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Tag: Black Panther
'Black Panther' Soars Past 'Titanic' Box Office Record in U.S.
Entertainment News Popular April 9, 2018 Written by DiversityInc Staff
"Black Panther" has left an indelible mark on the film industry that can't be denied. On Saturday, Ryan Coogler's superhero film reached $665.4 million in domestic sales at the box office since its Feb. 16 nationwide release. It has now surpassed James Cameron's 1997 film, "Titanic," which earned $659.4 million…
'Black Panther' Is 'The Worst Nightmare' of the Film Industry, Says White Writer
Entertainment News March 21, 2018 Written by DiversityInc Staff
According to one movie critic, it is "Black Panther"'s fault that other movies don't have a chance to be No. 1. That's what one movie critic contends. Scott Mendelson, in a piece for Forbes, called the critically acclaimed, record-breaking film "the worst nightmare of an entire industry now" because it…
Amandla Stenberg Passed on 'Black Panther' Role to Make Room for Darker-Skinned Actors
Entertainment News March 2, 2018 Written by DiversityInc Staff
Amandla Stenberg, 19, best known for her role in "The Hunger Games," explained in a recent conversation at the TIFF Next Wave Festival in Toronto why she walked away from the audition process for Ryan Coogler's box office smash, "Black Panther." "One of the most challenging things for me to…
Disney Donates $1M to Youth STEM Program in Celebration of 'Black Panther'
Featured Partners News March 1, 2018 Written by Featured Partner
In celebration of the record-breaking success of Marvel Studios' "Black Panther," The Walt Disney Company (No. 36 on the DiversityInc Top 50 Companies list) is donating $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). The donation will help expand Boys & Girls Clubs of America's youth STEM…
Phylicia Rashad was Chadwick Boseman's Mentor and Sponsor Paving the Way to Wakanda
News February 21, 2018 Written by DiversityInc Staff
Having a mentor, an advisor and a sponsor, someone who uses his or her influence to help advance another's career, is critical in every profession including acting and directing. Years before Chadwick Boseman starred in Marvel Studios' blockbuster film"Black Panther"as T'Challa, King of the fictional African nation Wakanda, he was…
Michelle Obama on 'Black Panther': 'Young People Will Finally See Superheroes that Look Like Them'
UPDATE: Feb. 20, 2018 at 3:59 p.m. ET The Walt Disney Company has announced that "Black Panther" earned $242 million over the Presidents Day holiday weekend, making it the second highest four-day domestic opening of all time. Combined with a stellar international debut of $169 million, the filmhas earned over…
Film Review: 'Black Panther' is a Game-Changing Cultural Work of Genius
For Black people living in the United States, it's not enough to be good or great. We have been taught that we must be exceptional to counteract unconscious bias, prejudice or just plain old racism in order to get a seat at the table. From our appearance to our speech,…
Ben Shapiro Whitesplains Why Black People Have No Right to Be Excited About 'Black Panther'
Haters News Popular February 15, 2018 Written by DiversityInc Staff
Conservative activist and radio talk show host Ben Shapiro doesn't think Black people should be excited about "Black Panther" because slaves were already emancipated, Barack Obama served as president for two terms and Halle Berry starred in "Catwoman." Saying the hype over "Black Panther" is "incredibly stupid" and an example…
'What Black Panther Means to Me' Hashtag Celebrates Upcoming Film
News February 7, 2018 Written by DiversityInc Staff
Black Women Boycotting 'Black Panther' Is Just a Rumor
News January 5, 2018 Written by DiversityInc Staff
The highly anticipatedMarvel Studiosfilm "Black Panther" will debut in theaters across the country next month and Black women will indeed be in attendance, despite what you may have heard. Directed by Ryan Coogler, the film's all-star cast includes Chadwick Boseman as lead character "T'Challa," Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai…
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Something about a faux fur coat that's so refreshing and gives one that good-fake glamorous appeal that I love. – But surprisingly I've never owed one so when Irisie asked to collaborate, I didn't hesitate to choose this beige faux fur bear coat. Its a cute, soft coat that feels so cosy when on. When it comes to quality, for the price of the coat, I'll say it is awesome, because physically it looks and feels great. Well made! Having said that, one thing I didn't like too much was it sheds a bit. This is my first experience in a faux fur coat so I don't know if this is normal.
Do you owe a faux fur coat? Is that normal?
About the outfit: One can never go wrong with an all black outfit with an added element to elevate it to the next level. The tan fringe heels (soldout) and bucket bag were great ensemble to complete the look.
Hope the week has been good to you.
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Q: TravisCI - Google Chrome stable cannot be authenticated I'm trying to add TravisCI to my project, but I won't stop getting this error when triggering the builds:

WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
google-chrome-stable E: There were unauthenticated packages and -y was
used without --allow-unauthenticated apt-get.diagnostics apt-get
install failed The command "sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests
--no-install-recommends $(travis_apt_get_options) install google-chrome-stable" failed and exited with 100 during .

I've searched for an answer and I found that adding chrome: stable in the addons section should fix it, but it's still failing. This is the .travis.yml file:
dist: trusty
sudo: false

language: node_js
node_js:
  - "10"

addons:
  chrome: stable
  apt:
    sources:
      - google-chrome
    packages:
      - google-chrome-stable

cache:
  directories:
     - ./node_modules

install:
  - cd project/projectName
  - npm install

script:
  - npm run test -- --no-watch --no-progress --browsers=ChromeHeadlessCI
  - npm run e2e -- --protractor-config=e2e/protractor-ci.conf.js

And this is the full log:
Worker information
0.17s0.01s0.00s0.01s
system_info
Build system information
0.00s0.00s6.03s0.00s4.23s0.00s1.26s
docker_mtu_and_registry_mirrors
docker stop/waiting
resolvconf
resolvconf stop/waiting
Adding APT Sources
0.16s$ curl -sSL "https://build.travis-ci.com/files/gpg/google-chrome.asc" | sudo -E apt-key add -
OK
0.01s$ echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" | sudo tee -a ${TRAVIS_ROOT}/etc/apt/sources.list >/dev/null
7.82s$ travis_apt_get_update
Installing APT Packages
0.50s$ sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends $(travis_apt_get_options) install google-chrome-stable
Reading package lists...
Building dependency tree...
Reading state information...
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  indicator-application libappindicator1 libappindicator3-1 libdbusmenu-glib4
  libdbusmenu-gtk3-4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libindicator3-7 libindicator7
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them.
Recommended packages:
  libu2f-udev libvulkan1
The following packages will be upgraded:
  google-chrome-stable
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 303 not upgraded.
Need to get 75.8 MB of archives.
After this operation, 59.1 MB of additional disk space will be used.
WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!
  google-chrome-stable
E: There were unauthenticated packages and -y was used without --allow-unauthenticated
apt-get.diagnostics
apt-get install failed
The command "sudo -E apt-get -yq --no-install-suggests --no-install-recommends $(travis_apt_get_options) install google-chrome-stable" failed and exited with 100 during .
Your build has been stopped.

How could I fix this? Also, since the root folder (where the .travis.yml file is) isn't where the app is located (it is under root/project/projectName), I wrote - cd project/projectName before doing the -npm install, I don't know if thats the correct way of doing it, so I'd also like to check that.
Thanks!

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Q: Universal Windows Platform UWP default data stored I have problem with understand Windows Universal App LifeCycle
I want to know where data from textBox are saved.
Example:
Create new project -> put TextBox into MainPage.xaml. -> run application and fill this textBox -> use suspend ->and when I back to app (resumed method) all data are still in textBox (without write any piece of code).
My question is where this data are stored, when they are saved and from where the application know what data i put into textbox.

A: Your app is Suspended in Memory. There is no writing to disk, as the app has not been ClosedByUser or Terminated.
Check out this to understand App Lifecyle better.


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18 easy ways to slowly destroy your career
Emmie Martin and Jacquelyn Smith
Aug. 21, 2016, 8:03 AM
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There are big mistakes that can instantly ruin your reputation at work or even get you fired. But more commonly, it's the gradual accumulation of smaller offenses that keeps employees from getting ahead in their careers.
Bad habits, such as giving curt responses to emails or keeping to yourself all day, could be hurting your reputation — whether you realize it or not.
Here are 18 bad behaviors that will slowly erode your credibility and cost you big time in the end:
1. You don't adapt to the company culture
Every workplace operates under its own set of social customs. Not making an effort to assimilate into this culture can make you seem disapproving or judgmental. This holier-than-thou attitude is alienating to coworkers and makes it seem like you don't care about forming positive relationships in the office.
2. You make excuses
Not taking responsibility for your mistakes and failures will catch up with you. Waiting until the day a project is due to explain why you're behind, for example, tells your boss that you can't manage your time well.
3. You do the bare minimum
Even if you always meet deadlines and consistently turn in quality work, doing only the bare minimum makes you seem complacent. On the other hand, looking for opportunities instead of waiting for them to fall into your lap shows your boss that you're driven and care about your future at the company.
4. You dress like a slob
Once you're settled into a position, it can be easy to let your appearance fall by the wayside. But failing to look put-together undermines your credibility and authority and may make you seem like you don't care. Remember the age-old saying: Dress for the job you want.
5. You don't follow through
When you fail to do what you say you're going to do, from restocking the printer to copy editing your neighbor's report, you garner a reputation for being unreliable. Keeping your word shows that you're accountable and can be trusted with more responsibilities when it comes time to be considered for a promotion.
6. You're a pessimist
If you're habitually sporting a bad attitude, you become a nuisance to your boss and can drag down your team. Constantly whining and complaining won't make you pleasant to be around, and certainly won't entice your boss to keep you around for long.
7. You ignore coworkers
Forming friendships with your colleagues is just as important as cultivating relationships with higher-ups. Strive to be known and well-liked so coworkers want to share valuable information with you and help you when you need it.
8. You're defensive
Your boss doesn't expect you to be perfect, but getting defensive when receiving negative feedback makes you look unprofessional. If you're unwilling to listen to constructive criticism, it tells your boss that you're unlikely to push yourself to improve.
9. You procrastinate
Putting off projects until the last minute not only puts stress on you, but it hinders the progress of every other person relying on your portion of the work. If something goes wrong, you'll likely be the first one blamed.
10. You write brusque emails
No matter how friendly you are in person, terse language can easily be misconstrued in an email. Even if it's unintentional, rude emails immediately sour your reputation around the office and keep others from wanting to interact with you.
11. You don't make meaningful contributions
Saying something in a meeting just for the sake of speaking doesn't add anything productive. Instead, prepare ahead of time, and remember quality over quantity when sharing ideas.
12. You're always late
Frequent tardiness signifies to coworkers that something else is more important to you and that you don't value their time. It paints you as disrespectful and uncaring, making people wary of trusting you. No matter what it takes, always find a way to be punctual.
13. You never stop talking
Yes, it's great to get to know your coworkers, but if you're constantly socializing, it prevents everyone around you from getting their work done. Keep the chatter to your lunch hour and breaks to avoid annoying others and becoming the person no one wants to work with.
14. You ignore emails
Failing to answer emails in a reasonable time frame not only frustrates those who need responses from you, but it signifies to colleagues that they aren't worth your time, can cause you to miss deadlines, and generally paints you as unprofessional. Although answering each one as soon as it's received is impractical, making a conscious effort to stay on top of your inbox goes a long way.
15. You're rude
Doing good work doesn't matter if no one wants to work with you. Not only does rudeness alienate coworkers, but most managers won't tolerate abrasive and inconsiderate employees. Remember, being polite is a key to winning people over.
16. You don't own your mistakes
Nobody's perfect and we all make mistakes. Rather than pointing fingers and throwing your coworkers under the bus, you should own up to your blunders.
It might be hard to do, but in the end, your boss and colleagues will respect you much more.
17. You steal credit for other people's work
This is one of the worst things you can do at work. It's highly unprofessional and unethical. Your boss will eventually catch on, and it won't be pretty when they do.
18. You don't play well with others
It's imperative that you know how to work well with others.
You don't have to love group projects or big meetings — but you do have to bring your A game and be a valuable team player at all times.
SEE ALSO: 35 things you can do to keep your best employees from quitting
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Q: Lead conversion automatically When selecting the status of "Converted" in a Lead, the message at the top is displayed:

And the Lead is not converted, it is necessary to press the "Convert" button and perform the conversion.
Is it possible to configure the Lead to be converted as soon as it is changed to this status, using some configuration or apex class, or is it mandatory to click the button always?

A: You can use a trigger to convert the Lead when the status is set to converted. You can tweak the code to suit your business needs.
List<Database.LeadConvert> listToConvert = new List<Database.LeadConvert>();
LeadStatus convertStatus = [SELECT Id, MasterLabel, IsConverted FROM LeadStatus WHERE IsConverted=true limit 1];
for(Lead leadObj: trigger.New){
    //Either this or you can check the old map to verify the leads where the status has changed
    if(leadObj.Status == 'Converted' && !leadObj.isConverted){
        Database.LeadConvert lc = new Database.LeadConvert();
        lc.setConvertedStatus(convertStatus.MasterLabel);
        lc.setLeadId(leadObj.Id);
        //lc.setAccountId(); If you want to map the converted lead to an existing account
        //lc.setContactId();
        //lc.setDoNotCreateOpportunity(true); //Or False
        listToConvert.add(lc);
    }
}
try{
    List<Database.LeadConvertResult> lcResults = Database.convertLead(listToConvert);
}Catch(Exception exp){
    //Handle exception
}


President Donald Trump speaks delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill on Jan. 30, 2018.
John Adams continued the practice, but by that time the growing divisions between the nation's first political parties — the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans — cast a growing shadow. For Thomas Jefferson, who served as vice president during Adams' second term, the rite, like so many pretensions of the Federalists, had a distasteful monarchical flavor.
The pomp reminded the Democratic Republicans of a long-standing British practice: The "speech from the throne" that the monarch delivered before Parliament that set out his (or her) directions for the course of lawmaking.
How thoughtful! But that move, which appeared to reflect the president's simplicity and practicality, was likely motivated by entirely different considerations. One, Jefferson was a notoriously bad public speaker, and likely suffered from acute stage fright. The man he defeated for the presidency, John Adams, once recalled that "during the whole time I sat with him in Congress, I never heard him utter three sentences together." Likewise, Jefferson delivered his inaugural addresses in so soft and low a voice that people standing very close to him could not make out the words.
That was the practice until that irrepressible busybody and self-styled orator, Woodrow Wilson, decided to go old-school, reviving the custom of giving an actual speech to a captive audience.
So many of the ridiculous rituals that now pervade the annual State of the Union address date back to this fateful speech: The interruptions for applause; the seating of presidential family members and VIPs; the specious claims of unity and common interest, even as the president attempts to drive forward some divisive political agenda; and the inevitable postmortems in the press. Subsequent presidents embraced the practice, refining it to accommodate radio, and eventually television.


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Snapchat Bitmoji Avatars Can Now Come To The Real World
Aman Jain
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Snapchat is always known for its innovative features, and now it has created one more. This new feature is a combination of its two most creative features: Bitmoji and augmented reality technology. As you may have guessed by now, Snapchat's new feature allows you to project a 3D cartoon of yourself into the real world.
How Snapchat 3D Bitmoji is different
Snapchat's latest feature is an extension of its commitment to bitmoji and its so-called "World Lenses." Bitmoji allow users to present themselves as personalized emoji for use within Snapchat and in traditional text messages, and World Lenses help project 3D animations into the real world.
To view your Snapchat 3D Bitmoji, youwill have to select the rear-facing Snapchat camera screen and go the Lenses menu. There, you will find 3D Bitmoji with an existing face and World Lenses. After selecting one, you can even drag, pinch or zoom the Bitmoji. Snapchat even allows you to walk around your Bitmoji, notes The Verge. Snapchat 3D Bitmoji allows you to perform some skateboard tricks, hang out in your favorite spot, or do yoga.
The Snapchat 3D Bitmoji feature is currently available to iOS users, and soon it will come to Android phones. The company also recently partnered with college newspapers to create the so-called Campus Publisher Story.
Bitmoji is Snapchat's most potent tool
Snapchat's 3D Bitmoji feature comes at an interesting time. Just days ago, Apple revealed its new TrueDepth camera and Animojis, demonstrating how easily major tech firms can foray into others' categories and challenge them. According to Apple, iPhone X users will be able to record videos as moving emoji and can share them with friends via iMessage and possibly other apps.
Snap was among the fist social media firms to come up with augmented reality features. Later, rivals Facebook and Instagram launched their own versions of Snapchat's face-distorting masks. Despite the entry of others, Bitmoji gives Snapchat a competitive advantage, as others don't have a database of user avatars, notes Recode. Snap acquired Bitmoji last year for $64 million.
A Snap spokesperson told Business Insider, "Bitmojis have an emotional, playful appeal. Our community often uses them daily on Snapchat and elsewhere as a personal extension of themselves."
According to the company, over 70% of its 173 million daily active users use AR camera filters to interact with friends. Snapchat first introduced selfie lenses in 2015 after it acquired Looksery, a Ukrainian startup. In April 2017, the company integrated World Lenses into the app's rear-facing camera.
It must be noted that the self-described camera company has yet to make money from Bitmoji. As of now, it is unclear how the company plans to do so. At some point, users might have to pay for certain Bitmoji outfits, or the company may convince brands to sponsor some outfits and accessories, BI suggests.
At 10:13 a.m. today, Snap shares were down 0.4% at $14.97. Year to date, the stock is down almost 39%, while in the last three months, it is down more than 16%.
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Breaking weather alerts and flood watches be damned, I was going to get some birding in on my day off. Once it got light-ish out (like 8:30) I headed west to the Vanport area to try to hunt down the reported Glaucous Gull. I cruised by Vanport, Force Lake, and Heron Lakes Golf Course without noticing a single gull. NOT ONE. This is a feat all on its own.
But that was about as exciting as it got there. One Ring-billed. Tons of Mews. All sorts of mutts. I drove back over to the golf course where an egret was waiting for me. Perhaps my former lunchtime companion during the TGC.
There were actually a couple of gulls visible now so I started driving up and down the road, scanning all the nooks and crannies. There's lots of hills and valleys in this area where birds can disappear easily. I spent about 40 minutes doing this, not finding anything, when suddenly it appeared!
Yay! A long overdue life bird for me. My egret friend gave me a high five as I left the golf course.
Before heading home I went back over to Delta Park to run around with the dogs a bit and get really freakin wet.
A couple of crows perched on the fence by the baseball fields were doing cute things.
I just bought a new hummingbird feeder and while I was boiling some water for nectar this dude showed up at the old feeder. A female showed up a bit later and they briefly maintained peace.
One last yard tidbit for you. I know I mentioned in a previous post that part of my tree in my backyard came down during the windstorm, but I never showed you the mess.
Unfortunately because it tore the whole side off the tree, the whole tree now has to come down. No more Cedar Waxwings, no more Red-breasted Sapsuckers, no more Evening Grosbeaks (for five minutes a year)... It will be sad, but I will plant a nice native tree to take its place.
Ok, that's all. Good times!!
Congrats on the lifer!!! GLGU is a good one, I havent seen one in a couple years now. Sad face. That tree damage looks gnar...hope you plant some good stuff. I recommend getting BRAM on your yard list someday.
That other gull is not THGU, as the bill is massive.
too bad about the tree..we had one hit by lightening twice but it survived! Did you cut it yet?
Great that you found your gull even in that messy weather!! You rule!! We did not have the siskins last yr Im hoping for a return this yr!!
I agree, the bill on that one gull is too big for Thayer's, It is close to a Glaucous-winged type, long with that gentle slope at tip. So I would assume a mutt. Take a gander at the outer end of the upper mandible on a pure Glaucous-winged then take a look at a pure Western. There is a difference.
Isn't it funny how dogs like to rub their backs on grass? Huck's pal (Bert, who has appeared on some of my field trip reports) loves to rub in the grass. I think it is a way to rearrange the spine or some such thing.


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I am an Octogenarian. What Do I Do Now?
Ed Eisen will lead a discussion of how to focus on your passions and get back to your 'bucket list.'
A self-described "Energizer Bunny," Ed has recovered from a long list of health crises and other challenges and has some sage advice about how to keep reinventing yourself.
An award-winning journalist and Freedoms Foundation recipient, Ed has met some of the world's most famous and infamous people in a 52-year career as a newsman, broadcaster, publicist and author. His tales and travails of his life and career will leave you laughing.
ps – That's boxing champ Joe Frazier autographing his glove for Ed, scrawling the words: "To Ed Eisen, Boogie, Boogie. Joe Frazier."
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Polls Close In Ohio, North Carolina And West Virginia The key states of Ohio and North Carolina are closing their polls in the 2016 presidential election. West Virginia has been called for Donald Trump.
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Mara Liasson
Domenico Montanaro
The key states of Ohio and North Carolina are closing their polls in the 2016 presidential election. West Virginia has been called for Donald Trump.
It's now just after 7:30 p.m. on the East Coast. Polls have just closed in two battleground states - Ohio and North Carolina - also in West Virginia. But first let's recap what we know so far. NPR political editor Domenico Montanaro and NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson are both in the studio. Domenico, I want to start with you. Where does the race stand now in terms of states and electoral college votes?
DOMENICO MONTANARO, BYLINE: Well, so far we've had only a few polls with results - a few states with results I should say. And so far you have three calls for Donald Trump - Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia. You have one for Hillary Clinton in Vermont. So at this point, it's 24 to 3, but we've got a long way to go tonight.
And a couple new calls in the - in some key Senate races, one in particular in Ohio - Senator Rob Portman, the Republican who had been in a tight race early on and was expected to be in a tight race at poll close time. He is called the winner by the Associated Press, which is really fascinating because everyone expects that the Ohio race at the presidential level should come down to the wire. It's within margin of error, although our map gives him a little - gives Trump a little bit of a lead there. So the race that Rob Portman has run has been quite something.
CORNISH: Mara, I want you to jump in on that because this is going to be the story for the rest of the night - right? - how...
MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Yes, this is...
CORNISH: ...People perform down-ballot.
LIASSON: Right, well, we - we're waiting to see the difference between Portman's margin and Trump's margin in Ohio. What Rob Portman did is not only did he build a really good campaign of his own. And don't forget the governor of the state, John Kasich, was not helping Donald Trump at all, so he wasn't lending Donald Trump his statewide machinery.
But Rob Portman built a great campaign. But more importantly, he is a former USTR for George W. Bush, and he repudiated the Republican traditional position on trade. He came out against TPP.
CORNISH: Right, a trade representative...
LIASSON: Right, right.
CORNISH: ...Coming out against it now.
LIASSON: So you have this extraordinary spectacle of a - basically a Rust Belt state getting more downwardly mobile, more white, working-class. And you have Rob Portman, who has changed his stripes to fit with his new constituency.
CORNISH: I want to stop you there. We're going to have some senators on the line, right, Robert?


The Thirty were a fraternity of warrior-monks created as an offshoot of the Drenai Source priesthood during the Vagrian Wars.
The Thirty are first mentioned in Legend, Gemmell's first book, but like most of the characters in that novel it is not their first chronological appearance. The creation of the Thirty is described in the book Waylander , when a Source Priest named Dardalion falls in with a ruthless assassin known as Waylander. In the novels, Source Priests are meant to be utterly pacifistic, spreading the message of brotherly love and worship of The Source, the creator of all things. During the story, Dardalion is saved by Waylander, who teaches him that sometimes people must fight to preserve the ones they love. Dardalion then gathers twenty nine other like-minded priests with the intention of using their spiritual powers to fight evil and founds the first Temple of the Thirty in Skarta.
The members of the Order live a monastic life, practice celibacy and follow a strict regime of spiritual and martial study. By the time of Legend, the Thirty are accepted as the finest soldiers and tacticians in the world. The down side of this is that they can only be called upon once. It is accepted that once the order is requested for aid, they will fight until all but one of them has died - the survivor then uses the money earned from the fighting to found a new order. Although it is not made clear in the books, it is suggested that the order has quite a large membership, and the Thirty are selected from the most suitable of the brothers only when they are requested for aid.
As a rule, all the members are known as Brother, with the exception of the founding Abbot, who is referred to as Father. When the order rides to war, four brothers are appointed to specific duties; The Voice of the Thirty, the Heart of the Thirty, the Soul of the Thirty and the Eyes of the Thirty.
Physically, there is no norm to which the order conforms. Years of physical and mental discipline ensure that each member is at the peak of his condition. All the members of the Thirty are especially chosen for their mental powers however, and like all source priests they share the talents of astral projection and telepathy. This allows them share a single consciousness with each other. In addition, they are able to fight on the astral as well as physical plane, manifesting their faith in the form of silver armour and weapons. In dire situations, they can join together into a single group consciousness known as Temple. This sharing is extremely powerful, yet very dangerous as it can threaten to totally subsume the personality of any individuals within. The only known exception to this rule was Decado, who possessed no mental powers but nonetheless led the Thirty in The King Beyond the Gate. In battle, each brother wears a suit of silver plate armour, carries a silver sword and shield and wears a white cloak. Each helmet bears a numeral on the forehead, numbered from 1 to 30.
Dardalion formed the first temple around the year 460, and it has been estimated that the order remained in existence for approximately three hundred years. Chronologically, the highlight of the Thirty was under the leadership of Serbitar at the Siege of Dros Delnoch (Legend) yet by the time of the The King Beyond the Gate , it is clear that the order has been in decline for some time. By the year 788, the last of the Thirty are wiped out to a man during the War of the Twins. It is unknown whether the order is re-founded after this time.


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Slate Roof Central Message Board: Need to dump slate. Can it be recycled?
I take ours to a quarry and they crush it to use in paving roads. You may want to check with the quarries in your area. Last time I had 6 ton and it only cost $45 so cost wise it works well.
A couple of things come to mind. I know that some people like to have small pieces to paint on for cutesey are projects. Addresses and welcome signs.
On the other hand, slate is rock and it doesn't hurt anything if you put it back in the ground where it came from. No ill effects, and no polution.
I'm doing my roof slate for the 1st. time and was wondering if the stuff can be recycled somehow. The slate is spent. I know that you can recycle concrete and was wondering if there is some place I might be able to bring this instead of a dump.


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Map of the Peninsula of Florida and Adjacent Islands.
1914 (dated) 40 x 16 in (101.6 x 40.64 cm) 1 : 887000
A highly decorative 1914 map of Peninsular Florida issued by the Mathews-Northrup Company for the Henry Morrison Flagler's (1830 – 1913) Florida East Coast Railway. The map covers from the Georgia Border to Key West and Cuba, and from Cedar Key to the Bahamas. The route of the railroad is illustrated in red overprinting extending from Jacksonville to Key West, with major stops, and the grand hotels available there, including the Royal Palm, the Breakers, the Ponce de Leon, and the Ormond, noted. The map also identifies drainage canals from Lake Okeechobee constructed by J. O. Wright to grade the Everglades.
The Florida East Coast Railway
The Florida East Coast Railway was a major force in the development of Eastern Florida in the late 19th and early 20th century. Spearheaded by the industrialist Henry Flagler (1830 - 1913), the Florida East Coast Railway fulfilled a vision dating back at least to the 1870s. Before Flagler, Florida south of Jacksonville was serviced by only a few rickety railroads unconnected to one another. Most access to Florida cities was limited to ferry and steamer services. Flagler bought up most of the failing existing railroads, upgraded them, and connected them with new lines, formally consolidating the network first as the 'Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway', and then, on September 9, of 1895, as the 'Florida East Coast Railway'.
The Empire Grows
The railroad reached New Smyrna in 1892, Cocoa in 1893, Palm Beach in 1894, and Miami in 1896. Flagler constructed sumptuous resorts and founded cities all along the route, among them The Ormond, the Royal Palm, the Royal Poinciana, the Continental, and more. Combined with his railroads, and the Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company (P. and O. S.S.), Flagler commanded a resort empire spanning the entire east cost of the Florida peninsula
The Key West Extension
The extension to Key West, possibly the greatest Railroad achievement of the era, was planned from about 1895, but not completed until 1912. It operated for little more than 20 years, heralding a golden age for the Key West and the Florida Keys in general. Business magnates, presidents, and dignitaries rode the rails to Miami or Key West before embarking with Flagler's Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company to Havana, Cuba, and the Bahamas. Long after Flagler's death, the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 destroyed some of the railroad bridges leading to Key West (the remains of which can still be seen) and the FEC, then insolvent, was unable to finance the repairs. The tracks were donated to the state, who used the infrastructure to construct the Overseas Highway (U.S. 1).
Census and Publication History
There are multiple states of this map reflecting the development of the Florida East Coast Railway. The present example is the only representative of this specific state we have been able to identify. The Library of Congress owns the earliest known example, published for the 'Jacksonville, St. Augustine, and Indian River Railway', with the railroad terminating at Palm Beach, and a date of 1893. Rumsey's example of 1896 sees the name changed to Florida East Coast Railroad, and shows tracks extending as far as Miami, with planned extensions as far as Key West. An example at Yale dating to 1906, shows various proposed extensions, in addition to Key West as well as planned ferry services to Cuba and the Bahamas. The Tampa Bay History Center, Touchton Map Library, owns an example showing the track extending as far as Key West dating to 1913. The present example is a later state, dated on the cover 1914, and includes routes to Cuba operated by Flagler's Peninsular and Occidental Steamship Company (P. and O. S.S.). A more extensive version was published by the Florida Land Department in 1924, showing all railroads and roads in the peninsula.
Matthews-Northrup Works (fl. c. 1895 - 1930) were a Buffalo, New York based, in their own words, "writing, designing, engraving, printing, [and] binding" firm. The firm was founded by James Newson Matthews (November 21, 1828 - December 20, 1888) as the J. N. Matthews Company. William Phelps Northrup (April 2, 1850 - February 2, 1929) later joined the company as an apprentice and then partner, at which point the firm was reincorporated as the Matthews-Northrup Works. The Matthews-Northrup Works rose to prominence as publishers and printers of railroad maps, with dozens to their credit. When James died, his shares were inhered by George Edward Matthews (1855 - 1910), who ran the business until his death in 1910. Also in 1910, they famously redesigned the cover of National Geographic Magazine. Despite some six previous cover changes in just 21 years, the Matthews-Northrup layout proved so popular that it was used for nearly 50 years. The firm can also take credit for the Winchell typeface, designed in 1903 under E. E. Winchell's tenure as art director. Curiously, the partners of Matthews-Northrup maintained an unusual affectation in which only the officers of the company could wear beards or mustaches. In this same spirit, the firm also had its own private social club, the Fellowcraft Club, where the all-male employees could relax, play pool, drink and dine. Matthews-Northrup maintained offices on Washington Street, Buffalo, where they were based, as well as Madison Square, New York City, Garden Tower, Boston, and the Citizens Building in Cleveland. Learn More...
Very good. Wear on original fold lines. Minor edge wear. Minor verso reinforcement at some fold intersections.
Library of Congress, G3931.P3 1893 .J3. Rumsey 3893.000. OCLC 70960196. Modelski, A., Railroad Maps of North America: The First Hundred Years, #36.
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My Complex Organ Donation Decision
I declined to donate my daughter's organs before her death. But I can't help imagining saying yes to an act powerful enough to save another mother's child.
By Hannah Van Sickle
I read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called My Complex Organ Donation Decision and is located at http://modernloss.com/my-complex-organ-donation-decision/.
Hannah and Cora in Ogunquit Maine, 2014
A scant 49 days before my youngest daughter died of heart failure in 2015, an organ donor saved her life. After a more than ten hour process that included harvesting a donor heart and successfully transplanting it into my daughter's gaping chest cavity—I posted this to her Go Fund Me page: In the wee hours of the morning, borne of another family's unfathomable tragedy, our little Cora received the most precious and priceless of gifts; her new heart is beating in her tiny chest, and we are overcome with gratitude and hope. This invaluable gift left me with high hopes that—if ever faced with the same devastating circumstances— I'd behave in a similarly valiant fashion.
Experience now points to the fact that I would not.
Seven weeks after Cora's successful heart transplant, she began slipping away. When it became clear she was deep in the throes of antibody mediated rejection—an immune response triggered by the new heart being detected by the body as foreign—she was placed on life support to preserve what cardiac function remained. As the days turned into weeks, the conversation shifted from "if Cora dies" to "when Cora dies." We then tackled the excruciating task of choosing when that would be. I sat in the CICU at Boston Children's Hospital, listening to the undulation of the respirator that took quick, measured breaths for Cora; the opaque, plastic bag connected to her Foley catheter was full of blood—a clear indication that her kidneys were now shutting down. I struggled to imagine what organs remained in Cora's swollen, distended body that could be of use to anyone. When I was faced with the opportunity to donate her organs, I declined.
In all reality, I was scared and selfish: I hadn't held Cora for more than two weeks, and I wanted the circumstances surrounding her death to be in my control as so much of her life had been out of it. After the nearly six year journey my daughter and I traversed during her short life—the last 17 of which she was rendered immobilized as an enormous ECMO machine did the work of Cora's heart and lungs—I could not bear the thought of Cora dying anywhere but in my arms. It was a dilemma of colossal proportions: if I were to donate her organs, I would miss the chance to hold Cora one last time. To be with her when she died. She would be wheeled into the operating room, for one final surgery. And I would be robbed of the ending I had imagined. It would also force me into the very same shoes another mother had stumbled upon, just weeks prior, when her selfless decision allowed my daughter a second lease on life. It was more than I could possibly fathom. In short, any of Cora's physical body that could have been put to good use—possibly saving another child's life—was wasted so that I could make sense of the chaos that was being unleashed.
Any of Cora's physical body that could have been put to good use—possibly saving another child's life—was wasted so that I could make sense of the chaos that was being unleashed.
Does the decision I made preclude me from advocating for organ donation? Or, at the very least, does my support for a practice I did not choose to take part in make me a hypocrite?
The topic of organ donation is as complex as it is profound. In contemporary circles, April is widely gaining recognition as National Donate Life Month, established as a means of raising awareness about organ, eye and tissue donation. As a result of my journey with Cora, I am a registered organ donor—a designation announced by the small read heart icon in the lower corner of my drivers' license. But that is not enough. Truth be told, end of life decisions are ultimately made by the living. While I have since become a staunch advocate for organ donation—which, I hope, does not make me a hypocrite—I am compelled to shed light on the complexity of the process that extends far beyond icons on driver's licenses and the wishes of those who were once living.
Hannah and Cora on Otis reservoir in the Berkshires, 2010
Waiting for Cora's new heart was an event our family anticipated, with proverbially bated breath, for more than 18 months—and every single moment was excruciatingly bittersweet. As we watched Cora fail, despite five open-heart surgeries aimed at palliating the congenital heart defect with which she was born, we knew her chance at a second lease on life would only come at a steep price: the death of another child. Despite the myriad preparations I had thought to make, the events of that summer night linger in my mind's eye as largely surreal. I remember being in the shower when the call came; I remember my then husband pulling the shower curtain open just a crack and uttering the words that changed my life. "We got a heart," he said. I remember calling my parents, and not being able to find them; I remember having to resort, within minutes, to Plan B; I remember my two older daughters making heart symbols with their hands as they posed in the driveway for what turned out to be our last photo as a family of five; I remember scooping Cora up— clad in a pair of striped terry cloth pants and a mismatched top, long-sleeved and punctuated with tiny white hearts— and making our way to Boston with surprisingly little pomp or circumstance; I remember contacting the state police for directions on what to do if we got stuck in traffic; and then I don't remember much at all.
"April is the cruellest month," pined T.S. Eliot in his epic poem, "The Waste Land." For me, April is nothing short of bittersweet, a fitting designation considering the nature of organ donation. The arrival of April conjures in me real feelings about the journey I have walked, one which, in large part, involves moving forward without regret.
When it became clear Cora wouldn't survive, following complications from her transplant, it hardly dawned on me that I'd be asked to donate her organs. The request, as it turns out, can only be made after a family has made the decision to remove the patient from life support. By that point, I was emotionally exhausted. After making what felt like the most daunting decision ever, I didn't want to make another. So, as I've already divulged, I declined.
It is not a decision I regret, but the topic has caused me to grow in the ensuing four years–so much so were I to face the conundrum again, I'd inevitably choose to be a donor. Did you know one organ donor can save up to eight lives? This is a fact I occasionally revisit as time elapses and my perspective shifts.
I passed at the chance to make a massive difference in someone else's life; that said, my surviving the death of my youngest daughter has required me to remain forward looking lest I lose sight—both figuratively and literally—of the significance this crossroads presented. I often wonder, what would it be like—to know I made a decision powerful enough to save another mother's child? To give the ultimate gift? Those are questions I am unable to answer at present. But I offer my experience as a beacon for anyone who might find themselves on a similar path.
Today, more than 2,000 pediatric patients on the national transplant list are awaiting organ donation; their families, living in limbo, are just waiting for the phone to ring.
Today, more than 2,000 pediatric patients on the national transplant list are awaiting organ donation; their families, living in limbo, are just waiting for the phone to ring. We got our call, on an ordinary summer evening, after a day spent splashing in the waters of York Lake. At that time I had great plans for the future. For Cora's future. Despite embarking on a physical journey from which Cora did not return, her short time on this earth was not in vain. Her story, my story, has been but a proverbial pebble cast into the pond—one whose reverberating ripples have reached many. Parenting Cora through the process of organ transplant catapulted me on a journey that points to transparency and dialogue as being wholly necessary for moving through excruciating circumstances. And when it comes to navigating difficult decisions—particularly those hinging on life and death—there is no room for regret.
Hannah Van Sickle is a freelance writer who lives and works in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts where she is raising her two daughters. Her work has appeared at Refinery29, SheKnows, and AMC Outdoors Magazine among other local and regional publications.
Tags: death of a child, Heart Transplant, National Donate Life Month, Organ Donation, Parenting Through Grief
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By Lori Tucker-Sullivan in Features, My Loss
Taylor Hawkins' son poured everything into each slam of the sticks. When words fail, music comes through – and pulls us all in.
By Shelby Forsythia in My Loss, Personal Essays
When I logged onto Zoom to lead a session on friendship, my true love was waiting in the grid.
Mi luto en azul
By Cynthia Rodriguez in My Loss, Personal Essays
Tras la muerte de mi mamá, encontré un nuevo significado en mi color favorito de siempre.
Grieving in Blue
After my mom died, I discovered a world of new meaning in my favorite color.
'You Are Only as Good as the People You Surround Yourself With'
By Jamie Kolnick in My Loss, Personal Essays
I was desperate to be wild in grief and my coke-snorting bestie was my ticket to fun.
Att vara äldre än min pappa
By Tullan Holmqvist in My Loss, Personal Essays
Jag har aldrig slutat att gråta för allt han har gått misste om. Men när jag passerade åldern då han dog, ändrades något.


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29 days in United States Itinerary
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Start: Birmingham
Train + Fly: 15h 30min
5314 miles / 15h 30min
Birmingham — Manchester (MAN)
92 miles / 1h 50min
Manchester (MAN) — San Francisco (SFO)
Fastest: 11h
Birmingham International — Birmingham (BHX)
0 miles / 9min
Birmingham (BHX) — San Francisco (SFO)
Fastest: 13h 15min
Birmingham — London Marylebone
111 miles / 1h 45min
London Marylebone — Paddington station
Paddington station — London Heathrow (LHR)
15 miles / 14min
London Heathrow (LHR) — San Jose (SJC)
San Jose (SJC) — Santa Clara Transit Center
5 miles / 12min
Santa Clara Transit Center — San Francisco
San Francisco (SFO) — Los Angeles (LAX)
Fastest: 3h 45min(flight time: 1h 20min)
San Francisco — Santa Clara Caltrain
Santa Clara Caltrain — San Jose (SJC)
San Jose (SJC) — Burbank (BUR)
Fastest: 1h
Train: 30min
Drive: 1h 45min
San Diego (SAN) — Las Vegas (LAS)
Fastest: 3h 15min(flight time: 1h)
Drive: 5h
281 miles / 5h
Las Vegas, Nv — Transit Center 957 E 100 S
Transit Center 957 E 100 S — St. George. UT-Mavericks
St. George. UT-Mavericks — Page
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Fly + Drive: 7h 30min
Page Municipal Airport (PGA) — Wichita Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)
Fastest: 4h 15min
Wichita Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) — Toronto
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Drive + Fly: 10h 30min
Toronto — Wichita Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)
Wichita Eisenhower National Airport (ICT) — Orlando International Airport (MCO)
Orlando (MCO) — Reagan Washington (DCA)
Orlando (MCO) — Baltimore (BWI)
Baltimore (BWI) — Off-Site Parking Pick-Up
Off-Site Parking Pick-Up — BWI Amtrak/MARC Station
BWI Amtrak/MARC Station — Washington DC
850 miles / 14h
Reagan Washington (DCA) — New York La Guardia (LGA)
Fly + Train: 10h 15min
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Manchester (MAN) — Birmingham
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San Francisco is a top holiday destination featuring scenic beauty and great ethnic and cultural diversity.
Bring the kids along to Exploratorium and California Academy of Sciences. Next up on the itinerary: snap pictures at Golden Gate Bridge, walk around Golden Gate Park, make a trip to Lombard Street, and head off the coast to Alcatraz Island.
To find other places to visit, traveler tips, reviews, and more tourist information, you can read our San Francisco day trip planning website .
Birmingham, UK to San Francisco is an approximately 15.5-hour combination of train and flight. You can also fly. Traveling from Birmingham to San Francisco, you'll gain 8 hours due to the time zone difference. July in San Francisco sees daily highs of 26°C and lows of 16°C at night. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 21st (Tue) so you can travel to Los Angeles.
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Surrounded by mountain ranges, forests, valleys, beaches, and deserts, the metropolitan area of Los Angeles is home to over 17 million people.
Bring the kids along to Universal Studios Hollywood and Griffith Observatory. There's lots more to do: see the interesting displays at The Getty Center, explore the engaging exhibits at Travel Town, take in the waterfront at Santa Monica Pier, and get a new perspective on nature at Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
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Traveling by flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles takes 4 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of train and flight; or drive. Prepare for somewhat warmer weather when traveling from San Francisco in July: high temperatures in Los Angeles hover around 33°C and lows are around 22°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 24th (Fri) early enough to take a train to Anaheim.
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Anaheim's major attractions are its world-famous Disney entertainment complex, sports teams, and convention center.
On the 25th (Sat), experience the excitement of Toy Story Midway Mania! and then make an unforgettable trip to Disneyland Park. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the next day: let little ones run wild at Redwood Creek Challenge Trail and then discover the magic at Disney California Adventure Park.
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Anaheim is just a stone's throw from Los Angeles. In July, plan for daily highs up to 35°C, and evening lows to 23°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 26th (Sun) so you can go by car to San Diego.
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Divided into neighborhoods with distinct characters and cultural heritages, San Diego sits just north of the Mexican border and offers visitors a blend of tourist attractions, including a lively nightlife, diverse cuisine, and a thriving musical scene.
Bring the kids along to San Diego Zoo and Cabrillo National Monument. There's much more to do: observe the fascinating underwater world at SeaWorld San Diego, see the interesting displays at Maritime Museum of San Diego, and enjoy some diversion at Balboa Park.
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Drive from Anaheim to San Diego in 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus; or take a train. Traveling from Anaheim in July, expect nights in San Diego to be about the same, around 23°C, while days are little chillier, around 29°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 29th (Wed) early enough to travel to Las Vegas.
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Nicknamed the "Entertainment Capital of the World," Las Vegas sits in the middle of a desert in the southern section of Nevada.
Start off your visit on the 30th (Thu): explore the stunning scenery at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, then admire the natural beauty at Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, then make a trip to Fountains of Bellagio, and finally try to win big at Paris Las Vegas. Get ready for a full day of sightseeing on the next day: see the interesting displays at The Mob Museum, then shop like a local with The Strip, and then get your game on at The Roller Coaster.
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You can fly from San Diego to Las Vegas in 3.5 hours. Other options are to drive; or take a bus. Traveling from San Diego in July, expect nights in Las Vegas to be a bit warmer, around 32°C, while days are much warmer, around 47°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 31st (Fri) so you can drive to Page.
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Originally little more than a simple camp constructed to house workers who built a nearby dam on the Colorado River, Page is now a popular stop for travelers preparing a trip to Arizona's canyon country.
Kick off your visit on the 1st (Sat): explore the stunning scenery at Antelope Canyon, take in the dramatic natural features at Horseshoe Bend, and then have fun at Gunfighter Canyon.
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Traveling by car from Las Vegas to Page takes 5 hours. Alternatively, you can take a shuttle; or do a combination of bus and shuttle. The time zone difference when traveling from Las Vegas to Page is 1 hour. Traveling from Las Vegas in July, things will get slightly colder in Page: highs are around 43°C and lows about 26°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 1st (Sat) so you can travel to Toronto.
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Toronto is a city in Woodson County, Kansas, United States, along the Verdigris River. On the 2nd (Sun), admire the majestic nature at Cross Timbers State Park.
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Explore your travel options from Page to Toronto with the Route module. Traveling from Page to Toronto, you'll lose 1 hour due to the time zone difference. When traveling from Page in August, plan for a bit cooler days and about the same nights in Toronto: temperatures range from 36°C by day to 22°C at night. Finish your sightseeing early on the 2nd (Sun) to allow enough time to travel to Orlando.
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Family-friendly places like Walt Disney World Resort and Universal's Islands of Adventure will thrill your kids. Pack the 3rd (Mon) with family-friendly diversions at Universal Orlando Resort. There's much more to do: make an unforgettable trip to Magic Kingdom Park, laugh and play at Happily Ever After Fireworks, don't miss a visit to Cinderella Castle, and have some family-friendly fun at The Escape Game Orlando.
For traveler tips, where to stay, other places to visit, and tourist information, read our Orlando tour itinerary maker .
The Route module can help you plan travel from Toronto to Orlando. The time zone difference when traveling from Toronto to Orlando is 1 hour. Expect a bit warmer evenings in Orlando when traveling from Toronto in August, with lows around 28°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 6th (Thu) early enough to travel to Washington DC.
Theme Parks Fun & Games Museums
Magic Kingdom Park
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The capital of the United States, the District of Columbia contains the lion's share of the country's most treasured monuments, memorials, and public museums.
Bring the kids along to National Air and Space Museum and Tidal Basin. Next up on the itinerary: get to know the resident critters at National Zoological Park, pause for some photo ops at Lincoln Memorial, get engrossed in the history at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and get a sense of history and politics at White House.
To find where to stay, other places to visit, maps, and tourist information, you can read our Washington DC road trip site .
Traveling by flight from Orlando to Washington DC takes 4.5 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of flight and train; or drive. Traveling from Orlando in August, things will get a bit cooler in Washington DC: highs are around 36°C and lows about 25°C. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 9th (Sun) to allow time to travel to New York City.
Things to do in Washington DC
Museums Parks Zoos & Aquariums
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Writer Pearl Buck once called New York City "a place apart," and this giant urban center remains unlike any other in the world.
Attractions like Central Park and Statue of Liberty National Monument make great kid-friendly stops. Take a break from New York City with a short trip to Bronx Zoo in Bronx, about 36 minutes away. The adventure continues: explore the galleries of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, see the interesting displays at New York Public Library, make a trip to Grand Central Terminal, and enjoy breathtaking views from Top of the Rock.
To see maps, ratings, traveler tips, and more tourist information, go to the New York City itinerary maker .
Getting from Washington DC to New York City by flight takes about 3.5 hours. Other options: take a train; or drive. In August in New York City, expect temperatures between 34°C during the day and 25°C at night. Wrap up your sightseeing on the 15th (Sat) early enough to travel back home.
Things to do in New York City
Parks Museums Zoos & Aquariums
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Wesley Motorsports is campaigning a 2018 Dodge Hellcat Widebody in numerous motorsports adventures for the 2018 season. Most notably will be Pikes Peak International Hill Climb as well as #GRIDLIFE time attacks, Global Time Attack, and if the Hellcat is still in one piece near the end of the year, both the SEMA and PRI events.
Wesley Motorsports knows their way around Dodge products, running an ACR Dodge Viper in #GRIDLIFE, and they also have a record at Pikes Peak in a Viper.
Kevin Wesley recently won first place in class piloting a Fiat 124 Abarth at the Mt. Washington hillclimb proving he's not afraid of cliffs.
Wesley Motorsports is no stranger to time attacks or hillclimbs with multiple wins and records. Kevin's most recent victory was piloting a Fiat 124 at the Mt. Washington hillclimb where he finished first in class and 6th overall. Kevin is hoping to combine his driving talent with the big-horsepower Hellcat as well as sponsor products, like Bilstein and Kumho Tire, to bring home as many victories as possible in as many different series as possible. Look for the Widebody Dodge at a track (or a closed-off mountain road) near you.


Crompton Greaves (CG) has installed a transformer substation at the Amrumbank West offshore wind farm in Germany.
Located 100km off the German coast in the North Sea, the wind farm consists of 80 multi-megawatt wind turbines.
The Amrumbank West offshore wind farm, estimated to be operational in the last quarter of 2015, extends across 32km².
CG said that the plant's 80 technologically advanced 3.6MW turbines will have a combined capacity of 288MW, sufficient to power 300,000 households.
The wind farm will displace more than 740,000t of carbon emissions yearly.
Amrumbank West is a 100% subsidiary of E.ON Climate & Renewables Central Europe.
CG has designed and supplied all critical high voltage power equipment to connect the 33kV and 155kV networks.
The company has also provided power transformers, high and medium voltage switchgear, and protection and automation equipment.
CG said that its solution includes the latest AC/AC connection link for offshore wind farms.
This technology has minimal weight and low cost, while it is designed for optimal and minimal maintenance compared with traditional high voltage AC or DC solutions, the company claims.
Once operational, the transformer substation will collect power produced from the 80 turbines, transform the voltage to 155kV, and transmit it to the HelWin converter station. From there, the power will be transmitted to the electricity grid operated by TenneT TSO.
The wind farm's service station on Helgoland will operate the transformer substation and will be monitored and controlled from E.ON`s Offshore Marine Coordination Center in Hamburg.


The community-owned Port of Friday Harbor Building features retail space on the ground floor for use by marine related business, generous office space for the US Customs Service, and a rooftop conference center available to the general public for meetings and other events.
The Port of Friday Harbor Building was designed using community-based historical guidelines, with input from the public, Port management, and the Port board. Environmentally-friendly features include on-site storm water catchment and certified sustainable materials for both interior and exterior applications.


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Sundowithius sumatranus, unique représentant du genre Sundowithius, est une espèce de pseudoscorpions de la famille des Chernetidae.

Distribution
Cette espèce se rencontre en Birmanie, en Malaisie, en Indonésie et en Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée.

Description
Le mâle mesure  et la femelle .

Étymologie
Son nom d'espèce lui a été donné en référence au lieu de sa découverte, Sumatra.

Publications originales
 Thorell, 1889 : Aracnidi Artrogastri Birmani raccolti da L. Fea nel 1885-1887. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, , ,  (texte intégral).
 Beier, 1932 : Pseudoscorpionidea II. Subord. C. Cheliferinea. Tierreich, , .

Liens externes
 genre Sundowithius :

 espèce Sundowithius sumatranus :

Notes et références

Chernetidae
Espèce de pseudoscorpions (nom scientifique)

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On Wednesday, March 13, 2019, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for YOSHANTEA. The USPTO has given the YOSHANTEA trademark serial number of 88338795. The current federal status of this trademark filing is NEW APPLICATION FILED. The correspondent listed for YOSHANTEA is HELEN B. JIANG of LAW OFFICES OF HELEN B JIANG, 923 E VALLEY BLVD. SUITE 112A, SAN GABRIEL, CA 91776 . The YOSHANTEA trademark is filed in the category of Staple Food Products . The description provided to the USPTO for YOSHANTEA is Tea, tea bags, tea leaves, cakes, tea-based fillings for cakes and pies, cocoa, coffee, candies, cookies.
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MC Account Name: Oblivion58 How long have you been playing Minecraft? 3/4 Years How long have you been playing Voltz/Universal Electricity? Roughly 1 year What would you say your skill/knowledge level is in Voltz? (beginner, fair, adept, etc) Fair Why do you want to play on the server? Looking for a server with a nice friendly atmosphere where I can help people and learn more about Voltz. What do you think you'd like to do if you are accepted? Like the idea with supplying items on demand to people, eg machines, tools and of course weapons. Would like to make a power station for people in there towns if they would like one, my own factory to supply items if people wanted it.


I gave my life to Jesus at the age of 15, and truly dove in head-first, desiring to follow him and truly be "on fire" for God. However, there was a sin issue in my life I felt "real" Christians didn't struggle with, one that left me paralyzed at times with fear and shame. I decided the best thing to do was keep that area of my life in the dark, waiting for the day when I would finally conquer that sin and prove I was a true believer.
I didn't realize the darkness was the place where hidden sins are given power to fester and grow. I started dipping my toe into the waters of temptation, believing that maybe if I just had a taste of that thing I desired the smoldering embers would be snuffed out. Of course the opposite was true - every forbidden taste just poured gasoline on the flames until one day at the age of 22, dejected and defeated, I gave up the fight and walked away from Jesus at the same time.
Thankfully he never walked away from me - but my soul still bears the scars from that time of living in the darkness. Sin is serious; pride often makes us foolishly believe we can handle things on our own and fix up our lives so that no one needs to know our deepest, darkest secrets. Sadly the "Dutch fronts" we attempt to prop up can lead to destruction; I saw it happen in my own life first-hand.
So what do we do? How do we deal with sin and temptation in a way that leads to life? Lysa TerKeurst from Proverbs 31 Ministries takes this issue head-on today in her devotional titled "The Slippery Slope." Her warning - Doing things in secret can be an indication we are being led by Satan. Her advice?
• Find a trusted Christian friend and ask them to help you hold your choices up to the truth.
• Get honest with people who love you.
• Build accountability measures in your life.
• Ask Jesus for help, forgiveness, and a clear understanding of how to hit the brakes and throw things in reverse. Let His truth speak louder than the feelings that are begging you to keep things hidden. Like the end of verse 18 says, "begin real living by believing in me."
As someone who has walked this path, I couldn't agree more. Don't let the enemies lies keep you hidden in shame in the dark; overcome temptation and sin - walk in the light.


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Tag Archives: NGO
October 7, 2009 · 18:47
Sight for the Sightless
Tucked away in a bylane near the archaeological site Gilbert Hill at Andheri West is Andhakkshi Ashram. For the people here, their condition is not a deterrent. However they may be, they still strive to live their lives like anyone else would do.As you enter Andhakkshi Ashram, you are greeted with smiles of children and women. Andhakkshi Ashram is a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) that provides shelter to abandoned women and children.Fatima Vengurlekar, the 56-year old dedicated director gave up a career as an airhostess for Air India to pursue her inner calling – service to people. Prior to Andhakkshi Ashram, she served as a volunteer in many organisations. "Whatever you may do in life, nothing gives you more fulfilment than serving people," says Vengurlekar.
Andhakkshi Ashram was started 1937 as a rehabilitation centre for women with schizophrenia. However, today the organisation provides shelter to destitute, blind, mentally challenged and HIV + women and children. The organisation is run by the trust The Association for the Relief and Education for the Street and Needy Blind Indian Female. "Andhakkshi that means sight for the sightless, currently houses about 40 women and children," says Vengurlekar.
Most of the inmates at Andhakkshi Ashram are mentally challenged and have been abandoned by their families. An example is Prabha who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia and was abandoned by her family. After Prabha took to the streets, she was picked up a social worker and taken to Andhakkshi Ashram in 2002 where she was rehabilitated. Prabha is employed as a cook and that is her source of income. "Even though I am still on medication, my family respects me now because I give money at home and I am productive," says Prabha.
Most of the women and children, says Vengurlekar, come from well to do families. Because of their mental illness, their families consider them as a liability and are ashamed to care for them. The criterion for admitting women and children into this home is that they have to be either blind, mentally challenged or HIV+. "The organisation provides many facilities that help inmates to get educated and gain skills for life that will help them earn a decent living thus making them independent," says Vengurlekar. Anshakkshi Ashram gives these children an opportunity to live there, attend special schools and have other requirements met.
Four months back, the organisation has started Andhakkshi School that provides functional therapy for fine motor coordination. They also offer Speech Therapy for the speech and hearing impaired and Occupational Therapy to maximise the skills and ability of the differently-abled. A recent addition to the facilities is Chromotherapy (also known as colour therapy) that uses colour and light to balance energy wherever a persons body is lacking whether physical, mentally, emotionally or spiritually. "Through this physically, they feel better as their pains/aches are reduced and their immunity levels increase. Mentally and emotionally they feel secure, safe and strong. Their anger and irritability is reduced," says Vengurlekar.
Andhakshi is dedicated to the mental and spiritual health of women and children using medication as well as alternative therapies. To widen their horizons and to reach out to more people, there is a Sacred space in Andhakshi which gives mental, emotional and spiritual guidance to people. This sacred space offers sessions and classes of alternative therapies, stress management courses, group and individual counselling and so on.
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Tagged as Chromotherapy, Mental retardation, NGO, Non-governmental organization, Occupational Therapy


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SAN ANTONIO, TX - MARCH 31: Norris Cole #30 of the Miami Heat celebrates during the game between the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs on March 31, 2013 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. (Photos by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Miami Heat point guard Norris Cole has only known one NBA team since he joined the league and the Heat are not about to let him get away.
The Heat announced Tuesday that it has exercised its team option on Cole for the 2014-2015 season. Cole becomes the first player guaranteed to be with the Heat through that season.
While the team didn't disclose details, the deal is reported to be for $2 million.
Most of the rest of the team can either opt-out and become free agents, or, have expiring contracts before then.
Cole has appeared in 145 career games and averages 6.1 points, 2 assists, 1.5 rebounds and shoots 40.7 percent from the field.
The Cleveland State product also has something even Hall of Fame players never get, two NBA championship rings.


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Sarah Silverman Rips Dem Party: Nothing Progressive About It, Don't Want To Be Associated With Any Party
By Amanda Prestigiacomo March 15, 2021 | Image Source: Daily Wire
Comedian Sarah Silverman ripped the Democratic Party during an emotional video posted to Instagram on Friday, criticizing the Democrats for not allowing progress and suggesting that she no longer wants to be associated with any party.
"It's the absolutist-ness of the party I am in that is such a turnoff to me," the Democrat ally said. "It's so f***ing elitist. You know, for something called 'progressive', it allows for zero progress."
"It's all or nothing, no 'steps toward'," Silverman continued, zeroing-in on the Left's appetite for "canceling" the impure or "offensive." "All or f***ing nothing. Again, righteousness porn."
"And I've been thinking about this a lot, just in general, I just, I don't know that I want to be associated with any party," she asserted. "I really, I think I don't want to be associated with any party anymore. … It just, it comes with too much baggage. Every party, it comes with so much f***ing baggage that no ideas can be taken at face value. And, without ideas, what are we? Without a common truth, how can we talk about it?"
"You know, Republicans might hear an idea that they would totally agree with, but, if it comes from AOC then they hate it. And of course, you know, to be honest, when I hear an idea that comes from a Republican, it's suspect to me," she admitted.
"We all put too much s*** on this stuff. We are no longer able to be a nation of ideas."
Silverman has been a strong ally to the Democrat Party. Speaking at the 2016 Democratic National Convention, for example, the comedian made waves when she blasted supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), for whom she was a surrogate, for not rallying behind twice-failed candidate Hillary Clinton after she won the primary.
"To the Bernie-or-bust people, let me just tell you: You're being ridiculous," she said at the convention, and she was met with some boos.
Silverman, however, has seemingly become increasingly dissatisfied with the Left's taking to Cancel Culture, in particular.
In October 2020, she likened Cancel Culture to "righteousness porn," highlighting the conversion of her friend Christian Picciolini, who she said used to be a neo-Nazi.
"In this cancel culture, and we all know what I'm talking about — whether you think there is one or there isn't one or where you stand on it, and there's a lot of gray matter there — but without a path to redemption, when you take someone, you found a tweet they wrote seven years ago or a thing that they said and you expose it and you say, 'This person should be no more. Banish them forever.' They're going to find some place where they are accepted. And it's not going to be with progressives, which ironically means 'to be changed; progress,'" she said, The Daily Wire reported.
"If we don't give these people a path to redemption, then they're going to go where they are accepted, which is the motherf***ing dark side," Silverman added. "I think there should be some kind of path — do we want people to be changed? Or do we want them to stay the same, to freeze in a moment we found on the internet from 12 years ago? And so we can point to ourselves as right and them as wrong. It's righteousness porn."
Notably, Silverman herself was the subject of cancel culture in 2019, when footage re-emerged showing the comedian wearing blackface in a sketch.
WATCH: Comedian Sarah Silverman, long associated with Democrats, says she no longer wants to be associated with any party pic.twitter.com/KM4bfkTh6H
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Learning Potential Assessment Tools
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AProLAB is a company that is active in the psychological assessment and related domains. It was founded in 1994 by Dr Terry Taylor, who previously worked at the HSRC as head of the Test Construction and Cognitive Research Division. AProLAB has published four learning potential test batteries – APIL B, APIL SV, TRAM-2 and TRAM-1. It also provides testing services, using these instruments.
Learning potential assessment is particularly important in the current world, where jobs change rapidly and people have to acquire new skills constantly. Because of past inequalities, where some people have not had the opportunity to gain certain specific cognitive skills, assessment of learning potential is fairer than conventional tests that measure those specific skills.
In addition to the learning potential batteries, the company publishes a test battery called BB-CAB, which measures fundamental cognitive and EQ dimensions, and a training course called CogLab, which teaches critical thinking skills. There are two other instruments nearing completion in their second generation, Performe and Sherlock/Holmes. The former is aimed at fitting person to job with regard to the individual's preferences for various work activities; and the latter is a method of finding critical predictors of success in a given job or family of jobs, and weighting these optimally, to get the most effective prediction of job success.
AProLAB has a software package called aprolabservices.co.za, which delivers some of the above instruments as computerized tests, and is also used to capture scores from pencil-and-paper tests, so that reports on an individual can be generated. Other AProLAB instruments are available on the Omnicor platform in computerised form. All the learning potential tests are on the AProLAB system.
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Puesto del Marqués è un comune (comisión municipal in spagnolo) dell'Argentina, appartenente alla provincia di Jujuy, nel dipartimento di Cochinoca.

In base al censimento del 2001, nel territorio comunale dimorano 299 abitanti, con un aumento del 51,7% rispetto al censimento precedente (1991). Di questi abitanti, il 51,83% sono donne e il 48,16% uomini.

La città fu fondata il 23 agosto 1906. Nella località, il 14 aprile 1815 fu combattuta una battaglia tra le forze indipendentiste argentine e l'esercito imperiale spagnolo.

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Città della provincia di Jujuy


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The Harvard Radcliffe Rugby Football Club team is the women's rugby union program that represents Harvard University in Division I tournaments organised by the NCAA. Harvard Radcliffe competes in the Ivy Rugby Conference.

The club began activities in 1982, although the university's first involvement with the sport can be traced to 1874, when Harvard played a two-game series vs Canadian McGill University.

History
The club was founded in 1982, Harvard women have won]</ref> has won two national championships (1998, 2011) as a club team.

The team won its first collegiate national championship in 1998, also becoming the first champion team to be coached by an all-female staff. Radcliffe finished 15th at national level in 2005, and qualified for nationals at Penn State in 2006. Radcliffe captured the USA Rugby Collegiate Division II National Championship in 2011 after beating UW-LaCrosse, Norwich, Western Washington, and Notre Dame. Following that success, the team was promoted to Division I, joining the recently formed Ivy Rugby Conference.

In 2013, the team became part of NCAA Emerging Sports for Women and Harvard University's 42nd varsity sport, plays other rugby union NCAA teams. Notable honors include: 2019 National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) National Champions, Ivy League Champions (2018, 2013), Ivy League Sevens Champions (2016, 2017, 2019)

Facilities
Radcliffe play their home matches on Roberto A. Mignone Field, located at Harvard's Soldiers Field Park.

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Women's rugby union teams in the United States
Rugby union teams in Boston
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1982 establishments in Massachusetts


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Contestable Conclusions
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Is cancer mostly preventable? Is avoiding a conflicting list of foods, or simply staying slim, the key to immunity from the scourge? "Experts" from the World Cancer Research Fund report their answers, but as Professor Patrick Basham and Doctor John Luik report, they just don't make sense.
The experts rely as usual on "lifestyle epidemiology." When judiciously applied (rarely the case) this may suggest a statistical association (conventionally and fallaciously called "the cause" or "a cause") between two factors. For example: let us say professional drivers suffer proportionately more skull injuries than do office workers. An epidemiologist will state that driving causes skull injuries. He will disregard that the true cause of skull injuries — havoc to the skull — is independent of driving. Not just office workers but persons of all descriptions, who may never have had a driver's license, fall downstairs or out of bed and crack their skulls, or have them cracked by other means, while most professional drivers have uncracked skulls. It may be argued that most lifestyle epidemiologists do have cracked skulls (metaphorically or otherwise), since such logic eludes them, but the point is that "cause" in the parlance of the debased profession never means "cause" in the true sense and usually means nothing at all. Cancer is dysfunctional cell replication. That is as close to stating the true "cause" of cancer as one can come.
When lifestyle epidemiology is injudiciously applied, as it is every day, and as long history has dismally revealed, it shows that whatever lifestyle epidemiologists are paid to investigate "causes" (or alternatively "prevents") anything or everything which statistical quirks and the investigators' biases may light upon. Genuinely inscrutable cancer is of course a favorite for proving "causation," and with the politically correct fascination for banning pleasure, not to mention the zeal for ridiculing fat people, common to the schoolyard vermin who grew into health cultists, we are now scolded that enjoying food "causes" various cancers. Naturally, we're told that the fatties are the most certainly doomed, while we've also been blitheringly warned that obesity is contagious, all of which suits the Healthist appetite for social anxiety and division. The bases for the "truths" about food and overweight and cancer are ably deconstructed by Professor Basham and Doctor Luik, who note the only thing the related literature really proves, in quoting the unconventionally skeptical epidemiologist Petr Shrabanek: "People who eat, die."