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Onew Considering Love Story Role In Upcoming Drama Age of Youth 2
SHINee's Onew is positively reviewing a casting offer to join JTBC's Age of Youth 2.
An insider exclusive initially reported that SHINee's Onew was confirmed to be joining the cast of Age of Youth 2. His role would be a student in the College of Engineering who would have a love line with Han Seung Yeon's character (Jung Ye Eun).
SM Entertainment has since responded to the report, confirming Onew did receive an offer.
"Onew is positively reviewing the role and his appearance on Age of Youth 2."
— SM Entertainment
Onew most recently had a supporting role in 2016 mega-hit drama Descendants of the Sun. Assuming there are no delays, Age of Youth 2 is scheduled to air its first episode on August 25.
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The International Critical Commentary (ICC):...
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Front MatterDedication PageTitle PageCopyright PagePREFACE TO FIRST EDITIONCONTENTSList of AbbreviationsIntroduction§ 1. Name, Canonical Position, and General Scope of the BookA. The Narrative Material of Genesis.§ 2. History or Legend?.§ 3. Myth and Legend—Foreign Myths—Types of Mythical Motive§ 4. Style and Form of the Legends—Prose or Poetry?§ 5. Preservation and Collection of the Legends§ 6. Historical Aspects of the Tradition1. The historical background of the patriarchal traditions.2. Ethnographic theories.3. The patriarchs as historical figures.B. Structure and Composition of the Book.§ 7. The Critical Analysis§ 8. Composite Structure of J and E—Individuals or Schools?§ 9. Characteristics of J and E—their Relation to Prophecy§ 10. Date and Place of Origin—Redaction of JE§ 11. The Priestly Code and the Final Redaction1. Historical outlook.2. Religious and theological conceptions.3. Literary style and phraseology.§ 12. Plan and Divisions of the BookCommentaryCHS. I–XI - THE PRIMЖVAL HISTORY.I. 1–II. 3.—Creation of the World in Six Days: Institution of the Sabbath.I.1.I.2. Description of Chaos.I.3–5. First work: Creation of light.I.6–8. Second work: The firmament.I.9, I.10. Third work: Dry land and sea.I.11–13. Fourth work: Creation of plants.I.14–19. Fifth work: The heavenly luminaries.I.20–23. Sixth work: Aquatic and aлrial animals.I.24, 25. Seventh work: Terrestrial animals.I.26–28. Eighth work: Creation of man.I.29–31.II. 1–3. The rest of God.II.4a.II. 4b–III. 24.—The Creation and Fall of Man (J).II.4b–7.—The creation of man.II.8–17. The garden of Eden.II.18–25. Creation of animals and woman.III. 1–7. The temptation.III.8–13. The inquest.III.14, 15. The curse on the serpentIII.16. The doom of the woman:III.17–19. The man's sentence.III.20–24. The expulsion from Eden.III.22–24. The actual expulsion.Ch. IV.—Beginnings of History and Civilisation.IV. 1–16.—Cain and Abel.1–5. Birth of Cain and Abel: their occupation, and sacrifice.6–12. Warning, murder, and sentence.13–16. Mitigation of Cain's punishment.IV. 17–24.—The line of Cain.17. Enoch and the building of the first city.19. The two wives of Lamech.20–22. The sons of Lamech and their occupations.23, 24. The song of Lamech.IV. 25, 26.—Fragmentary Sethite Genealogy.Ch. V.—The Ante-Diluvian Patriarchs (P).1, 2.—Introduction:3–5. Adam.6–8. Љeth21–24. The account of Enoch25–27. Methuselah.32. The abnormal age of NoahVI. 1–4.—The Origin of the Nфphоlоm.3. A divine sentence on the human race,4. The Nephоlоm were (or arose) in the earth in those days]VI. 5–IX. 29.—Noah and the Flood.The Flood according to J.VI. 5–8. The occasion of the Flood:VII. 1–5. Announcement of the Flood.VII.7–10, 12, 16b, 17b, 22, 23.—Entrance into the ark and description of the Flood.VIII. (1b?), 2b, 3a, (4?), 6–12, 13b. Subsidence of the waters.VIII.20–22. Noah's sacrifice.The Flood according to P.VI. 9–12. Noah's piety; The corruption of the earth.VI.13–16. Directions for building the ark.VI.17–22. The purpose of the ark.VII. 6, 11, 13–17a. Commencement of the Flood.VII.18–21, 24. Magnitude and effect of the Flood.VIII. 1, 2a, 3b–5, 13a, 14. Abatement of the Flood.VIII.15–19. Exit from the ark: blessing on the animals.IX. 1–7. The new world-order.IX.8–17. The Covenant and its Sign.IX.28, 29. The death of Noah.IX. 18–27.—Noah as Vine-grower: His Curse and Blessing (J).CH. X.—The Table of Peoples (P and J).The Table of P.1a. Superscription.2–5. The Japhetic or Northern Peoples:6, 7, 20. The Hamitic or Southern Group:22, 23, 31. The Shemitic or Eastern Group.The Table of J.IX. 18a, X. 1b. Introduction.8–12. Nimrod and his empire.13, 14.—The sons of Mizraim.15–19. The Canaanites.21, 24, 25–30. The Shemites.XI. 1–9.—The Tower of Babel (J).1–4. The Building of the City and the Tower.5–9. Yahwe's Interposition.XI. 10–26.—The Genealogy of Shem (P).XI. 27–32.—The Genealogy of Terah (P and J).CHS. XII–XXV.18 - THE PATRIARCHAL HISTORY. ABRAHAM.Chs. XII, XIII.—The migrations of Abram (J and P).XII. 1–8. The journey to Canaan and the promise of the Land.XII. 9–XIII. 1.—Abram in Egypt.XIII.2–18. Separation of Abram and Lot.Ch. XIV.—Abram's Victory over Four Kings.1–4. The revolt of the five kings.5–7. The preliminary campaign.8–12. The final battle, and capture of Lot.13–16. Abram's pursuit and victory.17, 18–20. Abram and Melkizedek.17, 21–24. Abram and the king of Sodom.Ch. XV.—God's Covenant with Abram (JE).1–6. The promise of an heir (J), and a numerous posterity (E).7–21. The covenant.Ch. XVI.—The Flight of Hagar and Birth of Ishmael (J and P).1–6. The flight of Hagar.7–14. The theophany at the well.Ch. XVII.—The Covenant of Circumcision (P).1–8. The Covenant-promises.9–14. The sign of the Covenant.15–22. The heir of the Covenant.23–27. Circumcision of Abraham's household.Ch. XVIII. The Theophany at Hebron: Abraham's Intercession for Sodom (J). .1–8. The entertainment of the three wayfarers.9–15. The promise of a son to Sarah.16–22a. The judgement of Sodom revealed.22b–33. Abraham's intercession.XIX. 1–29.—The Destruction of Sodom and Deliverance of Lot (J and P).1–3. Lot's hospitality.4–11. The assault of the Sodomites.12–16. The deliverance of Lot.17–22. The sparing of Zoar.23–28. The catastrophe.XIX. 30–38.—Lot and his Daughters (J).Ch. XX.— Abraham and Sarah at the Court of Gerar Abraham and Sarah at the Court of Gerar (E).1, 2. Introductory notice.3–7. Abimelech's dream.8–13. Abimelech and Abraham.14–18. Abimelech makes reparation to Abraham.XXI. 1–21.—Birth of Isaac and Expulsion of Ishmael1–7. The birth of Isaac.8–10. Sarah demands the ejection of Ishmael.11–13. Abraham's misgivings removed.14–16. Mother and child in the desert.17–19. The Divine succour20, 21. Ishmael's career.XXI. 22–34.—Abraham's Covenant with Abimelech (E and J).Ch. XXII. 1–19.—The Sacrifice of Isaac (E and R.JE ).1–8. Abraham's willing preparation for the sacrifice. —9–14. The sacrifice averted.15–19. Renewal of the promises: Conclusion.XXII. 20–24.—The Sons of Nahфr (J, R).Ch. XXIII. Purchase of the Cave of Machpelah (P).1, 2. The death of Sarah.3–7. The request for a burying-place.8–12. The appeal to >Ephrфn.13–16. The purchase of the field.17–20. Summary and conclusion.Ch. XXIV.—Procuring a Wife for Isaac (J, [E?]).1–9. The servant's commission10–14. The servant at the well.15–27. The servant and Rebekah.28–32. Laban's hospitality33–49. The servant's narrative.50–61. Departure of Rebekah, with the consent and blessing of her relatives.62–67. The home-bringing of Rebekah.XXV. 1–6.—The Sons of Keturah (J? R?).XXV. 7–11.—The Death and Burial of Abraham (P).XXV. 12–18.—The Genealogy and Death of Ishmael (P).CHS. XXV. 19–XXXVI. - THE HISTORY OF JACOBXXV. 19–34.—The Birth of Esau and Jacob, and the Transference of the Birthright (P, JE).19, 20. Isaac's marriage.21–23. The pre-natal oracle.24–26. Birth and naming of the twins.27, 28. Their manner of life.29–34. Esau parts with the birthright.Ch. XXVI.—Isaac and the Philistines (J, R, P).1–6. Isaac migrates to Gerar.7–11. Rebekah's honour compromised.12–16.—Isaac's successful husbandry.17–22. Isaac's wells.23–25. The theophany at Beersheba.26–33. The treaty with Abimelech.34, 35. Esau's Hittite wivesXXVII. 1–45.—How Jacob secured his Father's Blessing (JE).1–5. Isaac's purpose to bless Esau:6–17. Rebekah's stratagem.18–29. Jacob obtains the blessing.30–40. Esau sues in vain for a blessing.41–45. Esau's purpose of revenge.XXVII. 46–XXVIII. 9.—Isaac's Charge to Jacob (P).XXVIII. 10–22.— Jacob at Bethel Jacob at Bethel (JE).10–12 (E). Jacob's dream.13–16 (J). The promise.17–19. Consecration and naming of the place.20–22 (E). Jacob's vow.XXIX. 1–30.— Jacob's Marriage with Laban's Daughters Jacob's Marriage with Laban's Daughters (JE, P).1–14. Jacob's meeting with Rachel.15–30. Jacob's double marriage.XXIX. 31–XXX. 24.—The Birth of Jacob's Children (JE).31–35. The sons of Leah.XXX. 1–8. Rachel's adopted sons.9–13. Leah's adopted sons.14–24. The later children.XXX. 25–43.— Jacob enriched at Laban's Expense Jacob enriched at Laban's Expense (JE).25–31. Jacob proposes to provide for his own house.32–36. The new contract.37–43. Jacob's stratagem.XXXI. 1–XXXII. 1.—Jacob's Flight from Laban: their friendly Parting (J, E).1–16. Preparations for flight.17–25. The flight and pursuit.26–43. The altercation.44–54. The treaty of Gilead.XXXII. 2–33.—Jacob's Measures for propitiating Esau: His Wrestling with the Deity at Peniel (J, E).2, 3. The legend of Mahhanaim.4–14a. Jacob's precautionary measures (J).14b-22. The present for Esau23–33. The wrestling at Peniel (JE).Ch. XXXIII.—The Meeting of the Brothers: Jacob's March to Shechem (JE, P)1–7. The meeting.8–11. The present.12–17. The parting.18–20. Jacob at Shechem.Ch. XXXIV.—The Outrage on Dinah.1–12. Dinah is seduced by Shechem, and afterwards sought in marriage.13–17. The answer.18–24. The condition accepted.25–31. The vengeance of the Hebrews.Ch. XXXV.— Jacob in Canaan Jacob in Canaan (E, J, P).1–8 + 14. Bethel re-visited: the death of Deborah.9, 10. Jacob's name changed (P).6a, 11–13, 15. The blessing transmitted to Jacob:16–20. Rachel dies in child-birth (E).21, 22a. Reuben's incest (J).22b–26. A list of Jacob's sons (P).27–29. The death of Isaac (P).Ch. XXXVI. Edomite Genealogies, etc. (partly P).1–5. Esau's wives and sons.6–8. Esau's migration to Se>ir.9–14. The genealogy of Esau.15–19. The clan-chiefs of Edom.20–30. Horite genealogies.31–39. The kings of Edom.40–43. The chiefs of Esau.CHS. XXXVII–L. JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN .Ch. XXXVII.—How Joseph was lost to his Father through his Brethren's Hatred and Treachery (P, JE).1–11. The alienation between Joseph and his brethren.12–17. Jacob sends Joseph to inquire after his brethren.18–30. The plot to murder Joseph frustrated by Reuben (E), or Judah (J).31–36. The deceiving of Jacob.Ch. XXXVIII.—Judah and Tamar (J).1–5. Judah founds a separate family at Adullam.6–11. Tamar's wrong.12–19. Tamar's daring stratagem.20–23. Judah fails to recover his pledge.24–26. The vindication of Tamar.27–30. Birth of Perez and Zerah.Ch. XXXIX.—Joseph is cast into Prison (J).1–6. Joseph becomes the controller of an Egyptian estate.7–20. Joseph tempted by his master's wife.21–23. Joseph in prison.Ch. XL.— Joseph proves his Gift of interpreting Dreams Joseph proves his Gift of interpreting Dreams (E).1–8. Pharaoh's officers in disgrace: their dreams.9–19. The dreams interpreted.20–23. The dreams fulfilled.Ch. XLI. Joseph becomes Viceroy of Egypt (JE, P).1–8. Pharaoh's dreams.9–14. Joseph summoned to interpret the dreams.15–24. Pharaoh's recital of his dreams.25–32. The interpretation.33–36. Joseph's advice to Pharaoh.37–46. Joseph's elevation.47–57.—Joseph's measures for relief of the famine.Ch. XLII.—Joseph's Brethren come to Egypt to buy Food (E, J)1–4. The journey to Egypt.5–17. The arrival in Egypt, and first interview with Joseph.18–26. The second interview.26–38. The return to Canaan.Chs. XLIII. XLIV.—The second Visit to Egypt (J).1–14. The journey resolved on.15–25. In Joseph's house.26–34. At Joseph's table.XLIV. 1–17. The cup in Benjamin's sack.18–34. Judah's plea for Benjamin.Ch. XLV.—Joseph reveals himself to his Brethren (E, J).1–8. The disclosure.9–15. Joseph's message to his father.16–20. Pharaoh's invitation.21–28. The brethren return to Canaan.XLVI. 1–XLVII. 12.—The Settlement of Jacob and his Family in Egypt (J, E, P). expresses only1–7. Jacob bids farewell to Canaan.8–27. A list of Jacob's immediate descendants.28–30. The meeting of Jacob and Joseph.XLVI. 31–XLVII. 12.— Joseph obtains Pharaoh's Joseph obtains Pharaoh's permission for his brethren to settle in Goshen.XLVII. 13–27.—Joseph's Agrarian Policy (J?).XLVII. 28–XLVIII. 22.—Jacob's last Interview with Joseph (J, E, P).28–31. Joseph promises to bury Jacob in Canaan.XLVIII. Adoption and blessing of Joseph's two sons.1, 2. The introduction3–6. P's brief account of the adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh.7. The presence of Joseph8, 9. E's narrative is resumed.10a, 13, 14 (J).15, 16. The Blessing (E).17–19. Continuing 14 (J).20. The clause21, 22. Closing words to Joseph (E).XLIX. 1–28a.—The Blessing of Jacob.1, 2. Introduction.3, 4. Reuben.5–7. Simeon and Levi.8–12. Judah.13–15. Zebulun and Issachar.16–21. Dan, Gad, Asher, and Naphtali.22–26. Joseph.27. Benjamin.XLIX. 28b–L. 26.—The Death and Burial of Jacob; and the Death of Joseph (P, J, E).28b–33. Jacob's charge to his sons.L. 1–14. The burial of Jacob.15–21. Joseph removes his brethren's fears.22–26. Joseph's old age and death.Extended NotesThe Divine Image in ManThe Hebrew and Babylonian SabbathBabylonian and other CosmogoniesThe Site of EdenThe 'Protevangelium'.The CherubimOrigin and Significance of the Paradise LegendOrigin of the Cain LegendThe Cainite GenealogyThe Chronology of Ch. 5, etc.The Deluge Tradition.Noah's Curse and Blessing.The Babel LegendChronology of 11.10 ff.Historic Value of Ch. 14CircumcisionThe Covenant-Idea in PDestruction of the Cities of the PlainThe Sacrifice of IsaacThe Treaty of Gilead and its Historical SettingThe Legend of PenielThe Sack of ShechemThe Edomite GenealogiesThe Degradation of ReubenThe Fate of Simeon and LeviThe "Shiloh" Prophecy of 49.10The Zodiacal Theory of the Twelve TribesIndexI. EnglishII. Hebrew
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Electronic edition of one of the most influential books ever written about the Bible; S.R. Driver's meticulously detailed reconstruction and analysis of Samuel has remained vital for over a century.
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A comprehensive literary inquiry into a history of the Exodus tradition as it has evolved through time. The book examines the narrative of Exodus, compares it to biblical sources as well as to information provided in Apocryphic, Pseudepigrahic, Hellenistic and Midrashic documents.
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Here we are – Andy and I – sitting in WMAL studios on Jenifer Street recording our new podcast series called "Our Town". We have come full circle.
Both Andy and I worked together at WMAL radio station many years ago in the very building we are recording "Our Town". Andy managed the station for 11 of his 36 years and I worked in programming and sales for 32 years. Needless to say, WMAL is near and dear to our hearts. We are here because we have an affinity for this station. It was our home – between the two of us for over 7 decades. Bill Hess, the current program director for Cumulus Stations nationwide has graciously allowed us to use this studio as our home base to record "Our Town." We so appreciate his generosity, and feel fortunate to call Bill our friend.
Back in the day, between the early 1960s and mid-1990s, everyone who worked at the radio station or in broadcasting believed there was something extraordinary about WMAL. The relationship that the station personalities and the listening audience shared was like no other. That relationship built on love and admiration was known in the Washington Metro area and across the entire country, we were a mecca for radio broadcasting. Emerging talent knew that WMAL radio was "THE" place to be if they wanted a successful career in radio, and listeners knew that's where their radio dial need to be if they wanted up to date news, good music, and a relationship with talent. In fact, I just know that the radio dials of one in four listeners had rusted on the AM63 position. Andy and I, talk all the time about how special that time in history was to us. We refer to it as our Camelot, as Andy's era as General Manager defined the glory days of WMAL.
To this day, some 30 years after Andy left the station, not a month goes by when we don't run into someone who remembers his editorials, Harden and Weaver bits, Mayhugh's Radiothon, John Lyon's silky smooth voice, Felix Grant's Jazz, Trumbull and Core's Gross National Parade, Tom Gauger's key lime pie recipe, or the Redskins' Championship years with Sonny, Sam and Frank….and who can forget "You're next on Sportscall!" with Ken Beatrice.
We recognized this nostalgic feeling for the golden years and we wanted to re-capture and preserve the stories of the people and events from that time and share them with people who would remember. It was a time when our lives, and the lives of our friends and colleagues, were at their peak, and when our community was at its best. In so many ways, Our Town DC is an extension of the love that Andy and I feel for the radio station, the friends that we met there, worked with and the community it served.
So with that desire, combined with the constant challenge and need to learn new and emerging technologies, we came up with the concept of the Our Town DC podcast. As I researched the process of podcasting, I became interested in the prospect of re-telling stories of "our own town" and what made living and working here so special for us.
I saw the opportunity to accomplish a variety of things. We would have a voice in the community again. We would record and preserve stories told by, and about, the very people who made things happen. We would impact and recognize the outstanding neighborhood we have lived and played in over the past 30 years. We would accomplish these things by creating a unique personal history of "our town" – our own Homegrown History.
The intimate nature of the podcast was appealing…a friend talking to his long-time friend about their impact on local history without fear of censorship or worry about saying the wrong things or targeting the wrong demo. We wanted to interview a group of friends we've known for years who we knew were key players in our town's history.
We also wanted to produce the Our Town podcast without the scrutiny of a radio producer's knife cutting out all references to the past or the data from a focus group trying to tell you how to think and what to say.
We knew there would be interest in these uncut reminiscences of Washington DC in the "early days". After all members of our society aged 50+ were nostalgic and not always interested in new trends like their younger counterparts. We knew these people were more likely to sit down, relax and visit with an old friend, and that while doing so they were likely to chuckle or shed a tear over conjured memories. What we didn't much expect was to see interest in our project by twenty and thirty-somethings. What a bonus.
So here we are with the Our Town DC podcast – a labor of love – ready to debut. It has become the perfect storm of opportunity, interest and availability of fantastic talent – many still alive to tell the story. It is very similar to what we know of a radio show. However, unlike a conventional live radio show a podcast can be accessed whenever the listener wants to tune in because it is stored online and, as such, can be listened to conveniently through a computer or cell phone. The Our Town DC podcast will be accessible through our website at ourtowndc.com
Our first episode will launch on Wednesday, September 21st. Plan to listen through our website if you are interested in being entertained and taken back in time through our unique telling of Homegrown History of Washington, DC. Tune in here Our Town DC at ourtowndc.com
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Neither is an exploration into the hearts of young women in Kaliningrad. The first generation to have grown up after the collapse of the Soviet Union, they look to define their identity in this small island within Europe. The women I have been living with and sharing with have generously opened up their homes and their minds to allow me to better understand this link between place, identity and history.
Kaliningrad Oblast, a small Russian enclave, is wedged within Eastern Europe separated from 'Big Russia' by Lithuania, then Belarus. It is this geographic isolation of being neither a part of Europe, nor being physically connected to the motherland that gives this area its uniqueness. The region has had a short but complex history only becoming Russian after WW11. It then closed its borders during the cold war, and with the collapse of the Soviet Union it was severed from mainland Russia. This has left Kaliningrad in the fragile position of being an exclave of Russia and an enclave of the EU.
This fragility is countered by the strong, independent women that have guided me through the stories of this region and the lives of the individual telling me of their dreams and fears. Caught between their strong Russian roots and the new Europe these women search out their place amidst these two worlds.
Kate Nolan is an Irish visual artist specialising in extended photographic stories. Her practice involves working collaboratively with communities over time and exploring their circumstances through images and their text, illustrating the everyday lives of these communities. Her main interests lie in translating this material to visual narratives in a form of photobooks.


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New WI-Fi/Bluetooth sticks for RED Brick
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New Bricklets: 7 pole for everything!
Tinkerforge at Trade Fairs in 2016
Olaf Lüke - 3 years, 11 months ago
In the last years we only visited one trade fair per year. This year we already have three appointments booked:
March 14.-18. 2016: CeBIT Hannover, Hall 11, Stand D33(19)
May 28.-29. 2016: Maker Faire Hannover
June 21.-24. 2016: Automatica München, Hall A5, Stand 139A
CeBIT Hannover
We will start with the CeBIT in Hannover. It takes place from March 14th to 18th. The CeBIT is the worlds biggest trade fair for information technology, it has about 300,000 visitors each year. Instead of investing millions in an ostentatious Tinkerforge pavillion, we settled with a small "Workstation" on the "Gemeinschaftsstand für junge innovative Unternehmen" in Hall 011 ;-). We will showcase our products there.
Maker Faire Hannover
As in the year before last year we will be an exhibitor at the Maker Faire Hannover again. It takes place from May 28th to 29th. It is a forum for makers. You can find everything there from robots to steampunk to upcycling. The Maker Faire Hannover had 10,000 visitors last year.
Automatica München
From the makers we go straight over to industry. From June 21st to 24th we will be at Automatica in Munich. This trade fair, with about 35,000 visitors, is a fair for industrial control technologies. We will have a corner booth in Hall A5, Stand 139A.
We are eager to see what awaits us at the trade fairs. Especially CeBIT and Automatica are exciting experiments. We will report from our booths and perhaps we will even see you on-site!
Update of Ethernet Extensions, new Accessories
The new Ethernet Extension Version 1.1 is now available.
We have already been shipping the new version of the Ethernet Extension for one week, so the first of you already received it.
In version 1.0 we only had one Ethernet Extension with two different component placements (with and without PoE). In version 1.1 we now have to different products that have been optimized to be used with/without PoE. Additionally we updated the Ethernet IC from Wiznet W5200 to the successor W5500 and added additional filtering (RC low-pass filter) to the SPI data line. Because of the optimizations the Ethernet Extensions will now be even less vulnerable to interferences. There are no software changes necessary, both versions behave the same. The Master Brick firmware is compatible since version 2.3.1.
Furthermore we now have a K-Type Thermocouple in our shop.
The Thermocouple is "Made in Germany" and has a class 1 precision (± 1,5 °C in the complete measurement range). Together with the Thermocouple Bricklet it is now possible to measure temperatures in the range of -40°C to +400°C with very high precision. For comparison: With the PTC Bricklet and a Pt100 Temperature Sensor you can only measure in a range of -35°C to +105°C.


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Resolution opposing nuclear cooperation with India introduced
Coinciding with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's visit to Washington for talks on the India-United States civilian nuclear cooperation, two lawmakers have introduced a bipartisan resolution in the House of Representatives opposing the deal and claiming that it posed "grave security implications" for South Asia and the entire world.
"Current law prohibits the sale of nuclear technology to any country such as India which refuses to sign the Non Proliferation Treaty, refuses to allow full safeguards under the treaty and which develops nuclear weapons and detonates nuclear tests in defiance of the treaty," Democrat Ed Markey, who has co-sponsored the resolution along with his Republican colleague Fred Upton, said in a statement.
The Bush Administration's move to launch nuclear cooperation with India has "grave security implications for South Asia and the entire world," he claimed.
"Supplying nuclear fuel to countries that are not party to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty derails the delicate balance that has been established between nuclear nations and limits our capacity to insist that other nations continue to follow this important nonproliferation policy," Markey said.
"We cannot break the nuclear rules established in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and demand that everyone else play by them."
The resolution was introduced Tuesday ahead of Saran's talks with his American counterpart Nicholas Burns here during which the two sides are expected to spell out the steps taken by them on implementation of the civilian nuclear deal.
During the meeting between the visiting Foreign Secretary and Burns, Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs, India is likely to specify its plans for segregating the civilian and military nuclear installations, believed to be in advanced stages, as is required under the July 18 joint statement issued after talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George W Bush in Washington.
Asserting that India and the US have a common interest in reducing the dangers posed by nuclear weapons, the resolution introduced by Markey and Upton argues that the current proposal between the two sides on full civilian nuclear cooperation poses far reaching and potentially adverse implications for nuclear non-proliferation objectives of the US and promises little in the long term to bring India closer to the strategic objectives of the US.
The resolution further stated its disapproval for any proposal for nuclear cooperation that "would result in exports or transfers of nuclear technology or materials to any country that is not a party to the NPT and has not accepted full scope International Atomic Energy Association safeguards."
Markey said that President Bush's "rogue nuclear doctrine" will send the message to other nations that there are no serious consequences for violating nuclear treaties.
"India is not party to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty and they tested nuclear weapons as recently as 1998. If we provide them with nuclear fuel for their reactor, we are essentially allowing them to build up their nuclear weapons stockpile," the lawmaker said.
"What (if) other countries ask for exceptions after India? This is an extremely dangerous precedent to be setting."
Indo-US Nuclear deal: Complete Coverage
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New book: In the Sphere of the Personal
13.09.2016 | Af Filip Hove Kristensen
In the Sphere of the Personal: New Perspectives in the Philosophy of Persons by Rolf Ahlers, James Beauregard, Brian J Buckley, Juan Manuel Burgos, Moeller Carol, Robert F. Devall Jr., Robert G. Feidler, Myron M. Jackson, Jeffrey M. Jackson, Denis Larrivee, Mackenzie Lefoster, Lawrence J. Nelson, Mark Smith, Richard Prust, Philippe - Edner Marius James Beauregard, Simon Smith (Eds.)
The papers in this collection were originally presented at the 13th International Conference on Persons, held at the University of Boston in August 2015. This biennial event, founded by Thomas O. Buford and Charles Conti in 1989, attracts a host of international scholars, both the venerable and the aspiring. It is widely regarded as the premier event for those whose research concerns the philosophical tradition known as 'personalism'.
That tradition is, perhaps, best known today in its American and European manifestations, although there remains a small but fiercely defended stronghold in Britain. Personalism is not an exclusively Western development, however; its roots are also found in India, China, and Japan.
What unites these disparate intellectual cultures may seem quite small. There is little, if any, methodological or doctrinal consensus among them. They are all, however, responses to the impersonal and depersonalising forces perceived to be at work in philosophy, theology, and, most recently, the natural and political sciences. Their common aim is to place persons at the heart of these discourses, to defend the idea that persons are the metaphysical, epistemological, and moral 'bottom line', the vital clue to knowledge of self, reality, and all conceivable values.
Beauregard and Smith are project managers and general editors of the forthcoming Internet Encyclopedia of Personalism, a peer-reviewed, open-access resource for scholars and students with an interest in the field of Personalism.
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Bad post is bad and I had to assume stuff because I couldn't figure out where he lived but here's a Calla. c: Let me know if I need to change anything.
Family was family and she probably should have come to Brocade sooner when things with life had started to bother her. When Julius had become too much, when stress had started to play a part in the way she made decisions, even to the point where she had taken up poppy milk and mushrooms as a way to deal with that stress. But she hadn't and months and weeks now stood between the communication she had shared with her brother that should have been cut short if she was as mature as she had once believed herself to be. Just a few measly days had passed since she had come back home and now, she felt that urge to be closer to family that she had ever been before.
Of course, as most of her actions dictated, she wanted more than just a reunion, though time spent with her brother was a blessing in addition to what she desired.
The first venture on her path was finding someone who knew where he lived, at least where he slept. Corrine was the first one she found in her path. The french woman was quiet for the most part but she had spent enough time with Calla to know that the fox-like woman valued her opinion and knowledge when it came to certain things. With her directions, Calla was able to find its general location within just a few hours. She had never visited her brother at his place. It had never really occurred to her before that she should have.
Now, though, it mattered since she had lost nearly everything in the process of trying to pull herself together. Her time away from her family, aside from her boy who had grown into a handsome young man that reminded her of Brocade, had enlightened her to her need for them. When she got close, she followed his scent, or what she thought was his scent, the rest of the way. Close, she stopped moving and let her blue gaze dart through the trees and bramble. "Brocade? Are you around?" she lightly shouted.
Calla was an enigma to the eldest Velveteen boy, and Brocade had never been certain what about her made her think that she was unworthy. It was a theme that had followed his sister through most of her life - he remembered the moment she had bobbed her own tail, prepared for the excruciating in the name of something more. Velveteen had done that to some of her children - imposing strange scripture that had them willing themselves to be beautiful. Hyacinth had grown her hair out to be long and dark, weaving fronds of flowers and vines into the thick braid until she realized it was not who she was.
Brocade had been allowed a far simpler life under the teachings of Dirge Silevue.
When the soldier found out that his sister had returned he found himself uncertain of how to go to her - they had grown apart since joining the kingdom, each pursuing their own ladders and climbing them fiercely. Brocade hoped to elevate himself, to bring pride to his family name - but Calla had devoted herself to magic, and he remembered something of the Crone.
The knock on the door, when it finally came did not surprise him.
When he opened it he half-hoped for it to be Etoile, returned from whatever corner of the world she had disappeared to - but it was Calla with her large blue eyes and tawny face. Her hair was different than he remembered, and he tugged on an unruly strand with a grin before pulling his sister into a hug.
"So you've returned," he rested his chin atop her head before kissing her cheek, "Come in."
Calla had only really been in touch with Weaver since they had come to Salsola. She wanted her brother, like her, to find his own path and he had done just as well as she and Weaver had in his rise to the top of Salsola. A Faction's apprentice, even at the base level of the faction, was something to be proud of and as a sibling, it offered her an overabundance of joy but also the prickling iciness of envy that she had fallen during her time away from her stall.
With the threat of sickness passed and the covert decision to rise to where she needed to be after such news as the dismantling of the Scepter rank, she needed him more than ever.
She didn't want their relationship to simply be defined by her only coming to him when she needed something, though, even though that was how things sometimes turned out to be. While they had grown apart in the most recent months, before she had felt that she could trust Brocade with almost anything. After all, he had been there for her when she had wanted to strike out on her own like her siblings. He had given her the chance to become something in a place where her own interests had sparked to life this new witch of the coven.
The Arbiter was high of rank and had been both at the Outpost and here before, even if she had fallen from her spot as apprentice for the position she had now. She had deserved that after being all hoity-toity about her resolve the first time she had made attempt at rising to such heights.
His greeting was warmth imbibed and the kiss at her cheek was well met with one against his own, only the tip of her nose in practice as both Salsola practice and their relationship as siblings dictated. She was quick to embrace her brother and quick to squeeze at him a moment and then release him all the same. "I know it's rather candid of me, but I have a request, brother," she made clear as she made movement to follow him into his home shortly behind.
"Two, actually," she aired after they settled wherever they needed to be.
"How is Hyacinth?" The Silveue (the only one of them to take their mothers name) had always been colder than the other siblings, but Brocade had found a sliver of similarity in their tiny dug out cabin in Millstone Village. He found that he respected his sister's decision to move to the Outpost in the wake of The Five – though he missed her presence in his life. There were others here now, a new generation of Valentines who would blossom and grow in the shadow of the Thistle Kingdom.
He beckoned her into the room and gestured at a lopsided sofa that stood in the centre of the living space – covered in loose fabric and furs.
"How are you?" He rumbled softly, settling himself amongst the furs so that he could lean casually against a long arm, "It has been too long." He thought of the time he had spent with Julius and Helena – the wife and child that made up a part of Callas nuclear family. It was still strange to him that she lay claim to so many – and sometimes he wondered if it was in part due to the magic she claimed to have known.
Magic was dangerous. Magic was not real.
For the most part, she had offered her blood and time to Salsola in bringing about a name for her family here. Brocade had done the same but in a different manner. She was not as surprised as she might have been a while ago that he was the first to bring up their sister in the Outpost, though Calla was effortlessly quick in shaking her head. "I didn't see much of her there. I was in my quarters most of the time I was there. Chester told me, though, that the family was well. Hyacinth and your nephew, Julius," Calla offered with a small nod shortly thereafter.
"You have to understand that I was in a bit of a crisis when I left," she explained before he pointed out his sofa and she quietly moved to take her seat on it, lifting her fur's coattail so that she didn't sit on it in the process... less room for her tail.
"I'm better now that I'm home," she started the moment she sat back down. "Not as sick as I was, though the urges are still there and sometimes, more than not, I find myself hungering for more." She curled her hands in her lap, her thumbs twiddling over one another as she spoke. "The others are doing just as well. Helena's pregnant, you know," she said with a small lift to her voice. "I know her children aren't exactly blood but they are still my children as well," she added. She paused to look Brocade over, noting the momentary click of his teeth before she cleared her throat. "How are you, brother? Have you still not found anyone to share.." she lifted an arm, pointing out the rest of the room, "this with?"
Of course she wanted nieces and nephews. Even though she, herself, wasn't the proudest example of what a mother should have, could have been. Definitely an example, in some cases, of her upbringing. To be truthful, she wanted to keep some of her interests close at heart, to be silent in regards to the supposed route she had chosen to follow since her desire to be a Scepter had fallen short with Elphaba's rise in power. She was sure her sister-in-arms hadn't done it on purpose, to spite her path through Salsola's ranks, though it had set Calla back grievously.
"You're in such a position within Salsola proper that your prowess when it comes to defending yourself or others is a great boon, Brocade. I know very little when it comes to defending myself. Most of what I do know is feral and uncouth for a woman such as I." Though Hyacinth would disagree, she was sure. "I was hoping you could show me how to fight.. How to stick up for myself in case something happened.. happens."
Brocade had only been to The Out Post a few times – to gather items that The Lord Commander had asked of him and to check in with his dark-furred sister. More often than not it was more fortuitous for him to stay in The Kingdom, as a member of the Milite he considered it important for him to stay within the territory. Salsola had been lucky to have this time of peace, but a soldier knew that it never lasted for long.
Salsola had enemies out in the world, and they were likely to return one day.
He made a sound in his throat, propping his elbow on a creaking arm of the couch. "A crisis?" He murmured the word softly, "You could have come to me you know." Brocade caught his sisters eye, the pristine blue sharp and bright against her tawny face. He had so many questions for her, about why she had needed to leave, about how she had fallen in love with not one, but two mates – and what having children was really like.
He thought of Elphaba, of Etoile and felt his gut tighten with longing.
She knew that Brocade's position among the Faction ranks garnered him more responsibility that she could honestly comprehend. She knew there would come a time when she, too, ascended the rank she now stood within to join her brother and, with time, her other family members in the Faction tier once more and she would do so with all the flourish that she had shown in her first few months of being a member of Salsola's Thistle Kingdom and a witch among its peoples. She had momentarily forgotten that details of her absence had not been made public aside from the whispered words of her own immediate family members.
He did not know of her struggles with poppy, with mushrooms or alcohol. He did not know how her muscles ached and strained for weeks after she had come off of it and still did from time to time when the sickness and desire for it overtook all else. He didn't know how much she had struggled to turn her plants over to Salsola's storage when she had come home to find them in her garden among other plants that had lessened her strain in the recent months before her departure to the Outpost. He knew only that she had gone and that there was reason for it other than trade ventures, since she had also fallen from a Sanctus apprentice to an Arbiter by the time she had come back.
"I couldn't," she said in a curt reply, her arms folding over her chest apprehensively. "It was an embarrassment I don't wish to relive," she recounted with a small sigh as he caught her gaze which made her turn hers momentarily from his own to hide her embellishment of the account in and of itself.
"Things are different now, though." Julius wasn't in the house. "I have my family, my mates and children. Helena's and my own."
When his shoulders shrugged and he pushed away the thoughts of love that she had put in his mind's eye, she couldn't help but nod in agreement to the route he had chosen. Of course she wanted nieces and nephews to spoil, despite not being a completely coherent parent of her own children. "Could we start now? This very instant? I know we've just sat down but I'm very excited." It was there, written in her voice. But also the momentary fear that he thought some was wrong had her shaking her head. "I can never be sure. Even the fates don't know, but the Goddess does things in her own time and our thoughts are limited in comparison to hers."
Brocade believed deep in his heart that Salsola was to become the launching place for their family name. Calla and Hyacinth had both come to The Kingdom with the intention of forgetting Ame Rouge and the marks it had left upon them. The Five had come for Hyacinth despite her rise; had come to claim her and make her an unwilling wife. Brocade had fled his homeland in seek of something more in the wake of killing his best friend.
Salsola was a home for run aways, for thieves and quiet ambitious people – and Brocade had come and silently watched for months and months… until the need to join the game had become too much.
He had met Elphaba and something in him had changed. Sometimes he wasn't sure if he strove for greatness for himself or to prove to her that he could invoke change. He had taught her how to wield her staff, had proven time and time again that he was loyal to not only the Kingdom but to her Crown. Calla crossed her arms as she considered her words, and Brocade did not hasten her to find them – and instead looked stoically upon his tawny sister.
She was thinner than he remembered, and when she asked to start right away it took him a moment to answer. He wondered about what had happened to her, how the quiet girl he remembered had found the poppy in a land of thistles and thorns.
He wondered why it was that both she and her wife had come to seek him out so close together. Helena had summoned him to The Arena with a roughly hewn wish – that he would teach her how to protect herself from anything out there that would wish her harm. Helena had been vague, just as his sister was now – and he couldn't help the way his brows came together with concern.
Had something happened to them both?
He rose slowly, glancing behind him with a flick of his tail. "I taught Hyacinth how to use a bow. You seem more the type to slash with a dagger than prepare a bow." He smiled and offered her his hand to pull her to her feet, "If you wait outside I will gather the necessary items." He headed to his cupboard and began pulling items from them to pile in his hands. There were wraps and bandages (just in case) and a leather sheath that held the dagger that long ago Dirge had given to him.
He wondered if Calla would recognize it.
"I will teach you what I can to protect yourself and your family."
Depression came in many forms, in many strengths. It was different from individual to individual, but it often had the same side effects and it was not lost on those who conversed with her that her memory was not the best in regards to the past when she was so focused on moving forward through the present and into the future. He didn't know the things she had suffered and she had never subjected him to the secret knowledge of times lost or to the fact that she had lost children by her own whims, that she had taken into her hands, the lives of others with poisons.
That she had helped raise a demon of a boy who had done vile things, things that would come to haunt both her and him in the future, if things got out of hand once more.
With memories of addiction hopefully put behind her, she only wanted to move on and there was only one way to do that for her, to immerse herself in Salsola as both a lifestyle and a commitment that she was ready to take to a whole another level. It did not cross her mind that her mate might have sought Brocade out after what had happened to her during her first pregnancy with their shared husband.
It did not even usher forth thoughts that Helena had wanted to strengthen herself against the possibility of ever suffering such pains again since she, like Calla had with her first litter, had had to condemn children to the flames of their goddess so that their energies and sacrifices could aid in Salsola's victory in more than one manner.
What did cross her mind was the desire to be victorious in all that she did from here on out, to not be weak in the face of adversary or in the presence of enemies who were meant to be friends, family and loved ones. As Brocade rolled his burly shoulders, Calla sighed and moved to catch his offered hand so she could make use of his added strength to lift herself from his couch. He did not seem bothered by her request, or at least that's what she thought. That was good because she wasn't so sure that she wanted to answer too many questions for fear that there would be a dead Crone in his hands by morning time.
"Many thanks, brother," she offered with a short smile, flattening the crinkled areas at the front of her dress before she turned in the direction of the door. She agreed when it came to daggers and gave a nod of acknowledgement. They had always been a possibility for her, even now in her time of need. She always had relied on knives and their sharp edges. She made for the door, stepping outside where the chill of fresh air ghosted against her face and where she could wait till Brocade finished gathering his items.


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Генна́дий Па́влович Донкóвцев (21 января 1945, Ашхабад, Туркменская ССР — 3 августа 2010, Оренбург, Российская Федерация) — председатель Оренбургского горисполкома (1985—1991), глава администрации города Оренбурга (1993—2000).

Биография
Родился 21 января 1945 года в городе Ашхабаде. В 1949 году его семья переехала в Оренбургскую область.

Окончил Омский институт инженеров железнодорожного транспорта в 1969 году, ВПШ в Алма-Ате в 1974 году, АОН при ЦК КПСС.

С 1963 по 1970 год работал помощником машиниста, помощником мастера, мастером цеха в локомотивном депо Оренбурга.

С 1970 года начал партийную деятельность, до 1985 года был инструктором промышленно-транспортного отдела Оренбургского горкома КПСС, затем заведующим отделом пропаганды и агитации, секретарём, вторым секретарём горкома.

С 1985 по 1991 год являлся председателем исполкома Оренбургского горсовета. В конце года был смещён губернатором Елагиным с поста главы города.

С 1992 по 1993 год был председателем Совета директоров АО «Оренвест».

В 1993—2000 годах — глава администрации Оренбурга. Являлся членом КПРФ. С 1995 года также был председателем Оренбургской городской Думы, позже — городского Совета.

В 1995 году баллотировался на пост губернатора Оренбургской области. Уже в первом туре проиграл выборы действующему губернатору Владимиру Елагину, получив 21,69 % голосов.

С 2000 года — председатель попечительского Совета некоммерческой организации Оренбургского благотворительного фонда «Евразия».

В 2010 году по настоянию общественности Оренбургским городским Советом присвоено звание "Почетный гражданин города Оренбурга" (посмертно).

Ссылки
 Донковцев Геннадий Павлович — Энциклопедия Оренбурга
 Оренбургский бизнес-портал / Донковцев Геннадий Петрович

Главы парламентов городов Российской Федерации
Председатели Оренбургского горисполкома
Почётные граждане Оренбурга
Вторые секретари городских комитетов КПСС

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West Cliff Road, Bournemouth
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A SPACIOUS three bedroom, two bathroom TOP FLOOR apartment with SOUTH FACING balcony situated in the PREMIER West Cliff location, with a level walk to WESTBOURNE VILLAGE which offers a range of bars, restaurants and shops, and only a short distance to the AWARD WINNING beaches.
The property further benefits from a single pitched roof garage and a share of the freehold.
The Westcliff area offers easy access to the renowned award-winning local Blue Flag beaches which stretch from Bournemouth through to Sandbanks and enjoy the warmest sea temperatures in the UK and stunning views of the Isle of Wight and the Purbecks. Westbourne village is a short level walk away and offers a variety of independent shops, restaurants and coffee houses as well as the popular well known high street names such as Marks & Spencer. Bournemouth town centre is also nearby and offers a more diverse range of high street shops. The Bournemouth Wessex Way is very close and gives direct access to the M27 motorway with London just 2 hours commute. There are also main line train routes from either Poole or Bournemouth railway stations which connect the Weymouth to London Waterloo South West train service.
Tenure: Share Of Freehold
56, Flat 4, Alumhurst Road BH4 8EU 29/09/2021 £196,950
47, Flat 2, Alumhurst Road BH4 8EW 24/09/2021 £290,000
Rayscliff, 58, Flat 3, West Cliff Road BH4 8BE 25/08/2021 £300,000
Clive Court, 23, Flat 1, Marlborough Road BH4 8DE 20/08/2021 £268,000
Ashmede, 56, Flat 8, West Cliff Road BH4 8BE 20/08/2021 £310,000
Westerleigh, 35, Flat 6, West Cliff Road BH4 8AZ 13/08/2021 £295,000
Ravenshall, 19 21, Flat 32, West Cliff Road BH4 8AT 13/08/2021 £420,000
Arlington House, 11, Flat 4, Clarendon Road BH4 8AJ 12/08/2021 £315,000
7, Flat 5, Herbert Road BH4 8HD 19/07/2021 £235,000
Cavendish Court, 9, Flat 5, Grosvenor Road BH4 8BQ 16/07/2021 £275,000
Lyndon Gate, 4, Flat 12, Chine Crescent Road BH2 5LW 14/07/2021 £350,000
Compton Lodge, 17, Flat 10, Marlborough Road BH4 8DD 07/07/2021 £259,000
Studland Court, 29, Flat 9, Marlborough Road BH4 8DF 30/06/2021 £254,000
Woodlands, 33, Flat 3, Burnaby Road BH4 8JG 30/06/2021 £169,000
Belmour Lodge, 28, Flat 11, Marlborough Road BH4 8DH 29/06/2021 £320,000
Kings Grange, 46, Flat 4, West Cliff Road BH4 8BB 28/06/2021 £365,000
Rayscliff, 58, Flat 15, West Cliff Road BH4 8BE 24/06/2021 £475,000
Wesley Grange, 7, Flat 9, Portarlington Road BH4 8BU 24/06/2021 £265,000
11, Flat 2, Beaulieu Road BH4 8HY 24/06/2021 £260,000
Alverton Hall, 33, Flat 10, West Cliff Road BH4 8AY 22/06/2021 £315,000
Stourton Court, 27, Flat 6, Marlborough Road BH4 8DE 22/06/2021 £255,000
Mansfield Court, 26, Flat 4, Portarlington Road BH4 8BZ 18/06/2021 £262,000
Sandbourne Court, 54 56, Flat 16, West Overcliff Drive BH4 8AB 18/06/2021 £420,000
Azalea Court, 2, Flat 10, Milner Road BH4 8AD 16/06/2021 £330,000
Chine Reach, 4, Flat 6, Grosvenor Road BH4 8BL 11/06/2021 £345,000
Mildenhall, 27, Flat 44, West Cliff Road BH4 8AY 10/06/2021 £200,000
Marlborough Pines, 19, Flat 4, Marlborough Road BH4 8DD 02/06/2021 £370,000
Mayfair, 74, Flat 4, West Cliff Road BH4 8BG 01/06/2021 £315,000
Briarfield, 32, Flat 9, Portarlington Road BH4 8BS 28/05/2021 £298,000
Langton Dene, 36, Flat 5, Portarlington Road BH4 8BZ 27/05/2021 £235,000
Kent House, 12, Flat 9, Marlborough Road BH4 8DG 26/05/2021 £270,000
35, Flat 4, Alumhurst Road BH4 8EN 20/05/2021 £220,000
Eaton Court, 43, Flat 4, Alumhurst Road BH4 8EW 14/05/2021 £242,000
Mayfair, 74, Flat 24, West Cliff Road BH4 8BG 10/05/2021 £318,000
Burnaby Court, 37, Flat 3, Burnaby Road BH4 8JG 07/05/2021 £207,500
14, Flat 2, Alumdale Road BH4 8HX 06/05/2021 £176,000
Faversham, 50, Flat 1, West Cliff Road BH4 8BB 28/04/2021 £340,000
Azalea Park, 1, Flat 10, Milner Road BH4 8AD 23/04/2021 £320,000
Earlswood, 21, Flat 11, Clarendon Road BH4 8AL 19/04/2021 £325,000
West Cliff House, 45, Flat 10, West Cliff Road BH4 8AZ 12/04/2021 £260,000
2, Flat 1, Groveley Road BH4 8HF 01/04/2021 £238,000
The Chines, 43, Flat 9, Alum Chine Road BH4 8DN 01/04/2021 £162,000
Camelford Court, 15, Flat 2, Marlborough Road BH4 8DD 29/03/2021 £208,500
Eden Court, 37, Flat 9, West Cliff Road BH4 8AZ 26/03/2021 £265,000
The Chines, 43, Flat 25, Alum Chine Road BH4 8DN 26/03/2021 £100,000
Mildenhall, 25, Flat 9, West Cliff Road BH4 8AX 26/03/2021 £180,000
Romney Court, 28, Flat 11, Portarlington Road BH4 8BZ 25/03/2021 £193,000
Temple Trees, 13, Flat 12, Portarlington Road BH4 8BU 24/03/2021 £239,000
Cliff Walk, 70, Flat C4, West Cliff Road BH4 8BE 24/03/2021 £225,000
Baronscroft, 4, Flat 4, Milner Road BH4 8AD 23/03/2021 £685,000
Pineview, 10, Flat 6, Earle Road BH4 8JT 22/03/2021 £385,000
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Chineside Heights, 5, Flat 10, Earle Road BH4 8QJ 15/03/2021 £415,000
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Boston Lodge, 18, Flat 3, Marlborough Road BH4 8DQ 26/02/2021 £225,000
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Department Of The Treasury And Federal Reserve Announce Date Of Issue For Series 2004 $20 Note
Washington, D.C. — The first newly redesigned Series 2004 $20 notes, featuring background colors and improved security features, will be issued October 9, the U.S. government announced today. On the day of issue, the Federal Reserve System will begin distributing the new notes to the public through the nation's commercial banks.
"This is the most secure note the U.S. government has ever produced," said Federal Reserve Board Governor Mark W. Olson. "Its enhanced security will help ensure that our currency continues to represent value, trust and confidence to people all over the world. It will co-circulate with older-design notes, and the public can rest assured that all U.S. notes will continue to be legal tender."
The U.S. government launched a worldwide public education program last May when the new $20 design was unveiled, to create awareness among the general public and to help banks and businesses prepare for the new $20 note. A wealth of training and informational materials, highlighted by an interactive demonstration of the bill's security features, is available to download or order through www.moneyfactory.gov. Since the Treasury's Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) began taking orders last May, more than 7,500 businesses and organizations have ordered training materials.
Today's announcement of the October 9 day of issue will signal to banks and businesses that they should make final preparations for the new notes.
"Our aim is the seamless introduction of the newly redesigned bills," said BEP Director Tom Ferguson. "To that end, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing has been working with the vending machine industry for over a year to ensure that they have the information they need to make their equipment compatible with the newly redesigned bill by the time it enters circulation on October 9. Additionally, we have been working with businesses and industry associations across the country to provide them with the materials they need to educate their employees on the new $20 note and its updated security features."
Counterfeiting: Increasingly Digital
To stay ahead of counterfeiters, the U.S. government plans on introducing new currency designs every 7-10 years. The new design for the $20 note will be followed by new designs for the $50 and $100 notes over the next few years. Redesign of the $5 and $10 notes is under consideration, but there are no plans to redesign the $1 and $2 notes.
Counterfeiters are increasingly turning to digital methods, as advances in technology make digital counterfeiting of currency easier and cheaper. In 1995, for example, less than 1 percent of counterfeit notes detected in the U.S. was digitally produced. By 2002, that number had grown to nearly 40 percent, according to the U.S. Secret Service.
Yet despite the efforts of counterfeiters, U.S. currency counterfeiting has been kept at low levels, with current estimates putting the level of counterfeit notes in circulation worldwide at about 1-2 notes in every 10,000 genuine notes.
The new $20 design retains three important security features that were first introduced in the late 1990s and are easy for consumers and merchants alike to check:
The watermark – the faint image similar to the large portrait, which is part of the paper itself and is visible from both sides when held up to the light.
The security thread – also visible from both sides when held up to the light, this vertical strip of plastic is embedded in the paper. "USA TWENTY" and a small flag are visible along the thread.
The color-shifting ink – the numeral "20" in the lower-right corner on the face of the note changes from copper to green when the note is tilted. The color shift is more dramatic and easier to see on the new-design notes.
Because these features are difficult for counterfeiters to reproduce well, they often do not try. Counterfeiters are hoping that cash-handlers and the public will not check their money closely.
The New Color of Money
The most noticeable difference in the notes is the subtle green, peach and blue colors featured in the background. Different colors will be used for different denominations, which will help everyone – particularly those who are visually impaired – to tell denominations apart.
While consumers should not use color to check the authenticity of their currency (relying instead on the user friendly security features noted above), color does add complexity to the note, making counterfeiting more difficult.
The new bills are the same size and use the same, although enhanced, portrait of Andrew Jackson on the face of the note and historical vignette of the White House on the back. The redesign also features symbols of freedom – a blue eagle in the background to the left of the portrait, and a metallic green eagle and shield to the right of the portrait in the case of the $20 note.
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Fun Facts About the Midwest Region
March 21, 2021 by Rebecca Rand
The Midwest is the nickname given to a region of the United States that includes a ranging variety of states depending on who you ask. It has the name from its location in the main U.S. being close to the middle and west of the states. States in this region include Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Indiana but there are plenty of others and sometimes it expands out towards Wyoming and Pennsylvania depending on who you ask.
These states have an interesting and rich history as well as different reasons to be known or main industries. Here are some good fun facts about the Midwest region of the United States to enrich your knowledge of these states.
Invention Central
So many important or loved inventions first began in this region of the United States. Some common treats such as Twinkies started here, and the list of inventions that began or fully occurred within the states of this region is quite long. For example, next time you see or think of roller skates you have the Midwest to consider!
Quieter Living
A majority of people in the Midwest tend to live in smaller towns and rural areas. There are a handful of bigger cities throughout the region, but overall it tends to be smaller town areas than you'd think even though most of us think of cities like Minneapolis, Chicago, Des Moines, and more.
Diverse Industry
Money comes through and into these states in a variety of ways and has progressed quite interestingly over the years. The quick and easy transport of goods via the Mississippi River which passes through the Midwest as well as the Great Lakes makes for bigger industry growth. Some industries here include oil, mechanical and business, tourist, farming, and more.
Important Values
Many people in the Midwest have some big values in their lives that dictate how they interact with others and behave. This has something to do with the religious presence in this region but also to do with small town mentality and historical influences. Values in this region include the importance put on family, heavy emphasis on being kind, and more.
Food is quite complex of a topic when it comes to regions like this. It's considered quite important to most individuals and families in the region to be able to cook, pass down recipes within a family, bond over food, and more. There's also a really unique type of food served in the Midwest as far as local recipes and restaurants go.
While there are plenty more tidbits to learn about the Midwestern part of this country, these can give you some food for thought on what you know surrounding these states or the Midwest as a whole. It's something that can help you develop more interest in topics like these or lesser-known facts that even some people living in the area may not have ever heard of. You can even utilize this list of information for homeschooling projects, making fact-related games, sharing with friends or family, and much more in your own life to spread the accumulating knowledge. Whatever you do, we hope you enjoyed these Midwest fun facts.
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Three Lady Pioneers Earn All-Region Soccer Honors
Fri, Oct 31st, 2008
The 2008 Region III Division III women's soccer All-Region team were anounced this week and three Lady Pioneers were honored. Freshman midfielder Shelby Winchester (Maple Grove), freshman forward Jessie Smith (Fredonia) and freshman defender Audrey Rath (Medina) were each named to the second team.
New Professional Hires at Alfred State College
Alfred State College officials have
welcomed the following professional staff to campus over the past several
months: Molly Andrus, Julie Barber, Jerri Drummond, Cathleen Engle,
Jeffrey Ferrara, Jane Gilliland, Anne Holmok, Jennifer Kuhn, Antonio Lytle,
Crystal Myers, Jeanine Rose, Andrew Smilinich, and Chanel Wright.
Communications Office at Alfred State College Captures Awards in Recent MarCom Award Competition
The Communications Office of Alfred
State College has recently been notified that its admissions promotional
materials captured a coveted Platinum Award in the recent MarCom award
competition, while the view book garnered a Gold Award, and Invitation Tuesday
Tours and the Web site home page each won an Honorable Mention.
Health Information Technology Graduates Achieve 100 Percent Pass Rate
Graduates of Alfred State
College's Internet-based health information technology (HIT) program, Class of
2008, achieved a 100 percent pass rate on the Registered Health Information
Technician (RHIT) national certification exam. This represents the fifth year
since 2000 that graduates achieved a 100 percent pass rate!
Six Pioneers Land on All-WNYAC Soccer Team
Alfred State College is represented by six players on the All-WNYAC team announced recently. Hiroshi Ozaki (Tokyo, Japan), Caleb Drake (Jasper Troupsburg), Lucas Wales (Bath Haverling), and Dan Fabiny (Wellsville) were 1st team selections while Kevin Arilotta (Churchville) and Jason Durst (Gates Chili) were named to the 2nd team.
Alfred State College Will Stage the Play, A New Brain
Wed, Oct 29th, 2008
State College will stage the play, A
New Brain, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Nov. 14-16, in the Orvis
Activities Auditorium. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Friday
and Saturday, with a 2:30 p.m. matinee on Sunday. Cost of admission is $3 for students and $5 for the
general public.
Cross Country Teams Ranked 4th and 6th, Fung and Sweeney Named All-Region
Alfred State men's cross country team is ranked 4th while the women's team is ranked 6th in the latest NJCAA Division III national poll. The men's team finished third at the Region III championships while the women finished fifth.
Volleyball Remains Ranked 7th Nationally
The Alfred State volleyball team remains ranked 7th in the latest NJCAA Division III national poll. This is the Lady Pioneers' second consecutive week ranked 7th. Alfred State has spent the entire season ranked in the top 10.
Men's Soccer Moves Up to 5th Nationally
The Alfred State men's soccer team is ranked 5th in the latest NJCAA Division III national poll. The Pioneers moved up two spots from last week's ranking of 7th. This is the eighth consecutive week that the team has been ranked in the top 15 rankings.
Pioneers Move On With Shutout
Tue, Oct 28th, 2008
The Alfred State College men's soccer team took advantage of two corner kick opportunities in the second half and downed Tompkins Cortland CC 2-0 in a Region III Division III Tournament quarterfinal match-up. The #2 seeded Pioneers advance to the semifinals on Saturday where they will take on #3 seeded SUNY Delhi.
15th Annual Basketball Game
Boyd recently invited former students to return to campus for an annual women's
basketball game.
Four Lady Spikers Earn All-WNYAC
Four members of the Alfred State College volleyball team were named All-WNYAC at this past weekend's conference tournament. Yurika Toyodome (Tokyo, Japan) and Jenni Jerome (Syracuse/Westhill) were 1st team selections, Breanna Horton (Owego Free) was named to the 2nd team, and Emily Linn (Portville) was named 3rd team.
Six Lady Pioneer Soccer Players Named All-WNYAC
Six members of the Alfred State College women's soccer team have earned All-WNYAC honors following a very successful 2008 campaign. Jessie Smith (Fredonia), Brittany Hannah (Eastridge), Shelby Winchester (Maple Grove), and Meghan Lowell (Keshequa) were named to the 1st team while Audry Rath (Medina) and Chelsea Lafayette (Eastridge) were named to the 2nd team.
Lady Pioneers earn #1 seed in Volleyball Regionals
Mon, Oct 27th, 2008
For the third straight season the Alfred State College volleyball team will enter the Region III Division III Tournament as the #1 seed. The Lady Pioneers enter the tournament ranked #7 in the latest NJCAA Division III poll with a 33-3 record.
Men's Soccer to take on TC3
The Alfred State College men's soccer team will take on Tompkins Cortland CC on Tuesday afternoon in a Region III Division III quarterfinal contest. Action will begin at 4 p.m. on the college's new athletic complex.
Six Pioneers Earn Baseball All-Conference Honors
The Western New York Athletic Conference announced its 2008 All-Conference baseball teams and six Alfred State players have been honored.
Lady Pioneers Fall in Finals
Sat, Oct 25th, 2008
The Alfred State College women's soccer team fell 4-0 to Broome CC in the Region III Division III B bracket finals in the rain on Saturday. The Lady Pioneers, ranked #6 in the latest NJCAA poll, end the season 11-5-1 mark.
Lady Spikers Win WNYAC Title
The Alfred State College volleyball team captured the progam's first Western New York Athletic Conference Championship with two victories at the annual end-of-year tournament. The Lady Pioneers downed Niagara CCC 3-1 in the semis and Genesee CC 3-1 to claim the title and improve to 33-3 on the year.
Pioneers Battle Tough vs. Lackawanna
The Alfred State College football team battled #19 Lackawanna College tough in the rain on Saturday but the Falcons were able to pull out a 21-7 victory. ASC falls to 3-4 (0-4 NFC) while the Lackawanna improves to 6-1 (3-1 NFC).
Men 3rd, Women 5th at Region Championships
The Alfred State College men's cross country team finished 3rd while the women finished 5th as the teams competed in the rain and mud at the Region III Championships on Saturday morning in Utica.
Automotive Trades Department of ASC, in Conjunction with Tenneco, Sponsored a "Drive and Ride" Event
Fri, Oct 24th, 2008
The Automotive Trades Department of Alfred State
College, in conjunction with Tenneco, sponsored a "Drive and Ride" event in
September at the Wellsville Campus.
Q & A with Coach Boyd
This week Alfred State head women's basketball coach Gina Boyd sat down with us to answer a few questions about her team and the upcoming season. Boyd is entering her 19th year as the head coach at Alfred State with a career record of 277-185.
Pioneers Seeded #2
Wed, Oct 22nd, 2008
The Alfred State College men's soccer team has earned the #2 seed and a first round bye in the Region III Division III Tournament. The Pioneers are 12-3 (12-1 Region III Division III) and are ranked #7 in the latest NJCAA Division III poll.
Volleyball Ranked Seventh Nationally
The Alfred State volleyball team is ranked seventh in the latest NJCAA Division III poll to remain in the Top 10 where they have been all season. The Lady Pioneers slipped one spot from last week's ranking of sixth.
Women's Soccer Sixth in Latest NJCAA Poll
The Alfred State women's soccer team remains ranked sixth in the latest NJCAA national poll. This is the fourth consecutive week that the Lady Pioneers are ranked in the Top 10.
Lady Pioneers Advance
The Alfred State College women's soccer team scored two early goals and went on for a 3-1 victory over SUNY Delhi in a Region III Division III B Semifinal. With the win the Lady Pioneers advance to the Region III B finals on Saturday vs. Broome CC.
Volleyball Wins 31st
The Alfred State College volleyball team earned their 31st victory as they wrapped up the regular season with a 25-6, 25-14, 25-15 victory over Erie CC. The Lady Pioneers, ranked #6 in the latest NJCAA poll, are now 31-3 on the season and 6-0 in WNYAC play.
Cross Country Ranked Third Nationally
Tue, Oct 21st, 2008
The Alfred State men's and women's cross country teams are both ranked third in the latest national poll.
Q & A with Jeff Fabbri
In an ongoing effort to bring you closer to your Alfred State student athletes, we bring you another installment of "Q & A". This week we sat down with Sophomore football player, Jeff Fabbri.
Flexibility + Variety = Good Economics for Students and Businesses of Alfred
In many small college towns, there seems to be an invisible fence between the campus and off-campus businesses. Students tend to stay on campus where their campus ID facilitates access to virtually anything they need.