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Priests Have Become Cesspools Of Impurity
Arch-Heretic Martin Luther Was Born Of An Incubus Devil
Martin Luther Born of a Incubus Demon:
There are, that write Luther to have been born of an Incubus (that is of a filthy spirit abusing women in place of man) which oppressed his mother, when she was a servant in a common bath in Germany: but I know not of what credit it is: the credit dependeth of that matron of lypsta, which reported it, and knew well his mother. Prateolus
Godless Modern man is more apt to rely on Sperm Banks:
Sperm banks have it all covered. Sperm can be frozen indefinitely.
"There have been normal pregnancies from sperm stored frozen for 12 years. The efficacy of the freezing is questionable when it has been frozen for more than 12 years. Each individual's sperm reacts differently to the freezing process."
So if modern man can preserve sperm for 12 years or indefinitely, then I would think that Evil Spirits can preserve sperm for a longer period. Meaning the the seed that gave birth to Martin Luther was probably seed from Judas himself! That's 1,450 year old sperm!
Same goes for the Antichrist - the seed that gives birth to the Antichrist will probably be from Judas as well. Or maybe even from the first murderer - Cain.
Same goes for the Forerunner to the Antichrist
The devils most likely have been preserving the Sperm of Judas or Cain for thousands of years waiting for the right moment to impregnate some false virgin to give birth to the Forerunner to the Antichrist and the Actual Antichrist:
It will be during this time that the Antichrist will be born of a Hebrew nun, a false virgin who will communicate with the old serpent, the master of impurity, his father will be B. At birth, he will spew out blasphemy; he will have teeth, in a word; he will be the devil incarnate. He will scream horribly, he will perform wonders; he will feed on nothing but impurity. He will have brothers who, although not devils incarnate like him, will be children of evil. At the age of twelve, they will draw attention upon themselves by the gallant victories they will have won; soon they will each lead armies, aided by the legions of hell. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879)
I'm thinking that the forerunner to the Antichrist may have already been born. Or maybe born during the Eclipse? Either way I'm sure the birth of the Forerunner to the Antichrist was an unusual event for those nearby.
More on Incubus and Succubus devils:
IN the foregoing chapters on the First Question we have treated of the methods of bewitching men, animals and the fruits of the earth, and especially of the behaviour of witches in their own persons; how they seduce young girls in order to increase their numbers; what is their method of profession and of offering homage; how they offer to devils their own children and the children of others; and how they are transported from place to place. Now I say that there is no remedy for such practises, unless witches be entirely eradicated by the judges, or at least punished as an example to all who may wish to imitate them; but we are not immediately treating of this point, which will be dealt with in the last Part of this work, where we set forth the twenty ways of proceeding against and sentencing witches.
For the present we are concerned only with the remedies against the injuries which they inflict; and first how men who are bewitched can be cured; secondly, beasts, and thirdly, how the fruits of the earth may be secured from blight or phylloxera.
With regard to the bewitchment of human beings by means of Incubus and Succubus devils, it is to be noted that this can happen in three ways. First, when women voluntarily prostitute themselves to Incubus devils. Secondly, when men have connexion with Succubus devils; yet it does not appear that men thus devilishly fornicate with the same full degree of culpability; for men, being by nature intellectually stronger than women, are more apt to abhor such practises.
There is in the town of Coblenz a poor man who is bewitched in this way. In the presence of his wife he is in the habit of acting after the manner of men with women, that is to say, of practising coition, as it were, and he continues to do this repeatedly, nor have the cries and urgent appeals of his wife any effect in making him desist. And after he has fornicated thus two or three times, he bawls out, "We are going to start all over again"; when actually there is no person visible to mortal sight lying with him. And after an incredible number of such bouts, the poor man at last sinks to the floor utterly exhausted. When he has recovered his strength a little and is asked how this happened to him, and whether he has had any women with him, he answers that he saw nothing, but his mind is in some way possessed so that he can by no means refrain from such priapism. And indeed he harbours a great suspicion that a certain woman bewitched him in this way, because he had offended her, and she had cursed him with threatening words, telling him what she would like to happen to him.
But there are no laws or ministers of justice which can proceed to the avenging of so great a crime with no other warrant than a vague charge or a grave suspicion; for it is held that no one ought to be condemned unless he has been convicted by his own confession, or by the evidence of three trustworthy witnesses, since the mere fact of the crime coupled with even the gravest suspicions against some person is not sufficient to warrant the punishment of that person. But this matter will be dealt with later.
As for instances where young maidens are molested by Incubus devils in this way, it would take too long to mention even those that have been known to happen in our own time, for there are very many well-attested stories of such bewitchments. But the great difficulty of finding a remedy for such afflictions can be illustrated from a story told by Thomas of Brabant in his Book on Bees.
I saw, he writes, and heard the confession of a virgin in a religious habit, who said at first that she had never been a consenting party to fornication, but at the same time have been known in this way. This I could not believe, but narrowly charged and exhorted her, with the most solemn adjurations, to speak the truth on peril of her very soul. At last, weeping bitterly, she acknowledged that she had been corrupted rather in mind than in body; and that though she had afterwards grieved almost to death, and had daily confessed with tears, yet by no device or study or art could she be delivered from an Incubus devil, nor yet by the sign of the Cross, nor by Holy Water, which are specially ordained for the expulsion of devils, nor even by the Sacrament of the Body of Our Lord, which even the Angels fear. But at last after many years of prayer and fasting she was delivered.
It may be believed (saving a better judgement) that, after she repented and confessed her sin, the Incubus devil should be regarded rather in the light of a punishment for sin than as a sin in itself.
A devout nun, named Christina, in the Low Country of the Duchy of Brabant, told me the following concerning this same woman. On the vigil of one Pentacost the woman came to her complaining that she dared not take the Sacrament because of the importunate molestation of a devil. Christina, pitying her, said: "Go, and rest assured that you will receive the Body of Our Lord to-morrow; for I will take your punishment upon myself." So she went away joyfully, and after praying the night slept in peace, and rose up in the morning and communicated in all tranquility of the soul. But Christina, not thinking of the punishment she had taken upon herself, went to her rest in the evening, and as she lay in bed hear, as it were, a violent attack being made upon her; and, seizing whatever it was by the throat, tried to throw it off. She lay down again, but was again molested, and rose up in terror; and this happened many times, whilst all the straw of her bed was turned over and thrown about everywhere, so at length she perceived that she was being persecuted by the malice of a devil. Thereupon she left her pallet, and passed a sleepless night; and when she wished to pray, she was so tormented by the devil that she said she had never suffered so much before. In the morning, therefore, saying to the other woman, "I renounce your punishment, and I am hardly alive to renounce it," she escaped from the violence of that wicked tempter. From this it can be seen how difficult it is to cure this sort of evil, whether or not it is due to witchcraft.
However, there are still some means by which these devils may be driven away, of which Nider writes in his Formicarius. He says that there are five ways by which girls or men can be delivered: first, by Sacramental Confession; second, by the Sacred Sign of the Cross, or by the recital of the Angelic Salutation; third, by the use of exorcisms; fourth, by moving to another place; and fifth, by means of excommunication prudently employed by holy men. It is evident from what has been said that the first two methods did not avail the nun; but they are not on that account to be neglected, for that which cures one person does not necessarily cure another, and conversely. And it is a recorded fact that Incubus devils have often been driven away by the Lord's Prayer, or by the sprinkling of Holy Water, and also especially by the Angelic Salutation.
For S. Caesarius tells in his Dialogue that, after a certain priest had hanged himself, his concubine entered a convent, where she was carnally solicited by an Incubus. She drove him away by crossing herself and using Holy Water, yet he immediately returned. But when she recited the Angelic Salutation, he vanished like an arrow shot from a bow; still he came back, although he did not dare to come near her, because of the Ave MARIA.
S. Caesarius also refers to the remedy of Sacramental Confession. For he says that the aforesaid concubine was entirely abandoned by the Incubus after she was clean confessed. He tells also of a man in Leyden who was plagued by a Succubus, and was entirely delivered after Sacramental Confession.
He adds yet another example, of an enclosed nun, a contemplative, whom an Incubus would not leave in spite of prayers and confession and other religious exercises. For he persisted in forcing his way to her bed. But when, acting on the advice of a certain religious man, she uttered the word Benedicite, the devil at once left her.
Of the fourth method, that of moving to another place, he says that a certain priest's daughter had been defiled by an Incubus and driven frantic with grief; but when she went away across the Rhine, she was left in peace by the Incubus. Her father, however, because he had sent her away, was so afflicted by the devil that he died within three days.
He also maintains a woman who was often molested by an Incubus in her own bed, and asked a devout friend of hers to come and sleep with her. She did so, and was troubled all night with the utmost uneasiness and disquiet, and then the first woman was left in peace. William of Paris notes also that Incubus seem chiefly to molest women and girls with beautiful hair; either because they devote themselves too much to the care and adornment of their hair, or because they are boastfully vain about it, or because God in His goodness permits this so that women may be afraid to entice men by the very means by which the devils wish them to entice men. The fifth method, that of excommunication, which is perhaps the same as exorcism, is exemplified in a history of S. Bernard. In Aquitaine a woman had for six years been molested by an Incubus with incredible carnal abuse and lechery; and she heard the Incubus threaten her that she must not go near the holy man, who was coming that way, saying: "It will avail you nothing: for when he was gone away, I, who have till now been your lover, will become the cruellest of tyrants to you." None the less she went to S. Bernard, and he said to her: "Take my staff and set it in your bed, and may the devil do what he can." When she had done this, the devil did not dare to enter the woman's room, but threatened her terribly from outside, saying that he would persecute her when S. Bernard had gone away. When S. Bernard heard this from the woman, he called the people together, bidding them carry lighted candles in their hands, and, with the whole assembly which was gathered, excommunicated the devil, forbidding him evermore to approach that woman or any other. And so she was delivered from that punishment.
Here it is to be noted that the power of the Keys granted to S. Peter and his successors, which resounds on the earth, is really a power of healing granted to the Church on behalf of travellers who are subject to the jurisdiction of the Papal power; therefore is seems wonderful that even the Powers of the air can be warded off by this virtue. But it must be remembered that persons who are molested by devils are under the jurisdiction of the Pope and his Keys; and therefore it is not surprising if such Powers are indirectly kept at bay by the virtue of the Keys, just as by the same virtue the souls in purgatory can indirectly by delivered from the pains of fire; insasmuch as this Power availeth upon the earth, ay, and to the relief of souls that are under the earth. But it is not seemly to discuss the Power of the Keys granted to the Head of the Church as Christ's Vicar; since it is know that, for the use of the Church, Christ granted to the Church and His Vicar as much power as it is possible for God to grant to mere man. And it is piously to be believed that, when infirmities inflicted by witches through the power of devils, together with the witches and devils themselves, are excommunicated, those who were afflicted will no longer be tormented; and that they will be delivered all the sooner by the use of other lawful exorcisms in addition.
There is a common report current in the districts of the river Etsch, as also in other places, that by the permission of God a swarm of locusts came and devoured all the vines, green leaves and crops; and that they were suddenly put to flight and dispersed by means of this kind of excommunication and cursing. Now it any wish that this should ascribed to some holy man, and not to the virtue of the Keys, let ie be so, in the name of the Lord; but of one thing we are certain, that both the power to perform miracles and the power of the Keys necessarily presuppose a condition of grace in him who performs that act of grace, since both these powers proceed from grace granted to men who are in a state of grace.
Again, it is to be noted that, if none of the aforesaid remedies are of any avail, then recourse must be had to the usual exorcisms, of which we shall treat later. And if even these are not sufficient to banish the iniquity of the devil, then that affliction must be considered to be an expiatory punishment for sin, which should be borne in all meekness, as are other ills of this sort which oppress us that they may, as it were, drive us to seek God.
But it must also be remarked that sometimes persons only think they are molested by an Incubus when they are not so actually; and this is more apt to be the case with women than with men, for they are more timid and liable to imagine extraordinary things. In this connexion William of Paris is often quoted. He says: Many phantastical apparitions occur to person suffering fro a melancholy disease, especially to women, as is shown by their dreams and visions. And the reason for this, as physicians know, is that women's souls are by nature far more easily and lightly impressionable than men's souls. And he adds: I know that I have seen a woman who thought that a devil copulated with her from inside, and said she was physically conscious of such incredible things. At time also women think they have been made pregnant by an Incubus, and their bellies grow to an enormous size; but when the time of parturition comes, their swelling is relieved by no more than the expulsion of a great quantity of wind. For by taking ants' eggs in drink, or the seeds of spurge or of the black pine, an incredible amount of wind and flatulence is generated in the human stomach. And it is very easy for the devil to cause these and even greater disorders in the stomach. This has been set down in order that too easy credence should not be given to women, but only to those whom experience has shown to be trustworthy, and to those who, by sleeping in their beds or near them, know for a fact that such things as we have spoken of are true. Malleus Maleficarum Part 2Chapter IThe Remedies prescribed by the Holy Church against Incubus and Succubus Devils.
57 Year-Old Michael Voris Exposing His Muscles In A Tight Tee Shirt......
What? Is that tight tee really necessary? Who is Gary trying to impress? The ladies? LOL Video here What kind of grown Catholic man needs to show off his pecks? Don't Gay men dress like this? I bet Gary even wore a very tight pair of shorts.... Can you imagine if Father so and so dressed like this in public RAD TRADS would be scandalized to no end....wondering if Father so and so went queer.... Maybe Gary was caught off guard and didn't know he was about to do a video..... I smell DOOM for Gary......
False Convert & Ex-Anglican Dr Taylor Marshall Says Our Lord Isn't Chinese Food! He Complains About An Anglican Woman "Priest" who Is Administering Bread To An Anglican Using Chop Sticks.
This is a Chinese woman who is a Anglican "priest". She is administering bread to an Anglican using chopsticks. So that is a piece of bread! It is not the Body Blood Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ in the Blessed Sacrament. I told you Marshall is a fraud. It will only get worse for him. Here are the Tweets from his followers that he fooled into thinking that that piece of Anglican bread is the Real Presence... Here is a lesson for the infiltrator - lay off Twitter And here is music by a Korean Chick on the subject of Sacrilege.... Morons....
SSPX Priest Father Kevin Robinson Sues NJ Governor Phil Murphy to Hold Mass
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Forerunner To The Antichrist And His False Prophet "A forerunner of the Antichrist, with his troops gathered from several nations, will fight against the true Christ, the only Saviour of the world. He will shed much blood and will want to annihilate the worship of God to make himself be looked upon as a God. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) Is Dr. Taylor Marshall the false prophet to the Forerunner to the Antichrist? I have identified the Forerunner to the Antichrist: Baron Alexander von Tschugguel If the Antichrist has a False Prophet then the his forerunner must have a false prophet as well. Two possible candidates for the false prophet to the forerunner to the Antichrist 1. Dr. Taylor Marshall 2. Dr. Jordan Peterson In order for Jordan Peterson to be the false prophet to the forerunner to the Antichrist, Peterson must promote Baron von Tschugguel - promote in his talks and maybe appear side by side in conferences and meetings etc. Maybe Peterson wil
Church Militant's George William Rutler Caught Watching Porn And Pleasuring Himself In Front Of Female Security
The priests, ministers of my Son, the priests, by their wicked lives, by their irreverence and their impiety in the celebration of the holy mysteries, by their love of money, their love of honors and pleasures, and the priests have become cesspools of impurity. Yes, the priests are asking vengeance, and vengeance is hanging over their heads. Woe to the priests and to those dedicated to God who by their unfaithfulness and their wicked lives are crucifying my Son again! The sins of those dedicated to God cry out towards Heaven and call for vengeance, and now vengeance is at their door, for there is no one left to beg mercy and forgiveness for the people. There are no more generous souls; there is no one left worthy of offering a stainless sacrifice to the Eternal for the sake of the world. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) "God will strike in an unprecedented way. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) "Woe to the inhabitants
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Priests and religious orders will be hunted down, and made to die a cruel death Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) Told you recent converts are dangerous..... Father Camilo Dib, 56, a son of religious Muslim immigrants from Syria, punched San Rafael Bishop Eduardo Taussig, Argentina, during a December 21 pastoral visit to Malargue. Critics interrupted Taussig's Mass. One protester slashed the tires of his vehicle. Dib was considered a part of the demonstration and summoned by the bishop. During the meeting, he punched Taussig who stumbled on his chair breaking it. Dib attacked Taussig again but was stopped. He is known as a quiet, peaceful and self-sacrificing priest. Nevertheless, Taussig took vengeance and suspended him. Originally from Tucumán, Dib was baptised at the age of 11 and entered San Rafael seminary. Priests and faithful started hating Taussig, a neo-conservative, when he closed his Seminary, the biggest in Argentina, to punish his priest
Are These The Faces Of Masculine Manly He Men That Rad Trad Influencers Like Ann Barnhadt, Taylor Marshall ,Timothy Gordon, Michael Voris & Christine Niles Always Swoon Over....
Top L-R: Chicago tech CEO Brad Rukstales, Richard Barnett, 60, QAnon Shaman Jake Angeli, cops T.J. Robertson and Officer Jacob Fracker who have not been arrested but were seen at the Capitol, Adam Johnson, Robert Keith Parker who was wearing a Camp Auschwitz sweater, Doug Jensen, retired Texas cop Larry Rendall Brock Jr., Douglas Sweet, West Virginia Delegate Derrick Evans, MTA worker Will Pepe (who has not been arrested or charged but was suspended after his boss saw pictures of him) and Eric Munchel, who brought cable ties to the Senate. Source Hey to you Rad Trad influencers how many of the above Masculine Manly He Men attended the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass on the feast of the Epiphany? Since I started blogging in 2009 I warned you time and time again on the political Ecumenism that Rad Trads engage in - all the while these same Radt Trads were condemning the Clergy for engaging in religious Ecumenism. Still you don't get it. Rad Trads love Nationalism. Rad Trads love Democr


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Q: java.util.Optional io.cucumber.core.gherkin.FeatureParser.parse error I'm facing this issue with cucumber 7.11.1
When I run tests I have this error :
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: 'java.util.Optional io.cucumber.core.gherkin.FeatureParser.parse(java.net.URI, java.io.InputStream, java.util.function.Supplier)'
at io.cucumber.core.feature.FeatureParser.parseResource(FeatureParser.java:46)
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There is an issue with getting features
I'm using cucumber 7.11.1 / maven surefire 3.0.0-M7 / maven compiler plugin 3.10.1
Any clue please ?
I want to launch tests through a maven cmd

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In his new video "The Warning Shot" Sean Strange displays his thoughts on the current state of Hip Hop, while bringing it back to its New York roots with witty wordplay over a self produced banger!
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Great new video by Chris Younes to accompany the Brothers Of Stone (Leaf Dog, BVA and Illinformed) track 'Reverse Forecast'.
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Senz Beats and Cappo join forces to present a stark reminder of where humanity is headed if we continue to place our values in capitalist ideals. The raw, driving energy of the beat offers the perfect backdrop for Cappo to deliver his warning to those caught up in the materialistic rat-race: the tidal wave is close approaching.
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Check the latest music video by Genesis Elijah performing the track 'Flowers', produced by Pastor Dutchie .
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Bruse Wane Ft Papoose – "Killa Sound Boy" #AUDIO @brusewane @papooseonline
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Check out the first single 'Killa Soundboy' by Bruse Wane and featuring Brooklyn's own Papoose.
The joint is lifted from Bruse Wane's upcoming album "The Dark Knight Album 2 Fight For Gotham". The album is slated for release July 15th 2019 but you can pre order it here…
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Snowgoons ft AG, PMD, Smoothe, Mr Cheeks, Edo, Sensei, Drayz, Outloud, Craig G – 'The 90s Are Back 2' #VIDEO @Snowgoons
'The 90's Are Back Pt. 2' produced by Snowgoons & DJ Crypt features the lyrical talents of A.G. of DITC, PMD (EPMD), Smoothe Da Hustler, Mr Cheeks (The Lost Boyz), Edo. G, El Da Sensei (The Artifacts), Krazy Drayz (DAS EFX), Outloud (Blahzay Blahzay) & Craig G (Juice Crew).
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The track is lifted from the Snowgoons latest album 'Infantry' out now and available to stream and download here…
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Check out the previously released video also featuring on the album for the joint 'Golden Era' featuring emcees… Ill Conscious, Fredro Starr and Jay Nice.
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RU1 FAM – 'SELF' #VIDEO @RU1FAM @GlobalFaction
Check the official video for the track 'SELF' from UK collective RU1 Fam
The video is lifted from the collectives 2018 album 'OTITO' available to stream and purchase here….
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Savvy – 'The Hour Of The Wolf' #VIDEO #DL @iam_savvy @savingracemusic
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Huddersfield's veteran emcee Savvy aka Asaviour is back with a new video for the joint 'The Hour Of The Wolf' lifted off the album 'The Battle for Hearts & Minds' released on Saving Grace Music back in April.
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The track is taken from Savvy's 'The Battle For Hearts & Minds' a return from a long hiatus, after years of a love and hate relationship with Hip Hop. The album features guest appearances from a range of artist and musicians DJ IQ, Aisha Zoe, Lisa Luxx, Ben Maron, Malcolm Carson, Therealdemo, Aisha Zoe, DJ Madhandz, Jon1st, Jade America, and more…
In Savvy's words: "It's a look at the state of the world: at our battle for power, control, for sanity & clarity. " I guess I'm questioning: what's your battle? What are you dealing with? Why's this the case? …The lyrics in the tracks relate to these questions in complex ways. They're split between logic and emotion."
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Frank B. – 'Space Ghost' #VIDEO @FrankBmusic610 @gitbeats @jahcutta
To ring in the Halloween on a more amusing note, Brooklyn's Frank B. shares a blunted new video for 'Space Ghost.'
The video's directed by Olise Forel (T.I., Method Man, Large Professor), takes on us a trip through the emcee's zany dreams…and perhaps even nightmares. Much like the track itself, which has notable hilarious references like "I'm Pauly Shore when he was wheezin' the juice," the visuals incorporate appropriately ridiculous nods to pop culture.
Of course, it all starts with Frank himself appearing as a guest on the cult classic Cartoon Network show, 'Space Ghost Coast to Coast.' The rapper also butters some white bread and plays a game of poker against an absurd cast of characters, including the adorable cheater, "Kori the AmStaff."
'Space Ghost', is the Git Beats-produced burner off his upcoming album, 'Let Me B Frank. The LP is set to include guests appearances by Sticky Fingaz, Rock (Heltah Skeltah) and Nyck Caution (of Pro Era), and boasts production by Dame Grease, Gennessee, Cozmo, Max Perry and of course Git Beats, who produced the majority of the tracks.
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Phalanx Family Services Hosts 9th Annual Back-to-School Event
by Chicago Leader Staff
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Courtesy of Ramone Giles (Used With Permission)
Phalanx Family Services hosted its 9th Annual Back-to-School Event on one of the most beautiful weather days of the year. Cook County 5th District Commissioner Deborah Sims supported this year's free community event.
There was tons of free food offered by Beggar's Pizza, Barbeque by the fraternity brothers of Omega Psi Phi, fan-favorite Harold's Chicken, and more.
Children and adults enjoyed numerous rides and games, including a bouncy house, pony rides, petting zoo, game truck, basketball, rock climb, and kiddie foam spot, which was a particular hit with the youngest guests.
Entertainment included the live streaming talent of Power92's Ricky rampage. Additionally, everyone enjoyed live music from the spectacular Jesse White Tumblers, with a surprise appearance by the founder himself, Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. Rounding out the lineup included the Ultimate Dance Threat Co. youth troupe, New Renaissance Band 2.0, and DJing from Phalanx's very own Steve Hodges.
There were tons of free giveaways: 1,000 goodie bags filled with water bottles, knickknacks, resource information, and other novelties, 1,000 school supply kits, and hundreds of packages of pampers. Thank you to all the vendors who were generous with the donations, and a special shout-out to the team who assembled all those goodie bags; it was not an easy task in the least!
The 9th Annual Back-to-School Event's corporate and private sector exhibitors included the Blue Cross/Blue Shield – CareVan, ComEd, SafeLink, and others. In addition, the Chicago Department of Public Health, and personnel representing the Cook County Sheriff's Department and the Circuit Court of Cook County, were present to engage and educate visitors about their services.
On hand to spread the word about their programs and resources were education, nonprofit, and community-based exhibitors such as Excel Academies, Ombudsman, Olive-Harvey College, Kroc Center, Family Rescue, Council on Black Health, and others.
The CityKey portion of the event also had a large turnout, with over 120 individuals receiving new city-issued identification cards on-site.
Phalanx Family Services was delighted to have the presence and support of such funders as Cook County 5th District Commissioner Deborah Sims, who announced her retirement and replacement, Monica Gordon. In addition, Evelyn Benitez of the Chicago Department of Family & Support Services (DFSS) dug in and helped as a distribution volunteer. Also present were Buddy Bear Carwash and others. A special mention of Old Veteran Construction, Inc., a Far South locally-owned enterprise that supported this event, and Community Activist, Andrew Holmes, who also appeared.
We recognize all the staff who were involved in any and every way, as so much went into putting this together in the hours, days, and weeks leading up to the actual event. A special shout-out to the Youth Resilient team, who placed over 100-yard signs advertising the event. They covered several square miles of the Far South community and played a security role on the big day.
A very special note of recognition for the corps of volunteers from Northwestern University, who also helped significantly at this enormous event.
Emerging journalistic talent from The News School was present to record the event's photographic, video, and sound documentation.
Kudos to the spearhead team largely responsible for organizing the event, including Phalanx Family Services CEO Tina Sanders, Phalanx Family Services Director of Operations Laura Erving-Bailey, and Event Planning Consultant Ed Okennard.
There was absolutely something for the entire family. From the family at Phalanx to the families and community residents we serve; supporters in the corporate, public, nonprofit, and private sectors; and dignitaries and public officials, with the biggest turnout ever, the entire community came together to make this year's Back-to-School event an unqualified success!
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What is the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target?
The aim of the VEET scheme is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, encourage the efficient use of electricity and gas, and to encourage investment, employment and technology development in industries that supply goods and services which reduce the use of electricity and gas by energy consumers, creating Victorian energy efficiency certificates VEECs.
Victorian energy efficiency certificates (VEECs) are electronic certificates created in accordance with the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Act 2007 (the Act) and the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008 (the Regulations). Each VEEC represents one tonne of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e) abated by specified energy saving activities known as Prescribed Activities.
What is LumaLED's role in the Energy Savings Scheme?
LumaLED is a leading Australian LED Lighting Distribution company. We provide businesses with quotes, high quality products and project management. Once the proposal of the lighting upgrade has been accepted by the customer LumaLED supplies the products and services and facilitates the project with its Accredited Certificate Provider (ACP) under the ESS to create and trade ESCs. The NSW Government have set strict guidelines for the successful creation of ESCs. LumaLED aim to simplify this process and allow their clients to take advantage of the associated benefits.
A VEEC expires six years from the date on which the Prescribed Activity was undertaken, or upon surrender to the ESC.
Who is installing my new lights?
LumaLED has preferred partners accredited to install lighting under the energy saving program. If you prefer to use your own electrical contractor as you feel more comfortable they will need to be accredited to operate under the program. LumaLED only partners up with quality companies based on their service and safety for customer satisfaction.
As per the terms of the ESS set out by the VIC Government, all old lights must be decommissioned and recycled to ensure that they will not be reinstalled at a later date.


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David Bowie - Finding Fame is the last in a trilogy of documentary films by Francis Whately, all of which are covering various parts of Bowie's life. This final film could easily be called the first five years and focuses on Bowie's early days, from his humble beginnings and his attempt after attempt to be successful. There can surely be no-one more determined or passionate than David Bowie to achieve fame. No doubt there will be lots of media talking about this documentary which aired for the first time yesterday, but I bet no one has written from a fan's point of view. I thought it was an excellent documentary. It told us his story from the birth of Bowie in Brixton through to his move to the suburbs and his several attempts at stardom. I have visited Beckenham and his first home in Stansfield Road several times so it was wonderful to see it all in context. I have always loved '60's Bowie'. I think it's fun and some of it quite different from other songs of its time.
There were some heartfelt moments such as David's cousin Kristina, who talked about how David loved Bill and Ben, The Flowerpot Men, and David himself talked about how much he loved the Danny Kaye film, Hans Christian Andersen. It was also very sad to hear David say how cold his parents were emotionally towards him, especially his mum. He said he craved affection because of that. That is just heart-breaking as he had so many people love him, especially the love Bowie receives from his fans, which had never faltered, even now. Kristina disclosed that David was always trying to win his mum's approval and that he worried that he may be given away as his family was very transient.
Hermione was his first love and to hear her say how much they loved each other was special. It was lovely to hear Ching-A-Ling again with Hermione and Hutch in Feathers, which David describes as a mixed media group. Hutch was also on the original demo of Space Oddity as David wrote it for two people, but of course Hutch wasn't on the final version that we all know.
The documentary jumped around on the timeline, starting in 1973 when he kills off Ziggy after being a star, then jumping back to 1965. We have Davy Jones and the Lower Third, but David had been in several bands before this and they get a mention including The Konrad's, The King Bees and The Mannish Boys. With the Lower Third, they were offered an audition at the BBC. However, the BBC categorically said no, stating that Bowie sings wrong notes out of tune and that the singer is a cockney type but not outstanding enough; a singer devoid of personality. Can you just imagine?!!
Lindsay Kemp tells of David Bowie sitting in the audience, when he used to use When I Live My Dream in his performance. Lindsay says David was funny. David wanted to learn mime so in exchange for this he wrote Lindsay some songs for his show. They played the West End, at the Mercury Theatre. Sadly, nobody came at all to see them. Can you imagine if that was on 10 or 15 years ago it would be a national sell out! To see this clip is phenomenal. It's just a wonderful moment in time captured and is magical. It was also funny to hear Lindsay say that David's mime was dreadful and that he cringed.
David clearly hated suburbia and how bland it was. He considered it a wasteland so you can imagine how much he loved London – and London Boys is a great example of how it filtered into his song writing. There were obvious gaps in the documentary, such as no mention of the Arts Lab or the bandstand in Beckenham (where he wrote the beginnings of Life On Mars) but there was plenty to be thrilled about. The clip from Russel Harty showing David singing My Death is a standout moment. Many Bowie fans have that as the song they want at their funeral. The clip is really far too short and fans are left wanting more. Bowie's voice always touches my heart so to hear him talk over some of the documentary was beautiful.
Angie is mentioned briefly, mainly as the person who got Mick Ronson involved and along with Tony Visconti and Trevor Boulder with John Cambridge on drums were briefly known as Hype. In April 1970 Woody Woodmansey took over on drums and then The Spiders as you know them were born. The Man Who Sold The World album was not successful and Hunky Dory didn't enter the charts on its initial release either. What was wrong with people at that time?
To give up the success of Ziggy when you know how long and how hard he worked to get there is just the bravest thing. It was a rock n roll suicide. I love Ziggy but I love David even more for being so brave. He taught us not to be afraid. To keep persevering and this documentary shows just that. How determined he was.
Looking back on some of those brilliant early songs such as Love you til Tuesday, When I Live My Dream and Did You Ever Have A Dream? are wonderfully written songs. Even when you get on to Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud and All The Madmen you can still see his storytelling style. Anyone today would be laughing if they could write like this. He is and always will be a genius.
This is a wonderful glimpse into how Bowie grew into the superstar we know him as. After all he would say everybody knows me now – but how many knew his beginnings? Thank you David Bowie, for never giving up and for all the joy you brought to our lives.
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Lower Post is an aboriginal community in northern British Columbia, Canada, located on Highway 97, the Alaska Highway, approximately 15 miles (23 kilometers) southeast of Watson Lake, Yukon. Its historical mile designation is Mile 620. It is located near the confluence of the Dease and Liard Rivers.
Early fur traders named it Lower Post to distinguish between the upper and lower Liard trading posts. Lower Post, or Fort Liard (its original name), had been established by an American, Rufus Sylvester, in 1872. Four years later the Hudson's Bay Company took it over and a couple of years afterwards two of its officials brokered peace between the local Kaska Dena and a raiding party of two hundred Taku.
Before Lower Post became a community, it served as a fishing spot, a crossing and a meeting place. Because many different indigenous people stopped here for trading, the community still has a diverse ethnic make-up today. In the early 1940s, it served as a stopover for scheduled airline passenger service between Whitehorse and Edmonton via Fort Nelson.
One of the aboriginal languages spoken in Lower Post is Kaska, of which there are very few fluent speakers.
There are no services provided at Lower Post, with residents using services at nearby Watson Lake, Yukon.
The local school, Denetia School, is a K-7 elementary school that is British Columbia's most northern school and part of the School District 87 Stikine. The school has between 9 and 12 students and currently operates as a one-room school focusing on outdoor experiential education called P.A.C.E.S..
In 2016, approximately 81 people lived in Lower Post, which is a decrease from the 2011 population of 105.
^ "Lower Post (community)". BC Geographical Names.
^ Yukon Southern Timetable, 1940.
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A department with a very heavy responsibility is the Finance Department. If money makes the world go round, then donations keep SBS running. The Finance Manager thanks all supporters for their past contributions and looks forward to their continuing support.
Where We Fit In
The Finance Department is one of the four departments that make up the SBS Management Committee. You have heard from the Administration Department, the Development Department (Building Development and Human Resource Sections) and the Public Relations Department in previous issues of Sasanarakkha. Now it is our turn to speak.
Heard but Seldom Seen
Most of the time we are busy behind the scenes keeping our accounts straight and making sure that the public funds with which we are entrusted are judiciously spent and accounted for. You do not see us but you do hear us when we make our appeals for donations. Only on special occasions such as kathina (a ceremony where cloth for making robes is offered to the Sangha) do we make ourselves seen — behind the donation counters set up especially for the occasion.
Money is a fact of life, even for a monk-training centre. How else could we have seen through successfully three phases of development — putting in place the infrastructure, quarters for monks and staff and other buildings which include the Sima Hall, classroom block, library and the Sangha Central Facilities? This is only the beginning. We have to make sure SBS has the means to continually finance its day-to-day operations and maintenance.
A Good Head Start
Our primary objective now is to make sure that the funds for the day-to-day upkeep of the facilities and the monastics are sufficient and well managed. Although building construction is still ongoing, we are managing all right so far in this area, thanks to the Pro Tem Committee for starting the financial ball rolling and snowballing it with a good take off pace. They did this through successful fund-raising projects such as the official launching, road shows, dinner, etc. which are now history. This snowballing has enabled us to give SBS the physical facade that is seen here today. But then, it is in the nature of snow to melt and for snowballs to get smaller.
Thus ongoing Phase 3 construction works on a tighter budget. Future phases of development will now have to depend on more snowfalls. More often than not, we keep our ears pricked, hoping to hear the rumble of an unexpected avalanche. Even a snowdrift will be most welcome. I hope you are getting my drift.
Financial Gurus of the Management Committee
We have a very simple setup. There are two finance managers. As Finance Manager 1, I take care of the bookkeeping, making sure that accounts are accountable. Finance Manager 2, Ong Thean Kin takes care of the store system, keeping a proper record of all fixed assets. Thus between us we look after the money and the property.
To find ways and means to keep the funds coming in, we have a Fund Raising Sub-committee, comprising Lee Lee Kim (Chairman), James Khoo and Lim Hee Chay. They ensure there are sufficient funds to see development projects through as well as to fund the day-to-day operations.
Channels of Funds
As we have supporters from all over the country as well as from abroad, we maintain a bank account into which people can bank in their donations online. Our other source of funds is cash donations from visitors to SBS who come as individuals or as part of organised groups from other Buddhist centres. This is especially so when we hold special events such as kathina. We also receive donations in kind. They have come in the form of motor vehicles, building materials, furniture, electrical fittings and appliances, plants for landscaping, bottled drinking water, tools and suchlike practical items.
We must not leave out donations in the form of service, such as professional and technical advice and services. We are also grateful for local and out-of-town volunteers, including members of the SBS Management Committee and those of the building development, dāna (food offering), housekeeping and landscaping teams. They all donate their time, energy and skills generously and selflessly. Without these volunteers, SBS would have to dig deeper into its pocket to pay for such services.
Organisation of Funds
The money received is channelled into four discrete funds according to the wishes of the donors. The two main funds which we draw heavily upon are the Building Fund and the General Fund. The former is used to finance the different phases of building development while the latter is the operating fund for the daily upkeep and running of SBS. These expenses include staff salaries and the costs of maintenance of grounds, buildings, machines and equipment. Utilities such as electricity and telephones have to be paid for as well. Costs of publications such as our newszine and books for free distribution also incur expenses. In addition, special programmes such as kathina and meditation retreats for SBS staff and helpers are also financed by the General Fund.
The other two funds are the Sangha Dayaka Fund and the Food Dana Fund. The former supplies the monastics with allowable requisites whenever required, while the latter is maintained to pay for the daily food expenses of the monastics. The Sangha Dayaka Fund has also initiated to sponsor the Introduction to Monkhood Programme.
Present Concerns
The daily financial upkeep and running of SBS is an ongoing concern for the Finance Department as bills have to be paid just as in any other organisation. As for building and construction costs, we try to cut our coat according to our cloth to make sure we are always in the black. After the completion of the ongoing Phase 3 buildings, future plans will have to depend on our financial situation which in turn depends on all of you generous donors who thus far have been so supportive. For this, the Finance Department says a big "Sādhu" (well done).


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£20m centre to enable people with dementia to live in own homes for longer
by Kate Wighton 16 April 2019
A ground-breaking £20m centre will develop technologies to create dementia-friendly 'Healthy Homes' and provide insights into how dementia develops.
The new Care Research & Technology Centre at Imperial College London joins six national discovery science centres that collectively make up the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI).
The vision for this centre is to use patient-centred technology to help people affected by dementia to live better and for longer in their own homes. Prof David Sharp Head of the Care Research and Technology Centre
This unique new centre will use a range of approaches - from artificial intelligence and robotics to sleep monitoring - to enable people with dementia to live safely and independently in their own homes.
Based at Imperial College London, in collaboration with the University of Surrey, the centre will be funded by the UK DRI's three founding partners: the Medical Research Council, Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Research UK.
Around 850,000 people in the UK have dementia, of which over 60 per cent are living in the community.
The goal of the new centre is to develop technologies to enable people to live in their own homes for as long as possible, explains Professor David Sharp, Neurologist at Imperial College London and Head of the new centre: "The vision for this centre is to use patient-centred technology to help people affected by dementia to live better and for longer in their own homes.
Latest figures suggest one in four hospital beds are occupied by people with dementia – and 20 per cent of these admissions are due to preventable causes such as falls, dehydration and infections. The new technologies we develop will improve our ability to support people in their homes. They will allow us to intervene at an early stage, to prevent the crises that so often lead to hospital stays, or a move to a care home. What's more we'll be able to improve our understanding of dementia onset and progression."
AI will flag problems
The centre will be based at the Sir Michael Uren Biomedical Engineering Research Hub, part of Imperial's White City Campus. It will bring together scientists, engineers and doctors to build on existing, early-stage technologies that can be integrated into a person's home. The idea is this technology continuously assesses physical and mental well being, alerting a person's medical team of any potential problems at an early stage.
The 'Healthy Home' being developed in the new centre
Some of the technology developed at the centre will include:
Sensors placed around the house or on a patient's body to track vital signs such as heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature. The hope is these sensors – some of which are small enough to be worn as a small earpiece - will also provide key information such as gait, brain activity, and sleep that have previously been hard to measure in the home.
Artificial intelligence that will automatically integrate all this patient information and flag any changes – for instance highlighting a change in walking pattern that might suggest a patient is at risk of a fall, or an elevated temperature that could suggest an infection.
Technology that allows researchers and medical teams to that tracks a patient's memory and cognitive function. The centre's goal is to be able to monitor behaviour in the home with technology that doesn't interfere with their everyday life - and then use this information to predict when patients might run into problems, such as if they begin to become agitated or distressed, and intervene early to assist them.
Methods of tracking sleep quality. Sleep disturbance is a significant problem in dementia, but is hard to monitor at home. The centre will develop new ways to track sleep via motion sensors in the beds and bed sheets, and use this information to potentially improve sleep quality.
Quick, simple at-home tests for common infections. Infections are a
significant issue for people with dementia, and often lead to hospital stays. The centre will develop rapid tests that a carer can use, which send immediate results to their GP.
Robotic devices that interact with patients living with dementia. These devices will assist by alerting patients to safety risks – such as spilt liquid on the floor or a cooker left on, in addition to monitoring if a patient seems agitated or distressed, and notifying the patient's healthcare team.
All of the technology will be assessed and evaluated by people living with dementia, and their carers, to ensure it is both practical and needed.
Improving lives quickly
Science Minister Chris Skidmore said: "Advanced technologies such as robotics and Artificial Intelligence have great potential to support us in illness or old age. This project will help those living with dementia stay in their own homes for longer, with the dignity and independence we all deserve.
"One of our modern Industrial Strategy's Grand Challenges is Ageing Society, and that is why we are backing new research like this to help us all adapt to our society where people come first."
Improving the quality of life of people with dementia is crucial to their and their families overall wellbeing Prof Payam Barnaghi Deputy Director of the Care Research and technology Centre
Professor Bart De Strooper, UK DRI Director, says: "As our discovery-research increases our understanding of dementia and how to treat or prevent it in the long term, this new centre brings an exciting vision for how to improve lives quicker. We sought a centre that asks new and fundamental questions on how to better support people with dementia. Whilst at the same time delivering valuable data, direct from patients, that will provide insights into the underlying causes and progression of dementia. We warmly welcome David and his team to the growing UK DRI family, and look forward to seeing this innovative, patient-centric, technology-based programme develop to deliver transformational changes to how we care for people with dementia."
Professor Payam Barnaghi, Professor of Machine Intelligence at the University of Surrey and Deputy Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute Care Research and Technology Centre, says: "Stays in hospitals and care homes can be very distressing for people with dementia. Not only are they trying to navigate a new physical environment, they are distanced from their friends and families causing further distress. The technologies
Professor Payam Barnaghi
involved in this project will enable people to live independently at home whilst not sacrificing their care. Working with the latest machine learning capabilities means the technology we're using will be able to get better at spotting warning signs and events that require intervention. Doctors will be able to have confidence in their ability to monitor people remotely and to react quickly to any worrying changes. Improving the quality of life of people with dementia is crucial to their and their families overall wellbeing."
Scientists at the centre have already developed safe and robust data storage technologies, to ensure all personal data is secure. The new centre will be part of the national UK DRI, which was launched in 2016 to find scientific solutions to one of society's biggest health challenges: over 1 million people are expected to have dementia in the UK by 2025.
Following formal processes, the new centre will open on 1st June 2019.
"Most carers want to keep their loved one at home"
Trevor Truman is a member of the new centre's steering committee, and principal carer for his wife, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease in 2016. Mr Truman tested early prototypes of the technology that will be developed at the centre, as part of a trial, called Technology Integrated Health Management (TIHM), led by Surrey and Borders NHS Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and The University of Surrey.
Trevor explains: "Most carers want to keep their loved one at home, safely, and feeling secure for as long as possible. Having experienced over twenty individual sensors or data-gathering devices in my home, I realise technology can play an important part in achieving this aim. Some sensors automatically monitor information such as sleep patterns, room temperature or unusual movements. Others, such as those that monitor blood pressure, weight, body temperature and hydration, require input from us.
Trevor Truman
This suite of technology allows the team to monitor my wife's health and well-being remotely, and call the carer in any situation that creates concern. An example of this was when I received a call saying my wife may need to see her GP, based on her blood pressure readings from the technology.
When we visited the GP, we were able to take my wife's data with us – using the app on my tablet– giving our GP an instant overview of her health and recent history relevant to the visit. New medication was prescribed that day. It was quick, efficient, and effective for us, and can be for others too.
This monitoring service - that sees changing data, is alerted to changes, and can be in contact with clinicians 24/7, has made major steps forward in delivering a greater sense of security and confidence for patients during the project. It helps to release isolation, presents a human face for impersonal technology, and provides a measure of control over the incurable.
The matrix of health, capacity, emotions, anxieties, and uncertainties is constantly varying with every dementia patient. The clear need, and the aim of this project, is for a new, adaptive system. One that will integrate the best and most suitable technology, data collection, and analysis - and apply it appropriately and effectively to each individual patient's changing condition.
At the heart of this approach is the goal of using technology to help people provide the best possible care for their loved one on their journey through dementia - keeping them safe and secure at home for longer."
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Kate Wighton
Email: k.wighton@imperial.ac.uk
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We did it. We did it. We did it. Yeah!
Think of Dora and you got the tune!
Ran the 5k this morning bright and early with Royce! We had a great time. When we got to the race site it was FREEZING outside. Ok. Not freezing exactly, but you could see your own breath in the air and that means it's at arctic freezing levels for me. So, we sat around in the car, with the heater on full blast, until it was almost time to start.
We started out at the back of the pack this time, it being our first time, but quickly realized that was a bad mistake. I had to work a little harder at the beginning to get out of the patch of slower people who seemed to be OK with running close enough to one another to smell each others socks. No thanks. I found some space up above the pack and we darted through the crowd and found some space where we could pace ourselves.
So next time (yes! there will be a next time!!) I'll start more towards the front. Not AT the front, just more towards the front.
Once the photos are posted, I'll put a link up to them!
Funny note – in order to keep from getting bored, I just pretended to play the piano to whatever song was playing on the iPod while I was running. So, this is how funky my brain is. I was running a 5k, listening to music, singing along with the songs, regulating my breathing, pacing my steps AND still found myself SO BORED that I started to "play" the imaginary piano keyboard that was in front of me while I was running and singing so that I would have something else to think about and do – b/c everything else I was already doing was boring and I was having a hard time focusing. Isn't that crazy? But it worked! So funny. I'm such a mess!! We could definitely have fun with the "Run for Brainpower" title now couldn't we!?!?!
But I'm so proud of ME!!! It's been THREE FREAKING YEARS Y'ALL!!! Good grief. All that work for 32 minutes of pure boredom and sheer fatigue…is that sadistic or what? Hahahaha!
YAY! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! A note aside: maybe they could use the funds from "run for brainpower" for my neighbors construction crew. They show up well after 10am to start and are still working now at 10:30pm. Not very "brain power-y" of them. lol.
p.s. I love the Dora tune at the beginning of your post. Speaking of Dora, have you ever heard of the comedian Brian Regan? He is SOOOO hilarious and does this bit on how he thinks they came up with that Dora song. The routine is called "Standing Up" and I think is available on itunes. It had me laughing most of the way through.
I knew you could do it! I am glad Royce was able to do it with you this time. It's awesome to set that goal and be able to reach it…even if it took longer than you thought it would!
You did it, you did it, you did it, YEAH!
So cool!! I'm so proud of you. Wow. Seems the women run faster than the men if you got 7th and Royce got 4th. If you let him run ahead, he'd probably get first. 😉 So glad you have had the persistence to finish a race. You've waited a long time for this.
If you were having all that thought process going on, what was Royce thinking??? ("Slow down, smaller steps, stay with Sarah,…, slow down, smaller steps, stay with Sarah…) hahaha …Sorry, Royce, you know I love you! Congratulations, Both of you! What an awesome thing to accomplish! You won't find Roy and I out there doing that together! hahaha!!!
I am soooooo proud of you….even in a belated sort of way!!!
Seriously…I can't wait for the next event…Mary and I are in there with you! walking … of course…!


Claire Foy and Matt Smith are currently playing Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip in Netflix series The Crown.
It follows Queen Elizabeth from her marriage to Prince Philip onward, and it really is rivetting stuff. Based on true events, but, of course, highly dramatised, Foy and Smith are impressive as they take on the personas of the two young royals.
To prepare for their roles, there must've been a huge amount of homework involved, particularly when it came to mastering mannerisms and etiquette.
But it seems their royal trivia wasn't quite up to scratch, if this hilarious video from Buzzfeed UK is anything to go by.
The two young actors were quizzed on their knowledge of all thing royal and they were surprisingly bad.
You can watch the full video here or watch the trailer for The Crown below.


The item Acta geophysica represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in City Libraries, City of Gold Coast.
Issued by: Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences.
Print began with vol. 54, no. 1 in March 2006.


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The Nebraska Correctional Center for Women (NCCW) is a state correctional facility for the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services. Located just west of York, Nebraska, it is the only secure state facility to house adult women.

NCCW, began operation in May, 1920, through an act of the Nebraska State Legislature establishing the "State Reformatory for Women." The original facility consisted of a 2-story house that was used as an inmate and staff residence. The facility was a working dairy farm. The inmates assisted with the livestock. The current institution consists of 17 buildings on  of land, secured by two security fences. NCCW houses all security classification levels of female inmates including those in its own Diagnostic and Evaluation Center (D&E) (All male new commitments are taken to the Nebraska Diagnostic and Evaluation Center located in Lincoln). The NCCW D&E houses all new commitments. The average stay of a new commitment in the NCCW D&E is 30 days. This allows the inmate time to adjust to the institution and to learn about the institution's programs, rules, and regulations. During the evaluation period staff develop a personalized classification plan for the inmate.

NCCW has been accredited by the American Correctional Association since 1981.

Security Levels:  NCCW houses all classifications levels of female inmates including new commitments, court-ordered evaluators, and safe-keepers from county facilities.
Average Population:  281
Number of Staff:  116
Cost per Inmate per Year:  $29,417.00

Notable inmates
Caril Ann Fugate, spree killer, paroled in 1976.

External links
 Nebraska Correctional Center for Women Official website

Prisons in Nebraska
Buildings and structures in York County, Nebraska
Women's prisons in the United States
Capital punishment in the United States
Women in Nebraska
1920 establishments in Nebraska

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75 Years Ago: U.S. Coast Guard Operations at Okinawa
LSTs at Okinawa (USCG)
Published May 4, 2020 1:56 PM by U.S. Coast Guard News
[By BM1 William A. Bleyer, U.S. Coast Guard]
In late March 1945, nearly 1,300 ships of the Allied forces of America, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada assembled to support the largest amphibious operation of the Pacific War–the invasion of Okinawa and Ryukyu Islands.
Map showing the Ryukyu Islands, including Okinawa and nearby Kerama Retto. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Okinawa is a large island, sixty miles long and nearly ten wide. It lies only 360 miles from Japan and was part of the Japanese colonial empire. Japanese leaders were determined to hold the island, both out of national pride and as a key to their East China Sea defensive perimeter. Although its native inhabitants did not consider themselves Japanese, to Japan's leaders Okinawa was home territory. Trying to maintain their "island hopping" momentum, Allied planners wanted to get closer to the Home Islands by landing on the "back porch" of Japan at Okinawa.
Allied military strategists codenamed the plan to invade Okinawa Operation "Iceberg." Attached to the invasion armada was the largest fleet of Coast Guard ships to participate in a World War II naval operation. In all, the Coast Guard operated seven transports, 29 LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank), 12 LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry), high-endurance cutters Bibb and Taney, buoy tender Woodbine, and submarine chaser PC-469. Many of these vessels and their Coast Guard crews were veterans of amphibious campaigns in the Pacific, Atlantic, and Mediterranean theaters.
LSTs landing equipment and supplies on the beaches of Okinawa. In the distance can be seen dozens of vessels of the invasion fleet. (U.S. Coast Guard)
For Okinawa's defense, the Japanese Imperial Army and Imperial Navy assembled hundreds of aircraft, small boats, manned torpedoes and kamikaze (meaning "Divine Wind") suicide aircraft. The island's Japanese defenders numbered 120,000 troops. The Allies committed over 500,000 men, including three Marine Corps divisions and four Army infantry divisions with an Army infantry division held in reserve in New Caledonia.
Six days before the main landings, an Allied task force invaded the Kerama Retto islands about 20 miles west of Okinawa. The task force included the cutter Bibb, six Coast Guard-manned LSTs and troops of the U.S. Army's 77th Infantry Division. Coast Guard-manned LST-829 had the honor of landing the first infantrymen to invade the Japanese-held islands. After capturing Kerama Retto, these troops set-up an advanced fueling depot, repair base and air field to support the invasion forces.
Allied military planners designated April 1st as "L-Day," the landing day in which the Okinawa invasion would commence. As in previous campaigns, the Allies curtailed local enemy air and sea operations before initiating the invasion. In addition, the Navy brought up two bombardment fleets and, for over a week before the landings, carrier planes, B-29 heavy bombers and warships softened up enemy positions.
Burned out mid-section of LST-884 after the deadly kamikaze attack. (U.S. Coast Guard)
In the early morning of Easter Sunday, thousands of ships of the armada arrived off Okinawa. At 8:30 a.m., fire support ships began laying down an intense onshore barrage. Over 500 planes from American aircraft carriers swarmed over the landing areas to knock out enemy positions. Allied strategists had planned the initial assault for the western and southern sides of the island because two enemy airfields lay nearby. During the initial landings, Allied forces put ashore four divisions abreast over an eight-mile front of beaches.
Coast Guard-manned LSTs performed with their usual efficiency, both during the initial landings and with vital logistical support in the following weeks. These awkward vessels, also known as "Large, Slow Targets," arrived after about a week at sea overloaded with troops and supplies. They lay close to the beaches and regularly made smoke screens for invasion vessels while their crews dashed to general quarters during countless air raids.
Photo of Coast Guard-manned LST-884 unloading troops and supplies before its catastrophic kamikaze attack at Okinawa. (U.S. Coast Guard)
On L-Day, LST-884 approached with the invasion fleet, steaming at three knots toward the beaches. By 6:00 a.m., under a moonlit sky, general quarters were sounded for the Coast Guard crew and the 300 Marines. Less than 30 minutes later, lookouts spotted three Japanese planes flying about 250 feet above the water bearing down on the invasion fleet. LST-884's port guns and guns from other ships opened fire. The barrage brought down two of the aircraft. The third burst into flames and crashed into the port side of the LST. The aircraft passed through the shipfitter's shop and continued into the tank deck where it exploded with a tremendous roar.
Repair parties worked feverishly to put out the fire, but the kamikaze had crashed into stowed mortar ammunition. The intense fire and exploding ammunition made it impossible for the men to fight the fire and heavy smoke began to fill the 884. As the fire burned out of control, the danger of flames reaching the fuel tanks increased. At 5:55 a.m., commanding officer, LT Charles Pearson, ordered the ship abandoned and the surviving men transferred to nearby vessels. After most of the ammunition had exploded, LT Pearson returned to the LST with volunteers and put out the fires. They saved the ship, but 19 Marines and one Coast Guardsman had perished in the inferno.
Troop transport Joseph T. Dickman at anchor in the Pacific unloading supplies to waring LCVPs under a cloudy sky. (U.S. Navy)
Despite the kamikaze attacks, the landings proceeded better than perhaps any other in the Pacific invasion. Coast Guard-manned troop transports entered the fray on the first day. The transport Joseph T. Dickman arrived at the transport area at 5:40 a.m. on L-Day. The Dickman had on board a total of 1,368 troops, 99 vehicles and over 83,000 cubic feet of cargo. Combat loading for an amphibious assault has been compared to a chess game that cannot be won, and the mixed cargo of troops and supplies caused delays in unloading. The Dickman continued to unload as late as April 9th, L-Day plus seven. On March 28th, the Cambria had sailed from Ulithi Atoll arriving off Okinawa just before 5:00 a.m. on April 1st. The transport served as a flagship for one of the transport groups and spent three days unloading troops and cargo. On April 3rd, the Cambria sent ashore a beach party of three officers and 43 men to speed supplies to the front lines.
Coast Guard beachmasters and their men waged war against an unseen enemy of coral reefs. Beach parties blasted numerous coral heads allowing landing craft access to the landing zones. Due to the need for supplies, beachmasters unloaded as many landing craft as possible for six hours around high tide, piled the supplies on the beach and then moved the material inland at low tide. Unfortunately, this kept the transports at anchor for longer periods endangering the vessels from attacks by the kamikazes, suicide boats and torpedo craft.
Kamikaze photographed just before crashing into an Allied naval vessel. (U.S. Navy)
The Allies applied lessons learned from earlier amphibious assaults. Several hours after the troop transports arrived, control craft deployed for the beaches to establish a line of departure. Each of the control craft displayed a unique colored banner corresponding with the color designating each beach. A guide boat then directed each wave of craft from the line of departure to the beach. These boats also flew a pennant that corresponded to the beach's color. Additionally, the landing craft on the initial waves had the color of the beach painted on their topsides. As the first wave reached the shore, the landing party erected a colored banner to guide landing craft arriving later. This coloring system simplified movement of boats from the line of departure to the beach and helped beachmasters recognize the boats and direct them to the proper landing areas.
With the exception of a few air attacks, light artillery and mortar fire, the Japanese had not contested the beach landings. On L-Day, Allied naval forces landed 50,000 troops. Within two days, these troops had fought to the east side of the island cutting Japanese forces in two. Resistance in the northern portion of the island fell quickly, but Japanese resistance grew tenacious in the southern end.
Troops coming ashore from an LCVP from the Dickman on the left. (U.S. Navy)
On April 6th, the Japanese began a counterattack against the invasion fleet. To attack Allied ships, the Japanese used manned torpedoes and small speedboats loaded with explosives. The Japanese hid over 250 of these suicide boats around the island, however, Allied forces captured coastal areas before most were deployed. Coast Guard submarine chaser PC-469 encountered three suicide boats sinking two in a close-quarters firefight and drove off a third. PC-469 would also shoot down two enemy aircraft later in the battle.
Within flying range of the Japanese Home Islands, the Allied fleet was subjected to frequent air attacks, many by kamikazes. These suicide attacks were deadly and included conventional aircraft and rocket-powered flying bombs called Ohkas launched from bomber motherships. Allied fighter aircraft engaged the Japanese attackers while ship-mounted anti-aircraft guns of all calibers frantically fired skyward at the enemy. The kamikazes focused on large ships like aircraft carriers, but attacked any target of opportunity. Coast Guard 327-foot cutters Bibb and Taney, veterans of the Battle of the Atlantic, served as amphibious command ships and found themselves in the thick of the action. Bibb survived 55 air raids and shot down one aircraft. Taney, which began the war on December 7, 1941, firing at Japanese planes attacking Pearl Harbor, set general quarters 119 times, shot down at least four enemy aircraft, and even took fire from a Japanese shore battery.
Coast Guard Cutter Bibb configured as an amphibious command ship with added radio antenna and anti-aircraft guns. (U.S. Coast Guard)
Growing desperate to stop the invasion, the Japanese even sortied Yamato, the world's largest battleship, on a one-way suicide mission to attack the invasion fleet. However, American carrier aircraft sank the enemy behemoth before it reached Okinawa. During the campaign, suicide attacks sank six Allied ships and damaged another 120 vessels.
Okinawa was the last major invasion of the war. Despite their numerical superiority, the Allies took three months to secure the island. The battle claimed over 13,000 American lives and wounded 36,000 more. The Japanese lost 120,000 men, including troops, pilots and naval personnel. Frequently caught in the crossfire or conscripted to fight by the Japanese, nearly half the Okinawan civilian population died in the battle.
Coast Guardsmen visit Okinawa's temporary military cemetery to pay respects to a fallen shipmate. (U.S. Coast Guard)
The Okinawa Campaign was one of countless Coast Guard supported operations of World War II. Coast Guard-manned ships would participate in other minor amphibious assaults, and support Allied forces as they occupied Japan after its August 1945 surrender. In 1946, in the ceremony returning the Coast Guard to the Treasury Department, Navy Secretary James Forrestal stated that the Coast Guard had, "Earned the highest respect and deepest appreciation of the Navy and Marine Corps. Its performance of duty has been without exception in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service."
Throughout the war, the men and women of the United States Coast Guard demonstrated the Service's combat readiness and lived up to its motto of Semper Paratus.
This article appears courtesy of Coast Guard Compass and may be found in its original form here.
The opinions expressed herein are the author's and not necessarily those of The Maritime Executive.


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This thesis describes the evolutionary process of monetization in Northumbria. It shows how the uses and functions of coinage grew as the face-value of coins fell. Part One describes the numismatic and historical background to the phases of Northumbrian coinage. A new and significant interpretation of the York gold shilling is given, but analysis of sceats largely follows conventional lines. The focus is the introduction and growth of the copper-alloy styca. Research into stycas was confounded by Pirie's taxonomy, in her otherwise commendable Coins of the Kingdom of Northumbria. The digitization of Pirie's catalogue, discussed in Part Two, removes this impediment to research. The database is augmented by information relating to c.8000 coins from online and informal sources. A new periodization has been created and statistical tools developed for analysing and comparing individual sites within regions. Case studies in the economically active regions of Northumbria are supported by descriptions of finds of coins in association with artefacts, assessed on a parish basis. A numerical synthesis of coin- and artefact-rich locations facilitates comparisons between regions by the creation of statistical devices including the coefficient of monetization (the ratio of locations with both coins and portable artefacts to those with only the latter), measures of coin mix and comparisons with finds distributions. The primary conclusion is that Northumbria benefitted increasingly, both monetarily and fiscally, as the face-value of coins fell. Secondary conclusions include a strong episcopal presence in York exemplified by Paulinus's gold shillings at the forefront of English monetization; Northumbrian coin production was erratic; the Yorkshire Wolds were more highly monetized than the surrounding lowlands indicating a more enterprising culture; styca hoards represent episcopal expropriations and there were significant changes in settlement and economy in the central lowlands. This thesis demonstrates that monetization reflected northern independence, innovation and enterprise.


such a breathtaking photo, isn't it?
so yesterday i attended Kenzo L'elixir launching event at Atrium Sogo Plaza Senayan.
it was such a great time i had.
when i first came and sign in, i got this fortune cookies by TWG.
they said there was a gift if you're lucky.
got this 30ml FBK L'elixir and miniature.
the launching event went successfully .
the flower ingredient smells so good and feels so light.
perfect for any occasion .
thanks to Kenzo and TWG for arranging this lovely tea time for us.
i ordered pink flamingo tea and red balloon.
this watermelon cake was definitely my fave.
Ming Xi as the new face of FBK L'elixir suits Poppy flower perfectly .
thankyou Kenzo for having me.


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Implements functions to update Bayesian Predictive Power Computations after not stopping a clinical trial at an interim analysis. Such an interim analysis can either be blinded or unblinded. Code is provided for Normally distributed endpoints with known variance, with a prominent example being the hazard ratio.


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