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A: The standard environment adds a negative spacing of -0.5em between the abstract title and the text (because it uses center).
You can easily adjust it to your likings:
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With 0em the negative space doesn't get inserted, but no positive space either. Adjust the value until you're satisfied.
Note. Avoid plaguing your code with explicit \normalsize declarations. For instance, your code will make the abstract title smaller than the text. In order to get normal size, add
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After two albums across which the more conventional listener might search vainly for something resembling a tune, Meg Remy made a turn into pop on a split album with Slim Twig in 2011. Suddenly, she'd transformed into some kind of experimental girl-group revivalist. Two more albums in the same vein later and she's signed to 4AD for a fifth album that offers, well, more of the same.
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December is a surprising month for an al fresco barbecue lunch on a concrete slab, but that is exactly how part of our church family enjoyed a midday break last Wednesday. Gathering with the Coakley Williams construction team, roughly 100 bundled-up staff and parishioners from The Falls Church Anglican were invited for the first time behind the caution tape and temporary fencing surrounding the new church site for "topping out," a builders' rite traditionally celebrated with a feast for the workers just after the final beam is hoisted and installed.
Coakley Williams painted the beam white and provided a box of black Sharpie markers so anyone could sign around two printed verses chosen by Rector John Yates: "My house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples" (Isaiah 56:7) and the Great Commission found in Mark 16:15. As the crane's jib and metal ball hovered near the topping out crowd, many church members broke into the doxology while watching the hook fasten to the last beam and swing it into place.
Several newcomers stood side by side celebrating with those who have worked faithfully through the years to see this day. Members of the church's Building Steering Committee recalled their reasons for purchasing these five acres in 2015, referring to many "green lights from God." Thinking back to when the search for property first began, the committee joked, "Some of us had hair. We were all young men back then."
"We'd like to say we're halfway there," said one of Coakley Williams' representatives in a short program where Yates and various members of the construction team gave a few remarks before lunch. The project superintendent reported that this final piece of the church's structure is a significant milestone and after 4,500 man hours, the crew encountered no incidents or major hurdles other than the weather. Spokesmen for the crew talked about the next chapter of construction, saying, "We're excited to run to the finish. It'll be a few more months and we look forward to cutting the ribbon."
Watching from the sidelines, Coakley Williams' marketing and proposal specialist commented that this was her first bid on a church building project, and she had never seen a church built so close to an office building and a major highway. Curious about the unusual relationship between the office building, six-story parking lot, and the church as landlord, she and other workers listened as Yates described looking down on the construction from his third-floor office window and being concerned for the project superintendent. "I've been watching him mark the steel and lift the steel and scurry all over these beams," said Yates. The crowd chuckled when he inserted, "And I've been praying for him not to fall and to be safe."
Yates went on to explain that the church is not just a building for the members of The Falls Church Anglican, but the construction crew is "building something for the glory of God," a house of prayer for "people from all over the world who live right around us." Many of the Bible verses and messages scribbled on the beam echoed Yates' words.
May your name be high and lifted up.
Let the peoples praise you, O God, let all the peoples praise you.
Soli Deo Gloria.
Maralee Gutierrez, a recent addition to the staff and Coordinator of Neighborhood and Global Engagement, wrote Revelation 7:9 underneath the Great Commission. Hopeful for blessings in the surrounding community but also for blessings within our church body, she had made an earlier observation that the Lord's people become the most like Christ - the most transformed - through service. "I could't think of a better time to be part of our church," she said. "Maybe the Lord planted us at 6565 not just to change the neighborhood, but maybe God wants to change us through this neighborhood."
By next Christmas, God willing, a new steeple will lift high the cross and serve as an open invite for onlookers to come worship and be transformed with us. For now though, a vertical crane with a flag waving at the top encourages us that worship does not require a turnkey sanctuary. Thanks to the invitation of the workers and onlookers from Coakley Williams, December 5 marked the first of many more doxologies to come.
"Dear God, we thank you. We thank you so much for these men and women, the builders and the engineers and the designers. We thank you for them and we pray that you'll protect and watch over them as this building is completed. As we lift this beam today, we dedicate it to the honor of Christ who was lifted up on a high beam to die for the sins of the world. As we look up at this beam, we remember what your Son did for us. We want to dedicate the whole project to him and to you and to the Holy Spirit. May it be for your honor and glory. Thank you so much. Amen."
— John Yates' prayer at the Topping Out celebration, Dec. 5, 2018
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Masque is an American rock band formed in Hollywood California in April 1985. Masque performed live for the first time on July 18, 1985 at the Troubadour night club in West Hollywood California. Masque was formed by lead-vocalist Tony Kelly after he departed Hollywood based band Network featuring Drew Forsyth (musician), drummer of the original Quiet Riot with guitarist Randy Rhoads. The name Masque along with the bands elaborate costumes and stage artwork were influenced by the festive courtly entertainment which flourished in sixteenth and early seventeenth century Europe commonly known as a Masque. Between 1985 and 1989 the band performed live and recorded 16 songs that were never officially released to the public until 2008.
In March 2008 Masque released a CD titled Face First on Suncity Records featuring 11 songs recorded between 1985 & 1988. Fueled by social media exposure, the band experienced a major resurgence in popularity with fans around the world. Renewed popularity led to a Masque reunion in 2010 to record their first single in twenty years titled "Body Mind & Soul" produced by Grammy-winning record producer Keith Olsen and music video filmed by award-winning director Mark Jacobs. Masque released the second single and video titled "Rock n Roll Dog" on April 30, 2012 also produced by Keith Olsen and directed by Mark Jacobs. The current members of Masque are involved in various projects outside the band including Scotty Kormos who is the house drummer for The Singing Bee (U.S. game show). On May 5, 2011 vocalist Tony Kelly was inducted in the Las Vegas Rock Reunion Hall of Fame with Belladonna, a local Las Vegas band who he fronted and was lead singer between 1979 and 1981.
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We are asking you for help in rebuilding the parish church of Beyla in the diocese of N'Zérékoré in the Republic of Guinea / Conakry. This diocese was founded more than 100 years ago by the White Fathers who were expelled by the dictator Sékou Touré. They handed over this diocese to the diocesan clergy, which generously took over.
Letter from the parish priest of Beyla, Abbot Justin Monemou
On Tuesday, July 16, 2013, our parish was attacked by rebels. They simply attacked Christians and their property. Then they ransacked, stole and burned everything that belonged to both Catholic and Protestant missions. Indeed, chapels and churches were systematically destroyed throughout Beyla Prefecture; Villages like Moribadou and Sinko were not spared. All buildings were prey to the flames for 3 days, from July 16 to 18, 2013.
Material losses
The building of the parish church completely burned with all its contents. The same was true of the other buildings in the courtyard of the church:
The Sisters building with 7 rooms;
The Sisters Primary School building with three classrooms and a fully equipped office;
A kitchen and toilets destroyed;
The building including the catechetical room, the catechist's office and a reading room;
The accommodations of the catechist comprising three rooms and a living room;
The building of the parish bookstore;
The statue of the Virgin Mary and the altar of the cave were crushed.
At the presbytery, the priests' room was set on fire. The ceiling and framing of the roof were calcined, leaving part of the roof hanging. Almost all of the doors and windows were removed and taken away, the electrical installations were ransacked. In short, this presbytery was totally vandalized and emptied of all its contents.
The mill, the main source of income for the parish, was taken.
The building housing the three offices of the priests and a well-stocked library were set on fire, leaving the parish of Beyla without any archives.
The pain of the loss
A few months after these painful events, the Christians returned to the parish, their hearts bruised before the debris of their possessions. They are weeping, for they have lost the great and ancient parish church which was their pride in this highly Islamized milieu. The need to feel Christian, to express and live their faith in the midst of an Islamic people continued to animate the hearts of hard-pressed Christians. To help overcome this ordeal, on December 25, 2013, they took the initiative to build a prayerful community that meets on Great Holidays in an outdoor hangar. Likewise, they do it every Sunday in the corridor of the priests' quarters: this old building built by the missionary White Fathers is the only Christian building that has been able to keep its roof thanks to its great height.
Renaissance of the parish
After having lived several years in this precarious situation, the Bishop of the diocese of N'Zérékoré, Mgr. Raphael B. Guilavogui, decided this year to officially reopen the parish of Beyla. For this, the rebuilding of the parish church has become the priority. As the realization of such work (House of God) goes beyond the financial capacity of this Christian community, we appeal to our Christian sisters and brothers in Canada to help us. Therefore, with your faith in God and with your generosity that is never lacking, we ask for your financial contribution to the height of your possibilities.
We will be grateful for all that you will do for the success of this essential project for us. Please accept the assurance of our prayers and fraternal friendship.
Abbot Justin Monemou, parish priest of Beyla
Jean-Marie Tardif, Missionnary of Africa*
Father responsible for this aid.
Letter sent from Beyla , April 12th, 2016
*Former professor at the Seminary of Bamako, Mali, which hosted the seminarians of the neighboring country, Guinea.
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In Thunder God, former Special Forces specialist Joe Hawke must take even greater steps to secure the future of humanity when an international human-trafficker embarks on an insane pursuit of the greatest power in the world, a power so mighty it will change the course of history forever.
Joe Hawke and his team fight their way through the Shanghai underworld to Genghis Khan's tomb and then on to the final resting place of the ancient Map of Immortality in a bid to stop the Thunder God from seizing the greatest power on Earth and bringing an insane new world order to mankind. Meanwhile, they must also track down stolen Top Secret Tesla technology which threatens to trigger a major earthquake in an unknown location and kill millions of people.
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Incoming House speaker warns of 'deep budget cuts' coming to Florida government programs
Florida's incoming House speaker warned members of the South Florida Business Council this week that in order to weather the "massive financial hit" the state sustained from the pandemic, there will need to be "significant cuts to the budget."
Rep. Chris Sprowls, a Palm Harbor Republican who is in line to become the speaker of the Florida House of Representatives for two years in November, hinted that the budget austerity needed to recover from the coronavirus-induced recession would take "three to four years to get back to where we are," but he was optimistic Florida would be in better shape than other states.
"We've had an obviously massive financial hit to the state, not unlike the businesses we've seen interrupted or closed during this period of time in COVID, which is going to create a significant challenge for us,'' Sprowls told the virtual webinar of about 250 members of the council, which includes members of the chambers of commerce in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
"The only way to kind of weather that storm and get the state back on its feet is going to mean significant cuts to the budget,'' he said." There's going to be businesses and restaurants that unfortunately never open their doors again here in Florida, and that's going to take a toll on the economy."
A survey of the group's members before the event found that 64% said that COVID-19 is the top issue facing Florida.
But, in keeping with Florida's Republican governor and incoming Senate president, all of whom are Trump supporters devoted to helping the incumbent president win re-election, Sprowls refrained from discussing some of the darker details related to the COVID-induced troubles in the state's budget.
For example, Florida economists say the state faces faces a $5.4 billion budget deficit over the next two years that will necessitate the budget cuts. The governor has suspended COVID-related evictions and mortgage foreclosures five times, the latest expiring on Oct. 1 and the decision has left a housing industry in limbo with no promise for what could happen to the hundreds of thousands of families who don't have the money to pay their owed back rent.
Sprowls also avoided any mention of the state's unemployment rolls, a number that showed signs of improving in August but which remains at 7.4% compared to the pre-COVID record lows. And he said nothing about the fate of the state's unemployment fund, which by Election Day could run out of cash to pay benefits to jobless workers.
LEGISLATORS ON THE SIDELINE
As the coronanvirus barreled into Florida, shuttering businesses in the peak of the summer tourist season and infecting nearly 700,000 residents, Sprowls and other Republican legislative leaders have left the spotlight to Gov. Ron DeSantis.
This month, Sprowls and incoming Senate President Wilton Simpson penned an op-ed addressing another issue not often touched by Republicans: a call for better floodplain management in the face of sea level rise.
Democrats have tried and failed to call for a special session to address the state's broken unemployment compensation system. And Sen. Jason Pizzo, a Miami Democrat, has warned that "a perfect storm is brewing in Florida, as massive job losses, fluctuating extremes of coronavirus cases and the state's broken unemployment insurance system collide."
On Thursday, Sprowls was cautious, and optimistic.
"Because we're coming into this so strong, because of our low regulations for businesses, we are going to be able to get on our feet even quicker,'' he predicted.
The council said its "watch list" issues are mobility and transportation, water management, tourism growth, affordable housing, education quality and COVID-19.
"We know it is merely a matter of time before rent and mortgage forbearance is over. Renters, landlords and homeowners face evictions and foreclosures in the near future without further assistance from federal, state and local government,'' said Joe Chase, chairperson-elect of the council.
He said the organization wants the state to immediately distribute the $220.5 million in the Sadowski Trust Funds "to counties to address COVID-related housing concerns such as rent and mortgage assistance."
Asked by business members whether the Sadowski Affordable Housing Trust Funds will be able to keep the money earmarked for affordable housing projects, or whether it will be swept into general revenue to be spent on other projects, Sprowls answered: "It's a challenge."
Sprowls suggested it is an issue that should be addressed by local government. "We elect our leaders to prioritize what is most important for the state at a particular time, and then be accountable for the selection of those priorities,'' he said.
SPROWLS' OTHER ANSWERS
Asked about the prospect of funding for commuter rail to relieve congestion on South Florida's highways, he said: "I'm not a fan." But he supports privately funded bus rapid transit and electric vehicles.
What impact will COVID-19 have on Florida's higher education? "I am telling everybody, you know, expect cuts,'' he said. "Higher ed will be no exception to that."
He was asked if there is anything more the Legislature could do to hold nursing homes with "long histories of deficiencies in dealing with infectious disease" accountable, including those given contracts by the state.
"I'm not sure what they mean by holding them responsible,'' Sprowls answered. He said he was impressed with the Department of Health long-term care strike teams and the focus on keeping elders safe.
"I think by and large, they did a really, really good job,'' he said.
And asked how soon Florida can expect its tourism economy to come back, he said he was optimistic and added, VISIT Florida, the state-run marketing arm, "will play a significant role in making sure that people realize that Florida is open for business."
ON THE STUMP FOR TRUMP
Sprowls has been a Trump surrogate on the campaign trail, appearing with the president at an event in Tampa and scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the Oct. 1 Trump Day Dinner in The Villages.
He told the Herald/Times on Friday that it is too soon to know how deep the state's unemployment fund deficit will be and whether there will be any more federal funds coming to provide benefits to the state's jobless after the funding runs out this week.
"The No. 1 priority is getting back to work,'' he said. "When we get people back to work it solves a lot of problems." He said, adding: DeSantis is "working with the administration" on the issue.
He told business leaders that Florida should be rewarded by the Trump administration for being good stewards of the state budget and economy before the COVID crisis, and allowed the flexibility it needs to spend the CARES Act funding.
"We've spent down a lot of our reserves, which were very healthy prior to the pandemic,'' he said. "We did get the CARES money, which is currently sitting in the state treasury. It's a little unclear at this point as to whether or not we're going to receive the flexibility from the federal government that we'd like to see, in order for us to be a little bit more nimble."
He said that "based on how we've performed financially before the pandemic," the federal government should allow the state to spend the money as it needs, instead of being restricted by federal rules. But, he added, it will be only a short-term fix.
"Even with getting great flexibility with the CARES money, the impact on the budget is going to be severe," he said.
Mary Ellen Klas can be reached at meklas@miamiherald.com and @MaryEllenKlas
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College hockey set to take over Bridgestone Arena…
The Frozen Four is one of the most incredible tournaments in college sports.
(You know, until they get that whole BCS thing worked out.)
Music City USA, the Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena would love to host that tournament one day and this weekend is their first audition. By purchasing tickets to one (or both) of the games against the University of Alabama-Huntsville Chargers and the 17th-ranked Merrimack College Warriors you are doing your part to help bring a major sporting event to Nashville.
Other than financially supporting the effort, there are plenty of other reasons to attend as well. It's the first ever college hockey game in the state of Tennessee, you'll be supporting the closest geographical Division I collegiate hockey program to Nashville, Brentwood-natives Brice and Sebastian Geoffrion (the younger brothers of Preds prospect Blake Geoffrion) will both be in action and, last but not least, there will be half-price beer.
That, alone, is worth the price of a $10 ticket, really.
If you think that the Frozen Four could never come to a non-traditional hockey city like Nashville, think again. In 1999 the Anaheim Ducks hosted the tournament at Honda Center (called Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim then) and the Tampa Bay Lightning will spend early April 2012 on the road so they can make way for the tourny at St. Pete Times Forum.
The area's economy could always use the infusion of visitors that a huge sporting event like this could bring, it's a great way to show off our beautiful city to a national audience courtesy of ESPN, it's a perfect way to grow the sport and, no offense to Tampa, but Nashville certainly has more to offer visitors than the area surrounding St. Pete Times Forum. So why not Bridgestone Arena next?
As far as the game goes, Friday's contest will be the first time since 1994 these two teams have shared the same sheet of ice. Merrimack is 8-3-1 all-time versus the Chargers. Alabama-Huntsville will try to pull the upset and, if they do, would put the first (and only) blemish on the Warriors' 2010-11 non-conference schedule.
The Friday night tilt starts at 7:05pm while the Saturday afternoon pre-Preds contest starts at 1:05pm. Tickets are as low as $10 each and the most expensive being an affordable $30. So do your city, your team and your sport a favor and come out to the games!
GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!!
NOTE: You can follow both teams on Twitter by following @UAHChargers and @MC_Athletics.
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Part of all deck maintenance is an inspection of the boards. Wash My Deck looks for rot and decay but also severe splitting and cracking that will not come smooth with our sanding system. New boards may twist and warp within a few years but that should be covered by your deck builder. When this happens it is not because of the builder or the weather it was because how the wood was cut and milled. Thankfully this is rare.
Rot and decay can begin happening immediately. In 2005 the chemicals used in pressure treating changed from arsenic based to something less harmful to the environment. This change in conjunction with the use of film water based stains rather than oil based stains before has increased our board replacement service. Because deck preservatives are not as good as they used to be, I don't recommend a seasoning period of the wood after installation.
Warped boards that rise to the top–Look out toes!
I typically see tighter grains and fewer knot holes in higher quality wood and more knot holes and wider wood grain in lower quality wood. The more knot holes the more space water can rest, expand and split the wood.
When should I expect to start replacing boards?
I start seeing rot and decay in random boards at about year 7. A safe guess would be to replace one to two boards per year to keep your deck safe and healthy.
I get is about split supports. My response is I get concerned about rot near the foundation but splits are natural, its wood. I am not alarmed unless I can see daylight through the cracks or the deck is wobbly.
See the grooves at the bottom?
5/4 used mostly on floor. Newer decks use 5/4 boards because they are cheaper. Depending on how the deck is constructed you cannot tell which boards were used.
We see boards with two grooves down the underside of the board. These boards are high quality, they are cut a little thinner so standard 2x6 will not work. The intended purpose of the groove is to ensure the boards stay cupped and the water runs down the sides.
Both boards in example 3 and 4 require a special order. Which do you have? Call us for a Free 12 pt inspection. We will be able to show you what type of boards you need and if you need replacement.
How should deck boards be installed?
Believe it or not there is a right and wrong way to lay a board when you install it. You want the grains of the wood to actually be frown. because it naturally will cup inversely as it shrinks helping water run down the edges. If you lay it down smiling the water will pool toward the middle of the board and make it susceptible to sitting water which leads to cracking and rotting.
Under a microscope, a deck board looks like a bee hive or a sponge. From the time it is Pressure treated deck boards loose 40% of their weight after they dry out. They are loaded up with chemicals in the pressure treating process. Oil based stains would refill the voided areas and preserve the wood. 90% of all deck stains today are water based stains. They protect on the surface of the deck. It is easier to see if your stain is protection now. If you see paint it is protected, if you see wood, the stain has failed and your deck is susceptible to the elements.
When should you screw it?
When we reinstall new boards, we use only screws. It makes it easier to uninstall, they hold better which prevents future warping or twisting.
Do we tell you which boards to replace?
My perspective is that we look at over 5,000 decks per year. I see the good, bad and ugly. Your perspective is you have one deck and you either want to maintain it or afraid of the cost of replacing it. Most the time I can say to you, its not as bad as you think. I try to prioritize your board like a dentist does dental work. What needs a root canal, a crown or a filling? Then I prioritize them. We tell you this board is soft, split beyond repair, it is rotten replace it. I say this is getting bad it will probably need replacing during your next annual maintenance. You could do it now or wait. Or I will tell you its not a major concern. We always have notes in our files but the decision is entirely up to you.
Do We fill knotholes and cracks with caulk or putty.
I would NEVER do this for a semi transparent stain even clear caulk would look terrible. On solid stains where everything gets covered by a solid paint, we offer a service to caulk and putty boards. However, most of the time it is less expensive to just replace the board.
After the repairs are made will my new deck board look different than the others?
New Boards, Old Deck Thankfully, this does'nt happen anymore.
If its a new water based semi, Not REALLY because remember new water based semi transparent stains are like watered down paint. They cover up much of the color of the wood.
If its an older oil based stain, YES. Before you could never predict what a semi transparent stain would look like after its stained because the color would change depending on the color of the decking. A cedar for example could look yellow on new wood and look brown on old wood. So imagine if you had 10 old boards (brown) and 1 new board right down the middle (yellow). Aesthetically, it was almost better not to do anything because it would take years to blend again.
What if I or someone shot into my deck like Rambo?
Sadly we see it, sometimes decks are cut into with the pressure but we can even those out with focused pressure washing. With deeper gouges we can sand and smooth out with our sanding service but that focuses on soft fibers. If the soft fibers have been shot out then all that can be done to even the appearance is replacing a board or two, hopefully not more.


As you may guys know that if you want to open a website and work into it firstly you have to choose a domain name for it..
But if u choose a free platform for your website like Wordpress or Blogger , you will get a subdomain like xyz.blogspot.com ot xyz.wordpress.com , which don't sees an official or professional name for a website..
But , again if you go to buy a domain , you have buy it from any domain selling websites for which you have to give them money..
But as a begginer , You never have to spent money firstly for earning online at all..
Therefore there is a website called freenom.com which gives you a free domain for free but it's validity is only maximum 12 Months. Therefore, you register that domain again by which your site will loose it's ranking.. but at all .. you can use this as beginning..
Windows or Android Device .
A good name of youe website with a good keyword in it.
Sign up or Log in according to your mind.. that if have not an account yet, Sign up and if u have an account already Log in.
Write your site name and check it's availability..
There will be 5 to 6 domains available , so choose according to your personal preference.
After selection, click on check out.
Click on checkout and after that fill your personal details that will be asked on that page.
Click on save or OK.
Congo.., you registered a free domain from Freenom.
Only valid for 12 Months.
Not get registered on google easily.
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