The HIRU Shakya Sinha Mangalyaya which has been organized by HIRU FM and HIRU TV to mark Vesak was held with the participation of thousands of pilgrims at the Sacred Ridi Viharaya premises in Kurunegala.
Coinciding to the HIRU Shakya Sinha Mangalyaya, the illumination of the Ridi Vihara Chetiya was carried out by the Chairman of Asia Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Rayynor Silva.
Lighting of one hundred thousand oil lamps was also conducted in this Aloka pooja pinkama.
Our correspondents stated that thousands of pilgrims gathered at the historic Ridi Vihara temple premises to participate in this religious event.
HIRU Shakyasinha Mangalyaya began with material and spiritual offerings at the sacred temple premises this morning.
It is significant to note that several meritorious functions including dhamma sermons and dhamma discussions were held during the day at the Ridi Vihara temple premises.
At the same time, an alms giving in the name of The Buddha, for the Sangha and for thousands of laypersons who have observed 8 precepts were held as well.
In addition, a Buddha Statue was inaugurated at the Sacred Ridi Vihara temple and a perennial oil lamp was offered to the temple by chairman of Asia Broadcasting Corporation, Mr. Rayynor Silva.
Meanwhile, 'HIRU Uttama Dhathu Vandana' will begin early morning tomorrow.
Asia Broadcasting Corporation has made all necessary arrangements to facilitate thousands of pilgrims who are expected to arrive at the temple premises to pay homage to the Kapilawasthu Exact Relics.
Meanwhile, the grand digital Vesak pandol of HIRU FM and HIRU TV which is being presented by Asia Broadcasting Corporation for the 5th consecutive year could now be viewed.
This is the only digital and online pandol which could be viewed from any place in the world by any number of people.


ICM Partners is moving and expanding its Los Angeles office. The agency's corporate headquarters will remain at the same address, 10250 Constellation Blvd, but will move up from its current three-story space on floors 7,8 and 9 to occupy the the top five floors of the 35-floor high rise. Additionally, ICM Partners, which has signed a long-term lease, will take exclusive signage atop the building, the first signage on the tower since the exit of longtime occupant MGM.
The 112,000-square-foot new space, which has expansive views of the city from the Hollywood sign to downtown and the Pacific Ocean, will undergo extensive renovations spearheaded by design firm HOK. When completed this summer for the move, it will feature a two-story sky lobby, outdoor terraces, high-tech functions and a central, internal staircase that connects each of its five floors.
ICM moved from its former Wilshire Boulevard address in Beverly Hills to its current Johnson Fain Partners-designed building in Century City in 2007, adding 25,000 square feet of office space. The headquarters expansion follows the agency's ownership transition to partnership several years ago and signals a new stage in its evolution.


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Such plans drawn at a scale of 1:50 or 1:100 should show a cross section(s) through the proposed building(s). In all cases where a proposal involves a change in ground levels, illustrative drawings should be submitted to show both existing and finished levels to include details of foundations and eaves and how encroachment onto adjoining land is to be avoided. Identify existing and proposed ground levels where significant cut and fill operations are proposed, or where slopes in excess of 1 in 20 exist ( or will exist).
Full information should also be submitted to demonstrate how proposed buildings relate to existing site levels and neighbouring development. Such plans should show existing site levels and finished floor levels (with levels related to a fixed datum point off site) and also show the proposals in relation to adjoining buildings. This will be required for all applications involving new buildings.
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Modern and advanced technology have allowed us to watch fantastic pictures live like the recent diving in October2012 of extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner who landed safely on Earth after a 24-mile jump from the stratosphere in a dramatic, daring feat that may also have marked the world's first supersonic skydive.
At Baumgartner's insistence, some 30 cameras recorded the event live.
I also remember in 2010 the San José mine collapse in which 33 men spent 10 weeks trapped underground and the whole world wondered if they would ever be seen alive and well again.
Who can forget how after a wait for 69 days for the missing Chilean miners the whole world watched live on television as they emerged one by one from the deepest bowels of the earth in the remotest parts of Chile. Gaunt and emaciated as they were, the nation still felt relief just to see them.
Gone are the days when the media feeds the public on still black and white fuzzy photographs.
Baumgarten and the Chilean miners who had cheated death and their ordeals and triumphant returns were fittingly documented and broadcast live due to the advances in technology and mainly due to the migration to digital television.
Here in Zambia we are still lagging behind in that we were not able to broadcast live a similar important event which culminated in the triumphant return of our President after he had been missing like the Chilean miners.
One expected that, just as the Chilean miners had appeared from the dark crevices of the mine they were trapped in, or Baumgarten had emerged from the edge of space, the emergence of our president from the deepest recesses of Nkwazi House into the Cabinet Meeting room would have been covered by multiple numbers of cameras. Just like Baumgarten had insisted that his dive from space be covered live by thirty cameras, at least one camera could have been commandeered by our President for the event to be broadcast live.
Admittedly our President was missing for only twenty four days as opposed to sixty nine days as the Chilean miners were, but like for them, there was much consternation of an entire nation which had been kept on the edge of their seats and on tenterhooks. Just like Baumgarten's perilous fall from space the nation held its collective breath wondering what his fate would be.
Much to the disappointment of the anxiously waiting nation, Zambia national Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) only fed us with one still fuzzy and out of focus picture of what should have been the President's triumphant return into the public eye.
In fairness to the Presidents Special Assistant to the Press George Chellah, and His Excellency's entire public relations crew, this is the reason that the government is pushing hard for Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation to complete the digital migration.
If other nations can get live pictures from the bowels of the earth and from the edge of space why should we fail to get a live streaming of our President whom so many are thirsting to see and hear?
A very strong case has been made for ZNBC to quickly complete the digital migration exercise.


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Slater and Gordon faces third legal battle over shareholder losses
By Gazette newsdesk2017-06-08T09:41:00+01:00
A third firm has emerged to lead shareholder action against listed Australian practice Slater and Gordon.
In an announcement to the Australian stock exchange today, Slater and Gordon said it had received correspondence from Sydney-based Johnson Winter & Slattery Lawyers. In the letter, the firm says it acts on behalf of a shareholder of Slater and Gordon, named as Babscay Pty Ltd, which intends to commence proceedings against the company.
The announcement added: 'While details of the proposed claim have not been provided, the letter from JWS sets out that the claim will be based on allegations that the company's financial statements in each of the financial years ended 30 June 2013, 2014 and 2015 contained misleading representations.'
Slater and Gordon does not say whether it challenges such allegations and states that no claim has been filed or served on the company.
In November last year, Melbourne firm Maurice Blackburn Lawyers filed a shareholder class action based on their investment losing 95% in value between April 2015 and February 2016.
That period coincided with the £637m acquisition of UK company Quindell's professional services division, partly funded by a capital raising from Slater and Gordon shareholders.
Sydney-based ACA Lawyers said in November it would be in a position to commence formal proceedings on behalf of Slater and Gordon shareholders 'over the next four to six weeks'. There has been no update on the progress of this action.
That firm announced a potential class action against Slater and Gordon in December 2015 and has finance from listed Australian funder JustKapital Litigation Finance and London-based Woodsford Litigation Funding.
Slater and Gordon has its own litigation on the horizon: in a statement to the London stock exchange last month, Watchstone PLC (formerly known as Quindell) says it had received a letter from Slater and Gordon stating it intended to issue proceedings by the end of the month.
The letter stated the claim is worth £600m on the basis that 'but for fraudulent misrepresentation' it would not have entered a deal to buy Quindell's professional services division.
Watchstone said it will fight the claim and denies any misrepresentation 'in the strongest terms'.


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What the heck does "self determination" for a people mean, anyway? What defines who will constitute "a people?" Geographic boundaries that are difficult for conquerors to surmount? The history of genetic isolation that leads to our notions of "race" or "ethnicity?" What justifies a certain area being considered a nation? What justifies a certain group of people in an area claiming to be an autonomous nation? Can they claim to speak for all who live within that boundary? Are they really just making a power grab, seeking to place themselves at the top of a new, smaller heap instead of being a minority interest in a larger one?
What determines whether a geographic group of people have a "common interest" or not? Botany (ie, agriculture)? Geology (ie, mineral resources)? A shared set of myths and legends? What of the perpetual minority in any group defined geographically that will most certainly not feel represented by the new security interest?
How does one governing body lay a claim to jurisdiction over an area that proclaims its own independence?
I think these questions are not readily answered in the rarified concerns of idealistic political science or declarations of equality, independence, etc. They are only reasonable questions if they can be answered by following the muddy tracks of the exercise of power. Power is what this is all about, even in a democratic republic, the power to determine for a group of people how their mutual resources will be distributed and utilized. Power to cause the effects that become the environment in which other people live.
Why does this strike me as not having anything to do with "self determination?"


Ronan is a University Lecturer (Assist. Prof.) in the Science and Technology of Manufacturing based at the Institute for Manufacturing, Department of Engineering since 2013. He leads the Fluids in Advanced Manufacturing research group, which contains the Inkjet Research Centre as one of its core research initiatives. Prior to this, he completed his MEng (Chemical Engineering with European Studies) at the University of Edinburgh. He then joined Unilever R&D, where his final role was Process Technology Manager, leading the scale up work for a range of deodorant/antiperspirant innovations from lab to pilot and factory scale. He completed his PhD in the field of polymeric structure self-organisation at the School of Chemistry and the Centre for Research on Adaptive Nanostructures and Nanodevices (CRANN) in Trinity College Dublin. His research group focuses on fluids and soft matter research, combining research into novel materials and devices with exploration of their manufacturing challenges, to drive effective scale-up of emerging technologies. His research group focuses on understanding fluids, colloids and interfaces and developing the next generation of production processes for personalised medicine, biosensing, functional coatings and inkjet printing. In inkjet specific research the group examines fundamental work such as how aerodynamic effects become increasingly important when printing at high speeds, as well as more application-focused research such as printing devices and functions direct to 3D shapes.


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Stacey Abrams on Health Care
Protect progress of ObamaCare, instead of lawsuits
Rather than suing to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, as Republican Attorneys General have, our leaders must protect the progress we've made and commit to expanding health care and lowering costs for everyone.
My father has battled prostate cancer for years. To help cover the costs, I found myself sinking deeper into debt--because while you can defer some payments, you can't defer cancer treatment. In this great nation, Americans are skipping blood pressure pills, forced to choose between buying medicine or paying rent. Maternal mortality rates show that mothers, especially black mothers, risk death to give birth. And in 14 states, including my home state where a majority want it, our leaders refuse to expand Medicaid, which could save rural hospitals, economies, and lives. Source: Democratic response to 2019 State of the Union speech , Feb 5, 2019
Medicaid expansion for reduced cost & preexisting conditions
Q: President Obama hit the trail for your campaign in Georgia this week. He recently made headlines after calling Medicare-for-All a "good new idea." You have not expressed support for Medicare-for-All. Do you think President Obama is wrong?
ABRAMS: I don't think that he's wrong. I think that, as a national conversation, there certainly should be an ongoing review of what Medicare-for-All can do. But a single state cannot make that change. Georgia does not have the financial capacity to provide that type of coverage. That is a federal conversation. In Georgia, we have to do the fundamentals, including the expansion of Medicaid. That's how we provide access to health care. That's how we reduce costs. That's how we protect preexisting conditions. My focus is on how I can serve Georgia, and that means a focus on Medicaid expansion. Source: CNN interviews for 2018 Georgia Governor race , Nov 4, 2018
Paying for uncompensated care brings money back
Q: You want to expand Medicaid, under Obamacare. You say that would cost nearly $300 million-how will that get paid?
ABRAMS: Georgia spends about $1.75 billion per year on uncompensated care. That's health care costs. By expanding Medicaid, we can join states like Kentucky that cut that number in half. That's savings that will go directly into providing access. My plan is to put money back into the pockets of hardworking Georgians. And all of the plans I have proposed, which are detailed, specific, and have pay-fors, all of those programs can be done under our current budget in the state of Georgia. What's more important is that the economic benefit to our state is dramatic, thousands of more jobs, thousands of good-paying jobs, access to health care coverage, and improvement for our state overall.
Q: So, you're telling Georgia families that none of them are going to have to pay higher taxes with you as governor?
ABRAMS: I do not intend to raise taxes. That is not the necessity. Source: CNN interviews for 2018 Georgia Governor race , Nov 4, 2018
Expand Medicaid; explore universal coverage
Stacey worked to sign Georgians up for the Affordable Care Act and she has fought for Medicaid expansion. As governor, Stacey will work to expand Medicaid and provide coverage for 500,000 Georgians, create 56,000 jobs, stabilize our rural counties and explore pathways to universal coverage in our state. Source: 2018 Georgia Governor website StaceyAbrams.com , Aug 17, 2017
Let ObamaCare plans cover abortion
Legislative Summary: A BILL relating to insurance, to provide opt out of funding abortions through qualified health plans: No abortion coverage shall be provided by a qualified health plan offered within the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [ObamaCare], except in the case of medical emergency.
OnTheIssues Interpretation: ObamaCare requires that healthcare plans fund abortions; this state law would remove that stipulation from Georgia insurance plans offered under ObamaCare. Voting NO means abortion coverage would be required in healthcare plans.
Legislative Outcome: Passed Senate 37-18-1 on March 18, vote #676; passed House 105-64-7 on March 18, vote #795; Rep. Stacey Abrams voted NO; signed by Gov. Deal April 21 Source: Georgia legislative voting records: SB 98 , Mar 18, 2014
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Absolutely gorgeous . Red and white quilts are my favorite!
I love your quilt!!! Very inspiring.
What a beauty! And I love the colors.
You are my Hera! I'm committing one (or more) of the 7 deadly sins right now.
Nice, I like seeing the circles pop in and out.
Absolutely stunning. I am excited to see the circle quilting on it.
Still watching for a quilted finish on this lovely winding ways. I am such a sucker for red and white. And this one is great.
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Turn-around of council houses too slow say Limerick councillors
Norma Prendiville
normap@limerickleader.ie
LIMERICK City and County Council is in the process of acquiring 11 properties in the Newcastle West area, local councillor Jerome Scanlon has been told.
Six of these are in a derelict condition or have been vacant for a long time.
The council currently has 21 vacant properties in the area, and 11 houses needing major refurbishment, last week's meeting of Newcastle West councillors heard.
Work is underway in three houses and work will begin in four others at the end of March.
Funding to refurbish 14 houses has been received from the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, councillors were told and the council has now submitted a new list of houses for funding for 2019.
"We are still working through the 2018 list and allocations," James Rigney said. Details of which properties are included and budget estimates for each of them have been submitted, he said.
"All the vacant properties are on my application," he continued.
"There are too many houses vacant for too long," Cllr Liam Galvin said while Cllr Francis Foley asked when the vacant houses would be allocated.
"We are asking the same questions every month," he said.


When you find that you and your spouse can not live together any more, it is time to think of a divorce. To deal with legal stuffs, you will need a divorce attorney. This attorney will give you valuable advice on how to get the best interest when you and your spouse separate and will also represent you in court. It is therefore very important that you can find a good attorney. This article will help you.
You can now inform your friends and relatives so that they can help you. They will recommend you the best attorneys in town, or at least give advice on whether you can choose this lawyer or that lawyer based on their experience and knowledge.
All lawyers are not created equal. Some are specialized in a certain area while others are just general lawyers. You can contact your state bar associations to determine whether they have a lawyer referral program. Through the referral program, you will be able to contact the best lawyers in the area you are involved with.
You should make a list of what you are looking for in an attorney. Decide whether you want a male or female lawyer. Do you prefer someone who charges a flat fee or someone with an hourly rate? Does the lawyer need to reside in the same town as you? If not, does he charge for an additional travel fee?
Some very good lawyers offer one free consultation at the beginning. You may use this opportunity to get to know the divorce attorney well. However, keep in mind that there is no correlation between a free consultation and a low fee schedule. The fact that the lawyer offers you free meeting doesn't mean that he will charge low too.
You should also pay attention to the receptionist at the lawyer's office. You will be contacting the lawyer through this person therefore you should check to see whether he or she is easy going and pleasant to deal with.
When you talk to the lawyer, don't forget to mention the attorney's past cases. To be sure that he will be able to handle your case, you should check his win-loss ratio and the level of difficulty his past cases had.
The fee schedule should also be paid close attention to. You should not think that the fee schedule is the same for different lawyers. Some fee schedule is straightforward and easy to understand while others are very complicated and need close attention. Be sure to know in advance what you have to pay so that you won't be taken aback when you receive the bill afterwards. If you think the rate is reasonable and the lawyer is good, you can sign the deal. But if you need more time to think about it, just let your attorney know.
Choosing a good divorce attorney seems to be a bit difficult for some people. However, with the tips in this article, I hope you have found a way to find the best attorney for your case. Being patient and articulate is a requirement in your search for a good attorney.


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Learn more about Johanna...
Johanna Lindsey is one of the most successful authors of historical romance. There are over forty million copies of her novels in print, and her work has been translated into twelve languages. All of her novels have been national bestsellers.
Johanna Helen Lindsey was born on March 10, 1952 in Germany, where her father, a soldier in the U.S. Army, was stationed. The family moved about a great deal when she was young. Her father always dreamed of retiring to Hawaii, and after he passed away in 1964 Johanna and her mother settled there to honor him.
In 1970, when she was still in school, she married Ralph, becoming a young housewife. The marriage had three children; Alfred, Joseph and Garret, who already have made her a grandmother. After her husband's death, Johanna moved to Maine, New England, to stay near her family.
Johanna wrote her first book, Captive Bride in 1977 "on a whim", and the book was a success. By 2006, with over 58 Million copies of her books have been sold worldwide, with translations appearing in 12 languages, Johanna Lindsey is one of the world's most popular authors of historical romance.
Johanna's books span the various eras of history, including books set in the Middle Ages, the American "Old West" and the popular Regency England-Scotland. She has even written a few sci-fi romances. By far the most popular among her books are the stories about the Malory-Anderson Family, a Regency England saga.
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Defy Not The Heart Series
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Wildfire in His Arms (hardcover) (06/15)
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One Heart to Win (paperback) (02/14)
One Heart to Win (hardcover) (06/13)
Let Love Find You (paperback) (04/13)
Let Love Find You (hardcover) (06/12)
When Passion Rules (paperback) (04/12)
Surrender My Love (ebook) (08/11)
You Belong to Me (ebook) (08/11)
All I Need is You (ebook) (08/11)
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Danny DeVito Explains His Penguin/Catwoman Comic Book Romance Story
Blair Marnell Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Last summer, word broke that Danny DeVito is making his comic book writer debut in Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1, a new one-shot special that celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Penguin's first appearance in Detective Comics #48 in 1941. DeVito teamed with artist Dan Mora on "Bird Cat Love," a short story that explores an unlikely romance between Oswald Cobblepot/Penguin and Selina Kyle/Catwoman. Danny DeVito explains.
In 1992, DeVito famously played Penguin in Batman Returns alongside Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman. DeVito's shared Batman connection with the actress is why he felt the need to reach out to Pfeiffer before writing the story.
"I did call Michelle and tell her that I was doing it," said DeVito in a new interview with Forbes. "I said 'Look, it's like my fantasy and it's my dream come true to have an incredible romance with such a beautiful woman. Oswald, I'm talking about, and Selina.' She was very excited to hear about it."
RELATED: Danny DeVito Is Writing a Penguin Short Story For DC Comics
"I'm so excited about it," continued DeVito. "I've never done anything like that before but I've always been a big fan of DC. From the time I was a kid, I had giant collections of all kinds of comics. I love The Penguin, I love Oswald. And of course, doing the movie with Tim [Burton] was one of the highlights of my career. I love that character so much. It was thrust upon me at a time when I've always been in love with Catwoman. Not only Oswald being in love with Catwoman, but Danny being in love with Michelle Pfeiffer. I jumped on the opportunity and the first thing that came to mind was the romance."
Within the story, Penguin and Catwoman find a common purpose during a worldwide pandemic. Naturally, it was inspired by the ongoing COVID crisis.
"It was in the middle of COVID and I said Look at what love can do," said DeVito. "I just applied it to the story and I sat down and in a few weeks, I had knocked out the whole idea and wrote it and they responded to it and to have Dan Mora to do the artwork, it's so brilliant. His stuff is just so masterful. I feel blessed to be in that company and the way it turned out, I couldn't be happier."
Gotham City Villains Anniversary Giant #1 is out in comic book stores now.
What do you think about DeVito's Penguin and Catwoman romance story? Let us know in the comment section below!
Recommended Reading: Batman: The Long Halloween
Tags: Batman, Batman Returns, Catwoman, Dan Mora, Danny DeVito, dc, DC comics, Michelle Pfeiffer, Penguin


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Born and Raised in Pittsburgh, PA. I am a graduate from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and hold degrees in Finance, Economics and Accounting from that institution. I studied the CFP program at Stockton Univerity and am currently enrolled in the Master of Science in Financial Services program at The American College. I currently reside in the community of Germantown Hills, Illinois. When not spending time with family and friends, I enjoy hiking in the spring/fall, skiing in the winter and boating in the summer.


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November 15, 2018 May 11, 2021 by Tom Maliti
Witness Testifies About His 2012 Radio Appeal to Ongwen to Leave the LRA
Dominic Ongwen, Dominic Ongwen & Thomas Kwoyelo, Summary
ICC, Uganda, amnesty, LRA, Sudan, Central African Republic, ongwen, Kony, Okot, surrender
A former member of the high command of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) told the International Criminal Court (ICC) that in 2012 he used FM radio to appeal to Dominic Ongwen, who is on trial at the ICC, to leave the LRA.
Francis Okot told the court he did this soon after he had left the LRA. He said he was not pressured to make the appeal to Ongwen. Okot said he made the appeal despite Ongwen holding a higher rank in the LRA than he did.
Okot testified on November 6 in the trial of Ongwen, a former LRA commander who has been charged with 70 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity he allegedly committed between July 2002 and 2005. Ongwen has pleaded not guilty to all counts.
During his testimony on November 6, Okot said he worked in Control Altar, the name given to the LRA's high command, for 16 years until he escaped the LRA in 2012. He said he was not a high-ranking member of Control Altar, but he did say he served at one time as commander of The Yard. This is the unit in charge of spiritual affairs in the LRA.
When she cross-examined Okot, prosecutor Yulia Nuzban asked him about the appeal he made on FM radio after he left the group and returned to Uganda in 2012. Nuzban asked whether he assured Ongwen that the government did not plan to kill anyone who escaped the LRA. He said he did.
"But you did not mention (LRA leader) Joseph Kony's ability to predict escape at all, did you?" asked Nuzban.
"No, on that I did not mention," replied Okot.
"If it was important why didn't you mention it at that time?" asked Nuzban.
"Because people were now in different places. … He (Kony) is now minding his own business and taking care of his life. People were just living in the bush without anywhere you could see a future," answered Okot.
Earlier in the day when Krispus Ayena Odongo, Ongwen's lead lawyer, questioned him, Okot had talked about Kony predicting when senior members of the LRA would escape. Okot gave the example of Otti Lagony and Okello Can Odonga, two senior commanders of the LRA. Okot said Kony ordered their killing after the spirits told him that they planned to escape the group with many men. At the time, Otti Lagony was Kony's deputy. Okot said Okello Can Odonga was a brigade commander.
Nuzban played a clip of an audio recording that Okot identified as the broadcast of his appeal to Ongwen. The clip was in Acholi. She asked him whether in the clip he was calling on Ongwen to leave the LRA. Okot said that he was.
Nuzban asked him whether in the appeal Okot was telling Ongwen to, "Come out because it is safe?"
"Yes, I told him," answered Okot.
"Not to fear the ICC?" asked Nuzban.
"Yes, I said that," replied Okot.
When Nuzban concluded her cross-examination of Okot, Odongo asked him some questions in re-examination.
"You told court that between you and Dominic, Dominic was a much higher commander than you. Now when you appealed to him did you expect him to accept your appeal?" asked Odongo.
"An appeal is an appeal. You send (the appeal) depending on how you feel about it. At least by the time you send a message to such a person you are aware that nothing will happen when that person comes back. And for that reason, I sent that message to him," replied Okot.
"Did you talk off the cuff, or did you read from a prepared text?" asked Odongo.
Okot said he felt compelled to let others know they would not be harmed if they returned home. "I had nothing in my hand when I was reading that message," he said.
"Did you ask to go or were you asked to go by some authority, to go and talk to the people in the bush?" asked Odongo.
Okot said he was asked to speak on radio and he thought about it. "There was no pressure on me to say what I said," said Okot.
During her cross-examination, Nuzban also asked Okot about the time he escaped the LRA. She showed him a flyer with a photograph of Caesar Acellam, a senior commander of the LRA. Okot said he recognized Acellam in the photo. He said Acellam had the rank of major general when he left the LRA. He also said he was able to read the message on the flyer, which was written in Acholi.
"In his message, Caesar Acellam encourages people who are still in the bush to escape?" asked Nuzban.
"That is correct because these photographs, while I was still in the bush, were being dropped by plane and this photograph was one of them," answered Okot.
"In his message, Caesar Acellam explains that after his escape the UPDF (Uganda People's Defence Forces) did not harm him, correct?" asked Nuzban.
"Correct," said Okot.
"And that is the flyer that encouraged you to escape, am I right?" asked Nuzban.
"Correct," replied Okot.
Nuzban asked whether Kony had any influence on him in 2012 to discourage him from leaving the LRA. Okot said by the time he escaped he had not seen Kony for a year. He said the LRA in Central African Republic was scattered.
Odongo also pursued the subject of the Acellam flyer when he questioned Okot in re-examination.
"Mr. Witness, are you aware that Caesar Acellam surrendered in 2012 and that Dominic Ongwen also surrendered in 2015 and they were not actually captured?" asked Odongo.
"Yes, I am aware because CA came that month … and then I came back in November. And then I met him when I returned … at the border of Southern Sudan and Congo. We met there," answered Okot.
During his testimony on November 6, Okot said most of the time he was with Kony, they were based in Sudan or Congo. Okot said Kony made rare visits to Uganda. He said one such visit was when Kony heard that Ongwen had been injured and he left his base in Sudan and crossed into Uganda to go and visit Ongwen.
"We didn't even spend a night there. We continued with our movement and we left them there (in the sick bay). We continued and went back to Sudan," said Okot.
"There was really not much that he (Kony) did. He also took and left some food items for the sick people," said Okot, describing what happened when they visited Ongwen after he injured his leg. He said this visit took place in 2002.
Okot concluded his testimony on November 6.
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Metallsvenskan var en kombinerad fotbollsturnering i Örebro för rockstjärnor och hårdrocksfestival som arrangerades varje år 2009−2016. Det fanns planer på att återuppta festivalen 2018 i Norrköping. Den första festivalen hölls 2009 på Behrn arena i Örebro. 2011 var första året festivalen pågick i två dagar och den flyttade då också till Örnsro IP. 2013 flyttade festivalen till Brickebackens IP. I december 2015 meddelade arrangören att festivalen flyttar till gamla pappersbruket i Örebro 2016.

Festivalen har prisats av Millencolin Music Prize och Örebrogalan.

Fotbollsturneringen
Turneringen består av lag som mestadels består av rockartister.

Nedläggning
Den 7 december 2016 meddelade festivalen att den skulle läggas ner efter åtta år.

Planerad nystart 2018
År 2017 tog Metallsvenskan en paus men planerade att återkomma redan året därpå, denna gång i Norrköping. De första klara banden för 2018 blev finska Sonata Arctica, amerikanska  Exodus samt de svenska akterna Bullet och The Kristet Utseende. Andra artister som planerades 2018 var Graveyard, Satyricon, W.A.S.P., Pain, F.K.Ü., Hulkoff och coverbandet Shamrock. Den 16 maj meddelades dock att nystarten av festivalen ställdes in då arrangörerna inte sålt tillräckligt med biljetter för att täcka kostnaderna.

Medverkande band

2009

Hammerfall
Sabaton

2010

Twisted Sister
Sabaton
Raised Fist

2011

D-A-D
Gamma Ray
Graveyard
Sator
Sodom
Bullet
Torture Division
Scar Symmetry
Gormathon
Vietcong Pornsürfers
The Accidents
Motherlode
Bob Log III

2012

Europe
U.D.O
Raised Fist
Raubtier
Almost Nature
Gormathon
Amaranthe
Paul Dianno
Witchcraft
The Resistance
Skitarg
The Kristet Utseende
Scandinavian Hateland
Dead Man
Seventribe
Troubled Horse

2013

King Diamond
At the Gates
Graveyard
Hardcore Superstar
Bullet
The Kristet Utseende
Adept
Primordial
W.E.T
Return
F.K.U
Vomitory
Corroded
The Boatsmen
Dödsdepartementet
Troubled Horse
Nine

2014

Helloween
Saxon
Pentagram
Nifelheim
Kreator
Millencolin
Freedom Call
Amaranthe
Bombus
Narnia
Horisont
In Solitude
Gehennah
Skitarg
Black Trip
Thundermother
The Kristet Utseende
Smash into Pieces
Heroes (Hemlig Sabaton-spelning)

2015

Motörhead
Raised Fist
Behemoth
Blind Guardian
Powerwolf
Candlemass
Portrait
The Resistance
The Kristet Utseende
Abramis Brama
Shadow Quest
Moonshine Avenue
Pig Eyes
Besserbitch
Aggressive Chill
Twilight Force
Corroded
Frantic Amber
Sarea
Egenout
Nale

2016

Ghost
Napalm Death
Soilwork
Dark Funeral
The Haunted
Operation: Mindcrime
Månegarm
Tribulation
HAVOK
Bombus
Cut up
Steelwing
Snowy Shaw
The Hawkins
Deals Death
The Kristet Utseende
Paradise Lost

Referenser

Externa länkar
Metallsvenskan - officiell webbplats

Musikfestivaler i Sverige
Musik i Örebro
Återkommande evenemang med premiär 2009

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Is Online Dating Dying? I Think So — Here's Why
by Drea Rose Mar 15, 2017
Online dating has been a popular way to find dates for many years now, but ever since the birth of shadier sites and apps like Plenty of Fish and Tinder, things have gotten a little bit out of hand. What was once meant as a way to find real love has now twisted into a playing field of hookups, little to no commitment and bad manners and it's leaving a lot of single people out there frustrated AF. In fact, I truly feel like online dating is on its way out — here's why:
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There's a lot more rejection than success and it's draining over time. If you've ever tried online dating and have had perfectly good luck right off the bat, you either have a horseshoe stuck up your butt, or you're lying. Sure, there are some rare modern fairytales out there about successes, but those are extremely rare cases or an urban relationship myth made up to comfort the ones who are still waiting for their online love miracle.
There are better and more personable ways to meet people. The older we get, and the more experiences we have with online dating, the more we realize that stepping outside our comfort zones and back into the real world is worth it. Before online dating, people met in a more natural and organic way and actually had conversations leading to more with strangers in real life. More and more people are taking their chances offline than settling for the online struggles and it means that more and more people who are actually looking for love aren't online at all.
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It's the same old stuff, different day. Whether it's Tinder or not, most of the online dating platforms, despite their shiny and hopeful advertisements, are deteriorating in the quality connections being made. It doesn't mean it won't ever work or that there isn't at least a small glimmer of hope there, but it's only a glimmer these days. Online dating has seen its prime and though it's been very useful for many people, it's dying out and most people are over the nonsense that comes with it.
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After visiting Full Sutton yesterday, it was off to Frankland today, where another warm welcome greeted me on the gate.
Frankland is located just outside the beautiful city of Durham, where I stayed over last night, in the village of Brasside, and it's next door to Low Newton, where I went straight on to afterwards, for a visit by our Patron, HRH The Princess Royal.
Prisoners described Frankland as safe, and saw few problems with Spice. Staff were described as 'brilliant' and relations with them were very positive, as was the keywork scheme. Prisoners rated the wide range of peer mentors, highlighting in particular PID workers, programmes 'ambassadors' and buddies for older prisoners. A psychology drop-in on the wings, and weekly Age UK drop-in in the gym, were praised, as was the Inside Out learning partnership with Durham University. Prisoners also highlighted the gym and the range of courses on offer there, as well as the opportunity to cook their own food on the wings.
Managers described the prison as very safe. They said relationships between staff and prisoners were very good, and built on patience and tolerance. They noted the prison's low use of force, and said that Frankland is particularly good at managing especially challenging prisoners. The PIPE unit aimed at helping Cat A prisoners to progress through the system, and the separation unit for extremists ('the first of its kind') were highlighted, and staff were praised for their skill and sensitivity in dealing with trans prisoners. Managers also noted the prison council and range of thematic forums, and the range and effectiveness of peer mentoring & support.
The Officers felt the prison was safe and noted low levels of NPS in the jail. They described good relations with prisoners, and felt they were good at managing particularly challenging inmates. They noted time out of cell, family visits, gym facilities and access, the range of workshops, and cooking facilities as positives for prisoners, and keywork was well received by both staff and prisoners. Relations between staff were 'great' and new staff were well supported by more experienced colleagues. Managers were good at saying 'thank you' to staff, Xmas vouchers were widely appreciated, and the staff mess was valued.
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Q: Hilbert Polynomial of zero dimensional module Let $M$ be a finitely generated graded $A$-module with $\dim M=0.$ Let $M$ be $\mathbb Z$-graded and $A$ be $\mathbb N$-graded Noetherian ring. Then how can we say that the Hilbert function of $M$ is polynomial equivalent to a constant polynomial ?
What I know that under these condition $l_A(M)< \infty.$
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Mr. Pater Holidays in Maine
by Charles C. Cole
We owned a few rustic cabins on Burnt Meadow Pond, "southwestern Maine tropical," prime getaway country. The "noisy" season was late September when a gusty day would rattle the dried husks of milkweed pods just beyond the picnic tables.
I don't care who you were: after a weekend there, you'd leave in better emotional and mental health than when you'd arrived. Word gets out, which is why I wasn't surprised one Friday when this tall, quiet fellow in a familiar hooded black robe stood on the porch of the office cabin with an apparent interest in recharging. I approached with mop, bucket and toilet brush in hand; a working manager like my father before me.
"Didn't hear the car."
"Don't use one," the fellow said.
"The entrance is over a mile, yet you managed to hike it, all in black, without attracting a smudge of road dust. They say miracles never happen."
"Do they? I'm here for a cabin," he said, with no further explanation. There was an otherworldliness about him, a fish out of water, maybe it was his vaguely foreign accent spoken like a whisper.
"Let's see what we got." I reached into the open window and grabbed the guest registry, spinning it around. "You can dress as you see fit, whatever your religious restrictions, but you're going to be awfully hot in that medieval getup."
When I turned back to him, he was wearing a plaid shirt and jeans. Again, no explanation. Perhaps he'd whipped off the robe and tossed it into the covered compost barrel nearby. I didn't ask, because there was no good answer. He was bald with no eyebrows, a vigorous and towering sixty.
"You're in luck! Thought we were full-up, but looks like we've got one cabin."
"As I expected."
"How'd you hear about us?"
"A gentleman named Mike Letourneau mentioned it."
"Not recently. Mike's gone, sorry to say, about a year ago. Heart attack on a hiking trail. Died with his boots on."
"Found him, did you? Must have been a shock. Never met anyone more grateful for the gift of life. A side-effect of having survived a brutal war, I suspect."
"That's when we first met."
"You were in the service?"
"No, just passing through, assisting the wounded."
"Can I have a name? Whatever you want to call yourself. Something for record-keeping."
"Dis Pater."
"Dis? Well, Mr. Pater, welcome! Hope you fall in love with the place and come back every year. Good for both of us."
"I'm usually too busy, but Mr. Mike was persuasive. You might say we had a deal."
He gave me his deposit by reaching deep into his pants pocket and withdrawing a wad of crisp, unfolded twenty-dollar bills, looking straight off the printing press. I was suspicious, but happy for the money. I'd never seen counterfeit currency and couldn't imagine someone wasting it on my little business.
In his days with us, Dis mostly kayaked in lazy circles, his legs across the bow, leaning back and admiring the sky, the hills, the swaying cattails. We had a few other families at the time, with young kids cavorting in the damp sand on the water's edge, a couple of old gents who played horseshoes and cribbage from sunup to sundown, and a newlywed couple who kept to themselves and rarely stepped outside. I picked up toys, chased off snakes, checked on open car windows during afternoon showers, and mostly worried, so the guests didn't have to.
One steamy day, when our two gentlemen were off for a hike and the other families were on a quest for ice cream, I was raking the horseshoe pits. I looked up and saw Mr. Pater standing in the kayak in the middle of the pond. He held his right hand palm-up, and a crow alighted there! They appeared to be conversing!
"Mr. Pater," I called out, "around here when we kayak, we sit! On your bottom, sir, if you don't mind."
The crow fluttered away.
"Just a visitor. He saw a snapping turtle and refused to land lower to the water. I tried to reason with him, but he's a crow, a prisoner of his fears."
"Do my nerves some good and bend those knees before you fall in and scare the fish."
The kayak rocked and Pater lost his footing. To recover, he stepped away from the commotion, like dodging a mosquito, and walked quickly over the water's surface, bee-lining for me! I held my tongue until he'd run aground.
"Almost fell," he muttered, good-naturedly. "Not a good look if you want to be intimidating."
"And what about the kayak? Someone else might want to use it."
"The turtle will push it back, I promise. He owes me; I showed him some convenient ducklings earlier, more as a distraction than a delicacy. One man's feast for the soul is another's dinner. The crow didn't know the turtle was still quite sated. One way or another, nature fills full the spirit, doesn't it?"
"Mr. Pater, not to sound rude: if you're who I think you are, don't you have places to be, people to scavenge? Not that we're not grateful for your patronage."
"We all need a little time to appreciate the big picture, Mr. Burle," he said, "even me, but I get your point."
"You're not on duty, are you? Not that I could stop you. These are good people who trust me to take care of them while they're here."
"Just a social call, a mini-vacation." He smiled, but he could see I didn't trust him. "Walking on the water was too much? I'll leave in the morning. I just needed a few days. Hope you'll be as warm and inviting in the future."
"I will be. As I said, all are welcome here, even ducklings."
He was gone in the morning. The kayak was on shore. The busy-as-ever children were playing in the sand, unsupervised but, for once, I wasn't worried.
Copyright © 2019 by Charles C. Cole
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Q: Finding tangent vectors of a surface I do not understand how the author found the tangent vectors.
M:$\phi(r,t)=(r\cos(t), r\sin(t), \sqrt{1-r^2})$
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$\frac{\partial\phi}{\partial r}=\left(\cos(t),\sin(t),\frac{-r}{\sqrt{1-r^2}}\right)$ and $\frac{\partial\phi}{\partial t}=\left(-r\sin(t),r\cos(t),0\right)$


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'Women Power' is coming to life as the new social responsibility project initiated by OPET - the innovative and pioneer organization of the fuel oil sector - as aimed for "women employment" that is one of the most important subjects on Turkey's agenda. The protocol signature ceremony of the project prepared through the collaboration of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security and the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and OPET as aimed to increase women employment at OPET stations was held at a meeting attended by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security Jülide Sarıeroğlu, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak, İŞKUR General Director Cafer Uzunkaya, Koç Holding Energy Group Chairperson Yağız Eyüboğlu, OPET General Manager Cüneyt Ağca and OPET Board of Directors' Member Filiz Öztürk. OPET that has reviewed the human resources processes at its stations within the scope of the project aims to have at least two woman employees at each station.
OPET, operating with a vision to make a contribution in forming a better informed society by adopting education, health, environment and historical values, is initiating a new project to alter the social perception and offer equal opportunities to women in work life: "Women Power at OPET" Project. The signature ceremony of the project prepared through the cooperation of OPET, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security as aimed to increase women employment at OPET stations was held in Ankara on May 24.
The Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Berat Albayrak, who spoke at the ceremony, said "This year has been an important and good year with respect to women employment. I believe that the "Women Power Project", implemented by OPET that is one of the reputed and important firms of out sector, will make a very significant contribution in this process we have initiated. The world is changing, technology is changing, trends are changing, but the actual change has to be in our minds. That is when we can move a step further. And, our sector is one of the sectors that suffer the most from these wrong perceptions. Energy is known as a male dominant sector for years. We need woman employees that break the sexist rules in the energy sector and set an example for the youth. According to the researches, efficiency and profitability are higher in companies where women assume active roles. It is know that companies, which are included in the Fortune 500 list and have a high ratio of women within their organizations, generate 34 percent more revenues as compared to the others. The world is changing, management understandings are changing, and it is now time for us to break the glass ceilings and eliminate sexist prejudices and learned helplessness. We will collectively lay the foundations of an energy sector where the gender balance is ensured with the projects we will implement to increase women employment through the synergy of the public and private sector. I would like to congratulate OPET and the Koç Group management, hope that this project, which will serve as a role model for our sector, becomes even stronger and is beneficial for our sector."
The Minister of Labor and Social Security Jülide Sarıeroğlu noted the following: "Today we are implementing an important leg of a process we have initiated regarding the work life in order for women to be more active and effective in all areas, which we really value very much and have been working on for a long time. I would like to thank OPET and the Koç Group very much for their initiative and sensitiveness for including women in work life. Turkey will be stronger if the women are strong. Our country's development and growth will be stronger if women are active in all areas of life. We are taking firm steps in the sense of empowering women by revolutionary arrangements, and are strengthening this process even further through strong partnerships and collaborations. The increase of woman employees in a male dominant sector will make significant contributions in working life. The inclusion of 3500 more women in work life under the roof of OPET, through their employment both at the stations and at headquarters level of an important group, serving almost everywhere in Turkey, until 2019 is very important. It is our heart's desire to extend this perspective even further in the entire work life..."
OPET Board of Directors' Member Filiz Öztürk, who took the floor at the ceremony, pointed out to the significance of women employment in Turkey and said: "We intend to increase the participation of women in the labor force and ensure that they strengthened both economically and socially by this project. According to the made researches, especially efficiency and profitability increase in companies where women assume active roles. We are observing that women are also very successful in jobs such as fuel sales representative, station manager, which were perceived as male jobs so far, at our stations. As we have seen in the film we watched at the beginning, we currently have more than 1500 female employees at our stations. Now, we are making a brand new start with the support of our ministries, and want to increase female energy and labor at our stations with our project we have named 'Women Power'... We are designing our "Women Power" project in a sustainable and result focused manner as a social responsibility project. Our objective is to increase the number of woman employees at all our OPET and Sunpet stations and see at least two women at each station. By 2020, we aim to add 3,500 more to the number of our female station employees, which we have increased within a very short time with the support of our dealers. We believe that our project will lead to a significant change not only in OPET but also in our society."
The cooperation protocol prepared between İŞKUR General Directorate and OPET was signed by İŞKUR General Director Cafer Uzunkaya and OPET General Manager Cüneyt Ağca at the meeting. It will be ensured that OPET dealers benefit from the İŞKUR employment incentives during the recruitment processes of the Women Power project, and special training and career development programs will be prepared.
OPET, operating with more than 1500 fuel stations in Turkey, aims to eliminate occupational gender and increase the number of woman employees at fuel stations with the project that will be conducted in cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Labor and Social Security. OPET aims to review the human resources processes at the fuel stations and ensure that there are at least two female employees at each station within the scope of the project, and offer employment opportunities for women in different positions such as sales assistant, station executive, shift supervisor, accounting staff. There currently are 1541 woman employees at OPET stations spread throughout Turkey. It is planned to employ 3500 more woman employees in total, as at least two women station employees at each OPET station, until 2020 with the Women Power Project.


I know I have been quiet in this space. I have not been sick or traveling. I did have a funeral to go to which having a good person die is always sad. This was Koda Bear's other grandmother who died so all of Tuesday was mourning her and supporting that side of the family.
What I have been doing this week is brushing off old skills and learning new ones to build the display cases for the boyos. Monday, I ran a table saw for four hours after spending eight hours building a cut list. Knowing what I do now, I would have changed cut list. I would have spent another four to eight hours on it to really make sure I had what I wanted. Another spreadsheet would have been created! I learned a lot since Monday. This was just the first step.
I had help with the table saw. I am not big enough to manhandle 3/4" plywood sheets by myself. I just do not have the wingspan or the the strength. But when it was all done, this was the pile that was brought back to the shop.
Knowing what I do now, I would have made this pile much more organized. I would have probably taken a day with the cutlist to do that. I got tired of "which piece of wood do I need and where is it." That was me. I said it out loud a bit but thought it a lot!
To build the display cases, I learned how to use a pocket hole jig. The first time I tried to use one, I was totally confused and ended up not using it. Now, I can run of these like a pro. Not that I cannot get better at it, because I can.
By the end of Wednesday or mid Thursday (I cannot remember anymore), the frames for two of the three display cases were built. The corner one still needs to be built. I handed it off to my Beloved because he was having a tough time installing drawers so I may finish it.
The next step was building drawers. Lots of drawers. The boyos decided they wanted mostly drawers and not shelves for knife storage. It started out as 32 drawers total. It is going to end up with 37 drawers total. After yesterday, I now know that I have that I have to remake two more because I built two too big. I need to add more clearances.
My biggest learning here is that I should not have precut my drawers. I could cut the drawer heights I wished and the lengths of the sides but the front and back? No. Going from the computer to human measurement and divider placement did not keep the drawer sizes the same.
But most of them are done and ready for installation.
That is what I spent nine hours doing yesterday.
I got really good at installing drawers. This is another places though that I can tell that I have been working with too many computer generated clearances as a scientist and not human hand done clearance. An extra 1/16th or 1/32nd of an inch here and there would have been helpful.
I would say we are half way done with the display cases. There are more drawers to build, more to install, and the corner case to finish building. Then, the drawers all need faces and the countertop needs to be built. So far, was this easier then Ikea? But, the display cases are better dimensions and less expensive. Now saying that, the counter top is going to be a custom butcher block that I will probably end up building. The total could run more then Ikea. But for an artisan knife shop, artisan display cases make since. The cost, including labor may come in to less then what installed cabinets from Ikea would have been.
I was asked the question, do I enjoy this? I do. There are times that I am frustrated but I am learning new things. I think the frustration levels will go down as I have better skills. Also, I need to know when stop better. I have come in from working on this project this week and been so worn out I could barely move. Last night, I hurt until I went sleep. I am better this morning but I can feel it.
I have been asked to put together a quote for a corner seating area in one of the boyos kitchens. He does not enjoy wood work. After this is done, at least to putting the counter top together, I will give him that quote.
It is an interesting windy road I am traveling. It is awfully fun and I am incredibly grateful that I get these choices!
This quilt is almost quilted! I am finding everything is taking much longer then it used to with two small boys in the house. As well as helping more with the boyos' knife business. It used to be I only worked on the business cards and ran errands. Now, I am being asked about cut lists for cabinets. I will actually help build those cabinets so I am not surprised. It is what happens when you gain more skills.
I had the conversation with Koda Bear about finishing what is started today. I have a lot of works in progress and I am focusing on finishing each. There are some works in progress that are really about me keeping my skills sharp, like spinning. Or for the shop, like this quilt. But I find that works in progress keep multiplying. I am finding I need at least one day a week for mending. I like the intention of very much but it does take away from what I am trying to do otherwise.
This is my life. And that is okay. Building these cabinets will be interesting. Then, I will build the truck cabin for sharpening. The plan is for me to continue doing what I am doing and become the mobile sharpener as well. The biggest impact is that I do not get to travel as much as I would like. That could change with time.


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