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Begin a game, enter the pit. When tires are off: press [ALT]+R. Let the demo run.
While nearing the gambling machine bridge, press the 4th gamepad button three times. If you get 777 you will get 7 seconds extra; bar-bar-bar = 5 seconds extra.


Understanding the basics in user management is essential as your team starts to increase in numbers. We'll start on a desktop installation of Ubuntu and then jump into a Digital Ocean Droplet to demonstrate the relation between using a GUI and not.
We're going over the basics of navigation and managing directories in the command line.
Every once and a while, you'll need to download something from the internet so that it can be used on your server. Why not just cut out the middleman and download directly to the server?
Shutting down and rebooting your virtual private servers is something that you'll do quite often. Let's quickly go over how to do this.
Increase your email delivery rates by added a SMTP server host to your RoundCube installation.
Setting up custom name servers for your domains is a quick and easy task. Let's take a look at getting it setup for your VestaCP setup.
Installing LAMP on a CentOS system is very similar to that of Ubuntu. Let's get started!
Many of the websites use LAMP in the background to run. Let's get this installed quickly so you can get on with your day.
Whoa! Slow down and backup that configuration. Take this concept in mind whenever you're setting up a complex system.
Now that you have your VestaCP installation setup on your Digital Ocean droplet, let's take some quick steps to ensure that you've setup some system users, configured SSH, etc.


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A triumph of rage over reason
The dark question looms: can a candidate who helped create the worst campaign in US history avoid becoming its worst president?
Robert Matthews
Donald Trump speaking with supporters at a campaign rally. Flickr/Gage Skidmore. Some rights reserved.The deplorable carnival of bigotry, racism, xenophobia, falsehoods, hypocrisy and character assassination, orchestrated by Donald Trump, which befouled the US electoral process and made a travesty of the US democracy before the world — is finally over.
And the unthinkable happened: Trump, while losing the popular vote (by 1-2 % as of now) won the Electoral College (279-228), which is what matters. He is now the president-elect of the world's remaining super power. The dark question looms: can a candidate who helped create the worst campaign in US history avoid becoming its worst president? As crushing as his victory is for half the country, will the real disappointment come with his presidency?
Clinton bears some responsibility for how she conducted her campaign. She spent too much time defending herself against Trump's vicious attacks and in counterattacking by questioning his fitness to serve. She spent too little time speaking of her policies and when she did, they often sounded too bureaucratic and less inspirational; she thus failed to articulate a coherent, integrated and lofty vision and hammer it home with conviction. In the end she was viewed as a status quo candidate in a change-oriented election environment.
However, for the time being, those of us in the US who still cling to the quaint notion that political leadership should be in the hands of sane, responsible and stable personalities for the moment are devastated. A real estate tycoon, never having held public office elected or otherwise, and a shameless self-promoter (worse than a businessman), who disdained even minimal preparation on the issues, will in January begin to address the complex array of problems, domestic and foreign, that confront the US — not least of which are the vertiginous social and political divisions revealed and exacerbated during the campaign.
The electorate
This may have been the last chance for Republicans to win by dominating the white vote and Trump managed to outdo the percentages of the recent past by wide margins. He even received 10% more votes from white women than Hillary.
But in every election since 1988 the percentage of white voters has decreased by 3% and this shrinking constituency is more evident with older less educated white males. Thus, over the long term, Republicans need to expand this base by encroaching on Democratic turf, towards minorities, people of colour and educated urban and suburban whites.
Clinton's message of sympathy to undocumented immigrants (distinguishing herself from Obama's deportation polices), combined with extensive voter mobilisation efforts by the Democrats in Florida and the Southwest — and, equally important, the bigotry expressed by Trump toward Mexicans and immigrants in general — accounted for a massive and unprecedented Hispanic turnout. However, their votes could not be taken for granted; Trump, while losing this constituency to Clinton 65% to 29%, nonetheless did better than Romney who received 27%, while Clinton received 6% less than Obama's 71% in 2012.
The abortion issue among Catholic voters was a factor, as well as Clinton's own negatives in balancing the sympathy she garnered over immigration and the hostility to Trump's racist comments on Latinos and threat to build a wall between the US and Mexico.
A broker reacts as President-elect Donald Trump shows up on a television screen at the stock market. Michael Probst AP/Press Association Images. All rights reserved.As testimony to the nervousness of Republican — as well as global — economic elites to a Trump presidency, markets initially sank yesterday. Trump not only represents uncertainty and caprice, but leads a movement which is opposed to free trade and still holds disdain for capitalistic and corporate elites following the economic crash of 2008. This bespeaks the possibility of some financial and trade volatility in the near term.
But the markets recovered and ended on the upside, hinting that capitalists in the US are probably adjusting their sights and are already gearing up for another collaborative effort with White House to protect their profits.
Trump has won, but nearly half the country voted against him and damage has been done to the US body politic, in a society which was already challenged by deep divisions, hostility, and intolerance. The campaign also wreaked havoc with the reputation abroad of the world's oldest continuous democracy, and to its foreign policy which has traditionally relied on the promotion of a US model of electoral democracy as both a vehicle for defending its interests and as a worthy goal in itself for others.
After a campaign marked more by the bludgeon of invective than the rapier of sharp policy debate, an exhausted and sharply divided American public awaits the next chapter in the US election saga of 2016.
The wounds will not heal quickly and Trump will have his work cut out for him to bring a semblance of unity back to the US. He faces a host of questions and uncertainties regarding the future of a still abysmally divided society, and its rancorous politics.
1. What is Trump's larger agenda and priorities? He actually said little about his projected programs and policies in the campaign. Will he be able to follow through on any sort of immigration reform, or the repeal and dismantling of Obama's health care program as Republicans want to do? How conservative will his pick for the vacant Supreme Court be?
2. How will Trump impact the divisions between radical conservatives and more traditional conservatives in the Republican Party? The party which seems so united behind him now, and his Republican-dominated Senate and House of Representatives.
Congress could still be rent asunder by Trump as he diverges from classic Republican conservatism. Can Republicans remain viable as a major party? Will he exercise a moderating influence on extremism? (After all he has often changed positions, including on abortion, and before this campaign he was not considered a rock-robbed conservative on all issues.) Or will the radical Tea Party types in Congress be energised by a Trump presidency dedicated to shaking up the status quo.
Congress could still be rent asunder by Trump as he diverges from classic Republican conservatism.
3. How sound are his economic proposals? Trump's idea to roll back globalism and free trade with protectionism and a combination of arm-twisting and tax incentives to bring jobs back is surely wishful thinking. Likewise, tax cuts may run into budgetary problems quickly. Only some sort of government intervention in retraining, infrastructure and education can begin to address the inequality and economic insecurity of an angry working class. And of course, such a role for government is anathema to Republicans — one of the paradoxes he will have to confront.
4. Can a leader govern sensibly without having developed a team of credible advisers and, in any case, if he has a reputation of not listening to advice? It is still an open question how capricious and authoritarian his presidency will be, and this creates the possibility of Trump committing missteps or serious blunders.
5. Can Trumpism be defused or mitigated to any extent? What realistic plan does Trump have to address the real grievances of those victims of globalisation and the increasing inequality of income in the US working class? How long will he be given to produce results before his coalition of disaffected white voters begins to fray? Of course, the most obvious vehicle a Trump administration would use is the same federal government that is so mistrusted by Trump supporters and Tea Party types, and opposed in its spending powers by mainstream Republicans.
6. Inequality is an issue, but it is not the heart of the problem, as with many Trump supporters it is more a fear of being left behind. Many Trump supporters are not faring badly economically, but fear for their future in a society that no longer respects their 'identity' and no longer prioritises their needs. They see an indifferent government which neglects them, taxing them for the benefit of the undeserving 'other' (read non-white, immigrant etc.). These 'others' are different and often dangerous.
Thus, for these people there is a species of 'identity crisis' rather than a real material deprivation dilemma. They are facing an uncertain future in a country in which they formerly had a large stake and a sense of control over their lives. Thus, many are consumed with a sense of betrayal.
Trump supporters are not faring badly economically, but fear for their future in a society that no longer respects their 'identity'.
For these people Trump's anti-establishment stance represented change, a finger in the eye of the elites of both parties, and a clarion call for change — a visceral rejection of Obama. In this sense Trump is the paladin of opposition to Obama — the ultimate anti-Obama — and the scourge of too-liberal governments, indifferent to them and their needs.
Trump's supporters have a strong sense of victimhood reminiscent of many Germans in the 1930s. These are intangibles that feed a modern malaise in the US and Europe today, and which cannot be resolved by embodying the problem in a supposed enemy: immigrants, muslims Mexicans, African Americans or any other.
Moreover, how will Trump address the vague but visceral bias against the educated, 'cosmopolitan' elites, of which he has been a member, with policymakers and bureaucrats who would be called upon to address this phenomenon?
The real message of Trump's clever campaign slogan resonated well. "Make America Great Again" with its proto-fascist overtones (c.f. "Deutschland Uber Alles") plays on both the word 'great' — easily interpreted and phonetically close to 'white' — and 'again', which harkens back to a past in which the white working class and middle classes held sway. And Trump is neither black nor a woman. How does he manage to recreate a US society that has disappeared over the past half century?
How does he manage to recreate a US society that has disappeared over the past half century?
7. How will someone, who does not practice religion and who has defended gay rights in his past, address the cultural antagonisms that have eclipsed economic issues for many of those angry anti-Washington voters? To name a few: the role of religion and separation of church and state in contemporary US society, intolerance for gay rights and implacable opposition to abortion.
8. How dangerous was the Trump campaign's unleashing and legitimising of the violence-prone extreme right, including militia movements and white supremacy hate groups? Will Trump and the Republican triumph steal the thunder of these groups and their newly acquired prominence? (These are movements that thrive on opposition to the powers in Washington and a certain sense of martyrdom; historically they have become more active during Democratic administrations.)
Or on the other hand, will they wrap themselves in the warm afterglow of Trump's victory and continue to be a lightning rod and standard bearer for the anti-establishment message of Trumpism, encouraged to take more forceful action in the future?
These and other questions form the backdrop to the euphoria of the arch-conservative forces at this moment. The answers may lay bare the historical dimensions of this grave mistake.
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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Mark Mark 7
Jones on Mark
The Gospels Compared
Verses 1-6
Mark 6:1-6. Christ rejected at Nazareth. (= Matthew 13:54-58; Luke 4:16-30).
See on Luke 4:16-30.
Mark 6:7-13. Mission of the twelve apostles. (= Matthew 10:1, Matthew 10:5-15; Luke 9:1-6).
See on Matthew 10:1; see on Matthew 10:5-15.
Mark 6:14-29. Herod thinks Jesus a resurrection of the murdered Baptist - Account of his death. (= Matthew 14:1-12; Luke 9:7-9).
Herod's view of Christ (Mark 6:14-16).
And King Herod — that is, Herod Antipas, one of the three sons of Herod the Great, and own brother of Archelaus (Matthew 2:22), who ruled as ethnarch over Galilee and Perea.
heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad); and he said — "unto his servants" (Matthew 14:2), his councilors or court ministers.
That John the Baptist was risen from the dead — The murdered prophet haunted his guilty breast like a specter, and seemed to him alive again and clothed with unearthly powers, in the person of Jesus.
Others said, That it is Elias. And others, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets — (See on Matthew 16:14).
But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded; he is risen from the dead — "Himself has risen"; as if the innocence and sanctity of his faithful reprover had not suffered that he should lie long dead.
Mark 6:17-29. Account of the Baptist's Imprisonment and Death.
For Herod himself had sent forth, and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison — in the castle of Machaerus, near the southern extremity of Herod's dominions, and adjoining the Dead Sea [Josephus, Antiquities, 18.5, 2].
for Herodias' sake — She was the granddaughter of Herod the Great.
his brother Philip's wife — and therefore the niece of both brothers. This Philip, however, was not the tetrarch of that name mentioned in Luke 3:1 (see on Luke 3:1), but one whose distinctive name was "Herod Philip," another son of Herod the Great - who was disinherited by his father. Herod Antipas' own wife was the daughter of Aretas, king of Arabia; but he prevailed on Herodias, his half-brother Philip's wife, to forsake her husband and live with him, on condition, says Josephus [Antiquities, 18.5, 1], that he should put away his own wife. This involved him afterwards in war with Aretas, who totally defeated him and destroyed his army, from the effects of which he was never able to recover himself.
For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife — Noble fidelity! It was not lawful because Herod's wife and Herodias' husband were both living; and further, because the parties were within the forbidden degrees of consanguinity (see Leviticus 20:21); Herodias being the daughter of Aristobulus, the brother of both Herod and Philip [Josephus, Antiquities, 18.5, 4].
Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him — rather, as in the Margin, "had a grudge against him." Probably she was too proud to speak to him; still less would she quarrel with him.
and would have killed him; but she could not.
For Herod feared John — but, as Bengel notes, John feared not Herod.
knowing that he was a just man and an holy — Compare the case of Elijah with Ahab, after the murder of Naboth (1 Kings 21:20).
and observed him — rather, as in the Margin, "kept" or "saved him"; that is, from the wicked designs of Herodias, who had been watching for some pretext to get Herod entangled and committed to dispatch him.
and when he heard him, he did many things — many good things under the influence of the Baptist on his conscience.
and heard him gladly — a striking statement this, for which we are indebted to our graphic Evangelist alone, illustrating the working of contrary principles in the slaves of passion. But this only shows how far Herodias must have wrought upon him, as Jezebel upon Ahab, that he should at length agree to what his awakened conscience kept him long from executing.
And when a convenient day — for the purposes of Herodias.
was come, that Herod — rather, "A convenient day being come, when Herod."
on his birthday, made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee — This graphic minuteness of detail adds much to the interest of the tragic narrative.
And when the daughter of the said Herodias — that is, her daughter by her proper husband, Herod Philip: Her name was Salome [Josephus, Antiquities, 18.5, 4].
came in and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel — "the girl" (See on Mark 5:42).
Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
And he — the king, so called, but only by courtesy (see on Mark 6:14).
sware unto her Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, unto the half of my kingdom — Those in whom passion and luxury have destroyed self-command will in a capricious moment say and do what in their cool moments they bitterly regret.
And she said, The head of John the Baptist — Abandoned women are more shameless and heartless than men. The Baptist's fidelity marred the pleasures of Herodias, and this was too good an opportunity of getting rid of him to let slip.
I will that thou give me by and by — rather, "at once."
in a charger — large, flat trencher.
the head of John the Baptist.
And the king was exceeding sorry — With his feelings regarding John, and the truths which so told upon his conscience from that preacher's lips, and after so often and carefully saving him from his paramour's rage, it must have been very galling to find himself at length entrapped by his own rash folly.
yet for his oath's sake — See how men of no principle, but troublesome conscience, will stick at breaking a rash oath, while yielding to the commission of the worst crimes!
and for their sakes which sat with him — under the influence of that false shame, which could not brook being thought to be troubled with religious or moral scruples. To how many has this proved a fatal snare!
he would not reject her.
And immediately the king sent an executioner — one of the guards in attendance. The word is Roman, denoting one of the Imperial Guard.
and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison — after, it would seem, more than twelve months' imprisonment. Blessed martyr! Dark and cheerless was the end reserved for thee: but now thou hast thy Master's benediction, "Blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in Me" (Matthew 11:6), and hast found the life thou gavest away (Matthew 10:39). But where are they in whose skirts is found thy blood?
And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother — Herodias did not shed the blood of the stern reprover; she only got it done, and then gloated over it, as it streamed from the trunkless head.
And when his disciples heard of it — that is, the Baptist's own disciples.
they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb — "and went and told Jesus" (Matthew 14:12). If these disciples had, up to this time, stood apart from Him, as adherents of John (Matthew 11:2), perhaps they now came to Jesus, not without some secret reflection on Him for His seeming neglect of their master; but perhaps, too, as orphans, to cast in their lot henceforth with the Lord's disciples. How Jesus felt, or what He said, on receiving this intelligence, is not recorded; but He of whom it was said, as He stood by the grave of His friend Lazarus, "Jesus wept," was not likely to receive such intelligence without deep emotion. And one reason why He might not be unwilling that a small body of John's disciples should cling to him to the last, might be to provide some attached friends who should do for his precious body, on a small scale, what was afterwards to be done for His own.
Mark 6:30-56. The twelve on their return, having reported the success of their mission, Jesus crosses the Sea of Galilee with them, teaches the people, and miraculously feeds them to the number of five thousand - He sends His disciples by ship again to the western side, while He Himself returns afterwards walking on the sea - Incidents on landing. (= Matthew 14:13-36; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-24).
Here, for the first time, all the four streams of sacred text run parallel. The occasion and all the circumstances of this grand section are thus brought before us with a vividness quite remarkable.
Mark 6:30-44. Five thousand miraculously fed.
And the apostles gathered themselves together — probably at Capernaum, on returning from their mission (Mark 6:7-13).
and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught — Observe the various reasons He had for crossing to the other side. First, Matthew (Matthew 14:13) says, that "when Jesus heard" of the murder of His faithful forerunner - from those attached disciples of his who had taken up his body and laid it in a sepulchre (see on Mark 6:29) - "He departed by ship into a desert place apart"; either to avoid some apprehended consequences to Himself, arising from the Baptist's death (Matthew 10:23), or more probably to be able to indulge in those feelings which that affecting event had doubtless awakened, and to which the bustle of the multitude around Him was very unfavorable. Next, since He must have heard the report of the Twelve with the deepest interest, and probably with something of the emotion which He experienced on the return of the Seventy (see on Luke 10:17-22), He sought privacy for undisturbed reflection on this begun preaching and progress of His kingdom. Once more, He was wearied with the multitude of "comers and goers" - depriving Him even of leisure enough to take His food - and wanted rest: "Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while," etc. Under the combined influence of all these considerations, our Lord sought this change.
And they departed into a desert place by ship privately — "over the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias," says John (John 6:1), the only one of the Evangelists who so fully describes it; the others having written when their readers were supposed to know something of it, while the last wrote for those at a greater distance of time and place. This "desert place" is more definitely described by Luke (Luke 9:10) as "belonging to the city called Bethsaida." This must not be confounded with the town so called on the western side of the lake (see on Matthew 11:21). This town lay on its northeastern side, near where the Jordan empties itself into it: in Gaulonitis, out of the dominions of Herod Antipas, and within the dominions of Philip the Tetrarch (Luke 3:1), who raised it from a village to a city, and called it Julias, in honor of Julia, the daughter of Augustus [Josephus, Antiquities, 18.2, 1].
And the people — the multitudes.
saw them departing, and many knew him — The true reading would seem to be: "And many saw them departing, and knew or recognized [them]."
and ran afoot — Here, perhaps, it should be rendered "by land" - running round by the head of the lake, and taking one of the fords of the river, so as to meet Jesus, who was crossing with the Twelve by ship.
thither out of all cities, and outwent them — got before them.
and came together unto him — How exceedingly graphic is this! every touch of it betokening the presence of an eye-witness. John (John 6:3) says, that "Jesus went up into a mountain" - somewhere in that hilly range, the green tableland which skirts the eastern side of the lake.
And Jesus, when he came out of the ship — having gone on shore.
saw much people — a great multitude.
and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd — At the sight of the multitudes who had followed Him by land and even got before Him, He was so moved, as was His wont in such cases, with compassion, because they were like shepherdless sheep, as to forego both privacy and rest that He might minister to them. Here we have an important piece of information from the Fourth Evangelist (John 6:4), "And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh" - rather, "Now the passover, the feast of the Jews, was nigh." This accounts for the multitudes that now crowded around Him. They were on their way to keep that festival at Jerusalem. But Jesus did not go up to this festival, as John expressly tells us, (John 7:1) - remaining in Galilee, because the ruling Jews sought to kill Him.
And when the day was now far spent — "began to wear away" or "decline," says Luke (Luke 9:12). Matthew (Matthew 14:15) says, "when it was evening"; and yet he mentions a later evening of the same day (Mark 6:23). This earlier evening began at three P.M.; the latter began at sunset.
Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat — John tells us (John 6:5, John 6:6) that "Jesus said to Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? (And this He said to prove him: for He Himself knew what He would do)." The subject may have been introduced by some remark of the disciples; but the precise order and form of what was said by each can hardly be gathered with precision, nor is it of any importance.
He answered and said unto them — "They need not depart" (Matthew 14:10).
Give ye them to eat — doubtless said to prepare them for what was to follow.
And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? — "Philip answered Him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little" (John 6:7).
He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes — John is more precise and full: "One of His disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto Him, There is a lad here which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes: but what are they among so many?" (John 6:8, John 6:9). Probably this was the whole stock of provisions then at the command of the disciples - no more than enough for one meal to them - and entrusted for the time to this lad. "He said, Bring them hither to me" (Matthew 14:18).
And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass — or "green hay"; the rank grass of those bushy wastes. For, as John (John 6:10) notes, "there was much grass in the place."
And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties — Doubtless this was to show at a glance the number fed, and to enable all to witness in an orderly manner this glorious miracle.
And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven — Thus would the most distant of them see distinctly what He was doing.
and blessed — John (John 6:11) says, "And when he had given thanks." The sense is the same. This thanksgiving for the meal, and benediction of it as the food of thousands, was the crisis of the miracle.
and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them — thus virtually holding forth these men as His future ministers.
and the two fishes divided he among them all.
And they did all eat, and were filled — All the four Evangelists mention this: and John (John 6:11) adds, "and likewise of the fishes, as much as they would" - to show that vast as was the multitude, and scanty the provisions, the meal to each and all of them was a plentiful one. "When they were filled, He said unto His disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost" (John 6:12). This was designed to bring out the whole extent of the miracle.
And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes — "Therefore (says John 6:13), they gathered them together, and filled twelve baskets with the fragments of the five barley loaves, which remained over and above unto them that had eaten." The article here rendered "baskets" in all the four narratives was part of the luggage taken by Jews on a journey - to carry, it is said, both their provisions and hay to sleep on, that they might not have to depend on Gentiles, and so run the risk of ceremonial pollution. In this we have a striking corroboration of the truth of the four narratives. Internal evidence renders it clear, we think, that the first three Evangelists wrote independently of each other, though the fourth must have seen all the others. But here, each of the first three Evangelists uses the same word to express the apparently insignificant circumstance that the baskets employed to gather up the fragments were of the kind which even the Roman satirist, Juvenal, knew by the name of cophinus, while in both the narratives of the feeding of the Four Thousand the baskets used are expressly said to have been of the kind called spuris. (See Mark 8:19, Mark 8:20.)
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men — "besides women and children" (Matthew 14:21). Of these, however, there would probably not be many; as only the males were obliged to go to the approaching festival.
Mark 6:45-56. Jesus recrosses to the western side of the lake walking on the sea.
One very important particular given by John alone (John 6:15) introduces this portion: "When Jesus therefore perceived that they would take Him by force, to make Him a king, He departed again into a mountain Himself alone."
And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before — Him.
unto Bethsaida — Bethsaida of Galilee (John 12:21). John (John 6:17) says they "went over the sea towards Capernaum" - the wind, probably, occasioning this slight deviation from the direction of Bethsaida.
while he sent away the people — "the multitude." His object in this was to put an end to the misdirected excitement in His favor (John 6:15), into which the disciples themselves may have been somewhat drawn. The word "constrained" implies reluctance on their part, perhaps from unwillingness to part with their Master and embark at night, leaving Him alone on the mountain.
And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray — thus at length getting that privacy and rest which He had vainly sought during the earlier part of the day; opportunity also to pour out His soul in connection with the extraordinary excitement in His favor that evening - which appears to have marked the zenith of His reputation, for it began to decline the very next day; and a place whence He might watch the disciples on the lake, pray for them in their extremity, and observe the right time for coming to them, in a new manifestation of His glory, on the sea.
And when even was come — the later evening (see on Mark 6:35). It had come even when the disciples embarked (Matthew 14:23; John 6:16).
the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land — John says (John 6:17), "It was now dark, and Jesus was not come to them." Perhaps they made no great effort to push across at first, having a lingering hope that their Master would yet join them, and so allowed the darkness to come on. "And the sea arose" (adds the beloved disciple, John 6:18), "by reason of a great wind that blew."
And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them — putting forth all their strength to buffet the waves and bear on against a head wind, but to little effect. He "saw" this from His mountain top, and through the darkness of the night, for His heart was all with them: yet would He not go to their relief till His own time came.
and about the fourth watch of the night — The Jews, who used to divide the night into three watches, latterly adopted the Roman division into four watches, as here. So that, at the rate of three hours to each, the fourth watch, reckoning from six P.M., would be three o'clock in the morning. "So when they had rowed about five and twenty or thirty furlongs" (John 6:19) - rather more than halfway across. The lake is about seven miles broad at its widest part. So that in eight or nine hours they had only made some three and a half miles. By this time, therefore, they must have been in a state of exhaustion and despondency bordering on despair; and now at length, having tried them long enough.
he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea — "and draweth nigh unto the ship" (John 6:19).
and would have passed by them — but only in the sense of Luke 24:28; Genesis 32:26; compare Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5; Genesis 42:7.
But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out — "for fear" (Matthew 14:26). He would appear to them at first like a dark moving speck upon the waters; then as a human figure; but in the dark tempestuous sky, and not dreaming that it could be their Lord, they take it for a spirit. Compare Luke 24:37.
For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: It is I; be not afraid — There is something in these two little words - given by Matthew, Mark and John (Matthew 14:27; Mark 6:50; John 6:20) - "It is I," which from the mouth that spake it and the circumstances in which it was uttered, passes the power of language to express. Here were they in the midst of a raging sea, their little bark the sport of the elements, and with just enough of light to descry an object on the waters which only aggravated their fears. But Jesus deems it enough to dispel all apprehension to let them know that He was there. From other lips that "I am" would have merely meant that the person speaking was such a one and not another person. That, surely, would have done little to calm the fears of men expecting every minute, it may be, to go to the bottom. But spoken by One who at that moment was "treading upon the waves of the sea," and was about to hush the raging elements with His word, what was it but the Voice which cried of old in the ears of Israel, even from the days of Moses, "I AM"; "I, EVEN I, AM HE!" Compare John 18:5, John 18:6; John 8:58. Now, that Word is "made flesh, and dwells among us," uttering itself from beside us in dear familiar tones - "It is the Voice of my Beloved!" How far was this apprehended by these frightened disciples? There was one, we know, in the boat who outstripped all the rest in susceptibility to such sublime appeals. It was not the deep-toned writer of the Fourth Gospel, who, though he lived to soar beyond all the apostles, was as yet too young for prominence, and all unripe. It was Simon Barjonas. Here follows a very remarkable and instructive episode, recorded by Matthew alone:
Peter ventures to walk upon the sea (Matthew 14:28-32).
Matthew 14:28:
And Peter answered Him, and said, Lord, If it be Thou, bid me come unto Thee on the water - not "let me," but "give me the word of command" - "command," or "order me to come unto Thee upon the waters."
And He said, Come - Sublime word, issuing from One conscious of power over the raging element, to bid it serve both Himself and whomsoever else He pleased!
And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked upon the water - "waters."
to come to Jesus - "It was a bold spirit," says Bishop Hall, "that could wish it; more bold that could act it - not fearing either the softness or the roughness of that uncouth passage."
But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid: and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me - The wind was as boisterous before, but Peter "saw" it not, seeing only the power of Christ, in the lively exercise of faith. Now he "sees" the fury of the elements, and immediately the power of Christ to bear him up fades before his view, and this makes him "afraid" - as how could he be otherwise, without any felt power to keep him up? He then "begins to sink"; and finally, conscious that his experiment had failed, he casts himself, in a sort of desperate confidence, upon his "Lord" for deliverance!
And immediately Jesus stretched forth His hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? - This rebuke was not administered while Peter was sinking, nor till Christ had him by the hand: first reinvigorating his faith, and then with it enabling him again to walk upon the crested wave. Useless else had been this loving reproof, which owns the faith that had ventured on the deep upon the bare word of Christ, but asks why that distrust which so quickly marred it.
And when they - Jesus and Peter.
were come into the ship, the wind ceased.
And he went up unto them into the ship — John (John 6:21) says, "Then they willingly received him into the ship" - or rather, "Then were they willing to receive Him" (with reference to their previous terror); but implying also a glad welcome, their first fears now converted into wonder and delight. "And immediately," adds the beloved disciple, "they were at the land whither they went," or "were bound." This additional miracle, for as such it is manifestly related, is recorded by the fourth Evangelist alone. As the storm was suddenly calmed, so the little bark - propelled by the secret power of the Lord of nature now sailing in it - glided through the now unruffled waters, and, while they were wrapt in wonder at what had happened, not heeding their rapid motion, was found at port, to their still further surprise.
"Then are they glad, because at rest
And quiet now they be;
So to the haven He them brings
Which they desired to see."
Matthew (Matthew 14:33) says, "Then they that were in the ship came [that is, ere they got to land] and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth Thou art the Son of God." But our Evangelist is wonderfully striking.
and the wind ceased and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered — The Evangelist seems hardly to find language strong enough to express their astonishment.
For they considered not the miracle of the loaves; for their heart was hardened — What a singular statement! The meaning seems to be that if they had but "considered [reflected upon] the miracle of the loaves," wrought but a few hours before, they would have wondered at nothing which He might do within the whole circle of power and grace.
Mark 6:53-56. Incidents on landing.
The details here are given with a rich vividness quite peculiar to this charming Gospel.
And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret — from which the lake sometimes takes its name, stretching along its western shore. Capernaum was their landing-place (John 6:24, John 6:25).
and drew to the shore — a nautical phrase, nowhere else used in the New Testament.
And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him — "immediately they recognized Him"; that is, the people did.
and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was — At this period of our Lord's ministry the popular enthusiasm in His favor was at its height.
and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment — having heard, no doubt, of what the woman with the issue of blood experienced on doing so (Mark 5:25-29), and perhaps of other unrecorded cases of the same nature.
and as many as touched him — or "it" - the border of His garment.
were made whole — All this they continued to do and to experience while our Lord was in that region. The time corresponds to that mentioned (John 7:1), when He "walked in Galilee," instead of appearing in Jerusalem at the passover, "because the Jews," that is, the rulers, "sought to kill Him" - while the people sought to enthrone Him!
These files are a derivative of an electronic edition prepared from text scanned by Woodside Bible Fellowship.
This expanded edition of the Jameison-Faussett-Brown Commentary is in the public domain and may be freely used and distributed.
Jamieson, Robert, D.D.; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. "Commentary on Mark 6:4". "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfb/mark-6.html. 1871-8.


The African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) is a Pan-African institution created in 1962 by the General Assembly of the United Nations. It began its operations on 21st November, 1963 with the primary purpose of accompanying and supporting newly independent African countries in their quest to build their human resource capacities as a necessary prerequisite for sustaining independence and promoting socio-economic development. Its main activities, derived from its mandate, are organized around a portfolio of capacity development and training programs as well as a set of policy research and dialogue initiatives. It also offers on demand advisory services to governments and public institutions, and serves as a forum for exploration of alternative thinking on African development. The second Knowledge Management Digest (Volume 2) is published as a resource in celebration of the Commission @ 60. This issue provides information on the establishment of IDEP including the terms of reference, the statutes that govern the institute, and the development of its programs over the years bases on the resolutions of the conference of ministers.


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The Definitive List of National Parks in the Northeast (2022 Update)
Posted on Last updated: 10 Jan 2022
Post Summary: National Parks of the Northeast
The Northeast United States is home to rolling mountains, rocky coastlines, and a rich Native American and United States history. The region is home to the northern half of the Appalachian Mountains and parts of the Atlantic coastal plain with a significant Atlantic Ocean coastline. The mountains and ocean access play a strong role in the cultural landscape of the region. There are 121 national parks in the Northeast to explore.
The article is a guide to the Northeast National Parks including parks in the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia as well as the District of Colombia. We will cover:
Tips on Visiting the Northeast National Parks
Map of National Parks Northeast
National Parks in the Northeast by State
List of Northeast National Parks by Unit
Tips on Visiting Northeast National Parks
Map of the Northeast Region
States of the Northeast
How many National Parks are in the Northeast?
National Parks of the Northeast by State
List of the National Parks in the Northeast
Final Thoughts of the National Parks of the Northeast
Pin for Later: The Ultimate Bucket List of National Parks in the Northeast (2021 Update)
It depends on which states you consider to be in the Northeast and what you are counting as the Northeast. If you consider the US Census Bureau's definition of the Northeast, Acadia is the only National Park in the Northeast. Personally, I have included Washington, D.C., West Virginia, and Virginia as Northeastern states/areas of the United States. So for the purpose of this list, there are 3 National Parks in the Northeast – Acadia, Shenandoah, and New River Gorge.
If we want to talk about all the National Park Service units in the Northeast, there are 121 national parks in the Northeast. They are divided as follows
3 National Parks
12 National Monuments
25 National Historical Parks
30 National Historic Sites
1 International Historic Site
2 National Battlefield Parks
4 National Battlefields
2 National Military Parks
18 National Memorials
4 National Recreation Areas
3 National Seashores
4 National Rivers
2 National Parkways
2 National Trails
13 Other Designations
Best Time to Visit the National Parks in the Northeast
The National Parks of the Northeast are best explored between May and October. This gives you the nicest weather and the parks are usually fully open during these times. The downside to visiting during this time is that the parks are the busiest during this time.
National Parks vs National Parks Units
I'm going to get into a bit of technical semantics. So feel free to skip if you just don't care and just want to get straight into the National Parks of the Northeast.
The National Park System is made of 423 units that are administrated by the National Park Service. They have a range of designations from "National Historical Park" to "National Seashore" to "National Park" In total there are 19 designations plus a few oddballs. National Park Service considers each of these units to be a national park.
When most people talk about visiting the National Parks, they mean the 63 units that hold the designation "National Park." These 63 National Parks are the creme of the crop parks (or they are supposed to be but that is getting off-topic). These are typically the big outdoor-focused parks that are worth a 3-5 day visit.
Most people who are National Park Obsessed are usually working on the list of 63 and visiting the other 360 national parks when they are in the area. Some people do have the goal of visiting all 423 which is great but that is so much more work than just visiting 63. Personally, I'm almost done with the 63 and will probably keep working towards the 423 but I really hate visiting battlefields so it will take a lot longer to get motivated to visit them. I lived in Richmond, VA for two years. It took me 18 months to drag myself over to visit the Richmond National Battlefield Park.
If you want a more detailed explanation of the difference between a National Park and a national park unit click here.
How much does it cost to visit a National Park? – National Park Fees & Passes
Surprisingly about 75% of the National Park Service Units are free to visit. That means that only a quarter of the parks charge an entrance fee. Even the parks that do charge a fee it is minimal. It ranges from $5 per person to $35 per vehicle.
If you are planning to explore more than two National Parks or 3-5 other designations in a year, you should plan on getting an America the Beautiful Pass. The pass is $80 and you get unlimited access to all entrance fee-charging in National Parks along with more than 3,000 other federal lands.
If you were to visit the Northeastern National Parks of Acadia and Shenandoah, you will spend $35 each. That is $70 right there. Throw in a visit to one of the Roosevelt sites in New York and within 3 park visits, you have already spent $80 in entrance fees.
>>> You can get the America the Beautiful Pass from REI.
Fee Free Days in 2021
If you don't plan (or can't afford to) on purchasing an Ameria the Beautiful Annual Pass, there are six fee-free days each year. You can access the entrance fee-charging national parks for free on these days. Even if you have the Annual Pass, Fee Free Days can be a great time to visit the parks. Many parks have special activities on these days.
January 18: Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.
April 17: First day of National Park Week
August 4: One year anniversary of the Great American Outdoors Act
August 25: National Park Service Birthday
Connecticut doesn't have any National Parks. While there are other national parks in the state, none of them hold the title "National Park."
Other National Park Units in Connecticut
Here are the two other National Park units in Connecticut.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Weir Farm National Historic Site
Delaware doesn't have any National Parks. Despite being the first state in the United States, they were the last state in the United States to get a National Park Service Unit.
Other National Park Units in Delaware
Here is the only National Park unit in Delaware.
First State National Historical Park (Also in Pennsyvania)
By Ataraxy22 – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
The District of Columbia doesn't have any units holding the coveted title of "National Park." The District is home to a range of other designated national park sites.
Other National Park Units in District of Columbia
Here are the twenty-five National Park units in Washington D.C.
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Also in Maryland and Virginia)
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site
Constitution Gardens
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
George Washington Memorial Parkway (Also in Maryland and Virgnia)
Korean War Veterans Memorial
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site
National Capital Parks
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site
Rock Creek Park
Theodore Roosevelt Island
White House and President's Park
World War I Memorial
World War II Memorial
Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument
Acadia National Park protects most of Mount Desert Island and several smaller islands. The park is an ancient treasure that spans ocean coastline, mountains, woodlands lakes to make it a complete package with diversity in every corner you turn to! You'll be exploring ancestral land where Wabanaki people made use of both sea life as well as the natural resources found on drylands before Euro-American settlers arrived.
Other National Park Units in Maine
Here are the other three National Park units in Maine.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site
Maryland doesn't have any National Parks. While there are other national parks in the state, none of them hold the title "National Park."
Other National Park Units in Maryland
Here are the other sixteen National Park units in Maryland.
Antietam National Battlefield
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Assateague Island National Seashore (Also in Virginia)
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Also in District of Colombia and West Virginia)
Catoctin Mountain Park
Clara Barton National Historic Site
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine
Fort Washington Park
George Washington Memorial Parkway (Also in District of Colombia and Virgnia)
Greenbelt Park
Hampton National Historic Site
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Also in Virginia and West Virginia)
Monocacy National Battlefield
Piscataway Park
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail
Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Massachusetts doesn't have any NPS units holding the designation "National Park."
Other National Park Units in Massachusetts
Here are the other sixteen National Park units in Massachusetts.
Adams National Historical Park
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (Also in Rhode Island)
Boston African American National Historic Site
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Boston National Historical Park
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site
Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
Lowell National Historical Park
Minute Man National Historical Park
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site
Springfield Armory National Historic Site
New Hampshire doesn't have any units holding the converted title of "National Park."
Other National Park Units in New Hampshire
Here are the other two National Park units in New Hampshire.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
Photo Credit – NPS Photo
New Jersey doesn't have any National Parks. While there are other national parks in the state, none of them hold the title "National Park."
Other National Park Units in New Jersey
Here are the other eight National Park units in New Jersey.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Gateway National Recreation Area
Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River
Middle Delaware National Scenic River (Also in Pennsyvania)
Morristown National Historical Park
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park
Statue of Liberty National Monument
Other National Park Units in New York
Here are the other twenty-three National Park units in New York.
African Burial Ground National Monument
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Castle Clinton National Monument
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Federal Hall National Memorial
Fire Island National Seashore
Fort Stanwix National Monument
Governors Island National Monument
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site
Saratoga National Historical Park
Stonewall National Monument
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site
Women's Rights National Historical Park
Other National Park Units in Pennsylvania
Here are the other nineteen National Park units in Pennsylvania.
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia)
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site
Eisenhower National Historic Site
First State National Historical Park (Also in Delaware)
Flight 93 National Memorial
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gettysburg National Military Park
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Independence National Historical Park
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Middle Delaware National Scenic River (Also in New Jersery)
Steamtown National Historic Site
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Also in New York)
Valley Forge National Historical Park
Other National Park Units in Rhode Island
Here are the other two National Park units in Rhode Island.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (Also in Massachusetts)
Roger Williams National Memorial
Other National Park Units in Vermont
Here are the other two National Park units in Vermont.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia)
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Photo Credit – David Fulmer, CC BY 2.0
Other National Park Units in Virginia
Here are the other twenty-one National Park units in Virginia.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, West Virginia)
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
Assateague Island National Seashore (Also in Maryland)
Blue Ridge Parkway (Also in North Carolina)
Booker T. Washington National Monument
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park
Colonial National Historical Park
Cape Henry Memorial
Historic Jamestowne
Yorktown Battlefield
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (Also in Kentucky and Tennessee)
Fort Monroe National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
George Washington Memorial Parkway (Also in District of Colombia and Maryland)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Also in Maryland, and West Virginia)
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Petersburg National Battlefield
Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Other National Park Units in West Virginia
Here are the other five National Park units in West Virginia.
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (Also in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Massachuttes, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsyvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia)
Bluestone National Scenic River
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (Also in District of Colombia and Maryland)
Gauley River National Recreation Area
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (Also in Maryland and Virginia)
National Parks of the Northeast
Acadia National Park (ME)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (WV)
Shenandoah National Park (VA)
National Monuments of the Northeast
African Burial Ground National Monument (NY)
Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument (DC)
Booker T. Washington National Monument (VA)
Castle Clinton National Monument (NY)
Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (MD)
Fort Monroe National Monument (VA)
Fort Stanwix National Monument (NY)
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (VA)
Governors Island National Monument (NY)
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument (ME)
Statue of Liberty National Monument (NJ, NY)
Stonewall National Monument (NY)
National Historical Parks of the Northeast
Adams National Historical Park (MA)
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (VA)
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park (MA, RI)
Boston National Historical Park (MA)
Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park (VA)
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park (DC, MD, VA)
Colonial National Historical Park (VA)
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (KY, TN, VA)
First State National Historical Park (DE, PA)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (WV, VA, MD)
Harriet Tubman National Historical Park (NY)
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park (MD)
Independence National Historical Park (PA)
Lowell National Historical Park (MA)
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park (VT)
Minute Man National Historical Park (MA)
Morristown National Historical Park (NJ)
New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park (MA)
Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park (NJ)
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park (NH)
Saratoga National Historical Park (NY)
Thomas Edison National Historical Park (NJ)
Valley Forge National Historical Park (PA)
Weir Farm National Historical Park (CT)
Women's Rights National Historical Park (NY)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
National Historic Sites of the Northeast
Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (PA)
Boston African American National Historic Site (MA)
Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site (DC)
Clara Barton National Historic Site (MD)
Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site (PA)
Eisenhower National Historic Site (PA)
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site (NY)
Ford's Theatre National Historic Site (DC)
Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (DC)
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (MA)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site (PA)
Hampton National Historic Site (MD)
Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site (NY)
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site (PA)
John F. Kennedy National Historic Site (MA)
Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (MA)
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site (VA)
Martin Van Buren National Historic Site (NY)
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site (DC)
Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site (DC)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site (NY)
Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (NY)
Salem Maritime National Historic Site (MA)
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site (MA)
Springfield Armory National Historic Site (MA)
Steamtown National Historic Site (PA)
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (NY)
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site (NY)
Thomas Stone National Historic Site (MD)
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (NY)
International Historic Sites of the Northeast
Saint Croix Island International Historic Site (ME)
National Battlefield Park of the Northeast
Manassas National Battlefield Park (VA)
Richmond National Battlefield Park (VA)
National Battlefields of the Northeast
Antietam National Battlefield (MD)
Fort Necessity National Battlefield (PA)
Monocacy National Battlefield (MD)
Petersburg National Battlefield (VA)
National Military Park of the Northeast
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (VA)
Gettysburg National Military Park (PA)
National Memorials of the Northeast
Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (VA)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (DC)
Federal Hall National Memorial (NY)
Flight 93 National Memorial (PA)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial (DC)
General Grant National Memorial (NY)
Hamilton Grange National Memorial (NY)
Johnstown Flood National Memorial (PA)
Korean War Veterans Memorial (DC)
Lincoln Memorial (DC)
Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac (DC)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (DC)
Roger Williams National Memorial (RI)
Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial (PA)
Thomas Jefferson Memorial (DC)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (DC)
World War I Memorial (DC)
World War II Memorial (DC)
National Recreation Areas of the Northeast
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area (MA)
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (NJ, PA)
Gateway National Recreation Area (NJ, NY)
Gauley River National Recreation Area (WV)
National Seashores of the Northeast
Assateague Island National Seashore (MD, VA)
Cape Cod National Seashore (MA)
Fire Island National Seashore (NY)
National Rivers of the Northeast
Bluestone National Scenic River (WV)
Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River (NJ)
Middle Delaware National Scenic River (PA)
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (PA)
National Parkways of the Northeast
Blue Ridge Parkway (NC, VA)
George Washington Memorial Parkway (DC, MD, VA)
National Trails of the Northeast
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (CT, GA, MD, MA, NH, NC, PA, TN, VT, VA, WV)
Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail (DC, MD, PA, VA)
Other National Parks of the Northeast
Catoctin Mountain Park (MD)
Constitution Gardens (DC)
Fort Washington Park (MD)
Greenbelt Park (MD)
National Capital Parks (DC)
National Mall (DC)
Piscataway Park (MD)
Prince William Forest Park (VA)
Rock Creek Park (DC)
Theodore Roosevelt Island (DC)
Washington Monument (DC)
White House and President's Park (DC)
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts (VA)
Middle Delaware National Scenic River
Associated Units of the Northeast
Associated International Parks of the Northeast
Roosevelt Campobello International Park (ME)
Associated National Trails of the Northeast
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail (DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA)
New England National Scenic Trail (CT, MA)
North Country National Scenic Trail (NY, PA)
Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail (NC, TN, SC, VA)
Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail (DC, MD, VA)
Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail (CT, DC, DE, MA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA)
National Heritage Areas of the Northeast
Baltimore National Heritage Area (MD)
Coal National Heritage Area (WV)
Crossroads to the American Revolution National Heritage Area (NJ)
Essex National Heritage Area (MA)
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area (NY)
Niagara Falls National Heritage Area (NY)
Oild Region National Heritage Area (PA)
Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area (PA)
Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area (PA)
National Heritage Corridors of the Northeast
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor (PA)
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor (NY)
John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor (MA, RI)
The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor (CT, MA)
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor
National Reserves of the Northeast
New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve (NJ)
Associated National Historic Sites of the Northeast
Gloria Dei Church National Historic Site (PA)
Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site (NY)
Thomas Cole National Historic Site (NY)
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site (RI)
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
Associated National Rivers of the Northeast
Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River (NJ, PA)
Associated Memorials of the Northeast
African American Civil War Memorial (DC)
Other Associated Units of the Northeast
Anacostia Park (DC)
Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network (DC, DE, MD, NY, PA, VA, WV)
Civil War Defenses of Washington (DC, MD, VA)
Claude Moor Colonial Farm (VA)
Fort Dupont Park (DC)
Great Falls Park (VA)
Green Springs (VA)
Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens (DC)
Maine Acadian Culture (ME)
I hope you have learned a little bit about the National Parks of the Northeast and are ready to get out and explore the Northeastern National Parks. If you are interested in the National Parks of other regions click below;
National Parks of Southeast Region
National Parks of the Midwest Region
National Parks of Intermountain Region
National Parks of the Pacific-West Region
National Parks of Alaska
National Parks in Kentucky: Explore the 7 Kentucky National Parks (2022 Update)
National Parks in Missouri: Explore the 7 Missouri National Parks (2022 Update)


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Ewrenozowo (bułg. Евренозово) – wieś w południowo-wschodniej Bułgarii, w obwodzie Burgas, w gminie Małko Tyrnowo. Według danych Narodowego Instytutu Statystycznego, 31 grudnia 2011 roku wieś liczyła 40 mieszkańców.

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Momentum Builds to Tackle RHD in the Philippines
The team visiting a primary health care centre to talk about RHD prevention and management activities
Reach was in Manila last month working with Filipino country partners to commence an RHD Rapid Situation Assessment. Reach is working in partnership with the Philippines Foundation for the Prevention of RF/RHD, an affiliated organisation of the Philippines Heart Center and the Philippine Heart Association Council on RF/RHD.
Strong advocacy and concerted action from the Philippines Foundation for the Prevention of RF/RHD in recent years has led to the approval in 2018 of a new Philippines National Health Insurance (PhilHealth) outpatient benefit package that enables RHD patients to access benzathine penicillin injections and annual echocardiography free of charge. This is a momentous step to support patients' access to care, and is a sign of the recognition by senior health decision-makers in the Philippines of the ongoing burden of this disease in the Filipino population and the need for action.
Reach Deputy Executive Director and Head of Country Programmes Dr Sophie La Vincente and Senior Technical Advisor Liz Kennedy were hosted by Dr Juliet Balderas, President of the Foundation for the Prevention of RF/RHD and Chair of the Philippine Heart Association RF/RHD Council, and her team.
Reach and the Philippines Foundation for the Prevention of RF/RHD together met with senior Department of Health and PhilHealth officials to discuss the new benefit package for RHD patients as well as opportunities to build on this momentum to strengthen multi–stakeholder approaches to prevent and control RHD.
During the visit, a team of doctors were trained by the Reach team to gather baseline data as part of the Rapid Situation Assessment process. In the coming weeks the local team will be collecting and collating data from selected sites around the country. The Rapid Situation Assessment process is intended to support the identification of priority areas to guide strategic planning by the Foundation for the Prevention and Control of RF/RHD and other national stakeholders. It represents a timely opportunity to leverage momentum and, together, consider all opportunities for the further advancement of RHD prevention and control in the Philippines
Reach is excited to be working with this dedicated team of health professionals, the self-proclaimed "RF/RHD Warriors", who are working to eradicate RHD.


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Speak and ye shall be heard. The Google App announces that it has gotten smarter – understanding your complex questions to serve up top search results.
When Google started answering questions with voice search in 2008, the results were childish. They understood the basics of words but not the intent behind the words.
Per Google:
"Now we're "growing up" just a little more. The Google app is starting to truly understand the meaning of what you're asking. We can now break down a query to understand the semantics of each piece…"
Google can now understand the natural language of a search engine query much better. This includes time-based queries, superlatives, and even your more complicated questions.
Time-Based Search Engine Queries
What were the final Packers stats in 1975?
What time is it in San Francisco?
What will the temperature be at 11:57am today?
Superlative Search Engine Queries
What is the largest city in New York?
What is the best place to go on vacation?
Who are the richest women alive?
Complicated Search Engine Queries
Who was the president of the United States on May 11th, 1951?
What was the Asian population when Steve Forbes was born?
What are some of Anne Hathaway's movies?
Google can now understand the intent behind the questions. This ensures that the Knowledge Graph is more reliable and your search engine results are tailored to provide more human-based answers.
Images courtesy of Business Insider and Google Inside Search.
SEO Tip #8
Focus on search phrases, not single keywords, and put your location in your text to help get found in local searches.
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Microsoft Acquires Five Studios Including Ninja Theory, Developer of Hellblade
Also Playground Games, and Creation of New Studio, The Initiative
Preston Dozsa | June 10, 2018
During their E3 Press Conference, Microsoft announced the acquisition of five game development studios, including Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice developer Ninja Theory.
"There has never been a more exciting time to be part of the gaming industry, with creators large and small showcasing incredible new games for the more than two billion players around the world," said Phil Spencer, head of Gaming at Microsoft. "At Microsoft, we are committed to empowering gamers to play the games they want, with the people they want, where they want."
Ninja Theory has been an independent developer for several years, and has developed titles such as Enslaved: Odyssey to the West and DmC: Devil May Cry. Their most recent game, Hellblade, was a critical and commercial success that was considered by Ninja Theory to be a testament to the studio's decision to go independent.
The other developers purchased include Forza Horizon developer Playground Games, We Happy Few developer Compulsion Games, and State of Decay 2 developer Undead Labs.
Also announced was the creation of a brand new Microsoft studio called The Initiative. While no details were revealed as to what the new studio will be working on, it will be headed by former Crystal Dynamics' head Darrell Gallagher.
"The original games we create at Microsoft Studios are some of our biggest assets," said Matt Booty, corporate vice president of Microsoft Studios in a press release.
"Our growth strategy is to continue to expand the worlds that players love, while developing all-new exclusive games that deepen their engagement with our platform. We are thrilled to welcome five new studios into the Microsoft family. We believe these teams have the collective creative power and operational excellence to deliver the next industry game changers."
The acquisitions grow Microsoft's first-party studios count to twelve from seven, a massive expansion that signals the company's continued efforts to grow their offerings.
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Home » Midmark Acquires the Essentials for a Mobile Supply Chain
Midmark Acquires the Essentials for a Mobile Supply Chain
For distribution centers of all sizes, mobility is increasingly being viewed as critical to a successful operation. That's true even of companies without the need for a full-blown warehouse management system.
Midmark Corp. is a prime example. Headquartered in Versailles, Ohio, the company supplies a wide range of equipment, furniture and fixtures to medical, dental and veterinary offices. It maintains four subsidiaries in the U.S. and others in France, India and Italy, supporting international healthcare markets.
At the Versailles location, Midmark operates three separate manufacturing plants in adjacent buildings. About 850 employees are on site. The distribution operation picks around 5,000 parts a week, with most items shipped out via UPS.
Midmark wanted the capability to deploy mobile devices that would improve picking accuracy. The problem: its enterprise resource planning system, from Oracle Corp., wasn't flexible enough to support the requirements of a mobile supply chain. At the same time, Midmark wanted to extend wireless capability throughout its distribution facility. Yet the company didn't need all of the bells and whistles of a full-function, bolt-on WMS.
The search began for a vendor that could support a mobile operation in tandem with the company's existing ERP. According to project manager Nikki Lange, Midmark undertook a month-long review of four possible vendors. There were 10 criteria to be met: scalability; implementation time in business days; ability to integrate with existing times, in particular the Oracle ERP and Microsoft SQL server; ability to fulfill other business processes; strong references from existing users; degree of risk involved with the investment; ease of working with the vendor's staff; relative cost; overall ease of using the system, and conformance to all elements of the mobile supply chain's pick confirm requirements document.
Midmark Goes With TAKE
Midmark's choice of a partner was TAKE Solutions Ltd., based in Chennai, India with U.S. headquarters in Princeton, N.J. One characteristic of TAKE must have seemed especially attractive to Midmark: the vendor specializes in supporting Oracle applications, and is an authorized Gold-level member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. But Lange says TAKE really won the contract because of its cumulative ranking on the 10-point evaluation scale. Midmark was particularly impressed by the references it was able to obtain from current users of TAKE's applications. Lange and her team made a point of personally visiting a site of the provider's customer. The experience was "invaluable," she says. "We were able to see and talk to the people who helped implement, use and support [the system]."
Implementation of the software at the first Midmark location was a relatively smooth process that spanned just two months, from March to May of 2011. "It was in line with expectations," says Lange.
There was a certain amount of customization involved. Lange praises TAKE project manager Cristi Blaes for her role as project manager and business analyst, adjusting the product to meet the customer's unique needs. As Blaes explains it, Midmark wanted to transition to "a more guided process" in the warehouse. The company's previous pick-confirmation setup had been limited to a list of items to be picked and where they were stored. The new system would match picking order to the warehouse's actual layout, so that workers weren't making unnecessary trips from one end of the facility to the other, or wasting lift-truck moves.
Midmark's internal experts offered feedback that helped smooth the process of implementation, allowing for small tweaks in the design where necessary. The team included logistics managers, network administrators, end users and project sponsors. "There was nothing major," says Blaes. "We really didn't redo it."
Midmark acquired two products from TAKE. The first, Gemini, provides the mobile data connection. It consists of software that validates the data while workers are on the floor using wireless mobile scanners. The second tool, Connect, is a label-printing application. The combined system allows a worker to print out a label from a wireless unit, then apply it to the selected box at the time of actual picking. The new process eliminates a number of time-consuming manual steps, says Blaes.
A Smooth Interface
The TAKE technology essentially sits atop Oracle's E-Business Suite, providing a smooth interface to the ERP without the need for a third-party system, according to Grant Woolf, TAKE's vice president of strategy and business development. "We configure the user interface to let the worker do the work most efficiently," he says. The application typically supplies about 20 percent of the functionality of a traditional WMS, he adds, yet is designed to cover about 80 percent of a customer's volume.
The mobile supply chain initiative, coupled with the extension of wireless capability, gave Midmark a system which "provides a foundation for future use throughout our manufacturing operations," says Lange. For the first time, the company has real-time visibility of inventory in the warehouse.
Another key metric for Midmark is "out-of-the box failure," meaning the number of times that the wrong item or quantity was pulled for shipment. Woolf says the company has reduced its incorrect orders by 75 percent, well above its original goal of a 50-percent cut. According to Lange, Midmark has seen out-of-the-box failures in the UPS shipping area plummet from four to just one per week.
As with any major implementation of software, Midmark learned a number of important lessons along the way. Lange says the company made too many assumptions in its original business case about the ability of Oracle to meet its requirements. It's vital to have a business system analyst help out in the early stages of the initiative, she adds, and to grant sufficient time for gathering all project requirements.
Lange further recommends that companies make a point of involving the end user in the testing stage, "because it gives great feedback and also provides a training opportunity." While she rates Midmark's training of internal development staffers as "good," she says the company "should have engaged them sooner in the project."
Next year, Midmark plans to extend the mobile supply chain setup to all of its docks at the Versailles headquarters. After that, it hopes to involve suppliers in printing their own compliant labels and developing scorecard metrics.
"Overall," says Lange, "we've been very pleased with our relationship with TAKE, and we're definitely going to consider utilizing them for any future process improvements or issues that we have."
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If you think that you may want to file a lawsuit, you should not make this decision lightly, and there are a lot of factors that need to be taken into account. Obviously, you should never go into a lawsuit without at least consulting a qualified Palo Alto, California civil litigation attorney.
Once you have hired an attorney in Palo Alto, California, he or she will be able to help you devise a strategy on how to proceed, which will hopefully maximize your chances of success in your lawsuit. Your lawyer can also give you a rough idea of how much the lawsuit is likely to cost, taking into account court fees, expert witness fees, and other costs.
Consultation With Your Attorney: Before filing any lawsuit in Palo Alto, California, you should speak with a local attorney. Your Palo Alto, California attorney will be able to advise you on the merits of your lawsuit, and your chances of success.
Drafting The Complaint: Once you decide that pursuing a lawsuit in Palo Alto, California civil court is worth your time and effort, you need to file a complaint. The complaint can set the tone, and frame the issues, for the rest of the litigation process, which can drag on for months, or even years (and decades, in some cases). This is because the complaint lays out all the allegations against the defendant. It also usually asks the court for specific relief, should it rule in the plaintiff's favor.
Serving The Defendant: After you draft your complaint, and file it with the court, you have to let the defendant know that they're being sued. The law of Palo Alto, California requires that the defendant be given advance notice of the lawsuit as a matter of basic fairness: if you were being sued, you'd want to be given time to find a lawyer and prepare your defense strategy, right? So, with that in mind, the law prefers that defendants be served personally, generally through the use of a paid process server.
Awaiting the Defendant's Response: Once a lawsuit has been filed, and the defendant has been served in Palo Alto, California, the defendant has time to respond. They usually do so by drafting an answer to the complaint, in which they deny the plaintiff's allegations, or assert a legal defense. If the defendant fails to respond within a set period of time, they will be in default, and you may be able to get a "default judgment" against them, in which all of your allegations against the defendant are treated as if the defendant admitted them, and you only need to prove that you've suffered losses that warrant the damages you're asking for.
The basic outline above does not come close to covering all the details involved in filing a lawsuit in Palo Alto, California.
Accordingly, it's always a good idea to speak with a Palo Alto, California litigation attorney if you are contemplating filing a lawsuit against a person or company.


Shaw M, MacDonald S, Finegan E, Livingston S. 2005. The effect of adding browse to the diet of moose (Alces alces) at the Toronto Zoo on their daily behaviour patterns. In Graffam W, Hellinga D, Maslanka M, Ward A, Eds. Proceedings of the Sixth Conference on Zoo and Wildlife Nutrition, AZA Nutrition Advisory Group, Omaha, NE.
The Toronto Zoo has had moose in its collection since opening in 1974, and has since struggled with the issues of chronic diarrhea and Wasting Syndrome Complex that have been readily reported at other institutions. After numerous dietary alterations it was found that only by feeding limited amounts of an aspen–based concentrate, and no other food item, could these problems be minimized. This restricted diet does not allow the moose to consistently meet their energetic requirements, and results in poorly conditioned moose that still experience intermittent bouts of diarrhea. When more pellets are offered to improve body condition the moose develop severe diarrhea which continues until pellets are restricted again. Studies have indicated that moose should not be fed hay or be allowed to graze, and that they may only be kept successfully with substantial offerings of browse. Unfortunately, time and staffing only allow very limited amounts of browse to be offered once a week, from late spring to early fall. It has been hypothesized that adding significant levels of browse daily to the moose diet would improve the body condition and digestive health of these animals. The study described here was designed to quantify the effect of browse on the behaviour patterns of moose at the Toronto Zoo, in an effort to justify hiring summer staff dedicated to browse collection and preservation. A related study is currently underway to develop a technique to preserve browse for year round feeding.


Violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. § 1692) Although the Act is frequently asserted in the foreclosure context, federal courts have uniformly held that it does not support a claim against foreclosing lenders because foreclosing lenders are not engaged in "debt collection" within the meaning of the statute. See Norris v. Fairbanks Capital Corp., 178 Fed. Appx. 401, 403 (5th Cir. 2006); Brumberger v. Sallie Mae Serv. Corp., 84 Fed. Appx. 458, 459 (5th Cir. 2004); Diessner v. Mortg. Elec. Regis. Sys., 618 F. Supp. 2d 1184 (D. Ariz. 2009); Williams v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., 504 F. Supp. 2d 176, 190 (S.D. Tex. 2007).
Violation of the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 1635 et seq.) Claims under this statute are aimed at the closing of the borrower's loan rather than the foreclosure per se, but are often asserted in challenges to foreclosure. To the extent that the borrower seeks to rescind the loan based on a TILA violation, that remedy should be unavailable in connection with a residential mortgage transaction. See 15 U.S.C. § 1635(e)(1); 12 C.F.R. §§ 226.23(f)(1), 226.2(a)(24). Secondly, all claims for damages under the Act must be brought within one year of "the violation." 15 U.S.C. § 1640(e). Courts have uniformly held that "the violation" occurs on the closing date for the loan. See In re Smith, 737 F.2d 1549, 1552 (11th Cir. 1984). Therefore, any claims for damages brought more than one year after the loan's closing date likely will be ruled prohibited as a matter of law. Id.
The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (12 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.) As with the Truth in Lending Act, claims under RESPA are aimed at the closing of the loan, not at a subsequent foreclosure of that loan. Claims asserted under RESPA are governed by either a one-year or three-year limitation period, depending on the conduct alleged. 12 U.S.C. § 2614. Some of the more common allegations (involving illegal kickbacks or other misapplication of closing funds) are governed by a one-year limitation period that begins to run on the closing date for the loan. See Chen v. Bell-Smith, 768 F. Supp. 2d 121 (D.D.C. 2011); Gehman v. Argent Mortg. Co., 726 F. Supp. 2d 533 (E.D. Pa. 2010). Therefore, as with TILA claims, a foreclosing lender typically will not be subject to challenge under RESPA if the foreclosure is more than one year after the loan closing.
Wrongful Foreclosure - Failure to Produce the Promissory Note. In Georgia state and federal courts, borrowers have asserted that a lender has an obligation to produce the original promissory note before conducting a foreclosure and that a "failure" to produce the note renders the foreclosure wrongful. Courts considering this argument have uniformly held that it fails. See Cornelius v. Bank Home Loans Serv., LLP, No. 1:10-CV-03049-JEC (N.D. Ga. Aug. 9, 2011); Watkins v. Beneficial HSBC Mortg., No. 1:10-CV-1999-TWT, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 112848 (N.D. Ga. Oct. 21, 2010) and cases cited therein.


The report on the Ireland automotive sensors market is an in-depth study of the latest trends and changes in the domestic markets of Ireland over the period of 2016-2024. This report is a combined presentation of the factors within Ireland that have significant implications on the automotive sensors market over the next few years. Moreover, this study provides detailed insights into drivers, restraints, opportunities in the Ireland automotive sensors market over the period of 2016-2024. It presents qualitative insights into the market through analytical tools such as PEST Analysis and Porter's diamond model analysis and DRO analysis of automotive sensors market in Ireland.
The report on the Ireland automotive sensors market also presents the competitive landscape and strategies of the key players operating in this market over the next few years. Leading competitive strategies such as Merger & Acquisition, and new product launches among others have also been highlighted in the study. Moreover, regulatory aspects pertaining to automotive sensors market in Ireland have also been analyzed using both primary and secondary research methods. Furthermore, the report presents the market size for the Ireland automotive sensors market over the past couple years and forecasts the same over the period of 2018-2024.
The Ireland automotive sensors market is segmented on the basis of, type, and application. The type covers analysis and market size forecasts of sub-segments such as temperature, pressure, speed, level/position, magnetic, gas, and inertial. The application covers analysis and market size forecasts of sub-segments such as powertrain, body electronics, vehicle security systems, and telematics.
Each Country & Markets report is based on over 100s of hours of primary and secondary research. The primary research covers extensive interviews and analysis of the opinions provided by the key opinion leaders based in Ireland and other countries in the world. The key opinion leaders primarily include subject matters experts based in Ireland, executives from small and large size enterprises operating in automotive sensors market. The secondary research includes exploration through trade journals, company publications, data sources and information websites among others.


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