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CONFLICT IN IRAQ / Aftermath of the Haditha Incident
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Haditha is a small city in western Iraq, and it is dangerous enough because it's in
the middle of the Sunni triangle. But the name has come to mean something
else: Atrocity. Murdered civilians. A black eye on the honor of the Marines.
"I'm very concerned about how this is going to affect the Marine Corps," said Mike Myatt, a retired Marine major general who once commanded the 1st Marine Division. "It has the possibility to undo all the great work Marines have done in Iraq."
Myatt, who now heads the Marines Memorial Association in San Francisco, said he knows very little about what happened in Haditha -- just what he's read in the newspapers. He said he doesn't want to judge anyone, but the information coming out of Iraq doesn't look good.
"There's a lot of buzz going on out there," he said. "Everyone is asking, 'How could something like this happen?' "
The Marines have become tight-lipped about the incident -- in which a Marine unit upset about a roadside bomb in November that killed one of their members allegedly killed up to 24 unarmed civilians, then claimed they had died in the bombing -- and the continuing investigations. The wounds are too raw, and emotions can become inflamed. Myatt himself was not comfortable talking about the incident.
But every day brings new stories about the alleged murders in Haditha. On Thursday, the new Iraqi government announced that it would launch its own investigation.
Meanwhile, the U.S. military command in Iraq announced that American commanders will be ordered to hold ethics training programs to emphasize "professional military values and the importance of disciplined, professional conduct in combat." And late Thursday, news emerged that military prosecutors looking into a separate Iraqi civilian death in April reportedly plan to charge seven Marines and a sailor with murder and other charges.
The possibility of a shooting like the one in Haditha is on every commander's mind whenever he or she takes armed young people into a combat environment, according to several Marine officers interviewed for this story.
No one wanted to be quoted by name, but all had similar thoughts on the subject: You put automatic weapons in the hands of young people, put them in a pressure-cooker environment, and their buddies get killed. It's a recipe for revenge killing and can be held in check only by tough, disciplined leadership.
"Every Marine knows the difference between right and wrong," Myatt said. "They are drilled and drilled on the 'rules of engagement.' They know when it's appropriate to use deadly force. This is an issue of proper leadership."
The unit implicated in the Haditha attack has returned to the United States, and the Marines involved are being confined to base while two investigations, one by an Army colonel appointed by the top general in Iraq and the other by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, continue.
In April, the battalion commander and two of his company commanders were relieved of command. One of the Marine captains told the Associated Press Thursday that he became a "political casualty" as senior commanders scrambled to defuse an explosive situation.
"It makes my blood boil to see my name lumped in with this massacre, when I was in a different city not playing any role in this incident," Capt. James Kimber said.
Myatt said the allegations go contrary to everything Marines are taught from the moment they enter basic training. There, and in drills and teaching sessions throughout the Marines, troops are told how to conduct themselves in combat, the ethics of war fighting and a term known to everyone in uniform: rules of engagement.
The rules of engagement can change from one circumstance to another. During the invasion of Iraq, troops were told they could engage any Iraqi seen to be carrying a weapon, and it was not uncommon to see infantrymen and snipers ease off the trigger when they realized that a potential target was not armed.
As the mission changed from invasion to occupation, the rules changed, too. Simply carrying a weapon was not enough -- there had to be a threat of imminent violence to a Marine or to another individual.
None of that would apply in the case of Haditha if the allegations are true. The news reports have said that the dead included small children, women and old men.
One senior officer said he and his other staff officers discussed the issue endlessly prior to the invasion of Iraq.
"The battalion chaplain was specifically instructed to watch people for signs" that someone might lose control and start killing indiscriminately, said the officer, who served in a Marine infantry battalion during the invasion.
There is a line in the Marines' Hymn, which every Marine is forced to memorize in basic training: "Keep our honor clean." In speeches to Marines about to cross the border and attack Iraq, officers from the commanding general down to the battalion commanders urged their troops to stay true to their training and mission and to uphold the corps' honor.
The senior officer said situations like Haditha generally occur when several factors converge: troops suffer from heat, fear and exhaustion; there is a deadly incident; and they are under the control of a strong-willed leader who abandons the rules of engagement.
A senior Marine noncommissioned officer said the Haditha incident sickened him. He saw how the insurgents gained momentum after the scandal at Abu Ghraib prison, and he fears Haditha will make things even worse.
"If they did what they say they did, that's just wrong, and they ought to get what's coming to them," this Marine said. "The shooting was bad enough, but they're going to get other Marines killed, too."
Despite the erosion of public support in the United States for the war, most Marines who serve or have served in Iraq are proud of their work and their professionalism, the NCO said. Situations such as Haditha and Abu Ghraib are the work of a handful of individuals, but the entire military gets tarred with that brush, he said.
"There are guys over there who save lives, who help the Iraqis, who do everything asked of them in the most difficult circumstances you can imagine," he said. "And now this."
Haditha has been the talk of the Internet, on blogs and forums of every type. There are condemnations by some and justifications by others. The main thread, however, deals with the repercussions that Haditha will have on the mission in Iraq and the reputation of the United States around the world.
Some writers of blogs and forum items have gone so far as to suggest that U.S. troops be chastised upon their return, as were soldiers and Marines who returned from Vietnam.
"Is it time to bring back the term 'Baby Killer'?" one blogger wrote.
Myatt, of the Marines Memorial Association, said he is also concerned about reports that some Marines might have tried to cover up the incident. That kind of situation would have to be known by many people, he said, because there is an "after-action report" after every patrol and shoot-out. Too many people had to have had some knowledge of the incident, and it took far too long to come out, he said.
Myatt said he understands the stress and pressure Marines are under in Iraq. He led the 1st Marines during the first Gulf War. This particular conflict is tough on troops because they face a hidden enemy -- they don't often come face to face with insurgents. Instead they have to deal with the roadside bombs, called IEDs, for "improvised explosive device."
And still, Myatt said, there is no excuse for failure to heed the rules of engagement.
"They're Marines," Myatt said. "That's not what they do."
Key dates in investigation
The government response following the alleged massacre of civilians by Marines at Haditha, Iraq, according to an account given by the White House on Thursday:
-- Nov. 19: A roadside bomb goes off at Haditha, killing a U.S. Marine and injuring two members of his battalion. In the following hours, a number of Iraqis die. Subsequent press reports say the Iraqi death toll was 24. The military sends a team to investigate and document the scene.
-- Nov. 20: The Marines release a preliminary report saying 15 Iraqis had been killed by an improvised explosive device.
-- Feb. 10: Time magazine raises questions with military sources in Baghdad about the circumstances of the Iraqi deaths. Army Lt. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, commander of Multi-National Corps in Iraq, speaks with the Time reporter.
-- Feb. 14: Chiarelli appoints an Army colonel to lead an investigation into the case.
-- March 3: A preliminary report is completed and recommends further investigation.
-- March 9: Chiarelli receives the initial findings of the preliminary investigation and directs further review. That review is still ongoing.
-- March 10: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are notified of the case.
-- March 11: President Bush is told of the case for the first time by National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley.
-- March 12: Marine Maj. Gen. Richard Zilmer, commanding general of the Multinational Force-West, appoints a Marine colonel to investigate reporting of information at all levels of the chain of command. Zilmer also requests a Naval Criminal Investigative Service inquiry.
-- March 13: The Naval Criminal Investigative Service team arrives in Haditha.
-- March 19: Time magazine reports the first public account of the case. Chiarelli appoints Army Major Gen. Eldon Bargewell to investigate the training and preparation of Marines before the Haditha killings, along with the reporting of information concerning the case at all levels of the chain of command.
Source: Associated Press
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The Jewish Agency / Education / Parsha / Rabbi Mordechai Shpigelman / Parshat Vezot Habracha
And He buried him in the valley, in the land of Moab over against Beth Peor: but no man knoweth of his burying unto this day. Deuteronomy (34, 6)
Ralbag on the above verse also states: We may observe too, that they went astray with regard to the copper serpent that Moshe made, on account of the renowned character of its author (see 2 Kings (18,4)). It was to preclude such a development that the Lord buried him in this mysterious fashion, untouched by human hand.
Where do we find in the Torah and Talmud expressions of this tendency to avert the possibility of deification of Jewish saints by succeeding generations?
The grave of Aharon remains inaccessible to the Israelites. The Yalkut Shimoni Midrash points out that God sealed the cave in the mountain (Hor Ha'Har) on which Aharon was buried. In reference to the cave of Machpelah, whose location is described in the Torah, it is noteworthy to ponder the commentary of Abravenel (15th century) on our Parasha. He points out that whereas the grave of Moshe was concealed so that it not ever be converted into a shrine for idolators, the graves of the Patriarchs in Hebron is "today" in the hands of the Moslems who have built a mosque on top of the site.
In the Jerusalem Talmud we find in Tractate Sh'kalim chapter 2, the Mishna quoting Rabban Shimon Ben Gamliel: "no monument need be put up for the righteous; their words are their monument."
What unusual wording in the text is explained away by Ralbag's approach?
The first half of the verse pinpoints the location of Moshe's grave in elaborate detail. The second half then informs us that nobody knows its location. Thus the two halves of the verse seem to contradict each other. According to Ralbag the Torah is highlighting the event of Moshe's proper burial while at the same time deliberately withholding possible access to the site.

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Devotions & Encouragement
A Purposeful Life
Diane Paddison
Devotions & Encouragement, Encouragement
One of my friends Charlotte likes to say that "the purpose of life is to have a purposeful life." I love that quote because it reminds me how simple life really is (even though it often feels complicated!).
The thing is, "purposeful" doesn't necessarily mean "important," the way we're used to thinking about it. I was reminded recently that the real key to living purposefully is understanding and acknowledging God's purpose in us.
And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
I was blessed and honored to be a part of the seventh annual Good Friday Prayer Breakfast in Portland, Oregon. The Prayer Breakfast is a community event organized by Open Arms International. The goal is to bring together community leaders to hear an inspirational message on the day which marks the historical death of Jesus Christ.
I was there to help tell the story of my dear friend, Lopez Lomong. I got involved with the Breakfast a few months ago, when I met one of the organizers, Jim White, through my friend and former CBRE colleague Dave Hewett. Jim asked me to help interview Lopez onstage to guide the telling of his amazing story. What a treat!
I've shared some here about Lopez's story before, but every time I talk to Lopez and reflect on his life, I'm inspired all over again! One thing he said on Friday struck me especially. As he was recounting the truly horrific experience of being kidnapped by rebel soldiers in Southern Sudan, his subsequent escape, and struggle to survive, he said simply:
I survived because God says I matter.
Not because he could run fast. Not because he was smarter or stronger or better than anyone around him. Not because of anything he did or could have done, but simply because God said so.
What a humbling and freeing realization!
He saved us, not because of righteous things we had done,
but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior.
Titus 3:5-6
By just about any measure, Lopez is a pretty remarkable human being. He's a world class athlete, a devoted humanitarian, a successful author, and a great friend. But I've never heard him take credit for any of that. For Lopez, everything comes back to that time in his life when, against all odds and by God's grace¸ he survived.
Hearing Lopez talk on Friday was a vivid reminder that everything meaningful in this life is from God.
We all want to live "purposefully," but true purpose is not made or earned, it is given.
He who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine,
according to his power that is at work within us,
to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations.
Feeling inspired? You may also find inspiration reading Embracing Plan C, and Other Wise Examples From Working Women of the Bible
Diane Paddison has held several executive positions for corporations, including Chief Operating Officer for two Fortune 500 companies, Trammell Crow (now CB Richard Ellis) and ProLogis. She is currently the Chief Strategy Officer at the commercial real estate firm Cassidy Turley, and the founder of 4WordWomen, a national nonprofit designed to connect, lead and support young professional Christian women to fulfill their God-given potential.
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At Hadoop Summit San Jose we are excited to be joined by industry experts from the industry. Here are just a few of the business focussed sessions, but you need to register to attend Hadoop Summit.
What is Data? And What Are You Doing?
Abstract: We all talk about and do business with "data" but what exactly is data? Is it physical? Is it metaphysical? Is it "a thing" that can be studied unto itself or only in relation to the "stuff" data is about? For example, when a machine performs machine learning what exactly is it learning – just something about the data or about the phenomenon the data represents? While this line of questioning might seem a bit meta-physical it's a fundamental question with possible answers that might just change how all of us create, collect and use data. This talk is an interactive, highly visual exploration of the nature of data and its implications.
As the need to store and process large volumes of heterogeneous data has increased, the adoption of a data lake as a centralized repository and a source of truth has risen. Data security has become a key component in deploying enterprise Hadoop platforms. Proper data access management and data protection should be in place to guard against unauthorized access. This presentation will provide an overview of how Disney/ABC Television Group with eSage Group, leveraged Apache Ranger, Ranger-Key Management Server (KMS) and HDFS Transparent Data Encryption as a part of the Hortonworks Data Platform to address vital security components such as Authentication, Authorization, Audit and Data Protection. Of course, no security talk in Hadoop is complete without Kerberos, we will briefly cover Kerberos and how Knox can make the end user access experience better. We will also share some best practices, as well as some challenges we have experienced during these implementations.
As the world's leading electricity company, EDF operates 58 nuclear plants in France. The maintenance policy of its generation fleet is optimized to ensure reliability and safety of equipment and systems (e.g. through better diagnosis) and strengthen competitiveness (by improved performance and availability). This policy is based on the analysis of data and documents so far stored in silos, and not always comprehensively analyzed. The use of Big Data Technology allows a centralized, fast and low-cost access to all this information in order to improve operation and maintenance businesses. In this talk we will present the Data Lake built to archive and analyze operating data coming from thousands of sensors, enriched by other data (chemical, test results …). A model has been built on top of HBASE in order to provide efficient access to time-series data through Phoenix queries or using specific GUI or analytics tools. We will also present the added value of data science algorithms analyzing data from the entire fleet for predictive maintenance, or control of contractual agreements within the energy market. Finally we will present the creation of a Data Lab structure in order to leverage the benefits of the Data Lake already in production.
Analysis of traveler safety is a real-time, big data challenge in a constantly changing world, and timely insight can make the difference between safety and tragedy. What constitutes a legitimate threat to a person or company and when is the appropriate time to warn them about it? How is danger to an international traveler influenced by cultural differences? When can inference be used to safely fill gaps in sparse datasets? What insights from clandestine intelligence operations can benefit the private sector? Learn how one startup is leveraging Hadoop, NIFI, SAP HANA, and MongoDB to answer these questions and create a first-of-kind Traveler Safety capability.
The Industrial Internet is transforming the way people and machines interact by using data and analytics in new ways to drive efficiency gains, accelerate productivity and achieve overall operational excellence. The advent of networked machines with embedded sensors and advanced analytics tools has greatly influenced the industrial ecosystem. Today, the Industrial Internet allows you to combine data from the equipment sensors, operational data, and analytics to deliver valuable new insights that were never before possible. The results of these powerful analytic insights can be revolutionary for your business by transforming your technological infrastructure, help reduce unplanned downtime, improve performance and maximize profitability and efficiency. In this session, we will explore the forces driving Industrial Internet and the kinds of business problems the Industrial Internet is solving for Industrial verticals such as Aviation, Transportation, and Oil and Gas. We will also explore the current state of this ecosystem while understanding its promise for the future.
Express is a specialty apparel and accessories retailer of women's and men's merchandise, targeting the 20 to 30 year old customer. The Company has over 30 years of experience offering a distinct combination of fashion and quality for multiple lifestyle occasions at an attractive value addressing fashion needs across work, casual, jeanswear, and going-out occasions. Steve Howard, Enterprise Architect for EXPRESS will explain how Hadoop has supported their journey with Sentiment Analysis, Social Listening, and Improving Customer Loyalty.
Growth Hackers, Data Scientists, Product Managers & Executive in most organizations struggle to derive actionable insights from the large volumes of diverse data flowing through the enterprise. LEGO was created to help tackle this problem at Salesforce.com, LEGO is a big data analysis and visualization platform. Utilizing Hadoop, Kafka, Splunk, Salesforce Wave, it ingests and integrates all kinds of data, from unstructured log files to structured dimensional datasets. Several open source analytic tools (Hive, Pig, Spark, Pandas ) are used to enrich, normalize, hormonize the data, increase its discoverability, and enable self service feature creation. Actionable data is made available at different grain in efficient data stores ranging from Hive tables to Search indexes. LEGO enables users to explore, discover and create actionable data features enabling data driven decision making at all levels in the organization. Integration with Salesforce Wave platform enables users to analyze and visualize 100's of millions of rows per dataset in minutes. This presentation will describe how LEGO works, its architecture and how its it used at Salesforce.com.
With complexities in hardware/cloud, Hadoop distributions, installations, configurations, tuning, data ingest and curation, many organizations are finding it difficult to deliver on the promise of Big Data. A key reason is that until now, big data has been driven by complex technology and limited to IT specialists and data scientists. In this session, I will share an example of how we overcame these challenges for our IP Telephony team by building processes, tools, and resources to empower our analysts with self-service analytics to operationalize their data. Big data is not just about the technology. Developing internal processes and enabling the analysts are equally as important. I have led our team at Comcast to architect a solution that embodies all three components in our big data strategy and execution plan. I will share the lessons learned as we considered different types of technology architecture and deployment, centralized or federated analyst resource model, and various internal processes to achieve greater analysis efficiencies. Finally, I will show how our IP Telephony analysts used our Self-Service solution every day to solve challenging problems and improved business results in the areas of network fraud detection, capacity planning, peering, and FCC compliance.


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The Italian Community Center (ICC) of Milwaukee is an ethnic organization that was founded in 1978 to celebrate the heritage and culture of Wisconsin's Italian American community. The most visible example of that is a four-day summer festival known as Festa Italiana that features food, entertainment and cultural exhibits that highlight the Italian experience. The ICC strides to promote ethnic understanding and racial equality and, in its 60,000 square foot facility, has been a catalyst for renewal and rebirth of Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward. The ICC is open to all people, regardless of race, creed or religion.
The ICC, in its current location since September 1990, has been chosen for many political rallies and speeches and campaign celebrations. President Bill Clinton gave a speech on health care reform at the ICC on April 18, 1994. President Bush and Senator John Kerry held events here in 2004.
The Italian Community Center is a place where history is taught, memories are shared, and friends gather – the ICC must remain the center of the Italian community, filled with people of all ages spending time together and ensuring the preservation of all things Italian – to make sure this generation and the next appreciate the importance and beauty of speaking Italian, dancing and singin g Italian, painting Italian and cooking Italian.
The community center is an important and wonderful place for meetings and socializing (and classes!). There is a very comfortable feeling there. I would love to see the ICC become more and more prominent in the Milwaukee area. It would be cool if there were various classes offered to the general public, but I'm not sure if that fits within the mission statement.
provides opportunity. The word "opportunity" is synonomous with such terms as: possible, chance, connection, space, and hope. The building itself, with its rooms and restaurant seating, provides spaces for individuals from all over the Milwaukee area to play, practice, and learn about the Italian culture. Through these activities, adults and children have the ability to interact and connect with others, and at the same time are given the chance to engage in a variety of pastimes, since they are all held under the same roof. Under this very roof also lies hope for future Italian-Americans, who will cherish their time spent within the ICC's walls and pass on their love for camaraderie and community to their own children.
To keep the traditions and culture alive that were brought over from our parents, grandparents etc. from Italy and to pass along to the next generation. To keep the Italian community of Wisconsin in contact.
To promote Italian heritage for all ages and provide a gathering place for the community.
The purpose of the Italian Community Center should be a place that gives back to the Italians of all ages by keeping alive our heritage through organized events such as festivals, food, music performances, etc.
I see the Italian Community Center like one big kitchen table (and in an Italian family that is pretty big) – it takes time to gather everyone at the table but when they are brought together, it's one big feast.
Personally, I see the ICC as mia famiglia!


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Be specific and super specific about the logo you are using. Right from its basic design, the color compositions, the image size in the logo to the empty space that surrounds the thing. If you are willing to have a precise style guide, you might as well consider designing an alternative for your main logo or a part of the original to use on its stead.
Many brands use a certain type of effects on their photos or designs. They have become so common and favorite that the effects have become the identity of the brand itself. Be sure to use something uncanny for your brand and make a list of common icons that you use to market it. It is always a best practice to keep these things organized.
The points that I have highlighted thus far, meant for both website and your print section. But there are few elements which are applicable for websites alone. A specific set of do's and don'ts should be maintained for buttons, menu styles, the order of pages and little details.
With the basic things pointed out, you'll need to keep the company age in mind when finalizing the style guide. Separate sets of standards need to be maintained for printed and online presence. A specific guide should be there on how to progress on social media sites and more.


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Q: OpenGL using VBO with index So I'm building a basic engine to render models and transformations, I did it with regular VBOs (without index), was working with no issues, but I decided to use VBO with index instead. Here are the important bits of my code:
Relevant global variables:
GLuint *modelBuffers;
GLuint *indexBuffers;

Relevant data structures:
struct databaseStruct
{
    int moveSize;
    int modelSize;
    int spinSize;
    int tracerSize;

    int currentMove;
    int currentSpin;
    int currentModel;
    int currentTracer;

    vector<moveNode> moveList;
    vector<modelNode> modelList;
    vector<spinNode> spinList;
    vector<tracerNode> tracerList;
    groupStruct scene;
} database;

struct modelNode
{
    int id;
    int numTri;
    string modelName;
    vector<GLfloat> model;
    vector<GLfloat> normals;
    vector<int> indices;
};

Model initialization at the beginning of the program:
void initModels(){
    glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
    modelBuffers = new GLuint[database.modelSize];
    indexBuffers = new GLuint[database.modelSize];
    glGenBuffers(database.modelSize, modelBuffers);
    glGenBuffers(database.modelSize, indexBuffers);
    vector<modelNode> mList = database.modelList;
    for (int i = 0; i < database.modelSize; i++){
        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, modelBuffers[mList[i].id]);
        glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, mList[i].model.size()*sizeof(GLfloat), &(mList[i].model[0]), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, indexBuffers[mList[i].id]);
        glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, mList[i].indices.size() * sizeof(GLint), &(mList[i].indices[0]), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
    }
}

Draw call on render scene:
void drawModel(element* elem){
    if (elem != NULL){
        modelNode *it = &database.modelList[elem->nodeRef];
        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, modelBuffers[it->id]);
        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, indexBuffers[it->id]);
        glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 0, 0);
        glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, it->numTri*3, GL_INT, 0);
    }
}

The program structure works, as all I have changed since using simple VBOs was structure changes to host the indices and the OpenGL calls for handling them.
If needed, I can provide the previous working versions.

A: you are overlapping the buffers, create separate buffers for the vertex info and indexes
void initModels(){
    glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
    modelBuffers = new GLuint[database.modelSize*2];//twice as large
    glGenBuffers(database.modelSize*2, modelBuffers);//creating twice as many
    vector<modelNode> mList = database.modelList;
    for (int i = 0; i < database.modelSize; i++){
        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, modelBuffers[mList[i].id*2]);
        glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, mList[i].model.size()*sizeof(GLfloat), &(mList[i].model[0]), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, modelBuffers[mList[i].id*2+1]);
        glBufferData(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, mList[i].indices.size() * sizeof(int), &(mList[i].indices[0]), GL_STATIC_DRAW);
    }
}

void drawModel(element* elem){
    if (elem != NULL){
        modelNode *it = &database.modelList[elem->nodeRef];
        glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, modelBuffers[it->id*2]);
        glBindBuffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, modelBuffers[it->id*2+1]);
        glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 0, 0);
        glDrawElements(GL_TRIANGLES, it->numTri*3, GL_INT, 0);
    }
}

you'll see I created twice as many buffers and each array buffer is the id*2 in modelBuffers and the index buffer is the id*2 + 1 in modelBuffers

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The dollar (ISO 4217 code: SBD) is the currency of the Solomon Islands since 1977. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign "$" or, alternatively "SI$" to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is subdivided into 100 cents.
Prior to the Solomon Islands Dollar, Solomon Islands relied on foreign currencies, namely the Australian units of pound sterling. however, the Solomon Islands had also issued its own corresponding banknotes, sometimes called the Solomon Islands Pound.
When Solomon Islands fell under the control of Imperial Japan, the Oceanian pound became the official currency until after the war ended and the Pound was restored.
In 1966, the Australian dollar replaced the pound, and was circulated in the Solomon Islands Until 1976, shortly before independence.
The Solomon Islands dollar was introduced in 1977, replacing the Australian dollar at par, following independence. Until 1979, the two dollars remained equal. After a period of five months pegged at SI$1.05 = AU$1, the currency floated. Economic stagnation ensued, so over the next 28 years, and especially during the civil war of 2000-2003, inflation has taken its toll, with the Solomon Islands dollar now equal to 15 Australian cents.
As of 2008, due to the low valuation in the currency, many Islanders have taken to hoarding coins and giving them to children as souvenirs, sparking a coin shortage. Some more traditional monetary forms, such as dolphin teeth, have in a few areas taken the place of coins.
The Solomon Islands dollar is not a true dollar in the sense that it is descended directly from the Spanish pieces of eight, as is the case with the US dollar, the Canadian dollar, and the East Caribbean Dollar. The Solomon Islands dollar is an off-shoot of the Australian dollar which is in turn essentially a half pound sterling. Australia followed the pattern of South Africa in that when it adopted the decimal system, it decided to use the half pound unit as opposed to the pound unit of account. The choice of the name dollar was motivated by the fact that the reduced value of the new unit corresponded more closely to the value of the US dollar than it did to the pound sterling. Other examples of dollars that are not true dollars for this same reason are the Cayman Islands dollar, the Australian dollar, the Jamaican dollar, the New Zealand dollar, the Fiji dollar, the Namibian dollar, the Rhodesian dollar, and the Zimbabwe dollar.
Examples of dollars that are directly related to the original Spanish dollar unit are the US dollar, the Canadian dollar, the Newfoundland dollar, the East Caribbean dollar, the Belize dollar, the Guyanese dollar, the Bermuda dollar, the Bahamian dollar, the Trinidad and Tobago dollar, the Barbados dollar, the Hong Kong dollar, the Straits dollar, the Malayan dollar, the Singapore dollar, and the Brunei dollar.
In 1977, coins were introduced in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 cents and 1 dollar. The cent coins were all the same sizes, weights, and compositions as the corresponding Australian coins, with the 1 dollar an equilaterally curved heptagonal (seven sided) coin minted in cupro-nickel. Uniquely enough, This seven sided dollar coin happens to predate the later Australian one by seven years. The reverse of each of the six original coins depicts the image of an item or symbol important to native culture.
In 1985, bronze-plated steel replaced bronze in the 1 and 2 cents, with nickel-clad steel replacing cupro-nickel in the 5, 10, and 20 cents in 1990. 1988 saw the introduction of 50 cent coins, which were dodecagonal (twelve sided) and minted in cupro-nickel. The 1988 50 cent was also the country's first circulation commemorative piece celebrating the tenth anniversary of independence. Later issues simply depict the national crest. Unlike the lower denominations, the 50 cent and 1 dollar continue to be minted in cupro-nickel rather than clad-steel.
With a high national inflation rate, the 1 and 2 cent coins are becoming much less widely used, with prices often being rounded off to the nearest 5 cents instead due to a low valuation and shortage of these coins. Unlike many of its neighboring south pacific countries, Solomon Islands remains one of the few in that region that has yet to discontinue the 1 and 2 cent coins and withdraw them from circulation.
All the coins of the Solomon Islands bear the portrait of the country's head of state, Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of the Solomon Islands.
In 1977, banknotes were introduced in denominations of 2, 5 and 10 dollars, with 20 dollar notes added in 1981. The first issues of banknotes depicted Queen Elizabeth II. However, all new series afterwards had her image replaced with that of the national crest. 50 dollar notes were first introduced in 1986, followed by 100 dollar notes in 2006.. A polymer two dollar banknote was issued in 2001 to replace the cotton fibre issue, but the banknote was reverted back to cotton in the 2006 series. The 2006 series also saw several new security features, including brighter background colors, a micro printed holofoil on the 50 and 100 dollar notes, a tapered serial number, and a weaved security thread.
All of the notes depict scenes of traditional daily life and things that are culturally important in the islands, with each note pertaining to a particular theme.
All banknotes are issued by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands.


A Swedish all-in-one portable coffee stand called Wheelys Cafe, started out as a campaign on IndiGoGo.com.
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An example of a successful press release, WHEELYS CAFE!
Thanks for a successful press release, their original campaign raised $372,295USD.
It was 615% funded on August 17, 2015.
This grand-slam success caught the eyes of the likes of BBC, CNN, Time, Daily Mail, Forbes, The New York Times, to name a few!
BlueMax Networks have garnered rave reviews recently from customers in Latin America. Thanks to a press release which declared the tie-up of BlueMax with Seattle-based Zonsys. BlueMax provides marketing and e-commerce mobile solutions for its customers. It allowed its merchants to offer their clients 2D bar codes for special offers and discounts.
In 2014, this crowd-funding web-based platform hogged the press with the news of its partnership with CrunchBase to expand the 'Deal distribution network'.
Another successful press release followed with the news about EquityNet surpassing a net crowd-funding worth of 300 million dollars!
The press report (link) of how the recording label Essential Music & Marketing signed Los Angeles based Linear Labs has done wonders for this relatively new recording label.
The founder and head of Linear Labs, Adrian Younge, has gone public with his statement about the 'new partnership with Essential, a brand that encompasses a craftsman-like approach to the marketing and distribution of finer music' (in his own words / quote!).
Linear Lab focuses on conceptualized music from new and upcoming artists.
Younge has been releasing many albums afterwards.
Much like its name, Gryphon Audio has built quite a 'powerful' reputation for itself with the recent press release that it sent out to the world regarding the launch of the 'Kalliope'.
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An event-management company was organizing an exhibition.
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This company has been exhibiting every year since that date.
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From H4268 and H3050; refuge of (that is, in) Jah; Machsejah, an Israelite: - Maaseiah.
 מַחְסֵיָה proper name, masculine (׳י is a refuge) ancestor of Baruch and Seraiah Jeremiah 32:12 (Baer ׳מַחֲס) Jeremiah 51:59.
מַחְסֵיָה ("whose refuge is Jehovah"), [Maaseiah], pr.n. m. Jeremiah 32:12, 51:59.


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Rebel Priest
Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?
Equating the abolition of slavery with gay marriage is Osborne's utter nonsense
Jules Gomes
Georgie Porgie, pudding and pie,
Gave a speech and made me cry.
George Osborne's speech hosted by the Centre for Policy Studies was a damp squib. He rambled. He tried the three-point sermon tack from the Vicar of Dibley. He tried Humpty Dumpty's line of argument from Alice in Wonderland: "When I use a word it means just what I choose it to mean, neither more nor less." Georgie Porgie went on to pull a rhetorical rabbit from his top hat to prove to his audience how the word 'conservative' really means 'progressive.'
That's when his oratorical flourishes began. Georgie boy switched to his 'I have a Dream' pulpit pyrotechnics mode, a la Martin Luther King, Jr. Holding his audience with his Ancient Mariner's glittering eye, he launched into a litany of adulation glorifying great Conservatives who had taken great progressive leaps for the greater good of mankind.
Tory worthies like the Earl of Shaftesbury and Lord Salisbury rightly featured in Mr Osborne's Roll Call of the Righteous, but, believe it or not, in chronological order Georgie Porgie commenced his litany by praising William Wilberforce for ending the slave trade and climaxed with hailing 'Call me Dave' Cameron for legalising gay marriage. St David, patron saint of gay marriage, pray for us Tories.
How do you compare a towering moral giant like Wilberforce with a vacillating moral pygmy like 'Hug a Hoodie' Dave? It's like comparing Thomas Becket to Justin 'Wonga' Welby… Oh! Becket, by the way, would have survived as Archbishop of Canterbury if his General Synod had organised a chummy round of 'good disagreement' and 'facilitated conversations' with King Henry II.
The nonsense value of Osborne's asinine analogy comparing Willie Wilberforce with Dave Cam is rivalled only by his comparison of the abolition of slavery with the legalisation of gay marriage. Was George Osborne trying out a new literary device or figure of speech in the form of oxymoron, irony, paradox, hyperbole, antithesis, adynaton, anti-hero, non sequitur or monumental stupidity?
When did you last hear of homosexuals being clapped in leg irons and whipped?
The legalisation of gay marriage is a moral achievement on par with the abolition of slavery, trumpets Osborne. Really? So where do gay-traders hold their weekly LGBTI flea market where you can buy a lesbian with MasterCard? When did you last hear of homosexuals being clapped in leg irons and whipped unless it was in a seedy S & M nightclub in Soho? The adherents of Isis have a lot of fun flinging gays off tall buildings in the Middle East, but their hobbies also include crucifying Christians, stoning adulterous women and raping Yazidi girls. And while the abolition of slavery put an end to the slave trade in Britain, America and Africa, the 'progressive conservatives' (or should it be 'conservative progressives'?) of the Bullingdon Club have done nothing much to stop Isis's horrific persecution where such intervention is needed the most.
The incongruous juxtapositioning of Willie and Dave reaches its pinnacle of absurdity when you compare Wilberforce's sheer moral indefatigability and unimaginable moral courage in campaigning for the abolition of slavery with Cameron's easy breezy populist ride in passing the gay marriage Bill. Wilberforce's Bill was defeated every year for eighteen years in Parliament. Abolishing slavery in that day would be like abolishing the automobile in our day, says Professor N T Wright. In that day slavery drove the economy. Legalising gay marriage when it is one of the cardinal doctrines of the dominant postmodern orthodoxy is no big deal. Even the peers voted by a majority of 242 to allow the same sex marriage Bill to pass through the House of Lords.
The incongruous juxtapositioning of slavery and homosexuality from a biblical and theological position is even more bizarre. "What kind of legitimate analogy can be made between the two? In my opinion, absolutely none. It's just night and day," writes Professor Robert Gagnon, one of the world's most prolific biblical scholars on the subject of the Bible and homosexual practice.
It is unfair to conflate the slavery approved by some sections of the Bible with the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
First, it is unfair to confuse or conflate the slavery grudgingly approved by some sections of the Bible with the trans-Atlantic slave trade. I wrote an article on this in the Dictionary of Mission Theology where I pointed out how much of slavery in the biblical cultures 'entailed relationships that were non-obligatory, often temporary and not necessarily deemed socially inferior.' Slavery was not based on race, slaves had well-defined rights, and slaves were to be treated fairly.
Second, as William Webb argues in his book Slaves, Women and Homosexuals, the Bible has a 'redemptive-movement hermeneutic' progressing from a cultural context where slavery was permitted under certain conditions to a time when slavery would be abolished. In the case of homosexuality such a redemptive move is notably absent. The Bible prohibits homosexuality from start to finish.
Third, there is a definite trajectory in the Bible that critiques slavery. It begins with Israel's memory of her own slavery in Egypt and culminates with the apostle Paul's letter to Philemon to treat his runaway slave Onesimus 'no longer as a slave but more than a slave, as a beloved brother.' This is one of the most revolutionary statements in the biblical writings and would be at the heart of Wilberforce's theology of abolition. 'Yet there is not the slightest indication anywhere in the canon that same-sex intercourse is anything other than a detested practice to be utterly eschewed by the people of God, Jew and Gentile believer alike, in all circumstances,' writes Gagnon.
Fourth, homosexual practice was approved and even applauded by many of the surrounding cultures in the biblical periods. In contrast, the biblical authors were intensely counter-cultural in opposing what they call an 'abomination'. However, slavery had qualified approval from biblical authors with a view to ultimate abolition and largely unqualified approval from contemporary culture with a view to continuing the practice.
Georgie Porgie can be sure that the Margaret Thatcher lecture for 2016 will not make it to the list of the top ten TED talks of the year.
(Originally published in The Conservative Woman)
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Hiking India Venster is not a straight forward hike and sticking to the path is the best advice. It involves sections of scrambling and climbing up short sections of rock where caution should be exercised.
The route start behind the lower cableway station heading right up Table Mountain. The path weaves in and around ravine and buttress with spectacular views all along!
At the beginning of the twentieth century, plans for a railway up the front of Table Mountain and a funicular up Platteklip Gorge were bandied about but nothing was ever decided.
The cableway was eventually opened on 4 October 1929. In 1958 the original cable cars were changed for "modern" ones, then in 1967 and again in 1974 and able to carry up to 28 passengers at a time. Today's new cars carry up to 65 passengers and take less than 3 minutes from base to summit. The Aerial Cableway Company is responsible for putting thousands of people on top of Table Mountain every year, which makes it statistically one of the top tourist destination in Africa.


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1) The Polka Dot Nail Art:- Polka dot nail art is easy to achieve and a great place to start if you are just beginning to experiment with nail art. All you will need is the rubber tip of a bent- open bobby pin. Dip the tool into polish and dot it onto your nail in an alternating pattern. Finish with topcoat.
2) The Chevron print:- Girls, if this is the first time you are trying out nail art, a Chevron print is your best choice. It's a little tricky, but nothing a little patience can't achieve. Try this pattern using a neutral color for base and pair it up with some brilliant, contrasting colors. If you're going for a Chevron pattern on all your nails, use one base color and one color for the pattern. But if you're painting one of your nails in Chevron, you can experiment with the colors a bit more.
3) Floral Stamped design :- You can try out this nail art by using a Golden nail polish as a base and some black special polish. Use the special polish to stamp out floral designs from a definite stamping plate looks very beautiful and easy to do.
4) Black & White Animal print design:- This can be an easy to do nail art on the go. So simple and good to look at that at least you would definitely want to try it at least Once you are not too much into nail arts.This can be easily recreated with the help of Just 1 toothpick and black and white nail Polish. You can use other colours for the base too. It's however best to use a light colour for the base and a dark colour for the dots. Give it a try!
5) Glitter Nail Art:- A beautiful nail art created with glitter striper and a few nail polish of your choice. Add some blings or metal sequins to your one nail for an extra jazzed up look. For two other nail you can use loose red glitters mixed with golden glitters of a transparent base coat or a glitter polish.
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It's something I designed before I had children, but had the younger generations of girls in mind when I did. I hoped that if girls see how God values them, they would struggle less with peer pressure, low self-esteem, etc. It reads "I am fearfully and wonderfully made – Psalm 139:14." It was a product I carried in my [old] online store. I saved one for my daughter when she came along ... she's not yet 4, but I hope in the future it will be a positive reminder to her of her heavenly worth! :-) I had a stencil custom made for manufacturing these, but it's easily something you could replicate with alphabet stencils or even freehand. Try a rectangular mirror for an easier go at it! Also, I sold these in several color options and not just for girl bedrooms, either. In fact, I think the powder room was a popular destination! Don't we all need to be reminded of this verse?
My name is Maria Edi and I am writing from Brazil.
I am writing this to tell you that I like your blog very much and this inspiring mirros is very, very beautiful.
They are not the seventh art, but I enjoyed making them.
I LOVE that mirror. It's beautiful. I have a daughter who is almost 3 and something like this would be great for her room. Thanks for sharing. I found your blog through a friend's blog. I love it and am so glad I did!
I did enter your contest/giveaway, but I wanted to let you know that I have loved looking at your entire blog and borrowing ideas! Keep 'em coming. I especially liked the simple candle/label one and made something like that for my sil's birthday yesterday. Thanks!
What a great message for a mirror and actually everyone. Thanks for the inspiration.
That is a GREAT message to put on a mirror!! we all need to be reminded!
What a wonderful scripture to imprint on your daughter's mind every day. It is so important for all kids, but I think especially girls, to realize that this scripture is true and meant for them!
What an awesome idea! You know, since visiting your site I am constantly trying to incorporate scripture all over our house! I'll show you all your inspiration once I complete the projects that are dangling in my mind!
Hi, I had to buy your book. It just came today. It's wonderful. Congrats!! If I don't win a book, I may purchase one for my mom for Mother's day. It's just beautiful. I plan to decorate with the book also.
I love that mirror, what an appropriate verse for a daughter's room.
Where can we get the mirror. Do you make them for adults..I need one. Thanks.
Beautiful scripture and such a perfect way to be reminded of it.
I noticed in a previous comment that you have a book. I'm off to investigate further.
I am touuched by your creativity and inspiring ideas.
What a beautiful scripture to put on a mirror. Thanks so much for sharing. I have 3 daughters and this is such an important reminder... thanks again for all your beautiful and inpirational ideas.
I love the mirror -- that is a great idea!
I love it. It's on my list for spring projects. Love your creativity!
I love the heart behind that mirror!! You go, you creative momma, you!
I have four daughters and that mirror represents my #1 prayer for them...that they will never second guess their worth and beauty.
Thanks for the wonderful mirror and scripture.I know some big gals that need to be reminded of this, what a gift idea !
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I love the mirror. It is very beautiful!
Love the mirror. You never cease to amaze me with your talent. Psalms is such a good book of the Bible.
hi, i just stopped by and loved this idea, but if you use your own stencils, what would you use to write it on the frame? special kind of craft ink, paint? enlighten me!
If you are using alphabet stencils, then use stencil paint and brush. They are designed to not "bleed" paint under the stencil. You kind of tap, tap with the loaded brush as opposed to normal paint strokes.
Hi, I was surfing the web and came across your inspirational mirror. This is gorgeous. I know this was years ago. Is there any way I can buy one still? I have the other ones already that are being sold through dayspring. Are there any more that you are making I have an idea for my new house and your work is amazing I would love to buy as many as I can get my hands one that are uniquely made like this.
Do you have any more of these mirrors left?
Thank you, Nadia, but I have no more mirrors.


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Coronado has become one of the premier vacation spots in Southern California. People come to our fair city to rest, relax and experience a small town atmosphere. I have heard people refer to Coronado as "Pleasantville" because it offers what has been lost in many small towns across America. Coronado Mainstreet has been nationally recognized as one of the few wonderful towns main street environments across the country to grow up and not lose its' soul.
Most of the shops in Coronado are still locally owned and very few national franchises have been able to enter the market because of a forward thinking city council and local business community. There have been more than a few visitors to Coronado whom after visiting have decided to invest in the Coronado Real Estate market by buying a second home or altogether picking up and moving to Coronado and set down life-long roots. In addition, Coronado is home to a large number of retired naval officers who at one time or another during their career, were stationed at North Island, home to three naval aircraft carriers.
If you have further questions about Coronado or looking to potentially invest in Coronado after visiting our wonderful town, please give us a call. With over 25 years of experience selling real estate in Coronado, I can answer almost any question you might have.
What Makes Coronado Special
Besides the weather, there are many annual events and activities which make our town such a special place. Below I have highlighted some of these events Tthe following ideas are only a start to helping you experience all Coronado has to offer and to make your visit more enjoyable.
Coronado has more than 80 cafes and restaurants, offering seafood, American fare, and ethnic cuisine. Many of these cafe's and restaurants offer outdoor dining so you can also enjoy Coronado's enviable weather. For more detailed information, The Coronado Visitor Center also provides maps, brochures and the following discounted tickets for local attractions. They can also be reached at 619-437-8788.
Motorcars on MainStreet - A wonderful celebration of collector cars from throughout the San Diego Community
Annual Flower Show - A city-wide flower show bringing together green thumbs from all over San Diego County. The Flower show also judges all the homes in Coronado and awards homes for their gardens on a block by block basis. This is a very sought after award and homeowners and gardeners work very hard every spring to prepare for the judging of their gardens. Winners proudly showcase their ribbons in their windows.
Fourth of July - Mainstreet parade, fireworks display and concert in the park. The Fourth of July celebration defines the expression "As American as Apple Pie". On that day the population of Coronado swells from 25,000 to upwards of 100,000 visitors. The parade features a full complement of navy equipment, band, person and even pearl harbor survivors. If anyone ever wanted to see patriotism in action or wanted to know what it means to be an American, spending a day in Coronado for the fourth of July celebration will pull at your heart strings and re-fill your pride in America and appreciating how fortunate we are to be Americans.
Chrysler Classic Speed Festival - Held at the North Island Naval Base, The speed festival is a full weekend of racing classic cars and showcasing the history of cars. It is a wonderful opportunity for family and car connoisseurs alike.
Mainstreet Halloween - Trick or treating provided by the main street business community. This event has begun to rival our fourth of July event with people coming from all over San Diego and Mexico to trick or treat with their families in a safe environment. One street, in particular, has a reputation and during the evening, some houses have reported having over 1500 trick or treaters visit their homes.
Christmas Parade and the lighting of the town Christmas tree. During the Christmas season, Coronado roles out the red carpet for Santa Claus providing the children with a mountain full of snow to build a snowman or just a short sled ride down the mountain. Santa is then treated to a ride down the main street in the local fire truck to turn on the city's Christmas tree lights which then shine throughout the Christmas season. There is such a season of giving during this time, that even the city has been known to offer free parking at the town meters during the Christmas season.
All Year Round Activities
Coronado City Beach was named one of Southern California's best beaches in 2002 by the Travel Channel. Swim or surf at Coronado City Beach or Silver Strand State Beach. Dog Beach in Coronado is one of the few beaches where a man's best friend can enjoy the outdoors too.
Coronado Theatre - Take in a show. Coronado has its own community theater group which performs at the Coronado Playhouse on Strand Way. Lamb's Players Theater also most of the year offering 8 new productions a year and a special Christmas show at the Hotel Del Coronado in December.
Coronado History - Learn about Coronado's interesting past at the Museum of History and Art with its three permanent galleries dedicated to Coronado's unique history and one special exhibit gallery which changes quarterly.
Scenic Tours - Ride, rollerblade or walk or miles of bike paths which hug the coastline and provide a great way to exercise and see some of Coronado's spectacular scenery.
Art-in-the-Park turns Spreckels Park into an outdoor gallery on the first and third Sunday of each month.
Concert in the Park This music series runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day and has become a required family event during the summer allowing parents and children to play, picnic and listen to a wonderful variety of music from Classical to Swing to Rock n' Roll.
Quick History of Coronado
Coronado was named for the Coronado Islands off the coast of San Diego. They were first sighted on November 8, 1602, by a Spanish navigator Vizcaino and he named them "Los Coronados" for four martyred saints of ancient Rome whose deaths had been recorded as happening on the same day. Coronado remained a unpopulated peninsula until purchased in 1885 by Elisha S. Babcock, Jr., and Hampton L. Storey. They believed it would be an ideal setting for a resort hotel.
With the railroad scheduled to reach San Diego in the 1880's, they believed well-heeled easterners looking for a dryer climate would flock to the new hotel. The Hotel del Coronado opened in 1888 and shortly afterward was sold to John D. Spreckels. The hotel is now a designated National Historical Landmark. In 1891, Benjamin Harrison was the first of 13 presidents to visit Coronado, joining the long list of celebrities whom have visited in the past and this list continues to grow today. As recently as 2005 President George W. Bush visited the hotel to deliver a speech at North Island to our military troops. The hotel remains Coronado's most identifiable landmark today.
Another important part of Coronado's history, both past, and present is aviation and the military. In 1911, Glenn Curtis opened an aviation camp. Today, that aviation camp is called the Navy Air Station, North Island. Then during World War I, the Spreckels family sold it to the Navy. Today, North Island homeports three aircraft carriers, making the military the top employer in the Coronado.
More recent history includes the opening of the Coronado Bay Bridge in 1969. This was also the day Coronado got its first traffic light. In 1971 the first of the ten Coronado Shore Towers was completed. These 15-story condominium towers changed the skyline of Coronado.
History is still a part of everyday life in Coronado with more than 85 historical sites designated in the City.
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I was thinking to myself, what makes someone laugh his heart out. What makes him drop dead laughing?! . Is it a good joke?! . Is it a funny situation?! . Watching a funny movie?! . And what makes someone cry out hard and being gloomy?! . Is it the situation that affects us?! Or a movie or maybe a song ! . While thinking, I remembered that I didn't laugh that hard for a long time. I don't remember a specific situation that made me drop dead laughing.
I also don't remember a specific situation that made me really sad or even cry. And I asked myself what happened to me !!. Is it just me or there are people feeling the same way I do. Even if I laugh, I don't "really" laugh. I mean not really hard like before when I was child. Compare this to every single feeling you have. Do you really feel the real feeling of the situation. Or just a little bit of it.
Well,, I guess we miss feeling the real "feeling". We don't love hard, work hard, play hard. Everything in our life has something missing. I remember when I was a child, everything was simple and real. I remember I was playing really hard, even if it is a simple game, I was enjoying it. Was really happy with it. When I get a simple toy, I was flying without wings. When I watch a cartoon like " Tom & Jerry " , the cartoon was very simple no complicated stories and not complicated graphics. But we all enjoyed it. My friends and I was inventing new games and keep playing till we die.
I figured out that what makes everything around us is so "Gray" is the lifestyle. We grew up on black and white. Black means bad or lying, and white means good or the truth. Now we are living a gray world. We sometimes do things we don't know even if it's good or bad. There are so many issues that people themselves don't know whether it's good or bad. The more details in our life, the more complicated it gets.
I don't know whether I'm the only one who has this feeling, or there are many people around the world feeling the same way, just wanted to share this idea with you guys.
Do you feel the real happiness / sadness or it takes a few minutes then it vanishes ?!


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Dr. Wallace is a 1979 graduate of the Ohio State College of Dentistry. His dental residency was completed at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, where he received his certificate of proficiency in general dentistry.
After spending 6 years as a general dentist in private practice, Dr. Wallace returned to academics to receive specialty training in fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics at the University of Rochester's Eastman Dental Center. In 1988, Dr. Wallace was awarded a certificate of completion in the specialty of prosthodontics.
Dr. Wallace strives to solve complex dental problems in order to develope solutions that will create for his patients, a lifetime of good dental and oral health as well as an esthetically pleasing smile. He is often consulted for second opinions that are helpful both to referring dentists and to their patients.
Marilyn has been with the practice for 9 years and has been involved in the dental profession for 26 years. Her expertise in overseeing treatment plans, insurance claims, and billing, ensure that our patients will receive maximum benefit reimbursments. She strives to understand our patients' needs in order to help begin their treatment with ease.
Darlene has been with the practice for 2 years, recently returning after a 7 year absence. She makes every attempt to schedule appointments for our patients according to their needs. As she is the first person who communicates with the patients when they call as well as when they arrive in our waiting room, Darlene welcomes them with a friendly, cheerful attitude which helps them feel more comfortable.
Jeaneen is a certified dental assistant that has been with the practice for 33 years. Her knowledge and expertise are a valuable resource for Dr. Wallace's patients. Jeaneen is always available for our patients and is willing to answer any questions concerning their treatment. Jeaneen is licensed in dental radiology.
Lexi is a certified dental assistant and has been with the practice for a year. Her quiet demeanor helps to calm our more apprehensive patients. Lexi is certified in dental radiology.
Angela graduated from the Lakeland Community College Dental Hygiene Program in 2002. She has been with the practice for 13 years. Her kind manner and gentle touch makes her patients feel relaxed almost immediately. Angela is also a licensed massage therapist.
Michele graduated from the Lakeland Community College Dental Hygiene Program in 1982 and has over 25 years experience in the field. She has been a part of this practice for over 12 years. Patients appreciate her caring attitude and her thoroughness.
Denise graduated from the Lakeland Community College Dental Hygiene Program in 1991. She wanted to be a hygienist since she was 12 years old. Denise has been with the practice for 14 years. Her constant encouragement enables our patients to improve and maintain their oral hygiene.


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