A warm sunny day greeted a small but keen fleet of skippers for the first SA RM Ranking event of 2018. The forecast was for a building southerly which suited the Pat course pretty well. Skippers were undecided on A or B rigs first up with most choosing B to best suit the early gusting breeze. Some changes were made after race 1 with most happy on B rigs.
Scott had a great start to the day with Paul close on his heels and Ben keeping them honest pinching a couple of wins. As Paul improved the Indie's performance as the day went on the overall results of the day narrowed to be neck and neck as racing progressed. Late in the day, the regatta lead was changing after each race and the battle for 3rd (Tim Arland) & 4th (Ben Morris) was also tight and changing regularly.
Towards the end there were only 4 of the original 9 starters left with fatigue setting in and some boats having minor failures. This made it harder for those needing to get a break over a competitor. In the end it was Paul (23 points) narrowly winning from Scott (26 points), both sailing home built Brad Gibson designed Indie, then a gap back to Tim Arland (47 points) and Ben Morris (50 points) both sailing Red Ant F3's.
It was good to see some new faces with John from Paris Creek at his first RM event and Alan Bessell arriving late but showing some glimpses of the speed of the Starkers when the breeze was solid.


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Arts High School will pilot new LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, ahead of state mandate
By Devna Bose
Garden State educators attended a training in Elizabeth on Jan. 7, preparing them to teach LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum in their schools.
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As part of their training on a new LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum, educators from across New Jersey watched a video about a transgender boy's first days at school after his transition. Some teachers in attendance wiped away tears as they listened to how the school's support affected his journey.
"To just know that that school is there as an organization and an institution to hold him up and support him, you can't ask for more than that — it's huge," the boy's mother, Grace, said in the video, produced by Garden State Equality, which developed the curriculum over the past two years.
Twelve schools in New Jersey, including Newark's Arts High School, are preparing to include a new LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum in their classrooms this semester. And this week, Garden State Equality, an LGBTQ advocacy organization, hosted a training session for those pilot participants at Union County College.
The new curriculum comes on the heels of a 2019 state law requiring instruction that accurately represents the "political, economic, and social contributions of people with disabilities and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people."
New Jersey is the second state in the nation to have such a requirement, following California in 2011. Colorado and Illinois have since passed similar laws.
The legal requirement for New Jersey middle and high schools officially begins in fall 2020, but Garden State Equality this week launched the pilot to introduce the new curriculum in select New Jersey classrooms. It includes grammar lessons about pronouns, discussions about the gay victims of the Holocaust, and information about the 2003 murder of Newarker Sakia Gunn, a lesbian whose death was deemed a hate crime.
During the pilot phase, researchers from Stockton University will evaluate the curriculum's impact, and their findings will help inform a final version of this curriculum, which will be launched this summer.
"This is not a matter of talking about 'heroes and holidays,' but talking about this community and using the language that students are already using in lessons every day," said Ashley Chiappano, safe schools and community education manager for Garden State Equality.
Chiappano said the team is working to ensure the lessons are "intersectional," meaning that it will address overlapping identities in relation to discrimination. "We do not want pieces of the LGBTQ community to be dismissed and not highlighted," she said.
Over 50 New Jersey schools — including Newark's Science Park and East Side high schools — applied to take part in the pilot, with the research team ultimately selecting ones that were geographically and racially diverse, demonstrated the most motivation to foster an LGBTQ-inclusive environment, and had the greatest need. Some schools that applied but weren't chosen will have online access to the curriculum this year but not to the curriculum coaches, site visits, and additional training the pilot schools will receive.
The law requires that inclusive curriculum is taught across subjects and students learn about the social, political, and economic contributions of LGBTQ individuals, but it's up to local districts to determine how to comply and which lessons to teach. (Not everyone is on board with the new mandate, though, and some Evangelical Christian parents have argued that LGBTQ-inclusive studies go against their religious beliefs.)
A 2017 national survey found that schools with inclusive curriculum had fewer students making anti-LGBTQ remarks, and LGBTQ students in those schools were more likely to come to school and felt safer. Reports of harassment and intimidation of LGBTQ students are relatively high in New Jersey, despite strong bullying laws.
Inclusive education isn't new to some Newark classrooms, but this will be the first time there's a curriculum to help teachers infuse LGBTQ history in their classrooms. LGBTQ history was briefly taught by select teachers in 2017 after the high-profile assault of a transgender student at East Side High School and an advisory resolution passed by the board of education calling for more inclusive curriculums and safe spaces for LGBTQ students.
Arts High School teacher Melissa Silva, who attended the Jan. 7 training, has already been including LGBTQ topics in her women's studies class, but she said this curriculum will provide her with more direction and will "legitimize" these topics for students.
"I'm learning that this isn't a new addition but an infusion into what we're already doing," she said. "After seeing it taught in a classroom, students will believe that it's worthy of discussion.
She added that Arts High School is an ideal place to pilot the program because "it's been a safe haven for LGBTQ students in Newark."
Arts High School humanities department chair Doretta Sockwell said she hopes the new curriculum will empower students, noting: "Representation is key. To see yourself reflected in curriculum, it does something psychologically."
Though she said there was some initial skepticism among Arts High School teachers, Sockwell noted that after the training, many were enthusiastic about the curriculum. Now the Arts administrative team has to decide on how to implement the curriculum.
"We want it to be authentic," she said. "It needs to be fluid and purposeful."
At the training, administrators and educators attended breakout sessions where they discussed the positive effects of inclusive education on youth mental health and attendance, what sports teams non-binary students should be allowed to play on, and why inclusive curriculum should include more than just "firsts" or "heroes and holidays."
School board member Reginald Bledsoe, who is gay, has been involved with the effort to roll out inclusive curriculum district-wide Newark before fall 2020. "It's about supporting kids in an equitable way and allowing them to see themselves in their curriculum," he said.
The curriculum's implementation "reminds me that hard work does pay off," he said.
Garden State Equality formally announced the schools participating in the pilot program on Tuesday. In addition to Arts High School, the selected schools are Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Asbury Park, Forrestdale School in Rumson, the middle and high school programs at Haddon Heights Junior-Senior High School, Highland Park School, Millburn Middle School, Pinelands Regional Junior High School in Tuckerton, the middle and high school programs at Bergen Arts and Science Charter School in Hackensack, Charter Tech High School for the Performing Arts in Somers Point, and Unity Charter School in Morristown. Parent information sessions will be hosted at each school.
Though it has received some criticism, the law mandating LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum does not have an opt-out provision for schools or students. Educators across the state will be able to access the Garden State Equality curriculum free of charge online this summer.
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Barcelona's amazing Modernista architecture
April 1, 2019 Architecture, Social program, What's on in Barcelona
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The wonderful video shows you what the Quadrat d'Or looked like in 1900 (with no cars!), at the time Barcelona's Eixample district was just acquiring its amazing Modernista architecture. Come along with us on our social program Thursday to see it for yourself…
Tuesday 2nd | Come with us this afternoon to visit the Raval, the district on the right of the Ramblas as you head down towards the port. One of the best places in Barcelona to go to find street art (see photo, above), it was a rather seedy red light district but is now home to the CCCB and the MACBA and Fernando Botero's fat cat, and (in keeping with its past) to the protagonists of many of Barcelona's novelas negras. Our walk will also take us down to the Avinguda del Paral·lel (so named because it lies parallel to the Equator). Inaugurated in 1894, and running down to the port from Plaça Espanya, it was once the centre of Barcelona nightlife, with theatres and cabarets and music halls (16.00).
Wednesday 3rd | It's five years now since the 300th anniversary of the siege of Barcelona but the Barcelona 1714 route is still a historically fascinating one. The remains of the city blocks demolished to build the post-siege fortress now to be seen at the Born Centre Cultural are particularly interesting. Come along if you're interested in the history of the city (16.00)!
Thursday 4th | Come with us for a stroll this afternoon to see something of the Ruta del Modernismo. We can't and won't (promise!) take you to see all the 116 Modernista buildings officially included in the Route, but you'll get at least a taste of Barcelona's magnificent architecture. It's Antoni Gaudí that got all the fame and credit for it, but we'll also be telling you about Josep Puig i Cadafalch and Lluís Domènech i Montaner (and we ought also to give an honourable mention to the prolific Enric Sagnier) (16.00).
Friday 5th | Kick off the weekend — and practise your Spanish — at our Friday Club language exchange (in the bar/on the terrace, 19.00-21.00).
Join us in Spanish Reception (C floor), unless otherwise stated, at the times given above.
Also this week | We have the 37th edition of Barcelona's Fira del Comic (April 5-7), which attracted 120,000 visitors last year, and is always hugely successful.
In the Spanish League, we have Barça vs Atlético Madrid (Saturday, kick-off 20.45), with Atlético — ten points adrift in second place — the only team now standing between Barça and yet another league title.
History and architecture of Barcelona on this week's social programme
March 25, 2019 Photos of Barcelona, Social program
Model of Barcelona showing the Parc de la Ciutadella | Photo: Natxo Azoz
What makes Barcelona such a fascinating city? Among other things, its history and architecture, which you can see something of on our social programme this week. And then, of course, there's the football…!
Tuesday 26th | Our walk this afternoon takes us to the Manzana de la Discordia, the block on Passeig de Gracia with three of Barcelona's best examples of Modernista architecture — the Casa Batlló (Gaudí, 1904-1906); the Casa Amatller (Puig i Cadafalch, 1898-1900); and the Casa Lleó i Morera (Domènech i Montaner, 1902-1905); as well as to the Casa Milà (also by Gaudí, 1906-1912), which is further up the street on the other side. Shoutout for the Casa Mulleras (Nº37, 1898-1906) by the astonishingly prolific Enric Sagnier (1858-1931) (16.00).
Wednesday 27th | We have a "Yincana" round the Casco Antiguo — a gymkhana round the Barrio Gótico, that is. Come along, it's a fun way to discover the old city (16.00).
Thursday 28th | Our walk this afternoon takes us to visit the lovely Parque de la Ciudadela. In the photo, above, you have the park with the Catalan parliament building in the foreground, the Estación de Francia top left and the Castell dels tres dragons top right of the park, among other buildings. If you're interested in architecture, and the history of Barcelona, there are some fascinating things to see on today's trip (16.00).
Friday 29th | Join us this evening at our Friday Club language exchange. It's a great place to kick off the weekend — and to practise your Spanish! In the bar/on the terrace, 19.00-21.00.
Also this week | In the Spanish League, we have the local derby, Barça vs Espanyol (Sunday, kick-off 16.15). With Barça 10 points clear at the top, and Espanyol — Barcelona's "other" team — a mere 32 points behind, with one win in their last five games, you can assume it's not that likely to be a cracker of a game (it's €315 for a VIP ticket if you must go).
Come with us for some amazing views of Barcelona
March 18, 2019 Photos of Barcelona, Social program, What's on in Barcelona
Montjuic: overlooking Barcelona | Photo: Tom Walton
This week we've got one of Barcelona's particularly special places on our social programme — the Park Güell. Note that if you want to come with us on Wednesday, you need to book your place by 16.00 on Monday!
Tuesday 19th | Although in Roman times Barcelona was far less important than Tarragona, 100km down the coast, the Romans left behind the remains of the city of Barcino that they founded in 15 BC: the Roman Temple and the traces of the Roman walls on top of which the city's medieval walls were largely built are among the things you'll see on our walk this afternoon (16.00).
Wednesday 20th | One you just have to see, the Park Güell (that's "Park" with a "k" as Gaudí is said to have modeled it along English lines). Apart from the lovely Park itself, the view of Barcelona from the top is spectacular. More information on the Park Güell on Wikipedia and on the official Park Güell website. Note that you need to sign up for this one — by 16.00 on Monday! Entrance to the Park is €8.50 (16.00).
Thursday 21st | And more great views of Barcelona for you today! The 1992 Olympics changed large parts of Barcelona — among them the mountain of Montjuïc [ Wikipedia ], which overlooks the city and which is where we're going this afternoon. The fortress at the top dates back to 1640 and from it the city has been bombarded on a number of occasions. Bring your camera or phone along: the views [ Flickr | Instagram ] are fantastic (16.00) !
Friday 22nd | You've got to start your Barcelona weekend somewhere. Why not start it with us at our Friday Club language exchange, where you can practise all the languages you know? In the bar/on the terrace, 19.00-21.00.
Footnote | The excellent TimeOut Barcelona has more suggestions for you if you'd like some other amazing views of Barcelona (content in Catalan). For what's on in Barcelona, you can follow @TimeOutBCN on Twitter and we have copies of their weekly print magazine in Reception. See also their guidebook — probably the best available in English.
This week in Barcelona: markets, Gothic Jewels and vintage cars
Setting off from the Plaça Sant Jaume, Sunday: the Barcelona-Sitges Vintage Car Rally | Photo: Tom Walton
Apart from what we have on our social programme this week, don't miss the Barcelona-Sitges Rally this weekend. Don't forget to take your camera or phone — #rallibarcelonasitges (rally with an "i")!
Tuesday 12th | The barrio of Barceloneta was built on reclaimed land and dates back only to the 18th century but once housed Barcelona's fishermen and then, later, factories. Both are now long gone and have been replaced by a lot of noisy tourists, but the district still retains a peculiar, original flavour (16.00).
Wednesday 13th | Come with us this afternoon to visit two of Barcelona's food markets: Santa Catalina, which is under 10 minutes away, and then across the Barrio Gótico to the Ramblas and the Boqueria [ video ], the more famous of the two. Especially interesting at this time of the year, both are also great places to go for lunch. Bring your camera (14.00) !
Thursday 14th | Apart from Sagrada Familia (see Thursday), the city has a number of other lovely churches. Come with us today to see the Joyas del Gótico, the "Gothic jewels" of Barcelona — the Cathedral and the wonderful churches of Santa María del Pí and Santa María del Mar, the latter the subject of a book we always recommend, La Catedral del Mar (16.00).
Friday 15th | Come get yourself some extra Spanish practice at our Friday Club language exchange (in the bar/on the terrace, 19.00-21.00).
Also this week | In the Champions, it's the return game of the last 16 tie, Barça vs Lyon (Wednesday, kick-off 21.00), with the score standing at 0-0. Tickets start at €99 (what ?!).
And we have the very cute 61st Edition of the Barcelona-Sitges Vintage Car Rally this weekend. You can see the cars on display outside the L'Illa Shopping Centre on the Diagonal on Saturday and see them set off from the Plaça Sant Jaume at 10.30 on Sunday. More photos on Instagram.
This week: Sant Medir, the Sagrada Familia and the Barcelona Marathon
March 4, 2019 Photos of Barcelona, Social program, What's on in Barcelona
Vamos, ¡vamos! The Barcelona Marathon passes the Pedrera | Photo: Tom Walton
Note that on this week's social programme we have something for you today, Monday, rather than on Tuesday.
Monday 4th | Yesterday was Sant Medir but today it gets really celebrated, especially by school children, most of whom have today off. Barcelona Turisme explains the legend and how, in 1830, a crafty baker started it all off. Now there are parades and free sweets (!!!). Come with us to explore the barrio of Sarrià and see a lot of very excited kids (and note the time, 18.00).
Wednesday 6th | Our trip today takes us down to Glorias, (that's the Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes, to give it its full, official name), which is home to the singular Torre Agbar, a huge shopping centre and the Encants, possibly the only flea market in the world with a designer roof (which, in true Barcelona fashion, leaked the first time it rained!). There's also the new Design Musuem down there too. It's an area that's been transformed in the last 25 years — and still being transformed, with the Plaça, once a massive roundabout, to become a large park) (16.00).
Thursday 7th | One you just must see: the best known Gaudí building in Barcelona, the still unfinished Sagrada Familia, though it's supposed to be finished in 2026 (see this video if you can't wait that long!). If you want to go inside, note that it costs a minimum €15 (and book online if you want to do that) but is definitely not something to be missed (16.00). See also some of the cool pictures to be found on the official Sagrada Familia Instagram feed.
Also this week | Spanish League, Barça vs Rayo Vallecano (Saturday, kick-off 18.30).
And on Sunday, it's the 41st edition of the Barcelona Marathon (start time: 08.30), one of the biggest in Europe, the route of which takes in some of Barcelona's major sights.


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Illuminism and Freemason Uprising Part II: Nesta Webster on Henri San-Simon and His Utopian Proto-Socialist Disciples
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In returning to our historical tracking of Illuminism and Freemasonry via the books of Nesta Webster and James Billington discussed in an earlier post, we see these usual suspects shifting directions after some hard lessons from their failures in the French Revolution.
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Masonry quickly recovered after being persecuted under Napoleon. Another French aristocrat, one Henri de Saint-Simon (1760-1825), (Comte de Saint-Simon) along with the new Masonic Lodge called Huate Vente, or Alta Vendita, led the charge.
These actors continued the Adam Weishaupt scheme of ending private property (to be turned over to the State), and the dissolution of marriage and family. But rather than condemning Christianity like his largely guillotined compatriots, Saint-Simon spun it so that his communistic utopia was a fulfillment of Christ's true teaching.
Saint-Simon's leveling formula for the new Christianity: "The whole of society ought to strive toward the amelioration of the moral and physical existence of the poorest class; society ought to organize itself in the way best adapted for attaining this end."
He added a sensual and even early form of sex, drugs and rock and roll to his "brotherly love" propaganda on Christian Socialism, a major political theme in the West to this day.
In reality, this is not Christ like but rather a highly materialistic and fraudulent misrepresentation.
Saint-Simon did not promote class conflict to the degree the French revolutionaries did. This had more public appeal, but was all still designed to level and demoralize society.
As an early socialist (note that the word "socialist" was not used until 1848), Saint-Simon also went lightly on "capitalists" and plutocrats – and especially banksters. He opposed excessive government intervention in industry. He advocated a form of technocratic/plutocratic socialism, an arrangement whereby industrial owners and bosses should control and lord over society (aka neo-liberalism) in a manner similar to Plato's philosopher kings.
I would suggest Saint-Simon was in actuality the agent of the plutocrats – the precursor of the communist-bankster false left-right dialectic and tag teaming. The rapidly advancing Judaized plutocracy of the Industrial age had no duty to workers, and one object, to appropriate the largest part of the work of others. As such, he was an early neo-liberal and deeply admired the dog-eat-dog laissez-faire philosophy of Adam Smith, to whom he referred and praised as "the immortal Adam Smith."
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As measure of the man, during the Terror Saint-Simon and Talleyrand planned to profiteer by buying the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and stripping its roof of metal to sell for scrap. He also became immensely rich through currency speculation (effectively shorting the French Franc). Saint-Simon later found himself ruined and was forced to work for a living.
In 1823, disappointed by the lack of results of his writing (he had hoped they would guide society toward social improvement), the always-unstable Saint-Simon attempted suicide in despair. Remarkably, he shot himself in the head six times without succeeding, but ultimately lost his sight in one eye. He did manage to live two more years and, at the end, his philosophy found key disciples.
Webster on page 107, "World Revolution Plot Against Civilization" describes the ranting of one of these disciples, Pierre Leroux.
Another Saint-Simon influenced disciple was one Charles Fourier (1772-1837). Fourier considered trade, which he associated with Jews, to be the "source of all evil" and advocated that Jews be forced to perform farm work. However, by the end of his life, and as if he had been limited hangout opposition, Fourier became an ardent Zionist, advocating the return of Jews to Palestine with the assistance of the Rothschilds.
Fourier took libertine philosophy to new levels. He pushed for a return to nature by giving free reign to all passions. This was essentially promiscuous free love between sexes — and homosexual free for alls as well.
Wikipedia on the man is revealing: "Some of Fourier's social and moral views, held to be radical in his lifetime, have become mainstream thinking in modern society."
In addition to being a Zionist, he promoted greed as the "mother of all industries." He also promoted an aversion to cleanliness so that people would become acclimated to doing "dirty work."
Fourier used the word "civilization" in a negative sense: "Fourier's contempt for the respectable thinkers and ideologies of his age was so intense that he always used the terms 'philosopher' and 'civilization' in a pejorative sense. In his lexicon, civilization was a depraved order, a synonym for perfidy and constraint … Fourier's attack on civilization had qualities not to be found in the writing of any other social critic of his time" [Beecher, Johnathan (1986), Charles Fourier: The Visionary and His World, pp. 195–196].
Fourier also pronounced that the seas would lose their salinity and turn to lemonade, and that the North Pole would turn milder than the Mediterranean. He predicted future men would be 7 feet tall, live to 144, and spend 120 of those years indulging in "free love."
Fourier has a long list of modern-era usual-suspect fan boys writing endless praise. Among them is Herbert Marcuse, who in his influential work Eros and Civilization praised, "Fourier comes closer than any other utopian socialist to elucidating the dependence of freedom on non repressive sublimation."
The works of the great Nesta Webster pre-dated (((Herbert Marcuse))) and provided important prophetic clues about the philosophies of the precursor Discordians that she identified. Marcuse took this repression theory and wrote more gibberish in a book called "Eros and Civilization." The short version is that Eros (pleasure principle – leisure and pleasure) and hedonism should flourish. Cultural Marxism, also known as Critical Theory, was essentially destructive criticism of the main elements of Western culture, including Christianity, small scale non-monopolistic capitalism, authority, the family, patriarchy, hierarchy, morality, tradition, sexual restraint, loyalty, patriotism, nationalism, heredity, ethnic identity, convention and conservatism.
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icubud July 23, 2022 at 4:19 pm
even today it seems to me that so-called thinkers (pontificators who know nothing of real work, industry & mgmt) always want to tear down the world they are in and benefit from, in order to build a new world in their own likeness. See: god complex.
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174th Attack Wing Continues Hurricane Sandy Relief
By Maj. Jeffrey D. Brown, 174th Attack Wing/PAO / Published November 08, 2012
New York Air and Army National Guard personnel operate out of Joint Incident Site Communications Capability (JISCC) center at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, NY on 6 Nov 2012 in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. The mobile JISCC was established by the 174th Attack Wing Communications Flight from Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York. It provides vital communications capabilities for first responders, including cell phone service, internet connectivity and satellite uplinks. (Photo by NYANG Lt. Col. Michael Adamitis/Released)
NY Air National Guard Master Sgt. Thomas Moade from the Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, NY leads other members of the 174th as well as members of the New York Army Guard from Newburg in taking water and cases of food to local residents in Staten Island on 2 November 2012. The food and water were provided to people who needed assistance after Hurricane Sandy took down power lines and caused massive destruction to many homes in the area leaving families desperate for help. Moade and the others were taking the food to those who could not make it to the Emergency Response location. (NYANG photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy M. Call/Released)
NY Air National Guard Master Sgt. Thomas Moade from the 174th Attack Wing, Syracuse, NY carries food and water accross a plank to assist a local man on Staten Island on 2 November 2012. The food and water was provided to people who needed assistance after Hurricane Sandy took down power lines and caused massive destruction to many homes in the area leaving families desperate for help. Moade was taking the food to those who could not make it to the Emergency Response location. (NYANG photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy M. Call/Released)
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York -- Over one hundred members of Hancock Field Air National Guard Base have volunteered to deploy to aid in the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts since being activated on October 29, 2012, with another roughly one hundred personnel coordinating efforts at home station in Syracuse. The personnel have been working in five main operating teams:
Emergency Communications Team
The first group to deploy were members of the 174th Attack Wing's Communications Flight. They departed Hancock Field on the morning of 30 October (less than 24 hours after Hurricane Sandy made landfall) and initially deployed to Farmingdale, Long Island to set up the Wing's mobile Joint Incident Site Communication Capability (JISCC) package. The JISCC package provides vital communications capabilities for first responders, including cell phone service, internet connectivity and satellite uplinks. Once regular communications were restored at Farmingdale, the JISCC team moved to Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn where they provided mobile hot spots and phone access to victims of Hurricane Sandy.
Staten Island Team
The bulk of the deployed 174th volunteers (approximately 80 people) are currently in Staten Island, providing fuel to the residents as well as patrolling in Humvees day and night. In addition, they are handing out food, water, and blankets as needed and helping to discourage looting and violence.
Camp Smith Team
Additional members of the 174th Attack Wing are positioned in Camp Smith in Peekskill where they have delivered water pumps to a flooded South Beach hospital, and continue to provide food and billeting services. Forklift operators at Camp Smith continue to cross load trucks to keep supplies moving.
Floyd Bennett Field Team
Joint Terminal Air Controllers (JTACs) with Hancock Field's 274th Air Support Operation Squadron were deployed to Task Force Aviation at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn to establish a helicopter landing zone. As part of the effort, Tech. Sgt. Jason Hancock commandeered a fuel truck to keep generators running. The Field is being used as the major Life Support Area for New York City. The JTACs have worked to deconflict air space with a nearby NYPD landing zone and directed Chinook and Black Hawk helicopter landings and takeoffs.
Hancock Field Team
Over one hundred members of Hancock Field have served a variety of functions at home station to support their fellow deployed Airmen, including manning a 24/7 Emergency Operations Center (EOC), processing relief personnel, and loading equipment and supplies. In addition, many more 174th volunteers are waiting for the call with their bags packed, eager to help in the effort.
"Lots of extra work and exceptional effort has allowed us to get down there and help out," said Lt. Col. Edward Cook, 174th Attack Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron Commander.
The 174th will continue to provide support until the situation can be managed by existing response personnel.


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Julian Assange put through 'hell' at embassy, says former diplomat
Lisa Holland, senior correspondent
Sky News 20 April 2019
Julian Assange was always respectful but went through "hell" in the Ecuadorian embassy as officials tried to "break him down", according to a former senior diplomat.
Fidel Narvaez worked at the London embassy for six of the seven years the WikiLeaks figurehead lived there and says they became friends.
Assange was evicted a few weeks ago after a change of government in Ecuador.
Its new president, Lenin Moreno, publicly criticised the whistleblower and gave the impression the government ended his stay after growing tired of his alleged bad behaviour.
Speaking to Sky News, Fidel Narvaez disputed claims that Assange had assaulted guards, didn't clean up after himself, didn't take care of his pet cat and even smeared human excrement on the walls of the embassy.
He said: "Julian had a respectful relationship with staff, diplomats and administrative staff. I don't recall a single incident when he disrespected someone until I left in July 2018.
"He was 100% respectful. Clean and tidy? What is clean and tidy? Did he put the dishes in the dishwasher? Probably not at weekends. Is that a crime?"
Mr Narvaez worked at the embassy in Knightsbridge in central London between 2010 and 2018 as consul and first secretary.
Assange went into the embassy in June 2012 and did not leave until he was carted away by British police a few weeks ago with the agreement of the authorities in Ecuador.
Mr Narvaez said: "The last year was hell for Julian in that embassy.
"I was there the first months of the last year and I witnessed when Julian was told that he would no longer be allowed to have internet or access to the phone and wouldn't be able to have visitors.
"The strategy was very clear - break him down. The government didn't know how to end the asylum and face the catastrophic historical shame for doing that."
Mr Narvaez shared some of the photographs he had taken inside the embassy when he worked there, including the small kitchen area that Assange shared.
The embassy is comprised of a small set of rooms and Assange had his own bedroom and also access to a shared office and working space.
Mr Narvaez said Assange did not go to Sweden to face a rape inquiry because he feared being arrested and extradited to the United States by Britain or Sweden for exposing US government secrets via his WikiLeaks organisation.
He has denied the allegations made in Sweden.
Mr Narvaez said: "I consider him my friend. He's provided a big service to all of us.
"It doesn't matter if we like him or not. It doesn't matter if he puts the dishes in the dishwasher or looks after the cat well. I stand by Julian. I believe him."
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Pupils should use the local environment throughout the year to raise and answer questions that help them to identify and study plants and animals in their habitat. They should identify how the habitat changes throughout the year. Pupils should explore possible ways of grouping a wide selection of living things that include animals, flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Pupils could begin to put vertebrate animals into groups, for example: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals; and invertebrates into snails and slugs, worms, spiders, and insects.
Note: plants can be grouped into categories such as flowering plants (including grasses) and non-flowering plants, for example ferns and mosses.
Pupils might work scientifically by: using and making simple guides or keys to explore and identify local plants and animals; making a guide to local living things; raising and answering questions based on their observations of animals and what they have found out about other animals that they have researched.
Pupils should be introduced to the main body parts associated with the digestive system, for example: mouth, tongue, teeth, oesophagus, stomach, and small and large intestine, and explore questions that help them to understand their special functions.
Pupils might work scientifically by: comparing the teeth of carnivores and herbivores and suggesting reasons for differences; finding out what damages teeth and how to look after them. They might draw and discuss their ideas about the digestive system and compare them with models or images.
Pupils should explore a variety of everyday materials and develop simple descriptions of the states of matter (solids hold their shape; liquids form a pool not a pile; gases escape from an unsealed container). Pupils should observe water as a solid, a liquid and a gas and should note the changes to water when it is heated or cooled.
Note: teachers should avoid using materials where heating is associated with chemical change, for example, through baking or burning.
Pupils might work scientifically by: grouping and classifying a variety of different materials; exploring the effect of temperature on substances such as chocolate, butter, cream (for example, to make food such as chocolate crispy cakes and ice-cream for a party). They could research the temperature at which materials change state, for example, when iron melts or when oxygen condenses into a liquid. They might observe and record evaporation over a period of time, for example, a puddle in the playground or washing on a line, and investigate the effect of temperature on washing drying or snowmen melting.
Pupils should explore and identify the way sound is made through vibration in a range of different musical instruments from around the world; and find out how the pitch and volume of sounds can be changed in a variety of ways.
Pupils might work scientifically by: finding patterns in the sounds that are made by different objects such as saucepan lids of different sizes or elastic bands of different thicknesses. They might make earmuffs from a variety of different materials to investigate which provides the best insulation against sound. They could make and play their own instruments by using what they have found out about pitch and volume.
Pupils should construct simple series circuits, trying different components, for example, bulbs, buzzers and motors, and including switches, and use their circuits to create simple devices. Pupils should draw the circuit as a pictorial representation, not necessarily using conventional circuit symbols at this stage; these will be introduced in year 6.
Note: pupils might use the terms current and voltage, but these should not be introduced or defined formally at this stage. Pupils should be taught about precautions for working safely with electricity.
Pupils might work scientifically by: observing patterns, for example, that bulbs get brighter if more cells are added, that metals tend to be conductors of electricity, and that some materials can and some cannot be used to connect across a gap in a circuit.
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Grindelia grandiflora, the manyray gumweed, is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the south-central United States and north-central Mexico, in the states of Texas and Coahuila.

Grindelia grandiflora grows in grasslands, scrublands, ditches, and roadsides, and along streambanks. It is an annual herb sometimes as much as 200 cm (80 inches or almost 7 feet) tall. The plant usually produces numerous flower heads in open, branching arrays. Each head has 17-26 ray flowers, surrounding a large number of tiny disc flowers.

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A Podiatrist is a healthcare professional who treats the problems related with feet and ankles. They diagnose and treat a number of problems, deformities and injuries related to feet. If you are searching for a reputed podiatrist in your neighbourhood and are confused, where to start the search, here are a few tips to help you choose an experienced podiatrist.
Get references – Speak to family members, friends, colleagues or neighbours, who are undergoing podiatric treatments. They are the best source to get references for qualified and experienced podiatrist in your neighbourhood. Most of the patients happily share contact information of their podiatrist at Western Sydney podiatry clinics. Asking for references will allow you to get information about the quality of the treatments offered at the clinic.
Contact your primary healthcare centre – Most of the healthcare centres have contact information of the specialists in the neighbourhood. You can ask your physician or the nurse at the healthcare centre for information about the best Western Sydney podiatry clinic. Your family doctor is also the best person to refer a podiatry clinic. Most of the doctors have a list of alternate healthcare professionals, who they work with and refer their patients.
Insurance company – Your Insurance provider is also the best resource to get information about the best Western Sydney podiatry clinics. Insurance companies can provide a list of all the podiatrists in your neighbourhood that are listed in their plan. Opting for podiatry clinics that accept your insurance plan will also help you to reduce the risk of refusal of your claim.
Local newspapers and advertisements – Scanning through the local newspapers will also help you to have information about the podiatry clinics in your neighbourhood. The newspaper and radio advertisements provide contact information of the clinics.
Websites – Most of the reputed Western Sydney podiatry clinics have their own websites. Websites are the best source to get information about the clinics. The websites contain information like the treatments offered at the clinic, list of the podiatrists and their qualifications, referral list of past patients, contact information and address of the clinic. The website of the clinic helps you to get an initial idea about the services and amenities and the cost of treatments offered at the clinic.


The Challenge Tour breaks new ground this week when it makes its second visit of the year to Austria for the PGA of Austria Masters.
Not only will this be the first time Austria has hosted two Challenge Tour events in the same year, but the Challenge Tour will be making its maiden visit to the Golfclub Eichenheim in the famous town of Kitzbuhel.
It was back in May that the Austrian Open was played at Golfclub Murhof in Graz when England's Chris Gane secured his maiden Challenge Tour title. Gane will be making a return trip this week along with 17 other Challenge Tour title holders in what is an extremely strong field.
The PGA Of Austria Masters is one of only five tournaments left on this year's schedule and with the finishing line in sight, every shot and every euro gained is likely to prove vital at the end of the campaign.
Eleven of the leading 15 ranked players will be competing and 39 of the top 50. With the leading eight on the Rankings seemingly sure of their European Tour cards for next year, it is those from ninth place downwards who need to improve or consolidate their positions who will be in Kitzbuhel.
This will be the first of three successive PGA of Austria Masters scheduled to be played in Kitzbuhel as part of the newly established Austrian PGA Tour organised to provide opportunities for young Austrians with competitive golf.
Consequently, this week's field contains over a dozen Austrians, who hope to follow the example of Markus Brier and eventually earn a place on The European Tour.
The Golfclub Eichenheim is just 15 minutes walk from the town centre and is comparatively new. The club was founded in 1999 and opened a year ago as the third golf club in Kitzbuhel after the Schwarzee and Schloss Kaps.
The course is very hilly and is the work of famous American architect Robert Trent Jones Jnr.


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dc.description Australia witnessed numerous plague outbreaks between 1900 and 1925. Sydney was first visited by the disease in January 1900 leading to the application of intrusive epidemic control measures (disinfection, quarantine, isolation). Especially affected by these were The Rocks and their wharves which were subjected to quarantine, resumption and demolition (with photographs in this collection capturing this process). The epidemic also led to ground-breaking research in the transmission pathway of the disease. Led by John Ashburton Thompson, this research contributed significantly to our understanding of the role of rats and their fleas in the transmission of the disease.
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dc.relation.ispartof Views taken during Cleansing Operations, Quarantine Area, Sydney, 1900, Vol. VI / under the supervision of Mr George McCredie, F.I.A., N.S.W.
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« So thankful but keep praying!
Worried and Fearful but Looking to Him!
His peace will fill your soul.
In near and distant lands.
Father, thank You for reminding me of these words I wrote eight years ago. Thank You that they are as true today as they were then.
Please help me give you my fears and worries as I wait for the results of the CT scan and Echo Paul will have tomorrow. I've been trying so hard to trust You these past nine weeks since Paul fell. And You have been healing his broken knee and elbow, but it's those blood clots in his lungs and spots throughout his chest that have me feeling so anxious.
We see the cardiologist this Wednesday and Dr. Tony September 11. Oh Father, I'm not ready to face what I may learn these next two weeks. I'm trying to trust You and to believe Dr. Tony. But maybe there is something seriously wrong somewhere else? Please, Father, please place Your healing hand on Paul.
Since the accident Paul has not been eating much. His tummy pain has been getting worse. I'm only getting about 400-500 calories a day in him – mostly protein powder mixed into strawberry and chocolate milk. He's lost more than 30 pounds since August 27. Update: I reached a nurse at the GI doctor's office today. She got approval for a CT scan of Paul's lower abdomen and pelvis and an appointment with the doc for a week from this Wednesday. (There was a cancellation.) Father is at work! Turns out Paul could not have gotten a CT scan of his chest tomorrow because he doesn't have recent enough blood work or the contrast prep he needs to drink before the test. All a surprise to me but not to the Lord. They were able to reschedule Paul for both CT scans this Saturday.
Meanwhile, I've been working on #MyFamilyToo! It's been good to remember God's faithfulness and Paul's support during the five years my half-sister lived with us. I really believe Father can use this book to encourage many and not just those who have been sexually abused and family/friends who try to help. It's about so much more. It is our testimony of how God helped us to "Live His Answer" in the midst of other challenges that could have destroyed our faith.
"Marlene Bagnull has written a powerful, yet vulnerable, account of what it means to trust God in the darkest moments. MyFamilyToo! is the story of a caregiver who relied on God for the equipping she needed. It's also the story of forgiveness and healing in the life of a young girl who experienced sexual abuse. Each chapter ends with prompts to help readers apply biblical truth to their own situation, whatever that situation is.
I plan to upload the book to KDP by the end of the week and have it available before Christmas through my website or Amazon. It will sell for $11.95 plus shipping. As I said in my last blog, I'm happy to give a copy to anyone who feels led to help us with the financial needs we're facing right now. You can mail a check to 951 Anders Road, Lansdale, PA 19446 or use this link (https://paypal.me/MarlenePaulgift).
Please know we deeply appreciate your gifts and especially your prayers. And please pray for the May 15-18 Colorado and August 8-10 Philly conference. PTL I finally have a date for Philly. I must begin planning.


One of the best-loved treats during the fall season is a caramel apple; apples on a stick drenched in a thick coating of caramel sauce. However, eating whole caramel apples is a messy affair. If you would rather not wind up with a sticky face, slice the apple up after dipping. Caramel will not stick well to the flesh of the apple because of the natural moisture, so dipping the whole apple first ensures a thick coating of caramel on the skin of each slice. An apple slicer is essential to slicing caramel apples with ease and little mess.
Thoroughly wash the apples in cold water and remove the stems. Use tart apples such as Granny Smith which are firm and crisp, holding up well when smothered in caramel. Other tart and firm apples that would work include Jonathan and Honey Crisp.
Wipe the apples with a warm, damp rag. This will remove the wax coating the apples are given to look shiny at the grocery store, but prevents the caramel from sticking to the apple.
Dry the apples well using paper towels. Wet or even damp apples will not stick well to the caramel.
Insert wooden craft sticks into the the center of the apple where the stem was.
Melt caramel candies in a small pot on the stove over medium-low heat, stirring constantly to avoid burning. Cook until all the caramels have melted into a smooth sauce.
Dip the apples into the warm caramel sauce and twirl it around to fully coat the apple.
Gently shake off the excess caramel dripping from the dipped apple and place on a plate covered with wax paper to cool and harden.
Place a cooled caramel apple on a cutting board and position the apple slicer over the apple so the the craft stick is in the center hole of the apple slicer.
Push down on firmly on the apple slicer with both hands to cut through the apple. Discard the core with the craft stick and serve the apple slices neatly arranged on a plate.
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The Call Up (2016): Universally Hated (Review)
Written and directed by Charles Barker (His second time in the big chair and his first feature length film.) The Call Up stars a number of relatively unknown Brit actors and a plot that is three parts CoD and one part Existenz. For whatever reason, this film is almost universally hated by gamers and film audiences alike.
In a many ways The Call Up is also reminiscent of Gantz, a 2004 Japanese anime where players enter a virtual reality world to battle creatures and monsters. These gamers also died, but to gain entrance, the player had to have died in real life first.
Unlike Gantz, this film's plot is quite straight forward.
A group of seven online gamers have been recruited to take part in a virtual reality trial run of a new gaming experience. The participants don special suits and gear to play.
As the game progresses, the volunteers learn that this virtual reality game play can be deadly. The players love the experience initially but as the game progresses and they begin to die, the whole experience becomes a fight for survival.
Part of the problem may have something to do with the film's faint resemblance to the Ubisoft video game Haze. The 2008 video game was roundly panned by critics on both sides of the pond.
The Call Up is not that bad, it may rely on stereotypes to a certain degree but to be fair, the film is not a Shakespearean tragedy. The premise is that the players who enter the game via the virtual reality helmets and gear will die if not given a media-pen injection in time.
Complaints include the musical score of the film and the acting, which is actually pretty decent considering the actors are all British and affecting American accents.
Critics have been more accepting of the film while gamers, on sites like IMDb, have almost unanimously panned the movie full stop. UK newspaper The Guardian actually quite liked the film, calling it cheap and cheerful.
All the action takes place in one location and if there could be any complaints at all it would be with the A. I. sergeant who barks orders at the players. (The thing actually interacts physically with the gamers as well, beating one and breaking the leg of another.)
The sergeant has a slightly robotic sound as it directs and instructs the gamers on what they should do. It an annoyance to have that sort of character in the game. First person shooters (FPS) have characters which sound quire realistic, actors like Tony Todd, for example, have lent their talents to games like Call of Duty (CoD).
CG in The Call Up is good enough that it carries the storyline well and provides enough believability that the viewer can get caught up in the action. The players who enter this virtual reality world may seem a tad two dimensional but once again this is an action/adventure FPS film, not high art.
There are no "names" in the film and this adds to the action. The director does a good job carrying the film's momentum forward and there are no bits that drag. The Call Up runs for 90 minutes and not once does the film get off track.
In terms of endings the final few moments of the film can be termed an anticlimax. The Call Up is a solid 3.5 star film. The concept is entertaining as is the film itself. Streaming on Netflix at the moment the film is definitely worth a look or two.
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on November 2, 2016 Categories EntertainmentTags Action, British Cinema, Call of Duty, Gaming, Indie Film, review, Sci-Fi1 Comment on The Call Up (2016): Universally Hated (Review)
The Last of Us Sequel Confirmed?
Nolan North, the actor whose voice seems to be in just about every video game made over the last 10 years, and who also worked on the Naughty Dog game The Last of Us, has apparently confirmed a sequel. North, best known perhaps for his work in the Uncharted franchise, another Naughty Dog game series, which (on a side note) will be back in Uncharted 4 with, Troy Baker (from The Last of Us) and Emily Rose is back as Elena Fisher, as well as Assassin's Creed, from Ubisoft, as Desmond Miles.
In The Last of Us Troy Baker worked as Joel, along with the wonderful Ashley Johnson (aka @TheVulcanSalute) as Ellie and Nolan voiced crazy bad guy David who sounds completely unlike anyone else North has voiced. So it is a nice touch to see Baker "cross-over" as it were to Uncharted territory.
All fanboy gushing aside, North was at MetroCon where he was "caught" talking about The Last of Us 2. A question was posed about whether Nolan had any further Naughty Dog work lined up and he says, "I know they've got The Last of Us 2…" If following the link, and the reader does not want to watch the entire video, Nolan says this around 1:06, feel free to jump forward.
This is pretty exciting but also a bit concerning. In terms of games and almost perfect endings, Joel and Ellie's journey stops where it should. There was no real place to spot an opportunity for sequel city to come in. For anyone who played the game it goes without saying that their world was not going to be a great place to be in by the end.
Still, the voice work of Johnson and Baker gave this "out-of-the-box" gaming experience a reality and empathy that propelled the gameplay into a different experience from most games on offer. The news that Naughty Dog want to return is a mixed blessing for fans of both the company and their games. With Nolan's "slip" all that remains is for Neil Druckmann and company to provide a little more information for fans.
Until any official word is released, have a look at the remastering trailer for The Last of Us for the PS4:
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on June 30, 2015 Categories EntertainmentTags Ashley Johnson, Assassin's Creed, entertainment, Gaming, Naughty Dog, Nolan North, Technology, The Last of Us, Troy Baker, Ubisoft, UnchartedLeave a comment on The Last of Us Sequel Confirmed?
Black Friday PS4 Launch Starts in United Kingdom at Midnight
Like many other American "traditions" Black Friday has come to the United Kingdom and the PS4 Launch started at midnight in Game stores across the country coinciding with the "new" marketing tradition. While many publications in the UK have questioned the wisdom of English retailers aping American stores and their "official" Christmas shopping period, gamers came out in force Thursday night to line up for the Sony next gen console launch.
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on November 29, 2013 Format LinkCategories EntertainmentTags Amazon, American, Asda, Black Friday, Business, Game, Gaming, John Lewis, Microsoft, PS4, Sony, Thanksgiving, United Kingdom, WalMart, Xbox oneLeave a comment on Black Friday PS4 Launch Starts in United Kingdom at Midnight
Xbox One and Playstation Four Would You like Some Nudity with That Glitch
Both Xbox One and Playstation Four are having issues. It's a case of would you like some nudity with that glitch or perhaps some profane language that would make a sailor blush? It would seem rather fitting that glitches from brand new consoles would evoke quite a lot of profanity from the gamer who had just shelled out a major amount of cash for either console. To turn it on and get the "blue light of death" or, in the case of Xbox, "disc drive doom" would certainly cause most consumers to come out with language that could make ears bleed or turn the air a different hue.
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on November 28, 2013 Format LinkCategories EntertainmentTags entertainment, Gaming, internet, Microsoft, Playstation Four, sex, Sony, Twitch, Upload Studio, World Wide Web, X-rated Footage, Xbox oneLeave a comment on Xbox One and Playstation Four Would You like Some Nudity with That Glitch
GTA V Online Multiplayer Gamers Still Unhappy with Rockstar
After releasing one of the most highly anticipated games of 2013, Rockstar Games seem to be going out of their way to alienate gamers who are still unhappy with the company. GTA V Online Multiplayer Mode is still having a multitude of problems and fans of the game are beginning to feel that Rockstar are purposefully trying to milk them dry of real cash instead of GTA V $ while taking the fun out of the franchise
Author Mike's Film TalkPosted on November 21, 2013 Format LinkCategories EntertainmentTags Bad Sport, Beach Bum Patch, entertainment, Gaming, GTA, GTA V, Online Multiplayer, Rockstar Games2 Comments on GTA V Online Multiplayer Gamers Still Unhappy with Rockstar


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Court rules petition signatures invalid
Indy Party Out Of EH Election
August 29, 2018 By | Rick Murphy
It's the biggest card game in town, and the East Hampton Independence Party doesn't have a seat at the table.
East Hampton is one of the few local municipalities with a town board seat up for grabs — one to be exact, currently being filled by David Lys, who was appointed after his predecessor Peter Van Scoyoc was elected town supervisor.
David Gruber, a longtime activist in the local Democratic Party, emerged as the Independence Party candidate for Lys's seat, a move that did not sit well with some Independence Party members. Gruber was the choice of Indy party chairwoman Elaine Jones and her executive committee, who went about the business of gathering petitions to have Gruber placed on the ballot.
Republican Party chairman Amos Goodman and Gerard "Jerry" Larsen, a former East Hampton Village police chief and town board candidate, challenged the petitions, alleging forgery and distributed copies of the petitions publicly. Many, in fact, did appear to be questionable. Goodman challenged on behalf of Manny Vilar, the Republican candidate.
Last week the Board of Elections also noted improprieties in some signatures and the matter moved on to court to decide. On Friday, August 24, State Supreme Court Justice Carol Mackenzie dropped the other shoe: There were a sufficient number of bogus signatures to invalidate the attempt to get Gruber on the ballot.
Lisa Larsen, an Independence Party member, who is married to Jerry Larsen, had ostensibly wanted the spot on the ballot. But Jones said Larsen's candidacy was a ploy to have her eventually replaced with Vilar. Jerry Larsen, an Independence Party member, said his wife had to back out of consideration because of an illness in the family. He joined Goodman and the GOP in the challenge to have Gruber removed.
Seeking the spot on the ballot at all was a reach for Gruber, a longtime Democratic committeeman and one-time candidate for supervisor. But his presence on the Democratic ticket was blocked by Lys, who was chosen by the Democrats to finish the last year on Van Scoyoc's term, despite the fact he was a registered Republican and is legally barred from switching parties until after the election.
"I am of course disappointed to lose the Independence party line in November," Gruber said. "I hope that Independence Party members will come out to vote in November and have the opportunity to vote for me on the Democratic party line," Gruber said. He had nothing to do with gathering the petitions, he added.
Many of the signatures questioned by the judge were submitted by Independence Party member and former East Hampton Town Councilwoman Pat Mansir, who was reportedly lambasted by Justice Mackenzie on several occasions in court. The Justice insinuated there might be grounds for a charge of fraud but did not suggest she would take any other steps beyond invalidating the petitions. Goodman said he considered the matter closed.
Gruber and Lys face off in the Democratic Primary on September 13.
As it stands now, Vilar will face the winner, though earlier this week Lys threw another curve. He's attempting to get another line on the ballot validated before the election to guarantee himself a place on the November ballot even if he loses the Democratic primary.
"I can confirm that we filed a perfunctory general objection to Lys's petitions to preserve our rights to challenge," Goodman said. "I'm not interested in wasting anyone's time with a frivolous challenge, but if it's dodgy, yes we will challenge. Such a challenge would hopefully just be an administrative challenge at the Board of Elections."
Jones said she thinks Goodman submitted irregular petitions, but since no formal objection was filed within the allotted time frame the matter is moot.
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Rain (Lech), een plaats in het district Donau-Ries in de deelstaat Beieren
Rain (Neder-Beieren), een plaats in het district Straubing-Bogen in de deelstaat Beieren

Zwitserland
Rain (Zwitserland), een gemeente in het kanton Luzern

Film
 Regen (film), Nederlandse documentaire
 Rain (1932), Amerikaanse film met Joan Crawford
 Rain (2001), Nieuw-Zeelandse film
 Rain (2006), Amerikaanse film
 Rain (2008), Bahamaanse film met onder anderen CCH Pounder

Muziek
 Rain (Anthony Callea), een single uit 2005 van de Australische singer-songwriter Anthony Callea
 Rain (The Beatles), een single uit 1966 van de Engelse popgroep The Beatles
 Rain (Breaking Benjamin), een single uit 2005 van de Amerikaanse rockband Breaking Benjamin
 Rain (Creed), een single uit 2009 van de Amerikaanse rockband Creed
 Rain (The Cult), een single uit 1985 van de Britse rockband The Cult
 Rain (Erasure), een single uit 1997 van de Britse synthpopband Erasure
 Rain (Madonna), een single uit 1993 van de Amerikaanse zangeres Madonna
 Rain (Mika), een single uit 2009 van de Britse zanger Mika
 Rain (The Script), een single uit 2017 van de Ierse softrockband The Script
 Rain (SWV), een single uit 1997 van het Amerikaanse r&b-trio SWV
 Rain (Status Quo), een single uit 1976 van de Britse rockband Status Quo
 Rain (Terence Trent D'Arby), een muzieknummer uit 1988
 Rain (Yui), een single uit 2010 van de Japanse singer-songwriter Yui
 Rain (Joe Jackson), een album van de Britse muzikant Joe Jackson
 Rain (Amerikaanse band), een Amerikaanse post-hardcoreband
 Rain (Britse band), een Britse rockband
 Rain (Japanse band), een Japanse (instrumentale) rockband
 Rain (artiest), Zuid-Koreaans acteur en zanger

overig
 Rain (Mortal Kombat), een personage in de gameserie Mortal Kombat
 Rain Vessenberg, Estisch voetballer


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Basic blackjack strategy assumes that all cards have equal probability of being drawn. However this is not true. As cards are used in the play they are placed in a discard tray and these cards cannot be dealt to the players. Hence by keeping track of the cards in the discard tray a player can keep track of the cards left in the shoe and calculate the true probabilities of given cards being dealt. The player can therefore adjust the strategy to his advantage. The process of keeping track of the cards in the discard tray is known as card counting.
Initially card counting was done through electronic devices in land casinos. The cards dealt were fed to the device using coded buttons. This device was hidden in the person of the player, often in the shoe where it could be operated by the toes. This device transmitted the information wirelessly to a processor that was manned by a person outside the casino. The processor immediately computed and displayed the optimal move. The outside person conveyed this move to the player through a small earphone concealed in the player's years. Casinos began to detect instances of card counting because certain players won abnormally large amounts. A lengthy court procedure followed and ultimately card counting through physical devices was declared illegal.
Blackjack players then shifted to mental card counting. This could not be as perfect as the electronic card counting because the human mind is incapable of remembering and processing the huge volume of information involved in the fraction of a minute available. Mental card counting techniques do not track individual cards. They classify cards as high cards and low cards and then keep track of the number of high and low cards in the discard tray. Certain techniques classify the cards into a greater number of groups. These give better results but are more difficult to execute. One of simplest card counting techniques is the Hi-Lo system. It assigns a value of +1 to cards from twos to sixes and a value of -1 to tens, picture cards and aces. And then keeps a running count as the cards are transferred to the discard tray. A high positive score implies that the remaining deck is rich in high cards. Blackjack players use this information by placing larger bets and doubling down more often because this situation offers them increased chances of winning. Land casinos have neutralized card counting significantly by resorting to early shuffling. The count becomes more useful when there are fewer cards left in the deck. Most land casinos shuffle decks and start afresh when only half the cards are used thus denying card counters any real advantage. Some players were able to trace the location of packets of high or low cards after shuffling from their position in the discard tray. This has led to the use of more advanced shufflers by the land casinos.
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They are claw set in white gold in a pretty raised basket.
Their total weight is about 0.6 carat. Colour H/I, clarity SI .
The head is 10 mm diameter and it stands 6 mm proud of the shank.
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It is size UK L 1/2, USA 6 it would easily resize.
This ring is fully hallmarked for Birmingham 18 ct gold 1988.It also has the makers mark GJ.
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Demand for green building materials is projected to expand 13.0 percent annually to $71.1 billion in 2015, slightly outpacing the growth of building construction expenditures over that period as green materials continue to account for an increasing share of materials used. While the rising use of green materials will support gains, the most important driver for demand will be the expected rebound in the construction market from low 2010 levels. These and other trends are presented in Green Building Materials, a new study from The Freedonia Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industry market research firm.
Demand for a number of green building products is expected to post gains in excess of 20 percent annually through 2015, benefiting from greater availability, environmental concern and more stringent regulatory or building code standards, coupled with the rebound in the construction market. Among these products are water-efficient plumbing fixtures and fittings, energy-efficient lighting fixtures, permeable pavement, and concrete that features recycled content. However, with the exception of recycled concrete, the market for most of these materials is fairly small and the additional demand will be relatively modest in value terms.
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In what can be termed as a thrilling match of changing fates, the Near East University women's basketball team managed to record a close 78 – 76 win over the Çukurova University, in the play-off match in the Women's Basketball League of Turkey.
The match played at the Caferağa Spor Centre in Istanbul was a very toughly contested match, where both teams put up the best of their talent and mastery. The period results show a graph of ups and downs and losing the first and third and winning the second and fourth period.
The final results were 16-21, 40-39, 59-60 and 78-76.
The last few minutes of the match were the most thrilling ones, where the losers had put up the best of their talent, and managed to earn 10 very important points in the last 3 minutes, from 66 to 76. But the last minutes efforts failed to change the ultimate results.
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The tracks I want to know and Masturbation are both parts of the track Orion.
Orion is one of the most collectable items on the revered Vertigo "Swirl" label. It was always one of the hardest to track down due to it only being released in their native Netherlands. Now, the great Dutch reissue label Pseudonym has finally brought us a CD from the original masters with three bonus tracks taken from their single (both later incorporated into the side long opus "Orion") plus one variation from the album.
Pantheon are an instrumental progressive rock group with focus on flute, sax and organ and a dazzling, jazzy style rhythm section. Short tracks like "Daybreak" and "Anais" sound like outtakes from a Focus session with beautiful melodies carried by flute. Where Pantheon really shine are on long songs like "Apocalyps" (10:53), a jaw dropping composition. Carried by at least two melodies you will be whistling for days, the track goes through multiple movements with sax and organ leading the charge. The complex bass and drum work is startling as well the addition of electric guitar, flute and wordless voice adds to the many ideas on display. It is exactly this sense of melody that is missing in most of today's music (underground or commercial). Afterwards, the whimsical short "The Madman" introduces the 19 minute title track. Everything that makes Orion special is highlighted here. The complex instrumental arrangements, the strong comprehension of melody, the variation in instrumentation (organ, piano, synthesizer, sax, flute, choral vocals, acoustic and electric guitar) and different styles (jazz, baroque, rock). It's a whirlwind journey and worth every listening second. A still unknown classic and now everyone has a chance to be a part of it.
Dutch band Pantheon released just one album in 1972 titled Orion, which is a predominately instrumental affair featuring symphonic keyboards and airey instrumental passages. At times remininscent of bands such as Focus or Trace, the liberal use of a variety of keybords (organ, piano, synth) along with flute, sax, guitars, bass and drums, provides for some dazzling progressive rock. The CD contains all the original five album tracks, plus three singles, one titled "Masturbation", which at the time of the songs original release was renamed "Master Basion" as to not offend the public. The band really hits some high spots on two of the albums epics, "Apocalypse" (with some fierce flute and keyboard blasts) and "Orion." The title track just happens to be an almost twenty minute tour-de-force of epic proportions. Vocals are used very sparingly, and have an almost Jon Anderson with a Gentle Giant twist to them. Those who love symphonic rock that has lots of classical flourishes mixed with complex progressive bursts should enjoy this band immensely. Too bad they fizzled into oblivion after just one album.
Pantheon's claim to fame is that they were the only dutch Band signed to Vertigo (the legendary prog "swirl" label) They were not just a pretty label however and sounding like Focus with sub classical stylings, and a confident and complex production. Flute, and layered vocal harmonies decorate their mainly instrumental music which also includes some fine guitar and keyboard work.
Pantheon are most famous for being the only Dutch band on the Vertigo 'swirl' label which always leaves early progressive fans drooling. Me too. Orion is a fine album of 'Canterbury' influenced jazz rock, similar to Solution, but there are some classical things happening here as on Anais which sounds very similar to early Kayak or The Madman sounding a little like Focus.
I really like this and the CD contains three bonus tracks, two from an early single and the 'single edit' of the aforementioned Anais.
This album is the only album from a dutch band to be released on the Vertigo 'Swirl' label. It is also the only album Panthéon ever released. Panthéon made music similar to Focus and Solution. Jazzy, canterbury like progressive rock. They started as a fivepiece highschoolband and won a recording session at a national talent scout festival. The recorded single gave them attention and this paved the way to record an album.
The album opens with Daybreak, which resembles Focus' House Of The King a bit. The melody is played by the flute and it has a guitar solo in the middle. There are also some wordless vocals like Thijs van Leer could have done. Anaïs also reminds me of a softer song by Focus, again the song is driven by flute and guitar. It is a very peacefull track. With Apocalyps the sound changes more to the Solution direction. The main instruments are saxophone and organ, although the flute appears on this one also. This is a very sunny and jazzy track. The Madman is a funny short warm-up piece that leads to the highlight of the album, Orion. In this track both the Focus and the Solution side come together. It contains great melodies. I mention Focus and Solution a lot in this review, but that doesn't mean that Panthéon are just copy cats. They have an unique sound of their own, it is just to point out in which corner of the proglandscape Panthéon can be found.
The cd contains three bonus tracks, who were released as singles in 1972. Anaïs is an edit of the album track and Masturbation (at the time released as Master Basion because of the suggestive title) and I Want To Know would later be incorporated in Orion. This is a must for everyone who enjoys a good portion of instrumental prog.
After the releases from Kayak, Earth &Fire and Finch the Dutch label Pseudonym Records surprised the progheads with the release from the obscure Dutch progrock band Pantheon. I had never heard of them, they existed between 1971 and 1974 and were once the support-act for famous fellow Dutch progrock bands Focus and Solution and The Steve Miller Band, their absolute highlight! In 1974 Pantheon called it a day because of the usual problems with money, at that moment the band members were no older than 21 years!
The five original compositions from their 1972 album Orion sound elaborate, melodic and varied featuring some wonderful twists and turns. The colouring of the songs is beautiful with organ, flute, saxophone and acoustic - and electric guitar, even a modular Moog synthesizer (in the short The Madman)! The musical influences are obvious from Ekseption and Solution (brass) but also Focus (organ sound and Jan Akkerman-like guitar work) but Pantheon doesn't sound as a clone. The highlight on this CD (that contains 3 bonustracks) is the long titletrack delivering lots of shifting moods, great build-up parts and powerful saxophone play. Enjoy this melodic and accessible progressive mix of rock, jazz and classic from my home country.
Although it is somewhat unfair to the achievements of this short-lived Dutch group to sum up their sole album with the statement 'they sound like Supersister,' it's the truth, plain and simple. I like Supersister some but not a lot, and I like this album a little more because the band sticks to music instead of the silly vocals and experiments that marred many a Supersister song.The performances are more musically accomplished than what Supersister played, with very frequent changes, some pretty complex chord changes and melodies, and a fair amount of counterpoint.Generally though, I can't imagine anyone who likes Supersister not liking this or vice versa, except for people who like Supersister only because of the vocals (which would be insane).
The opening of the album is gay, and by that I mean it sounds both overtly happy and fruity. The rest of the album is a lot earthier, though the guitarist and organist both stay with a clean jazzy tone for the album, and there's lots of flute and sax, everything being played with a studied but fun approach. If you like seventies instrumental prog with a jazz edge, there's not much to dislike on the album. And that's probably it's biggest shortcoming- there's not a whole lot to grab on to either, and the whole album has such a similar sound and style that it's more like one 40-minute blob of music than five separate songs. There's a 19-minute song, but there's not much about its beginning to draw you in or at its ending that sounds concluding. Still, this is good stuff.
The only Dutch signing on swirl and again an extremely rare record. This is clearly the brainchild of the otherwise unknown Wouterson, who wrote all the material. There is massive influence of Focus, which is underlined by some wordless vocals and prominent flute parts. The first two tracks are modestly respectable progressive rock played in pastel shades. The album really takes off with the long Apocalyps, a more inventive piece of prog-rock, although the end of times surely will be more dramatic than this friendly bit of music, we guess. The madman doesn't live up to its title at all. The side-long title track on side B is better than all that went before. The band plays more concise, sharper, and the melodies are better. Again the ghost of Focus hovers above much of the sound. This is surely a creditable album, but a far cry from, say, Cressida and the likes.