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The Bird King
Vernon Joseph Go Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Grandeur, Beauty and Power – The Philippine Eagle.
The Philippine Eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi) is one of the rarest, largest and most powerful birds in the world. This bird of prey, or raptor, belongs to the family Accipitridae.
The world's largest bird of prey can only be found in Southeast Asia, specifically in our country the Philippines. Discovered by English naturalist Jeffery Whitehead more than a hundred years ago in 1896, it was first called the "Monkey-Eating Eagle" because it was thought that it only eat monkeys. *or somebody who look like one? ; based on reports from natives that it preyed exclusively on monkeys (hence its generic name, from the Greek pithecus ("ape or monkey") and phagus ("eater (of)") . Later studies revealed, however, that they also prey on other animals such as colugo, civets, large snakes, monitor lizards, and even large birds like hornbills. This, and the fact that the same name applied to the African Crowned Hawk-eagle and the South American Harpy Eagle resulted in a presidential proclamation to change its name to Philippine Eagle.
Locals call it "Haribon" – from the Filipino words "Hari" (king) and "Ibon" (bird) or "Haring Ibon" (Bird King). This raptor's territory used to cover the whole of the Philippines from Luzon Island (north) to Mindanao Island (South) (OK I myself did not know this but the whole Philippines OMG!!). It is now more concentrated in the south and a discovery of a nest make national headlines! On August 11, 2007, a breeding pair of Philippine Eagle were discovered nesting in Zamboanga del Norte and were doing (mutual soaring) courtship flying displays above an old nest tree in Barangay Linay, Baliguian. As of August 2007, the egg was expected to be laid on September, 2007. The Linay nesting site is the lowest recorded for Philippine Eagles in Mindanao (369 meters above sea level); the DENR declared it as a Philippine Eagle "critical habitat" through RA 9147 or the Philippine Wildlife Act.
The country's national bird, the Philippine Eagle, is one of a kind, not only because it is found nowhere else, but also since it has a unique evolutionary history, clearly distinguishing it from other giant eagles once thought of as its immediate family. At least this is what a recent study of the Philippine Eagles' DNA suggests. Scientists from the University of Michigan, USA analyzed DNA isolated from blood samples of the Philippine Eagle and those of the Harpy Eagle and Crested Eagles of the Americas and the New Guinea Harpy Eagle of New Guinea, all equal heavyweights of the bird world.
All of the last three giants named are close relatives as revealed by DNA sequences, but only remotely related to the Philippine Eagle. He also said that all of the five traditional "harpy eagle group" members live in tropical forests, feeding mainly on medium-sized mammals. "But based on the genetic analysis, the similarities between the Philippine Eagle and the other harpies resulted not from kinship but from convergent change, driven by natural selection for reproductive success in tropical forests and a shared taste for mammals," Dr. Mindell added. Amazingly, Mindell's team also found that the only distant relatives of Philippine Eagles are snake eagles found elsewhere in Southeast Asia and far Africa.
In the Philippines, it is distantly related to the featherweight but equally imposing Serpent Eagle, which breeds in this country but is also common in Asia. The study of Dr, Mindell's team passed expert reviews and was published in the scientific journal "Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution".
The Philippine Eagle is now known as the National Bird of the Philippines and this has helped increase awareness of the bird and its plight. The American bald eagle will be replaced by the Philippine eagle on the logo of Pacific Paint (Boysen) Philippines Inc. per official announcement on August 24, 2007 at the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) center in Malagos, Baguio District, Davao where the company adopted a 7-month-old eagle bred in captivity but which would in time be released to the wild. Boysen named the eagle Pin-Pin (Pinturang Pinoy) the 21st Philippine eagle bred in captivity at the PEF center. In 2004, Vice President Noli de Castro adopted a PEF-bred eagle named Kabayan which was released into the forests of Mt. Apo in North Cotabato, but was electrocuted at the reservation of the Philippine National Oil Corp.
The 2007 IUCN Red List Category (as evaluated by BirdLife International - the official Red List Authority for birds for IUCN) included it as Critically Endangered.
Its numbers have slowly dwindled over the decades with only an estimated 500 pairs left. The Philippine Eagle may soon no longer be found in the wild, unless direct intervention is taken. The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) of Davao City is one such organization dedicated to the protection and conservation of the Philippine Eagle and its forest habitat. In fact, PEF has been successfully breeding Philippine Eagles in captivity for over a decade now and has also conducted the first experimental release of a captive-bred eagle to the wild. Ongoing research on behavior, ecology and population dynamics is also underway.
The Philippine Eagle is threatened with extinction. Less than 500 pairs of 'em are left in the wild. The problem isn't by poaching or illegal wildlife traders this time; as Filipinos guard this national treasure with their lives. The main culprit is the destruction of their habitat which the main culprits are the same ones who guard them. The irony of it all, SO we must preserve our environment in order to save the Philippine Eagle!!
OK I'll be blogging every other day now since I've read in pinoy blogero that I could be choking my readers with too many overwhelming posts (I'll just try this if Like I have that many readers anyway) and also its my midterms next week, so expect me ranting on my Subjects. Enjoy!
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The Bird King Reviewed by Vernon Joseph Go on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 Rating: 5
-edz- January 23, 2008 at 1:12 PM
indeed we should all help save our Philippine eagles!
lets not wait till we ran out of time before we do something. for once we ran out of these eagles we can never bring them back to the ecosystem.


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Bad Joke: Duterte visits volcano victims, says 'beautiful women' in devastated Batangas made his problems disappear
By Coconuts Manila Jan 15, 2020 | 1:24pm Manila time
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President Rodrigo Duterte has never had any misgivings about cracking misogynist jokes, but yesterday he went a step further, proving that he also has no qualms about cracking them in times of national calamity.
His latest indiscretion: while visiting the victims of the Taal Volcano eruption, he told a group of officials that he had forgotten his "many problems" thanks to Batangas' bevy of "beautiful women."
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"I have so many problems. When I was in the helicopter, I was thinking about a lot of things, but when I arrived here, it disappeared," Duterte said in English and Filipino during a meeting with government officials at the Batangas Provincial Sports Complex in Batangas City yesterday.
"Really, I love beautiful women," he added.
This isn't the first time the president has gotten "laughs" at women's expense. Last year, he cracked a real knee-slapper about how Davao City's rise in rape cases was owed to its "many beautiful women." Then, about two years back, while at a business forum in India, Duterte managed to be disrespectful to both women and Islam simultaneously, joking that if "42 virgins" in heaven were enough to motivate suicide bombers, then he could also tout Filipino virgins as a "come-on" for tourists.
And if that wasn't hilarious enough, back in 2016, shortly before he became president, he joked to a crowd at a campaign rally that he had been angered by the case of a "beautiful" Australian nun who was raped and murdered back in 1989 — because as mayor, he should've been first in line for the raping, amirite?! (HA! Good one, Rody!)
His spokesman has come to his defense amid accusations of sexism, saying feminists are overreacting and should "just laugh" at Duterte's jokes. (Yeah, baby, why so serious? You know, you'd be pretty if you smiled more.)
Before the latest sleazy remark, the president explained that he hadn't been able to immediately visit the victims of Taal because he was unable to fly out of his hometown of Davao City due to the volcano's ashfall. Duterte managed to arrive in Manila only on Monday morning, but, ever the hero, he insisted on visiting Batangas because people were mired in a crisis.
"I'm sorry I was not around. I was in Davao. But I was preparing to leave that night, [but] I was informed that I could not make it because of the ash. So early morning, I insisted that I have to be here because there is a crisis, and I forced the airplane [to fly here]. They did something about the runway, they made it wet so that there was less ash that would be seeping into the equipment of the plane," he said.
Read: Duterte to visit towns devastated by Taal, says he'll eat toxic ash and 'pee' on the volcano
Meanwhile, Duterte also congratulated the local government for its "splendid response to the crisis," which he said had resulted no casualties so far.
"I am very satisfied, I said, with the response of everybody, [and with] the fact that no one was killed and that there's nobody really sick," the president said. Duterte added that he felt bad about Batangueños who were "covered in ashes like zombies…I pity them."
However, at least one road mishap has been attributed to the disaster: in Calamba on Monday a truck driver was killed and three people were injured while they were reportedly driving in "zero visibility" because of Taal's ashfall.
In a bulletin released this morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said that Taal has displayed "generally weaker" activity in the past 24 hours.
However, alert level 4 (5 being the highest, indicating a full-blown eruption) still remains in effect, and the ongoing eruption has sent a dark gray ash-laden plume about a thousand meters into the sky. The PHIVOLCS also said there were almost 1,700 tonnes of sulfur dioxide spewing from the volcano each day.
PHIVOLCS also observed that large cracks in roads have emerged in several towns in Batangas since yesterday. It said that the cracks are signs that magma is still rising in Taal. The agency has recorded a total of 446 earthquakes from the volcano as of 5am today.
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Having battled aliens to prove humanity's worth as a star-faring species, Admiral Trevor Gray has a new mission: follow the directives of the super-AI Konstantin and lead the star carrier America on a mission through time and space to determine if humanity can truly transcend into Singularity… and avoid the pitfalls that have plagued so many of the aliens Earth has encountered since it gained faster-than-light travel.
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Q: Does uniform convergence imply Let $U$ be a bounded open set in $\mathbb{R}^n$. Consider $C(U)$, the space of the continuous functions on $U$. I am confused with "uniform convergence" and "$L^{\infty}$-convergence" on $C(U)$. It seems to me that the two convergences are equivalent. If I am wrong, is one of them stronger than the other?
Thank you in advance.

A: Uniform convergence of say, $f_n$ to $f$, on a set $S$ means that $\sup_{x\in S}|f_n(x)-f(x)|\to 0$ as $n$ goes to infinity.
In the definition of $L^\infty$ norm, there is an idea of almost everywhere. More precisely, if $f$ is a measurable function, then $\lVert f\rVert_{L^\infty}\geqslant |f(x)|$ for almost every $x$. So convergence in $L^\infty$ actually means "uniform convergence on $S\setminus N$ where $N$ has zero-measure".
Now a good exercise is to see how are the uniform norm and the $L^\infty$ norms related when they are applied to continuous functions.
Answer: they are actually the same thing.

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In 2005, a torrential downpour washed boulders, logs and other debris down a flooded river, destroying 27 homes in Matata. Since then the future of the at-risk properties has been in doubt.
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Bert Van Marwijk appointed to coach Australia at 2018 World Cup
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Football Federation Australia has decided to appoint Bert Van Marwijk as the head coach of the Caltex Socceroos for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The announcement came first to their official Twitter account by saying "The Caltex @Socceroos are delighted to announce the appointment of Bert Van Marwijk as our new Head Coach" before it was posted to their official website.
FFA Chairman Steven Lowy immediately welcomed Van Marwijk, who he believes a world class coach, to lead the national team Australia following the resignation of Ange Postecoglou in November last year.
The 65-year-old coach took Netherlands to the World Cup Final in 2010 and led Saudi Arabia qualifies for the biggest tournament this year, ending a 12-year World Cup drought. (Here's your reference for Soccer Betting Tips)
"This is a great result for Australian football. Bert Van Marwijk is world class. He took the Netherlands to the World Cup Final in 2010, he led the Saudi Arabian team to qualify directly for this year's Finals and most importantly, he knows a lot about our team and how they play because he studied them closely as an opposition manager in the same group. These experiences make him a compelling choice." Lowy said in a statement
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Meanwhile, it was FFA Chief Executive Officer David Gallop who agreed terms with the former Dutch coach in Amsterdam.
"Bert was our preferred candidate to take the Caltex Socceroos to the World Cup so we are delighted to have secured his services. We went through a thorough and disciplined process and used internal and external experts to build up a profile of the person who would be the best fit for the task in Russia. We had a number of outstanding coaches very interested in the role but Bert was at the top of our shortlist." Gallop stated
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Our first question about Spin's Unobtainium Monobloc Cassette was, is it really made from Unobtainium? Sadly no. Our second was, £250 for a cassette. What's so special about it?
Well, the main draw here is the weight. Our 10-speed 11-23 tooth test product, including the lockring, is 96g. To give that some context, a Shimano Dura-Ace 7900 cassette (£179.99) of the same size weighs in at about 163g and a SRAM Red one is about 155g. Superlight, then. To give some more context on price, list on a Campagnolo Super Record cassette is over £300 and quite a bit heavier so while the Spin cassette is a lot of money it's certainly not out of line.
This is a one-piece unit that's milled from a solid block of aluminium. Well, that's not exactly true; the smallest two sprockets are milled separately on the 11-23T cassette. The other cassette sizes are each milled from a single block.
The aluminium in question is what Spin call Spindustrial Unobtainium alloy because they have a special name for just about everything; it's actually 7075-T6, which is strong, high-quality stuff.
The amount of work involved in creating this cassette is amazing. Spin reckon it takes half an hour on the CNC machine to make one of these bad boys. We can easily believe that. Everything that possibly could be removed has been removed, so much so that you can see right through to the freehub body underneath the middle sprockets.
In use, the Spin cassette works just fine. I took off a Dura-Ace cassette to fit this one, and to be completely honest I couldn't make out any change in the function. It shifts up fine. It shifts down fine. Um, that's it. If you can discern any difference, you're more in tune with the subtleties of bike performance than I am. It does its job well and that's good enough for me.
The gold coating is titanium nitride, designed to improve the shifting and durability as well as enhance the looks. The looks thing is a matter of taste, obviously, but I likes it, me.
Speaking of durability, that's just fine too. I've been running this cassette through all sorts of bad weather and the drivetrain has been filthy half the time, but the sprockets are looking in decent nick for the amount of use. If longevity is your number one concern by all means go for steel sprockets but it's not as if this lightweight number can't handle plenty of use and abuse.
The one negative point I would make is that if you do get lots of gunk off the road into the cassette, it can be difficult to clean because of all the milled out space in there. I had to take the cassette off the freehub after a few weeks to remove the gradual build-up of waxy lube and general winter debris. That's not a major problem, but it's worth noting (and I probably won't use waxy lube with this cassette again).
This cassette is compatible with Shimano/SRAM 10-speed drivetrains and comes in 12-25T and 12-27T as well as this 11-23T model. A ceramic gunmetal silver-coated version is available £10 cheaper and Campagnolo 11-speed models are available too.
Spin say, "Spin QuickLight cassettes are at the cutting edge of bicycle component design and engineering. Sculpted by our multi-axis CNC SpinBots, these beautiful cassettes are the lightest on the planet from just 94 grams in 11-23T ratio.
"Available in 11-23T, 12-25T or 12-27T. The lightest, smoothest and most seriously trick cog set in the world."
The main point is that this is an extremely lightweight cassette with no discernible reduction in performance. It's for people who are willing to pay a premium to drop a small amount of weight.
Shifting across the cassette is as smooth and reliable as with any other cassette but the weight is considerably lighter. I did wonder whether a smaller amount of surface area in contact with the freehub body would result in notches to the splines, but there are no worries on that front.
The lightest cassette I've ever used by a long way.
Depends how you look at it, I guess. You can get a Shimano 105 10-speed cassette for £55, a Dura-Ace one is £180 and the list price of a Campag Super Record cassette is over £300.
The Spin cassette is much lighter than any of those. You're paying a lot of money to drop a small amount of weight. It takes a lot of work to drop those grams, hence the price.
It works well. I didn't notice any difference in function over any other cassette I'm currently using, and it's considerably lighter.
The benefit is the weight reduction. It's a very small amount in the overall scheme of things, but if every gram matters to you, check it out.
I think the gold finish looks pretty neat too.
There's no avoiding the fact that this is a whole lot of cash to spend on a cassette.
One too many curries and the weight saving over a 'normal' cassette goes south! Unobtainium? Sounds like Latin for 'it's unobtainable by mortals'.
Surely this is an April-fool style mockery of "weight weenies".
Either that or the worst made up name ever.
I think the name comes from the film 'Avatar' who will surely sue.
Elements on the (real) periodic table whose names begin with 'un' are extremely short- lived synthetic radioactive materials, so I would expect it to decay within a few miliseconds.
That's beautiful. That's what I want my wedding cake to look like.
Unobtanium was a phrase actually coined in the 50s and has had numerous uses. I think Oakley used it (and still do) to describe one or other of the materials that they use to make their sunglasses.
I actually really like the cassette and I understand that it also comes in a matt grey for those looking for a little less bling.
As Winton says, unobtainium (also unobtanium) is a term used since the 1950s.
Generic word to describe any rare or precious material, initially in aerospace but later adopted by the cycling press and more recently even the mainstream media.
Those "un"elements are on the 'new' bit of the periodic table, the weird bit.
This'll be the cassette that you can find on ebay for a shade over a $100 from Taiwan?
It would be interesting to see how the costs break down on boutique stuff like this (actually on all kinds of components) and what the markup is.
Let's say it takes 30 mins on a cnc machine (which doesn't seem that long) so you've got the running costs, machine operator wages, materials, plating and cost of the initial investment plus the distribution, admin and so on... still seems a lot of money for 3 pieces of essentially machine carved metal.
"I had to take the cassette off the freehub after a few weeks to remove the gradual build-up of waxy lube and general winter debris."
can't see mysel using a £250 unobtanium cassette on the winter bike.
More to the point..should be called 'Outofmygraspobtanium'...can't be spending that amount of dosh on mechanicals when there's R@pha@ to be had for that...that's about three pairs of winter socks dontcha know!


E-commerce is a revolutionary concept that has changed the scenario of doing business breaking the geographical boundaries and providing ample convenience to the consumers.
It was not long back that the term e-commerce was unheard of, but today it is posing a great risk to the neighbourhood stores. One of the studies suggests that in December 2016 India's e-commerce market had crossed Rs. 211,005 crore. By the year 2020, the Indian e-commerce market is expected to generate online retail revenue of $100 billion.
With the uprising of the Electronic Commerce in the country, the conception of many online marketplaces took place. Even the FDIs (Foreign Direct Investments) are allowed by the Government of India to promote these marketplace business models.
Now, with GST (Goods and Services Tax) set to roll out from 1st July, a number of third-party sellers on these marketplaces are sceptical about the compliance requirement that will be required under the new tax regime.
Under the GST, e-commerce segment is extensively covered. Given the potential it has and the amount of revenue that it is generating, the government has taken it seriously and for the first time, it has taken initiatives to regulate it. So far, the online business has been largely unregulated. Since it will be a massive change for the seller community, it is but natural that they are a dismayed and worried lot right now.
No Threshold Specified for E-Commerce Sellers: For GST registration, the government has specified a threshold limit of Rs 20 lakhs on the annual turnover of the business. The same stands at 10 lakhs for the North Eastern States. Only if the turnover exceeds this limit, a business is liable to be registered under GST. In case of e-commerce, no such limit is specified and all businesses need to get registered irrespective of their turnover.
Benefit under Composition Scheme Denied: There is a provision under section 10 of the GST law to get registered under the composition scheme. Some 8 million taxpayers will be migrating from current laws to the new tax regime. Many of these have limited turnover and don't have the requisite resources and the expertise required to comply with the new procedures. So, to facilitate these small and medium businesses, government came up with composition scheme. This states that any taxpayer with a turnover of less than Rs 50 lakhs can choose to get registered under composition scheme. Under this scheme, he will pay taxes at nominal rates up to 2% and can file quarterly returns instead of monthly. The irony is that the e-commerce businesses are explicitly excluded from this scheme.
Registration To Be Done in Each State: The provisions of GST dictates that the business needs to be registered in each state where it supplies its goods and services. The e-commerce business model works across multiple geographies. Hence, the seller will have to obtain registration in all the Indian states.
TCS by the Marketplace Operator: The new tax regime makes it mandatory for marketplace operators to deduct the GST liability of seller as a percentage amount and deposit it with government. The operator will then have to file the monthly return to claim the credit of TCS (tax collection at source) collected, which will have an impact on the liquidity and cash flow of the sellers. Also, the online sellers will be at a disadvantage even with a minimal tax of 2% in thin margin categories. TCS will also make the detection of those who will be evading the tax payment from their online easy.
Price Advantage Would Disappear: The major advantage of buying online is that the things were often available cheap due to tax arbitrage. The e-commerce sales happening every now and then used to play on price benefit from merchants in states, which had lower VAT rates. This tax advantage of the online marketplaces is due to take a hit post GST.
The implementation of GST would, however, make shipping across India much easier. As of now, different states have different paperwork requirements for the transit of commercial goods that are being delivered within its boundaries. With GST in place, the logistics for the commercial purpose would get easier and the e-commerce taxes that were imposed by states will also go away as GST is a destination-based tax.
We are just gearing up for GST implementation with lots of inhibitions and concerns. How it will actually impact is still to be seen in the following months.


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1 Variety in the game and minecraft editors.
2 Freedom of choice in the game and minecraft editors.
The minecraft editors is a complement to the cult game.
Variety in the game and minecraft editors.
One of such varieties is the minecraft editors.
Freedom of choice in the game and minecraft editors.
Minecraft is an open world in which there are no goals and the players themselves have the right to decide what they will do. And all the variety that is in it you can use as you want. So, for example, numerous minecraft editors confirm the possibility of free choice in the game minecraft.
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Le détroit de McClure (McClure Strait en anglais, et parfois appelé M'Clure Strait, autrement dit, le détroit de M'Clure en français) est un détroit situé au nord du Territoire du Nord-Ouest, au Canada.

Description

Le détroit relie la mer de Beaufort, à l'ouest, avec le détroit du Vicomte Melville, à l'est. Il se trouve entre les îles de Prince Patrick Island, Eglinton Island et Melville Island, au nord, et Banks Island, au sud. Le détroit est régulièrement bloqué avec de la glace épaisse, et il est habituellement infranchissable en bateau. En 1969, le SS Manhattan a été libéré de la glace par un brise-glace canadien, et a été obligé de voyager par les eaux territoriales canadiennes pour accomplir son passage à l'ouest. Il y eut alors un conflit entre le Canada et les États-Unis à propos des limites territoriales.

En  et 2009, le détroit fut complètement ouvert et libéré de ses glaces. En , le voilier Belzebub II réussit à traverser le détroit. Il était dirigé par trois marins: les Québécois Nicolas et Morgan Peissel et le Suédois Edvin Buregren.

Le détroit a été nommé d'après le nom de Robert McClure, un explorateur britannique.

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FRANK Turrell's quickfire knock proved crucial as Wimborne & Colehill maintained pole position in the Dorset Funeral Plan Premier League with a 60-run victory at Dorchester.
Turrell (54) came to the crease with the Minstermen wobbling on 94 for four and remained undefeated at they closed on 206 for six from their 50 overs.
His 57-ball stay included four fours and a six with Turrell's unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 54 with Harrison Bowles (17) proving crucial in the final reckoning.
Earlier, Colin Randall (34) and Mark House (35) had both made starts before falling to Jack Walklett, while skipper Tom Caines (23) also chipped in.
Bowles (3-18) then removed the top three Dorchester batsmen before George Bartlett (3-26) came on to help reduce them to 65 for eight.
However, a stoic stand of 68 for the ninth wicket between Simon Mitchem and Walklett threatened to check Wimborne's progress.
But after Caines had had Walklett (23) caught by Graham Cole and Randall had run-out Nick Roe, Mitchem (64) was left stranded as Dorchester were dismissed for 146.
Victory kept Wimborne 15 points in front of Poole Town ahead of their final two games against Shroton and Martinstown.


We've been really busy, after two of Ruth's designs were chosen by sponsors for the Lincoln Baron trail. Painting both the Red Arrows baron and the Yellow Belly Baron in a public space has been great fun.
With the empty shop door enticing people to pop in and see what we are getting up to. The door has been opened to the public, press photographers, film makers, radio presenters and TV crews... never a dull day!
We even had a film made about the Red Arrows project, this baron had young people helping to paint him. Three different groups that included young people doing arts awards, teenagers who are part of the Jon Egging Trust and young adults from the charity Framework.
Our Barons will be in the Lincoln Baron trail alongside 23 other artist designed Barons, as part of Lincolns Magna Carta celebrations. Why not explore the beautiful city of Lincoln, with the trail winding along from St Marks all the way up to the Cathedral. Our Red Arrow baron will be installed outside the train station and the YellowBelly baron will be by the Brayford. The trail starts from June 13th until October 1st. Enjoy exploring and take a selfie with a baron! #Lincolnbarons.


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SESAME: scientific excellence in the Middle East
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Gihan Kamel, a researcher at SESAME, analyses particles at the infrared beamline lab.
The SESAME international centre for scientific research, a competitive synchrotron light source and the first in the Middle East and neighbouring countries, was opened in Allan (Jordan) on 16 May 2017. This pioneering project, established under the auspices of UNESCO, is the result of 14 years of hard work, uniting eight countries around a twofold goal – to consolidate scientific excellence in the region and to build cross-border collaboration, dialogue and understanding between scientists with diverse cultural, political and religious backgrounds.
Anoud Al-Zou'bi
The Synchrotron-light for Experimental Science and Applications in the Middle East (SESAME), is the first international centre of its kind in the Middle East. It is a powerful, high-precision research microscope. In it, the electrons accelerate very rapidly up to the speed of light in hollow and magnetized rings. The acceleration of these electrons produces packets of concentrated intense light. These beams are stored and directed to research samples because this light helps to see new and deep dimensions in the researchers' samples. Research areas will range from physics to molecular chemistry and nanoscience, with applications in archaeology, environmental sciences, agriculture, engineering, pharmacology, medicine and industry. In recent years, crystallography studies at synchrotrons have contributed to the award of five Nobel prizes.
Scientists from the Middle East – regardless of their specialism, nationality or religious belief – will no longer have to leave their own region to carry out their research in major centres abroad. They will no longer have to abandon their research interests because of a lack of advanced facilities at home. At the SESAME centre, they can use synchrotron radiation to study their samples, make new discoveries in different areas of science, analyse their results and exchange data. The centre will enable them to establish research networks with other researchers in the region and with those working in over 60 synchrotron facilities in 25 countries around the world. About 50,000 researchers worldwide use synchrotron facilities for their work.
SESAME is an intergovernmental centre in which eight countries are Members: Cyprus, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Pakistan, and Turkey. The centre is also supported by a group of Observers: Brazil, Canada, CERN, China, European Union, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States of America. The total cost of the project to date has reached in May 2017 nearly USD 90 million.
The SESAME centre is a remarkable achievement for several reasons. First, it marks a return to the exact sciences in the Middle East, after a long absence stretching back to the 13th century. It enables a ray of hope to shine in this region of the world, marked by chaos, political conflicts and economic gloom. With this centre, scientific research, cooperation and joint achievements can take the spotlight again, in a region dominated almost exclusively by crises, accusations, punishments and terrorism.
SESAME: an exceptional success story
Let us begin with a scientific fact: at 99 degrees, water is hot; it does not boil or produce steam until it reaches 100 degrees. This steam was used to power trains and factories, laying the foundations of the industrial revolution. One little degree extra made all the difference and led to a massive revolution.
The same principle governs our lives – success alone is not enough; a further degree of performance is needed to make a real change and achieve excellence. In the traditional equation, success comes from a mix of patience, good preparation and determination; but in the merciless context of competition for scientific excellence, it also needs something extra – creativity, or the ability to go beyond the ordinary. It is this degree that makes the difference between work that is satisfactory and work that is excellent.
Such is the story of the SESAME synchrotron. From the moment the idea first entered the minds of the researchers who supported this dream, they put their energies into its realisation at every step of the way – raising the necessary funding, building the infrastructure, training staff, developing work plans and carrying them out … right up until the day of the inauguration. Without these extra steps taken by all the participants, from individuals to States and institutions, this pioneering scientific achievement would never have been completed.
From the moment they realised that the Middle East needed its own advanced research centre, scientists started working in earnest to make it happen. In 1997, Herman Winick of the Stanford University National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC) in the USA, and Gustav Adolf Voss of the German synchrotron centre, suggested that the German Bessy I accelerator, when it was decommissioned in 1999, be donated to provide the nucleus of an electronic accelerator in the Middle East. This proposal was enthusiastically received by the scientific community. The director of the Middle East Scientific Cooperation group, Sergio Fubini and a former director-general of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) Herwig Shopperr, put the proposed project to the German government. They agreed, once UNESCO provided assurances that SESAME would be established under the auspices of UNESCO and that financing of dismantling the facility and its transportation from Germany to Jordan would be taken care of.
UNESCO launched the project in 1999. Three years later, the Organisation officially announced that the accelerator would be built under its auspices, as the project served its own objectives, namely to reinforce security, peace and international cooperation through education, culture and science.
Divisions give way to humanism
Under the leadership of the then president of the SESAME council, Chris Llewellyn Smith, and the centre's director, Khaled Toukan, seeing SESAME through to completion has required a continuous effort by all those involved – including participating countries, observers and donors – from the start of construction work in 2003 to the inauguration in 2017. Jordan donated the land and covered the cost of construction of the building. Meanwhile, the International Atomic Energy Authority (IAEA) offered specialised high-level training as well as scholarships for researchers and staff. The European Union provided funding worth USD 18 million. CERN shared its wealth of experience during the construction of the magnetic system for SESAME's storage ring. Other partners - organisations, States, and synchrotron centres around the world – provided advice and expertise, plans and equipment, perfectly illustrating the spirit of solidarity, cooperation, generosity and creativity.
On 16 May 2017, inauguration day, there was an atmosphere of joy, enthusiasm, pride and optimism – but it was also tinged with apprehension. Had all the obstacles encountered during 14 years of hard work really been overcome? The answer could only have been positive – yes, science has the power to unite and transcend divisions in the service of humanity.
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The SESAME synchrotron centre does not only owe its exceptional character to the fact that it is the first in the Middle East, or that it has succeeded in getting citizens interested in science when they were preoccupied with the on-going conflicts in the region. It is also the first science laboratory anywhere to be powered by solar energy.
Furthermore, SESAME has benefited no fewer than 750 researchers and engineers from the Middle East, who have followed specialised training courses in research centres and laboratories in countries that are considered to be scientifically advanced. In this way, the centre helps to safeguard the scientific capital of the region, while curbing the brain drain and strengthening the participation of these researchers in the scientific and economic development of their respective countries. It also helps to raise the level of scientific teaching and research in universities and research centres in the region, by building their scientific capacities, multiplying the number of active research projects − and all at low cost. It also serves as a bridge between cultures of East and West and North and South, over and above strictly scientific matters.
The centre has received 55 proposals to use the first two beamlines in response to its first call for applications for beam time. Researchers from the region will now be able to make discoveries in scientific areas as varied as the early diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, archaeology, the identification of plant diseases to save crops and the analysis of ancient manuscripts without damaging them. :
Other challenges still have to be overcome – the further development of a user community, the development of new radiation packages, consolidation of the centre's facilities, including an administration building. The running costs for the centre also have to be funded. But none of these challenges will discourage those who believe in the project and its objectives, as it represents both a victory for science and the embodiment of the idea of a common world and humanity.
With this article, the Courier marks the celebration of the World Science Day for Peace and Development, 10 November.
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A journalist and communications expert, Anoud Al‑Zou'bi (Jordan) is a specialist in audio-visual information. She is also a producer and presenter of several programmes on Jordanian national television, and was awarded the Cairo Arab Media Festival gold medal in 2014.
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It's great fun and you'll taste some fabulous wines, with a delicious lunch.
Been running them for 10+ years. We know what makes a great day!
Hotel du Vin is a short walk from Snowhill and New Street railway stations.
We are flexible and only need 14 days notice to change a booking.
Saturday - We start at 11am with Champagne, followed by five further white wines. Lunch is at 1pm. We send an email 6 days before the event to advise on lunch options. The afternoon is a range of red wines, (with extra cheese). We select a wide range of different styles of wine, normally in the £8 to £30 price range - the wines differ for each event. You will taste/drink just under 1.5 bottles of wine, so while we do bring spittoons, most people prefer to drink the wines, so please plan not to drive afterwards!
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Maine hikes turnpike tolls to recoup revenue lost during pandemic
by The Associated Press October 23, 2021 October 23, 2021
In this May 28, 2021, file photo, a motorist pulling a camper and carrying kayaks and bikes travels on the Maine Turnpike in Kennebunk. Credit: Robert F. Bukaty / AP
Motorists traveling through Maine will pay more in tolls starting in November, as the state looks to make up for revenue lost during the pandemic.
The state faces a $60 million financial shortfall caused by less traffic during the pandemic, the Sun Journal reported. The Maine Turnpike Authority is increasing toll prices for the first time in nine years.
About half of the nation's toll roads increased their fees during the pandemic, said Peter Mills, the authority's executive director.
The authority estimates that about 71 percent of the higher tolls will be paid by people and companies from other states. The increase is estimated to generate more than $17 million annually.
The changes take effect Nov. 1. Among them, the toll for passenger cars going through the new toll booths in York, Maine is now $4 instead of $3. That change alone is expected to generate more than $14 million of the revenue.
The authority had planned to increase tolls in 2028.
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Description: Weekly student newspaper from the North Texas State College in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Creator: Armistead, Isabelle.
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Description: Weekly student newspaper from the North Texas State Teachers College in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and campus news along with advertising.
Creator: Black, Harry
The Campus Chat (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 10, 1938
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The Bronco, Yearbook of Denton High School, 1931
Description: Yearbook for Denton High School in Denton, Texas includes photos of and information about the school, student body, teachers, and organizations.
Creator: Denton High School
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Partner: Denton Public Library
Creator: Denton Senior High School
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Creator: Edwards, Ray
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Creator: Evans, Bowen
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When I first decided to test the waters as a freelance writer, I was an exhausted mother with two elementary-aged kids and a very sick newborn. I was battling post-partum depression, stuck in the house every day and needed an escape. I couldn't use either of my two majors in college – elementary special education and Spanish, because I needed to stay at home. It seemed like a bleak, dark year ahead, and I wasn't sure how I'd get through it.
Funny enough, it was my husband who suggested that I consider writing from home. He's never been a fan of my writing style and to this day has only read a handful of articles I've written. He's never read either of my fiction manuscripts. But he knew I loved to write and encouraged me to give it a try. Every elective in college had been honors level English and Creative Writing classes, but I wondered if I really had what it took to write on a regular basis.
I searched online and found a very clunky writer's forum – the original Writer's Digest forum where every post was screened and would often take several days to appear. A seasoned writer or two who frequented the site answered my endless questions about the trade of writing and encouraged me to try my hand at it. Both suggested a single book to get started – the Writer's Market.
I checked out an older copy from the library and scanned the pages of listed markets – book publishers, magazines, and periodicals. It was the first glimmer of hope; surely one market in the hefty book would be a good match for me. I eventually bought my own copy, which is stored in a box along with my first year's worth of writing notes and published clips. The dogeared, highlighted book helped launch a career and was often better therapy than a paid professional during that first tough year.
I've had a lot of published bylines since that first year, and I honestly thought the giddy feeling of finally seeing one's name in print was a faded memory, kind of like the feeling of a first kiss. Sure there are others, some far better than that first one, but none are ever quite as memorable or reach the heights of emotion as the very first time.
When I saw my byline in this year's Writer's Market with my article about syndication, I felt that silly schoolgirl giddiness all over again. I couldn't wipe the smile off my face as I paid for my deluxe version at our local Border's bookstore. And I couldn't put it down once I got home. I scanned the rest of the articles – some very good ones I want to read – and marvelled at how many more markets there are now than when I first started. But then I returned to my own article and read every last word of it. Robert Brewer did a fantastic job of editing, and I am very grateful for the chance to contribute to the book which helped launch my own career.
I may not have a lot more "first kiss" moments left, but this one – well, I'll remember it for a long time.
Yeah, I was quite annoyed with Page 1 who told me that they wouldn't be stocking the 2009's until they'd sold out of the 2008 editions. I doubt I'll get a lot of name recognition, but it was a great assignment that I really enjoyed. Thanks, Peg.
Lisa – Alas, the version I finally sprung the bucks for is the 2008 version. I thought it was the most current, but no! 2009 is not only newer, but it has YOU in it! Congratulations! That really is quite an accomplishment. You'll have name recognition galore, because I know authors and writers everywhere use that book A LOT!Your warm rush is entirely deserved!


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Sounders: Analysis and Tactics
Clint Dempsey looks like he has his swagger back
That's three goals in two games.
By Jeremiah Oshan@JeremiahOshan Jul 5, 2017, 2:05pm PDT
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Although we're two games beyond the actual halfway point in the season, the Gold Cup break represents a sort of mental break. Now seems like a very appropriate time to assess where the Seattle Sounders are in their quest to defend the MLS Cup.
For all the frustrations, things aren't looking half bad. Depending on how results go in the next couple days, the Sounders will be no worse than tied on points for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference and no worse than seventh in points per game. They'll also be no worse than five points out of third.
Most of this is due to what is shaping up as a down year in the West, but either the way the Sounders are very much in the thick of things after going 4-2-2 in their past eight.
Given the various issues they had with injuries and call-ups at inopportune times, this isn't a bad spot to be in.
Clint Dempsey turns in a vintage performance
Make what you will of the state of the Colorado Rapids' backline. Point out, if you must, that they were playing on short rest. Note that Clint Dempsey hadn't played a full 90 in almost two weeks.
At the end of the day, though, acknowledge that Dempsey looked very much like his old self while scoring a brace, adding an assist and generally giving the Rapids absolute fits in the Sounders' 3-1 win.
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Dempsey was only credited with about 30 touches, but playing as more of a withdrawn forward than as a No. 10, he was very efficient. He was 17 of 19 passing, took four shots, registered two key passes and even had a couple defensive actions late in the game.
Combined with the goal he scored against the Timbers, Dempsey's season stats aren't looking too bad. He's now on seven goals through 16 appearances (.48 goals per 90) which isn't that far off from what he was producing in 2014-15 (.58 goals per 90). More encouragingly, he's now got 12 goals in 20 career appearances with Nicolas Lodeiro. Sure, five of those goals have come in just two games, but the seven goals he has in the other 18 are still pretty much on pace with his MLS career norm.
Similar to his performance against the Timbers, the best part about Dempsey's game was the confidence. His first goal was admittedly a wide open look, but plenty of players aren't able to hook in an left-footed effort from that kind of angle. The defense on the second wasn't great either, but Dempsey still took a bouncing ball off a volley and beat arguably the best goalkeeper in MLS from about 20 yards out.
Dempsey was constantly getting himself into dangerous areas and he worked almost perfectly off Will Bruin's hold-up play. It was glorious to watch and a good reminder that Dempsey is far from finished.
Building on a lead
Perhaps the most frustrating element of the Sounders' season has been their inability to extend leads. Six times since beating the LA Galaxy on April 23, the Sounders had scored first and failed to add to their lead. They've gone 3-1-2 in that time - not awful, but those seven dropped points are also the difference between sixth and being tied for the Western Conference lead.
Thankfully, that streak ended on Tuesday, and not only did the Sounders push their 1-0 lead to 2-0 on Will Bruin's sixth of the season, they also reestablished their two-goal advantage just as the Rapids were threatening to tie it.
It should probably be noted that the Rapids' defense is nothing like the near record-setting one that ground opponents into dust last season, having already allowed just five fewer goals than they did all of last season. In this one, they were starting one player with very limited center back experience (Eric Miller) and another with very limited MLS experience (Mike da Fonte), and both were clearly struggling. But this was also the same group that looked just fine against the Houston Dynamo a few days earlier.
Like that 3-0 win over the Galaxy earlier this year, it's probably best not to read too much into this singular performance. But, for an offense that needed a boost, these last couple games were encouraging.
The replacements
While we're busy concerning ourselves with the challenges the Rapids were facing on their backline, let's remember the Sounders weren't exactly using their A-lineup either. By the time the 23rd minute rolled around, Gustav Svensson's only cover in the defensive midfield was Lodeiro and the backline included Jordy Delem (seven career starts), Tony Alfaro (seven career starts) and Nouhou (two career starts). Mind you, this was in a game where they started with just four available outfield players on the bench, one of whom was wearing a Hell Boy-sized cast.
The most predictable thing ever would have been for the Sounders to simply fold, something we've seen repeatedly on the road this year.
Instead, they didn't really miss a beat. Aside from a roughly 15-minute patch from about the 65th minute through the 80th, the defense had the match very much under control. Delem was guilty of poor positioning on a couple chances and was saved by some shoddy finishing, but was mostly competent in a role where that seemed far too high a bar to expect based on previous appearances. Nouhou was borderline revelatory, bombing forward and flying into tackles all over the left side (his 20 positive defensive actions were four more than the Rapids' two starting fullbacks had combined). His only notable mistake came on the Rapids' goal, when he inexplicably failed to track back after an overlapping run despite having plenty of time. Alfaro didn't do anything that stood out as particularly positive, but - after some near disastrous performances - he too showed he's maybe not quite as much of a lost cause as he was starting to look.
Although he didn't play on defense, it should also be said that Aaron Kovar had another strong performance off the bench. The Homegrown Player's career has been marked by roadblock after roadblock it seems, but he's showing that he deserves to be in the rotation even when the Sounders are at full strength.
"I can't complain when a ref misses an offside or the ball goes out, that's just part of the game, they make mistakes. The thing that gets me fired up though is the safety of my players. We need to make sure that the players' safety is always a priority. I felt like there were some challenges that weren't dealt with." - Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer after his team suffered 19 fouls, five of which were deemed yellow-card worthy but somehow never got much of an advantage
Stat of the day
63 — That's the percentage of duels the Sounders won, many of which came on aerial midfield battles
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Governor stresses priority of wildfire safety and preparation
Gov. Gavin Newsom discussing his plans for improving wildfire protection and emergency notifications at the State Operations Center, Jan. 9, his second day in office.
Photo courtesy Governor's Office of Emergency Services
The day after his inauguration and accompanying celebrations, Gov. Gavin Newsom visited a fire risk area and met with emergency management officials as he signed two executive orders addressing wildfires and disasters.
One of the changes he directed his emergency management and fire officials to address is the social vulnerability of populations living in fire prone areas. Not only should they continue to assess the environmental and weather risk of fires, such as fuel load, wind, dryness and efforts to prevent or mitigate them, but Newsom wants to include social attributes, such as isolation, poverty and language barriers to identify the most vulnerable populations.
"Paired with traditional natural risk factors, this data paints a more accurate assessment of the real human risk and can help guide preventative action to help prevent loss of life — especially for vulnerable groups," the press released stated.
The first step will be a report to him with recommendations for administrative, regulatory and policy changes he can take to prevent or mitigate wildfires. These actions will range from immediate to long-term. While Cal Fire is responsible for the report's preparation, other state agencies such as the Office of Emergency Services will contribute.
Also, he offered an advance look at his proposed budget for Cal Fire. Last summer, before it adjourned, the Legislature authorized $1 billion in forestland management over the next five years.
Newsom's budget proposal will augment that figure to fund more year-round fire crews and acquiring more technology. The budget will include money for 13 fire engines, retrofitting C-130 air attack planes and fire cameras to spot fires, even using infrared units.
Also, Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee co-signed a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to increase funding for forest management in the three states.
"In recent years, federal forest management budgets have remained flat, creating a significant gap between funding and need," the governors wrote.
"We are encouraged by Executive Order 13855, which you signed on December 21, 2018, promoting active management of America's forests, rangelands and other federal land to improve conditions and reduce wildfire risk. However, it is constrained by current appropriations," they continued.
Newsom also announced his senior officials for emergency and natural disaster preparedness, response and recovery.
Among them will be Thomas Porter, whom Newsom is appointing as director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. He is serving as acting director since Ken Pimlott retired at the end of 2018.
Mark Ghilarducci was reappointed as director of the governor's Office of Emergency Services, where he has served since Gov. Jerry Brown appointed him in July 2013.
"It's not a coincidence that my first full day as governor is focused on emergency preparedness. It's deliberate, it reflects intentionality, and it speaks to the priority that I place on emergency preparedness, response and recovery," Newsom said in the press release.
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A song whose parts are in perfect harmony.
A song whose style and tempo make you tap your feet.
A song that makes you glad to be alive.
I wish for you a whole-hearted belief in yourself.
Celebrate your talents whatever they may be.
Celebrate the successes that are You-shaped not those that are defined by society.
I wish for you a life of fulfilment.
Let experiences and emotions fulfil you more than the material.
Find joy in the small things, for that is where happiness lies.
I wish for you a life free from comparison.
We are all completely unique so how can there possibly be some homogenous ideal to aspire to?
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I wish for you a life that embraces creativity.
There is no right or wrong way to be creative, no good or bad, just expression, in whatever medium speaks to you.
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Above all, I wish for you a life well lived.
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The Paper Landscaper: I made a "thing"
LOL, I'm more of a card girl for sure and I don't make a whole lot of 3D items...or "things" as I call them. I have these awesome Reindeer Games and Reindeer Pun sets though and wanted to make something to include several jokes and punchlines all in one project. So check it out....I made a banner!
Now truth be told, I was going to make a joke "book" for my daughter or for my oldest niece, but....and this is why I don't normally make "things"....I didn't plan ahead very well and forgot to leave a place on all four pages where I could attach a ring. Duh! So hmmmmm, what to do? Instead I decided to make a banner! I've never made one of these before....but it was fun stringing it all together.
The above photo shows the banner all strung together with the jokes on the front. On the back is where I put all the punch lines.
I used lots of ribbon and gave a bunch of things dimension with Pop-up Glue Dots, on both the front and back.
That's it for me today. Have yourself a WONDERFUL Saturday!
....and guess what? I'll be back on Monday to show you ANOTHER "thing".....oh my, again something other than a card.....it just might SNOW....here in PA....in September! LOL!
I think you should do more "THINGS". This is such a cute idea that you could hang from a mantel at Christmas. I really love this idea! I love how you did each banner! Cute Cute! I can't wait to see what "thing" you come up with on Monday! I'll bet it's awesome!
This banner is a Christmas fiesta of fun puns!!
Such a fun & creative creation!!
Denise, this is fantastic and I really adore how you call it a "thing." Great colors, coloring, and detailing. I really heart the jokes, too!
I love your thing!! :) Super duper cute!
Love your "thing"!!! You are too funny, but I know where you are coming from. I have boxes of things, that don't look near as good as this. Totally funny and beautifully done!
Hey do your thing again, cause I love it!!!
This is so wonderful Denise.
WOWSA girlie! I think you should make "things" all the time...this is SO totally fun! LOVE every bit of this!!!
Ha! These are so cute! Love the banner! Guest will get a kick out of reading them...great conversation piece!
LMBO!! You made a thing, LOL!! too cute and fun!!
You crack me up, gf...I can just see you giggling the whole time you worked on this adorable *thing*....toooo fun and fabulous!!!!
What a FUN banner!! I so love the riddles and your colors and design!! Gorgeous project!
Oh my gosh I am just cracking up.. Those puns are so fun.. I saw there was a challenge for puns on SCS the other day.. Great banner..
Oh goodness! What a great set of "punny" cards!
I hear you about making "things" LOL! The panels are adorable and the puns are terrific. Well done :D You should be good for another year now LOL!
You're killing me with these puns! They are so cute!
I love this!! how creative of you Denise!!
This is so cute Denise! What a fun idea!
Well, I just LOVE your "thing", LOL! It's adorable!
*giggle*...so fun and creative Denise!! Love your hanging jokes!!
These are soo stinkin' cute Denise, love the puns & I just love the way you put the cards together!!!


I have vivid memories as a child watching the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show. I was in our living room, sprawled on the floor in front of our grainy, black-and-white TV, mesmerized by this band of rebels from England, their shaggy hair and new brand of music. I watched them play guitars and sing and knew I wanted to do that one day.
I've never been very good with New Years resolutions. In different years I have vowed to lose weight, exercise more, stop complaining, be more attentive to those around me. You name the positive change, I've probably vowed to make that change—and consistently failed. Am I alone? Where do I go wrong? I think Paul's letter to the Ephesians provides a clue.
Paul tells us to be "renewed in the spirit of (our) minds, and to clothe (ourselves) with the new self…" Change begins between the ears. It requires a desire strong enough to overcome the comfort and security of remaining the same. My desire to be a singer/songwriter was strong enough to carry me through many years of practice and discouragement. Granted, I never became a famous artist, but I went far enough to know it wasn't the type of life I wanted anyway. But I do still enjoy the fruits of those labors, Sunday mornings at First Church. And if my music occasionally moves another, my blessing is doubled. For me, as with Paul, I cannot 'put away my former life' until I have a vivid picture in my mind, 'clothing myself' with the new life I desire. What will I clothe myself in for 2010? Hopefully, something in the likeness of God.
Tom's sermon this Sunday is entitled, "New Beginnings," and will utilize the scripture found in Ephesians 4:17-24. Life (Living in Faith Everyday) service is at 10:45 in Brady Hall. Traditional worship in the sanctuary is at 8:30 and 11:00. Contemporary worship at the west campus begins at 9:30.
Come home to worship this Sunday! New self or not, begin the New Year with us!
I am told one of the major 'growth' industries in the US today is storage. It seems many of us have no place for all our stuff. As a nation we spend billions of dollars per year renting space for our things, and the construction of storage units continues unabated.
For many of us the story of the birth of Christ is so familiar we miss its raw brutality. We think of the stable with cuddly lambs and tame donkeys and we think, "Ah, how quaint!" We see a baby wrapped in clean, soft cloth, lying in a manger of fresh hay and think, "Oh, isn't that nice!" We think how romantic it was, perhaps, there was no room at the inn, so our Lord could be born in such an ecologically diverse environment.
But the reality of the stable was probably very different. It was likely a dark, dank cave that smelled like an unventilated feed lot. It was probably very noisy, dirty, crowded and disgusting. If there was fresh hay in the manger it certainly would've been claimed by one of the animals long before Jesus was born. Although I do not know for certain, I suspect the words manger and mange have similar origins.
Is there room in my heart for you? Is there love enough here for two? You send a baby, how could I refuse? But is there room in my heart for you?
What about us? If a very pregnant Mary and Joseph, claiming to carry Divinity, a peasant family from far away, knocked on our door tonight, would we find room for them? Would we even say, "Oh, you can stay in our garage! There's no heat, and the concrete floor will be hard and cold, and watch out for the oil spills from the cars; but at least you'll be out of the elements!" Or would we just say there is no room at our inn?
Come home to worship! Make this the year you make room for your Savior!
These words are the beginning of a passage called, The Magnificat, found in Luke 1:46-55. It is Mary's song of praise as she reflects on being chosen to carry and give birth to Jesus. She is staying with her cousin, Elizabeth, who is also feeling favored by God as she is pregnant with the child to become John the Baptist. It is a beautiful, joyful passage that has been set to music by many composers, myself included.
There is nothing in scripture to hint that Mary is anything but a typical teenage girl. Aside from birthing Jesus, she performs no miracles or healings. She does not challenge the religious or political authorities. She weeps, like any mother would, at the crucifixion of her son. Yet, two thousand years later she is held in only slightly lower esteem than Jesus, worshipped as a saint by many denominations.
Humble appreciation and faithful obedience is how Christmas began. A regular teenage girl, looking forward to a regular life with a regular husband, in a regular home in a regular town. Until Gabriel appears to tell her life was about to become anything but regular. How do we respond when we find our lives are to become something other than normal? For me, probably not with humble appreciation or faithful obedience. I tend more towards kicking, screaming and complaining when I see my life heading somewhere I don't want to go. Perhaps these traits were why God chose Mary to begin the greatest story ever told. Perhaps through these traits we, too, can become favored participants in this same story, as it continues to be written through our lives today.
Come home to worship this Sunday! Let your spirit rejoice with ours!
One of the counterintuitive directives of the Bible is to fear the Lord. But it is difficult to be afraid of the God who created and loves me and looks out for my best interests. However, the Hebrew word for fear can also be translated as awe. Holding God in awe makes more intuitive sense. Holding someone or something in awe respects the mystery, or unknowability, of their/its confounding nature. Awe is the natural reaction bestowed on that which is immensely greater or more powerful than anything we know.
Even so, fear and awe are closely related. That which I hold in awe could, presumably, squelch me like a bug if it so desired (or if it wasn't paying attention!). So, if I am uncomfortable saying I fear God, it is only because I trust God's motives regarding me. However, I also reluctantly understand God's love can lead me into fearful situations. In the Narnia series of books by C.S. Lewis the character representing Jesus is an untamed lion named Aslan. The stories are peppered with instances where Aslan both terrifies with his fierceness and might, and comforts with his compassion and wisdom. Aslan's goodness is a given, but no one is ever completely comfortable in his presence. There is a simultaneous sense of being drawn to, yet distant from. Awesome, yet awkward.
One night in the fields near Bethlehem a group of shepherds were fulfilling their routine duty of guarding sheep. These shepherds were not wimps. They had to fend off all manner of vicious predators seeking a lamb chop snack. But this group of tough, hardened shepherds saw an angel of the Lord and they were terrified. Not just uncomfortable; not a little scared. They were terrified!
Has God's entry into our lives lost its terror? As we prepare for Emmanuel, God with us, has the season become so commonplace as to have lost its awe? If so, we need to reflect on the true nature of the season: incomprehensible love, redemption, new birth, grace. These are not minor miracles. These are gifts from a power beyond comprehension. A power that can only be held in awe…and worshipped. Terror is a reasonable option.
This is the third Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Shepherds and Joy. Tom will be preaching from Luke 2:6-16. His sermon title is "Living in Joy." Life Worship in Brady Hall begins at 10:45. Traditional worship in the sanctuary is at 8:30 and 11:00. Contemporary worship at the west campus begins at 9:30.
Come home to worship this Sunday! Experience the awe with us.
Contentment. With whatever I have. Hmmmm. That's a pretty large expectation, and yet that's what Paul claims for himself in his letter to the folks in Philippi. For much of my life I had little, at least by American standards. I grew up in a lower, middle-class home. The six of us rented older, smaller homes in very modest neighborhoods. Most of our vacations were to one or both sets of grandparents' homes. We were one of the last families I knew to have air conditioning (a single window unit) or color TV. But I didn't mind much. For the most part I was content. When I moved out on my own I had very modest apartments, duplexes, even a small trailer home. Although I was doing my best to move up the socio-economic ladder, I was mostly content with my lot in life. I never went hungry or without any of life's basic needs.
So, I like to tell myself, with Paul, "I have learned to be content with whatever I have…" But have I? If I were forced back into the studio apartment where I lived in the weeks before Carrie and I were married, would I be content? If a fire wiped out our home and all its contents would I be content? It is easy to look back on my past realities and say, "I was content, then." But Paul seems to be hinting at something very different. That we should be able to find contentment regardless of our circumstances—even if we teeter between poverty and wealth and back to poverty, again. It reminds me of Steve Martin in the old movie The Jerk. He was "born a poor black child," achieved tremendous wealth, and then fell back into poverty. He found contentment in the relationships with his family that made poverty preferable to wealth.
The punch line from Paul, not quoted above, comes in verse 13: "I can do all things through him who strengthens me." Contentment is directly related to that on which we lean. If we lean on our environment we are setting ourselves up for unhappiness. If we lean in faith on our Lord and Savior, we find stability regardless of our surroundings.
This is the second Sunday of Advent, the Sunday of Peace. Tom will be preaching from the scripture Philippians 4:10-13. His sermon title is "Living With Peace?" Life Worship in Brady Hall begins at 10:45. Traditional worship in the sanctuary is at 8:30 and 11:00. Contemporary worship at the west campus begins at 9:30.
Come home to worship this Sunday! Find contentment in fellowship with others.


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2019 AGM and plans
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The club's 2019 AGM took place on Thursday 17th January, and plans for the coming year were discussed. Compared to previous years, there's a bit of change this time around!
There have been some changes on the club's committee. Martin Aris has stepped down from the chairman position and taking his place is former club secretary Sam Evins. Assuming Sam's role as secretary will be Matt Smith, a long-serving club member who makes his debut on the committee. We're delighted to have Matt on board and we're very grateful for the time and dedication that Martin has put into the club, from its very beginning to the present. It's fair to say we wouldn't be where we are now without Martin, cheers fella!
In addition, Richard Coughtrey has taken up the role of vice-chairman to support the committee when required. The remaining roles of treasurer and webmaster remain unchanged, held by Gary Evins and James Clarke respectively. All in all, despite the changes, the club remains as healthy as it ever has been and we're looking forward to a good 2019.
We have a small selection of shows lined up for the first half of 2019, with more to be announced in due course. At present the list is made up of our annual pilgrimage to the south coast for the Poole Vikings show on 13th April, the Thames Con convention on 28th April and our usual display at the Bloxham Steam Rally on 29th and 30th June. Our pub themed display will be coming with us to all of the shows we do this year, so if you missed it at Scale ModelWorld back in November, or if you just want to see it again, here's your chance!
A number of smaller matters were covered in the AGM, but they're far too tedious to be discussed here! Enough of the chat, get back to those modelling benches and get to work the lot of you!
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The IPMS Middleton Cheney Committee
As an IPMS-affiliated club, IPMS Middleton Cheney is required to have a committee team that manages the club and who carry out the organisational day-to-day activities. The positions on the committee are elected every year at the AGM, held during the January club meeting.
The current IPMS Middleton Cheney Committee is as follows:
Chairman – Sam Evins
Vice Chair – Richard Coughtrey
Secretary – Matt Smith
Treasurer – Gary Evins
Webmaster – James Clarke
At least one of these chinless wonders will be at every event the club attends, and more often than not all five of them will be there, causing havoc! All are more than happy to answer questions on the club and provide any information required.
If you would like further information on the committee or the club, please visit the contact page.
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Georgia City Mayor and Wife Killed in DUI Crash; Other Driver Charged
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A weekend highway crash killed the longtime mayor of a northwest Georgia city and the mayor's wife, officials said Sunday.
Albert and Camilla Pallone died Saturday afternoon when a the driver of pickup truck lost control and swerved into oncoming traffic, smashing into the couple's SUV, according to the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office.
Pallone (City of Emerson)
Albert Pallone was the mayor of Emerson, a city of about 1,400 people in neighboring Bartow County northwest of Atlanta. He had served as mayor for 15 years, City Manager Kevin McBurnett said.
"On Saturday our community suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Mayor Al Pallone and his beloved wife, Millie," McBurnett wrote on the city's Facebook page Sunday. "Al and Millie have been a staple of the Emerson community for over 40 years. "
Authorities said the driver of the truck was charged with driving under the influence. A total of four vehicles were involved in the crash on Knox Bridge Highway, WXIA-TV reported.
Gov. Brian Kemp offered condolences on Twitter, saying the Pallones "will be deeply missed by their loved ones and the community that they served so well. Please join us in praying for their family during this time."
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