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Michael Bay's Bad Boys II
October 30, 2018 by natewatchescoolmovies, posted in Film Review
Michael Bay is a great filmmaker and Bad Boys II is a masterpiece, one of the best action movies ever made. I know there are those out there who have nothing but contempt for Bay and his balls out, blitzkrieg blockbusters, and that's okay. But there's also those of us who recognize that the guy just has bushels of talent when it comes to staging breathtakingly explosive, propulsive large scale action sequences. I'll concede that he has been perpetually slumming it in Transformers-ville for ten punishing years, but honestly I think that's just to harvest dollars from the Asian box office overseas, because that's where those big dumb flicks are most popular.
Bay's core filmography is legendary, and while I'd be hard pressed to pick a favourite, I'd say Bad Boys II if you held a gun to my head, definitely because of aforementioned action sequences but also it's just one of the funniest fucking things I've ever seen, thanks to the combustible camaraderie between Martin Lawrence, Will Smith and a host of scene stealing others. This film is insane in all the best possible ways, it starts at brutal excess and only escalates from there until taste, shame and any other employments of restraint have been pummelled by a beautifully un-PC masterwork of ultra-violence, cheerful profanity, unabashed nihilism and enough Miami gunplay to constitute a civil war.
While Bay's first Bad Boys was a great time, it was kind of like pre-drinks at buddy's place before really getting the night underway, and II is the penthouse party that blows the lid off of everything, gets the cops called and shuts down the entire block. Smith and Lawrence's Mike Lowry and Marcus Burnett kick off the proceedings by noisily barrelling through a KKK rally in the Everglades which results in Marcus getting accidentally shot through the ass cheek by his own partner, going on to be a priceless running joke. Then it's on to take down simultaneously terrifying and hilarious Cuban drug baron Johnny Tapia, played by Jordi Molla in a performance so manic and unhinged that to me he represents the Spanish Gary Oldman. This results in a deafening, barnstorming tirade of extended car chases, ferocious shootouts, almost horror movie level carnage, excessive drug consumption and so much bickering between our two leads that we begin to wonder what was improv and what was scripted, but I suspect it was mostly the former. Bruckheimer seriously just threw paint at the wall here and let Bay set fire to it, this has to be one of the most precious, time capsule worthy, fucked up blockbusters that has ever come down the Hollywood assembly line. Gabrielle Union has never been sexier and holds her own as Marcus's DEA sister, Bay favourite Peter Stormare hams it up almost as much as he did in Armageddon as an unstable Russian gangster and the cast is insane with memorable work from Michael Shannon, Yul Vasquez, Teresa Randle, Oleg Taktarov, Jon Seda, Antoni Carone, Henry Rollins and more. A huge shout-out to Joe Pantoliano as their stressed out Captain, he reaches levels of exasperation that I didn't think were possible, and the scene where Marcus shows up in his living room fucked up on ecstasy is one of the most indescribably great comedic moments of the millennium, played to the hilt by all three actors.
From drug infested Miami Beach nightclubs to all out warfare on the highway overpasses to attitude filled family pool parties at Marcus's crib to a thrilling showdown outside Tapia's Cuban mansion and everything in between, Bay pretty much set the bar for the R rated action comedy, and set it pretty fucking high. Critics like Ebert hate this one because it overflows with unpleasantness, excess and mean spirited humour, and hey who am I to argue. If your sense of humour is tuned in to this kind of stuff then you'll dig it, if not then it won't be your bag, it's very much an early 00's film and most of it sadly wouldn't even come close to being green-lit in today's big budget world. I love this crazy ass film to pieces, it's showcase Bay, hallmark Bruckheimer, the comedic pinnacle of both Smith and Lawrence's careers ("Big fuckin eyes, but a nice fuckin fish!!") and a milestone in the action genre. Woosahh.
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Spawn 1997
With the impending release of a new Spawn film next year that will be written and directed by original comic book artist Todd McFarlane (!), it's time to take a look back at the eclectic 1997 version. It's a mixed bag that's mostly filled with stuff I love, in particular a real nasty comedic edge brought to the table by John Leguizamo's profane, obese, horrific hell clown The Violator, who lets face it, kind of steals the show. I read that every actor under the sun was considered for the lead role, from Denzel to Samuel L. Jackson to Tony Todd, but I feel like they really lucked out with martial arts legend Michael Jai White, whose sinewy presence lends itself to the dark character and practically radiates pent up rage. Spawn was once Al Simmons, a government assassin who was royally fucked over by the evil mercenary Wynn (Martin Sheen, trying his darnedest to shake the good ol' Hollywood boy image) and sent to the fiery pit of hell, only to be resurrected as a half demon antihero with more whacked out powers than Beetlejuice and a serious hankering for revenge. That's this movie anyways, I'm not sure how faithful it is to the comics. Guided by a pseudo Van Helsing looking mentor dude (Nicol Williamson in his final screen role) and pining for the wife (Teresa Randle) he widowed, he embarks on a bloody odyssey to… well to kill Martin Sheen and anyone who gets in his way doing it. Oh yeah, and Leguizamo's demon clown follows him around making horrifically dark jokes ("I've been around since before you were soup in your momma's crotch) and chewing more scenery than the actor has in the rest of his collective career, which is some fucking achievement. It's funny because this film simultaneously contains some of the best and worst special effects of the 90's; Spawn looks, feels and sounds terrific, with tactility and tangibility that should be admired, swooshing reptilian cape, glowing eyes and all manner of slice n' dice weaponry. However, when we see him visit the devil in hell, the CGI used to bring old Satan to life look absolutely abysmal, like a Starfox final boss they forgot to completely render. I suppose they didn't have enough budget to make everything slick, but honestly they should have just cut those scenes completely rather than have that embarrassment parade across the screen. Still, it's hardly a blight on the movie and if anything is part of its scrappy charm, I've just been accused of being too much of a critical Pollyanna lately, so I have to throw in the occasional jab at a film I love just for credibilities sake in this snooty community of cinema we live in. Overall this version of Spawn is a blast of beautiful special effects, horrific imagery, vivid performances and Leguizamo mugging the camera like an aggressive dog. I've read that he was in that fat suit for so many takes one time that he actually had to deliberately piss himself, which I'm sure only added to the manic energy he has, like how's that for method acting. I'm not sure what McFarlane has planned for his new one (Jamie Foxx has landed the lead), but I'd advise him to retain the bite and ferocity this one has, as well as its dark humour, weird dream logic and practical effects vs CGI. I'm sure he knows what he's doing though, it's not like he's the original creator of the whole comics series or anything.
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Mor'ag and Gan'arg what happened?
Mo'arg seem to come in a huge variety of types. It's possible that we don't see the engineering types is because they are not meant to front line troops.
I wonder how canon the WotA books are these days. Chronicle doesn't mention the time travelers at all when it describes the War of the Ancients. Though Broxigar has a cameo in the BRH flashback scenario.
04/27/2017 08:19 AMPosted by WrastivanSorry where is a better place to put the thread?In the transmog forum.https://us.battle.net/forums/en/wow/16785814/If you want to talk about the lore of the Burning Legion's a religion I do think it's a pretty cool theme, like with Tyrant Valhari's area in HFC.
04/27/2017 07:10 AMPosted by SalvamarLife =/= Spirit from what I remember of the Chronicle.It's not explained in detail what Life is, but Spirit is an primal element like Earth, Fire, etc that the world soul of Azeroth absorbed as it grew, and it's lacking turned the other elements to chaos. This picture:http://media.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2016/february/WoWChronicleSample-4.jpgShows life as a cosmic force opposing death, and embodied by the Wild Gods. The element of Spirit has its circle attached to it but it's unclear what that means exactly.
04/27/2017 07:08 AMPosted by SalvamarLoot.Or to be specific a random piece of junk we can shove into our awesome weapon of awesome, to make it slightly more awesome. Well worth the lives that were taken for the purpose. We'll send those soldiers' loved ones letters telling of the important sacrifice they made in the war against the legion.
It's a bit of an exaggeration to call Dreadscar Rift a 'world', Illidan sure likes to be overdramatise things.
04/27/2017 06:57 AMPosted by XimothyLike who?I mean, most threats that aren't related to Legion or Old Gods are already been defeated/destroyed. we could get something new, but they don't exist yet.I believe you misread my post. I mean to say the Forces of the Old Gods have been interesting and varied so far, it would be boring for their starring expansion to just be an army of N'raqi popping out of the sea because they felt like it's time.
04/27/2017 06:45 AMPosted by ValkoAlso they're on Draenor which makes absolutely no sense.Ancient Aliens, uh.. I mean Titans did it.


The State OWSA annual meeting will be held at Dammeyer's Boat house at 8 pm or at the conclusion of the Dottie T finals. The Van Treese family will be providing dinner for skiers and their families in honor and memory of Dottie Troeger. The selection of the site for the 2018 State Tournament and election of officers for 2017-18 will be determined during this meeting (agenda here).
The State Tournament will start at 8 am on Saturday, July 22nd. Parking will be along the lane that runs on the west side of the lake. Please try to stay as close to the driveway as possible because it has been wet and we want to limit how much of our yards get torn up. There should be plenty of room for RV's and campers as well.
The Slalom event for all age groups will be first, followed by the Junior Trick and Junior Jump events.
The State Banquet will be held at the Varsity Lanes Bowling alley lounge located at 91 Herzing Street in St. Marys (just off of St. Rte 66). You can start arriving at 6 pm, but the meal is scheduled to be served at 7 pm. Presentation of the awards will follow the meal. Adult beverages will be available for purchase in the lounge. Lemonade and tea will be included with the meal. The Banquet is free of charge for all competitors and will cost $10 for any guest.
Slalom, trick, and Jump Skiers of all ages and abilities come join the fun! Tournaments are multi-round and handicap scored!
New Team Format Now there are two ways to Win!!!
Skiers will form teams of 4-7 skiers to compete as a team as well as individually. This new format will also allow for team vs. team tournaments outside the BBT that can be completed in 3 hours or less!
Make your business a part of the excitement and first in the minds of Ohio skiers by sponsoring the 2016 Buckeye Buoy Tour! We are asking for a $100 donation towards the tour OR $100 worth of product to give out as prizes during the season.
With your donation you will be recognized on the OWSA Buckeye Buoy Tour webpage, announced live throughout each tournament and listed on any BBT promotional materials such as t-shirts, banners, and literature.
Contact Lisa Nelson today at anelson9@cinci.rr.com to become a 2016 BBT sponsor!
*If a Centurion is available for slalom, then G2,W3,MW,W7-11,OW,B2,M2,M9-11 SLALOM will take place after the Malibu SLALOM skiers.
**Regional/National boat draws will not be followed for the JUMP event unless specifically requested by a skier to Jim McClure prior to Friday, July 24th.


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The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard
20 "For the kingdom of heaven is like(A) a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard.(B) 2 He agreed to pay them a denarius[a] for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
3 "About nine in the morning he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. 4 He told them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' 5 So they went.
"He went out again about noon and about three in the afternoon and did the same thing. 6 About five in the afternoon he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, 'Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?'
7 "'Because no one has hired us,' they answered.
"He said to them, 'You also go and work in my vineyard.'
8 "When evening came,(C) the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, 'Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.'
9 "The workers who were hired about five in the afternoon came and each received a denarius. 10 So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius. 11 When they received it, they began to grumble(D) against the landowner. 12 'These who were hired last worked only one hour,' they said, 'and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work and the heat(E) of the day.'
13 "But he answered one of them, 'I am not being unfair to you, friend.(F) Didn't you agree to work for a denarius? 14 Take your pay and go. I want to give the one who was hired last the same as I gave you. 15 Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'(G)
16 "So the last will be first, and the first will be last."(H)
Jesus Predicts His Death a Third Time(I)
17 Now Jesus was going up to Jerusalem. On the way, he took the Twelve aside and said to them, 18 "We are going up to Jerusalem,(J) and the Son of Man(K) will be delivered over to the chief priests and the teachers of the law.(L) They will condemn him to death 19 and will hand him over to the Gentiles to be mocked and flogged(M) and crucified.(N) On the third day(O) he will be raised to life!"(P)
A Mother's Request(Q)
20 Then the mother of Zebedee's sons(R) came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down,(S) asked a favor of him.
21 "What is it you want?" he asked.
She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom."(T)
22 "You don't know what you are asking," Jesus said to them. "Can you drink the cup(U) I am going to drink?"
"We can," they answered.
23 Jesus said to them, "You will indeed drink from my cup,(V) but to sit at my right or left is not for me to grant. These places belong to those for whom they have been prepared by my Father."
24 When the ten heard about this, they were indignant(W) with the two brothers. 25 Jesus called them together and said, "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. 26 Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant,(X) 27 and whoever wants to be first must be your slave— 28 just as the Son of Man(Y) did not come to be served, but to serve,(Z) and to give his life as a ransom(AA) for many."
Two Blind Men Receive Sight(AB)
29 As Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, "Lord, Son of David,(AC) have mercy on us!"
31 The crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder, "Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!"
32 Jesus stopped and called them. "What do you want me to do for you?" he asked.
33 "Lord," they answered, "we want our sight."
34 Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.
Matthew 20:2 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer.
Matthew 20:1 : S Mt 13:24
Matthew 20:1 : Mt 21:28, 33
Matthew 20:8 : Lev 19:13; Dt 24:15
Matthew 20:11 : Jnh 4:1
Matthew 20:12 : Jnh 4:8; Lk 12:55; Jas 1:11
Matthew 20:13 : Mt 22:12; 26:50
Matthew 20:15 : Dt 15:9; Mk 7:22
Matthew 20:16 : S Mt 19:30
Matthew 20:17 : 20:17-19pp — Mk 10:32-34; Lk 18:31-33
Matthew 20:18 : S Lk 9:51
Matthew 20:18 : S Mt 8:20
Matthew 20:18 : Mt 27:1, 2
Matthew 20:19 : S Ac 2:23
Matthew 20:20 : 20:20-28pp — Mk 10:35-45
Matthew 20:20 : S Mt 8:2
Matthew 20:21 : Mt 19:28
Matthew 20:22 : Isa 51:17, 22; Jer 49:12; Mt 26:39, 42; Mk 14:36; Lk 22:42; Jn 18:11
Matthew 20:23 : Ac 12:2; Rev 1:9
Matthew 20:24 : Lk 22:24, 25
Matthew 20:26 : S Mk 9:35
Matthew 20:28 : Isa 42:1; Lk 12:37; 22:27; Jn 13:13-16; 2Co 8:9; Php 2:7
Matthew 20:28 : Ex 30:12; Isa 44:22; 53:10; Mt 26:28; 1Ti 2:6; Tit 2:14; Heb 9:28; 1Pe 1:18, 19
Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King(A)(B)
21 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage on the Mount of Olives,(C) Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me. 3 If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away."
4 This took place to fulfill(D) what was spoken through the prophet:
5 "Say to Daughter Zion,
'See, your king comes to you,
gentle and riding on a donkey,
and on a colt, the foal of a donkey.'"[a](E)
6 The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt and placed their cloaks on them for Jesus to sit on. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks(F) on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,
"Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!"(G)
"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"[c](H)
"Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!"(I)
10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?"
11 The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet(J) from Nazareth in Galilee."
Jesus at the Temple(K)
12 Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying(L) and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers(M) and the benches of those selling doves.(N) 13 "It is written," he said to them, "'My house will be called a house of prayer,'[e](O) but you are making it 'a den of robbers.'[f]"(P)
14 The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.(Q) 15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple courts, "Hosanna to the Son of David,"(R) they were indignant.(S)
16 "Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him.
"Yes," replied Jesus, "have you never read,
"'From the lips of children and infants
you, Lord, have called forth your praise'[g]?"(T)
17 And he left them and went out of the city to Bethany,(U) where he spent the night.
Jesus Curses a Fig Tree(V)
18 Early in the morning, as Jesus was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19 Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered.(W)
20 When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" they asked.
21 Jesus replied, "Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt,(X) not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done. 22 If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for(Y) in prayer."
The Authority of Jesus Questioned(Z)
23 Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. "By what authority(AA) are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you this authority?"
24 Jesus replied, "I will also ask you one question. If you answer me, I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things. 25 John's baptism—where did it come from? Was it from heaven, or of human origin?"
They discussed it among themselves and said, "If we say, 'From heaven,' he will ask, 'Then why didn't you believe him?' 26 But if we say, 'Of human origin'—we are afraid of the people, for they all hold that John was a prophet."(AB)
27 So they answered Jesus, "We don't know."
Then he said, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.
The Parable of the Two Sons
28 "What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work today in the vineyard.'(AC)
29 "'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.
30 "Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.
31 "Which of the two did what his father wanted?"
"The first," they answered.
Jesus said to them, "Truly I tell you, the tax collectors(AD) and the prostitutes(AE) are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(AF) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(AG) and the prostitutes(AH) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(AI) and believe him.
The Parable of the Tenants(AJ)
33 "Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted(AK) a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.(AL) Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and moved to another place.(AM) 34 When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants(AN) to the tenants to collect his fruit.
35 "The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third.(AO) 36 Then he sent other servants(AP) to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all, he sent his son to them. 'They will respect my son,' he said.
38 "But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, 'This is the heir.(AQ) Come, let's kill him(AR) and take his inheritance.'(AS) 39 So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 "Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?"
41 "He will bring those wretches to a wretched end,"(AT) they replied, "and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants,(AU) who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time."
42 Jesus said to them, "Have you never read in the Scriptures:
"'The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
the Lord has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes'[h]?(AV)
43 "Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you(AW) and given to a people who will produce its fruit. 44 Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls will be crushed."[i](AX)
45 When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard Jesus' parables, they knew he was talking about them. 46 They looked for a way to arrest him, but they were afraid of the crowd because the people held that he was a prophet.(AY)
Matthew 21:5 Zech. 9:9
Matthew 21:9 A Hebrew expression meaning "Save!" which became an exclamation of praise; also in verse 15
Matthew 21:9 Psalm 118:25,26
Matthew 21:13 Isaiah 56:7
Matthew 21:13 Jer. 7:11
Matthew 21:16 Psalm 8:2 (see Septuagint)
Matthew 21:42 Psalm 118:22,23
Matthew 21:44 Some manuscripts do not have verse 44.
Matthew 21:1 : 21:1-9pp — Mk 11:1-10; Lk 19:29-38
Matthew 21:1 : 21:4-9pp — Jn 12:12-15
Matthew 21:1 : Mt 24:3; 26:30; Mk 14:26; Lk 19:37; 21:37; 22:39; Jn 8:1; Ac 1:12
Matthew 21:4 : S Mt 1:22
Matthew 21:5 : Isa 62:11; Zec 9:9
Matthew 21:8 : 2Ki 9:13
Matthew 21:9 : ver 15; S Mt 9:27
Matthew 21:9 : Ps 118:26; Mt 23:39
Matthew 21:9 : Lk 2:14
Matthew 21:11 : Dt 18:15; Lk 7:16, 39; 24:19; Jn 1:21, 25; 6:14; 7:40
Matthew 21:12 : Dt 14:26
Matthew 21:12 : Ex 30:13
Matthew 21:12 : Lev 1:14
Matthew 21:13 : Isa 56:7
Matthew 21:13 : Jer 7:11
Matthew 21:15 : ver 9; S Mt 9:27
Matthew 21:15 : Lk 19:39
Matthew 21:16 : Ps 8:2
Matthew 21:17 : Mt 26:6; Mk 11:1; Lk 24:50; Jn 11:1, 18; 12:1
Matthew 21:18 : 21:18-22pp — Mk 11:12-14, 20-24
Matthew 21:19 : Isa 34:4; Jer 8:13
Matthew 21:21 : Mt 17:20; Lk 17:6; 1Co 13:2; Jas 1:6
Matthew 21:23 : 21:23-27pp — Mk 11:27-33; Lk 20:1-8
Matthew 21:23 : Ac 4:7; 7:27
Matthew 21:26 : S Mt 11:9
Matthew 21:28 : ver 33; Mt 20:1
Matthew 21:31 : Lk 7:29
Matthew 21:32 : Mt 3:1-12
Matthew 21:32 : Lk 3:12, 13; 7:29
Matthew 21:32 : Lk 7:36-50
Matthew 21:33 : 21:33-46pp — Mk 12:1-12; Lk 20:9-19
Matthew 21:33 : Ps 80:8
Matthew 21:33 : Isa 5:1-7
Matthew 21:33 : Mt 25:14, 15
Matthew 21:34 : Mt 22:3
Matthew 21:35 : 2Ch 24:21; Mt 23:34, 37; Heb 11:36, 37
Matthew 21:38 : Heb 1:2
Matthew 21:41 : Mt 8:11, 12
Matthew 21:41 : S Ac 13:46
Matthew 21:42 : Ps 118:22, 23; S Ac 4:11
Matthew 21:43 : Mt 8:12
Matthew 21:46 : S ver 11, 26
The Parable of the Wedding Banquet(A)
22 Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 "The kingdom of heaven is like(B) a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants(C) to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
4 "Then he sent some more servants(D) and said, 'Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.'
5 "But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. 6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. 7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers(E) and burned their city.
8 "Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 So go to the street corners(F) and invite to the banquet anyone you find.' 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good,(G) and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
11 "But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, 'How did you get in here without wedding clothes, friend(H)?' The man was speechless.
13 "Then the king told the attendants, 'Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'(I)
14 "For many are invited, but few are chosen."(J)
Paying the Imperial Tax to Caesar(K)
15 Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians.(L) "Teacher," they said, "we know that you are a man of integrity and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You aren't swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are. 17 Tell us then, what is your opinion? Is it right to pay the imperial tax[a](M) to Caesar or not?"
18 But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, "You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me? 19 Show me the coin used for paying the tax." They brought him a denarius, 20 and he asked them, "Whose image is this? And whose inscription?"
21 "Caesar's," they replied.
Then he said to them, "So give back to Caesar what is Caesar's,(N) and to God what is God's."
22 When they heard this, they were amazed. So they left him and went away.(O)
Marriage at the Resurrection(P)
23 That same day the Sadducees,(Q) who say there is no resurrection,(R) came to him with a question. 24 "Teacher," they said, "Moses told us that if a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and raise up offspring for him.(S) 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died, and since he had no children, he left his wife to his brother. 26 The same thing happened to the second and third brother, right on down to the seventh. 27 Finally, the woman died. 28 Now then, at the resurrection, whose wife will she be of the seven, since all of them were married to her?"
29 Jesus replied, "You are in error because you do not know the Scriptures(T) or the power of God. 30 At the resurrection people will neither marry nor be given in marriage;(U) they will be like the angels in heaven. 31 But about the resurrection of the dead—have you not read what God said to you, 32 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'[b]?(V) He is not the God of the dead but of the living."
33 When the crowds heard this, they were astonished at his teaching.(W)
The Greatest Commandment(X)
34 Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees,(Y) the Pharisees got together. 35 One of them, an expert in the law,(Z) tested him with this question: 36 "Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?"
37 Jesus replied: "'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'[c](AA) 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'[d](AB) 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."(AC)
Whose Son Is the Messiah?(AD)
41 While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them, 42 "What do you think about the Messiah? Whose son is he?"
"The son of David,"(AE) they replied.
43 He said to them, "How is it then that David, speaking by the Spirit, calls him 'Lord'? For he says,
44 "'The Lord said to my Lord:
until I put your enemies
under your feet."'[e](AF)
45 If then David calls him 'Lord,' how can he be his son?" 46 No one could say a word in reply, and from that day on no one dared to ask him any more questions.(AG)
Matthew 22:17 A special tax levied on subject peoples, not on Roman citizens
Matthew 22:32 Exodus 3:6
Matthew 22:37 Deut. 6:5
Matthew 22:39 Lev. 19:18
Matthew 22:44 Psalm 110:1
Matthew 22:1 : 22:2-14Ref — Lk 14:16-24
Matthew 22:3 : Mt 21:34
Matthew 22:7 : Lk 19:27
Matthew 22:9 : Eze 21:21
Matthew 22:14 : Rev 17:14
Matthew 22:16 : Mk 3:6
Matthew 22:21 : Ro 13:7
Matthew 22:22 : Mk 12:12
Matthew 22:23 : S Ac 4:1
Matthew 22:23 : Ac 23:8; 1Co 15:12
Matthew 22:24 : Dt 25:5, 6
Matthew 22:29 : Jn 20:9
Matthew 22:32 : Ex 3:6; Ac 7:32
Matthew 22:35 : Lk 7:30; 10:25; 11:45; 14:3
Matthew 22:37 : Dt 6:5
Matthew 22:39 : Lev 19:18; S Mt 5:43
Matthew 22:40 : Mt 7:12; Lk 10:25-28
Matthew 22:44 : Ps 110:1; 1Ki 5:3; Ac 2:34, 35; 1Co 15:25; Heb 1:13; 10:13
Matthew 22:46 : Mk 12:34; Lk 20:40


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My teenager got braces this week, so I've been eating a lot of ice cream in sympathy. Truly, there are so many things you can't eat with braces, and even biting into a banana—soft as it is—is uncomfortable.
Tonight I went for pizza. Pizza crust is too tough for a new-braces-wearer, so I thought outside the box (ha!) and used pie crust instead.
Roll out a refrigerated pie crust just a bit, to get it even.
Grease a mini muffin tin and put the circles of dough in, slightly pressing up the sides.
Prick each with a fork.
Cook at 425 for 6-8 minutes.
Top with pizza ingredients you like.
Put back in the oven about 2 minutes to heat through and melt the cheese.
Now, "Braces" said these were easy to eat, and all thought they were yummy.
A few tips: I cut pepperoni up small, and cut tiny meatballs in half. I also made some with pesto. Yum! You can use a wider biscuit cutter and make more like "cups" with the pie crust, pressing lightly up the sides of the muffin pan a bit. You can fill these with anything, like pie filling, pudding, fruit, whatever. I just recommend that if you are serving them cold, you fill right before serving because they are thin and may get squishy on you otherwise.


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'World first for squash coaching' as researchers develop robot instructor
The robot coach in action. Image: Heriot-Watt University
The National Robotarium in Edinburgh is creating the world's first robot squash coach to make one-on-one sessions more affordable and accessible.
Professional coaching can do wonders for sports performance. Having an instructor watch your technique and deliver advice saves time, effort and energy. For many, however, having a personal coach is not always an option.
Researchers at the National Robotarium in Scotland hope to change this. Hosted by Edinburgh's Heriot-Watt University, the facility is working on developing a robot that will provide friendly feedback to squash players.
The robot will be capable of delivering 12 coaching strategies in training sessions that will be adjusted with real-time data. The robot squash coach will deliver these strategies while providing feedback and helpful tips.
The set-up currently involves using a motion sensing racket and a robot that is interpreting data from the racket and providing the real-time feedback. The project is in collaboration with industry partner Racketware, which is providing the motion tracking sensors for the rackets as well as the interfacing technology for the robot.
The robot squash coach monitoring performance. Image: Heriot-Watt University
"We want to discover if robotics can complement and support the activities of a human coach, bridging the gap between in-person coaching sessions [and] when an individual sportsperson is conducting solo practice," said Martin Ross from Heriot-Watt University.
"Robots have been used in other sports, but we believe this is a world first for squash coaching. We are looking forward to sharing results on whether a robot can improve different aspects of a player's game and increase their motivation for solo practice. This is particularly relevant during recent lockdown periods as indoor coaching was suspended.
"Additionally, we are observing the human response to a robot coach, assessing whether machine-led coaching strategies and words of encouragement are accurately timed and positively received."
Testing began in July 2021 at Scotland's national performance centre for sport on the Heriot-Watt University campus. The project aims to run until March 2022.
Dr Paul Mellor, founding director of Racketware, also highlighted that while solo practice is of great benefit to players of all levels, coaching sessions can be an expensive undertaking.
"That's why we're excited about this project," he said. "It has the capacity to push the frontiers of how motion sensor technology can be applied to racket sports and explore the area of robotic coaching with motion sensor data to develop products, like ours, that make squash coaching accessible to more people."
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Primetime Emmy Awards
Outside of 30 Rock, cable dominates emmys again
Tina Fey's stellar NBC sitcom 30 Rock led all shows and made history with a record 22 nominations. But outside of that network triumph, once again, cable TV dominated the prime-time Emmy award nominations announced Thursday in most major categories.
Premium cable channel HBO led the field with a total of 99 nominations, while NBC finished a distant second with 67. HBO ran away from the pack with its superiority in movies and mini-series. Grey Gardens, a film starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange as two eccentric relatives of Jacqueline Onassis, earned 17 nominations alone. Taking Chance and Generation Kill, two productions related to the conflict in Iraq, combined for another 21.
In an effort to widen the field, the Emmys increased the number of nominees in major categories this year, and there were seven for best drama and best comedy each. Cable swamped the networks in the most prestigious category of best drama.
Two of the top drama nominations went to basic cable channel AMC for Breaking Bad and Mad Men. The latter won the Emmy in 2008 and ran up 16 nominations Thursday -- second only to 30 Rock in the number of Emmys for any series.
In addition to being nominated as best drama series, Mad Men also made the cut in the categories of best actor for Jon Hamm and best actress for Elisabeth Moss.
And in a perfect blend of network excellence meets cable greatness, Hamm also is nominated for a guest-starring role on 30 Rock.
Other cable nominess in the realm of best drama are HBO's Big Love, Showtime's Dexter and FX's Damages.
The lone network nominees for best drama are ABC's Lost and Fox's House.
All in all an impressive group, though some folks are sure to be arguing about the snub for the final season of FX's The Shield. HBO's True Blood also came up short.
Among the biggest surprises were those in the category of best comedy where HBO's Flight of the Conchords and Fox's Family Guy were among those named.
Conchords is mainly thought of as an off-beat niche program, while Family Guy is only the second animated comedy to ever be nominated. The first was The Flintstones in 1961. Since it lost that year to The Jack Benny Show, Family Guy could be the first animated series to ever win the Emmy.
But it will be a huge uphill struggle against 30 Rock, which won last year and again brought some much-needed prestige back to network TV with its record setting performance Thursday.
In addition to the nod as best comedy series, the sictom about a fictional TV show also picked up nominations for best comedy actress for Fey and best comedy actor for Alec Baldwin.
Competing against 30 Rock, Family Guy and Conchords for the best comedy trophy will be NBC's The Office, Showtime's Weeds, HBO's Entourage and the CBS series How I Met Your Mother.
Besides Baldwin, the contenders for best lead actor in a comedy are Steve Carrell (The Office), Jemain Clement (Flight of the Conchords), Tony Shalhoub (Monk), Charlie Sheen (Two and Half Men) and Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory).
Parsons served as co-host of the Emmy nominations announcement show Thursday along with Chandra Wilson, who also picked up a nomination -- for her dramatic supporting work in Grey's Anatomy.
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Beside Fey, best actress nominees in comedy are Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?), Sarah Silverman (The Sarah Silverman Program), Mary Louise-Parker (Weeds), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine) and Toni Collette (The United States of Tara).
Another of the most prestigious categories is best lead actor in a drama series. Competing against Mad Men's Hamm are last year's winner, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad,) Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Hugh Laurie for (House), Gabriel Byrne for (In Treatment) and Simon Baker for (The Mentalist).
Along with Mad Men's Moss, the nominees s for lead actress in a drama series are Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters), Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer), last year's winner, Glenn Close (Damages) Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) and Holly Hunter for (Saving Grace). All but Field and Hargitay are in cable series.
HBO ran the table on movies and miniseres. Grey Gardens, starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange, scored 17 nominations -- tying the record for the most Emmy nominations for a made-for-TV movie. Other big winners for HBO were the movies Taking Chance, with 10 nominations, and Into the Storm, with 14.
Generation Kill, which was adapated and executive produced by Baltimore's David Simon and Ed Burns was nominated as best mini-series. (see related post) Simon received a solo nomination in the category of best writing for a movie, mini-series of dramatic special for an episode of the seven-part series that he wrote.
Taking Chance and Generation Kill both dealt with aspects of the war in Iraq, an indication of the kind of socially conscious programming HBO provides.
Another writer with Baltimore ties, Robin Veith, was nominated foe the second year in a row for her work on AMC'ss Mad Men.Read an extended interview I did with Veith here.
The Emmy voters also took notice of a long-time TV actress in posthumously nominating Farrah Fawcett in the category of outstanding nonfiction special for Farrah's Story, the NBC documentary she made with friend, Alana Stewart, about her battle with cancer. Fawcett died last month at age 62.
Click here for a list of all nominees listed in alphabetical order by category.
The 61st annual Prime Time Emmy Awards telecast will air Sept. 20 with Neil Patrick Harris as host.
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Der Straßbach ist ein knapp sieben Kilometer langer rechter und westlicher Zufluss der Wetter im westlichen Bereich des hessischen Wetteraukreis, aus dem Taunus kommend, zeit- und abschnittsweise Wasser führend. Nach ¼ km im Wald, führt sein Lauf durch Ackerfluren und Industriegebiete. Er kreuzt eine Autobahn (A 5), zwei Bundesstraßen (B 455 und B 3) und zwei Bahnlinien (Bahnstrecke Friedrichsdorf–Friedberg und Main-Weser-Bahn). Seine Mündung liegt unter der Wetterbrücke einer dritten Bahnlinie, der Bahnstrecke Friedberg–Hanau.

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Sein Name erinnert an die Wüstung Straßheim.

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Der Straßbach entspringt auf einer Höhe von ungefähr  in einem Laubwald südwestlich des Friedberger Stadtteils Ockstadt auf dessen Grund, westlich der A 5 und eines viel genutzten Waldweges, östlich und unterhalb der Taunusgipfel Mainzer Kopf bzw. Dachskopf/Steinkopf . Im Tal zwischen Mainzer Kopf im Süden und Dachskopf/Steinkopf im Norden liegt eine Runse, die in die Nähe der Quelle des Straßbachs führt und dabei in den Abflussgraben eines Waldwegs mündet. Oberhalb der Quelle sind andere Abflussgräben und Tümpel erkennbar, die zeitweise Wasser führen.

Nach wenigen dam ostwärts den Hang hinab, wird er unter einem viel genutzten Waldweg mit belastbarer wassergebundener Decke durchgeführt, der etwa parallel zur Autobahn A 5 Ockstadt, wo er an die Usinger Straße angeschlossen ist, und Ober-Rosbach verbindet. Auf der Nordostseite dieses Durchlasses steht, in den Waldboden eingelassen, eine Einrichtung der Erdgas-Fernleitung "Frankfurter Leitung" parallel zur A 5. Vor dem etwa  entfernten und  langen Durchlass mit quadratischem Querschnitt unter der Autobahn, münden in einem aufwändig befestigten Bauwerk zunächst von links und Norden aus einem Graben ein kleiner Zufluss (Quellgebiet etwa  nordwestlich der Quelle) und wenig weiter, direkt an der Autobahn, Abflussgräben von links und rechts (letzterer ist mit der Runse aus dem Tal weiter oben und westlich verbunden). Auf der Ostseite der Autobahn fließt der Straßbach in einer etwa  langen Runse (mit Wasserfall) einem anderen, weniger gut bewehrten und benutzten, auch parallel zur Autobahn verlaufenden Waldweg zu. Dieser Weg mündet im Norden an einer Erdgas-Übergabestation westlich von Ockstadt gleich westlich des Clubhauses des Golfplatzes in den Hardbäumchesweg, im Süden hat er Anschluss an den Löwenhof und das Wegenetz von Ober-Rosbach, Entfernung zur Gemeindegrenze etwa . Auf der Westseite dieses Weges fließt der Straßbach etwa  südwärts und wird dann um 90° ostwärts unter dem Weg durchgeführt. Er durchfließt, von Bäumen gesäumt, nördlich des Löwenhofs auf  Länge eine Wiese, die am Ostrand in einem sumpfigen Bereich einen Teich aufweist, der von einem Graben aus dem Bornwäldchen gespeist wird. Von links und Norden mündet vor einem Weg ein Abfluss aus der Wiese in den Straßbach. Südlich des Durchlasses steht am Weg das Naturdenkmal Alteiche am Löwenhof.

Bald unterhalb des Wegs wird der Straßbach auf einer Strecke von etwa  zu einem Bestandteil des sich nördlich ausdehnenden Golfplatzes Ockstadt. Am rechten Ufer, auf der Südseite, werden zwei ehemalige Fischteiche bewässert, ab diesem Abschnitt macht der Bachlauf den Eindruck des Begradigtseins. Hinter dem Ende des Golfplatzes biegt er bei Fluss-Kilometer 5,435 nach Südosten ab und eilt weitgehend baumlos der Unterquerung der B 455 zu (km 5,2). Darunter nimmt er wieder die ursprüngliche Ost-Richtung auf. In der Ackerflur fließt er etwa  durch einen Galeriewald. Bei km 4,6 mündet ein etwa  langer Graben von links und Norden, der heute nördlich des Löwenhofs im Wald an der Autobahn seinen Anfang hat, den Golfplatz in West-Ost-Richtung durchgestaltet quert, ihn nach Südosten verlässt, die B 455 unterquert und nach etwa  einen Südkurs zum Straßbach einschlägt. Der Graben führt zeitweise und örtlich Wasser.

Unterhalb eines querenden befestigten Feldwegs bei km 4,6 betritt der Straßbach eine etwa  große, teilweise mit Obstbäumen bestandene Grünlandfläche, auf der er, von Laubbäumen gesäumt, ein wenig mäandrieren kann. Bei km 4,45 durchfließt er ein Bauwerk, in dem er zur Bewässerung der am rechten Ufer liegenden Fischteiche – der größte ist über  groß – aufwändig angezapft wird. Hier leben seit den 2010er-Jahren Biber. Am linken Ufer liegt die Flur An der Straßheimer Kirche, die auf die namengebende Wüstung weist. Gleich unterhalb der Teichanlage unterquert der Straßbach bei km 3,94 die Bahnstrecke Friedrichsdorf–Friedberg und durchquert den obersten Teil der Flur Sauerweide, deren Nutzung wg. Vernässung aufgegeben wurde. Unterhalb des befestigten Feldwegs bei km 3,90 beginnt eine durch Flurbereinigung zu Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts begradigte und mit hohem Wiedererkennungswert einseitig mit heute hohen Erlen bepflanzte  lange Strecke durch eine vor allem als Grünland genutzte Ackerflur, die bis an die Friedberger Ortsgrenze reicht, wo statt Erlen vermehrt heute zerfallende Weiden gesetzt wurden. Die Grenze zwischen den Gemarkungen von Ockstadt und Friedberg liegt bei km 3,59 auf einem Feld- und Radweg von Ockstadt nach Ober-Rosbach, der auf mit großen Walnussbäumen alleeartig bepflanzten Rampen die Bahnlinie im Norden überquert. Bei km 3,6 überquert die B 3 auf einer lichten und  langen Brücke den Bach. Von Quellen an der Westseite der südlichen Rampe des Feldwegs bis zur Rampe der höher gelegten B 3 verläuft ein Graben, der unter der B 3-Brücke von links und Norden in den Straßbach mündet. Er führt ebenso zeitweise Wasser wie der etwa  lange Graben an der Westseite der Frankfurter Straße, der von rechts und Süden mündet. Bis zur Stadtgrenze hat sich der Bach mehrere Meter tief in den lehmigen Boden gegraben.

Nach der Unterquerung der Frankfurter Straße erreicht der Straßbach den Geltungsbereich des Bebauungsplans "Industriegebiet Süd" aus den früher 1980er-Jahren auf einem schmalen Grundstück nördlich der Straßenmeisterei Friedberg, auf dem ein Wehr zum Aufstauen des Gewässers steht. Vor dem ersten Durchlass unter einer Straße mündet von links ein kleiner Graben aus einem etwa  großen naturnahen Wiesengrundstück mit großen Bäumen, an denen Fledermauskästen aufgehängt sind. Der gemauerte Durchlass von großem Querschnitt unter der Straße "Am Straßbach" weist bachabwärts Zuläufe auf, die Oberflächenabflüsse von den versiegelten Bereichen der Grundstücke und Verkehrsflächen des Industriegebiets dem Bach ungebremst zuführen. Damit beginnt ein etwa  langer und etwa  schmaler Galeriewald aus dicht gesetzten und daher noch klein gebliebenen Erlen und Weiden, die den Boden und das Gewässer sehr stark verschatten. An ihrem rechten Rand ist ein Hauptsammler in den Boden eingelassen, über den ein Fahrweg gebaut wurde. Bei Fluss-Kilometer 2,34 mündet von links und Norden der Abfluss des Friedberger Pfingstbrunnens, dessen ständig fließendes Wasser  vom Bach entfernt aus der in eine Mauer gefassten Quelle strömt. Vor der Freseniusstraße ist eine Berme in den trapezförmigen Graben des Straßbachs gebaut worden, um Spitzenabflüsse zu mildern. Der auch hier großzügig bemessene gemauerte Durchlass unter der Straße weist bachabwärts aufwändige Einlaufwerke auf.

Ab der Freseniusstraße gilt ein neuer Bebauungsplan. Auf einer Länge von mehr als  fließt der Straßbach durch ein bis zu  breites begrüntes Band, das von mehreren quer verlaufenden Fußwegen und Brücken zerschnitten wird, auf einem eingezäunten Privatgelände, durch das auch der Abwassersammler unter der Fahrtrasse führt. Noch im Geltungsbereich des Bebauungsplans mündet bei km 1,35 von rechts und Süden der Entengraben, ein heute nur noch  langes, bis zu einem Feldweg, dem Römerweg, reichendes Kleinstgewässer, das meist kein Wasser führt. Im südlich anschließenden Ackergelände ist ein flaches, etwa  breites Tal erkennbar. An seinem Ende zeigt sich ein alter, wie der Entengraben von Westen kommender Durchlass unter dem Steinbrücker Weg .

Gegenüber der Mündung des Entengrabens ist nördlich und links des Straßbachs ein unbefestigtes Becken zur Aufnahme der Oberflächenabflüsse des nördlich liegenden Parkplatzes gebaut worden. Durch eine technische Vorrichtung wird das aufgestaute Wasser gedrosselt in einen kurzen Graben geleitet, der von links und Norden bei km 1,29 mündet. Östlich der Brücke des Feldwegs bei km 1,2 ist am linken Ufer im Abstand von etwa  ein Abwassersammler verlegt. Der Bach ist von wenigen Bäumen gesäumt, meist hüllen ihn die Ranken von Brombeeren und Krautfluren ein. Sein Wasserspiegel liegt metertief unter der Geländekante. Erst auf dem letzten  vor der Main-Weser-Bahn rückt er näher an die Geländekante heran. Sein Uferbewuchs wird weniger dicht, es zeigen sich Bäume aus Hartholz wie etwa der Nussbaum. Der Durchlass im Bahndamm ist ähnlich aufwändig und ornamental aus rotem Sandstein ausgeführt wie etwa die des Säckelgrabens. Für das auf der Ostseite des Bahndamms verlaufende dritte Gleis vom Abzweig Görbelheim wurde der Durchlass um einen Zweckbau aus Beton auf insgesamt  verlängert. Auf den letzten  bis zur Römerstraße oder Landesstraße 3351 wird der Straßbach wieder von Erlen begleitet. Seine letzten  bis zur Mündung auf einer Höhe von etwa  von rechts in die aus Nordosten kommende Wetter fließt er renaturiert durch eine eng mit Erlen bepflanzte Ausgleichsfläche für Eingriffe durch Realisierung des Bebauungsplans Nr. 40 in der Friedberger Kernstadt und durch das insgesamt fast 7.500 ha große Landschaftsschutzgebiet Auenverbund Wetterau.. Die Mündung liegt etwa  unterhalb der Usa-Mündung, fast  oberhalb der Görbelheimer Mühle und beinahe direkt unter dem Eisenbahnviadukt der Bahnstrecke Friedberg–Hanau.

Es ist zwar der Südostrand von Friedberg, doch treffen sich an der Straßbachmündung die Gemarkungsgrenzen von der Friedberger Kernstadt und der Stadtteile Ossenheim und Bruchenbrücken. Wetter und Straßbach erodieren die Ufer, verlegen ihren jeweiligen Lauf, die an Grenzsteine und Koordinaten gebundene Grenzziehung folgt diesen Änderungen nicht. So ist derzeit die Mündung auf Ossenheimer Gebiet.

Zuflüsse
 Entengraben (rechts)

Flusssystem Wetter
 Liste der Fließgewässer im Flusssystem Wetter

Biologie

Der Straßbach ist eines von sehr wenigen bekannten Gewässern im Wetteraukreis, in denen Apium nodiflorum bzw. (neuerer wissenschaftlicher Name)  Helosciadium nodiflorum vorkommt, eben der Knotenblütige Sellerie (botanisch immer eine sie). Für den Wetteraukreis bekannt sind bislang Funde aus dem Flusssystem der Usa, insbesondere dem Seebach oder Leihgraben und deren Zuflüssen.

Gemeldet worden sind im Wetteraukreis Funde in einem Graben zur Wetter im Norden des NSG Salzwiesen von Münzenberg, sowie, bereits Wetter-abwärts, in einem Graben im östlich des Karbener Stadtteils Okarben gelegenen NSG Ludwigsquelle, der der Nidda zufließt.

Der Friedberger Pfingstbrunnen  im Industriegebiet Süd entwässert in den Straßbach und ist durch den Bebauungsplan als kleines Naherholungsgebiet zumindest gesichert.

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Album Review: Bob Mould, "Beauty & Ruin"
I have to admit, I wasn't keen on Mould's last album, 2012's Silver Age; at the time, I felt it was far too much of him ripping off Bob Mould of Sugar. Yes, I know it was on the heels of his 20th anniversary tour of Sugar's Copper Blue and this seemed to be a direct correlation, but aside from one track I felt I'd heard it all before but this time without the emotion of the prior go-round.
Now comes Mould's 11th solo album since 1989, Beauty & Ruin. Self-produced and accompanied by his familiar accomplices Jason Narducy on bass and Jon Wurster on drums, Mould gets a better balance with this record as the focus seems to be on reflection, ups and downs and loss. The sound is clean and at points shimmering, with the subtle weaving of acoustic guitars in the mix (one of Mould's production specialties). The songs have an urgency and drive and at moments, one feels like he's playing for his life (most notably on "Kid With Crooked Face"). The first standout track, "I Don't Know You Anymore" is that familiar Mould-style of poppiness/catchy/classic single; "Nemeses Are Laughing" reminds me of Copper Blue's "Slick" in a faster tempo and not as neurotically-delivered; "Little Glass Pill" has a great guitar coda opening that launches into controlled frenzy. "Forgiveness" is the most-radical track – acoustic with a heavy and tight drum and keyboard; a very clean and uber-poppy number.
Twelve tracks – and a fine return to form. I loved Mould's triad of Body Of Song/District Line/Life And Times (especially) and with this album, I think he's regained the balance that he mastered on those three releases. As usual, a tip of the hat to Mr. Mould – thanks Bob.
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Rob Ross has been, for good, bad or indifferent, involved in the music industry for over 30 years - first as guitarist/singer/songwriter with The Punch Line, then as freelance journalist, producer and manager to working for independent and major record labels. He resides in Staten Island, New York with his wife and cats; he works out a lot, reads voraciously, loves Big Star and his orange Gretsch. Doesn't that make him neat?
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France's 2011/12 wheat exports down 15%
Customs data showed on Wednesday (Apr 11) that France's February soft wheat export reached 993,195 tonnes, taking the volume since of the start of the 2011/12 season on July 1 to 11 million tonnes, down 15% on the same period last season.
Shipments outside the EU amounted to 442,697 tonnes, bringing the total so far this season to 6.1 million, down 29% on the same period in 2010/11, the data showed.
France exported a record 12.9 million tonnes of soft wheat outside the EU last season when it benefited from the absence of rival exporter Russia, which banned shipments for most of the season following a drought-hit harvest.
Algeria remained the leading destination for French wheat by the end of February, with exports so far this season of 2.5 million tonnes, slightly ahead of the 2.4 million recorded at the same point in 2010/11.
Within the 27-member EU, France exported 550,498 tonnes of soft wheat in February, putting the total so far in 2011/12 at 4.9 million, up 13% on the same period last season.


Call for Papers: Transnational Perspectives on the Study of Spanish in Society, The University of Edinburgh, 5-6 September 2019. Deadline: April 15, 2019.
Transnational Perspectives on the Study of Spanish in Society marks the the 9th International Conference of Hispanic Linguistics and 7th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for the Study of Spanish in Society. Languages travel and adapt to the new circumstances faced by their speakers. The growth of the Spanish language has always been transnational in nature, insofar as any expansion has been grounded in cultural and economic exchange. Therefore, at this conference, organizers wish to bring together those with scholarly interests in the situation of the Spanish language in the contemporary world. Almost twenty years into the new millennium, it is time reflect on how Spanish speakers, be they in their countries of origin or in the diaspora, construct and negotiate concepts of community. How is this achieved by recourse to ideas of borders, migration and contact? How do speakers move beyond notions of physical space, and push social, political, cultural and commercial boundaries, in order to break through the limits imposed on them by nations and continents?
Abstracts may be submitted in English or in Spanish.


The Meridian Public Schools board of education will join more than 25 other school boards searching for superintendents statewide after Superintendent Doug Fillmore announced he will retire at the end of the year.
Fillmore is one of 80 Michigan school superintendents who accepted a state-sponsored retirement package. He plans to offer his expertise to the next person who takes over the position.
The board is planning to select one of three superintendent search firms. The Michigan Association of School Boards, North Star Staffing and the Michigan Leadership Institute will be asked to present their process and their price range at the next meeting, Fillmore said.
"I know we conducted it before ... but the pool is very much narrowed," said board President Kimrea Muma, reflecting on how the situation has changed since Fillmore was selected after a superintendent search. "Don't think we didn't try to keep Doug here."
Locally, the Midland County Educational Service Agency is also looking for a superintendent.
In other business, the board renewed the contracts for their athletic coaches. Athletic Director Mitch Bohn recommended the re-appointment of all 2010 spring coaches, Fillmore said.
"In some ways that's nice, to have consistency in your coaching," Fillmore said. "Mitch does, as the athletic director, make sure he is evaluating the head coaches ... and he evaluates the assistant coaches with the head coaches annually."


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Q: Unable to nail memory leak detected by valgrind Below is the pattern of new/delete operators in my program. Valgrind says that memory is "definitely lost". I couldn't quite get where the leak is. Is there something wrong with my usage of new/delete operators.
 class Generic
 {
        GenericInterface *gInterface; //GenericInterface is abstract class

        public:
           Generic ()
           {
                gInterface = NULL;
           }
           ~Generic ()
           {
               delete gInterface;
           }
           void Create()
           {
           gInterface = new Specific();
           }
    };

    class Specific : public GenericInterface
    {
       MyClass* _myClass;

    public:
      Specific()
      {
         _myClass = new MyClass;
      }

      ~Specific()
      {
         delete _myClass;
      }

    };

    int main()
    {
       Generic g;
       g.Create();
    }

valgrind says that memory is lost.
==2639== 8 bytes in 1 blocks are definitely lost in loss record 2 of 45
==2639==    at 0x4026351: operator new(unsigned int) (vg_replace_malloc.c:255)
==2639==    by 0x804D77C: Specific::Specific() (Specific.cc:13)
==2639==    by 0x804DAFC: Generic::Create() (Generic.cc:58)

A: Your GenericInterface destructor probably is not virtual, so only the GenericInterface destructor is getting called when gInterface is destroyed.

A: You are not following the rule of three.  If your class manages resources that need to be cleaned up, you must declare a destructor, copy constructor, and copy assignment operator.  Neither of your classes has a copy constructor or a copy assignment operator.
Really, you should almost certainly just be using a smart pointer like unique_ptr from C++0x; shared_ptr from Boost, C++ TR1, and C++0x; or scoped_ptr from Boost.
The likely issue causing this specific problem is that you have forgotten to make the base-class GenericInterface destructor virtual, so the wrong destructor is being called and the MyClass object that you dynamically create in Specific is never destroyed.
deleteing an object via a pointer to one of its base classes results in undefined behavior if the base class destructor is not declared virtual (that means bad things will happen, ranging from memory leaks to crashes).

A: Does your GenericInterface class declare a virtual destructor?  If not, the Specific class's destructor won't get called, and thus the "delete _myClass" line won't be executed.
Just another way C++ makes your life more interesting :)

A: In your Generic class destructor you should also check the gInterface pointer before deleting it. If Create() is not called before the object is destroyed it will cause problems. If your c++ compiler doesn't throw on new failures your other class may also do the same thing

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The 3-point shooting contest, part of the All-Star Saturday Night events, will be televised by TNT at 8 p.m. (Eastern) and will also be available on the Watch TNT App and on TNT Overtime.
The event will bring together a unique, invitation-only group to explore the trends and innovations in sports, media and technology.NBA All-Star Weekend is rapidly approaching, and one of the highlights every year is All-Star Saturday Night.
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In advance of the 66 th NBA All-Star Game, the league will offer a full schedule of events open to the public, including the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge, NBA All-Star Practice, the NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire, the NBA D-League Three-Point Contest and the NBA D-League Slam Dunk presented by Verizon.Over the years, the NBA All-Star Game jerseys have seemed to be pretty detailed, as they often reflect the theme of a city or the logo that the league chose for the midseason event.
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Nothing really happened today – in a good way.
My daughter was at a friend's on a sleepover (which I secretly loathe), so I got a rare lie in and read House and Garden cover to cover, which was such a treat.
Then I got into bed with my mum and watched the Remembrance ceremony at the Cenotaph on the telly. She watches it every year and it was nice to share it with her, especially like Morecombe and Wise sitting up in bed together.
I'm keenly aware that there might not be that many more opportunities to share such moments with her.
I bought the ingredients to make my first ever Christmas cake.
I am conquering my food challenges, one by one, with meringues, souffles, curries, stock, risotto and casseroles all under my belt.
After having finally mastered pastry this year (thank you, Nigella…) it's time to do the fruit cake.
I'm planning to make the marzipan myself too and to do all the royal icing malarkey, with some kind of quaint snow scene on the top (because that's what we had on the Christmas cake when we were kids…).
I love the jolly chap at the top and I could do penguins as a tribute to Monty the Penguin, who already owns this Christmas for me (the toy has already sold out and are being flogged on eBay…).
These are chic (if a little lurid).
Fruit cakes are easy, and forgiving. You'll wonder why you held off all these years. Royal icing and marzipan can be slightly challenging but there is nothing like a traditional Christmas cake to have with a cup of tea on Christmas afternoon. I look back now and realise that my mother and aunts fed everyone Christmas cake in the afternoon in an effort to curb the alcohol consumption of my father and uncles!
Hmmmm… sounds like I should let myself off making the marzipan this first time then… Thanks so much for the encouragement. I'm drooling at the thought of it now – love the crunch of the icing, the squidge of the marzipan and then the chewy fruity cake. Bring it on!
I wouldn't even know where to start with home made marzipan. I don't think it's ever occurred to me you could make it! I always make my cake though and royal icing is quite straight forward if you have a good mixer. One of my most prized appliances is a kitchen aid mixer and if you don't have one, this is a perfect excuse to get one.
My 84 year old aunt, the last remaining sibling of my much missed mum, still makes a truckload of Christmas cakes to distribute to family and the needy. We are looking forward to our parcel. I've never been brave enough. I used to love Mum's Christmas pud circus every year – our contribution was stirring in the sixpences.
Being able to spend time together as three generations is so lovely – what a beautiful time you must have had in Eastbourne. And sharing your mother's Remembrance Day ritual, tucked up in bed together, is a really golden memory to tuck away.


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Victims Here, Victims There, Victims Everywhere
By David Stolinsky | April 5, 2012 | 0 Comments
When Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (Dem., Florida) addressed the House of Representatives regarding the killing of Trayvon Martin, she recited a depressing litany of victimization:
If you walk into any inner city high school in the African American community, Mr. Speaker, and ask the students, "Have you ever been racially profiled,"' trust me, every one of them will raise their hands, boys and girls. You might say to me, "Congresswoman, what does that mean? Who is profiled? And who is doing the profiling?" I will tell you.
Boys by police officers.
Boys by vigilante wannabe-police officers.
Boys who get into an elevator and then everyone else gets off.
Boys who walk down the sidewalk and everyone crosses the street.
Boys who watch people lock their car doors when they approach a car.
Boys who see women clutch their purse as they walk towards them.
Boys who will try to catch a cab but not one who will stop.
Boys who are followed around in stores while they shop.
Boys who wear hoodies.
Boys who wear dreads.
Boys who wear gold teeth.
Boys who sag their pants.
And boys who are walking while black, talking while black, shopping while black, eating while black, studying while black, and playing while black, and just being black.
Yes, this blanket indictment of American society is greatly exaggerated. Yet many African Americans, especially young ones, see it as accurate. Whether an accusation is true is often less important than whether some people believe it is true.
People act on their beliefs. How do people, especially young people, act when their "leaders" − from Rev. Al Sharpton to Rev. Jeremiah Wright to Rep. Frederica Wilson − tell them that they are constant victims of an oppressive, racist society?
● Some young people will pay no attention to what adults tell them, especially when adults tell them negative things about what they can't do. So they go their own way, and grow up to be whatever they were already going to be before anyone told them they were victims of incessant racism and oppression.
Some will become huge successes. Others will become abject failures. But most will become ordinary people, doing the ordinary things people do to live on this earth. These are the fortunate people − fortunate for themselves, and fortunate for all the rest of us. They remain themselves, untainted by the pervasive anger and resentment that is evoked by a belief that they are victims. They are our hope for the future.
● Some young people will absorb the message that American society is oppressive and racist. They will carry this message with them all their lives − and the damage it produces. They will not apply themselves in school. Why should they? They believe that even with a good education, they will be prevented from getting good jobs.
So they will drop out and get a dead-end job, at which they will work the minimum time required to qualify for unemployment benefits. And if they can, they will apply for disability or other benefits. Why shouldn't they? The government has assumed the role that private and religious charities used to serve − and without the stigma of taking charity. After all, the government is racist and oppressive, so why shouldn't it pay back a little of what it owes its victims?
And they will "hook up" and get pregnant or get their girlfriends pregnant. But in startlingly large numbers, they will not marry and make a family. Why should they? The government has assumed the role of father and will help support the women and children − support them poorly, but well enough to justify the men in "taking off."
Ambition will be stifled in all but the most highly motivated. For many, just barely getting by will be enough. Why shouldn't it? Just getting by is an accomplishment in an oppressive, racist society.
Worst of all, at every opportunity, racism will be imputed to the most minor irritations. Did someone get off the elevator when he got on? She must be a racist − it couldn't have been her floor. Did someone cut him off in traffic? He must be a racist − it couldn't have been a guy late for work. Did a clerk make him wait to be served? He must be a racist − he couldn't just be new on the job. Did someone refuse to buy what he was selling? She must be a racist − she couldn't simply lack money for that item.
Yes, racism is everywhere − especially when you have been taught to see it everywhere by your "leaders" − your teachers, your clergy, and your elected representatives.
● Some young people, fortunately a relatively small percent, will take the image of victimhood and reverse it. They will become the victimizers. If they are poorly educated and lacking in skills, they will become street criminals. Why shouldn't they? They are victims − why not turn the tables? Their own people are already being victimized − what difference will one more victimization make?
What do you think is the leading cause of death for black males aged 15-34? Heart disease? Cancer? Auto accidents? No, it's homicide, of which over 90% is committed by other young black males. It's depressing that "community leaders" and politicians, both black and white, ignore these facts.
But if people have more education and skills, they can take their sense of victimization to a higher level. They can elevate their anger and resentment to a higher plane. They can become hate-mongering preachers or race-hustling politicians, feeding off people's sense of victimization in order to increase their own power and wealth.
So the vicious cycle continues. The young people who were programmed to believe that they are victims of racism grow up seeing racism everywhere, thereby reinforcing their belief. They exude anger, and when it is returned − as it inevitably will be − their belief is further reinforced.
The memory of past grievances remains vivid, while the knowledge of present benefits is foggy at best. Stories of slavery, Jim Crow laws, and lynching are told and retold. But they are not told as important historical events to be remembered. They are told as present-day realities to be resented. To some people, Emmett Till being lynched for flirting with a white woman in Mississippi in 1955 is more real than Barack Obama in the White House in 2012.
This is inexpressibly sad. Gratitude is a source of happiness, and ingratitude is a source of unhappiness. One reason Americans − not only minorities but all Americans − are less happy than they might be is that leftist "intellectuals" and "community leaders" keep telling them what's wrong with their country, while ignoring what's right. So why should they feel grateful to live here?
Since 1990, the number of blacks who immigrated voluntarily has exceeded the number who were brought here in the past as slaves. These immigrants are grateful to come here − they know what it's like back home. But people who were born here have no basis for comparison, other than the utopian visions fostered by leftists. And no matter how good America is, it will fall short of utopia. So the native-born may see no reason for gratitude, only reason for resentment.
Come to think of it, if America is really as racist as Frederica Wilson says it is, how did she get to Congress in the first place? Her ability to address the House of Representatives as a member is itself a refutation of the accusations she makes.
There still is racism in America. Only a fool would deny this. But is there is less racism than there was a generation ago? Only a liar would deny that. Is America the least racist nation on earth? Only someone who never traveled abroad, or a leftist who wants to "fundamentally change" America, would ignore this fact. Is today's America oppressive and racist? Only race-hustling preachers and race-baiting politicians would say so.
Short of the bubonic plague or an asteroid impact, the worst thing that can happen to a nation is to teach a substantial portion of its young people that they are victims.
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Tags: racism, victimhood


The Agribusiness Sector of the Association of Ghana Industries, AGI has lauded Government for steps being taken to support the Agro-industry especially with the Launching of the Ghana Commodity Exchange, which is expected to promote private sector investment in the agriculture sector, and create market opportunities for farmers and stakeholders in the agribusiness.
In a press statement signed by the Chair of Agribusiness sector of the AGI Ms. Fatima Alimohamed, as the government seeks to implement the One District One Factory policy, it should focus on increasing productivity for commodities that Ghana has comparative advantage to check saying that attempt to import raw materials into the country may worsen the plight of the Cedi.
The Association(sector) recommends that government as a matter of urgency, establish a National Raw Material Council to address the age-long problem of shortage of local raw materials, especially during the lean production seasons.
AGI again revealed that in the budget read by the Minister of finance, Ghana spends over $2billion on food imports annually in instances given as Rice – 1 billion, Sugar – 320 million, Poultry – 374 million with emphasis on paragraph 169 of the budget speech, the finance minister read, spelling out that the Roadmap for the Agric Sector is to set up Tree Crop strategy (Tree Crops Development Authority).
The AGI, therefore, is appealing to the government that credit given to the agribusiness sector be increased since the one given is very low. It, therefore, called on the government to provide special purpose vehicles that will target specific commodities for special funding. "Government should speed up the proposal to merge ADB and NIB to set up an Industrial (Development) Bank that will focus on agriculture to realize government's industrialization efforts".
The Minister for Finance for presenting the 2019 Budget Speech of the Government of Ghana dubbed a STRONGER ECONOMY FOR JOBS AND PROSPERITY.
As the Agribusiness private sector, we consider and envisage our farmers as autonomous entrepreneurs and their organizations as farmers' business organizations who have to operate and deal with a range of public and private sector players such as sourcing companies, banks, agro-input dealers and many others. This reinforces the role of the Agribusiness in being the backbone of our economy.
The AGI has stated the challenges that are bedeviling local raw materials in Ghana. According to the association, the lack of competitiveness in the price of farm produce and the inability of farmers to produce the right quantities and qualities the industry requires has turn has stifled market access for smallholder farmers. "We need to collectively ensure that any levies that are being considered are discussed and go through a monitoring and regulatory body that comprises of both the Government and Private sector. The role would be to ensure that any raw materials levies or proposals do not go in favor of neighboring markets and hamper our market opportunities." It says.
The government should focus on the massive commercialization of commodities that will provide the ready source of local raw materials for industrial processing. The country imports raw materials for an industry which can be readily produced locally to reduce the cost of doing business in Ghana.
A government must focus on the cultivation of commodities like cassava, yam, cashew, Shea nut, oil palm, layers, piggery since these are intermediary goods that can be targeted for agro-processing.
The AGI says it is therefore willing and ready to support the government as it seeks to implement the agenda for job creation and Ghana Beyond Aid.
"As a leading voice in the Private Sector in Ghana, we will continue to strengthen the cooperation and provide constructive critiquing where necessary to support agro-industrialization in Ghana", It concluded.


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Port of Call 11th January 2022
by Norman Middlemiss
The 38,332gt Nordspring arriving at Walvis Bay in December 2010. She was built in 2007 by STX at Jinhae. In 2011 she became Spring R of Hanseatic Unity Chartering. In 2012 she had a brief spell on charter as MOL Spring then in January 2021 she joined AS Nadia Schiffahrts as AS Nadia. One month later they renamed her Nordspring. (Nigel Lawrence)
Walvis Bay (Walvisbaai in Afrikaans and Walfischbai in German) is named after the bay on which the second largest city in Namibia is located on eleven square miles of land. Inland Windhoek is the largest city and capital of the country, however cooler Swakopmund on the coast is the summer capital. Windhoek is the home to both chambers of the Parliament of Namibia, which is called the Tintenpalast, or German for the 'Ink Palace'. Walvis Bay has a natural sheltered harbour with deep water and is protected by the Pelican Point sand spit, and is the only natural harbour of any size on this very long coast. The coastal waters draw large numbers of Southern Right whales and fish shoals, attracting whalers and fishermen. The port is situated on the Tropic of Capricorn in the Kuiseb river delta, the river rising in the Khomas Highland west of Windhoek. The town with a population of 67,200 lies at the end of the Transnamib Railway built through the very challenging and hostile climatic regions of South West Africa. Walvis Bay is the centre of the guano collection industry, and has massive salt deposits and salt works behind the huge sand dunes.
The 60,331gt drilling ship Petrobras 10000 of P&M Drilling International BV was built in 2009 by Samsung at Kobe. She is seen here off Walvis Bay in December 2010. (Nigel Lawrence)
HISTORY OF WALVIS BAY
A succession of colonists developed the area after Portuguese navigators explored the route down to Cape Town and India from 1485. Portuguese navigator Diogo Cao reached the northern part of Walvis Bay in 1485, followed by Bartolomeu Dias, and after Vasco da Gama (1460-1524) had discovered the sea route to India. Walvis Bay was founded in the 1790s as a stopover for sea travel to Cape Town and India, but almost no commercial activity took place until 1890.
German shipowners and traders had called into the Bay of Luderitz for many years. South West Africa extended between the Orange river in the south to Angola in the north, and was a turbulent country in which the Bantu, Hottentot, Namaqua and Herrero tribes carved out a bare subsistence living. The Herrero women wear colourful clothes copied from the wives of German missionaries, who arrived in the 19th century with big bustles and big horn shaped head-dresses. Cape Colony had slowly expanded northwards taking in Griqualand West, Great Namaqualand and Damaraland, and it was expected that the British would annex South West Africa or make it into a part of Cape Colony. However, only a limited amount of the land around Walvis Bay and the Guano Islands was annexed in 1894.
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Check the [ongoing issues](https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm/projects) that need work on in the priority list.

### Look for something you want to work on

For [front-end](https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm/projects/1) and [back-end] (https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm/projects/3) code contributions, we aim at maintaining and prioritizing the Github issues through Github Projects, the Trello-like web-based project management board of Github: [OpenFarm Projects](https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm/projects).

Need to use OpenFarm Assets? [Here they are](https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B-wExYzQcnp3cGphOGZQS1lBRFk)!

We have few more languages missing for the website content to be translated: help us [translate the website](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/openfarm/)!

### Who can contribute

Everyone is welcome to bring value to the Open Source community of OpenFarm. Time is our most valuable assets here, so any minute of your time counts to make things happen! "Better done, than perfect!"
We strive for diversity in our community and want to ensure we provide a safe and inclusive space for everyone by adopting a [Code of Conduct](https://openfarm.cc/pages/code_of_conduct?locale=en).

Our community is composed of tech and non-tech folks, newbie as well as experts in gardening, overall great people willing to take actions for a better future and sharing knowledge and growing our own food.

### Our problem-solving process

On the way we work together, we aim at:
- having transparency in reasoning behind actions: taking time for documentation, questions and answers
- prefering done, than perfect: breaking down tasks so that anyone can contribute few min of their time on a regular basis
- taking shortcuts: what's the most obvious for a better usability? what's the shortest way to build a feature? What's the most valuable inputs for a feedback?

### User Flow

Update in progress

### Mockups

Update in progress

## Development

### Getting Started (The Easy Way)

You should use Vagrant to get the OpenFarm system running on your computer. It will avoid having to install the things listed in The Hard Way below.

1. Install [Vagrant](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/installation/).
2. Install [VirtualBox](https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads).
3. Open your terminal.
4. `$ git clone https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm.git` - this tells your computer to fetch the data stored in this repository using git.
5. `$ cd OpenFarm` - change to the OpenFarm directory
6. `$ vagrant up` This will take a long time. We're downloading a whole bunch of stuff. Go make yourself a pot of coffee, or brew some tea. If something goes wrong at this point, reach out to Simon directly at [slack.openfarm.cc](http://slack.openfarm.cc/).

#### Accessing Vagrant

Once Vagrant is set up on your system, you might want to actually access it. For example, if you want to start up the server (though vagrant up should run `rails s` for you):

8. `$ vagrant ssh` - this makes you access the new virtual server we just created to run OpenFarm on.
9. `cd /vagrant` - the `vagrant` directory is mirrored in your own computer. If you add a file there, you'll see it appear here.
10. `rails s` - actually run the Rails server!
11. you should now be able to access OpenFarm on your local system at http://localhost:3000. If all went well, you will have a seeded database and can use the account `admin@admin.com` with password `admin123`.

The above is still being patched, so please reach out to us if something went wrong!

### Getting Started (The Hard Way)

You will need to install [Ruby](http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/), [Rails](http://rubyonrails.org/), [ElasticSearch](http://www.elasticsearch.org/) [v1.4.5](https://www.elastic.co/downloads/past-releases/elasticsearch-1-4-5), and [Mongodb](http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/installation/) before you can get an OpenFarm server up and running on your local machine. Once you have these prerequisites to get started with a local copy of the project, run:

```bash
$ git clone https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm.git
$ cd OpenFarm
$ bundle install
$ rake db:setup
$ echo "ENV['SECRET_KEY_BASE'] = '$(rake secret)'" >> config/app_environment_variables.rb
$ echo "ENV['GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY'] = ''" >> config/app_environment_variables.rb # or get an actual API key at https://console.developers.google.com/flows/enableapi?apiid=maps_backend&keyType=CLIENT_SIDE&reusekey=true&pli=1
$ rails s
```

Then, visit [http://127.0.0.1:3000/](http://127.0.0.1:3000/) in your browser to see the OpenFarm web application running on your local machine. If all went well, you will have a seeded database and can use the account `admin@admin.com` with password `admin123`.

Remember that `/vagrant` folder in the Vagrant VM is largely for convenience, and working in it can cause unexpected behavior with other tools - you should do your work in your own non-vagrant environment. Use the environment you're most familiar with to program, and Vagrant will do the rest.

**If you had any problem** installing bundles getting up and running etc see the [Common Issues Page](https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm/wiki/Common-Issues).

#### Become a Core Contributors

If you've made two PRs, we'll add you as a core contributor.

For core-code contributors: here are a few basic ground-rules:

* No --force pushes or modifying the Git history in any way.
* Non-master branches ought to be used for ongoing work.
* External API changes and significant modifications ought to be subject to an internal pull-request to solicit feedback from other contributors.
* Internal pull-requests to solicit feedback are encouraged for any other non-trivial contribution but left to the discretion of the contributor.
* Contributors should attempt to adhere to the prevailing code-style.

([based on the OPEN open source model](https://github.com/Level/community/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md))

[Further reading](https://medium.com/the-javascript-collection/healthy-open-source-967fa8be7951#.alkpecsnd)

### Actual Code Contributors

Here are some of the [Github contributors](https://github.com/openfarmcc/OpenFarm/graphs/contributors).

Outside of Github, there's a whole host of people who also contributed financially, by building gardening content on the website, on providing more visibility for OpenFarm in any ways!

You've been contributing to OpenFarm already? We invite you to introduce yourself in this 2-min [Welcoming Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsKUABGJSO3gSfDUrdXymxP-GipdTLxbxsmR2FyxGdblN1-w/viewform)!

### Donate to OpenFarm as a Backer

Support us with a monthly donation and help us continue our activities. [[Become a backer](https://opencollective.com/openfarm#backer)]

### Support OpenFarm as a Sponsor

Become a sponsor and get your logo on our README on Github with a link to your site. [[Become a sponsor](https://opencollective.com/openfarm#sponsor)]

### Software License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2017 OpenFarm [(http://openfarm.cc/)](http://openfarm.cc/).

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

### Data License

All data within the OpenFarm.cc database is in the [Public Domain (CC0)](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).