and to recall men and women of faith to the primacy of love for God which leads to love of neighbour".
St. Thomas More Prayer, The Bishop of London
O Lord, give us a mind
that is humble, quiet, peaceable,
patient and charitable,
and a taste of your Holy Spirit
in all our thoughts, words and deeds.
O Lord, give us a lively faith, a firm hope,
a fervent charity, a love of you.
Take from us all lukewarmness in meditation
and all dullness in prayer.
Give us fervour and delight in thinking of you,
your grace, and your tender compassion toward us.
Give us, good Lord,
the grace to work for
the things we pray for.
The Archbishop of Westminster's Prayer
O God, who in martyrdom,
have brought true faith to its highest expression,
graciously grant that,
strengthened through the intercession of Saint Thomas More,
we may confirm by witness of our life
that faith we profess with our lips,
and our unity be ever deepened.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
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The Chapel of St Peter ad Vincula is a Chapel Royal under the jurisdiction of Her Majesty the Queen and is managed by the Chapel Council and an independent charitable entity, The Council of the Chapels Royal within HM Tower of London. The Chapel's upkeep is jointly delivered by The Chapel Council and Historic Royal Palaces, the independent charity that looks after the Tower of London.
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(a) Every bicycle when in use at nighttime shall be equipped with a light on the front which shall emit a white light visible from a distance of 300 feet to the front and with a red reflector on the rear of a type approved by the Department of Public Safety which shall be visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear when directly in front of lawful upper beams of headlights on a motor vehicle. A light emitting a red light visible from a distance of 300 feet to the rear may be used in addition to the red reflector.
(c) No bicycle shall be equipped or operated while equipped with a set of handlebars so raised that the operator must elevate his hands above his shoulders in order to grasp the normal steering grip area.
(1) No person under the age of 16 years shall operate or be a passenger on a bicycle on a highway, bicycle path, or sidewalk under the jurisdiction or control of this state or any local political subdivision thereof without wearing a bicycle helmet.
(2) For the purposes of this subsection, the term "bicycle helmet" means a piece of protective headgear which meets or exceeds the impact standards for bicycle helmets set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or the Snell Memorial Foundation.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, a person shall be deemed to wear a helmet only if a helmet of good fit is fastened securely upon the head with the straps of the helmet.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell a new bicycle or a pedal for use on a bicycle unless the pedals on such bicycle or such pedals are equipped with reflectors of a type approved by the Department of Public Safety. The reflector on each pedal shall be so designed and situated as to be visible from the front and rear of the bicycle during darkness from a distance of 200 feet. The commissioner of public safety is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations and establish standards for such reflectors.
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The Huddleston's will be hosts for our April 20th potluck Sing-A-Long. Plan to join us at 6:30 p.m. and bring something to share (appetizers, entrees, salads, sides or desserts) with 4 to 6 others. BYOB. Following the potluck dinner we'll have a Sing-A-Long -think folk music, campfire songs, joke songs, songs from Broadway musicals, etc. We usually start with "This Land is Your Land" and end up with "Happy Trails To You". Acoustic instruments are welcome. Please bring a chair (card table or camp) to ensure adequate seating. The Huddleston's home is located at 7026 S. Sunburst Circle in Cottonwood Heights. DIRECTIONS: From 215 exit on to Highland Drive and go south to Fort Union Blvd. Go east (left turn) to Sunburst Circle (just past 2700 East) and turn south (right turn) on Sunburst to 7026. Coming from the east take 215 to the E 6200 South exit and go south to S 3000E and take it to Fort Union Blvd. Then go west (right turn) to Sunburst Circle. Plan on a fun evening of socializing, enjoying good food and an opportunity to stretch your vocal chords (and bring any acoustic musical instrument that you'd like to play.) We'll wrap it up around 10 PM. For questions or additional information contact Margo & Laron at 801-942-8289 or Fred Tripp at 435-649-4507 or email at fredgtripp@gmail.com or Frank Bernard at Frankbernard55@earthlink.net If you are not receiving Sing-A-Long email notices be sure to add your name to our email list to receive updated information for this and future Sing-A-Longs. Just go the WMC web site: Click on Member Menu; Click on EMAIL LIST SUBSCRIBE & UNSUBSCRIBE; Log In, follow the directions to subscribe and select the "SOCIAL" category. When finished return to Member Menu and Log Off.
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Meeting Place: 7026 S. Sunburst Circle, Cottonwood Heights. See directions in description.


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Letter: The notable absentee from China's war museum
From Bill Boydell, Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK
Statue of Chinese Navy, Army and Air Force servicemen on display at the Military Museum in Beijing © AFP via Getty Images
James Kynge's review of China's Good War: How World War II is Shaping a New Nationalism by Rana Mitter (Life & Arts, October 24) refers to the Pacific war years "being a much neglected aspect of China's own historical experience", and that Beijing is now making a big effort to "bring back the war into its idea of nationhood", highlighting its enormous sacrifices. Perhaps this is not entirely new. More than a decade ago I visited a large-scale, exceptionally well-presented exhibition of China's role in the Pacific war in the Military Historical Museum in Beijing. The US was not mentioned.
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In case you haven't figured it out by now, today is April Fool's Day, the day of the year that we're all allowed to lie and deceive our friends and family, as long as we say "April Fools!" when we're done. The day is known for pranks big and small, and there have been some good ones over the years. Whether you've been the fool-ee or the fool-er, I'm sure you've experienced plenty of foolishness yourself.
The Museum of Hoaxes website–and yes, there really is such a site–gave the rank of the #1 April Fools hoax of all time to a BBC TV show in 1957 that ran a segment about the Swiss spaghetti harvest enjoying a bumper year thanks to mild weather and the elimination of the spaghetti weevil. Many Britons were taken in, especially since as a relatively new invention, people never considered that someone on television would lie to them. Of course, we known differently by now.
Other great lies over the years included a Sports Illustrated story by noted author George Plimpton in 1985 about a pitcher (Sidd Finch) who could throw a baseball 168 miles per hour. In 1998, a man named Mark Boslough spread a story that got picked up as news and was widely disseminated and believed, that lawmakers in Alabama had passed a law that redefined pi from 3.14159…. to simply 3. No more of those pesky digits in our state. But, as easy as that story may have been to believe about Alabama, it wasn't true.
In 1996 Taco Bell announced on April Fools Day that it had purchased the Liberty Bell "in an effort to help the national debt." Even some senators were apparently taken in, and the National Parks Service had to hold a press conference to deny the news. The fast-food chain eventually admitted it was a joke, and having milked all the free publicity out of it that they could, donated $50,000 for the bell's care.
Just last year Cottonelle tweeted on April 1 that it was introducing left-handed toilet paper for all those southpaws out there. Some gullible folks in the Twitterverse wondered publicly–for all the world to read–how the paper worked differently.
This day reminds us how easy it is to get "fooled," and be taken in by deception and lies, even if done as a playful prank. But the Bible speaks much about fools and foolishness, and calls us to avoid both. The Proverbs are full of wisdom about foolishness, and warnings about how we think, how we act, and what we say in foolish ways. It is our foolish words that get the most attention, because the truth is most of our foolishness involves our mouths, and the things we say.
Interestingly one of the most remembered verses about fools is repeated a few times in Scripture: "A fool says in his heart there is no God." The interesting thing is not so much that they say it out loud, but that they say it to themselves, in their own heart. No doubt we have all been known to say foolish things from time to time, or even type them on social media for all to read. But what we say in our heart really defines us. It is who we really are.
In that light, I am not sure if that verse just addresses atheistic thinking. Many of us profess faith in God, but in our hearts–in our core–we live independently of God as if we are master of our own fate, captain of our soul (to quote from Henley'sInvictus). "Practical atheism" is how someone described it; our mouths may speak of God, but our lives show no evidence of His existence, and definitely not of our allegiance and devotion to Him. That is the ultimate of foolishness.
I hope you don't get fooled too much by pranks or hoaxes this April Fools Day, but more than that, I hope you don't try to fool others or even fool yourself with a profession of faith in a God in whom your heart does not truly believe. If He is real–and He is–live like it.
I am praying for you, and I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.


This project idea came from a blog post I read by Rhys Goodwin. I've been working on a project for my car stereo and I'm trying to fit it into a very specific area of my front console to achieve a hidden unmodified look by hiding the wiring. I will certainly post more about that when the project is finished, but the problem I've run into is the shape of this area hasn't matched up with any project enclosures I've found so far. That being the case I thought I would follow what Rhys did and cast my own enclosure. This project definitely proved to be a learning experience and as Rhys notes it's harder than it appears. I found this out ultimately as the resin I was using apparently needed some kind of secondary catalyst to prevent it from being so sticky. In the end the project spanned about a week and I didn't really end up with an enclosure that was as nice as I was hoping for.
To start out I measured the dimensions of the center console area and used Google SketchUp to create a model of what I was hoping to create so that I could start to think more about the actual molds I'd need to build. The dimensions needed to be approximately 6.5 inches wide by 4.75 inches deep by 1.5 inches tall to fit into the console. Using those measurements I created the model you can see below and the started hand sketching how I needed to create my wooden molds to ensure my enclosure was the specified size.
The Google SketchUp model I created of the project enclosure.
Once I had the math done and drawings made on how I was going to create the molds I started the process of cutting and building my molds. To make sure everything was to size I spent some time on this stage measuring and squaring up all of my cuts and corners. Woodworking is something that I have done in the past so this was not a new experience for me, but as Rhys noted in his post if something isn't right here it will look worse in your final cast enclosure.
At this point I had my wooden molds made and decided it was time to go look for resin and cast my enclosure. As I looked around online I noticed discussion about what resin people used and it seemed to me as thought there were various options. I looked around locally and found a resin from Castin' Craft called Clear Liquid Plastic Casting Resin at an art store near my house and purchased the resin and catalyst it was displayed with (both shown below).
The resin and the catalyst I used for the enclosure.
Now that I had everything in place I moved on to actually casting my enclosure. This process went pretty smooth early on, but it's also when I found problems. I wrapped my entire mold in masking tape and started pour in my resin to lines I had specified and let it sit to dry out.
The mold with resin poured into it.
From what I had seen online I expected the resin to dry within a few hours, but my enclosure was still a viscous gel-like consistency after about 6 hours so I let it dry overnight. Unfortunately the resin was still not completely dry after this time period either. The enclosure was about 85% hardened, but all of my exposed edges were still a bit soft and extremely sticky. Somewhat disappointed I let the resin sit for another 24 hours thinking maybe it would set in that time, but yet again the enclosure was sticky and gel-like. As such I decided to remove the enclosure from the mold and see if it might harden better that way. The enclosure was solid and held shape, but never lost that sticky gel-like feeling on most of the outer surface. At the suggestion of a few online comments I started to sand the enclosure to try and remove that coating, but found myself with a softer and gummier surface the more I tried to sand. As such I started to look for other explanations.
Ultimately what I gathered was that one of two things happened, either I didn't use enough catalyst (which I'm doubting because I used more than suggested) or the resin I used was not the best choice for this type of project. I'm leaning towards the second explanation because as I mentioned I used more catalyst than was listed on the can and the fact that most forums I've read about the Castin' Craft resin say that it has a very bad/sticky surface when casting is completed. It appears as though they have some type of secondary catalyst or surface spray to cure the sticky surface, but at this point I have found a suitable enclosure so I've sidelined the sticky resin enclosure. This was an interesting project though and I do have plans to revisit resin casting at some point once I've done more research and made sure I have a resin that will not be a waste of my efforts.
Regardless of the initial failure I thought it was important to share the experience online to show people that just because a project doesn't work out the first time doesn't mean you should give up completely on it.
A couple of things you could try for your next casting project.
-Once you take it out put it in the hot water cupboard over night to help harden it up or even use a warm hot air gun to heat it a little. What are your environment temperatures like. It should be above about 15 deg C I think . It can go below that here in winter out in the garage so I have to watch for that.
-As mentioned you can sand off the top sticky layer but you really need to do this under water with wet/dry sandpaper. My projects have been sticky when removed from the mold but hard to say if they were as sticky as yours.
The problem you are having is that polyester resin in contact with air stays sticky, no matter how much catalyst you add. Add too much catalyst, you might find the thicker parts of the casting getting so hot they blister.
There is a type of polyester resin with a wax in it. The wax rises to coat the surface when it starts getting warm as the catalyst kicks off the hardening. Or you can do as I do, pour a small amount of extra virgin olive oil across the top right after pouring. It keeps air off of it, and washes off with any degreaser. Soap and water, windex, or 409 work great.
If parts of the cast part inside the mold are sticky, there may be something in the masking tape that is preventing it from curing. I know that the sulfur in some kinds of modeling clay will inhibit curing of the surfaces.
PS I'm Polymorph on Instructables. Nice inkjet conversion.
Thanks for the advice guys. This casting is something that's really interesting to me and I plan on revisiting at some point when I need to create another custom type of enclosure. I'm sure the pointers will greatly improve my future results.


The tech of the future is here, and it's called GIS. Geographic information systems were developed for quick and easy access to information in situations when data was difficult to portray outside of a 3D representation, and mobility was a prime factor. When combined with the tablets (rugged tablets and GNSS tablets), the functionality of GIS exploded, and now the technology is used across a dizzying number of verticals and industries.
Currently, most of the GIS software is designed for Windows operating systems, removing the worry about security with Android, and its integration with Windows based tablets has opened up a whole new level of efficacy for workflow mobility. Instead of simple data acquisition, GIS applications implemented on a Windows OS simplify complex data analysis and can centralize disparate map collections. Business planning can be taken beyond basic engineering, and lend new vision and breadth to logistical modeling. The result is a proactive approach to asset management.
While GIS is gradually available on certain consumer grade tablets, upgrading to a rugged tablet saves considerable costs down the road when it comes to updates and replacements. Rugged tablets and GIS can work together to capture critical data and allow access from various mobile points in critical situations or unfavorable conditions. Data capture modules, extreme mobility, and superior durability are key benefits of choosing rugged tablets over consumer grade models.
GIS applications used by service personnel in inclement weather conditions or hazardous environments need to be embedded in devices that can stand up to the strain. Consumer grade tablets simply aren't built to withstand the kind of repeated cold, heat, and shock of dropping / falling. The built-in highly accurate positioning engine is also an advantage to a rugged tablet. It provides up to centimeter-grade positioning while the other tablets only offer meter-grade positioning. The ability to connect to other peripheral equipment is also vital, and rugged tablets can offer True Serial Port or RJ45 I/O connectivity for diagnostic testing and other tasks.
GIS data can be specifically useful in the field in situations that include spread of a vector, tactical response execution, land and water resource tracking and management, and utility infrastructure expansion, to name just a few. Rugged tablets and GNSS tablets provide data access, analysis, continuity, and solution scalability that supports meaningful implementation of GIS functionality.
Most mobile PC manufacturers simply don't ensure compliance with GIS standards or compatibility with GIS software. Rugged tablets and GNSS tablets make sure the hardware and software sync correctly for a device that more than proves its usefulness – giving mobile data access another much needed boost.
Are Rugged Tablets Suitable for Public Safety Implementation?
The potential for rugged tablet implementation and success is nowhere more apparent than in the sector of Public Safety. The sheer range of possibilities when it comes to engaging the power of mobile tech for public safety stretches across agencies and provides an untapped wealth of marketability for devices that match durability with computing power.
Tablets can deliver data fast, helping to diffuse tense situations and clarify issues. They can be used to record if needed, to take field interviews, to access records, and even to verify insurance or issue tickets or warnings. The connectivity and authentication measures available means that data can be transmitted securely.
Rugged tablets can be invaluable for in the field investigations, necessary photos, and personnel deployment and tracking. Durability, dust and water resistance make the tablet a perfect device for use in harsh conditions. Evidence and cataloguing in emergent situations provides a records trail for later scrutiny.
Fast, reliable records access and medical information via approved and authorized journals and apps make EMT workers feel more confident. They can benefit from real time data transmission, cross referencing drug interactions and accessing past medical records, and can even video call their counterparts at the hospital for quick telemedical intervention. Lifesaving procedures can even be refreshed on the spot for accurate application.
GPS and GIS capability ensures that markers can be verified for correct positioning and that location stamping is recorded. Photo capability adds visuals to records and inspection reports. Form access saves time and extra trips and date lookup apps and code scanners allow for swift checks for safety and viability, while eliminating errors and duplications.
Rugged tablets are safe, secure and reliable, allowing users to take advantage of easy input and one-hand operation, versatility and durability, data transfer and access, security protocol adherence, and more. Find out what rugged tablets can bring to public safety in your associated field and start implementing these must have tools today.
What Can Rugged Tablets Do for the Public Sector?
As cities and communities continue to grow, the need for technology and innovation that keeps pace is crucial. The public sector requires tools, software, and devices that meet this need, and rugged tablets fit the bill. The design and operation of city and county services can be enhanced in many ways by mobile tech, and the public sector can benefit hugely by getting on board sooner rather than later; embracing the potential that mobile tech offers.
Rugged tablets provide a fundamental, adaptive, and obsolescence-resistant mobile computing platform which can provide long-term investment protection for government agency initiatives. They also provide a low CAPEX and render a higher ROI than any other mobile PC solution, including smartphones and laptops or notebook PCs.
Data collection, storage, transfer, collation, and access is streamlined with mobile tech – providing a fast, cost effective way to manage projects and avoid false starts, lapses in oversight, cost overruns, repeated delays, and obstacles due to aging infrastructure.
With a rugged tablet, you get multiple functionality on one device, which is ultimately cost effective. There's no need for separate devices to embody each peripheral – no need for a separate camera, barcode scanner, GPS device, mag stripe reader, or monitor. A keyboard or mouse to be connected to the mobile PC via USB or other plug-in becomes redundant and obsolete. The lower TCO is attractive on every level.
With the latest in compatible software and built with an eye to low turnover across the next 5-10 years, rugged tablets are designed to be updatable, removing the need for constant upgrades. When combined with the built in durability, this feature lowers the costs of replacement over time, as devices can be used for the long run.
The savings over traditional wire systems are obvious – a one time network installation provides a wireless option that every device can tap into instantly without the need for physical wiring or the upkeep that aging wired services require.
The same closed network offers a higher level of security, with wireless encryption that cannot be hacked through traditional wired access points.
All of these features are reasons why federal, state, and municipality organizations across the nation are well advised to invest in rugged tablets to support today's and tomorrow's projects.
Security. With closed networks, rugged tablets are some of the most secure devices available to those who require high levels of security to operate. The ability to install security measures for both manual access and potential wireless hacking are a large part of why tablets are overtaking smartphones as the secure device of choice. Card access, pin codes, and even biometrics can be utilized to enhance appropriate accessibility on the fly.
Smarter Processes. The software options available for rugged tablets make them the best choice for those on the move, and the accessibility measures make them the right device for situations in which constant handoff is required. Platforms are constantly being revisited and manufacturers work in tandem with the most used operating system creators.
Real Time Access. When data is required in the field, sooner is better than later. The ability to transfer or enable access to data immediately and share updates and changes makes the rugged tablet even more valuable from a time saving and productivity standpoint.
Data Capture Capability. Data entry in the field is fast and easy with a virtual keyboard, a stylus, a scanner or a built in code recognition system. ReduceNo errors by using fully built in data capture rather than transferring data between various separate scanners and readers or less reliable snap-on toolson paperwork, and records can quickly be checked and matched with offsite inventory counts.
Compatibility. The ability to work between old tech and new, easing the transition between outdated PCs and smartphones, while bringing new innovation and tech to life in their field is another major attraction for those now trialing rugged tablets – it's the bridge device that was needed to connect office workers and field workers on common ground.
Ease of Integration. Finally, rugged tablets are already proven to integrate seamlessly into almost any environment, enabling real-time data access and management as well as business intelligence analytics. Add in fully responsive records management, and rapid, informed decision making capabilities for every individual on the team – regardless of whether they are on foot, on a forklift, in a vehicle, or behind a desk – and you have the ideal computing and data capture device that most managers dream of.
Any government organization's basic process can benefit from the support that rugged tablets and other mobile technologies can drive progress and improve productivity. It's the smart, strategic decision, with a reasonable CAPEX and a solid ROI.


So, I don't know about you, but my lessons have started and I have a lot of stress. Four weeks have just been passed and I'm totally stressed out. That means there is something wrong with the school system, right?
On average, I'm spending like 6 hours at school (only the lessons, though! Without breaks). Then when I come home, I rest for, about, half an hour and after that I do homework 'till dinner.
Okay, you have a busy week, but in the weekends you can rest, right? NO, In the weekends I wake up at, approximately, 9am and I start working at 10. I work until 5 pm (but I definitely have a lunch break and small breaks in between). This applies mostly for Sunday, because I have a volleyball match on Saturdays.
Now I'm working all the time. I think the school system should focus on long-term memory instead of only learning for a test. With this system, I will learn for the test, but not for myself.
So improvement is certainly possible. I can't do anything about it, unfortunately. I hope, in the future, the school system will be improved for all those students after me. What is your opinion about the (Dutch) school system? Let me know!
Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but as you read I am very very busy with school!


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American - Journalist Born: December 24, 1976
Once I became interested in China, I flew to Beijing in 1996 to spend half a year studying Mandarin. The city stunned me.
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Me City Year Studying
By 1979, Chinese people were poorer, on average, than North Koreans. I mean, your average per-capita income in China that year was one third of sub-Saharan Africa's.
People Year Your Africa
The Central Propaganda Department is the highest-ranking censorship agency in China. And it has control over everything from the appointment of newspaper editors to university professors to the way that films are cut and distributed.
Way Control Newspaper Everything
Being in a Chinese coal mine for 30 years is like an epic novel. It's tragic.
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I've been amazed at how fast and herd-like opinions in the United States are.
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There's a deep underlying unpredictability to life that is thrilling. In China, my wife would say you go out to buy toilet paper, and you come back, and something interesting or revealing or funny happened on the way.
Life Funny You Wife
I can tell you, going out to buy toilet paper in the U.S. is a completely predictable experience.
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There's a tradition in the history of dissent in authoritarian countries of a certain kind of dissident, and their form of dissent is to live their lives as normally as possible.
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There's a reason the Chinese government is very concerned about Ai Weiwei. It's because he has all of these ingredients in his life that allow him to attract enormous attention across a very broad spectrum of the population.
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On some level, there's a limit to what the government really worries about when it comes to a guy like Ai Weiwei, who's talking to a limited audience of people. He's talking to people who more or less already agree with him.
People Government AI More
Usually when you interview somebody for a number of hours, they'll say something that is self-aggrandizing or is a manipulation of the facts.
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There's a national ambition, a collective, in a sense, political ambition, which I think is the thing we see from far away. That's the fact that China's building roads and airports and extending its reaches out into the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and in a way that's putting it into some tension with its neighbors.
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I spent years overseas. I spent 11 years abroad.
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It's worth being clear - you know, I think that the ideas that somebody like Richard Spencer endorses and that other members of the self-identified white nationalist groups endorse - those ideas really are repellent to most people.
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Immigration, of course, in New Hampshire is - it's not something that you see every day. It's not like talking about it in Texas, where people have a much more explicit sense of it.
Day You People New
Donald Trump has a mantra of despair, of loss. He says we don't have victories anymore. We used to have victories, but we don't. And he says the American dream is dead.
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If you go back all the way to the 1920s, filmmakers in Hollywood changed the identity of villains from German to Russian.
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There was a docudrama that was made, called 'The Death Of A Princess,' which was about a true story in Saudi Arabia. It was about a public execution for adultery. And when the movie was aired on British television, the Saudi government threatened to cut off oil exports and to cut off diplomatic relations.
Death Government True Princess
I think there's a tendency, and it's an understandable tendency, to imagine that China makes decisions out of a grand strategy. The reality is that I think China today is operating, most of all, based on its domestic needs.
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If you're going to have a book published in China, that means that you're going to be subject to in-house censorship at the publisher, and then also, of course, the government has an apparatus that is in charge of making sure that ideas that are considered disruptive or overly critical, that those don't get onto bookstore shelves.
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When I lived in Beijing in 1996, it was a horizontal city. If you wanted to go out for a burger, if you wanted to really treat yourself, you went to this place called the Jianguo Hotel. The architect had proudly described it as a perfect replica of a Holiday Inn that he had seen in Palo Alto, California.
You Yourself City Holiday
Chinese readers are buying books in translation, particularly non-fiction about China, in large numbers.
Numbers China About Translation
The problem is that in order to publish a book in mainland China, you have to agree to be subject to censorship. That's the nature of the system. I don't challenge that system on its face. It's their system. But as an author, I have a choice to make whether I'll participate or I won't.
Nature You Face Challenge
If you're trying to write about what the Chinese people are talking about, you can sometimes get a distorted picture if you go online and look at the conversation on social media.
You People Social Media Look
China believes that it has the rightful claim to a vast portion of the South China Sea, which is claimed by other countries.
Sea China Which Other
Seventy years after China emerged from the Second World War, the greatest threat facing the nation's leadership is not imperialism but skepticism.
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Prayers for Fabrice Muamba: What is the point of praying for people who are facing extreme danger?
Knowledge of what prayer is and what it is for, as understood by Christians.
Awareness of Jesus' example and teaching about prayer.
Consideration of the relationship between prayer and faith.
Reflect upon the relative merits of different activities for someone trapped on a leaking boat.
Reflect upon the social-networking responses to Fabrice Muamba's cardiac arrest while playing for Bolton Wanderers against Tottenham Hotspur in March 2012.
Analyse key Bible passages to determine what Christians believe about the relationship between faith, God's will and answered prayer.
Reflect upon the possibility that Christians should be willing to be actively involved in answering their own prayers.
Analyse a Bible passage to identify the relationship between prayer and activity.
Synthesise learning by answering letters to a fictitious advice column.
Explain that you want the students to imagine that they are in a small boat in the middle of a large lake, and have just discovered that there is a leak in the boat. Ask them to work together in small groups to brainstorm possible things they could do. Make sure that they understand their initial task is simply to generate as many ideas of things to do as possible.
After a few minutes of brainstorming, ask them to evaluate their list and choose the three most important/useful things to do. Give them a few more minutes to make their selections, then ask the groups to feedback their responses to the rest of the class. Allow some discussion of any controversial, unexpected or just plain funny suggestions.
If anyone suggested prayer as one of their three priority activities, remind the students of that fact; if no one suggested it, ask whether any groups thought of it and rejected it, or whether the idea of praying in such a situation simply didn't occur to them. Explain that in today's lesson, you are going to be thinking about the point of praying, particularly praying when faced with extreme situations.
Ask the students if any of them had noticed the high proportion of tweets with reference to prayer? What do they think about this – why are so many people calling on others to pray for Fabrice Muamba? Draw their attention particularly to the tweet from Kyle Walker. Do they agree with Walker's comment that people should pray for Fabrice Muamba, regardless of whether or not they are religious? Why do the students think that some people without religious convictions turn to prayer in extreme circumstances?
Remind the students of the starter activity and ask whether they think that prayer would be likely to achieve anything in a situation like Muamba's. One difference between Muamba's situation and the fictitious boat from the starter is that the people being urged to pray were unable to do anything else. Do the students agree with Shauna Magunda that the prayers were helping Fabrice, or do the prayers achieve nothing more than making powerless people feel a little less out of control.
You could refer the students to the following article on the BBC News pages online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17429779 . The article looks at the widespread calls to pray for Fabrice Muamba and the popularity of this action even with those who do not claim any religious faith.
Explain that Christians believe that prayer is important, and that Jesus' teaching is clear that believers in God should pray regularly. The Bible is less clear about the relationship between the things people pray for, the will of God and the eventual outcome of the thing prayed about.
Why are the disciples surprised that Jesus' words about the fig tree have come true?
How does Jesus explain what has happened?
What things does Jesus seem to suggest are important if somebody wants God to answer their prayers?
It is important to realise that in the Bible 'blessing' and 'cursing' do not have the same meaning as today. They are God's solemn judgements, his pronouncements of the results of either pleasing or displeasing him; he does not act without reason. The Bible knows nothing of magical curses. (p968).
Discuss with the students whether they think that there is any limit on Jesus' statement that 'whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it and it will be yours'. It would be helpful to remind them of the example of Jesus' prayer in Gethsemane, when he longed to not have to go through with God's plan for him to be crucified, but prayed, 'Yet not as I will, but as you will' (Matthew 26:39).
The students might ask what the point of praying is, if God only gives the things that people ask for if they are things that he already wants to give. C.S. Lewis once described prayer as not being about him trying to change God's mind, but about God changing his mind – helping him to see more clearly what he really needed, and therefore what he ought to be asking God to do for him. You could remind the students of the last verse of the passage from Mark, which talks about forgiving other people, which should also be seen as an indication that the attitude of the person praying in relation to other people is as important as how strongly they believe that their prayer will be answered.
Give out copies of the Dear Geraldine worksheet, and ask students to write answers to the three questions about prayer on the sheet. Their answers should demonstrate their understanding of Christian belief about prayer.
Copies of BBC News article 'Prayers for Muamba' (optional).


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Naziv Brajci je uz nazive Pauri i Kostenjari (Kostanjari) naziv za dio stanovništva u sjeverozapadnom dijelu Karlovačke županije u Republici Hrvatskoj tj. u Karlovačkom Pokuplju. Naziv Brajci se može gledati usporedno s ostalim sličnim regionalnim i mjesnim nazivima za stanovništvo diljem Hrvatske koji vuku određeno podrijetlo iz povijesti poput Bez(j)aki, Šokci, Boduli itd.

Zemljopisni smještaj

Tri susjedna grada čija područja zajedno s pripadajućim općinama sačinjavaju i omeđuju prostor čiji žitelji se označavaju jednim od ova tri naziva su Karlovac, Duga Resa i Ozalj. To je kraj Gornjeg Pokuplja ili Međurječja koji spada u prostor hrvatske mikroregije Pokuplja između rijeka gornje Kupe, donje Dobre i Mrežnice. To je ujedno jugozapadni rub Panonske nizine koji graniči s Gorskim Kotrom na jugu, Slovenijom na zapadu i Kordunom na istoku.

Taj prostor se nalazi na samom početku preddinarskog krškog krajolika te ga obilježavaju prekrasne, još uvijek očuvane prirodne ljepote kao što su bistre rijeke Dobra, Mrežnica, Kupa i Korana s prekrasnim kanjonima, brojni potoci, izvori, slapovi, nepregledne šume, krške jame, zeleni brežuljci s kojih puca pogled sve do Slovenije, planine Klek u Ogulinu ili Petrove gore.

Također je važno spomenuti i brojne povijesne i kulturne znamenitosti poput dvoraca Novigrad na Dobri, Ribnik, Ozalj, Dubovac, Barilović i Bosiljevo, kamenog mosta u Novigradu na Dobri, brojnih crkvi, kapelica, plemićkih kurija i ostataka brojnih nekadašnjih utvrda i zamaka.

Brajski kraj (Brajsko)

Naziv Brajci (za žene se kaže Brajice) se danas pretežito odnosi na stanovnike tzv. Brajskog kraja ili kraće Brajskog, duž obale rijeke Dobre te uokolo mjesta Netretić iako nije posve točno određeno koja mjesta taj naziv obuhvaća. Također se naziv Brajci najčešće poistovjećuje s prostorom rimokatoličke župe Završje Netretićko (Župa Uzvišenja sv. Križa). Neki Brajcima smatraju samo one na lijevoj obali Dobre, neki sve u dolini Dobre, a neki sve između rijeka Dobre i Kupe s Netretićem kao središnjim brajskim mjestom. Brajcima se tako smatraju žitelji Netretića, Brajak Brda, Vinskog Vrha, Završja Netretićkog, Tomašnice, Grduna i okolnih mjesta. Taj kraj se često naziva Brajski kraj.

Zanimljivo je da se često mještani pojedinih sela, čak i susjednih, ne slažu uvijek u tome gdje prestaje, a gdje počinje "Brajski kraj", pa će tako mještani Zadobarja uvijek tvrditi da oni nikako nisu Brajci te da su Brajci samo na lijevoj obali Dobre dok će netko i Zadobarce smatrati Brajcima.

Određeni povjesničari Brajcima smatraju svo hrvatsko stanovništvo od Bele Krajine u Sloveniji pa sve do Karlovca. U širem smislu naziv obuhvaća većinu okolnog, pretežito brdskog karlovačkog stanovništva. Podrijetlo tog pojma je također nejasno. Po objašnjenju mjesnog stanovništva taj naziv dolazi od starinskog naziva Dobrajsko za područje uz Dobru pa bi stanovnici bili (Do)Brajci. Pojam Brajac se također još izvodi iz imenice "brajda" odnosno pridjeva "brajdski", dovodi se u vezu s obližnjim nazivom mjesta Brajak Brdo i prezimenima Brajak i Brajković.

Najvjerojatnija teorija o podrijetlu naziva Brajci spominje moćni ilirski narod Breuca koji je nekada živio na prostorima današnje središnje Hrvatske, a spomen na njih se sačuvao na karlovačkom području upravo u nazivu Brajci. Ilirski narod Breuca je u povijesti ostao zapamćen zbog sudjelovanja u protu-rimskom Batonskom ratu od 6. – 9. godine. To je povijesno najutemeljenija teorija o podrijetlu tog naziva koja bi vjerojatno objasnila i njegovu široku raspostranjenost diljem Karlovačke županije.

Radoslav Lopašić, istaknuti karlovački povjesničar iz 19. stoljeća koji je iznio tezu o ilirskom podrijetlu naziva Brajci, u svome djelu Oko Kupe i Korane ističe da je središte tzv. Brajskog kraja u njegovo vrijeme susjedni stari grad Ribnik.

Ilirski narod Breuca je također živio na prostoru današnje slavonske i bosanske Posavine te je zanimljivo da se žitelji tih prostora i danas također smatraju Brajcima.

Za stanovnike nekih karlovačkih brajskih naselja se nekada govorilo i da su "Živičari" jer žive u "živici" tj. šumi. Taj naziv, ponekad upotrijebljen i u pogrdnom smislu, je u širem smislu označavao fizički i psihički čvrste, neslomljive, "žilave" ljude ovog kraja i njihov naporan seljački i težački život.

Budući da je pojam "Brajci" vrlo diskutabilan i rasprostranjen, neki taj naziv vežu i za kraj između rijeka Mrežnice i Korane (mjesta Barilović, Bukovlje itd.) te ga navode u svezi s vojskom Vojne granice (krajine) koja je nekada bila smještena na tom području nasuprot nazivu Pauri (seljaci) za civilne stanovnike. Stanovnici tog kraja se također smatraju Brajcima. Postoje još neka mjesta i krajevi, najčešće brdski za koja se veže naziv Brajci.

Brajski govor

Kao jedna od najvažnijih posebnosti kulturne i narodne baštine tog kraja može se navesti i specifični govor. Taj govor je karakterističan za cijelu karlovačko-dugoreško-ozaljsku regiju s određenim varijacijama od kraja do kraja. To je izvorno čakavski ikavski govor u koji su s vremenom ušle mnoge kajkavske, a zatim i štokavske riječi pa se tako izgubila upitna zamjenica ča u korist riječi kaj, ali su očuvani i mnogi čakavski elementi (npr. zamjenice zač=zašto, vač=u što, poč=po što, nač=na što, ki=tko, va=u itd.) te se alternacija staroslavenskog glasa jat najčešće ostvaruje kao i tj. na čakavskoj ikavici (npr. riječi lipo, dite, lik, tribati, cviće, mliko, sikira, sime, vrime, kripost, nimati, vriditi, mišati, miriti, rizati, ispovid, grih, grišiti i mnoge druge).

Također su očuvani mnogi arhaični oblici i riječi (npr. družina=obitelj, braća=članovi obitelji, stara mati=baka, gospodinjstvo=domaćinstvo, gospodinja=domaćica, tanjir=tanjur, točka=jučer, sinoć, kadi=gdje, peteh=pijetao, kršćenik=krćanin, osoba, nu=poštapalica koja se može označiti kao : samo daj, izvoli, i mnogi drugi). Samoglasnik o se često zamjenjuje samoglasnikom u npr. riječi uno=ono, una=ona, unaj=onaj, smu=smo i dr.

Taj se izmiješani, hibridni govor stručno naziva govor ozaljskog književnog kruga, "čakavsko-kajkavski govor", ili tzv. brajski govor.
Kajkavske su osobine izrazitije na istočnom rubu tog područja (Ozalj, Pribić, Bregana, Kobilić), a čakavske u zapadnijim krajevima (Duga Resa, Barilović, Ogulin). Tzv. brajski govor ima dodirnih točaka i sa susjednim slovenskim govorima. Također su od štokavskih govora susjednog Korduna ovi čakavsko-kajkavski govori poprimili i poneku štokavsku osobinu (npr. divan, divaniti=govor, govoriti i dr...).

U razgovornom žargonu je prisutan velik broj germanizama (fajercek=upaljač, cajt=vrijeme, luteran (hoturan)=nevjeran i loš čovjek) itd.

Govorom ozaljskog književnog kruga su pisali slavni hrvatski plemići Zrinski i Frankopani, književnici i jezikoslovci okupljeni u ozaljskom književnom krugu poput slavnog autora Gazophylaciuma, svećenika pavlina Ivana Belostenca.Tom je jezičnom tipu npr. pripadao Raj duše Nikole Dešića iz 1560, a to je bio molitvenik Ane Katarine Zrinske, supruge Nikole Zrinskoga Sigetskoga. Tim su govorom,odnosno četvrtim hrvatskim narječjem u potpunosti ili djelomično pisali također Ferenc Črnko, Franjo Glavinić, Juraj Ratkaj Velikotaborski, Matija Magdalenić, Pavao Ritter Vitezović i drugi.Cijelo to područje je nekada bilo većinom u posjedu moćnih hrvatskih plemićkih obitelji Zrinskih i Frankopana koje su ostavile svoj trag u kulturnoj i povijesnoj baštini kraja.

Povijest

Hrvati su te prostore naselili već u 7. stoljeću te se za vrijeme hrvatskih narodnih vladara i kasnije organiziraju u župe ili županije. Ovaj dio srednjovjekovne Hrvatske je obuhvaćala gorička županija koja se prostirala južno od rijeke Kupe. U opsegu stare goričke županije živjelo je već u najstarije vrijeme više slobodnih plemenskih općina, ili kako su se one same nazivale: bratstva plemenitih ljudi.

Karlovački povjesničar iz 19. stoljeća Radoslav Lopašić u svom djelu Oko Kupe i Korane donosi pregled hrvatskih slobodnih plemenskih općina na području goričke županije.  Za kraj oko rijeke Dobre kaže kako tamo već u srednjem vijeku nalazimo slobodnu općinu zadobarsku, oštrovršku, stativsku, završku i tomašničku te kaže da su već u 16. stoljeću ove općine spadale pod grad Ozalj. Ozljem i okolicom kao i velikim dijelom Hrvatske tada vladaju ugledne hrvatske plemićke obitelji knezova Zrinskih i Frankopana. Na čelu općinama je stajao sudac, kod nekih nazivan rihtarom, dok je u Zadoborju kao i u Draganiću nazivan starim hrvatskim imenom župan. Ove su slobodne plemenske općine imale svoje običaje i uredbe, bile su vrlo samostalne i neovisne, radnje koje su imale obavljati bile su namijenjene općem dobru, a poglavito obrani od neprijatelja. No to se s vremenom sve više mijenjalo.

Sve ove plemenske općine u području grada Ozlja su tijekom 16. stoljeća izgubile svoju slobodu i nezavisnost, a slobodni žitelji su većinom postali kmetovi. Tome je posebno pogodovalo što su Zrinski i Frankopani počeli dijeliti dijelove ogromnog ozaljskog vlastelinstva svojim miljenicima i odanim vazalima. Tako već početkom 15. stoljeća na plemićkom dobru Tomašnica (naziv Tomašnica se i danas u užem smislu odnosi najviše na stari plemićki dvor i okolna polja uz Dobru koja su sačinjavala nekadašnje plemićko imanje) nalazimo ozaljskog vazala Stjepana Tatara Mlačkog (Mlaka na Mrežnici), a kasnije Fabijana Šafara od Doljana u Gackoj, koji je po svemu sudeći također bio pripadnik porodice Tatarića. Vjerojatno su ovi mrežnički Tatari potomci Tatara, koji su za kralja Bele IV. provalili u Hrvatsku i tu trajno ostali.

U uvodnici kaptola zagrebačkog iz 1441. godine se spominje da Fabijana Šafara od Doljana u Gackoj, kaštelana grada Ozlja u dvor Tomašnicu na Dobri uvedoše plemići Ivan Grdunski (de Gardo), Franjo Dobranski (de Dobrijan), Luka Ivanković Stativski (Ztathauich), Matija Fabijanov od Zadoborja (Zadobran) i Juraj Miklić, župan u Zadoborju dok je svjedok bio vlastelin Juraj sin Mateja od Zvečaja. Godine 1453. uvedoše po nalogu bana Fridrika Celjskoga, Petar, Andrija i Gjurko Barilovići od Gorice, kao povjerenici banovi, sinove Fabijana Doljanskoga, kaštelana ozaljskoga i plemića gackoga, Jurja, Ivana, Bartola i Šimuna u dobro Tomašnicu na Dobri dok su svjedoci bili plemići Ivan Grdanec od Tomašnice, Martin Pertatić od Stativa, pa Martin Dionižev i Urban sin Blagoje od Stativa, Grdoc od Zavrha (Sv. Križa – Završja) i napokon Martin od Pišćetaka.

Župa Sv. Križa - Završje je poznata po tome što se u njoj dugo održalo glagoljaštvo i glagoljsko hrvatsko pismo, a vizita župe 1686. godine kaže da u župi nema latinskog misala, već samo glagoljski. O očuvanosti glagoljske tradicije u tom kraju govore i nedavno otkrivene bogate freske i glagoljski natpisi u kapeli Sv. Antuna Pustinjaka u Zadobarju čiji je najstariji dio sagrađen još u srednjem vijeku. Bogate glagoljske freske su također pronađene u susjednoj crkvi BD Marije u Novigradu na Dobri. Na glagoljici su bili pisani i spisi i pečati plemenskih općina i sučija.

Iseljavanje

Cijeli taj kraj je počevši od turskih provala pa u novije vrijeme od iseljavanja krajem 19. stoljeća, zatim prvom polovicom 20. stoljeća, a posebice u desetljećima nakon Drugog svjetskog rata opustošen iseljavanjem tzv. bijelom kugom.

Tako postoje brojne zajednice Hrvata iz tih krajeva prvenstveno u Kanadi, Australiji i SAD-u, zatim u Njemačkoj, zemljama Južne Amerike, Europe i diljem svijeta i Hrvatske što ga svrstava u jedne od najraseljenijih i iseljavanjem najopustošenijih hrvatskih krajeva s brojnom iseljeničkom zajednicom u dijaspori.

Velik je i broj gostujućih radnika (gastarbajtera) u Njemačkoj i Sloveniji iako je taj broj danas puno manji nego prije. Brojne zajednice hrvatskih iseljenika održavaju čvrste i žive veze s domovinom.

Depopulacija, iseljavanje i katastrofalna demografska slika i danas predstavljaju jedan od najvećih problema ovog kraja.

Izvori

 Radoslav Lopašić, Oko Kupe i Korane, mjestopisne i povjestne crtice

Vanjske poveznice

Radoslav Lopašić - Oko Kupe i Korane, mjestopisne i povjestne crtice.
Stranice Turističke zajednice Karlovačke županije.

Hrvati
Karlovačka županija

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Between the confusing numbers on containers and the ever-changing rules, it can sometimes feel like recycling just isn't worth the effort. We're here to show you why that isn't the case.
If your community has a curbside program, chances are this group of materials will always be OK to drop into the bins. For recycling guidelines specific to your area, visit earth911.com.
To prep, just empty, rinse, and remove the caps, which are made from a thicker plastic that can literally clog up the works at the plant. Those ubiquitous polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic beverage bottles are generally shredded, washed, and melted; the resulting material can be spun into a polyester yarn used for clothing and accessories. The thicker, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic -- used for milk and laundry jugs, and for shampoos and cleaning-product bottles -- gets shredded, ground, melted, and molded into such items as pipes, playground equipment, and outdoor furniture.
Recycled paper (staples removed, boxes flattened) is shredded and mixed with water to create pulp. That pulp is cleaned, mixed with additives, and pumped onto a moving screen that drains the water. The resulting sheet is pressed and heated. Office paper and cardboard often get made into more paper and boxes, as well as tabletops and cutting boards. Glossy paper can become newsprint, paperboard, tissue, or stationery.
Prep by rinsing out the insides and cleaning any residue off the outside. Old cans are condensed, shredded, and crushed into potato-chip-size pieces that are melted and blended with virgin aluminum to create new cans.
If your can opener creates sharp edges, leave lids partially attached and rinse out all contents. The steel is melted down, poured into casters, and rolled into flat sheets, which might in turn be molded into more cans, or used for fire hydrants, bridges, or cars.
Though some areas of the country have impressively comprehensive curbside programs (we're looking at you, San Francisco), the materials below are less likely to be accepted with your regular recyclables. With some know-how and a little effort, though, you can save them from the doom of the landfill.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: Polypropylene (PP) has a melting point between that of PET and HDPE, the most commonly recycled plastics. Plants may be reluctant to adjust their equipment.
Where It Should Go: Either drop these plastics in Preserve's "Gimme 5" bins at Whole Foods stores or follow the mail-in instructions at preserveproducts.com.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: These cartons are made of mixed materials -- paper, plastic, and aluminum linings -- that require some effort to separate.
Where It Should Go: First, check recyclecartons.com to see if your city accepts them curbside. If not, follow the site's mail-in instructions.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) has a melting point too low for some recycling plants to accommodate.
Where It Should Go: Bags are accepted at many large grocery, drug, and retail chains. Check plasticbagrecycling.org for locations.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: A brittle material, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) can't readily be made into new plastic. It also releases toxic chemicals, such as dioxins and phthalates, when heated.
Where It Should Go: Search for local recyclers by entering your zip code and "PVC" at earth911.com.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: The discs are considered #7 polystyrene (high melting point), and the cases are #6 polycarbonate plastic mixed with metal (materials that need to be separated).
Where It Should Go: Certain places will recycle both the discs and the cases. Check out cdrecyclingcenter.org to find one in your community.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: Found in phones, laptops, and digital cameras, these batteries might contain such toxic heavy metals as nickel, cadmium, lithium, and lead.
Where It Should Go: Major retailers, including The Home Depot and Staples, accept the batteries. Visit call2recycle.org to find other stores with recycling programs.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: These contain small amounts of mercury, which can escape when the bulbs are broken.
Where It Should Go: IKEA, The Home Depot, and many hardware and lighting chains have collection boxes.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: Expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) -- often identified with a #6 stamp -- is manufactured from petroleum and therefore highly flammable.
Where It Should Go: Check with your local UPS stores or search "polystyrene" in your zip code at earth911.com to find local recyclers.
Why It's Hard to Recycle: The cartridges contain recyclable plastic, metal, rubber, foam, and toner, which require effort to be separated.
Where It Should Go: Most printer manufacturers have their own recycling programs, but you can also drop cartridges at an Office Depot.
Whether it's recognizing the value of a used material (the absorbency of old coffee grounds or the softness of a worn sneaker sole, for example) or considering the entire life cycle of their products, the following innovative brands are taking reuse to a whole new level.
Want a better local recycling program? Petition your solid-waste management department, city council representatives, and mayor. Go to neighborhood board meetings, and let your voice be heard!


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The Huma Bird
Sun | Family
Amy Friedman — Sep 14th, 2003
Illustrated by Jillian Gilliland
Once upon a time, in India, there lived a wildly beautiful bird known as the Huma Bird. She lived her entire life in the sky, high above the Earth. Few had ever seen her, though tales of her strength, her beauty and her generous gifts spread far and wide. Those who had seen her claimed special powers and new understanding, though no one, it seems, had ever seen her land on Earth.
People told tales, too, of Huma Bird's children. They said she lay her eggs in the sky, and when the time came for her children to emerge from those eggs, she dropped them. They tumbled swiftly toward Earth, while inside the chicks pecked away at the shell, working against time to free themselves. Always, just before the fragile eggs dropped to the ground to shatter, the babies' beaks grew hard enough to crack open the shells; their wings grew strong enough to carry them back into the sky. There they joined their mother, learning her secrets and living in the land of Koh-I-Quaf.
One day a poor peasant, at the end of a long day's labor, lay down beside a tree to rest. He was exhausted from chopping wood in the forest, and so he decided to rest before walking the long way home. Soon he fell fast asleep.
As he slept, a young Huma Bird happened to fly past. When she saw the poor man, her heart swelled with pity. The Huma Bird always felt compassion for those who struggled hardest. She decided she must somehow help this fellow. Hovering above him, she thought up a plan. She would drop a golden egg beside him. This he could sell for enough money to escape his terrible poverty.
And so she swooped close and gently placed a shimmering golden egg beside the sleeping man. Then she quickly flew away.
When the peasant woke and saw the gift beside him, he couldn't believe his eyes. He picked it up carefully and hurried into the village. Surely the shopkeepers would give him money for such a marvelous prize as this golden egg.
When he reached the first shop, he drew the egg from beneath his tattered clothing. "How much will you give me for this?" he asked the woni, the shopkeeper.
Now the woni knew exactly what this treasure was, for he had long heard the stories of the gifts of the great Huma Bird. "Where did you find this?" he asked the peasant craftily.
"In the forest," the peasant answered, still not understanding what a great treasure this single egg could bring to him.
"I shall give you two rupees for this, but can you bring me another tomorrow?" the woni asked.
"I don't know," the peasant answered, "but I can try."
"And bring me the bird who laid this egg," the shopkeeper added. "If you do this, I shall richly reward you and your family."
Eager to please the woni who had just given him enough money to buy his family a bountiful supper, the peasant quickly agreed he would try, for he did not realize how badly the woni had cheated him.
The next day the peasant returned to the spot where he had found the egg. Once again he lay down beside the tree. This time he only pretended to sleep.
When the Huma Bird saw the poor man still dressed in tattered clothes, she decided she would try again to help. Once more she placed a golden egg at his side, then flapped her wings to rise into the sky.
But at that moment, the peasant jumped up and clasped her legs.
"Let go," the Huma Bird cried. "If you set me free, you'll never need to work another day."
"Who are you?" the peasant asked.
"I am the Huma Bird," she answered, "and I must fly free."
"Ha," said the peasant, "there is no such creature as a Huma Bird. They are imaginary creatures."
"It is true, I am a Huma Bird, and to prove it I shall give you a gift. Pluck one of my feathers, and cast it into the fire. When you do, you will be transported to my land. My mother will give you a great reward, and you shall live happily ever after."
"Transported to your land?" the peasant laughed. "And where would this land of yours be? Where is your mother?"
"She is in a place called Koh-I-Quaf," answered the Huma Bird.
Now this was a place the peasant had heard of, but he believed these were mountains that circled the whole Earth, mountains made of emerald that cast upon the sky its blue hue. In these mountains, he had heard, lived the demons. And so, when he looked again at the creature, he saw only the eyes of a demon. "I will not set you free!" he said to her. "You are a demon then!" And he fastened the bird by her legs to the strongest branch of the tree.
Then he ran into the village to fetch the woni.
When he and the shopkeeper returned to the tree, the bird lay on the ground, dead from her wild struggle to free herself. The golden egg was gone.
"What's this?" the woni said to the peasant. "You wish to sell me a dead bird? Begone, old man. Never bother me again."
The Huma Bird never did reappear to the peasant, and so he lived forever a poor, struggling man. Still, he understood that by not offering his trust to the creature, he had lost his fortune.
And so, afterward, the peasant counseled his children to trust in stories, to keep watch for the glorious Huma Bird, and to believe in miracles.
TELL ME A STORY: The Goose that Gave Coins(a Russian tale)
Once upon a time there was a poor peasant whose most prized possession was a big fat goose. One day, to his wife's dismay and astonishment, he announced that he was going to give it away. "What are you thinking?" his wife cried. "... [Read More...]
TELL ME A STORY: The Samurai and the Willow (a tale from Japan)
Once upon a time in Japan there lived a brave young samurai, a favorite of his lord. The skilled young swordsman was courageous, strong, wise. He was committed to the life of a warrior, but something in his heart yearned to live among ... [Read More...]
The Pool of Youth
Illustrated by Jillian Gilliland Once upon a time a poor old man called Bogo lived with his wife, Cho, in a village in Korea. The couple always were grateful for their many gifts. Bogo was grateful for the sun that shone down upon ... [Read More...]
The Fisherman Who Flew
Illustrated by Jillian Gilliland Once upon a time there lived a magical silver bird known as the Kaha bird. She was beautiful and had a gigantic wingspan, but most of all she was known to be generous. People said she was a guardian ... [Read More...]
TELL ME A STORY: Cleo's Doll (a Yiddish proverb)
Once upon a time, Cleo, Cassandra and Kate lived in a little town, and they were the best of friends. Every day the girls played together in Cleo's back yard. They usually were kind and generous to each other, but one day, Cleo's ... [Read More...]


It takes skill to be able to successfully bring both the uplifting feeling of a trance anthem and the groovy feeling of something much deeper into one track (future trance??). With their remix of Borgeous and Shaun Frank's hit track 'This Could Be Love', Halogen and Chris & Janzen pull it off with ease by adding just the right amount of super saw into the already deep track featuring the beautiful vocals of singer Delaney Jane. This remix is reminiscent of some recent productions from the retro futuroso himself Hunter Siegel, except with maybe just a bit more happiness ;( —> ;) That should give you an idea of where these two young groups are headed. Grab the download and give them a <3 on Hypem below!


2015 New York Whitetails Page 14... which means more big New York Whitetails...over 400 bucks to this point. These pages are devoted to some of the bigger bucks taken during the 2015 season. If you think you have a buck that makes the grade, email a photo to us at nyantler@twcny.rr.com.
Mike Leighton shot this 9-point on November 21, 2015 in Ulster County. The buck dressed at 190 lbs.
Michael Salerno took this buck on Oct. 16, 2015 in Wayne County on the family farm. The buck dressed at 195 lbs.
Richard Wright shot this big 8-point in Rensselaer County in November 2015 during the rifle season. The buck dressed at 175 lbs.
Jerry Barbagallo shot this buck in Delaware County on Nov. 21, 2015 .
Eric Pysar arrowed this nice buck in Rensselaer County during the 2015 season.
NYSBBC President and measurer, Matt Cooper, shot this 10-point on November 28, 2015 in St. Lawrence County. The buck scored 135 and dressed at 158 lbs.
in Spafford, NY... Onondaga County. Gross score 139 Net 136. Spread 20.5"
Jeffery Vine arrowed this buck on 10/17/2015 in Wayne County. First bow mount.
Eric Boek shot this 154 lb. 9-point on Nov. 20, 2015 in Herkimer County.
Drew Peacock shot this 8-point on Dec. 4, 2015 in Hamilton County. The buck dressed at 190 lbs.
Nicholas Paris shot this buck on November 22, 2015 in Wayne County.
Michael Giarraputo arrowed this 12-point in Suffolk County on Nov.16, 2015. Score 141. Mike arrowed a 23-point in 2011 that scored 210-4 that is New York's biggest ever archery Non-Typical.
Eric Horn shot this 8-point on December 18, 2015 in Cayuga County. The buck has a 20" spread and dressed at 180 lbs.
Joe Bellomo shot this 11-point in Cortland, NY... Cortland County on 11-23-2015 with 22-250 at 5 yards.
Billy Kennedy shot this 10-point on 11-26-2015 in Schuyler County.. Town of Tyrone. Gross score 146. His son spotted the deer first.
Seth Messina shot this buck on 12/16/2015 in Triangle, NY... Broome County with a muzzleloader.


Thatto Heath Crusaders will be aiming to create one of rugby league's biggest ever cup upsets when they face Championship side Dewsbury.
But that's only one part of a potential cup double on Sunday for a club with big ambitions.
"It's going to be quite a day," admitted Thatto Heath chairman Mike Denning.
"We'll have three buses going over to Leeds for the BARLA Cup final, but we're expecting around 1,000 at Crusader Park for the Challenge Cup tie."
Thatto Heath, in the rugby league hotbed of St Helens, have already lit up this year's Challenge Cup.
The National Conference League Premier Division side's third round victory over Rochdale Mayfield was shown on the BBC website, and they caused a stir when they beat League One semi-professionals North Wales Crusaders in the last round.
"We like to think we're restoring a bit of the magic to the cup," said Denning. "It's brilliant for the game that we have a community side in the fifth round this weekend.
"But we know it's going to be very tough against Dewsbury. We know their coach Lee Greenwood very well because he was involved in the community game at Siddall, one of our big rivals. And he will make sure his team will not be holding back."
Thatto Heath can lay claim to being one of the biggest amateur sides in England with around 500 playing members, from a tots team for the under-fours, through all age groups up to three open age sides, three girls' teams and a masters side.
"We like to think we're a well-run club," said Denning. "But this cup run has undoubtedly given us a big boost.
"One side of it is that we have got this national spotlight, which helps us highlight not just our club but shows how good the community game is across the board.
"And the money we earn will be put back into the club to improve our facilities even more."


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      decoration: InputDecoration(
          labelStyle: TextStyle(fontSize: 20), labelText: "$texto"),
      obscureText: (this.texto == "Password") ? true : false,
      controller: usuario,
    );
  }
}

class BotonLogin extends StatelessWidget {
  const BotonLogin({
    Key? key,
  }) : super(key: key);
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return RaisedButton(
      padding: EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 60),
      elevation: 7,
      onPressed: () {
        print('si');
      },
      color: Colors.amber[900],
      shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(20)),
      child: Text("Login"),
    );
  }
}

A: If you want to solve your problem then you need State management.
Check the office doc for a list of state management approaches
https://flutter.dev/docs/development/data-and-backend/state-mgmt/options

A: You can just pass an onPressed callback to your BotonLogin and pass a controller to your CamposUsuario. Then the parent widget will use the passed TextEditingController to get the value of CamposeUsuario.
Sample...
class HomePage extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final TextEditingController usernameController = TextEditingController();
    // UPDATE
    final TextEditingController passwordController = TextEditingController();

    return Scaffold(
      body: Column(
        children: <Widget>[
          CamposUsuario(
            texto: 'Username',
            usuario: usernameController,
          ),
          // UPDATE
          CamposUsuario(
            texto: 'Password',
            usuario: passwordController,
          ),
          BotonLogin(
            onPressed: () {
              print('Si ${usernameController.text}');
              // UPDATE
              print('Password: ${passwordController.text}');
            },
          ),
        ],
      ),
    );
  }
}

class CamposUsuario extends StatelessWidget {
  CamposUsuario({
    required this.texto,
    required this.usuario,
    Key? key,
  }) : super(key: key);

  final String texto;
  final TextEditingController usuario;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return TextFormField(
      decoration: InputDecoration(
        labelStyle: const TextStyle(fontSize: 20),
        labelText: texto,
      ),
      obscureText: (this.texto == "Password") ? true : false,
      controller: usuario,
    );
  }
}

class BotonLogin extends StatelessWidget {
  BotonLogin({
    required this.onPressed,
    Key? key,
  }) : super(key: key);

  final VoidCallback onPressed;

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return ElevatedButton(
      onPressed: onPressed,
      child: Text("Login"),
    );
  }
}

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So, I'm curious about this solution. My experience is that if I have a thread in a loop always checking device.readable(), readable actually spins and uses thread time until something comes in. So if there is nothing to read, device.readable() will not return. Won't this lock up the ISR?
So there is two way that you can check to see if there is data in the buffer or not. The first one (the one that you are using) is call busy-wait polling. This is where you have a while loop that constantly checking for data input. This technique is usually use for single thread application or you need to block other thread from working until you have an input. The other way is to do interrupt where you allowed other threads to run while you wait for incoming data.


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Calling All Gamers — Experience Life At China's New Esports Hotel
Charlotte Cai
Tencent and Ouyu Technology are opening an esports hotel later this month. It's a dream destination for gamers — and shows how the virtual pastime has become a real-world lifestyle. Photo: Tencent
What Happened: Tencent Games and Ouyu Technology are teaming up to launch the first esports-themed hotel in Hangzhou, China, set to open later this month. The hotel caters to the mainland's gaming community, featuring top-of-the-line hardware, comfortable setups, bootcamps, access to professional live-streaming, and even incubation training areas. With the country laying claim to 488 million gaming enthusiasts and an esports market value of a whopping $23 million (147 billion RMB), it's fair to say this fervor won't be going anywhere.
A look into the in-house gameplay setup at Tencent and Ouyus' new esports hotel. Photo: Radii
The Jing Take: China is home to the world's largest community of gamers. From simple beginnings as a largely solitary hobby, the wildly popular pastime has evolved to include careers in live-streaming, a colorful and dedicated fan culture, and even esports degree programs offered at some Chinese colleges. Clearly, this subculture has left the underground.
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In the luxury retail world, recent campaigns have experimented with gaming platforms, avatar interactions, and virtual hosts. The rise of professional esports players means new ambassadors to tap, with a wide reach among China's Gen Z. For instance, Nike recently unveiled a partnership with League of Legends professional Rekkle. Industry crossovers, too, have been plentiful, with KFC, Uniqlo, Tesla, and MAC releasing limited-edition products themed around gaming. In such a climate, it was only going to be a matter of time before an esports x hotel collab such as this was realized.
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