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May 18, 2017 By Elisa Wood 7 Comments
The Ameren Microgrid, a complex cybersecure microgrid, is now live and operating adjacent to the University of Illinois in Champaign.
Ameren micogrid in Champaign, Illinois
Developed by Ameren Illinois, the 1.475 MW test project is being described by the utility and a key partner as one of the most technologically advanced utility-scale microgrids in North America. In addition to advanced controls, the microgrid includes wind, solar, natural gas and energy storage.
Thursday's announcement of the cybersecure microgrid comes, coincidently, at a time of heightened worldwide concern about hacking, following a massive ransomware attack May 12 that spread across 150 nations, infecting hundreds of thousands of businesses and institutions from British hospitals to FedEx in the U.S. and car factories in France.
Ameren is the first utility to install a military-grade cybersecure microgrid controller, which is manufactured by S&C Electric subsidiary IPERC. Called the GridMaster, it is the only microgrid controller that has obtained an Authority to Operate (ATO) from the Department of Defense.
In addition to its cybersecurity features, the Ameren microgrid achieves two other technology 'firsts,' according to David Chiesa, senior director of business development at S&C Electric, which handled engineering, procurement, and construction, engineering studies and commissioning, and provided 250 kW of battery energy storage and switch gear.
The Ameren microgrid marks the first time a utility is serving paying customer loads on a utility distribution feeder in North America. The microgrid's distributed generation can be delivered directly to local customers, routed to the central grid, or stored in the microgrid's battery.
It is the only known utility-scale microgrid in the nation capable of seamlessly transitioning the power source for an entire distribution circuit from the microgrid to the grid, according to Chisea.
This prevents power from going out for customers when the microgrid is reconnecting to the grid after being in island mode, Chiesa said. Microgrids typically move into island mode when the central grid fails. In island mode they rely on their own generation to serve customers until the central grid is restored, at which time the microgrid reconnects.
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The Ameren microgrid also is one of the few in the world that operates at utility-scale voltages, between 4 kV and 34.5 kV, with multiple levels of control, according to the utility.
Located at Ameren's Technology Applications Center (TAC), the microgrid is being used by the utility to test monitoring and control methods for aggregating clean energy with advanced automation and battery storage.
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"Our focus on building a next generation energy delivery system has enabled Illinois to emerge as a national leader in smart grid innovation," said Richard Mark, chairman and president of St. Louis-based Ameren Illinois, which serves 2.4 million electric customers and more than 900,000 natural gas customers.
Mark added: "As the technologies we are testing at this microgrid facility become more accessible in the future, our customers will be able to count on Ameren Illinois to help them safely install and cost-effectively operate distributed generation resources."
S&C began work on the project in mid-September and completed it on December 22, when it went into testing mode for several months. "It was a very short delivery time," Chisea said.
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Other contractors include Caterpillar, which provided 1 MW of natural gas generators; Northern Power Systems, a 100-kW, 160-foot wind turbine; and Yingli, a 125-kW solar array.
"Integrating microgrids onto our system can provide cleaner energy and a stronger, smarter grid capable of delivering the products and services to fit the needs of our future customers and the communities we serve," said Warner Baxter, chairman, president and CEO of Ameren. "There is no better time than now to innovate and position Ameren for even better results in the years ahead."
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24C in Spain, 15C in the Alps: end of 2021 strangely hot in parts of Europe | Spain
Spain has seen record temperatures this week and regions of the Italian Alps are expected to reach up to 15 ° C above the seasonal average in the coming days as much of Europe experiences an unusually warm start for the new Year.
In Bilbao, in northern Spain, temperatures reached 24.7 ° C, a high not seen since records began in 1947. In Segovia, near Madrid, 22.7 ° C were recorded, the highest since 1920, and nearby Avila hit 20.2 ° C, its highest since 1983.
"These high temperatures are not normal," said Rubén del Campo, spokesman for the state meteorological agency AEMET. "These are temperatures you would normally see in April."
He attributed the end-of-year heat to a mass of hot air over Spain combined with high pressure. "It is a normal phenomenon that we are seeing, but what is strange this time is the high temperatures that we are seeing."
Scientists have long predicted that the climate crisis and global warming would result in more frequent extreme weather conditions, although random extreme events naturally occur.
The high pressure zone has moved towards France and Italy, and Alpine rescuers have warned of the risk of avalanches.
Luca Mercalli, a meteorologist, said: "At the moment it is around 15 ° C in the regions of the Alps at an altitude of 1,600 meters and does not reach zero below 4,000 meters. not frozen at night – the temperature did not drop below 10 degrees, and this is very unusual.
Temperatures at some of Italy's best-known ski resorts, including Cortina d'Ampezzo and Courmayeur, are expected to be 13-15 ° C above seasonal normal on New Years Day, and mild weather is expected to persist until to January 3.
Ski resorts up to 2000 meters above sea level are devoid of snow. "And they can't produce artificial snow because the temperature is too hot," said Mercalli.
The Italian Alpine Rescue Service has advised skiers to regularly check weather reports due to the risk of avalanches. "The high temperature combined with strong winds create conditions conducive to avalanches," said Mercalli.
The rest of Italy is also experiencing unusually warm conditions, with a high of 18C expected in Rome on Saturday and 22C in the Sicilian city of Catania by the middle of next week.
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Italy also experienced extreme weather events in 2021, Syracuse in Sicily is said to have broken the European record for the highest temperature, reaching 48.8 ° C in August.
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Religion Religious History
Religion, Monotheism, Polytheism and Nontheism
atheists, Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Monotheism, Polytheism
Religion, Monotheism, Polytheism, and Nontheism
Polytheism is the belief in more than one God.
Islam rejects Polytheism
Nontheism
Monotheism is the doctrine or belief that there's only one God.
See AlsoReligion and Music, History and Connection
God in monotheism is conceived of as the creator of the world and of humanity.
The three main religions that belief in monotheism is Christianity, Islam and Judaism.
Judaism and Islam are both well-known examples of monotheism. Many Christians believe in the three-part deity known as the Trinity, but Christian belief generally interprets this as one God, and Christianity is widely considered a monotheistic religion.
See AlsoThe Apostles of Jesus Christ
Many do believe monotheism evolved from polytheism, there are some polytheistic religions with monotheistic overtones.
In Islam, shirk is the sin of idolatry or polytheism (the deification or worship of anyone or anything besides Allah). … of mušrik are those who practice shirk, which literally means "association" and refers to accepting other gods and divinities alongside God.
See AlsoUnderstanding Angels and Demons
In the Quran., it clearly states that the only acceptable way of worshipping God is to worship Him alone, any other type of worshipping even with the excuse of worshipping others 'being the means to God' – is explicitly rejected.
Judaism developed into a strict 'monotheism'. The Torah Collators took stories, writings, etc., and selected a set that would support this concept.
Islam derived its concept of deity from this strict monotheism and developed its interpretation of a single deity.
Christianity compromised with the tripartite deity, consisting of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. This of course has been a bone of contention between the strict monotheists of Judaism and Islam, vs the Tripart Deity of Christianity.
The Hebrew religion out of which Judaism evolved, was certainly polytheistic, becoming officially monolatrous during the late monarchy and monotheistic around the time of the Babylonian Exile.
There are various polytheistic religions practiced today, for example; Hinduism, Shintoism, Thelema, Wicca, druidism, Taoism, Asatru, and Candomble.
As a religion, Buddhism is neither monotheistic nor polytheistic. … Due to this belief system, Buddhism is often regarded as a philosophy rather than a religion.
Characteristics of Monotheism and Polytheism:
Number of Gods:
Monotheism: Only one god is worshiped.
Polytheism: Many gods are worshiped.
Monotheism: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic religions. These are also called Abrahamic religions.
Polytheism: Hinduism is an exception and appears to be polytheistic to the westerners because of the existence of many deities though there is an underlying unity among these gods that are believed to be mere manifestations of one Supreme Being.
When you hear the word 'religion,' is there a specific one that comes to mind? It's common to think of religions, like Christianity, whose belief centers around one God. In other lessons, we've discussed the concept of religion and even talked about monotheistic religions, like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. However, not all religions are monotheistic or even polytheistic. Some are actually nontheistic.
Nontheism, in this lesson, refers to nontheistic religions, which are religions that do not focus on belief in god(s). Some nontheistic religions could also be called 'ethical religions' because they revolve around ethics instead of a god. In this lesson, we discuss three nontheistic or ethical religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
The majority of Hindus believe in multiple gods and so are polytheistic. However, some Hindus are atheists and do not believe any gods exist. Still, others are monotheistic but typically envision God as a universal moral force rather than a specific entity. So, Hinduism is certainly a nontheistic religion because it doesn't revolve around any particular deity. The core, instead, is ethics.
Since its creation, Buddhism has evolved into a wide variety of forms. Although many Buddhists are atheists, some believe in one God and others believe in multiple gods. Like Hindus, Buddhist beliefs in the existence of deities and emphasis on religious rituals vary. However, all Buddhists focus on and share ethical and moral beliefs, as well as great respect for the teachings of the Buddha, or 'The Enlightened One.'
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Q: Oracle PL/SQL: How to DEREF from a VARRAY of REFs? I'm new to Oracle Objects and I have a problem. I don't know how to dereference an item from a VARRAY of REFs. Below is some source code that reproduces the problem that I have.
The error is: PLS-00306: Wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'DEREF'

DROP TYPE LOC FORCE
/
DROP TYPE LIST_LOC FORCE
/
DROP TYPE PIZ FORCE
/

CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE LOC AS OBJECT(
  NAME      VARCHAR2(30),
  MEMBER FUNCTION GET_NAME RETURN VARCHAR2
)
/

CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE BODY LOC AS
  MEMBER FUNCTION GET_NAME RETURN VARCHAR2 IS
  BEGIN
    RETURN SELF.NAME;
  END;
END;
/

CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE LIST_LOC AS VARRAY(10) OF REF LOC
/

CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE PIZ AS OBJECT(
  LOCS      LIST_LOC,
  MEMBER PROCEDURE DISPLAY_LOCS
)
/

CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE BODY PIZ AS
  MEMBER PROCEDURE DISPLAY_LOCS IS
  BEGIN
    FOR IDX IN SELF.LOCS.FIRST..SELF.LOCS.LAST LOOP
      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(DEREF(SELF.LOCS(IDX)).GET_NAME()); --this is the line that generates the error
    END LOOP;
  END;
END;
/

The error appears in DISPLAY_LOCS procedure, when I try to get the REF at position IDX from the LOCS varray, and to DEREF it to get the name.

A: the DEREF must be in a SQL Statement:
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28371/adobjbas.htm#i463707

In PL/SQL the VALUE, REF and DEREF
  functions can appear only in a SQL
  statement

this works
CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE BODY PIZ AS
  MEMBER PROCEDURE DISPLAY_LOCS IS
  x varchar2(30) ;
  BEGIN
    FOR IDX IN SELF.LOCS.FIRST..SELF.LOCS.LAST LOOP
        select DEREF(SELF.LOCS(IDX)).GET_NAME() into x from dual ;
      DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(x); --this is the line that generates the error
    END LOOP;
  END;
END;
/

nice test case to reproduce!

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How to get to the observation deck of the Moscow-city
"Moscow-city" business complex built on the territory of Moscow, in the North-Western part of the city, near the Garden ring. The complex contains several towers which offer great views of the city. On one of these towers was opened observation deck.
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On the lookout
The observation deck is located at the fifty-eighth floor of the tower "Empire", located on the territory of Moscow city. It was opened on March 21, 2014, and from this point is the constant attention as the Muscovites and guests of the capital.
The Playground offers a great view on the Moscow state University, Academy of Sciences, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Ostankino TV tower and the adjacent areas of the city. View panoramic, so with this tower already had made many fine photographs of the capital.
To get to the observation deck is not difficult, but it can be done only with a guide. Rise to the top is by Elevator, which travels at a speed of about 7 m/sec. During the tour you will learn about Business Centre "Moscow-city" and will showcase the architectural and engineering achievements, which have been used for the construction of the towers.
How to visit the observation deck
To get to the observation deck, you can either go to the tower "Empire" and try to buy a ticket on the spot, or schedule a tour in advance. Preferred is the second option, since a lot of visitors, and the throughput of the attraction is limited, and you risk to wait a very long time, and some days and did not get up.
To register to visit the Internet site http://smotricity.ru. On the main page you'll see the button "place order". Click on it, select the time and date of your visit, enter your contact information. You can also register by phone: 8(499)272-48-46.
The ticket price for children is 300 rubles, for adults – 600 p. If you come on a weekend day to 14 hours, the ticket will cost you 400 R. Group visits involve discounts, but the size of them is discussed individually. It is better to call the number listed above.
Lookout works both in weekdays and weekend. On weekdays, tours start at 18:00 and end at 23:00, on weekends they are from 11:00 to 23:00.
The easiest way to reach Moscow city by metro. You need Filevsky line (the blue line, is located in the North-Western part of Moscow), the branch that ends at the station "international". Walk to downtown as possible from the station "Exhibition center" and from station "international". Address business center "Moscow city" - kozhevnicheskiy pereulok, 7a.
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The Horse & Jockey Public House on Dale Street with its entrance off Long Ginnel which led to Town End and the Police Station. The adjacent Langley's Mill is shown on the left and Union Street in the background. The Town Hall clock can be seen at top centre.
Now a Sam Smith's house, in the 1950s, it was owned by Hammond United Breweries Limited as the sign in the sketch shows. The earliest recorded date of the Horse and Jockey was 1870 when it was owned, as a beerhouse, by Joseph Whittaker Ellis with William Smith the licencee.
The Beerhouse realised £1200 in 1879 and in 1890 Nathan Elis applied for a bagatelle licence, stating that he had a suitable room, that the house was his own property, and that he had lived in it for twenty years.
On the left, next to the Horse & Jockey is Dale Street Mill (later Langley's Mill).. The Langley family ran the mungo and shoddy business at the mill in Ossett and also another one in Batley until October 1869. The company was described as rag merchants, merino and mungo manufacturers in 1901 and the Langleys still owned and occupied the mill in 1915. When the Langley Brothers ceased trading, the premises were taken over for a short while by the firm of Jack Stross Ltd. of Batley who were rag merchants and shoddy manufacturers.


Verizon took the top spot in PCMag's Fastest Mobile Networks this year with the fastest download and upload speeds across the country. T-Mobile came in second to win the Southeast region.
Every year, PCMag sends drivers out with a quartet of smartphones strapped into a rental car, each running one of the big four cellular carriers and testing upload and download speeds all across the country.
In today's edition of The Why Axis, we're breaking down this year's Fastest Mobile Networks results. Verizon Wireless took the top nationwide spot with its fifth straight win. T-Mobile once again came in second and stopped Verizon from a clean sweep by winning the Southeast region, with AT&T coming in third and Sprint bringing up the rear.
Overall, network speeds continued to accelerate this year as the carriers gear up to begin rolling out 5G at the end of this year and early 2019.
Verizon's average speeds nationwide were 49.7Mbps for downloads and 19.0Mbps upload, though the carrier notched a blistering high of 354.9 Mbps down. AT&T had the fastest upload speed at 66.0Mbps, but its average was only 13.9Mbps. T-Mobile's uploads were the most consistently fast, with 91 percent of uploads above 2Mbps.
Some of the more telling stats are average ping time and reliability percentages. Verizon's was only 27.78 milliseconds, while AT&T and Sprint were both over 41ms. That means incrementally longer data load times for users. On the reliability front, all four carriers were grouped between 93-96 percent, but ultimately Verizon's 99 overall speed score was the runaway winner this year.
Will the advent of 5G be the disruptor to break Verizon's streak or only further cement its dominance? Check back next year to find out.


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Old Valley of Tacna is a large natural area in Tacna, Peru. It's located between 670 and 1,090 m.a.s.l. It is approximately 23 km long. And the climate is temperate and dry.

It includes the Districts of Pocollay, Calana, and Pachia, which are 94 km, 14 km and 18 km away from the city of Tacna respectively.

Various restaurantes are located there and you can eat traditional food.

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Landforms of Tacna Region

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Just Like The Video Games, Hollywood Wants to Shove More Assassin's Creed Movies Down Our Throats
Evan Narcisse
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For a while there, Ubisoft kept pumping Assassin's Creed games out like they were going out of style. The French game publisher cranked them out once a year, effects on quality or franchise fatigue be damned. A new interview with the star of the Assassin's Creed movie make it sound like Hollywood's ready to mimic that same golden goose paradigm.
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Who knew Parisian adventures of sneaky assassinations could be improved with a few choice bugs…
Talking with CinemaBlend, Michael Fassbender says that the filmmakers involved with the adaptation already have sequels in mind:
This is the sort of origin of his story. We have an idea of where he's going to go over the next two films. We kind of did a three-film arc. We'll wait and see how people respond to this, but for sure, we have an idea of where he's going to go next.
That quote in and of itself isn't that surprising. Movie studios—like their counterparts in just about any other mass-market medium—are always all too ready to make sequels and extensions of things that make money. But, given how so many hoped-for franchises wind up sputtering out after one installment, it's not exactly the wisest thing to say until the returns come in. Assassin's Creed may very buck that fate when it comes out next week, but only if it makes enough money for Fox to greenlight more.
As an oddly coincidental sidenote, 2016 is the first year in a long time to not have a new Assassin's Creed video game out for consoles/PC in time for the holidays.
Video games. Comic books. Blackness.
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The Assassin's Creed Film Might Have Forgotten What Made Assassin's Creed Great


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I've been hanging around the web for an eternity. At least it seems so. Since 1994.
Baby boomers tend to be a sentimental lot. And what better time to buy into this nostalgia than at Christmastime?
As you all know, gift-giving is a custom that tells us more about the giver than the receiver. For example, I remember getting lots of ties and World War II-related plastic models from ol' dad. Far be it from me to defy tradition, so …. Let's Go Shopping!
Then all those pics of moldy toys reminded me of my ninety seconds of fame.


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November 20, 2019 November 20, 2019 Tony Reinke Advent, Christmas, Isaiah
Usually by the time December begins Christmas decorations are up, holiday music is blasting, and pumpkin spice is in the air. But as the culture prepares for the holiday, I invite you to do something counter-cultural: to read the ancient collected prophecies of a man named Isaiah. Not only do I want you to read it, I want to run alongside and help you understand and enjoy it (Acts 8:30–31). That is my goal for you in the month of December leading up to Christmas — in twenty-four readings beginning on December 1 and ending on Christmas Eve.
Isaiah tells the boisterous story of international political upheaval — the stunning prequel to Bethlehem. Nothing will deepen your appreciation for the Incarnation, nothing will better help you enjoy Christ, and all that he is for you, if you understand the global setting that anticipated, and demanded, his birth. It's been called the Fifth Gospel for good reason because along with Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John it's a book about the Messiah, not merely in his birth, but in the whole of his world. And it's majestic. It's the prequel-gospel, the first gospel, or the gospel before the first gospel, because it serves as a forerunner to the biographies of Christ.
Ever since George Frideric Handel's famous oratorio Messiah took its rightful place as the musical theme of Christmas the holiday season has been a good time to reflect on the full redemptive story-line of Scripture. Handel's work builds from seventeen key citations drawn from across the prophetic book. Soaring texts like Isaiah 7:14; 9:2, 9:6; 35:5–6; 40:1–5, 40:9, 40:11; 50:6; 53:3–8; 60:1–3. He left no great Christmas text behind. But those texts are set within a bigger context we shouldn't ignore.
But any reader soon finds out that the book of Isaiah, like the incarnation of Christ itself, is rather dark and gritty compared to the holiday season we experience each year. Our Christmases are clean and too easily reduced to fresh pine trees cut and domesticated, boxes wrapped in shiny foil, and mass production frosted cookies in the kitchen. The true reason for the birth of Christ is borne of global need and widespread desperation. Christ arrived from sheer human necessity, based on the dominant political powers and the resulting pains of the world. Isaiah offers us all the reasons to explain the story.
A Christ-centered reading of Isaiah is problematic, too. We can too prematurely read Isaiah in light of what we know about Christ and miss the urgency of the prophet's hope and global expectation. Indeed what Isaiah sees is a threefold need which must be remedied by a threefold promise. As scholars have pointed out, Isaiah's visions for the future redemption of the world calls for three separate individuals: a King, a Servant, and a Prophet.
"Isaiah does not envision only one lead agent," Andrew Abernethy writes, "instead, there are at least three distinct lead agents whom God will use in each of the major sections of the book: (1) the Davidic ruler (1–39), (2) the servant of the Lord (40–55), and (3) God's messenger (56–66). While Christians profess that Jesus ultimately embodies what the book of Isaiah envisions for these lead agents, I am not certain that these agents are necessarily understood to be the same individual throughout Isaiah."
What I uniquely offer is a way of approaching these themes in the season of Advent that covers the entire prophecy of Isaiah.
In the end, we will learn to postpone the urge to merge this trio of figures together in Christ until the end of the book. What we see is the urgent need for God to send three men, a threefold anticipation manifesting in three very distinct parts. Only as we approach Christmas will we begin to assemble these three anointed characters together.
This is my fourth consecutive Advent leading readers through Isaiah online. I hope you can join us by following the hashtag #IsaiahChristmas. Here's the reading schedule (PDF). Download and print it. And join us on Twitter.
Download the printable #IsaiahChristmas 2018 reading schedule here and join the conversation on Twitter beginning December 1.
Ever since biblical theology found a happy home in Handel's Messiah, Christmas has taken its rightful place as one of the most precious seasons for reflection on God's plan of redemption. And Advent itself has notoriously been targeted by publishers of devotionals and seasonal books for good reason. But as I've said over the years, I don't read devotionals. I much prefer to find my way directly to the pages of Scripture myself, and whenever I can intentionally focus my attention on a section of Scripture for a seasonal purpose, I take advantage of the opportunity. And that's why this Christmas, I plan to again invest in a slow read through the prophetic book of Isaiah.
Why Isaiah?
Isaiah is a book specifically dedicated to Israel's history — their past redemption, present disobedience, and the future promises of God's deliverance. This history is the background that unlocks the glories of Christmas. Isaiah is a stunning book, and not only is it essential to our faith — some calling it the fifth gospel — but it's also a historically magnificent work to help return our redemptive gaze back to the highlights of God's activity among his people. But it's not an abstracted involvement. It gets very personal, as we'll see in a moment.
If you thought our world was a mess of dissension and idolatry, enter the world of Isaiah. It's (arguably) the darkest book in the OT and (inarguably) the second most concentrated book of "joy" mentions in the OT (only behind the Psalms), making it a perfect set-up read for Christmas, but one rooted deep in this broken world.
Immediately obvious are the important prophecies for the Christmas season — passages like Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 9:6 stand out. But the entire book offers key background that frames the majesty of Bethlehem. That's why for the month leading up to Christmas I'm dedicating my devotional readings exclusively to the book of Isaiah. This is my fourth year.
What makes this opportunity so precious during advent is the reality that Isaiah separates into three sections, and each section develops around one particular character whom God promises to send. In the first 39 chapters, God promises a Davidic Ruler, a new king, will emerge. In the next 16 chapters, he promises a self-giving Servant will arrive. In the final 11 chapters, he promises a Messenger, a prophet of God's redemption.
Breaking Isaiah into three sections is not unique; students of the Bible have been making these breaks for a long time. What's unique is that the trio of sections is here studied with particular emphasis on the central character in each of the section breaks, making the overall reading experience more personal (literally).
The threefold distinction of these characters is illustrated in one handy chart:
I pulled this helpful chart from Andrew Abernethy's The Book of Isaiah and God's Kingdom: A Thematic-Theological Approach. To this end I want to use the month leading up to Christmas to read through Isaiah, look for these three characters, and recognize all along that these three characters are not three people, but rather one Messiah — God's incarnate Son.
I'll give you the specifics of my reading schedule in just a moment, but first here are two important paragraphs from Abernathy's book to set the stage for how Isaiah develops these three characters. Here Abernathy also provides a caution about what not to do in our reading, and instead what we should be looking for as we read Isaiah.
Here's the first important excerpt.
"Isaiah does not envision only one lead agent; instead, there are at least three distinct lead agents whom God will use in each of the major sections of the book: (1) the Davidic ruler (1–39), (2) the servant of the Lord (40–55), and (3) God's messenger (56–66). While Christians profess that Jesus ultimately embodies what the book of Isaiah envisions for these lead agents, I am not certain that these agents are necessarily understood to be the same individual throughout Isaiah. The book of Isaiah contains a range of expectations pertaining to the various roles God would need his lead agents to fulfill in the course of time. Instead of forcing all of these lead agents into one mold, it is better to allow the uniqueness of each figure to emerge. The common denominator, however, between these lead agents is that they are the divine king's agents and feature into his plans within his kingdom. In fact, God's Spirit empowers all three of these agents for the task assigned to them. These agents, then, are distinct, but are also united under God as king and overlap to some extent due to shared participation in God's mission" (120).
The royal, the prophetic, and the priestly — three characters in three persons in the Isaianic storyline. Before we run them together, based upon what we know from later revelation, we should first let the book of Isaiah develop the three characters individually in the full richness of the expectations of God's people.
Here's the second paragraph from the book I want you to see.
"The Davidic ruler, the servant, and the anointed messenger are distinct figures in the outlook of the book of Isaiah, for they have fairly distinct purposes and operate in differing contexts. The Davidic ruler will be God's agent in maintaining justice within Israel in the aftermath of deliverance from their oppressors. The servant will be God's instrument among the nations in reconciling Israel and the nations to God through his suffering so that they may dwell with God, the holy king, in his holy city. The anointed messenger will emerge on the brink of the eschatological in-breaking of God's coming as the warrior king who will reign in Zion to declare the gospel to the disheartened faithful. It is not unexpected for Isaiah to envision multiple lead agents in the light of other prophetic literature. As Boda [another scholar] argues, Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi envision royal, prophetic and priestly figures who will all play an important role in the establishment of God's kingdom. The claim here also does not undermine the New Testament's application of all three of Isaiah's figures to Jesus; instead, it displays the grandeur of Jesus and the surprise of recognizing how one person, Jesus Christ, can take on the role of all three figures, while also being the very God of these agent figures" (169).
As we work through the three figures in Isaiah, and as we approach Christmas, the connections between them in Christ should become clearer and clearer. As we work from the details of our personal reading, and as we come together in Christmas worship, we will see all three strands, all three characters, come together in our magnificent Prophet-Priest-King born in Bethlehem.
Again, the schedule (download here), which you are free to print out and slide into your Bible. I divvied up the book into 24 readings, spanning from December 1 to December 24.
I would love for you to join me this year as we prepare for the birth of our Savior. May we together worship him in the full majesty of what his coming means for the world, and may we together praise him for his fulfillment of the multifaceted expectations of the prophetic anticipation.
The Leper-Substitute
May 16, 2018 May 16, 2018 Tony Reinke Isaiah
Isaiah 53:3–4:
He was despised and rejected by men,
a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief;
and as one from whom men hide their faces
he was despised, and we esteemed him not.
Surely he has borne our griefs
and carried our sorrows;
yet we esteemed him stricken,
smitten by God, and afflicted.
Isaiah's suffering servant will have no physical beauty to capture the eye-roving world, and this is partly because he will be "badly disfigured by persecution," writes Ben Witherington in his new commentary on Isaiah. But that's not all. On top of this disfigurement by violence, the servant appears to have been "stricken by some illness" (243). The term 'stricken' is a verb for disease, literally quasi leprosum in the Vulgate. This diseased condition is "one that probably causes disfigurement and repulsive appearance, and leprosy best fits this sort of description." The badly disfigured shall be exalted by God — pure nonsense to a world that assumed outward beauty an evidence of God's favor and disfiguring disease an evidence of God's displeasure. Neither is a rule, and the suffering servant will destroy these divine stereotypes. Whether or not the servant will literally be disfigured by disease, he will be esteemed as such. "There is very little doubt that here we are talking about vicarious and substitutionary suffering," Witherington states rightly of the text. "What is quite amazing is that it is not a person the people might have evaluated as suitable or exceptional who is called upon to perform this substitutionary suffering for God's people, but one who to all outward appearances seemed ordinary, if not repulsive, the least likely candidate, humanly speaking" (245). Indeed, and this diseased one shall bear our diseases (Matt. 8:17).
Eating and Drinking in the Structure of Isaiah
May 3, 2018 May 3, 2018 Tony Reinke Andrew Abernethy, Isaiah
"The appetite for studies on food and drink in the Old Testament is growing" (1). It's a bad pun, but an interesting point which opens up a fascinating monograph by Andrew Abernethy, Associate Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College.
In his book, Eating in Isaiah: Approaching the Role of Food and Drink in Isaiah's Structure and Message (Brill, 2014), Abernethy makes a strong case for exactly this point — symbols and metaphors of food and drink offer the reader key structural hints within each section.
Here's a summary (184–185):
In Isa 1–39, there are many announcements that YHWH will use foreign powers (Assyria and then Babylon) to punish his people for disobedience by depleting their food and drink supply (1:7; 3:1, 7; 4:1; 5:14; 7:15, 21–23; 8:21; 16:7–10; 17:10; 30:20; 32:9–14; 36:12). This judgment through the depletion of food sources is aimed at Israel and Judah, the nations, and the entire cosmos (24:7–11), establishing coherence concerning the destiny of all nations between Isa 1–12, 13–23, 24–27, and 28–35. By doing so, the prophet is presenting YHWH as sovereignly using imperial tactics to punish a continually hardened people for disobedience. Not only does Isa 1–39 anticipate the destruction of food sources, there is the enduring promise that YHWH will provide food for the obedient (1:19; 3:10; 4:2; 25:6–8; 30:23–25; 32:20; 33:16; 37:30). At the climax of this vision is a feast that King YHWH will host for all nations upon Zion's establishment (25:6–8). In light of Isa 36–37, these promises of eating by YHWH contrast with the offers of a wannabe king who wishes to usurp YHWH as provider for his people. Eating in Isa 1–39, then, takes on an "imperial-retributive" perspective as it warns of food destruction and promises food provision in a way that highlights YHWH's sovereignty, the need for a response, and its relevance for all nations throughout all of time.
In Isa 40–55, food and drink passages have an exclusively comforting tone. Announcements of coming judgment in the realms of food and drink are absent. These chapters assume that the devastation of food and drink sources anticipated in Isa 1–39 has occurred (51:19). To bring hope to the weary, promises of food and drink arise in highly metaphorical language to convince the disheartened that YHWH will make all things new (41:17–20; 43:20; 44:3, 9–10; 48:21; 49:8–10; 51:14, 17–23). With water and food operating metaphorically to highlight YHWH's ability to transform, Isa 55:1–3 uses eating figuratively to urge the audience to listen and turn to YHWH, not other gods, as they await restoration in all realms of life, including food and drink. In contrast to Isa 1–39, the use of the topic of food and drink in Isa 40–55 is highly metaphorical, focused on bringing comfort, and contributes in a greater degree to anti-idolatry polemics.
In Isa 56–66, exhortation continues from Isa 55, but it uses food and drink to announce judgment along with salvation in more of a material, eschatological, and universal fashion. In particular, food and drink establish boundaries between who will and who will not enjoy the benefits of God's coming work of salvation. Those who engage in pagan eating practices (Isa 57:7; 65:3–4, 11; 66:3, 17) and ignore the hungry and thirsty (ch. 58) will experience hunger and thirst in the end (65:13). YHWH's servants, however, regardless of ethnicity, will have the opportunity joyously to dine with YHWH (56:7; 61:6; 62:9; 65:13; 66:23) and see threats to their daily food production disappear (62:8–9; 65:21–22a).
As you can pick up in glints and glimmers in this quote, another major theme of Abernethy's work centers on how these food and drink metaphors spotlight God's sovereignty over all things, all peoples, and all nations. All that to say, when reading Isaiah, don't pass too fast over the food and drink metaphors.
#IsaiahChristmas
November 24, 2017 May 3, 2018 Tony Reinke Andrew Abernethy, Christmas, Isaiah	Isaiah
The annual liturgical calendar gives us seasonal excuses to set aside focused time to re-celebrate pinnacles of the biblical storyline, and to look at the same old, beautiful stories of redemptive history from different angles and using different lenses.
Ever since biblical theology found a happy home in Handel's Messiah, Christmas has taken its rightful place as one of the most precious seasons for this type of reflection. And Advent itself has notoriously been targeted by publishers of devotionals and seasonal books for good reason. But as I've said over the years, I'm not much of a devotional-book reader. I much prefer to find my way directly to the pages of Scripture myself, and whenever I can intentionally focus my attention on a section of Scripture for a seasonal purpose, I take advantage of the opportunity. And that's why this Christmas, I plan to invest extra time in slowing reading through the prophetic book of Isaiah.
It was something I did last year online, and a few dozen of you joined me on Twitter, and even more of you said they wanted to join along in the reading this year. So, welcome!
Isaiah is a book specifically dedicated to Israel's history — their past redemption, present disobedience, and the future promises of God's deliverance. Isaiah is a stunning book, and not only is it essential to our faith — some calling it the fifth gospel — but it's also a historically magnificent work to help return our redemptive gaze back to the highlights of God's activity among his people. But it's not an abstracted involvement. It gets very personal, as we'll see in a moment.
If you thought our world was a mess of dissension and idolatry, enter the world of Isaiah. It's (arguably) the darkest book in the OT and (inarguably) the second most concentrated book of "joy" mentions in the OT (only behind the Psalms), making it a perfect set-up read for Christmas, and one rooted deep in a broken world.
Immediately obvious are the important prophecies for the Christmas season — passages like Isaiah 7:14 and Isaiah 9:6 stand out. But the entire book offers key background that frames the majesty of Bethlehem. That's why for the month leading up to Christmas I'm dedicating my devotional readings exclusively to the book of Isaiah.
The threefold distinction of these characters is illustrated in one handy chart from a new book:
I pulled this helpful chart from Andrew Abernethy's The Book of Isaiah and God's Kingdom: A Thematic-Theological Approach. It was one of my favorite reads in 2016 and it's one of the most relevant texts for the Christmas season.
To this end I want to use the month leading up to Christmas to read through Isaiah, look for these three characters, and recognize all along that these three characters are not three people, but rather one Messiah — God's incarnate Son.
Finally, the schedule, which you are free to print out and slide into your Bible. I divvied up the book into a calendar, scheduled for weekdays, running from Monday, November 27 to Friday, December 22).
EXPECTING A DAVIDIC RULER (ISAIAH 1–39)
☐ Nov 27	Isa 1–2
☐ Nov 30	Isa 10–13
☐ Dec 1		Isa 14–16
☐ Dec 11	Isa 34–36
EXPECTING A SERVANT (ISAIAH 40–55)
EXPECTING A MESSENGER (ISAIAH 56–66)
Isaiah and cultivating imagination
June 19, 2006 Tony Reinke Earnestness, Eloquence, Great Preachers, Imagination, Isaiah, John Broadus, Preaching, Preaching Legacy
"The most eloquent of all the prophets, the one from whom most can be learned as to preaching, is obviously Isaiah. Isaiah was the very opposite of Amos, the shepherd and gardener. He lived at court during several reigns, and in that of Hezekiah was high in influence. He was a highly educated man, a man of refined taste, and singular literary power and skill. He enjoyed in the best sense of that now often misused term, the advantage of Culture, with all its light and its sweetness. His writings, like all the other inspired books, take their literary character from the natural endowments, educational advantages, and social condition, of the man. They exhibit an imperial imagination, controlled by a disciplined intellect and by good taste. This imagination shows itself in vivid and rapid description, as well as in imagery. The careful and loving study of Isaiah has educated many a preacher's imagination to an extent of which he was by no means conscious, and few things are so important to an orator as the real cultivation of imagination. True, the book of Isaiah presents the poetic more often than then strictly oratorical use of this faculty. But the two shade into each other; and we also, when we become greatly excited, and our hearers with us, do naturally use in speaking such imaginative conceptions and expressions as generally belonging only to poetry."
"In part 1 of the book of Isaiah the oratorical element very distinctly predominates – it is direct address, aiming at practical results in those who hear. Sometimes the style even sinks into quiet narrative, but more often it rises into passionate appeal. And in part 2 (from the 40th chapter on), the orator is lost in the poet. The prophet's soul is completely carried away by imagination and passion, till we have no longer an inspired orator directly addressing us, but a rapt seer, bursting into song, pouring fourth in rhythmical strains his inspired and impassioned predictions. He is like the angel that appeared to the shepherds, whose message soon passed into song. Besides the yet higher blessings which have come to the world from the devotional and practical, the predictive and theological contents of this grand prophet's writings, who can estimate how much he has done in training servants of God for the highest and truest forms of all religious eloquence!"
– John Broadus, Lectures on the History of Preaching (Solid Ground: 1907/2004) pp. 14-16
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Did you know that researchers claim that, on average, everyone gains around 1.2kg over the festive season – the problem is that this little bit of extra weight can turn into a lot more if you don't stop celebrating Christmas until the end of January! However by simply incorporating some of the tips below into your diet, you can prevent this Christmas weight gain and keep healthy, happy and fighting fit.
Opt for Turkey whenever you have a choice – compared to other red meats, turkey is very low in fat saving you countless calories. Of course, this means you should avoid the skin (as that has a much higher fat content).
Make your own treats – instead of buying a 2kg tin of Roses chocolates (that is packed with 10,000 calories!) try making your sweets from scratch. Christmas cakes, trifle, rum balls… by making the slightest amendments to your ingredients list, you too can produce low fat/ calorie versions of each of these Christmas treats. With your trifle for example, simply swap normal jam and jelly for their sugar free counterparts and save a LOT of extra sugar & calories.
Make alcohol free punch – drinking just half a bottle of wine can increase your total energy consumption by 250 calories, so take the step to swap alcohol for some fruity punch that your entire family can enjoy. Alternatively invest in some non-alcoholic wines or enjoy some sparkling water with a twist of lemon / lime and mint – deliciously refreshing and ZERO calories.
Make your Christmas active – forget sitting in front of the television watching annual re-runs and instead go out for a walk or a bike ride with your family. This will help stop you from snacking on all the extra food that seems to appear at Christmas time and keep the kilos from packing on.
Buy no biscuits or chocolates – easier said than done, but the reality is you wouldn't normally buy, let alone eat all these chocolates and biscuits. So set yourself a rule: forget the chocolates / biscuits and support our Aussie farmers by buying loads of local stone fruit to get your sweet fix. More often than not someone will buy you a box of chocolates as a present anyway, so let them buy it for you and enjoy sharing them with family and friends (rather than scoffing the lot yourself).


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Q: why is calibration of my logistic regression s shaped? I am simulating data to compare real and predicted probabilities from logistic regression like this:
set.seed(2)
library(simstudy)
def <- defData(varname = "x1", dist = "uniform", formula="0.01;0.99")
def <- defData(def, varname='x1.small', dist='nonrandom', formula='x1<0.15')
def <- defData(def, varname='biomarker', dist='binary',
               formula='x1.small/2', link='log')
def <- defData(def, varname='real_risk', dist='nonrandom',
               formula='x1 + biomarker/4')
def <- defData(def, varname = "y", dist = "binary",
               formula='x1 + biomarker/4', link='identity')
data <- genData(1000, def)
test_data <-genData(200, def)

predictions <- predict(glm(y ~ x1 + biomarker, data=data,
                           family='binomial'), test_data, type='response')
plot(predictions, test_data$real_risk, xlab='predicted_probability',
     ylab='real_probability')

however when I plot real vs. predicted probabilities, the relationship is not linear, but S-shaped. I think I assume linearity somewhere where I shouldn't. Why is this relationship s-shaped, and how can I get data where it is linear?

A: I was simulating my data incorrectly. The identity link is not creating the data according to assumptions of logistic regression, although I can't tell what is going on exactly in that library. The correct thing to use is logit link but instead of raw probabilities, give it log odds of your probabilities like this:
def <- defData(varname = "x1", dist = "uniform", formula="-5;5")
def <- defData(def, varname = "y", dist = "binary",
           formula='x1', link='logit')

Then to plot the calibration on probability scale and not log odds, simply let glm predict probability and transform your log odds using logistic like this:
predictions1 <- predict(glm(y ~ x1, data=data, family = 'binomial'),
                        test_data, type='response')
plot(predictions1, logistic(test_data$x1)); abline(0,1)

but I am curious why is the link='identity' misbehaving, but documentation seems to be terse in this aspect


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"BRAWL AT CITY HALL 2015" CHARITY BOXING EVENT OF THE YEAR
Charity Boxing Event of the Year
"Brawl at City Hall 2015"
LOS ANGELES (July 13) – The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Boxing Team presents the inaugural Brawl At City Hall 2015, on Saturday, July 18, a fun and exciting charity boxing event to benefit the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. In the past, charity boxing events presented by the LAPD Boxing club in association with other law enforcement clubs throughout California have been a tremendous success with outstanding officers giving their best performance.
Shutting down Los Angeles City Hall in the 200 block of North Spring Street, the live charity boxing event will feature live music, a meet and greet with Golden Boy Promotions fighters, a beer garden hosted by the LA Brewing Company, trendy LA catering trucks, family friendly activities, and more. LAPD boxing team members will face off against officers and firemen from the Pasadena Police Department, West Covina Police Department, US Marshall's Office – San Diego, Big Bear Fire Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in a 10-fight stacked card to support this wonderful event.
The Memorial Foundation has played a vital role in assisting the families of LAPD officers who have experienced catastrophic circumstances resulting from injury or death. Since its inception in 1972, the Foundation has granted more than $14.5 million for medical, funeral and educational expenses.
The LAPD Boxing Team is extremely honored to receive support on this event with the assistance of Los Angeles City Council Member Jose Huizar, District 14 and the support of Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions.
Tickets for the event are priced at $25 and will be available at the gate, and all proceeds will benefit the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation. Gates open at 2:00 p.m. and the first bout begins at 4:00 p.m.
We are truly hoping supporters of the Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation and members of the Los Angeles Boxing fans will attend and support our efforts.
Tags: boxing, BRAWL AT CITY HALL 2015, CHARITY BOXING, Golden Boy Promotions
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Q: Conservar imagen de Firebase una vez cargada Android Estoy tratando de crear una Activity donde se pueda establecer una imagen de perfil subiéndola al Storage de Firebase desde la galería a través de un botón de subir, y la idea es que permanezca guardada en dicha actividad, pero al pasar de actividad pues esta foto se resetea por la que tenía inicialmente en gris.
Me gustaría saber cómo puedo hacer para guardar los cambios en la foto de perfil y que esta no se cambie a menos que se seleccione otra foto.
//pasa la foto al storage
@Override
protected void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
    super.onActivityResult(requestCode, resultCode, data);

    //VERIFICA QUE SE HAYA SELECCIONADO UNA FOTO
    if (requestCode == GALLERY_INTENT && resultCode == RESULT_OK) {

        //si todo sale  bien entonces cargamos la barra de espera

        progressDialog.setTitle("Subiendo...");
        progressDialog.setMessage("Subiendo Foto");
        progressDialog.setCancelable(false);//para que al clickear fuera del cuadrado no se salga
        progressDialog.show();

        Uri uri = data.getData();
        //recibe la ruta de la foto o el nombre del archivo
        final StorageReference filePath = miStorageReferenceImagen.child("fotos").child(uri.getLastPathSegment());

        //sube la foto a la carpeta en storage que acabamos de crear
        filePath.putFile(uri).addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<UploadTask.TaskSnapshot>() {
            @Override
            public void onSuccess(UploadTask.TaskSnapshot taskSnapshot) {

                progressDialog.dismiss();//finaliza la barra de carga

                //OBTIENE EL URI DE LA FOTO
                filePath.getDownloadUrl().addOnSuccessListener(new OnSuccessListener<Uri>() {
                    @Override
                    public void onSuccess(Uri uri) {
                        //la librería glide se añade al gradle app y al project, para guardar imágenes en caché etc
                        Glide.with(getBaseContext())
                                .load(uri).into(civPerfil1);//con fit center y .centercrop se acomoda la imagen pero solo sirve para los images views
                        Toast.makeText(getBaseContext(), uri.toString(), Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

                    }
                });
            }
        });

    }
}

//metodo subir foto
public void subirFoto(View v) {

    Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PICK);//escoger imagen de la galería
    intent.setType("image/*");//abarca todos los formatos de images
    startActivityForResult(intent, GALLERY_INTENT);

}

A: Se me ocurre que cuando tengas la URL de la imagen que te proporciona el Storage de Firebase la guardes utilizando SharedPreference (con una clave unica) y simplemente donde la quieras mostrar la recuperas del SharedPreference y la muestres como en tu ImageView con Glide. Si el usuario tiene la opción de cambiar la imagen de perfil cuando quiera tendras que repetir el proceso y guardar el nuevo link en SharedPreference con la misma clave para no ir guardando datos que no vas a ocupar en el SharedPreference.


NAOMI Campbell, 48, proves why she's still at the top of the fashion industry in an oversized jacket and boho dress combination.
Here, we reveal how to achieve the supermodel's head-to-toe Louis Vuitton look for less.
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7 forest weekend breaks in the UK to escape into nature
Escape to one of the UK's beautiful forests with a stay at a property surrounded by nature and with woodland trails on the doorstep
Birdsong rarely sounds louder or lovelier than in the heart of a forest, accompanied by the soft rustle of the tree canopies and perhaps the trickling of a brook. A forest weekend break is one of the best ways to truly appreciate the sounds, sights and sensations of the UK's woodlands, exploring walking trails, picnicking in clearings, or just pausing to soak up the peace.
Forest bathing or shinrin-yoku – the practice of immersing yourself in a forest setting, originating in Japan – is becoming more and more popular, and it's easy to understand why. Here are some of the best properties in UK where you can discover the restorative benefits of spending a few days surrounded by greenery, from treehouse suites to a 17th-century hunting lodge.
1. Explore Dartmoor's forest trails from this country manor
You won't have to wander far to find the forest at Hotel Gidleigh Park – this traditional country pile is nestled within its own private woodland. There are over 100 acres of it, in fact, with trails that criss-cross, weave and wind between the trees. Exploring on two feet is such a treasured pursuit here that there's a dedicated boot room for guests' use. The hotel also can arrange for a local guide to walk with you and point out the most glorious spots.
The trails extend beyond the hotel, of course. The estate lies in the north of Dartmoor national park, in Devon, with almost inexhaustible options for hill climbing, circular walks and leisurely strolls down soft, forested paths.
Even the rooms are named after local tors (hills or rocky peaks), though the textures are marble, teak, high-thread-count cotton and wool rather than mud, grass and granite. Plush beds and thoughtful touches like homemade biscuits and spring water from the estate make the rooms perfect for relaxing between expeditions.
Hotel Gidleigh Park
2. Bathe amid the trees in the New Forest
There's no bad room at Hotel Chewton Glen, one of Hampshire's – and Britain's – most sumptuous properties. Every inch is impeccable, from garden rooms decorated in soft shades of skin blue and pistachio to suites that open up to a private courtyard with hot tub.
It's the four treehouses, though, that really elevate the experience to something incredible. Each is designed with an indoor-outdoor feel because, if you're going to sleep up in the canopies, you probably want to know about it. Floor-to-ceiling windows and sliding doors allow you to gaze out into a tangle of leaves and branches, while outdoor hot tubs invite you to soak with views up to leaves overhead.
It would be pretty tough to unearth a better location, too. Not only is this country house hotel tucked within 130 acres of greenery in the New Forest – it's also just a mile from the coast, so the sea air wafts through the trees and imbues the air with a tangy, tantalising hint of salt.
Hotel Chewton Glen
New Milton
9.3 Excellent (80 reviews)
3. Sleep in a historic hunting lodge in the Forest of Dean
It's no coincidence that the UK's forests are also home to some of the most well-appointed properties. They are prime real estate, and the royal and the wealthy have been drawn to them for years. Take The Speech House in Coleford, tucked deep within the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. This swathe of woodland is the second largest crown (royal owned) forest, after the New Forest.
The hotel occupies a 17th-century hunting lodge that belonged to Charles II. This is where, from 1676, Verderers court was held for the purpose of protecting "vert and venison" (greenery and livestock). Its history is palpable, from the ancient woodlands surrounding the stone lodge – where the king and cohorts once strode – to restaurant Verderers Court, which once doled out judgements and now serves fine- dining dishes like Welsh ribeye steak and butter-poached plaice.
All this heritage has been thoughtfully woven into the fabric of the hotel, with original features proudly on display throughout. Rooms are certainly royally appointed, with grand four-poster beds and classic decor. You'll breakfast like a king, too, with a full English included in your stay.
Speech House Hotel
Coleford
8.1 Very good (299 reviews)
4. Escape to this forest bolthole in Snowdonia, Wales
As you approach Hotel Craig-y-Dderwen via its long, elegant driveway, it resembles the prettiest of dolls' houses: perched charmingly beyond manicured lawns, and tiny in comparison to the acres of fields and woodland surrounding it. The exterior is bright white and part-timbered, offset by a pitched red roof, with terraces and lawn tables where guests can take tea.
It's equally charming up close, and perhaps even more so. The 19th-century country house has been a hotel since the 1920s and sits on the banks of the River Conwy, which meanders by, before flowing through the forests of Snowdonia National Park. These views aren't excluded from the suites, themes covetable of which have balconies with hot tubs for al fresco soaking.
Hotel Craig-y-Dderwen
5. Wake to spectacular Wye Valley views
Spending a night (or, ideally, several nights) at Bridstow Guest House can be a dangerous thing. The rooms are so bright and beautiful, the hosts so warm and welcoming, and the long, lazy breakfasts – served in the sun-soaked drawing room – so indulgent that you'll probably long to move in permanently. There are just three rooms, each with a different yet equally lovely view from the Welsh mountains and forested valleys to the property's tree-filled gardens.
The B&B, whose owners have thoughtfully renovated the once-neglected 1850 property, is on the outskirts of Ross-on-Wye, on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean and close to England's border with Wales. It's nearby enough that you can stroll to explore the market town, with its half-timbered houses and steepled St. Mary's church – and far enough away that, at times, it feels like it's just you and the forest.
Bridstow Guest House
Ross-on-Wye
6. Stay in an old vicarage surrounded by the New Forest
There's some kind of magic in the New Forest, which covers swathes of Hampshire with woodland, glades and moorland. Perhaps it's in the air, scented with leaves, bark and moss, or the centuries-old yew trees that soar into the air. Or perhaps it's the ponies that have free roaming rights on this land and often appear seemingly from nowhere.
Whatever the source, it's compelling. And it's all right on the doorstep of Hotel Forest Park, the perfect launchpad for exploring this beguiling area. Housed in what was a Victorian vicarage, the Tudor Renaissance hotel is surrounded by forest on all sides yet it's a short stroll to the village of Brockenhurst. The best rooms have forest views, so you can peep out through the leaves and hope to spot a pony grazing the grounds.
Hotel Forest Park
7. Get cosy in a treehouse suite in the Cotswolds
Sleeping in a treehouse is pretty much every child's dream, and many adult's dream, too. The treehouse suites at The Fish Hotel, though, are beyond anything even the wildest of childhood imaginations could dream up. This Cotswolds' retreat has designed the most elegant hotel rooms with every detail designed to invoke a sense of warmth and wellbeing, from cosy bathrobes to underfloor heating. Then they've stuck them up trees, so you can wake to the sound of birdsong and soak up forest atmosphere from your private deck.
Actually, it isn't just a deck: It's a terrace with not one but two heated outdoor tubs, bringing another meaning to forest bathing. Even inside, floor-to-ceiling glass ensures you never forget you're sleeping in the trees – and staying somewhere beyond your wildest dreams.
The Fish Hotel


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Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV Review
Kit # A05135
Spitfire Mk XIV History
The Spitfire Mk.XIV was developed to improve on the high altitude performance of the Spitfire Mk XII. The Mk.XIV combined elements of the Mk.VIII with the new 65 series twin supercharged Rolls Royce Griffon engine. As the airframe was developed, more and more modifications were made, such as the cutback fuselage with bubble canopy and the "E" wing which featured clipped wingtips and improved armament. The Spitfire Mk XIV could climb at over 5000 feet per minute and achieve a top speed of 446 mph.
Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV Video Review Series (pt 1)
Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV: A Few Fixes
The basic review of the Airfix 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk. XIV was done to show the kit as it would go together right from the box, with a minimum of cleanup or special adjustment. The review pretty much just followed the instructions. But in this short video, I want to suggest solutions for a couple of, what I consider to be, the two significant shortcomings of the kit: the cover over the forward fuel tank and the gaps at the wing root joint.
Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV Conversion to Early Spitfire F Mk XiV
This video presents a simple approach to converting the Airfix Spitfire FR MK XIV kit to an earlier Spitire Mk F XIV with the more familiar Spitfire hood.
Airfix Spitfire Mk.XIV kit A05135 Instruction Booklet
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