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Paul Alan Marwedel – AE7XO
May 1, 2014 Larry ClaussenSilent Key
July 26, 1946 – May 1, 2014
Paul was born in Salt Lake City, Utah to Wilford Tadje and Edith Lee Young Marwedel, the third of six children.
He was a good-natured child and had many friends in Holladay where he grew up.
He attended Holladay Elementary, Olympus Jr. High and Olympus High Schools. He then enlisted and served honorably in the U.S. Army. Afterwards, he worked many years at Kennecott Copper. Later he moved to the Ogden area and worked at a call center, where he met Laree Simonsen who has been a loving and supporting influence in his life.
He has two siblings who preceded him in death: Kenneth Marwedel, the oldest, and Karen Gregerson (Dave) who was the next to youngest.
His surviving siblings are Larry Marwedel (Linda), Mary Phillips (Earl) and Connie Stevens.
Paul really enjoyed belonging to the Davis County Amateur Radio Club. They were a very central part of his enjoyment in life in the last year.
He loved learning, and was enrolled in an on-line college taking courses to graduate with a degree as a computer technician.
Even though he was plagued with many illnesses which put him in a wheelchair, and made many trips to the hospital in the last several years, he had a good attitude and was able to get on the bus and trains and get himself to where he needed to be.
This past week, everyone mentioned his jovial manner, his sense of humor and that he had a kind spirit. However, his laughter was covering up the pain he was in.
We will miss you Paul, but we know you are in a better place.


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The EU will grant Ukraine visa-free status in the coming months, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in his opening speech to the 12th meeting of Ukraine's top foreign diplomats in Kyiv on 22 August.
"After we are granted the EU visa-free regime [...] we are working to make it happen in the coming months. For me, it is not a technical process of ensuring an opportunity of visa-free travel to the EU. For me, it is a recognition of Ukraine's and Ukrainians' involvement in the European project and traditions," he said.
In his words, once Ukraine is granted visa-free status by the EU, its citizens will be able to travel to almost 100 countries of the world without visas.
Earlier, Klimkin said that Ukraine had doubled the issuance of visas to foreigners over the past six months.


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By Keith Cowing on June 13, 2014 8:45 AM.
"NASA did not conduct the flight test of the agency's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) from the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range in Kauai, Hawaii, during its designated launch period. The project's reserved time at the range will expire Saturday, June 14, with NASA unable to fly the test because of continuing unfavorable weather conditions."
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Getting Ready for OCO-2 was the previous entry in this blog.
DSN Time for ISEE-3 and Green Light for Spin-up is the next entry in this blog.


Just weeks after opening its first model homes, two new luxury models have opened in Grand Central Park as homebuyers from across town continue to discover the all-new Montgomery County master-planned community.
David Weekley Homes and Drees Custom Homes have opened their new Grand Central Park model homes, fully furnished and professionally decorated, where both homebuilders are offering plans for single- and two-story luxury family homes. Several quick move-in homes by both builders also are available.
David Weekley's model, The Hillhaven, is an elegant, single-story retreat with open-concept family room, gourmet island kitchen and dining ideal for entertaining. Other David Weekley plans, starting in the $290s, feature owners retreat with walk-in closet, study, Texas-sized covered porch, two and three-car garages and several builder options.
A new model by Drees Custom Homes, The Kentshire, features a dramatic, open living triangle with oversized kitchen island, spacious dining room, convenient walk-in pantry and pocket office. Starting in the $420,000s, plans by Drees Custom Homes include open layouts with a mix of functional designs and luxury features.
Located at I-45 and Loop 336, the new master-planned community by Johnson Development Corp. offers luxury patio homes, lifestyle townhomes and larger, single-family homes by Coventry Homes, Darling Homes, David Weekley Homes, Drees Custom Homes, Jaeger Homes, Perry Homes and Village Builders. A color-coded map of Grand Central Park's homesites and model homes, now open daily, is available at the community's website, www.GrandCentralParkTX.com.
Thomas Markle Jewelers in Market Street-The Woodlands recently unveiled a luxurious ROLEX boutique and VIP room. All elements of the spaces are intended to aid guests in selecting the ROLEX timepiece that suits their lifestyle.
"Great care and attention to detail were taken so that our customers would have an unforgettable experience when visiting the ROLEX boutique and VIP room, said Thomas Markle, president and founder of Thomas Markle Jewelers. "Our staff of jewelry professionals takes pride in creating a friendly, first-name basis atmosphere," Markle adds.
Hans Wilsdorf, ROLEX founder, and his love for the ocean.
One of the crown jewels in Market Street's collection of luxury retailers, Thomas Markle Jewelers has been a fixture at the shopping, dining and entertainment destination since 2009.
For additional information on Market Street, visit www.marketstreet-thewoodlands.com.
Conroe development for week of Dec. 16-22.
* City of Conroe Fire Training Facility - 2357 Mike Meador Pkwy.
* Windsor Lakes Lift Station - 17102 I-45 S.
* MLK Park Splash Pad - 1001 Dr. MLK Jr. Place S.
* PJ's Coffee of New Orleans - 504 Medical Center Blvd.
A new report from Insurance Journal magazine ranks TWFG Insurance Services as No. 1 in Texas for Personal Lines (Homeowner and Auto) insurance revenue among the Top 50 independent Personal Lines national leaders.
Gordy Bunch, president and CEO of The Woodlands Financial Group, responded to another year of TWFG earning the top spot in Texas.
"We are number one because our branches everywhere build strong relationships with families – our customers. We don't compromise quality of coverage just to offer a lower price, leaving our customers vulnerable in the future," he said. "Our successful business model allows us to provide hundreds of agents with tools and plans that give TWFG clients the broadest possible options for coverage from more than 200 carriers."
TWFG also appears in the top ranks of Property and Casualty Insurance, ranking in the Top 30 of the 38,000 independent insurance agencies in the nation, as reported by Insurance Journal. The multi-faceted financial group of companies has another expansion of its national headquarters underway in The Woodlands, Texas. Gordy Bunch founded the company with $10,000 here in 2001. TWFG has grown to become a national agency with more than 300 retail branches in 22 states and 3,000 affiliations with independent agents in 38 states.


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Fabulous Lapland
Begin your adventures in Kirkenes and prepare for the amazing experience of the King Crab Safari. The adventure continues on towards Lapland, the homeland of the indigenous Sami people. Sleep under the Northern Lights in a Glass Igloo, go on a reindeer sleigh ride and take a swim in the frozen sea if you dare. Santa Claus village will restore your childhood faith in the magic of the holidays.
Adventure holidays, Discovery, Guided Tours
FAQs & Reviews
All about the Fabulous Lapland
6 Days / 5 Nights.
GUARATEED DEPARTURES 2019/2020
MONTHS: DATES:
DECEMBER 16*
JANUARY 20, 27
FEBUARY 03, 10, 17, 24
MARCH 02, 09, 16, 23
King Crab Safari
1 night in a Glass Igloo
Dinner in a traditional Kota
Reindeer farm visit with sledge drive
Visit Husky Farm & Safari
Rovaniemi and Santa Claus Village
Kemi Snow Castle visit (no guarantee)
Sampo Icebreaker cruise & ice swimming (not included in the December departure)
* December 16th departure will visit the Ranua Wildlife Park Instead of Sampo Icebreaker cruise
The tour package inclusions and exclusions at a glance
What is included in this tour?Items that are included in the cost of tour price.
5 nights in First Class hotels in standard double/twin rooms with private facilities
5 breakfasts, buffet style
1 dinner, 3 lunches & 1 picnic as mentioned in the program
(all lunches & dinners are 3-course meals or buffets including coffee, unless otherwise specified)
Bi-lingual Tour Escort (English & Spanish or Portuguese) from Day 2 to Day 6 inclusive
Regular arrival transfer from Kirkenes Airport
Regular departure transfer to Rovaniemi Airport
The long-distance coach from day 2-6 offers WIFI
All tours and transportation, as mentioned in the program
Visits, excursions and entrances as mentioned in the program
Outdoor clothing for winter activities/safaris as mentioned in the program. For further information please consult the general conditions
Luggage allowance is 1 suitcase & 1 piece of hand luggage per person
Please note! Regular Transfer Services included in the program are only available for transfers from Kirkenes Airport and to Rovaniemi Airport and only on the published official date of end of the tour. The transfers are escorted by an English-speaking driver and is shared with other fellow passengers; therefore, minor waiting time may occur. This transfer service is not valid for passengers with pre/post nights or passengers who require private transfers – for a supplement, private transfers can be reserved.
What is not included in this tour?Items that are not included in the cost of tour price.
Beverages or any extras
Any services not mentioned in the program
This content is available only for registered users, please fill out the registration form here. and if you already have an account, login here.
Fabulous Lapland Map Itinerary
included in this tour
Conditions – Winter Guaranteed Departures 2019/20201) RATE2) RESERVATIONS 3) PAYMENTS4) GRACE PERIOD FOR RESERVATIONS CANCELLATION CONDITIONS FOR TOURS IN LAPLAND VISA & PASSPORT 7) FORCE MAJEURE8) ITINERARY AMENDMENTS9) HOTELS10) CHILD POLICY – WINTER PROGRAMS11) IMPORTANT NOTE:
Conditions – Winter Guaranteed Departures 2019/2020
1) RATE
2) RESERVATIONS
3) PAYMENTS
4) GRACE PERIOD FOR RESERVATIONS
CANCELLATION CONDITIONS FOR TOURS IN LAPLAND
VISA & PASSPORT
7) FORCE MAJEURE
8) ITINERARY AMENDMENTS
9) HOTELS
10) CHILD POLICY – WINTER PROGRAMS
11) IMPORTANT NOTE:
All rates are retail sales rates and given per person in Euro. The rates include all service taxes and reservation charges as well as the VAT percentage known on day of issuing the program of each country included in the respective programs. We reserve the right to amend the rates in case of governmental interference beyond our control.
We kindly ask you to send your reservations by e-mail to Guaranteed.Departures@bdm-info.com stating the tour code.
The following information is needed to confirm the reservations:
Booking code, type of room, full name, sex, date of birth, nationality, passport number and expiry date.
Confirmation is subject to availability and therefore to confirmation. Our confirmation will be returned within 48 hours during weekdays (Mon-Fri).
We should be glad to sign you up for a free sales agreement, information and requirement thereto to be forwarded separately.
The rates are based on full pre-payment prior to departure. Invoices will be forwarded in due time prior to the traveler's arrival to destination.
* Reservations made more than 45 days prior to the beginning of the tour, may be cancelled within 10 working days (weekdays) from date of booking without cancellation charges.* Reservations made between 45 days and 36 days prior to the beginning of the tour, may by cancelled within 5 working days (weekdays) without penalties.* Reservations made between 35 and 21 days prior to the beginning of the tour, may be cancelled within 3 working days (weekdays) without cancellation charges.* Penalty will be imposed for cancellation of reservations made less than 20 days prior to the beginning of the tour, no matter the time of cancellation as follows.
After confirmation the reservation cannot be cancelled or changed without penalty. All cancellations will be charged with a minimum cancelation fee of EUR 75.00 per person.
The following cancellation charges apply:
* Cancellations until 91 days prior to the arrival of the passenger are subject to a fee of EUR 75.00 per person for tours excluding overnight in Glass Igloos, and EUR 275,00 per person for tours including overnight in Glass Igloos.
* Cancellations between 90 – 45 days prior to the arrival of the passenger are subject to a charge, per person, of 50 % of the total cost of the reservation.
* Cancellations between 44 – 15 days prior to the arrival of the passenger are subject to a charge, per person, of 75% of the total cost of the reservation.
* Cancellations made within less than 14 days of arrival of the passenger are subject to a charge, per person, of 100% of the total cost of the reservation.
Name changes are considered as cancellation and rebooking and can only be done up to 21 days prior to arrival. Name changes will be charged with a fee of EUR 75.00 per name change.
It is the traveler's own responsibility to hold and present valid documents (passport & visa) to the immigration authority of each country. Borealis Destination Management is pleased to provide a visa support letter as basis for the travelers' application to the Embassy of his or her home country should a visa be required for the travelers in question. In order for us to supply such a support letter we must receive the following information: full name, sex, date of birth, nationality, passport number and expiry date.
Borealis Destination Management Aps shall not be liable for any delay or failure in its performance of any of the services when such delay or failure arises beyond its reasonable control, including without limitation, acts of terrorism, civil insurrection, revolution, blockade, labor disputes and strikes, material shortages, supplier failure, embargoes, rationing, acts of local, state or national governments or public agencies, utility or communication failures or delays, fire, acts of war, floods, epidemics, and riots.
We reserve the right to amend the itinerary and/or included entrances without notice due to weather conditions or interference of local authorities, which is out of the control of Borealis Destination Management Aps and its suppliers. The weather in Norway, especially on fjords area, can be unpredictable during the season and road closures are sometimes enforced by local authorities, therefore some of the activities on this tour are subject to change or cancelation without notice. Should the itinerary be amended due to unforeseen circumstances then we will endeavour to find suitable alternative activities.
Hotels confirmed for the respective dates are as per the program, there however might be a variation on some of the tours due to a difficult booking situation or similar. Should the actual hotel vary from the program, the tour operator will always be notified in advance and prior to the arrival of the passenger.
The Hospitality in Scandinavia is not officially classified by the international star system. The classification of the hotels described in our programs are as for the official classification, when existing, or with the number of stars based on the professional evaluation of Borealis Destination Management Aps.
The classification/evaluation used in our programs are based on the date of print of the program and could vary from the date of print to the date of the start of the actual tour.
Borealis Destination Management ApS cannot be held responsible if the equipment or facilities provided by its suppliers does not ideally suit or fit to the needs of young children. Due to the nature of the tours and the destination, we are unfortunately not able to accept children younger than 7 years old on these programs. Children between 07-12 years, when sharing room with adults, receive a reduction.
It is important to note that in all our winter programs can be physically demanding and the passenger may be exposed to different kinds of physical strain. Uneven grounds during walking tours, snow and ice are common surface in our destinations. All activities involving sailing, snowmobiling, reindeer sleighs, husky sleighs, igloo dinners & ice breaker will include appropriate thermal equipment.
Fabulous Lapland-9
Fabulous Lapland-10
Lofoten & Arctic Lights
City Tours, Mountains, Nature and Wildlife, Northern Lights, Snow & Ice, Train journey
Nature and Wildlife, Northern Lights, Snow & Ice, Train journey, Winter activities
Nature and Wildlife, Northern Lights, Snow & Ice, Winter activities
Address: Gammel Koege Landevej 55,
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The American Business System
A Historical Perspective, 1900–1955
Thomas C. Cochran
Volume 9 in the series The Library of Congress Series in American Civilization
Publicly Available Download PDF ix
Part One 1900–1930
1. Business as an American Institution
2. Fundamentals of Business Change
3. Patterns of Capital and Industry
4. The Implication of Big Business
5. The Era of the Bankers
Part Two.1930–1955
6. Business in Stagnation and Boom
7. A New Business Environment
8. Business and the Public
9. American Businessmen
10. Cultural Change and Challenge
Cochran, Thomas C.. The American Business System: A Historical Perspective, 1900–1955, Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1957. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674497207
Cochran, T. (1957). The American Business System: A Historical Perspective, 1900–1955. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674497207
Cochran, T. 1957. The American Business System: A Historical Perspective, 1900–1955. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674497207
Cochran, Thomas C.. The American Business System: A Historical Perspective, 1900–1955. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press, 1957. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674497207
Cochran T. The American Business System: A Historical Perspective, 1900–1955. Cambridge, MA and London, England: Harvard University Press; 1957. https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674497207
Keywords: United States -- Economic conditions.


Late August brought severe flooding to much of southern Taiwan. As of August 26 – with continued heavy rainfall still forecast – seven people were reported to have died due to the floods, with another 116 injured and nearly 600 temporarily housed in shelters. The Central Emergency Operation Center estimated the value of agricultural losses to date at more than US$18 million. It also noted extensive damage to schools and other public buildings.
The Executive Yuan announced an NT$22 billion (US$715 million) project under the Forward-looking Infrastructure Development Program to be carried out over the next two years to improve drainage and flood prevention in southern and central Taiwan.
Premier Lai Ching-te has disclosed plans to "make Taiwan a bilingual country, with English and Chinese being its official languages," in an effort to boost Taiwan's international competitiveness. After Lai made that pledge in an interview with a local newspaper, Executive Yuan spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka said that the Ministry of Education is preparing a report for the Premier, for submission in the next several weeks, outlining more details on how to meet the objective of achieving dual official-language capability. In Lai's previous post as mayor of Tainan, he promoted a similar program to raise English-language standards in the southern city.
In an unusually grisly crime in normally safe and peaceful Taiwan, a 43-year-old Canadian English-language teacher, Sanjay Ryan Ramgahan, was killed and dismembered with machetes in what police believe to be a drug-related crime. His torso was found in a riverside park in the Yonghe District of New Taipei City, while plastic bags containing his head and limbs were recovered on nearby sand bars in the Sindian River. Ramgahan had been awaiting trial on charges of drug dealing, and police are investigating the possible involvement of organized crime in his death.
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For condominium associations and HOAs, effective governing documents are essential for their successful management and financial wellbeing. Association boards should regularly review their governing documents and bylaws to ensure their continued functionality and eliminate provisions that may have become archaic.
Deciding whether the documents and bylaws need to be amended can be difficult, and ratifying new amendments with the approval of the membership often presents significant challenges. Most governing documents include voting requirements for amendments stipulating that they must be approved by super majorities of two-thirds or three-fourths of the membership.
One of the best approaches for associations to take in reviewing and updating of their governing documents is for the board of directors to appoint a revision committee for the documents. The committee, which should work together with the association attorney, should review all of the bylaws and develop suggested changes as necessary.
Some of the most common provisions of the association documents which may benefit from updates include those pertaining to voting, collections, leasing and fining procedures. Many associations are implementing amendments to limit voting rights to members who are not delinquent in their financial obligations to the association, and some are addressing recent statutory amendments authorizing electronic voting. Other associations are incorporating amendments to maximize their ability to recover attorney's fees incurred for collection efforts, ban short-term rentals using websites such as Airbnb and other online listing services, strengthen their ability to fine members who refuse to comply with the community's rules, and address rules involving pets and the use of the community's amenities by members who are in arrears to the association.
Once the committee has identified changes to the bylaws that it would like to propose, they should present them to the board of directors. If the board approves, the committee should then work on drafting the amendments with the association's legal counsel to ensure their enforceability and the likelihood of their adoption.
Before the proposed amendments are put to the membership for a vote, they should be presented and discussed with the members during the association's monthly meetings or in special meetings that are called expressly for the purpose of proposing and considering the changes.
In order to facilitate the adoption of proposed amendments, they should be scheduled for votes at times during which higher voter turnout is expected, such as during the annual meeting. The text of the proposed amendments should be included in the delivery of notice for the meeting and its agenda, and the use of limited proxies should be considered for those who cannot attend the meeting in person.
While the process for changing a community association's governing documents can be difficult and tedious, it is unwise for associations to ignore outdated provisions in their bylaws or avoid implementing important changes that can provide significant benefits.


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| soort          = Studioalbum
| artiest        = Agent 51
| opname         = mei-september 2000
| datum          =
| jaar           = 2000
| genre          = Punkrock
| duur           = 50:37
| label          = Suburban Hooligans Records  Adeline Records
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| volgende album = 2003  The Red & the Black
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Band
 Chris Armes - gitaar, zang
 Eric Davis - gitaar, zang
 Greg Schneider - basgitaar, zang (tracks 1-18)
 Michael Levinson - drums
 Sean Scura - basgitaar, zang (tracks 19-20)

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Punkalbum

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Anime Midwest is much smaller, but only because it's much newer - however it costs almost 50% less. Registering is $40 and hotel rooms are only $104. And the concerts are amazing.
I might have to go just for steam powered giraffe. I haven't seen them since World Steam Expo a few years back.
I'm attempting to gather funds to go to this. Never been to this big of a con before.
Anime Midwest is alright. It's sandwiched on the dates that Anime-Expo and Anthrocon are held on, so it tends to not get a lot less press. That and other things.
Anime Midwest was the only anime con I went to last year and my second ever (I went to Animazement in NC a couple years ago), but I really enjoyed it. I'll be going again this year, especially since they're expanding to the convention center!
I went last year and had a blast for my birthday. It was worth it. Totally going this year.
I'm planning on going to Midwest. I'm planning on going as two different cosplays and i'll go the first two days and maybe the third. This is my first time attending Midwest but it seems fun.


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Aston Villa flexes defensive muscle to keep Southampton off the scoreboard 1-0
No scoring allowed. That was the mantra Aston Villa followed in snuffing Southampton's offense 1-0 for a Premier League men's soccer victory at Southampton.
Both teams were shutout in the first half.
Aston Villa avoided the brakes and shifted into victory gear via a 1-0 stretch over the final half.
Ollie Watkins provided the fireworks with 1 goal to fuel the charge in Aston Villa's 1-0 victory over Southampton at St. Mary's Stadium on Jan. 21. It was a timely exhibition that was welcomed by all Aston Villa fans.
Southampton simply couldn't contain Douglas Luiz, who authored 1 assist to pace Aston Villa in its 1-0 win on Jan. 21 at St. Mary's Stadium. The memorable effort proved to be crucial in this matchup.


WEST ROXBURY, Mass. - Coming into the game, Catholic Memorial coach Denis Tobin dreaded a possible final score in the 50s, but by the end of the night his feelings had certainly changed.
Trailing Franklin 57-52 with 40 seconds to play, Knights' star junior guard Ulyen Coleman buried his first 3-pointer of the night from the left wing to bring Catholic Memorial back within two, 57-55.
Following a defensive stop, Coleman brought the ball up the floor with 10 seconds to go and launched a pull up three.
Coleman's shot rimmed out, but Mike Giaccobe (12 points, 10 rebounds) was there to grab the offensive rebound and tip it back out to Coleman, who fired a second-chance 3-pointer. This one swishing through the net to give the No. 8 Knights a 58-57 win over No. 10 Franklin on Tuesday night at Catholic Memorial High School.
Knights coach Denis Tobin said he was worried about the possibility of getting into a rock fight with the Panthers.
That tough defense showcased by Franklin had held Coleman to just two points through the first three-and-a-half quarters.
When they needed him most, however, the Knights' star rose to the occasion.
Tobin said he pushed Coleman all game long to stay aggressive.
Throughout the contest, Franklin never claimed larger than a seven-point lead but it felt like the Panthers were always in complete control.
Catholic Memorial grabbed a 15-13 advantage after one quarter following a Jahari Boone three pointer and a Jarron Flynn fast break lay up.
The middle two quarters, though, belonged to Franklin.
Led by steady ball handling from guards Jalen Samuels (13 points) and Matt Elias, and offensive discipline in the half court, the Panthers went on an 8-2 run midway through the second quarter, capped off by a Connor Goldstein three pointer to take a 27-21 lead.
The Knights were able to close the gap to 27-25 on back-to-back transition lay ups, but Paul Mahon drilled a three pointer as the first half expired to send the Panthers into the break up 30-25.
Franklin was able to push their lead up to 37-30 on a Josh Macchi free throw, but behind junior guard Will McDonnell (15 points), Catholic Memorial was able to get right back in the game.
McDonnell hit four 3-pointers from the top of the key over the next two minutes, the last one coming off a ball screen and evening the game up at 46.
Tobin said McDonnell's willingness to shoot is certainly well known.
Despite McDonnell's third quarter outburst, James Hanlon was able to get a low post jumper to go down to keep Franklin up 48-46 heading into the fourth quarter.
Early in the fourth, the Panthers seemed well on their way to a key road victory as a Samuels back door cut lead to a lay-in to hand Franklin a 54-47 advantage with three minutes to play.
Catholic Memorial (5-1), as their known to do, stepped on the gas pedal.
A Flynn basket coupled with a Coleman mid-range jumper – his first of the day – brought the Knights back within 54-51.
After the two sides exchanged free throws, Macchi nailed a fall away jump shot to put Franklin up 57-52, but Coleman responded by hitting a 3-pointer from the corner to cut the deficit to just two, and set the stage for his own last second heroics.
With their win on Tuesday night, the Knights will officially head into conference play having not lost a home game since February 5th, 2013.


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Orrick Advises Workday on $700 Million Cross-Border Acquisition of Peakon
January.28.2021
Congratulations to Workday, Inc. on its definitive agreement to acquire Peakon ApS, an employee success platform that converts feedback into insights.
Workday is a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. With the acquisition of Peakon, Workday will provide organizations with a continuous listening platform with real-time visibility into employee experience, sentiment and productivity, to help drive employee engagement and improve organizational performance.
Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Workday will acquire Peakon for consideration of approximately $700 million in cash, subject to adjustments. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of Workday's fiscal year 2022, ending April 30, 2021, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including required regulatory approvals.
The cross-border Orrick team advising Workday on this transaction was led by Matthew Gemello and Ramy Shweiky together with Sara Gates, Jamie Kamen, Juliano Banuelos, Shannon Yavorsky, Tori Downey, Ian Shaw, William F. Wilson, Taylor Ball, Mandy Perry, Elizabeth Monro-Davies, Matthew E.S. Coleman, Diana Gillis, Julius Schradin, Michael Wiesner, Eric Wall, Douglas Lahnborg, Jose Lamarque, James Connor, Stephen Wallace, Hendrik Völkerding, Maria Sergeyeva, Saira Henry, Jayshree Patel, Allen Babajanian, Craig Johnston, Lars Mesenbrink, Nicola Whiteley, Jonathan Rosen, James Tierney, Jonelle Afonso, Jennifer Morrill, Christina Lorenz, André Zimmermann, Marianna Karapetyan, Lara Nonninger, Glynna Christian, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Boris Marschall, Bridget Winters, Charlotte Oliver, Kimberly M. Loocke, Inga Maaske, Louisa Kallhoff, Robert Weinhold, Faraaz Samadi, Kristin Cornuelle, Rachel Conder, Emily Flanigan, Joshua Ballin-Goldsmith, Christine Zgombic, Emily Luken, Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein, Christoph Brenner, Alexandra Beezy, Deborah Ann Abernathy, Simon Folley and Matthew Rose.
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In other film news, Waits stars as Mr. Nick (the devil) opposite Christopher Plummer in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which is also Heath Ledger's last film. Due to Heath's premature death, his unfinished roll was taken on by Johnny Depp, Jude Law and Colin Farrell. The fantastical morality tale set in the present day also features Lily Cole and Verne Troyner. The film looks to premiere at Cannes and open worldwide later this year.


The Masonic and Military Order of the Red Cross of Constantine and the Appendant Orders of the Holy Sepulchre and of Saint John the Evangelist to give its full title, is a Masonic Order of Christian Knighthood asking an allegiance to the Christian religion.
This Order of Christian Chivalry is the only Masonic Order which gives a Christian interpretation of the Craft and Royal Arch.
Its beginnings are obscure, strange, fascinating and, to some extent, frustrating, but, suffice to say, the workings as known today were established by a Robert Wentworth Little in 1985. Its purpose apparently was the creation of a Medieval Masonic Knighthood as an honour and as a way in which a Mason could be raised into the "Upper Class".
The Order consists of two degrees.
The first , Knight of the Red Cross of Constantine, is founded on a vision of the Roman Emperor, Flavius Valerius Constantine which is said to have led to his establishing Christianity as the official religion of the United Roman Empire.
Masonic tradition suggests that an Order was formed honouring those who showed outstanding valour on the field of battle on the day of his vision, and fifty (50) Knights became a special honour guard.
During the degree, reference is made to the Roman College of Architects who it is said, were the direct ancestors of the Comacine Masons from whom Freemasonry descends.
The second degree consists of three points representing Novice, Esquire and Knight. Both degrees are of deep mystical significance, explaining the Craft and Royal Arch in a Christian sense.
It should be remembered that when this Order was founded, Freemasonry was avowedly Christian, demanding that its members attend Church every Sunday if within walking distance or 50 miles by horseback.
This Order obviously deserves great respect. It indicates how the various incidents in the history of the Hero in the Craft degree can be interpreted in the light of the Christian story.
The Grand Imperial Conclave for Queensland consists of twenty (20) Conclaves, and was established in 1984. Prior to this it served as a Divisional Conclave of England, when 1900 E.H. Courtenay Luck was granted a patent to create Master Masons of "good repute" members.
Qualifications for membership of the Order are : financial membership of a Craft Lodge and of a Royal Arch Chapter and a belief in the Christian Trinity.
If more information is needed, and/or you would like to become a member, it is suggested that you contact one of the Recorders of a Conclave whose names and addresses are contained in the Masonic directory of United Grand Lodge of Queensland or you can contact the Grand Recorder of this Order.
Printed under the authority of Grand Committee of the Grand Imperial Conclave for Queensland.


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  failed with return code: 1
      Packages failed to install Return code: 1
       Delivery_Analytics\Delivery_Analytics\Delivery_Analytics.csproj (0, 0)
      Cannot resolve Assembly or Windows Metadata file 'System.Runtime.Handles.dll'
        C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\Microsoft\WindowsXaml\v14.0\8.2\Microsoft.Windows.UI.Xaml.Common.targets
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      Type universe cannot resolve assembly: System.Runtime.Handles, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a.
Process 'msbuild.exe' exited with code '1'
      2016-08-16T12:16:14.5082366Z System.Security.Cryptography.Cng 4.2.0 is not     compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x64-aot).
      2016-08-16T12:16:14.5082366Z System.Security.Cryptography.Encoding 4.0.0 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x64-aot).
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      2016-08-16T12:16:14.5092363Z System.Collections.NonGeneric 4.0.1 is not compatible with UAP,Version=v10.0 (win10-x64-aot).
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A: Based on my test, changing Microsoft.NetCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform dependency version to 5.1.0, then it works fine. Based on this thread https://github.com/dotnet/coreclr/issues/3520, the 5.2.0 is prerelease and isn't yet supported to be consumed by UWP apps.

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SAN FRANCISCO (Hypebot) – As more artists become aware of how detrimental pirated user content on YouTube can be to their livelihoods they are, with increasing frequency, using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act as a means to shut down infringing accounts.
We've been hearing from a number of our artist friends who are getting more proactive about using the DMCA to manage their work on YouTube. They are reporting that there appear to be more account terminations on YouTube in recent months. This would appear to be happening due to a number of factors, not the least of which is that artists, songwriters and creators are finally becoming aware of just how damaging "User Pirated Content" on YouTube really is to their careers.
Readers will note that the account in the screen shot above was terminated due to "multiple third-party claims". That means the YouTube user is indiscriminately uploading multiple works by multiple parties. Unfortunately this appears to be a very common case with many users.
This is a serial infringer – it is not someone "just sharing their cute cat video." There are literally thousands upon thousands of YouTube channels that are nothing more than infringement farms where artists get paid a pittance, if anything at all.
YouTube user accounts are subject to a three strikes rule. Yup, that's it, three strikes – and now it appears more parties than ever before are starting to exert their rights via the DMCA and are sending notices to remove infringing works on the video streaming site.
This is how users, and the general public at large, learn about copyright infringement. When an account is terminated the YouTube user is learning about copyright and artists rights. Those users should be directed to the artists YouTube channel where the artist themselves have chosen what material to share and promote.
Some have noted receiving direct emails from the users whose accounts are being terminated stating that the user knew they did not have the permission to upload the infringing content, but are doing so without profit motive. As much as we can appreciate that sentiment by the users, this is not the case for YouTube and Google who profit from a business built on "User Pirated Content" which attracts one of the largest online audiences in the world, and is monetized with advertising.
Because an account termination is the result of multiple copyright claims, Google & YouTube seem to forgo the attempted public shaming of rights holders that commonly appears when a video is individually removed.
There could be a few more reasons why there are more DMCA take downs and a rise in account terminations.
First, artists are figuring out that $375 per million views when monetizing "User Pirated Content" is a really, really, really bad deal via Content ID. These collections are generally through a third party taking a percentage of that money like Audiam (25%) or AdRev (15%) as well as Tunecore and CDBaby amongst other aggregators who are also now offering this service. But no matter how you slice it, $375 per million views is just a really bad deal.
Second, with the advent of YouTube's vaporware Subscription Streaming Service (MusicKey) required artists and rights holders to be contractually bound to grant Free Streaming Licenses for their entire catalog of records via auto-generated videos and playlists. Now that every song on every album is licensed for free streaming and ad-monetization it reduces YouTube's dependency on "User Pirated Content".
Third, overall YouTube is a serious problem for all creators in their efforts to create and support a fair and ethical marketplace for music and media online. The best illustration is that Jay-Z's Tidal was launched with the intention of providing it's paying subscribers with exclusive material. The problem is, everything that Tidal made available exclusively to add value for it's paying customers and fans was illegally uploaded to YouTube shortly after it was released. It's hard to build a business on exclusivity when the largest streaming site in the world allows massive, repeat infringement. Thus, aggressive DMCA takedowns are probably leading to more account terminations.
And last but not least, the record industry is once again slow to get out the calculators, but when they do at least they take notice. Last year we reported on several posts during SXSW that highlighted the disparity between market share and revenue noting how much lower streaming payments were from YouTube versus Spotify (and others). Using only a limited data set we concluded that making music available on YouTube is the least profitable way for artists and rights holders to monetize their works.
Digital Music News recently posted a simple info graphic that highlights the problem as simple as it can possibly be detailing that YouTube accounts for 52% of all streams served but only 13.5% of revenues. Bad Deal. See the infographic / chart [here].
Let us be clear, that when users upload infringing material to YouTube containing our works without a license it is because of a business model that uses the DMCA to avoid responsibility for that infringement. Further more, these are not issues of Fair Use as some might like to suggest. The very fact that YouTube is a global commercial business who profits from publicly distributing "User Pirated Content" largely negates many (if not most) arguments for Fair Use.
Responsibly run services such as Vimeo (we believe Vimeo are responsibly run) have made a business by being the indie filmmakers destination for distributing their works, legally and licensed. Vimeo also has a simple and effective password protection function for non-public distribution of works intended for personal use amongst friends, family and small groups for educational purposes. This is not the case with YouTube, but it should be.


The piece examines how many US east coast have invested heavily to expand their infrastructure, and their ability to accommodate larger container ships is drawing business away from the Port of Montreal.
Dr. Rodrigue said the situation is worrying. "The risk that could come up over the next 5, 10, 15 years, [is that] some shipping companies decide to abandon some services to Montreal, and that traffic entering Ontario and the Midwest more and more passes through other ports on the east coast and marginalizes the St. Lawrence, marginalizes Quebec and marginalizes eastern Canada. " In the video posted on the Radio Canada site, Dr. Rodrigue appears at approximately 4:29 minutes into the story.


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Quick Base allows non-technical developers to build, customize and connect scalable, secure cloud applications . The Stitch Quick Base integration will ETL Quick Base data to your warehouse, giving you access to raw customer data, without the headache of writing and maintaining ETL scripts.
The Stitch Quick Base integration is maintained by the open source Singer community.
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Q: Mongodb Sharding not working - what is causing Collection not sharded I am trying to set up mongodb sharding with two nodes. I have enabled 3 configuration process and a router process. I am extracting data (With 50 columns - 650 MB - _id as the key) from SQL server and putting in mongodb. In the pentaho configuration I have enabled "Use all Replica sets" and enter the primary node's host name and the port. When I run the transformation, all the data are getting into primary node and the other node is not getting data. When I entered, db.table.getShardDistribution(), I get the following message "Collection not sharded".
Also the status of is.BalancerRunning() gives me false status. I am very sure that background process balancer is not working here.
Mean while i tried to insert a sample test records 10,00,000 records with name as the key , the sharding setup was working fine and each shard got data distributed.
So,I am missing something or doing something wrong while I run pentaho transformation to populate data in mongodb. Any help is appreciated.
My set up

C:\Mongodb\bin\mongod.exe --shardsvr  --port 10001  --dbpath  C:\Mongodb\shard1      > C:\Mongodb\Log\shard1.log
C:\Mongodb\bin\mongod.exe --shardsvr  --port 10002  --dbpath  C:\Mongodb\shard2      > C:\Mongodb\Log\shard2.log
C:\Mongodb\bin\mongod.exe --configsvr --port 20000  --dbpath  C:\Mongodb\configdb    > C:\Mongodb\Log\config.log
C:\Mongodb\bin\mongos.exe --configdb 10.231.34.105:
 --chunkSize 1               > C:\Mongodb\Log\mongos.log

mongos> use admin
switched to dbadmin

mongos> db.runCommand( { addshard : "10.231.34.105:40001" } );
{ "shardAdded" : "shard0000", "ok" : 1 }

mongos> db.runCommand( { addshard : "10.231.34.106:40002" } );
{ "shardAdded" : "shard0001", "ok" : 1 }

mongos> db.runCommand( { enablesharding  : "dbTest" } );
{ "ok" : 1 }

mongos> db.runCommand( { shardcollection : "dbTest.cTest", key : { Date_ID: 1 } } );
{ "collectionssharded" : "dbTest.cTest", "ok" : 1 }

mongos> use dbTest;

db.cTest.ensureIndex({ Date_D : 1 });```

A: I am not sure from your post if you shard database and collections.
Once you setup shards did you enable sharding for database. like below
db.runCommand({
    enablesharding : "dbname"
});

Do db.stats() to confirm.
After enable sharding for collections. like below.
db.runCommand({
        shardcollection : "collection_name",
        key : {
            shardKey : "hashed"
        }
    });

Then to confirm db.collections.stats()


Since 2014, we have been distributing stickers featuring artwork from local artists of all kinds (designers, illustrators, writers, poets, photographers, etc). These stickers are available to purchase from repurposed sticker vending machines housed at various locations throughout North Dakota.
To date, we have launched eight series of stickers, collectively featuring over 50 regional artists, who together have contributed over 240 works of art. Over 10,000 stickers have been dispensed via five machines at five locations (Unglued, Office Sign Company, and Drekker Brewing in Fargo, Rhythm Records in Bismarck, and Half Brothers in Grand Forks). Past and current contributing artists can be found under the Artists section.
All ages take part in the thrill of collecting these artist stickers, which are randomly inserted in each machine, leaving recipients unaware which sticker they'll receive. Golden tickets are also randomly inserted and can be redeemed for various Albino Buffalo merchandise.
This is a self-funded project and all the profits go back into making this project sustainable with each series release. This project would not be possible without receiving an initial grant from The Arts Partnership. Our awesome stickers are created by the good people at Office Sign Company. We thank all these organizations immensely for believing in this project!
Albino Buffalo is owned and operated by Jeff Knight, owner and designer at Cereal, a creative design and branding studio, and continues to be run by him and an amazing team of volunteer friends.
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Q: Youtube Data API Quickstart Code Always Run Cancel Function I ran YouTube Data API's Android Quickstart code example and an error occurred: null from onCancelled() method. When I wrote a debug log, ChannelListResponse result did not executed. What can I do to solve problem?
@Override
protected List<String> doInBackground(Void... params) {
    try {
        return getDataFromApi();
    } catch (Exception e) {
        mLastError = e;
        cancel(true);
        return null;
    }
}
private List<String> getDataFromApi() throws IOException {
    Log.d(TAG, "inside getDataFromApi: " + mService);
    // Get a list of up to 10 files.
    List<String> channelInfo = new ArrayList<String>();
    YouTube.Channels.List request = mService.channels()
            .list("snippet,contentDetails,statistics");
    ChannelListResponse result = request.setForUsername("GoogleDevelopers").execute();
    Log.d(TAG, "getDataFromApi: " + request);
    Log.d(TAG, "getDataFromApi: " + result);
    List<Channel> channels = result.getItems();
    if (channels != null) {
        Channel channel = channels.get(0);
        channelInfo.add("This channel's ID is " + channel.getId() + ". " +
                "Its title is '" + channel.getSnippet().getTitle() + ", " +
                "and it has " + channel.getStatistics().getViewCount() + " views.");
    }
    return channelInfo;
}
@Override
protected void onCancelled() {
    mProgress.hide();
    if (mLastError != null) {
        if (mLastError instanceof GooglePlayServicesAvailabilityIOException) {
            showGooglePlayServicesAvailabilityErrorDialog(
                    ((GooglePlayServicesAvailabilityIOException) mLastError)
                            .getConnectionStatusCode());
        } else if (mLastError instanceof UserRecoverableAuthIOException) {
            startActivityForResult(
                    ((UserRecoverableAuthIOException) mLastError).getIntent(),
                    MainActivity.REQUEST_AUTHORIZATION);
        } else {
            mOutputText.setText("The following error occurred:\n"
                    + mLastError.getMessage());
        }
    } else {
        mOutputText.setText("Request cancelled.");
    }
}


44 years old, Indian Engineer teases popular reality star, Kylie Jenner, Britney Spears and Singer Justin Bieber via Instagram.
The Indian Engineer takes Instagram to share his photo exactly dressed and posed like Kylie Jenner, Britney Spears, and Justin Bieber.
The Indian nationality guy in the Jenner photo is seen giving similar pose in matching outfit & color. He then captioned rare pic of Jenner before she gave birth and has tag Travis Scott.
Since there is a saying that if possible stay away from your doppelganger as it can cost your life. So it will be better if the Jenner and Justin keep distance with this engineer.
In the photo with Justin, he captioned "We are same but different, he has believers &I have bellybers, he's Justin & I'm Justindian, I love You".
The Indian Engineer Instagram is Justsul and it is verified. He gives his introduction 'Sul, Engineer by day, Pimp by night'. According to a source when he is free he reveals his uncanny resemblance to popular star in the globe.
He shares his images with his 2.3 million followers. It really hard to tell what is going in this bloke mind.


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Qatar Airways have announced that it will up gauge their Doha-Guangzhou service with the introduction of an Airbus A380 on the route. This will make the Chinese airport the 4th A380 destination in Qatar's network. The airline currently operate their A380 aircraft on routes to London Heathrow, Bangkok and Paris.
The A380 flights are to operate daily from July 1st, making the carrier the first foreign carrier to fly the A380 to Guangzhou Baiyun Airport. Passengers travelling to and from Guangzhou on Qatar Airways QR874 and QR875 will enjoy a unique and enhanced travel experience on the airline's bespoke A380 super-jumbo aircraft.
The A380 provides outstanding levels of comfort and reliability using state-of-the-art technology and sets new benchmarks for all the key qualities related to a passenger's well-being while on board. Wider seats, lower noise levels, draught-free air circulation, and accurate temperature control are among the many advancements on the A380 that keep passengers feeling fresh and comfortable during a long flight.
The 517-seat aircraft is spread across twin decks in a tri-class configuration of eight seats in First Class, 48 seats in Business Class and 461 in Economy Class. Seats in each cabin class are proprietary to Qatar Airways and have been crafted in close collaboration with the designers and manufacturers.
The First Class cabin features eight exclusive suites on the upper deck in a 1-2-1 configuration. Each seat features a 90-inch pitch with a fully lie-flat bed, 26-inch HD in-flight entertainment screen and direct aisle access. The First Class cabin also offers features such as spa-inspired bathrooms with luxurious amenities to ensure passengers enjoy a comfortable and leisurely flight.
Qatar Airways' acclaimed Business Class cabin on the A380 features 48 seats on the upper deck in a 1-2-1 configuration, with an 80-inch full flat bed, 17-inch HD in-flight entertainment screen and direct aisle access. The upper deck also features a spacious in-flight lounge offering First and Business Class passengers an escape from the typical airplane environment, a Qatar Airways experience that is unique to the A380. In addition, First and Business Class passengers can look forward to a sumptuous on-demand à la carte service menu and luxurious Giorgio Armani amenity kits when flying with Qatar Airways.
The two Economy Class cabins on the spacious Qatar Airways A380 can be found on the upper deck in a 2-4-2 configuration and on the main deck in a 3-4-3 configuration. Each Economy Class seat is 18.5-inch wide with a 32-inch seat pitch. Coupled with the higher ceilings on the main deck and a configuration that uses fewer seats, the inflight environment contributes to a real feeling of spaciousness when onboard the A380 super-jumbo.


My job gives me many amazing opportunities and being able to interview celebrities from time to time is one of them. When I get the chance to share these incredible opportunities with my family I am even more thrilled about the experience. Which is why this year at Fan Expo Vancouver I was over the moon excited about my youngest son getting the chance to interview Veronica Taylor. He was so nervous and so excited to be getting the chance to meet the real Ash Ketchum and then ask her some of his pressing questions.
Thankfully Veronica was so understanding and sweet to him, she put him right as ease making it easy for him to talk to her about Pokémon. Below I have the unedited audio (skip ahead to 1:35) from the interview which includes and extra special shout out from Ash himself right at the end (3:03 minute mark)!
Q: What is your favorite Pokémon?
A: My favorite Pokémon is Pikachu, I spent a lot of time with Pikachu (youngest interrupts her here to gush how that's his favorite too)… is it?! That's a nice coincidence!
Q: Why did you want to become a voice actor?
A: Well when I was 5 I decided that I wanted to be an actor, so I was in all my school plays and then I went to university also went to graduate school for acting and I toured the united states with a couple of acting companies. I just always wanted to be an actor. Then when I moved to New York City I started getting jobs that were cartoons or audiobooks – things like that so my career took a turn to just audio rather than on screen and stuff.
A: My favorite episode of Pokémon? (youngest nods) The first episode, I like the part where Ash gets up late out of bed and he's running to get to Professor Oak's to pick out his Pokémon.
Veronica then takes a moment to pull out Ash and give my youngest a special surprise that you can hear at 3:03 minutes in the above audio clip! It was so special and he was completely blown away, he walked away talking about how he was going to be a voice actor one day too.
I can't thank the Fan Expo Vancouver team enough for giving me and my youngest a chance to interview Veronica Taylor – and another HUGE thank you to her for making this such a special moment for him.
What would your kid have asked her if given the chance??
Wow! He did really well. I'm sure that must have been a thrill.


King Uttanpad had two queens. Suniti was the elder queen. She had a son named Dhruv. Suruchi was the younger queen and she was the king's favourite. Uttam was her son.
"Mother, is there anyone greater in the world than father?" Dhruv asked.
"Then, mother, I'll go and sit in his lap." With these words young Dhruv left for the forest. In the forest, he met Narad Muni. When Narad Muni asked him where he was going, he told the whole story.
Young Dhruv obeyed Narad Muni's words. In the first month, Dhruv ate herbs and berries from wild trees once in three days. In the second month, he ate once in six days and he used to feed on dry grass and leaves. In the third month, he ate once in nine days and lived only on drinking water and by the fifth month, he had stopped eating and drinking. He stood on one foot as advised by Narad Muni. Soon the news reached Devlok. The Gods went to Lord Vishnu and asked him to see Dhruv.
That's the tale behind Dhruv Tara or pole star. Later on Dhruv returned to his parents. Many years passed by and Dhruv and Uttam were now fine young men. Dhruv was married to Bhumi, the daughter of Prajapati Shishu Kumar. They had two sons named Kalp and Vatsar. Uttam was not married. After some more time, Dhruv was married again to Ila, the daughter of Vayu. They begat a son named Utkal and also had a daughter.
So brave Dhruv left for Alkapuri. It was the place where all the Yakshas lived. He went there all alone. He blew his conch so loudly that the sound reverberated throughout Alkapuri. Yaksharaj enquired about it and came to know about Dhruv's declaration.
Soon Dhruv, who was all alone, was surrounded by numerous Yakshas. Yaksharaj also went to fight. At one go all the Yakshas shot arrows at Dhruv, but the arrows could neither harm him nor touch his chariot. Dhruv took out his celestial bow and used other celestial weapons. Soon many Yakshas lay dead and others fled due to fear. Now Yaksharaj thought of using all the magical tricks and magical weapons and soon there was a shower of blood and flesh that fell from the sky. Dhruv took his Narayana Shastra and let it go in Yaksharaj's direction. The Narayan Shastra killed Yaksharaj. All the magical tricks were stopped as Yaksharaj lay dead. The Gods rained flowers on Dhruv. Then Dhruv went back to the palace. The people in his kingdom welcomed brave Dhruv.


Data at rest is stored data that resides on a disk and/or in a file. Data in motion is data that is being transferred across a network. Each form of data requires different controls for protection, which we will discuss next.
Drive and tape encryption protect data at rest is one of the few controls that will protect data after the physical security has been breached.
These controls are recommended for all mobile devices and media containing sensitive information that may physically leave a site or security zone.
Whole-disk encryption of mobile device hard drives is recommended. Partially encrypted solutions, such as encrypted file folders or partitions, often risk exposing sensitive data stored in temporary files, unallocated space, swap space, etc.
All sensitive backup data should be stored at offsite, whether transmitted to offsite via networks or physically moves as the backup media.
Sites using the backup media should also follow the strict procedures for rotating the media offsite.
You ought to always use a bonded and insured company for offsite media storage. The company should employ secure vehicles and store media at a secure site.
Ensure that the storage site is unlikely to be impacted by the same disaster that may strike the primary site, such as the flood, earthquake, or fire.
Never ever use the informal practices, such as the storing backup media at employees' houses.
Data in motion is the best protected via standards-based end-to-end encryption, such as the IPsec VPN.
This of course includes the data which is sent over the untrusted networks such as the Internet, but VPN's may also be used as an additional defense-in-depth measure on internal networks like a private corporate WAN or private circuits like T1s leased from a service provider.


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Agustín Roberto Moya Poblete (Santiago de Chile, 29 de noviembre de 1949) es un actor chileno de larga trayectoria en cine, teatro y televisión.

Destacó principalmente por sus participaciones secundarias en teleseries de TVN y Canal 13 durante las décadas de los '80, '90, y 2000. Actualmente se ha dedicado más al teatro y al cine, y en televisión a series e unitarios. Es padre del saxofonista de jazz Agustín Moya.

Teleseries

Series y Unitarios

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Actores de televisión de Chile
Actores de cine de Chile
Actores de teatro de Chile
Actores masculinos de Chile


Recently, students from Johns Creek, Georgia area high schools have seen a lot of their student athletes ditch their out of school gym memberships for an alternative workout program – cardio kickboxing. Students from many of the schools' athletic programs including track and field, football, basketball and baseball have started to use the programs as an alternative to going to the gym after school in order to supplement their training regimen. Where is this going on, you ask? Many have chosen ilovekickboxing-cummingga.com as their hot spot for training.
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Jacob 4:1-18
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Home > The Book of Mormon > Jacob > Chapter 4
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Relationship to Jacob. The relationship of Chapter 4 to the rest of Jacob is discussed at Jacob.
Story. Chapter 4 consists of ____ major sections:
Message. Themes, symbols, and doctrinal points emphasized in Chapter 4 include:
Jacob 4:1. Given the language of closure in the last verse of chapter 3, it would appear that some time elapsed between Jacob's inscribing the material making up chapters 1-3 and the material making up chapters 4-6 (chapter 7 seems to have followed after another such interval). At the same time, the language with which this chapter begins would appear to efface that elapsed time, having apparent reference to the discourse of Jacob 2-3. The transition is thus somewhat difficult to work out, especially given the rather complex and ultimately unsure punctuation of this verse.
The question of punctuation here is in fact quite important, since the parsing of the grammar here becomes vital to the foundation of the discourse that opens up at some unspecified point in this chapter. The primary difficulty, of course, is that the verbal "having" ("I, Jacob, having ministered much unto my people in word...") seems simply to hang in the air, unreturned-to. In fact, there does not appear to be any particular point at which Jacob returns to this unfinished sentence (at least in the course of chapters 4-6, at the end of which he finishes up his words on these subjects definitively). In short, it seems best to understand this verse as marked by a fundamental disruption, a three-chapter disruption. Such an interpretation, however, takes some issue with the placement of the parentheses as found in the text (written into the text as early as the 1830 edition). But in the end, the parentheses seem rather superfluous and oddly placed: the parenthetical hardly seems parenthetical here, and what is "introduced" within the parentheses continues to be the subject of the discourse for several verses after the closure of the parenthetical material. In short, it seems best simply to ignore the parentheses entirely.
But if it seems best to read this verse as disrupted in its very nature, and if it seems best to read this verse as written at some temporal distance from the content of chapters 1-3, and if it seems best to read Jacob's first words in this chapter as attempting to draw on the weight of the discourse written into chapters 1-3, then the disruption that mars this first verse is of the utmost importance, interpretively: the (written) discourse of chapters 4-6 functions as a kind of after-the-fact disruption of the recalled (spoken) discourse of chapters 1-3. That is, the material about to be presented has a very particular, and certainly a very peculiar, relationship with the chapters that precede it. Without anticipating too much what is to be said in the course of chapters 4-6, at least this much can be said: the written disrupts the spoken, the spiritual disrupts the temporal, or the Heilsgeschichte disrupts the limited concerns of the present.
This disruption is all the more striking because it is a question of a rather theoretical discourse disrupting what begins as a rather temporal, historical, perhaps real discourse ("it came to pass..."). But all of this calls for a closer look at the what disrupts, at the theoretical content of the discourse that takes over here.
Jacob 4:4. After apparently subsuming himself and Nephi under the strange title "their first parents," Jacob begins to lay out the "intentions" he and Nephi (reportedly) share in writing on the small plates ("these things," used in this verse, is almost universally a technical term in the Book of Mormon to refer to the text being written). That the explanation provided in this and the next verse is not to be severed from the first verses of the chapter is clear in that this verse begins with the word "For." Whatever else might be read into this connection, it is clear that verses 4-5 ought to be read with an eye to the structuration implied in father/motherhood (parenthood). It is interesting, in light of this very fact, that Jacob uses the word "intent," which means quite literally "under tension": a fundamental tension underlies the work of Nephi and Jacob, at least according to the latter, which must be understood as a tension between the "fathers" (v. 2) and the "children" (v. 3). This will become especially important in sorting out the implications of the typological language of verse 5.
What this father aims at communicating to his children is, at least in summary, twofold: that the Nephite fathers knew of and had a hope in Christ long before His coming, and that the Old World fathers did much the same. With this introduction of "the holy prophets which were before us," it would appear that Jacob establishes a kind of grandparents-parents-children structure, rather than just a parents-children structure as implied before this. He will go on, in the next verse, to wrap this business up chiastically, but then to reverse it all over again:
A "we had a hope of his glory"
B "also all the holy prophets which were before us"
B "they ... worshiped the Father in his name"
A "also we worship the Father in his name"
A "it is sanctified unto us for righteousness"
B "it was accounted unto Abraham in the wilderness"
Though these points might be structured in several different ways, at least this first way of structuring them makes it quite clear that they are all profoundly intertwined and that it would only do violence to the structure and meaning of the verse to take them all apart. Of course, each part of this broad structure deserves careful attention.
Jacob 4:5. Because of the profound intertwinedness of verses 4-5, made clear in the structuration laid out above, the basic meaning of Jacob's introduction of Abraham is quite clear: the justification of Abraham's near-murder of Isaac is set in parallel to the sanctification of Nephite obedience to the Law of Moses (and this would seem to be confirmed by the pre-1837 reading of "which was a similitude of God and his Only Begotten Son" instead of "which is a similitude..."). Of course what binds up this parallel structure, quite clearly, is the typological reference both the Law and the Moriah experience have to the relation between "God and his Only Begotten Son." But even this apparently simple typology is complicated by the broader structure and intention of the present verses: the relation between God the Father and "his Only Begotten Son" is mentioned only in the context of so much discourse about fathers and sons, about parenthood and childhood. All of this calls for some careful analysis.
Certainly, a major turning point in this development is the sudden introduction, at the beginning of this verse, of "the Father." Though the title appears for the first time in Jacob's book here, it appears a number of times in 1 and 2 Nephi, once (2 Ne 25:16) with the same question of worship in the name of Christ. But the claim Jacob makes is somewhat more complex than anything Nephi had to say about "the Father": Jacob asserts that the prophets of the Old World "worshiped the Father in his [that is, Christ's] name," something that would seem impossible in light of 2 Ne 10:3. In the latter verse, Jacob presents the name "Christ" for the first time to the Nephites, explaining that it had only been revealed to him the night before. It would seem, then, like Jacob's is doing one of two things here: either (1) he is being somewhat loose in his terminology, and the reader is not to understand this verse to suggest that the ancients worshiped specifically in the name of Christ but in the name, say, of the Son, or (2) he is making a claim that goes beyond anything previously spoken or revealed to the Nephites, the claim that the Old World prophets also knew and used in worship the name "Christ."
In the end, the latter of these two options seems to be implied by the overall argument of the verse. If "keep[ing] the law of Moses" is, for the Nephites a kind of worship of the Father in the name of Christ (and this would appear to be the argument), then Abraham was doing something just the same in "offering up his son Isaac." The claim is a strange one: the strength of the parallel would seem to be grounded in a comparison between Abraham as a type of the Father and the patriarchal Jacob/Nephi as a type of the Father. That is, there seems to be some implication at least that the Nephite "fathers" here are cast as the Father in the dramatic embodiment that is the Law of Moses. And hence again the question seems to be one of the parents/children structure already discussed.
One way of making sense of this sudden universalization of worship in the name of Christ specifically is to take as Jacob's source the careful theological undertaking of 2 Ne 31-32, where a broad "doctrine of Christ" is developed as a kind of universal theology, one that has such profound ties to Isa 6 (=2 Ne 16) that it would have taken little effort on Jacob's part to come to the conclusion that Isaiah (as one of "all the holy prophets which were before us") had worshiped the Father in the name of Christ. It is in fact of the utmost importance to draw a connection between Jacob's teachings here and Nephi's broader theological thematic of 2 Ne 31-32, since the precedent may well explicate the basic model Jacob has in mind in calling on the names of "Father" and "Son" (especially since Abinadi, for example, will use these two names in a radically different manner from Nephi). It is, then, with an eye to 2 Nephi 31-32 that any careful interpretation of this verse will have to proceed.
Jacob 4:14: Despised plainness. This verse suggests a way to resolve an apparent difficulty in Mark 4:12 where Christ seems to say that he speaks in parables so that those not included in his inner circle would not be converted. Here, Jacob seems to be saying that the parables (and the words of Isaiah, cf. Isa 6:9-10) were given because the Jews "despised the words of plainness." That is, rather than causing blindness, the parables (and perhaps the words of Isaiah) were given as a result of the people's blindness.
Here and elsewhere in the small plates, "plainness" is presented as a manifestation of God's grace, that is, God is gracious to give us his mysteries in plainness making it easy for us to understand. Because the Jews despise this gift, God takes it away and gives them what they desire - confusion.
Looking beyond the mark. If the "mark" is meant to represent Christ, then looking beyond Christ could mean a number of things. It could imply that one is looking to be saved by actions, ordinances, or even associations with other people, rather than looking to the atonement of Jesus Christ for salvation. One reason it may be easy to look beyond the mark in this sense is that it is easier to gain an assurance of our salvation through a tangible feeling or action rather than a quiet voice or a small feeling that takes time to understand.
The mark. By being anointed with the sign of a diagonal cross (the Hebrew letter tau) on his forehead, Jewish high priests literally take upon themselves the Name of the Messiah (Christ, or "The Anointed"). see Christiansen's article below for more on this.
The mark. The mark in verse 14 may be the same "mark" mentioned by the contemporary temple priest Ezekiel (Ezek 9:4-6)—an anointing of the forehead with a diagonal cross, the Hebrew letter tau, which was placed upon a high priest in the temple as the sign of God's Name. (See Christiansen's article below for more on this.)
Jacob 4:5: Sanctified unto us for righteousness. Cf. Gen 15:6. Ps 106:31 also uses similar wording to apparently describe a very violent act of Phineas (cf. Num 25:6-8). The near-sacrifice of Isaac is also a (nearly) violent episode. Here, the keeping of the law of Moses is explicitly drawn into comparison with this near-violent act of violence. Why? Is this referring to the violent nature of animal sacrifice? Something else? (Notice the violent episode in 1 Ne 4:13, Nephi slaying Laban, also uses similar wording: "the Lord slayeth the wicked to bring forth his righteous purposes.")
Jacob 4:14: Mark. What is the "mark" that the Jews looked beyond?
Jacob 4:14: Words of plainness. What does it mean to despise words of plainness? What are examples of this?
Jacob 4:14: Many things they cannot understand. What does "many things they cannot understand" refer to here? Could this be related to difficult passages in Isaiah (cf. 2 Ne 25:4-7)? Details and nuances in the Mosaic law? What else might it refer to?
Jacob 4:14: Looking beyond the mark. What does "looking beyond the mark" mean? How did the Jews, and how do we today, look beyond the mark?
LDS Institute Book of Mormon Student Manual (PDF version): Jacob 1-4 (15/56). Salt Lake City: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2009.
Jacob 4:7. Anthony D. Perkins, "'The Great and Wonderful Love'," Ensign, Nov 2006, pp. 76–78. Elder Perkins counsels us to place our burdens on Jesus Christ. "When you feel overwhelmed by expectations and challenges, do not fight the battle alone."
Jacob 4:14: The mark. See a discussion of the mark in Kevin Christiansen's The Deuteronomist De-Christianizing of the Old Testament ([1]).
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The differences in the concepts of values underlying human actions are important when we analyze communication in cross-cultural situations. The purpose of this study is to identify cues for estimating the degrees of emphasis reflecting the concepts of values . We experimentally investigated that we could estimate discoveries new factors and increase degree of emphasis, decrease degree of emphasis by using the verbal information, nonverbal behavior and psychological indices. From the results of the investigation, we propose a method to dynamically estimate emphasizing points when two propositions were explained and a participant was asked what were his/her demands. We conducted that an experiment to evaluate our proposed method. We confirmed that the proposed method could accurately estimate the degree of emphasis.
 Yoshimasa Ohmoto, Takashi Miyake, Toyoaki Nishida: Estimation of user's preferential structure through interaction, ISRE 2011, 2011.


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