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US State Department Offers $10 Million Reward For Info On Foreign Election Interference
The Chinese regime's meddling in US elections has been openly confirmed by its own economist. Now, the US State Department is offering a $10 Million reward for info on foreign election interference.
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The US Department of State recently announced a $10 million prize for those who provide information about foreign interference in US elections.
Foreign election involvement has been alleged in the United States during the last five decades, including the 1968 presidential election. It has been one of the country's burning subjects in the last seven years, notably in relation to alleged Russian and Chinese meddling in the 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential elections.
On June 30, the State Department declared that its Rewards for Justice program "seeks information leading to the identification or location of any foreign person or entity who knowingly engaged or is engaging in foreign election interference."
Additionally, per its website, the incentive proposal "seeks information leading to the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of an act of foreign election interference, including by dismantling, in whole or significant part, an organization engaged in such activity."
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China's Interference in US Elections
The Chinese regime's meddling in US elections has been openly confirmed by its own economist.
Jin Canrong, a professor and associate dean of the School of International Studies at Beijing's Renmin University of China, outlined how the state starts to interfere in US elections to promote pro-Beijing politicians to prominence in a July 2016 address on "Sino-US Strategic Philosophy."
"The Chinese government wants to arrange Chinese investments in every single congressional district to control thousands of voters in each district," Jin said.
He said that, with a population of over 312 million spread among 435 congressional districts at the time, each district had approximately 750,000 individuals.
"The voting rate in the United States is about 30 percent, which means around 200,000 residents in each congressional district vote for the representative in that district," Jin said. "Normally, the difference of votes between two candidates is 10,000 or less. If China has thousands of votes on hand, China will be the boss of the candidates."
Jin stated that Beijing's goal is to dominate at least the House.
Jin Canrong, professor and deputy director of the Studies Center of the U.S. at Renmin University, comments on the U.S.-China talks in Beijing, China, on March 19, 2021. (Screenshot/Jin Canrong's channel/YouTube)
"The best scenario is China can buy the United States and change the U.S. House of Representatives into the second Standing Committee of the National People's Congress," he said, alluding to the panel that controls the CCP's rubber-stamp legislature.
In recent years, Beijing has done more than Jin described to intervene in US elections.
To sway public opinion in the United States against Republicans during the 2018 midterm elections, China Daily published a four-page advertisement in the Des Moines Register, one of Iowa's leading newspapers, highlighting the Sino-US trade war and its effects on soybean exports to China. Iowa was a swing state, with many state and federal government seats up for grabs. In the trade war, Beijing's main weapon has been soybeans.
The CCP made it plain via state-run media in 2020 that it wanted a presidency under then-Democratic Party nominee Joe Biden because he'd be "smoother" to work with than Trump.
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Explore Nova Scotia through historic venues and great music. Take a look, and read about our 2018 concert venues!
Generally speaking, tickets are always available through reservation from the MR Box Office and at the door. Feel free to contact a venue directly with any questions about the upcoming concert being held there. In addition, some venues have their own local ticket selling arrangements, such as at shops or through community organizations. Tickets remain accessible to all our concerts with an average price of $20 for general admission and $10 for students. Seats at the Cecilia's Retreat series are available by advance reservation as there is limited seating, make sure to email Barbara Butler to save your spot!


As we push for better health care and longer lives, Gregory Rodriguez writes that we should think about the societal consequences of having so many old people hanging around.
As we push for better health care and longer lives, Gregory Rodriguez writes that we should think about the societal consequences of having so many old people hanging around. "No one wants to die young. No one wants to face the last years of life infirm and fragile. But if Japan, where ancestors are revered, is plagued with unhappy seniors, what does it bode for us?" he asks. "You could make it to 100, with consequences as onerous as the ones you ate right and exercised to avoid."


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At the last part of year 2014, Bollywood will witness a gala marriage on 18 November. Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma will ties the nuptial knot on 18 November.
Arpita Khan is the daughter of veteran writer Salim Khan and sister of Bollywood superstar Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail Khan.
Aayush Sharma is the son of a businessman from New Delhi. Both Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma have decided to settle in Mumbai after marriage and Aayush wants to make a debut in Bollywood film industry.
Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma met in year 2013 and since then they were sharing a romantic relationship.The wedding will take place in Falaknuma Palace, Hyderabad on November 18. The reception will be held in Mumbai on 21 November.
Salman Khan has invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shah Rukh Khan has already announced that he would be present in the ceremony. The other expected VVIPs in the reception are Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Hrithik Roshan, Saif Ali Khan, Kareena, Deepika Padukone, Karan Johar, Katrina Kaif, Sajid Nadiadwala, Hema Malini, Dharmendra and Chiranjeevi.
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Two Rooms -- Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin [Polydor, 1991]
Where most tribute albums hitch second-raters to the famous fans who've been sweet-talked into signing on, this superstar showcase aims to turn the tributees into de facto titans, minting much moolah in the process. Sinéad O'Connor was born to cover, and Rod Stewart is reborn for a day. But the material proves less than titanic--it's just plastic, inspiring or enabling Eric Clapton, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, even the Beach Boys and the Who to construct simulacra of their better selves. As for Sting, Hall & Oates, Bruce Hornsby, Jon Bon Jovi, Wilson Phillips, Phil Collins, and even George Michael, they don't have better selves--they have accidents, none of which happen here. B-


In spite of Britain's waging countless wars against Muslim countries for decades, despite Britain's blind support for Israel and despite the ongoing discrimination against Muslims in Britain, nineteen out of twenty Muslims remain loyal to this Kingdom. Contrast this with at least half the of Jews who, although they enjoy prominence in this country and whose Israeli Lobby has enjoyed remarkable success, appear willing to leave this country behind.
This raises the following questions, that a sociologist or perhaps the British Jews themselves must address.
What is it about British Jews, that has caused so many of them to fail to settle after so many decades? Why are they happy to wander again? Is the notion of dwelling foreign to Jewish culture? Is true assimilation impossible as far as Diaspora Jewish culture is concerned? Is it possible that it is actually the prominence of Jews in British society (media, politics, culture, finance) that makes Jews feel insecure?
Early Zionists attempted to address these questions. Settlement in Zion, i.e. Palestine, was supposed to free the Jews from their 'Diaspora symptoms.' The 'homecoming' adventure was supposed to introduce Jews to the notion of dwelling and belonging. It was intended to attach the Jew to the soil. However, the birth of the Jewish State brought to light new and far more devastating traits some of which have actually put our planet at grave risk.
I guess that for the time being, there is NO answer to the Jewish question, yet, the question itself is more vital than ever.


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__metaclass__ = type

ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
                    'status': ['preview'],
                    'supported_by': 'community'}

DOCUMENTATION = '''
---
module: azure_rm_appserviceplan
version_added: "2.7"
short_description: Manage App Service Plan
description:
    - Create, update and delete instance of App Service Plan.

options:
    resource_group:
        description:
            - Name of the resource group to which the resource belongs.
        required: True

    name:
        description:
            - Unique name of the app service plan to create or update.
        required: True

    location:
        description:
            - Resource location. If not set, location from the resource group will be used as default.

    sku:
        description:
            - The pricing tiers, e.g., C(F1), C(D1), C(B1), C(B2), C(B3), C(S1), C(P1), C(P1V2) etc.
            - Please see U(https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-service/plans/) for more detail.
            - For Linux app service plan, please see U(https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/app-service/linux/) for more detail.
    is_linux:
        description:
            - Describe whether to host webapp on Linux worker.
        type: bool
        default: false

    number_of_workers:
        description:
            - Describe number of workers to be allocated.

    state:
      description:
          - Assert the state of the app service plan.
          - Use C(present) to create or update an app service plan and C(absent) to delete it.
      default: present
      choices:
          - absent
          - present

extends_documentation_fragment:
    - azure
    - azure_tags

author:
    - Yunge Zhu (@yungezz)

'''

EXAMPLES = '''
    - name: Create a windows app service plan
      azure_rm_appserviceplan:
        resource_group: myResourceGroup
        name: myAppPlan
        location: eastus
        sku: S1

    - name: Create a linux app service plan
      azure_rm_appserviceplan:
        resource_group: myResourceGroup
        name: myAppPlan
        location: eastus
        sku: S1
        is_linux: true
        number_of_workers: 1

    - name: update sku of existing windows app service plan
      azure_rm_appserviceplan:
        resource_group: myResourceGroup
        name: myAppPlan
        location: eastus
        sku: S2
'''

RETURN = '''
azure_appserviceplan:
    description: Facts about the current state of the app service plan.
    returned: always
    type: dict
    sample: {
            "id": "/subscriptions/xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Web/serverfarms/myAppPlan"
    }
'''

import time
from ansible.module_utils.azure_rm_common import AzureRMModuleBase

try:
    from msrestazure.azure_exceptions import CloudError
    from msrest.polling import LROPoller
    from msrestazure.azure_operation import AzureOperationPoller
    from msrest.serialization import Model
    from azure.mgmt.web.models import (
        app_service_plan, AppServicePlan, SkuDescription
    )
except ImportError:
    # This is handled in azure_rm_common
    pass

def _normalize_sku(sku):
    if sku is None:
        return sku

    sku = sku.upper()
    if sku == 'FREE':
        return 'F1'
    elif sku == 'SHARED':
        return 'D1'
    return sku

def get_sku_name(tier):
    tier = tier.upper()
    if tier == 'F1' or tier == "FREE":
        return 'FREE'
    elif tier == 'D1' or tier == "SHARED":
        return 'SHARED'
    elif tier in ['B1', 'B2', 'B3', 'BASIC']:
        return 'BASIC'
    elif tier in ['S1', 'S2', 'S3']:
        return 'STANDARD'
    elif tier in ['P1', 'P2', 'P3']:
        return 'PREMIUM'
    elif tier in ['P1V2', 'P2V2', 'P3V2']:
        return 'PREMIUMV2'
    else:
        return None

def appserviceplan_to_dict(plan):
    return dict(
        id=plan.id,
        name=plan.name,
        kind=plan.kind,
        location=plan.location,
        reserved=plan.reserved,
        is_linux=plan.reserved,
        provisioning_state=plan.provisioning_state,
        status=plan.status,
        target_worker_count=plan.target_worker_count,
        sku=dict(
            name=plan.sku.name,
            size=plan.sku.size,
            tier=plan.sku.tier,
            family=plan.sku.family,
            capacity=plan.sku.capacity
        ),
        resource_group=plan.resource_group,
        number_of_sites=plan.number_of_sites,
        tags=plan.tags if plan.tags else None
    )

class AzureRMAppServicePlans(AzureRMModuleBase):
    """Configuration class for an Azure RM App Service Plan resource"""

    def __init__(self):
        self.module_arg_spec = dict(
            resource_group=dict(
                type='str',
                required=True
            ),
            name=dict(
                type='str',
                required=True
            ),
            location=dict(
                type='str'
            ),
            sku=dict(
                type='str'
            ),
            is_linux=dict(
                type='bool',
                default=False
            ),
            number_of_workers=dict(
                type='str'
            ),
            state=dict(
                type='str',
                default='present',
                choices=['present', 'absent']
            )
        )

        self.resource_group = None
        self.name = None
        self.location = None

        self.sku = None
        self.is_linux = None
        self.number_of_workers = 1

        self.tags = None

        self.results = dict(
            changed=False,
            ansible_facts=dict(azure_appserviceplan=None)
        )
        self.state = None

        super(AzureRMAppServicePlans, self).__init__(derived_arg_spec=self.module_arg_spec,
                                                     supports_check_mode=True,
                                                     supports_tags=True)

    def exec_module(self, **kwargs):
        """Main module execution method"""

        for key in list(self.module_arg_spec.keys()) + ['tags']:
            if kwargs[key]:
                setattr(self, key, kwargs[key])

        old_response = None
        response = None
        to_be_updated = False

        # set location
        resource_group = self.get_resource_group(self.resource_group)
        if not self.location:
            self.location = resource_group.location

        # get app service plan
        old_response = self.get_plan()

        # if not existing
        if not old_response:
            self.log("App Service plan doesn't exist")

            if self.state == "present":
                to_be_updated = True

                if not self.sku:
                    self.fail('Please specify sku in plan when creation')

        else:
            # existing app service plan, do update
            self.log("App Service Plan already exists")

            if self.state == 'present':
                self.log('Result: {0}'.format(old_response))

                update_tags, newtags = self.update_tags(old_response.get('tags', dict()))

                if update_tags:
                    to_be_updated = True
                    self.tags = newtags

                # check if sku changed
                if self.sku and _normalize_sku(self.sku) != old_response['sku']['size']:
                    to_be_updated = True

                # check if number_of_workers changed
                if self.number_of_workers and int(self.number_of_workers) != old_response['sku']['capacity']:
                    to_be_updated = True

                if self.is_linux and self.is_linux != old_response['reserved']:
                    self.fail("Operation not allowed: cannot update reserved of app service plan.")

        if old_response:
            self.results['id'] = old_response['id']

        if to_be_updated:
            self.log('Need to Create/Update app service plan')
            self.results['changed'] = True

            if self.check_mode:
                return self.results

            response = self.create_or_update_plan()
            self.results['id'] = response['id']

        if self.state == 'absent' and old_response:
            self.log("Delete app service plan")
            self.results['changed'] = True

            if self.check_mode:
                return self.results

            self.delete_plan()

            self.log('App service plan instance deleted')

        return self.results

    def get_plan(self):
        '''
        Gets app service plan
        :return: deserialized app service plan dictionary
        '''
        self.log("Get App Service Plan {0}".format(self.name))

        try:
            response = self.web_client.app_service_plans.get(self.resource_group, self.name)
            if response:
                self.log("Response : {0}".format(response))
                self.log("App Service Plan : {0} found".format(response.name))

                return appserviceplan_to_dict(response)
        except CloudError as ex:
            self.log("Didn't find app service plan {0} in resource group {1}".format(self.name, self.resource_group))

        return False

    def create_or_update_plan(self):
        '''
        Creates app service plan
        :return: deserialized app service plan dictionary
        '''
        self.log("Create App Service Plan {0}".format(self.name))

        try:
            # normalize sku
            sku = _normalize_sku(self.sku)

            sku_def = SkuDescription(tier=get_sku_name(
                sku), name=sku, capacity=self.number_of_workers)
            plan_def = AppServicePlan(
                location=self.location, app_service_plan_name=self.name, sku=sku_def, reserved=self.is_linux, tags=self.tags if self.tags else None)

            response = self.web_client.app_service_plans.create_or_update(self.resource_group, self.name, plan_def)

            if isinstance(response, LROPoller) or isinstance(response, AzureOperationPoller):
                response = self.get_poller_result(response)

            self.log("Response : {0}".format(response))

            return appserviceplan_to_dict(response)
        except CloudError as ex:
            self.fail("Failed to create app service plan {0} in resource group {1}: {2}".format(self.name, self.resource_group, str(ex)))

    def delete_plan(self):
        '''
        Deletes specified App service plan in the specified subscription and resource group.

        :return: True
        '''
        self.log("Deleting the App service plan {0}".format(self.name))
        try:
            response = self.web_client.app_service_plans.delete(resource_group_name=self.resource_group,
                                                                name=self.name)
        except CloudError as e:
            self.log('Error attempting to delete App service plan.')
            self.fail(
                "Error deleting the App service plan : {0}".format(str(e)))

        return True

def main():
    """Main execution"""
    AzureRMAppServicePlans()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


3 Where can I access more iSee datapacks?
iSee is an intuitive and interactive approach for the dissemination of structural biology data. The SGC uses iSee to present methods, data and interpretation from its structural biology pipeline to a wide audience.
The concept was initially developed by the SGC in collaboration with MolSoft LLC. All the features were implemented in the program ICM.
More recently, the iSee concept has been extended to provide web-based methods for interactive summary and mining of large sets of co-complexed protein:ligand structures in the context of chemical biology data. The WONKA platform aggregates and summarises similar and disimilar features within large quantities of structures of the same protein with different ligands and enables sharing of observations.  OOMMPPAA goes further and uses 3D matched molecular pairs in concert with protein structures and molecule assay data to inform further stages of medicinal chemistry.
Where can I access more iSee datapacks?
iSee is presently delivered in two modes: online, using the activeICM plugin, which enables an interactive window(s) in a web browser and standalone (offline) where information can be viewed and manipulated using a program installed in your machine, which doesn't require internet connection.
This model is similar to that adopted by Adobe Reader – which also offers reading in both online (embedded into the browser) and offline modes ( through Adobe Reader installed in your computer).
The difference is in the fact that Molsoft LLC (the company that produced and distribute the programs) allows the user to install only one version (or both) as desired.
Every iSee datapack has two main windows - one to the left with text and static images and one to the right which allows interaction with 3D objects. An expert mode is available in the standalone version and includes additional tools to extend the interactivity with the datapack.
You can embed an 3D interactive window of activeICM in any of your MS Office applications. This is very hendy if you are to give a presentation or a class using the contents of an iSee datapack. Imagine being a star on your next journal club by being able to show an interactive 3D image in a powerpoint slide!
You can capture static images of any view you generate from reading the datapack. Simply use the screen capture function of your OS (or use a dedicated program for screen capture).
If you are using the standalone version (ICM-Browser), you can use the 'Quick Image' fucntion (File --> Quick Image) to extract only the representation seen in the 3D window to an image file. This will normally be saved either in your desktop or in 'My Documents' folder in Windows.
Safari 4 browser and Mac OSX 10.6 ('Snow Leopard'): by default Safari 4 installed in machines running OSX 10.6 runs on 64-bit mode - this affects a wide range of applications and plugins.
2.  Open a new Finder window and navigate to the Applications folder.
3.  In the Finder, select Safari.
4.  Go to File>Get Info.
5.  In the "Safari Info" window, open the "General" section.
6.  Select the check box "Open in 32-bit mode"
7.  Close the "Safari Info" window.
Three papers were published about iSee, exploring different aspects of the concept.
Abagyan et al. Disseminating structural genomics data to the public: from a data dump to an animated story (2006). Trends Biochem Sci. 2006 Feb;31(2):76-8. Epub 2006 Jan 6.
Lee et al. SGC - Structural Biology and Human Health: A New Approach to Publishing Structural Biology Results (2009). PLoS ONE 4(10): e7675. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007675.
Raush et al. A New Method for Publishing Three-Dimensional Content (2009). PLoS ONE 4(10): e7394. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0007394.
Theo Bloom (editor of PLoS Biology) demonstrated the iSee concept in 22.aug.09 during the Online London 2009 Conference. See some comments about it on the dot net blog.
Peter Binfield (editor of PLoS ONE) also demonstrated the iSee concept as implemented in the SGC PLoS ONE collection. This happened in 9.oct.09 at the UCSF. Have a look at the video of the talk. The bits about the iSee in the PLoS ONE starts after 19min40sec (you can drag the movie progress button to fast-forward). Listen to the 'ooos and aaaahs' from the audience :-).
Sean Connin on his blog Techne says: "It's been several years since I experienced my first earthquake (...) I felt the same seismic tremor last week while working at the computer. This time it came with an online collection of digitally enhanced articles published by the Public Library of Science (PloS), under the title "Structural Biology and Human Health: Medically Relevant Proteins from the SGC". "
Dave Bath on his blog Balneus reviews the PLoS ONE collection using iSee with an interesting title "Is it a bird? Is it a game? No… it's SUPER JOURNAL!"
Jean-Claude Bradley have also mentioned us on his blog Useful Chemistry. He has also been heard saying that PLoS ONE's SGC collection is "history in the making" - see the video of his lecture on Scivee (@ 2min 34 sec).
The San Diego Union Tribune has published an article in their business section about MolSoft and the activeICM used in iSee datapacks. In the article 3-D software could give publishing a new angle Prof. Ruben Abagyan explains how the technology could be used in other fields.
The SGC/ PLoS ONE collection using iSee appeared in the 'Spotlight on Structural Genomics' section of The Structural Genomics Knowledgebase (PSI/ Nature Publishing Group).
Wladek Minor (one of the main authors of the HKL suite of crystallographic programs) has presented a poster on the 2010 Keystone Conference "Structural Genomics: Expanding the Horizons of Structural Biology", where he highlights the iSee concept as the 21st century internet publication.
Julie Thompson (Clustal alignment programs; IGMBC, Strasbourg, France) has mentioned the iSee concept as an example of how alignment visualisers in the future could be displayed/ implemented. The mention has happened during her talk at EMBO Workshop on Visualizing Biological Data (VizBi) in Heidelberg, 2010.
Charles Grisham, Professor of Chemistry at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia has been using ICM and ICM Browser Pro to 155 in his undergraduate biochemistry course. The students each took a different protein and, as part of their work for the course, created a "molecular document" for their protein (2010).
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Last year I saw something on tv about riding a Formula 1 car in France. Great, I thought, but probably way too expensive.
This year I saw the url on the Internet of the company that gave F1 courses: www.agsformule1.com.
I didn't find the prices exorbitant high, so, being the speed freak I am, I booked for the course on June 25.
On Sunday the 23rd of June I left for France: a trip of 1300km. I traveled mostly with speeds between 160 and 200kmh. The downside of this was that I had to refuel a lot of times. Happily along the toll roads in France there are a lot of gas stations. While getting further south it got hotter and hotter. In the morning in Belgium temps were around 15 degrees Celcius, in France they got above the 30!
After 11 hours I reached my destination, the hotel Le Mas Du Four in a place called Le Cannet Des Maures. There I could cool down in the swimming pool.
The next day I decided to have a look at the surroundings. First I tried to find the circuit I had to be on on tuesday. With the explanation of its location from AGS and with a good map I could find it easily.
In the neighbourhood of Le Cannet are some great curvy roads, and I followed some of them with my 12. The temperatures were still high (more than 30 degrees Celcius), but the bike didn't have too much trouble with it. Unlike its owner: I had to drink a lot (of water) in order to keep my percentage of moisture up. Due to the heat I lost concentration once and almost collided with an oncoming car that suddenly came around a bend. He broke hard, and I could only just avoid him, coming to a stop on the verge of the road. The driver of the car waved to me and I waved back to show that I was alright, and we pursued our way.
Only 30km from Le Cannet lies St. Tropez: with insanly big pleasure boats in the harbour and with some nice streets and squares a place sure worth a visit.
June 25: the big day!
At 7:45h I entered the gate of AGS at Le Circuit Du Var. After changing into a race coverall with shoes to match, we got instructions about riding a Formula 3 car. Something about braking and changing gears. When changing gears down you should blip the throttle, and use the clutch and brake pedals. With only two feet. This sounded difficult to me, as it turned out to be.
After the theory we could practice it with a Formula 3 car during 20 laps. We made stints of about 5 laps each time. In between we got some advice about our riding style. Shifting the gear down was not easy. Most of the times I already was around the corner before I could find the right gear.
After lunch we got some more theory. This time about riding a Formula 1 car. Braking and shifting gears was about the same as the Formula 3. Only this time we had 600hp in stead of 180 to play around with.
I was the first that could go on the track with the F1. After trying the gears with the engine off I was ready to give it a go. I switched the ignition on and signalled the guy with the engine starter that he could start the engine (no start motor in a F1). Now I had to increase the revvs and keep it high, after which I could, slowly, release the clutch. Slowly, but surely, the car moved forward. Yes! I left without stalling it.
Alone on the track I concentrated mainly on the down shifting problem. Each corner was a challenge... On the two straights I accelerated as hard as I dared, making sure I didn't spin it, because than it would all be over. I found the acceleration comparable to the ZX-12R. At last, I thought, I drive a car that would be able to keep up with my bike. Braking was something completely different. With cones they had indicated where we should start to brake. Each time when I did this I would come to a stop way before the corner, so powerfull were those carbon fiber brakes. Steering was a delight too, very precise and more easy than I would have thought.
Wednesday the 26 I visited Monaco. I saw the famous places and some pieces of the F1 circuit.
Thursday I left for the Netherlands. Again almost exactly after 11 hours I was back home.
The bolt of the subframe I lost once got loose twice during this holiday. The second time I did not fasten it again (because the right tool was somewhere underneath all my luggage), but instead I removed it.
I did lose another bolt though: one of the bolts that keeps the battery cover in its place.
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A beautifully shaped Chilli from Brazil.
Flattened starfish-shaped fruits mature from green to rich red.
Heavy cropping with a gorgeous sweet flavour.
This truly is a beautiful Chilli! Originating from Brazil the flattened fruits resemble starfish - hence the name! With quite an open habit, the plant can literally be showered in fruits from top to bottom making this a variety worth growing for its ornamental value alone.
Fruits measure around 4" (10 cm) in diameter by approximately 1" (2.5 cm) deep. The plant grows to 3 feet (90 cm) or more and can have a similar spread. Growth can be quite lax so this is definitely a variety to tie in as it grows.


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Water Year Ends On Dry Note In Oregon
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heatherroberts Published: August 24, 2022
Despite the spring rains we saw across much of the Pacific Northwest, drought conditions continue for much of Central and Eastern Oregon. The water year officially ended in July, and Larry O'Neill, with the Oregon Climate Office, says conditions didn't improve much in the last two months.
"The average temperature for the month of July, for most of the Pacific Northwest, was much above normal with even a few scattered patches of 'record warmest.' Precipitation, on the other hand, even though it seems like we've had a lot of thunderstorms in the Pacific Northwest, the last 60 days have actually been much drier than normal."
However, O'Neill noted conditions are much improved from a year ago. When looking back on the 2021-2022 water year, he noted there were a host of surprises. O'Neill said the spring of 2021 was the driest on record, followed by the spring of 2022, which was wetter than normal. He said that "whiplash" between those two different springs made it challenging to plan for water supply and wildfire risk. And, those challenges will continue, especially during La Niña cycles.
"If the wintertime precipitation isn't well above normal, then we're really going to depend on spring conditions to make up any deficits. And these last two springs really show us that we can go back and forth into extremes in either direction."
O'Neill said while the last 60 days have been drier than normal across Oregon, La Niña could bring a wetter than average winter. The National Weather Service predicts the PNW will remain under a La Niña pattern into early 2023.
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Source: Water Year Ends On Dry Note In Oregon
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The pub is situated on Penistone Road on the way to Hillsborough, it is easy to get to from The Hillsborough pub, you walk down the side of the pub and carry on walking on Penistone Road.
Loads of buses also go past the pub and also you can get the tram and get off the stop before Hillsborough and a short walk to the pub is required.
They have a beer garden which has recently been upgraded, and bands regularly play there.
You have a choice of 12 ales, 2 new pumps have recently been added and they also have 2 cider pumps as well, the pub recently become a freehouse so interesting local ales do appear along with Castle Rock ales. Starting to find Titanic ales here which is a good sign for me.
Now I am a big fan of Plum Porter by Titanic Brewery, we do see this round pubs in sheffield on occasions, so imagine to my delight when this pub told me a while back they are going to have a dedicated pump serving this ale only, I was very happy and I am sure alot in Sheffield will be. So there you have it …. Plum Porter on all the time in here.
The Facebook page is here, Castle Rock Brewery website is here. They also have a new website which is here.
Check out the website for live band dates.
There is also a new function room which I must say looks very nice, they have a couple of pumps in this room.


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On Candor and Comfort: Heights Speaks on Swift's folklore›
Simone Yatco | Aug 21, 2020
With months into quarantine, everyone has come to reluctantly accept the sluggish days that pass without much change in routine. Amid the uncertainty the pandemic brought, the last thing people expected was a spontaneous album drop from pop icon Taylor Swift. When folklore was released last July 24, fans scrambled to listen and found it to be almost totally different from Swift's previous works. Nearly a month later, on August 18, Swift closed the album by making her bonus track "the lakes" available on all streaming sites.
From its lovelorn lyrics to the decisive moment it was released, folklore garnered a special allure. Many have praised Swift for her poetic storytelling in the album and her use of whimsical visuals, and for this reason, Heights, along with the rest of the globe, dares to ask: "Is folklore Taylor Swift's best album yet?" In this feature, Heights Art Staff Editors Clare and Justine, English Staff Editor Sean, and English Staffer Cat explore the artistic and literary merits of folklore to answer the question.
Folklore's woodland fantasy shoot
folklore Album Jacket
At initial impression, the black and white album cover renders a melancholy, just as, in contrast, Lover used color to complement its lively music. Unique to folklore is it being Swift's first album cover that does not have her face up close. Though she is the focal point of the image, the trees dwarf her in comparison. With the top of the photo almost overexposed, the portion becomes much brighter than the trees. "It's interesting that it's not a closed-off frame," Justine noted, "like she's not trapped in totally and can still get out." The cover, although shrouded by grain and noise, still emulates a calm and whimsical aura.
On the other hand, the Heightsers thought differently of the back of the album jacket. Instead of being dwarfed, Swift looks like she will break off into a run, with a jacket lazily enfolding her. In this photo, the black and white distinction is made sharper and more defined through Swift's attire. Cat pointed out that, in contrast to the album cover where Swift is fully covered up by a coat, here, she is seen shedding while in motion; possibly a symbol of beginning vulnerability. In terms of form, however, the Heightsers had qualms with this image, as the unbalanced placement of elements and the dissimilarity in mood from its front cover gave them the impression that it could have been from a different album.
folklore Promotional Photos from Swift's Instagram
Apart from the album visuals, Swift also shared promotional materials on social media. The photo on the left, taken from Swift's instagram, invokes a ghostly feeling with Swift foregrounded as a stark white figure against her gray surroundings. With a long skirt and sweater, Swift dresses in clothes for lounging at home, akin to many people in quarantine. Among these, the most notable feature of the photo is Swift's body language. The image looks very still and placid, and Swift appears as though she is either wiping a tear away or hiding her face. Cat pointed out that Swift's body language may be related to the previous photo, as she explains, "[Swift] looks like she's moving away. Like [she's] leaving. [This is] interesting because before, she looked like she was supposed to run."
The photo on the right, also taken from Swift's Instagram, came with a letter describing folklore in the making. To Sean, of all the images, this photo "is very Taylor as a musician, Taylor as a celebrity," he explained, "[there is a] larger connection and larger 'hey look at me'. [The photo is] very different from the others." Like folklore's back cover, Swift is caught in the middle of turning away. Justine also added that, with the camera angle lowered, Swift is framed with an air of confidence.
On folklore's visual coherence
Justine, Clare, Sean, and Cat unanimously agreed that the visuals could have been more coherent had they been shot in the same location. Their strongest bind relied on the use of black and white all throughout.
Sean shared that he was underwhelmed when folklore's visuals were first released. "You obviously know where Taylor's going with this, [and it] felt a bit predictable to me. She's known for these transformations," Sean explained. He went on to say that, to him, whilst the visuals weren't as striking, it still enhanced a part of the appeal and reflected what the album is like—the muddled gray implicating Swift's shift to melancholy slow songs.
The group believed that there could have been more creative direction. While the visuals were able to capture the album's mood as well as the context it was released in, in a more artistic sense, there are still some elements lacking. "It works when promoting and encapsulating her album," Justine explained, "but this isn't art or a masterpiece outside of the Taylor Swift realm. It sells, but in a more artistic sense, underwhelming and kulang (deficient). It did its job."
Folklore as storytelling
One of the most apparent attributes in Swift's folklore is how it deliberately strays from a personal vantage and instead, directs focus to other narratives like the lovelorn boy, a mistress, and a child talking to her friend. In each song, Swift introduces a new story. Though her previous albums explored redundant tropes, in folklore, the stories are seen anew.
But, in definition, what exactly is folklore?
Folklore refers to the tales people tell—folk stories, fairy tales, "tall tales," and even urban legends. The main characteristic of folklore is that it has no author—it just emerges from the culture and is carried forward by constant retelling. The same goes for Swift's album; "So many songs in folklore [are] plots we've heard of before," Cat explained, "for her to make an album centered around those plots is interesting. I think it's impressive because it's more of a concept album than just a music album. The concept here is: 'what are the stories Taylor wants to pass down to people?'" Truly, folklore's storytelling and lyrics are the center of attention for fans as Swift renders the album with each song blending together and each story thoughtfully crafted.
Diving into fan favorite folklore
The album's content discussion followed the prompt: is folklore Taylor Swift's best album yet? While it may be too premature to say for some, it is still worth discussing as folklore took the world by storm with all 16 songs hitting the Billboard Hot 100 and "cardigan" taking the number one spot of the list by August 3. Despite the album's immediate success, the Heightsers have their reservations on declaring it as Swift's best.
With every album of Swift, there is always at least one song that others just can't bring themselves to like; most often for an off-putting lyric or because of a song's estrangement with the rest of the tracks, like "Gorgeous" in Reputation, as well as "You Need To Calm Down" and "Me!" in Lover. Clare explained that some of Swift's lyrics can seem arbitrary, but she did not feel this way with folklore, as every line seemed to be written with careful intent. Among her albums, folklore appears to be the most consistent in sound and mood. Sean weighed in further on the album's merits, saying "Taylor Swift as a popstar strikes me as someone who is very self conscious, but in folklore, although she doesn't grow out of it, she's self aware. It's a mature sentiment from Swift whereas in Reputation and Lover, she wanted to give a persona," he said, "but folklore is kind of like, she's had more time to process who she is as a popstar icon. People think [the album is] the best because it's more mature."
The simplicity of the album was another factor that drew the public to listen. The group asserted that, lyrically, folklore was the best—it did not depend on the drama and rhythm as much as the previous albums did. It was then asked: is the music in folklore a departure from her previous work? For Sean, there was a clear progression in Swift's music. To substantiate, he brought up "All Too Well", "Safe and Sound", and "Sad Beautiful Tragic"—all previously released songs that have a similar sound to folklore. The group agreed that Swift's journey was almost like an evolution rather than a sudden change that led to the making of this album.
The difference in folklore's sound may be a result of Swift's recent withdrawal from Big Machine record label, which was at the center of the controversy between Scooter Braun and Swift in 2019. Folklore brings forth the impression that Swift wrote with equanimity and a sense of comfort in one's self. The sincerity of the songs has enthralled both fans and non-fans alike. Clare explained that if Reputation was a response to the media, and Lover was a response to Reputation, folklore wasn't a response to anything or anyone. Without the need to impress, folklore became a sound of its own.
The prominent themes in folklore
Folklore, according to Cat, completely differs from Lover. Lover looks at one emotion from different angles, and, while heartbreak is an evident theme in folklore, Cat said, "[In the songs, Swift] was nostalgic for a time when she got hurt. That's not something she's ever expressed before." She gave the example of "august" as being one of the more tragic songs in the album. "The lyrics are extremely sad, but you don't register the weight of it until you listen to it multiple times. Emotionally, it's so complex." Teeming with new sentiments, the acceptance of imperfections and the mature acknowledgement of the past makes folklore unique amongst Swift's previous works.
Swift's reflection in each song discloses her imperfections and regrets more genuinely than ever before—precisely how folklore appeals to Clare; "When you try too much to make something relatable it doesn't feel that way. But when it's personal, that's when it works," she mentioned, "When you make something personal, people will naturally try to relate to it. We're social people, we can't help it. We'll find some way to connect to it one way or another." Adding to Clare's sentiment, Sean explained, "Maybe [the theme of folklore is] coming to terms with how the narrative won't always end the way you want it to be. As opposed to her old songs, the persona here is a lot more mature and as a consequence to that, accepts the open endedness of the outputs."
Justine apprehended how much more aware Swift has become in these songs. "I get a lot of themes of acceptance, acknowledgement, awareness from this album," she explained. These themes, for her, were evident in lines like if my wishes came true, it would've been you in "the 1", and, so much for summer love and saying 'us' / you weren't mine to lose in "august". "This is the acceptance, this is the narrative, that's it," she said. Cat joked that, like most in quarantine, this sentiment leaves us to accept what is happening, or where the story is going, even when we planned for things to go differently.
Swift takes a new course through the album; exploring new territory in folklore in comparison to recent albums and straying away from the pop and belting breakup songs that fans are accustomed to. If in the past, she sang of spite and regret, in folklore, Swift sings of acceptance and recognition.
Like any widely acclaimed album however, folklore too is imperfect. As all the tracks are played with a slow tempo, they easily blend into one another. Others in the group were in favor of removing some tracks, concerned about how similar some of the songs sound. Though this may have been intentional, the seamless blending of the songs may come across as repetitive. Sean mentioned that songs such as "illicit affairs" and "epiphany" can seem dragging. "For her approach to indie, I feel like she went for a very muted palette, tidy and neat production," he explained, "though she makes use of some pop structures. Like in 'madwoman', I feel like she could have benefited more from a rawer approach."
One of the main criticisms raised was that the album doesn't do justice to its title; Cat argued that it could have been emphasized more. Folklore, to her, is not attached to any one author, and has little to no hint of narrator eye. "There's still a lot of confessional and autobiography [in folklore]," she explained, "[Swift is] still there, but she's not completely faded into the background, like in 'the last great american dynasty' she inserted herself [in the lyrics]." Sean speculated that Swift could have inserted the word 'folk' to indicate that she was approaching a more acoustic type of music, and hence decided on the name folklore. As previously mentioned, the storytelling does contribute to the album name, but the Heightsers decided that, overall, it wasn't the best title for an album that does not bring the folklore aspect all the way.
The Heightsers then revisited the question: "Is folklore Swift's best album?" For Sean, albeit there is no song that immediately stands out, the appeal of folklore lies in the complex feelings imbued in lyric. As for Cat, she explained that,"Folklore grows on us because it makes a very good impression on the first listen, [...] then it starts getting better when you listen to it again and again." Even as contentions vary on whether folklore is one of Swift's best albums, it undeniably introduces something new to the table for Swift's music career.
Imperfection is not something Swift has been confident in showing before, but her new album lays everything on the table for the world to see. Folklore reminds us that despite the past, we have to acknowledge and accept the present narrative we are in—a terrifyingly timely message that we all must come to learn. The story we are in is far from what we planned, but it is what we were given. It is through folklore that Swift was able to capture the nostalgia, hopelessness, turbulence, and trouble that many of us feel today. The album became an avenue to both connect with and escape from these sentiments in the spirit of empathizing with each other, even within our solitary spaces. The world's reception and resonance with folklore brought to light how, in the midst of affliction and noise, unfeigned humanity allows for us to share in a heartfelt understanding.
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St. Mark Enthroned is an early painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Titian, created in 1510 or 1511, which is still in the church of Santa Maria della Salute ("Saint Mary of Health") in Venice.

St. Mark, the patron saint of the Republic of Venice, is portrayed on a high throne, surrounded by St. Roch and St. Sebastian.  Like other Titian paintings from these years, it shows the influence of Giorgione, who died young in 1510.

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Psalm 103:1-5 reads, bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul and forget not all His benefits; who forgive all your iniquities, who heal all your diseases, who redeem your life from destruction. Who crowns you with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Who satisfies your mouth with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.There is a starting point to everything and David knew that point. He said, bless the Lord. It is always good to begin our prayers by blessing the Lord. How do we bless Him? We do it by speaking well of Him. He has done great things for us and we should acknowledge Him for His mighty works. It pleases the Lord when we give thanks to Him because it will show Him that we recognize what He has done and appreciate Him for having done it. So we bless His holy name or speak well of Him because of His greatness and His love for us.David said, bless the Lord O my soul and forget not all His benefits who forgive all your iniquities. God has forgiven us of all our sins, not one is unaccounted for because every sin has been wash away by the shed blood of Jesus and we have been made the righteousness of God by Him. We do not live in the days of atonement where every year we would need our sins covered by the blood of animals. No, Jesus is our sacrificial lamb and He shed His blood once for the remission of our sins so that we could be righteous forever more. Jesus bore all of our sins upon Himself and He died for it, God judge our sins by His death because the word said that the wages of sin is death and Jesus paid that wage for us; God being a just God will not require that payment twice. Therefore, all our iniquities are forgiven.
David said that the Lord heals all our diseases. Jesus went about doing good healing all manner of sickness and diseases. It is the will of God that we live healthy. Sickness and disease is under the curse but Jesus has redeemed us from the curse having been made a curse for us so we can live healthy. It is a benefit that a born again believer have in Christ.David was a man after God's own heart and when these passages of scripture were written, Jesus had not come nor was the Holy Spirit living daily in man so how did he know that the Lord heals all of our diseases? God revealed it to him by His spirit otherwise it would not have been written in His word.1st Chronicles 29:28 reads, so he died (David) in a good old age, full of days and riches and honor. David did not have a dreaded disease when he died. He was not suffering or was in pain. His death was good because he simply went to sleep. I believe it was that way because he knew that the Lord heals all diseases.David said that the Lord redeems your life from destruction. Jesus bought back our lives so that it would not be destroyed, we can have abundance in life without lack. Proverb 10:22 reads the blessing of the Lord makes one rich and He adds no sorrow with it. God's redemption plan bought abundance because lack in anything is not His will and whatever is not His will destroy. Galatians 3:13-14 reads Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law having become a curse for us (for it is written, cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree) that the blessing of Abraham might come upon the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. At the end of David's life, he was very rich because the Lord had redeemed him from lack plus, he did not allow his enemies to overtake him to destroy him.One of the Lord's benefits for us is His protection. He has given His Angels charge over us to keep us. Psalm 91:11-12 reads, for He shall give His Angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up lest you dash your foot against a stone. His angels are encamped round about us to protect us and to deliver us because the Lord has redeemed us from destruction and they are with us to carry out His plan.David said that the Lord crowns us with loving-kindness and tender mercies. Mercy is not always tender take for example an execution, they would give the person a drug so his impending death would not be painful but they would still kill him. Tender mercy would let the person live. God crowns us with His loving-kindness and tender mercies because He loves us. His mercy is new every morning; it is not warmed over from yesterday. It is always fresh towards us.


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«На Верхней Масловке» — российский кинофильм 2004 года. Снят по одноимённой повести Дины Рубиной.

Сюжет
Анна Борисовна — в прошлом знаменитый скульптор, покорившая в своё время российскую и французскую столицы. Теперь ей 87, но, несмотря на преклонный возраст, она сохраняет ясность и живость ума, меткий юмор и интерес к жизни.

В квартире Анны Борисовны живёт Пётр — театровед по образованию, режиссёр театрального кружка. Когда-то он с успехом начинал, много публиковался, но потом сдал и так и не смог сделать что-то заметное в искусстве.

Об экранизации повести «На Верхней Масловке» режиссёром Константином Худяковым (Из рассказа писательницы Дины Рубиной на Первом канале в передаче «На ночь глядя»): «…у Анны Борисовны (героини "На Верхней Масловке", которую сыграла Фрейндлих) был прототип — Нина Ильинична Нисс-Гольдман, могучая скульпторша с Верхней Масловки. Огромная, с огромными мощными руками, с огромным носом, которая говорила басом».

В ролях

Съёмочная группа
 Автор сценария: Константин Худяков при участии Дины Рубиной
 Режиссёр-постановщик: Константин Худяков
 Главный оператор: Дильшат Фатхулин
 Художник-постановщик: Валерий Филиппов
 Композитор: Алексей Шелыгин
 Звукорежиссёр: Виктор Бессонов
 Российский государственный симфонический оркестр кинематографии. Дирижёр: Сергей Скрипка
 Генеральный продюсер: Владилен Арсеньев

Награды
 2005 КФ «Амурская осень» в Благовещенске
 Приз за лучшую женскую роль — Алиса Фрейндлих
 Приз за самый трогательный фильм — Константин Худяков
 2005 КФ «Окно в Европу» в Выборге
 Приз фонда Андрея Тарковского — Евгений Миронов
 2005 Премия «Ника»
 За лучшую женскую роль — Алиса Фрейндлих

О фильме
 В фильме использованы скульптурные работы Д. Милявского, В. Губко, И. Иогансона, А. Лягина, Г. Шилиной
 В фильме использована музыка Д. Пуччини, Р. Вагнера, Р. Шумана, К. Дебюсси, Д. Тухманова

Ссылки
 «На Верхней Масловке» на «Кино России»
 «На Верхней Масловке» на сайте Дины Рубиной
 «На Верхней Масловке» на сайте «Энциклопедия отечественного кино»

Примечания

Фильмы-драмы России
Фильмы о Москве
Экранизации произведений Дины Рубиной
Фильмы России 2004 года
Фильмы, снятые при участии студии «Мосфильм»
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Dominican Rep. raises rate 2nd time to pre-Covid level
The central bank of the Dominican Republic raised its interest rates for the second consecutive month to their level prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying the tightening aims to return inflation to its target, anchor inflation expectations and reduce the risk that an overheating economy raises "an overflow of inflationary pressures and a domestic macroeconomic imbalance."
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) raised its monetary policy rate by a further 100 basis points to 4.50 percent, with the rate now back to its level in February 2020 before the central bank cut rates in March and then in September last year by a total of 1.50 percentage points.
With the economy of the Dominican Republic bouncing back faster than expected, BCRD last month entered the second phase of its process of normalizing monetary policy by raising the rate 50 basis points.
The first phase of monetary policy normalization began in August as funds granted to firms and households during the pandemic began to return to the central bank as they matured or were repaid.
BCRD today also raised the interest rate on its permanent liquidity expansion facility and the rate on overnight deposits by 1 percentage point to 5.0 percent and 4.0 percent, respectively.
Inflation in the Dominican Republic rose to 8.2 percent in November from 7.7 percent in October and BCRD forecast inflation would converge to its target of 4.0 percent, plus/minus 1 percentage point, during the second half of 2022, but at a slower rate than originally expected.
The central bank said prices continue to be affected by more permanent supply shocks than expected, along with higher prices for oil and important raw materials used in local production, along with a rise in global freight costs due to container shortages and other supply chain distortions.
Globally, the economic outlook remains positive, the central bank said, cautioning uncertainty around the pace of virus infections and disruptions to supply chains persist.
The recovery of the domestic demand, however, has taken hold, BCRD said, adding the monthly indicator of economic activity rose 13.1 percent year-on-year in November, raising the accumulated expansion in the first 11 months to 12.5 percent, helped by a good performance of construction, local manufacturing, free zones, commerce along with the hospitality sector.
In light of the faster-than-expected reactivation of economic activity, BCRD again raised its estimate of economic growth this year to around 12.0 percent.
In the second quarter of this year, the gross domestic product of the Dominican Republic expanded 25.4 percent from the same quarter last year, up from 3.1 percent in the first quarter.
In November the central bank already raised its forecast to around 10.7 percent from a forecast of 10 percent in October.
Labels: Caribbean, Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, coronavirus, interest rates, Monetary Policy


HOBBS, N.M. – Antibahs Kibiwott dominated the field at the Region 5 Cross Country Championships Saturday morning at Harry McAdams Park in Hobbs, winning his third race in a row and fourth in five attempts this season as he led a group of four Texans placing inside the top five and five in the top 10 to help the NJCAA top-ranked Texans walk away with the team title.
The No. 1-ranked Texans seem to be hitting their peak at the right time heading into the NJCAA National Cross Country meet they will host Nov. 8 at Shadow Hills Golf Course in Lubbock as four of their top five runners significantly improved upon their performances run on the same course two weeks ago.
Kibiwott navigated the 8,000-meter course in a season best time of 23 minutes, 49.00 seconds to outpace his next closest competitor by 30 seconds. His time at the NMJC Open two weeks ago was 24:08.60.
Jose Martinez (24:35.04), Hassan Abdi (24:49.17), and Kelvin Keter (24:58.68) finished third, fourth, and fifth, respectively.
Martinez ran 10 seconds faster this week while Keter dramatically improved by 37 seconds at the Region 5 Championships. Abdi stayed consistent running three seconds slower.
Finishing in ninth, sophomore Colton Hollis (25:29.23) also posted a 10 second improvement compared to the NMJC Open.
The Texans finished with 22 points to outpace fourth-ranked El Paso CC by 11.


Sep. 8, 2018 2:17 p.m.
Around 200 people gathered outside of Kelowna-Lake Country MP Stephen Fuhr's office Saturday to protest the Trans Mountain Pipeline.
Called Rise for Climate, the rally comes on the heels of the Aug. 30 decision by the Federal Court of Appeal finding the National Energy Board's review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline proposal to be legally flawed on the potential environmental impacts on Indigenous people and the tanker traffic expansion on the B.C. coast.
"Coming back to what Stephen Fuhr, our host has told us about the necessities of pipelines for oil and gas for GDP, jobs and government revenue, any argument about government necessity should actually be about the need to get out of the tar sands business before we lose our shirts," she said.
Varga cited a 200-page report recently produced by the Global Commission on Climate and the Economy, a group more than 20 former finance ministers and prime ministers of different countries, stating that $27 trillion US would be accessible in economic spin-0ff benefits to engage more seriously in pro-environment, sustainable economic policies.


The Sparrow knit top and tunic offers 3 different sleeve lengths. The pattern has 3 different skirt lengths to choose from; top, high-low and tunic. The slight peplum covers the drop waist perfectly and gives it a finished look. But, Sparrow is so much more than a top. The hi-lo length and tunic length peplums pair well with jeans, pants, or leggings. The tunic length peplums provide good coverage and dress up any pair of leggings.
Suggested fabrics are cotton lycra, cotton jersey, brushed poly spandex, or ponte de roma.


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Have Fun with Science
EdSurge shares an interview with Sophia Shrand, host of a comedic science show on YouTube, "Science with Sophie."
Sophie has degrees in neuroscience and theater from Northeastern University in Boston. Sophie shares that on the surface her degrees seem to be unrelated but she says, "they are, I think, looking at the world from different perspectives to answer similar questions. Like, why are we humans here? What are we doing here? What does it mean to be human? Why do we do what we do?"
Sophie refined her comedic acting skills at Second City, a big comedy theater based in Chicago. Sophie also works at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago where she teaches 24,000 students a year. Sophie uses her experience from these sessions to fine-tune her craft. Loving both theater and neuroscience, she melds her two passions in her YouTube show.
Some of her goals for the show include, "to provide strong female science role models to everybody", and "What I hope to provide with "Science with Sophie" is a resource that teachers can use".
For more details: You Know Bill Nye and Neil deGrasse Tyson. Now Meet Comedic Scientist Sophia Shrand.
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Katie Cropper Klein is a lifelong New Yorker and animation artist. A graduate of the traditional animation program at Pratt Institute in 2007, she has spent most of her animation career working in and out of the independent animation and commercial studio circuit. Serving as a board member of The New York chapter of ASIFA (Association Internationale du Film d'Animation / International Animated Film Association) she has been the mailing list administrator as well as blogger and web contributor. In 2012 she was made co-chairwoman of the ASIFA East awards and festival. The festival and awards have been a member-curated show since its inception in 1969 and is a classic New York animation tradition. In the fall of 2015, Katie was elected president of ASIFA East by the executive board. After years of working with Susan Godfrey at The Productive Studios as an associate producer, artist, and partner she joined Bustle Digital Group as part of their editorial video team. In the summer of 2018 Katie designed and help launch The Cut's new Snapchat for New York Magazine. Most recently she has joined the Bleacher Report as a Senior Motion Designer.


The 8th edition of the "Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary" offers up-to-date coverage of today's English in a clear, attractive format.
This dictionary is ideal for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English.
It covers all the words, phrases, and idioms that students need to master in order to speak and write effective English.
With full-sentence definitions written in simple, natural English, this dictionary is easy to use and understand.
The examples, taken from the 4.
5-billion-word Collins Corpus, show learners how the words are used in authentic contexts.
The dictionary also provides extensive help with grammar, including grammar patterns for many of the examples, and a grammar reference in the supplement.
A wide range of vocabulary-building features, many of them with full-colour illustrations, encourage students to expand and improve their accuracy and fluency.
The dictionary also includes a Visual Thesaurus, which provides alternatives to the 50 most.


A short stroll to Rangeview shops and the train station has you superbly located in Mitcham's leafy heartland. This north facing 2 bedroom villa unit is rich in natural light and has the distinction of a spacious rear deck for outdoor relaxation. Featuring character corniced ceilings, generous sized bedrooms and a kitchen large enough to fit a dining table, this could be the perfect first home, downsize or investment in this tranquil "blue ribbon" position. Beyond the shady front patio, you'll find an inviting central living space, full laundry at the rear and a versatile bathroom with a mini bathtub shower combo. Set midway along the estate for absolute peace & privacy, number 15 includes a gas wall furnace, a powerful Carrier heating & cooling split system and an adjoining carport – all the elements you'll need for a safe haven close to essential services.


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Link to Publisher's Website
A Primer on Living in the Time Between the Times
Rodney Clapp
Eugene, OR:
Cascade Books
, August
$18.00.
Paperback.
For other formats: Link to Publisher's Website.
The premise of New Creation: A Primer on Living in the Time Between the Times—the latest work by Rodney Clapp—is that humans are storied creatures and are drawn toward stories that offer us an ending worth the investment of our lives, hopes, and energies (4). Thus, Clapp offers a brief primer on Christian life that focuses on eschatology, on the sense of the end that animates and empowers life now in this time between the times.
Clapp's telling of the story is heavily influenced by John Howard Yoder and Karl Barth, and as a self-identified "primer," it is perhaps most suitable for novices in Christian thought—adult congregational study or perhaps introductory undergraduate courses, depending upon your goals.
Clapp begins with an overview of the Christian story, a story, he asserts, that is held together by the hope of an ending (8). Creation, fall, the election and mission of Israel, and Jesus and the Kingdom all reverberate with the hope and expectation of an end, an end that does not pass over the present in favor of a future but rather inaugurates a holistic politics now.
This introductory chapter paves the way for examining the idea of heaven in the second chapter. Specifically, Clapp takes up the question of what happens to those who die before the final consummation of all things in the eschaton. He concludes that the hope of heaven—by itself—is too small, that what Christians rightly hope for is heaven followed by new creation (30) populated by resurrected bodies.
In the third chapter Clapp focuses on priesthood, though he does so in an unexpected manner. He defines priesthood as the mission of the Christian community as a whole, and not simply that of individuals set aside for sacramental and other leadership duties. Here he focuses on the Christian community's royal call in 1 Peter to represent Christ as a nation to the nations, specifically as peacemakers in pursuit of the common good, mutual respect, and justice. Given that Clapp draws on the work of Sam Wells, it might have been helpful to have engaged Wells on this point, since in Wells's perspective, Christians do not have a share in Christ's royal office.
In chapter 4, Clapp develops the idea of peacemaking that, in the previous chapter, he emphasizes are central to Christian politics/mission. What is striking in his treatment is how he unpacks peacemaking (following Barth) as a matter of revolt against the powers and principalities insofar as they embody the disorder and destruction of sin—to be fair, Clapp is clear that the powers and principalities also provide goods. In this way, Christians embody Christ's eschatological victory over sin and death in the contemporary. Clapp concretizes his discussion by considering the state, the corporation, and the Internet.
Prayer is the focus of the fifth chapter. Clapp begins with John Climacus's enigmatic claim, that "[p]rayer maintains the equilibrium of the world," to assert that prayer is a powerful practice that rehearses and cooperates with God's creative and redeeming work in the world, an assertion he backs up by explicating the Lord's Prayer (61). I must confess that when I read claims for prayer such as this I always find myself conflicted, immediately asking, "what about when prayer does not do this?" After all, history is replete with Christians praying the Lord's Prayer and engaging in all kinds of atrocities. American Christians prayed as they engaged in the slavery of Africans and genocide against Native Americans. German Christians prayed earnestly and sincerely in the 1930s and 40s. American Christians pray today as they embrace policies and practices at odds with the vision that Clapp outlines in this book. Thus, these kinds of claims are incomplete at best; prayer and worship are powerful practices, and they can be signs and instantiations of the new creation, but not necessarily. Perhaps what is needed is an account of church as principality or power (to echo the author's previous chapter) as well as a thicker catechesis for this time between the times. For example, as any Christian Peacemaker can tell you formation as peacemakers may entail prayer and liturgy, but it requires a lot more as well. Put differently, for prayer to be and do what Clapp suggests, prayer must be part of a wider ecology of practices. Even in a brief primer such as this, something should be said about those other practices, lest the claims made for prayer sound like so much wishful thinking.
In the sixth chapter—on creation—Clapp turns to the eschatological hope for the transformation of all creation. Tracing the scriptural hope for the redemption and restoration of all of creation, Clapp advocates for a deep and abiding respect for creation now. Specifically, he calls out Christians to accept human responsibility for climate change, and to embrace political and economic adjustments that will conserve an inhabitable environment.
With it's emphasis on sex, chapter 7 functions as a bit of a tangent—albeit an interesting and provocative one—to Clapp's main argument. It is tangential in that it strays from the focus on how to live in this time between the times to address the question of sexual practice in the eschaton. He argues that there will be sex in the future new creation, though not bound by marriage. Such a claim will no doubt provoke much discussion regarding how it treats marriage as a constraining contingency of the fall rather than an expression of God's intention for human creatures, as well as how it potentially opens the door for some (super apostles) to follow Clapp's own eschatological logic and argue for living that new creation sexual freedom now. Conversely, whatever logic Clapp may use to deny such a realized eschatology might be turned against the claims he advanced previously for a realized peaceableness and nonviolence.
The penultimate chapter examines judgment, offering a wonderful construal of Christian judgment as good news, as a fundamentally positive and hopeful reality. Whereas most of the chapter tends to focus on the future, final judgment—with Clapp advocating a kind of hopeful agnosticism regarding the redemption of all—the chapter does close with some hints of what this might mean for living now. Namely, being set free from an obsession with judging in favor of the positive work of peace, restoration, and abundant life.
Clapp concludes with a consideration of what he calls the eschatological attitude, which enables us to bear tragedy, embrace irony, maintain calmness and equilibrium, and live with joyfulness (109).
For those seeking a winsome introduction to the Christian story and life in a radical evangelical vein, New Creation fits the bill. It provides a helpful corrective to envisioning the end only as a future, instead letting that future challenge the present in interesting and provocative ways.
About the Reviewer(s):
Daniel M. Bell, Jr. is Adjunct Professor of Theology and Ethics at Lenoir-Rhyne University and Utah Valley University.
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About the Author(s)/Editor(s)/Translator(s):
Rodney Clapp is an editor with Cascade Books. He is the author of several prize-winning books, most recently Johnny Cash and the Great American Contradiction: Christianity and the Battle for the Soul of a Nation.
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Places on the workshop are free and if you would also like to look around the museum, please pay for the adults in your party.
Join artist Fliss O'Neill at the Museum of Royal Worcester for a hands-on making workshop using clay to make vase shapes.
The workshop explores how the curved shapes of vases relate to the human form. Firstly, Fliss will help you to design and make paper templates inspired by a variety of vase shapes including those on display in the museum and in the art exhibition The Precious Clay. You will then take your template and make a clay vase façade, using the 'slab' technique of rolling the clay out flat. You can decorate your vase shape with textures or colours.
Please note that for our younger visitors a cardboard and oil pastel etching is offered, following the same theme.
Optional extra, £3 per item: to make your vase stronger, Fliss can take it away and fire it (heating it in a very hot kiln) for you to collect on a scheduled date.
Image Credit: Clare Twomey, Vase – Silkeborg. Photo Stefan Handy.


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A Brief History Of US Military Poisoning Of Hawai'i
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By Ann Wright, Kyle Kajihiro and Jim Albertini, Popular Resistance. -
Poisoning the Pacific: The US Military's Secret Dumping of Plutonium, Chemical Weapons, and Agent Orange, a new book by Japan-based journalist Jon Mitchell, is a detailed investigation and [...]
Maui Has Begun The Process Of Managed Retreat
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With nearly 300 miles of coastline, the Hawaiian islands that make up Maui County face the threat of sea level rise from all sides. It's that assault that has formed the foundation of a lawsuit [...]
Group Hopes To See New Economy Emerge Based On Hawaiian Values
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A new group that wants to reboot Hawaii's tourist-based economy in the era of the new coronavirus announced a four-step plan Tuesday to come up with ideas by August based on Native Hawaiian [...]
Mauna Kea Is About Who Will Decide the Future
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"The mountain brought us together," Luana Busby-Neff tells me. It's 200 days into the prayer vigil and blockade that brought the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) to a stop in Hawaii. The [...]
Governor Orders Mauna Kea Stand Down
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The Thirty Meter Telescope will not be built atop Mauna Kea at this time. Hawai'i Governor David Ige announced in an internal memo this morning that law enforcement personnel will be leaving the [...]
Monsanto Pleads Guilty To Illegally Spraying Pesticides, Storing Hazardous Waste In Hawaii
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(TMU) — Agrochemical giant Monsanto has pleaded guilty to spraying banned pesticides on research crops on the Hawaiian island of Maui in 2014, and will have to pay $10.2 million in criminal fines [...]
The Impact Of The US Occupation On The Hawaiian People
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The Hawaiian Kingdom was a progressive constitutional monarchy since 1840 and it viewed education and health care as cornerstones for the country's maintenance in the nineteenth century. By 1893, [...]
The US Occupation Of The Hawaiian Kingdom
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In his message to the Congress on December 18, 1893, President Grover Cleveland acknowledged that the Hawaiian Kingdom was unlawfully invaded by United States marines on January 16, 1893, which [...]
The Illegal Overthrow Of The Hawaiian Kingdom Government
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In 2001, the Permanent Court of Arbitration's arbitral tribunal, in Larsen v. Hawaiian Kingdom, declared "in the nineteenth century the Hawaiian Kingdom existed as an independent State recognized [...]
Protectors Of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science
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Thousands of Native Hawaiians and their supporters have been congregating since July 15 at the base of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano and mountain on the island of Hawaii. Known in Hawaiian as [...]
White Supremacy Before Trump: The US Conquest Of Hawaii
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August 21 marks the sixtieth anniversary of Hawaiian statehood. Many Americans know little more than package tours and "Pearl Harbor" about the fiftieth state, and few realize that when the U.S. [...]
The Hawaiian Kingdom Still Reigns: Alleged Statehood Is Illegal
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In a textbook United States regime change operation, wealthy businessmen manufactured a revolution in Hawai'i and executed a coup d'état in 1893. The Queen of the Hawai'ian Kingdom surrendered [...]
Thousands Jam On Mauna Kea Over Weekend
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(BIVN) – A crowd of thousands gathered at the base of the Mauna Kea Access Road on Sunday, as opposition to the Thirty Meter Telescope swelled over the weekend. Saturday and Sunday were day 27 [...]
It Took A Crisis To Bring Hawaiians Together
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What's happening at Mauna Kea is a form of nation-building, and its value supersedes whatever the Thirty Meter Telescope could accomplish. It was surely an unplanned coincidence that Gov. David [...]
Mauna Kea Protests Aren't New. They're Part Of A Long Fight Against Colonialism.
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Something big and beautiful is happening in Hawaiʻi. Currently, hundreds of Native Hawaiians and allies are camped at the base of Mauna Kea, a mountain located on Moku o Keawe, or Hawaiʻi Island. [...]


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Cabezón Martínez, Daniel (2013). Development of a wake model for wind farms based on an open source CFD solver. Strategies on parabolization and turbulence modeling. Thesis (Doctoral), E.T.S.I. Industriales (UPM).
Wake effect represents one of the most important aspects to be analyzed at the engineering phase of every wind farm since it supposes an important power deficit and an increase of turbulence levels with the consequent decrease of the lifetime. It depends on the wind farm design, wind turbine type and the atmospheric conditions prevailing at the site. Traditionally industry has used analytical models, quick and robust, which allow carry out at the preliminary stages wind farm engineering in a flexible way. However, new models based on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) are needed. These models must increase the accuracy of the output variables avoiding at the same time an increase in the computational time. Among them, the elliptic models based on the actuator disk technique have reached an extended use during the last years. These models present three important problems in case of being used by default for the solution of large wind farms: the estimation of the reference wind speed upstream of each rotor disk, turbulence modeling and computational time. In order to minimize the consequence of these problems, this PhD Thesis proposes solutions implemented under the open source CFD solver OpenFOAM and adapted for each type of site: a correction on the reference wind speed for the general elliptic models, the semi-parabollic model for large offshore wind farms and the hybrid model for wind farms in complex terrain. All the models are validated in terms of power ratios by means of experimental data derived from real operating wind farms.


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Einsteinův princip relativity (též speciální princip relativity) je fyzikální princip, který říká, že fyzikální zákony jsou stejné ve všech inerciálních vztažných soustavách.

V rámci speciální teorie relativity je tento princip relativity vyjádřen postulátem:
 Ve všech inerciálních vztažných soustavách probíhají fyzikální děje stejně (platí pro ně stejné fyzikální zákony).

Na základě tohoto principu ve speciální teorii relativity při transformaci souřadnic (poloha a čas) mezi různými inerciálními vztažnými soustavami musí být zachován tvar fyzikálních zákonů.

Lorentzova transformace
V době vzniku speciální teorie relativity se nabízely dvě možnosti univerzální transformace polohy a času. Galileovy transformace byly empiricky ověřeny pro zákony tehdejší mechaniky, Lorentzova transformace zachovávala zákony Maxwellovy elektrodynamiky. Na základě pokusů (např. Michelsonův–Morleyův experiment) byl v Einsteinově speciální teorii relativity princip relativity doplněn druhým postulátem - principem konstantní rychlosti světla:
 Rychlost světla je ve všech inerciálních vztažných soustavách stejná.
Z obou principů pak přirozeně vyplývá Lorentzova transformace.

Lorentzova transformace z jedné vztažné soustavy (souřadnice x, y, z, čas t) do druhé soustavy (souřadnice x' , y' , z' , čas t' ), která se vzhledem k první pohybuje stálou rychlostí v přímočaře ve směru osy x, lze zapsat vztahy:

Důsledky
Principům speciální teorie relativity dobře vyhovovaly zákony elektromagnetismu, teorie nabídla přirozené vysvětlení pro magnetismus jako relativistický důsledek elektrostatického působení.

Naopak dřívější představy o prostoru, čase a dynamice bylo nutno přehodnotit.

Z principů speciální teorie relativity plyne, že čas je relativní, tzn. neplyne ve všech soustavách stejně (tzv. dilatace času). Také délka (vzdálenost) je rovněž relativní, tedy v různých soustavách mohou mít rozměry stejného tělesa jinou hodnotu (tzv. kontrakce délky).

Z hlediska dynamiky se objevuje závislost hmotnosti na rychlosti pohybu.

Jedním z důležitých důsledků tohoto principu je ekvivalence energie E a hmotností m podle vztahu E = m.c2 , kde c je rychlost světla.

Pro pohyby, jejichž rychlost je zanedbatelná vzhledem k rychlosti světla, vyhovuje jednodušší Galileiho princip relativity.

Rozšíření speciálního principu relativity i na neinerciální soustavy poskytuje obecný princip relativity.

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 Teorie relativity
 Obecný princip relativity
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