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José Ramírez is beginning to peak
... and when he does, you'll know.
By Merritt Rohlfing Jun 2, 2021, 9:33am EDT
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Sometime later this month, José Ramírez is going to cross the 30 wins above replacement threshold for his career, and if all goes well, will enter the top 25 all-time WAR leaders in Cleveland baseball history by the end of the season.
He'll be just 29 and already have had a tremendous career. For a guy who was quite clearly a complete unknown coming into his first major league appearance in 2013, this is incredible. He is incredible. You could say that he's going to be an all-time Cleveland baseball great by the time he ends his career here, but the fact of the matter is, he already is. And now, it looks like he's beginning to peak.
We've already seen some incredible seasons from Ramírez. Last year was absurd, especially a September run where he hit .366/.453/.841 with 10 homers in 23 games to lift Cleveland to home-field advantage. Even before that though, the two-year run from 2017-2018 with a .294/.380/.567 slash along with averaging 47 doubles and 34 home runs over those two years along with borderline Gold Glove defense was otherworldly. I also don't think we talk enough about his 2019. Despite the middling — literally league average — .806 OPS he put up on the season, he slashed .321/.356/.722 from July 1 on to salvage one of the most miserable extended slumps in baseball history.
I think we couldn't quite give him his due because the guy playing next to him was such a shining paragon of baseball perfection, but Ramírez has been a better player than Franciso Lindor over the last several years. With the lights solely on him this season though, I think we're going to be looking at some truly absurd numbers by the time they hit 162.
You could look at his .253/.343/.527 slash and be appreciative, but altogether unimpressed. Those numbers are a far cry from the slugging percentage over .600, and the OBP alone is 20 or so points lower than we'd like. His 134 rBat+ (Baseball Reference's equivalent to wRC+) is his second-lowest since 2017 when he became a premier power hitter, and if you knock out that miserable 2019 it certainly isn't encouraging at all. At least, not if you're expecting him to have some kind of career year.
A couple of things play into believing that we are going to see something special out of Ramírez soon. First, we haven't really had a true nuclear detonation of a run like he's prone to get into. Stretches like last September, or that whole half a season in 2019, or his .336/.432/.757 run in May of 2018. It's not that this is part of his game, per se, but it's certainly something we've come to expect.
The other thing is, well, the literal "expected" stats that Baseball Savant gives us. Baseball being a game of sticking to your process as much as it is, you're going to get unlucky but you have to play through it. Screaming liners that find gloves, deep bombs that find the deepest part of the park when the wind is blowing in and you're playing in Detroit or Oakland, these things can be demoralizing. Seeing that you're still hitting the ball hard, and the right way, that can help, and help us as watchers of the game to understand that just because the numbers aren't there, a guy can still be performing.
When it comes to Ramírez, he's not just performing, he's annihilating. He's posting a .302 expected batting average — a career-high and in the 94th percentile in baseball — which matches nicely with the .564 expected slugging percentage, also a career-high and also in the 94th percentile. Beyond that, he's just killing the ball in every way shape, and form.
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Between the last two seasons, his ground ball rate is a combined 30.9%, a career-low any way you slice it, and he's pulling the ball 53% of the time. Again, if you took last year and this one so far as one season, it's a career-high, and looking at just 2021 that statement holds true anyway. In 2021 we're also seeing a career-high in line drive rate at 22.4% so far, which is great news since that's the most likely to fall for a hit of any batted ball profile. Combine that with, again, a career-high 91.3 mph average exit velocity, the 49.1% hard-hit rate, and the 12.3% barrel rate — José is just mashing the ball right now.
That's a lot of stats and percentage points, but in short, he's going to explode sooner rather than later. He's been marvelous for years and continues to be now. It goes without saying but watching what amounts to greatness every day is, well, great. It would have been cool for him to win that MVP last year, but it's not like anyone really thinks about 2020 anyway, and it was a pretty strange season, so maybe he'll just do that this season, instead.
I hate to say "we're spoiled" just because we see him play every day — because we aren't are we? It's recognized that he's been great. It's really cool to think though, that he might just be getting started. With his batted ball profile, his preternatural ability to put bat-to-ball, a long career that sees him shift to first or the outfield and continue to crush is more than probable.
Whether it's in Cleveland (please?) or elsewhere (ugh), this is a midpoint, or maybe just the second step in a wonderful career. However he finishes up, right now José is about to blast right the hell off.
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4 Characteristics of Successful Forex Brokers You Didn't Know About
The Forex Trading market is known to be cut-throat for the vast majority of traders. Statistics suggest that about 90 percent of Forex traders do not succeed within the realm of currency trading. This figure paints a grim picture for aspiring forex traders: what are the strategies a forex trader must have in order to brave the storm?
Regardless of speculating whether the failure rate is this high or not, one thing is for sure- the realm of forex trading is precarious. One wrong position and a person can lose a significant portion of their equity and with it the chance of making a fortune. All beginner forex traders spend time studying the most successful forex brokers and go through typical reasons such as discipline, leverage, and strategy. But, guiding through the market successfully is more complicated than deploying cliche methods.
To be distinct from the herd of 90 percent average traders, a successful person needs to be much more dynamic and mercurial. After all, it is crucial to understand the strategies employed by 10 percent in order to replicate them in your trading career. After evaluating successful forex traders' careers, here we have compiled a list of five characteristics that set them apart.
Losing Is Not An Option For Them
They Are Not Held Back By Geographical Locations
They Do Not Try Hard
They Evaluate The Risk On Every Trade
Now before there's a storm of disagreement on this principle, let us make one thing clear. While no forex career comes without its fair share of losses, the discerning principle here is the mindset that accompanies that loss. Most beginners that tread their first trades view a loss as a deterring factor. They think that whatever strategy they are using is flawed and won't get them anywhere.
However, on the contrary, a successful trader isn't affected negatively by a loss. For them, it is not something that the forex market did to them, because the market doesn't know when you opened a certain position and where the stop-order is located. The forex market is neutral, so when you lose, it is time to reflect on what went wrong.
Every loss is an opportunity to earn, because if you set up the trade after following the right protocols, and met all criteria, then it is up to the market to decide who is the winner or loser. Some days the market will award you while the others it would not. The best way to recover from a loss is to ask yourself a question: would I set the trade up in a similar fashion again?
If your inner voice screams yes, then you have to be patient before your jackpot presents itself.
Geopolitics and central bank regulations can crush the dream of any trader to rise the echelons of forex trading, but these factors do not apply to successful traders. In some geographical regions, Forex trading can be really difficult as the range of trading possibilities is severely limited owing to regulations and litigation. In this circumstance, successful traders resort to trusted offshore brokers such as those found at FX-List.com/offshore-forex-brokers.
The confines of local regulations should not determine your success story, and this is the ideology that successful forex brokers adopt.
Trying too hard to land a successful trade can be catastrophic for your earning aspirations. While in other ventures of life, hard work is the key to success, the same case cannot be applied to forex trading. Successful forex traders are sure of the fact that trying too hard shifts their focus from an important aspect of trading: financial information and learning.
Studying hard before stepping into the actual trading game is essential. Forex markets are marred by volatility, and the only defense you can put against the onslaught of uncertainty is financial acumen and knowledge. For instance, you need to spend time learning the different factors that determine currency pairs and how to draw key figures. The more time you spend on learning, the better opportunity you have to orchestrate an informed trade.
For a forex trader, the word 'risk' is the most common, but thinking in terms of it is difficult to develop. Successful forex traders master the art of evaluating every trade they open in the form of risk. This might not come as a surprise, but many traders cannot evaluate the money they are willing to let go of before initiating a trade. This is because they do not have a proper calculating mechanism. Calculating an accurate representation of finances is essential to determine whether a risk is worth executing or not. This defense mechanism not only allows you to open successful positions but also prevents arbitrary equity loss.
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GEORGE TOWN: Ireland is keen to tap the research grants available in the European Union (EU) and share them with educational and research partners here in Malaysia, Irish Minister for Education and Skills Richard Bruton said today.
It is the only predominantly English-speaking nation in EU after Britain opted out of the union, he added.
Bruton was speaking after launching the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and University College Dublin (UCD) Malaysian medical campus in Jalan Sepoy here. RCSI and UCD are the oldest medical institutions in Ireland.
Present at the launch were Education Ministry Deputy Director-General of Higher Education (Private Institutions of Higher Learning) Dr Mohd Nor Azman Hassan, RCSI and UCD Malaysian campus president Prof Stephen Doughty, UCD deputy president Prof Mark Rogers and RCSI president Kenneth Mealy.
Earlier, Irish Ambassador to Malaysia Eamon Hickey spoke of Ireland wanting to expands its ties with Malaysia in many areas, from stem cell research to information technology and tapping the overall Industrial Revolution 4.0.
Nor Azman said Malaysia was keen to collaborate with various countries in the field of higher education, especially in highly skilled areas such as medical and in pursuing joint-research efforts.


Real estate has come a long way since the Great Recession of 2008 that saw market values plummet to remarkable depths after low interest rates and subprime mortgages pushed homes to exorbitant values. During the decade-long bull run in U.S. stocks, low interest rates ruled as the real estate markets were in recovery following the credit crisis in 2008. The depressed values in U.S. real estate also attracted cash buyers from China, but even to the vast majority who used financing to purchase a home, low rates still made real estate attractive.
Real estate stocks and the related exchange traded funds are sensitive to changes in interest and that much is being confirmed this year, but there are ways for risk-tolerant traders to garner short-term profits on both sides of the real estate trade. The Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x Shares ETF (DRN) is an example of a bullish leveraged real estate exchange traded fund. DRN has a bearish cousin, the Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3x Shares (DRV) , which attempts to deliver triple the daily inverse returns of that benchmark.
After slumping last year, the S&P Retail Select Industry Index is up about 9 percent year-to-date. The ability of brick-and-mortar stores to not only survive but thrive is relevant to the real estate sector, a group with significant exposure to retail real estate investment trusts (REITs). The MSCI US REIT Index allocates nearly 16 percent of its weight to retail REITs.


As indicated by an ongoing report issued by Intuit, a main programming improvement organization, the gig economy will deliver 3.2 to 7.6 million consultants in the United States continuously 2020. As of late, the development of U.S. self employed entities taking a shot at transient contracts has turned out to be progressively clear. Organizations can quit on their commitment (to give medical coverage, get-away and wiped out time, retirement, and so forth.) to their full-time workers by enlisting them as contract representatives. In any case, this, thusly, acquired the adaptability required by specialists to pick and pick when they need to work and who they need to work for.
As every year passes, our mechanical headway keeps on rehashing and extend the telecom business. It started with the web, PCs, cell phones and before long detonated to each field of science, including yet not restricted to handle building. As telecom occupations keep on developing, industry request has allocated for the production of work stages that enable designers to interface with organizations or one another, share, and convey their energy for their ability and industry.
Field builds at last have the chance to win salary by means of internet selecting ability commercial centers like fieldengineer.com. Architects looking for connecting with circumstances would now be able to join on fieldengineer.com, complete their profile, scan and apply for contract work. Besides, these stages enable designers to share their eagerness for their exchange while obtaining new, lucrative undertakings. Fieldengineer.com offers common chances and the capacity to work outside a stale daily schedule.
For field specialists, strength and adaptability work connected at the hip. The gig economy display has opened the way to telecom engineers for various conceivable outcomes conventional employments generally proved unable. At the point when customers post a vocation, engineers pick if the work is ideal for them and place an offer. The customer at that point assesses each offer and arranges fiscal pay preceding employing the picked ability.
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Ashley Furniture Ind. Donates Mattresses and Other Basic Needs
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Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. (Ashley), one of the largest manufacturers of home furnishings in the world, donated 1,102 mattresses to a variety of non-profit organizations across the United States to help fight the spread of COVID-19. The total value of the donation is over $200,000 worth of product.
Ten organizations throughout the U.S. were recipient to Ashley's mattress donation, including children's organizations, churches, shelters and non-profit organizations local to the company's manufacturing and distribution facilities - the communities they call home. These organizations all share similar beliefs to Ashley, to enrich the lives of those around us and provide essentials for those in need during devastating times.
Ashley's Distribution Services has been hauling essential goods across the country to fight the spread of COVID-19. In addition to the delivery of the mattress donations, the fleet ran emergency loads last week, hauling medical supplies and masks from New Jersey to North Carolina. Ashley has also taken on extra loads to haul paper products, grocery items, water, agricultural supplies, pet food and more throughout the states.
"With everything going on in the world right now, there are basic needs that many individuals do not have access to, such as a bed to sleep on. Ashley Furniture is humbled to be able to donate these mattresses to a number of organizations that are working to help get those individuals and families the proper assistance," said Todd Wanek, President and CEO, Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc.
Ashley, established in 1974, also issued a message to its customers and said that In order to prevent COVID-19, Ashley have developed additional sanitation protocols and taking extra cleaning measures throughout the day to ensure customers and public safety. Common areas, door handles, countertops, computers, credit kiosks and other surfaces are being disinfected with increased frequency throughout the day. Also, company has increased the restroom cleaning and disinfecting cycles. "We are actively monitoring all public sources of information and guidance, including the CDC and the World Health Organization, to ensure we are taking the necessary precautions for your well-being", Todd Wanek, President & CEO, Ashley said in its message.
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Jerringprisen også kaldet Radiosportens Jerringpris er en pris indstiftet af sportsredaktionen i Sveriges Radio i 1979. Prisen kaldes også for Folkets pris, idet det er radiolytterne der stemmer om hvem der er årets bedste idrætsudøver. Prisen er opkaldt efter den svenske radio-pioner Sven Jerring, Sveriges pendant til Gunnar "Nu" Hansen. Den første der modtog prisen var den alpine skisportsmand Ingemar Stenmark. Den der har modtaget prisen flest gange er skiskytten Magdalena Forsberg (4 gange). I 2011 fik Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (ridebanespringning) prisen med den største stemmeprocent (44,6 %). Prisen er fra tid til anden blevet kritiseret for at være et udtryk for popularitet i befolkningen, fremfor de sportslige præstationer.

Alle prismodtagere

1979–1989
 1979 – Ingemar Stenmark, alpin skisport
 1980 – Ingemar Stenmark, alpin skisport
 1981 – Annichen Kringstad, orientering
 1982 – IFK Göteborg, fodbold herrer
 1983 – Mats Wilander, tennis
 1984 – Gunde Svan, langrend
 1985 – Gunde Svan, langrend
 1986 – Tomas Johansson, brydning
 1987 – Marie-Helene Westin, langrend
 1988 – Tomas Gustafson, hurtigløb på skøjter
 1989 – Jan Boklöv, skihop

1990–1999
 1990 – Sveriges håndboldlandshold (herrer)
 1991 – Pernilla Wiberg, alpin skisport
 1992 – Pernilla Wiberg, alpin skisport
 1993 – Torgny Mogren, langrend
 1994 – Sveriges fodboldlandshold (herrer)
 1995 – Annika Sörenstam, golf
 1996 – Ludmila Engquist,  atletik
 1997 – Magdalena Forsberg, skiskydning
 1998 – Magdalena Forsberg, skiskydning
 1999 – Ludmila Engquist,  atletik

2000–2009
 2000 – Magdalena Forsberg, skiskydning
 2001 – Magdalena Forsberg, skiskydning
 2002 – Carolina Klüft, atletik
 2003 – Annika Sörenstam, golf
 2004 – Stefan Holm, atletik
 2005 – Tony Rickardsson, speedway
 2006 – Susanna Kallur,  atletik
 2007 – Zlatan Ibrahimović, fodbold
 2008 – Charlotte Kalla, langrend
 2009 – Helena Ekholm, skiskydning

2010-2016
 2010 – Therese Alshammar, svømning
 2011 – Rolf-Göran Bengtsson, ridesport
 2012 – Lisa Nordén, triathlon
 2013 – Henrik Stenson, golf
 2014 – Sarah Sjöström, svømning
 2015 – Sarah Sjöström, svømning
 2016 – Peder Fredricson, ridesport
 2017 – Peder Fredricson, ridesport

Kilder
 Jerringpriset, sverigesradio.se, 22. nov. 2017. Hentet 12. jan 2018

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PADUCAH - A Paducah teen who was sentenced in January to 10 years behind bars for conspiring with his girlfriend to kill his mother and her parents will now only have to serve five years probation.
Kyle Parrish received a 10-year prison sentence on Jan. 4 on a conspiracy to commit manslaughter charge. Court records show Judge Tim Kaltenback reduced his sentence on Tuesday to five years probation.
As part of the new sentence, Parrish is required to remain employed and stay out of legal trouble. He is also prohibited from contacting Zoe Bryan. Bryan was convicted of conspiracy to commit first-degree manslaughter and second-degree arson in the case. She was sentenced to 10 and 15 years on those charges, respectively.
Hundreds of text messages between Parrish and Zoe Brown were used as evidence in the case against them. The assistant prosecutor said the couple were upset because they couldn't spend time together, and the texts outlined their plans to kill their parents.
B.S. I beg to disagree, I have a 20 yr old grandson who is looking for work.
So basically he gets a slap on the hand and his girlfriend does time, that's seems like real justice. NOT.
The problem with this is that when this kids does screw up, the public is probably going to be at risk and we can't sue the Judge for malfeasance, we hire/elect Judges to protect society from these criminals. I guess when for years you are assigned to perform courthouse marriages and all of a sudden they put you in criminal court, I could see how you might be like a fish out of water. "I Do"
Required to work? Really? He will be back in jail. Kids do not know what work is. Ask me. Trying to hire but kids do not want to work. All we can find is over 40 and hire them.
Plan on murdering someone - 5 years probation Have a plant - go to jail for years and your life is ruined forever Yeah, that totally makes sense.
Judge Kaltenback should do prison time if this kid commits a crime in the next 10 years?


SpaceX will unveil the Dragon V2, its new spaceship that will be able to carry astronauts to and from the International Space Station, tonight at 7 p.m. Pacific. Watch Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of SpaceX and Tesla, reveal the new ship at the company's California headquarters on the livestream above.
The Dragon V2 is a modified version of the Dragon spacecraft that has performed three unmanned resupply missions to the Space Station since October 2012. The third mission returned to Earth earlier this month.
NASA hopes the new vessel will be ready for manned missions by 2017 or 2018. Earlier this year, the U.S. extended its Space Station program through 2024. But since the Space Shuttle program was retired in 2011, the only way to get astronauts to the ISS has been on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. A Soyuz vehicle just delivered a fresh crew yesterday that included U.S. astronaut Reid Wiseman, whose seat on the ship cost the U.S. more than $70 million. Recently the situation became even less appealing when Russia threatened to stop taking Americans to the ISS altogether in retaliation for U.S. sanctions against Russia in the wake of Russia's actions in Ukraine.
Two other companies, Boeing and Sierra Nevada Corp., also have contracts with NASA to build vehicles to shuttle astronauts, but SpaceX may have an advantage. They are basically tricking out their current Dragon capsule with thrusters that will give the crew the ability to abort by separating from the its rocket if something goes wrong.
Those thrusters, which the company named SuperDracos, fired up and passed qualification tests earlier this week (see video below).


The Senate moved rapidly toward passage of a five-year user fee reauthorization for the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, with strong bipartisan support. We commend the Senate for agreeing to include Senator Grassley's amendment to provide deadlines for the issuance of certain regulations and to require a GAO report on the implementation of the clinical trial registration and reporting requirements under the Public Health Service Act. This will ensure pharmaceutical and medical device companies are accountable and provide more information about their clinical trials, thereby ensuring greater safety for consumers.
However we are disappointed that key amendments Travel Buddy supported introduced by Senator Sanders, and Senator Bingaman that would have protected consumers from the deceitful practices of the pharmaceutical industry and give greater access to affordable generic drugs did not pass.
The Senate bill also passed without making adequate progress in preventing unsafe devices from entering the market. This is of great concern to us in view of the 1/2 billion recall of medical devices during 2010 and 2011 and the death of a toddler infected fatally by a contaminated medical swab in December 2010.
As the House readies itself for reauthorization H.R.565, their version of this bill, Travel Buddy will actively be advocating on behalf of consumers to ensure that the medical devices and drug review process is strengthened.


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3 Super-Signs
Posted on February 8, 2017 March 17, 2018 by raptureandendtimes
There are many End Time signs, plainly visible to all of us who are aware and spiritually awake. But, 3 particular "super-signs" stand out from the rest. They are unique, because they happen at an exact year in history. This gives us a clue for the timing of the Rapture, and the beginning of the 7 year Tribulation. They are all tied to God's chosen people, the Jews. And, they all occur exactly 50 years apart. The first super-sign happened 100 years ago.
Protect me as the pupil of Your eye;
hide me in the shadow of Your wings Psalm 17:8
1917 – A National Home for the Jewish People / Jerusalem freed from the Ottoman Empire
The Balfour Declaration was a letter addressed to the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Arthur Balfour on November 2, 1917, which laid the foundation for the formation of the state of Israel.
At the same time, after 400 years of rule, Ottoman Turkey lost control of Jerusalem to the British Empire. The Battle of Jerusalem occurred during the British Empire's "Jerusalem Operations" against the Ottoman Empire. On December 11, 2017, General Edmund Allenby entered the Old City on foot through the Jaffa Gate instead of horse or vehicles to show respect for the holy city. He was the first Christian in many centuries to control Jerusalem.
The Balfour Declaration and this victory led to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine, a proposal by the United Nations, which recommended a partition of Mandatory Palestine at the end of the British Mandate. On 29 November 1947, the UN General Assembly adopted the Plan.
Jewish immigration to the Land of Israel) increased, and ultimately led to Israeli independence a year later, in 1948. This time was marked by massive migration of Jews from both Europe and the Muslim countries to Israel.
The second super-sign happened exactly 50 years later.
May God be gracious to us and bless us;
look on us with favor Selah
so that Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation among all nations. Psalm 67:1-2
1967 – The Jews return to Jerusalem
The Six-Day War was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, backed by the Soviet Union. On the morning of June 7, the order was given to recapture the Old City. Israeli paratroopers stormed the city and secured it. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan arrived with Chief of Staff Yitzhak Rabin to formally mark the Jews' return to their historic capital and their holiest site. At the Western Wall, the IDF's chaplain, Rabbi Shlomo Goren, blew a shofar to celebrate the event.
Israeli Reaction to the Recapture of the Western Wall and the Old City of Jerusalem
"For some two thousand years the Temple Mount was forbidden to the Jews. Until you came — you, the paratroopers — and returned it to the bosom of the nation. The Western Wall, for which every heart beats, is ours once again. Many Jews have taken their lives into their hands throughout our long history, in order to reach Jerusalem and live here. Endless words of longing have expressed the deep yearning for Jerusalem that beats within the Jewish heart..You have been given the great privilege of completing the circle, of returning to the nation its capital and its holy center…Jerusalem is yours forever."
–Commander Motta Gur to his brigade upon their recapture of Jerusalem's Old City and holy sites
"We have returned to all that is holy in our land. We have returned never to be parted from it again."
–Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, upon reaching the Western Wall
"The Wall was before us. I trembled. There it was as I had known it—immense, mighty, in all its splendor…overcome, I bowed my head in silence."
–General Uzi Narkiss, Head of Central Command during the Six Day War
"I felt truly shaken and stood there murmuring a prayer for peace. Motta Gur's paratroopers were struggling to reach the Wall and toudh it. We stood among a tangle of rugged, battle-weary men who were unable to believe their eyes or restrain their emotions. Their eyes were moist with tears, their speech incoherent. The overwhelming desire was to cling to the Wall, to hold on to that great moment as long as possible."
–Chief of Staff Yitzchak Rabin
"I am speaking to you from the plaza of the Western Wall, the remnant of our Holy Temple. 'Comfort my people, comfort them, says the Lord your God.' This is the day we have hoped for, let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation. The vision of all generations is being realized before our eyes: The city of God, the site of the Temple, the Temple Mount and the Western Wall, the symbol of the nation's redemption, have been redeemed today by you, heroes of the Israel Defense Forces. By doing so you have fulfilled the oath of generations, 'If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its cunning.' Indeed, we have not forgotten you, Jerusalem, our holy city, our glory. In the name of the entire Jewish people in Israel and the Diaspora, I hereby recite with supreme joy, Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the universe, who has kept us in life, who has preserved us, and enabled us to reach this day. This year in Jerusalem – rebuilt! "
–General Shlomo Goren, Chaplain of the Israeli Defense Forces, at the Western Wall
The last super-sign is being prepared right now, 50 years later.
Praise the Lord, all nations!
Glorify Him, all peoples!
For His faithful love to us is great;
the Lord's faithfulness endures forever.
Hallelujah! Psalm 117:1-2
2017 – The restoration of the Temple Mount to the Jewish people
All indications are that, before the end of 2017, the Temple Mount area will be restored to the Jewish people, allowing the construction of the Third Temple to begin. How will this be possible? Just as Cyrus, the king of Persia, was prompted by God in 538 B.C. to make a decree that the Temple in Jerusalem should be rebuilt, so will a modern political leader be prompted.
Just as Cyrus was a non-believer, so will this leader be. In fact, he will enter into an agreement with the Beast or Antichrist, and secure a peace treaty between the modern nation of Israel and its neighbors following the Ezekiel war (Ezekiel 38 – 39).
This agreement is called the Arab-Israeli Peace Agreement. This Middle East peace initiative is the major End Times sign, and indicates the beginning of the 7 year Tribulation. It is the prophetic trip wire that is more critical than any other modern sign.
This agreement will guarantee a two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution, with the conditions that the Palestinians end violence, act against "all those engaged in terror", draw up a constitution, hold elections and the Israelis would stop settlement activities and act with military restraint.
In return, Arab countries will recognize Israel and her right to exist.
In a surprising twist that confirms Bible prophesy, the deal will most likely be forced by a land-for-peace deals and a land swap that includes a 7 year lease.
A modern version of the Sanhedrin stands ready to resume the Temple sacrifice at a moment's notice:
Menorah and Oil Stand Ready for Third Temple as Hanukkah Approaches / Breaking Israel News, November 17, 2016
"The oil is ready, so if the government decided to permit it, we are ready to go up to the Temple Mount and light the menorah," affirmed Rabbi Yaakov Savir, appointed by the Sanhedrin to oversee the complex oil-making process.
He explained that lighting the menorah is actually considered a ritual offering to God: "The oil is burned just like an animal sacrifice and is considered one of the daily Temple offerings."
"We can do this part of the Temple service on the Temple Mount right now without building a Temple. We are preparing the oil now, so that if the situation suddenly arises, we will be ready to perform this mitzvah (Torah commandment)," Rabbi Savir told Breaking Israel News.
"It is clear though, that the Temple will be rebuilt. It may happen sooner or it may happen later, but people are becoming more conscious of the Temple, studying about it, and the number of visitors to the Temple Mount is rising rapidly. It is inevitable that the will of the people, their desire to build the Temple, will become a reality."
We can see the makings of the Antichrist in Recep Erdogan, as the Bible shows that the Antichrist (or "Beast") will be a peace maker and will be very wise in the beginning of his rule. Interestingly, he wants to create a "Neo-Ottoman Empire."
At first the Antichrist will seem to solve many of the world's problems and he will be considered great in the eyes of most in the world. The Antichrist will help mediate a peace agreement in the Middle East, especially with Israel. As of August 15, 2016, Abbas would welcome any efforts by Turkey to mediate between Israel and the Palestinians in light of the failure so far of French and Egyptian efforts:
Abbas to meet Erdogan by the end of the month / Times of Israel, August 15, 2016
Turkish and Palestinian leaders reportedly to discuss situation in Gaza and 'the recent Israeli escalation in the region'
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by the end of the month for talks about the situation in the Gaza Strip and a French initiative for ending the conflict with Israel.
A senior Palestinian official told the Qatar-based Al Khaleej news site that the meeting will be part of a two-week international tour by Abbas covering Egypt, Jordan, France and other "Arab, Islamic and foreign countries."
In the two men's first meeting since a failed coup in Turkey last month, they will discuss Palestinian internal affairs, the Israeli- and Egyptian-imposed blockade of Gaza and what the official called "the recent Israeli escalation in the region."
Abbas, said the official, wants to develop ties with Ankara, and the visit is aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.
Also reportedly under review will be a French peace initiative, as well as Palestinian intentions to appeal to the UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court against the Israeli occupation in the West Bank.
The official indicated that Abbas would welcome any efforts by Turkey to mediate between Israel and the Palestinians in light of the failure so far of French and Egyptian efforts.
We believe that the Peace Treaty and Third Temple will begin the dark one "week" or 7 year period called the Tribulation, and that this will start this year. Then, half way through the treaty the Antichrist (or Beast) will enter the Temple and declare himself to be God.
What did Jesus Christ say about the "abomination of desolation"?
"Therefore when you see the 'abomination of desolation,' spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place" (whoever reads, let him understand), "then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect's sake those days will be shortened.
(Matthew 24:15-22)
(1 Thessalonians 5:3)
Amazingly, these super-signs were prophesied around 800 years ago:
Israel Today magazine / March 2008
Some 800 years ago in Germany, Rabbi Judah Ben Samuel was a top Talmudic scholar with an inclination for the mystical. Before he died in the year 1217, he prophesied that the Ottoman Turks would conquer Jerusalem and rule the Holy City for "eight jubilee years." A biblical jubilee year consists of 50 years. Fifty multiplied by eight equals 400 years. Afterwards, according to Ben Samuel, the Ottomans would be driven out of Jerusalem, which would remain no-man's land for one jubilee year. In the tenth jubilee year, Jerusalem would return to the Jewish people and then the Messianic end times would begin. This came to pass 300 years after Ben Samuel's death. He could not have based this prophecy on events that could be foreseen, but only on the results of his study of the Bible. According to Leviticus 25, the nation is reunited with its land in the year of Jubilee. Therefore, the Jubilee year plays an important role in Israel's history. In this case, the Jubilee began with the defeat and conquest of the Mamluks in Jerusalem by the Ottoman Kingdom in 1517. The Turks reigned over Jerusalem until the British General Edmund Allenby defeated them exactly eight Jubilee years later, in 1917.
Ben Samuel's prophecy was fulfilled precisely because 1517 to 1917 is exactly 400 years. Afterward, Jerusalem was no-man's land for 50 years during the time of the British Mandate (1917-1947) and the time of Jordanian rule (1947-1967), another jubilee year. During the Six Day War in 1967, Israel captured Jerusalem from Jordan and the city returned to the Jewish people after nearly two millennia of exile. After that, the countdown for the Messianic age began.
So, to recap, this is the 100 year timeline:
2017 – The the Temple Mount area will be restored to the Jewish people
We do not think it is unusual that the predicted "season" of the Lord's return was made clear to believers. The Lord does everything with precise timing.
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Compersia is a speculative future scenario. Based on signals of change observed in the world today, it is designed to provoke critical dialogue and inspire new thinking. Click the headings below to learn more about Compersia and the signals of change that informed it.
In the near future Compersia scenario, a confluence of socio-economic and technological factors are changing the nature of adulthood. People expect their lives to be more transient — dynamic and fluid rather than stable and consistent. The initialism T.D.F.P. (Transient Dynamic Fluid and Pluralistic) emerges in common parlance to describe their lifestyle. Milestones like marriage, parenthood, and home-ownership are delayed due to economic necessity or altogether discarded by a values hierarchy that prioritizes gratification over tradition.
A generation disillusioned with the institution of marriage views monogamy with realism and handles relationships with pragmatism. Having grown up in fragmented homes, their baggage equips them to seriously acknowledge the obvious: that even "committed life-partner relationships" are temporary. And, as products of the Social Internet, they're accustomed to abundance of choice, and expect the same kind of optionality in matters of love.
Through the early '20s, a cambrian explosion of relationship types set tradition into flux. En masse, people began establishing their own unique polycules, multi-layered complex structures of kinship and non-monogamous romance.
Meanwhile, conservative values sought to protect the fidelitinormative home. Commentators criticised the polyamorous lifestyle as not only immoral, but also unfeasible. Maintaining a healthy two-person relationship was challenging enough. Managing the needs and desires of many partners in a complex polycule was just a recipe for drama. Or so went the argument.
The critics were silenced in 2023, when the long period of tension came to a head. Dubbed Vulnerable Summer, anarcho-love festivals and hackathons organized by global TDFP advocates dominated news cycles, eventually swaying popular opinion. The relationship maker movement emerged, designing new ways of forming tailored relationships with recognized terms of agreement.
Polyamory revealed itself as a platform for innovation with real economic value. It sparked the foundings of new varieties of membership-based wellness hubs. New service professions, holistic matchmakers and lifestyle transitionists, facilitated people's absorption into polycules. And at the intersection of ethics and design, arose a wave of tools for expectation arbitration, dispute resolution, and egalitarian living.
The new Culture of Compersion produced the most significant revolution in communication since networked media; what the Information Age did for scale of communication, Compersia did for quality of communication.
Compersia is a research-based speculative fiction. The following research themes – Transient Lifestyles; Identity Complexity; New Forms of Kinship; Non-monogamy; Designing Relationship Wellness; and Augmenting Understanding – informed the scenario and future artifacts. The themes and instances below provide context for imagining how historical and present-day issues could evolve.
A confluence of socio-economic and technological factors are creating the conditions for more transient life stages, lifestyles, and living situations.
New and newly visible ways of forming identity reveal that it is not only intersectional but may also be plural, fluid, and dynamic. As a result, the variety of recognized social identities is proliferating. With implications for language, infrastructure, safety, and healthcare – the politics of identity are an area of considerable controversy and conflict.
Kinship today has evolved beyond nuclear-family norms into multilayered and complex structures. People are experimenting with different ways of coupling, having kids, pooling resources, dividing labour, living together, and parting ways that are beyond inherited norms and presumptions.
Ethical non-monogamy and polyamory is seemingly on the rise as a growing movement to create vocabulary, popular media, and visual tools that represent these relationships gain visibility in our everyday life.
As an antidote to the added complexity of multi-person relationships, the polyamory community is on the bleeding edge of a movement to create tools for designing functioning relationships and negotiating expectations among partners.
An emerging set of digital tools – for improving quality of communication and collaboration; arbitrating decision-making processes; and maintaining records of agreements among multiple people – could change the way we find mutual understanding and reach collective consensus.
The following artifacts from later provide a glimpse into the speculative future world, Compersia.
Artifacts from later focus on particular details of a scenario to represent the greater state of the future world. They are designed as conversation starters and prompts for you to imagine what it might be like to experience life in a possible future environment.
"All of You"is a love song from Compersia. Listen here or on Spotify, Soundcloud, Apple Music, Amazon, Google Play and other streaming services.
The following artifacts from later present ephemeral traces of the future world, Compersia.
The Modest Proposal is a complex relationship design tool. It enables multi-partner relationship formation through the smart synthesis of personal preferences and interactive agreement-making. Aspects of The Modest Proposal explore how relationship agreement frameworks within the polyamory community today, such as The Relationship Bill of Rights and The Relationship Anarchy Smorgasbord, may evolve in a near future world where usage of such frameworks are amplified. The images below capture moments within the interactive experience of negotiating a relationship using the tool.
The game was first workshopped at the SXSW x Mercedes Benz – Me Convention on September 5, 2018 in Stockholm, Sweden.


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'RHOA': Eva Marcille Has Some Final Words for Her Cast Members After Leaving the Show
Chelsea Stewart
Have you heard? Eva Marcille won't be returning to The Real Housewives of Atlanta.
The reality star announced on June 16 that she is leaving the show after just two seasons as a regular cast member. She also noted that she would forever be grateful for the opportunity and even offered up some nice words for her former cast members.
Eva Marcille, Nene Leakes, Kandi Burruss, Cynthia Bailey, and Porsha Williams at an event in July 2018 | Prince Williams/WireImage
Eva Marcille's announcement about leaving 'RHOA'
If you missed it, Marcille announced on her exit on the radio show The Rickey Smiley Morning Show.
"I appreciate the bond of friendship that I have made with several of my castmates and the strong personal relationships I have with numerous executives and producers at the Bravo and Truly Entertainment companies," she began.
"I am thankful for the opportunity I was provided. However, after speaking with my family and representatives, I believe that what I hope to accomplish for the culture and community will be better served by focusing on other opportunities," she continued. "I look forward to serving my community on The Rickey Smiley Morning show and finding ways to be a voice during this transformational time in our country for people of color."
Millions of protesters across the country are speaking out against anti-black racism and police violence. But we still have a lot of work to do, and we can't let up. So keep going. Continue fighting for our Phenomenally Black community until there's full accountability. All proceeds from this @phenomenal tee benefit @blackfutureslab, which is working to build Black political power. ✊ @phenomenal
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Eva Marcille's exit from 'RHOA' continued
Many fans were sad to see Marcille go, but others seemed relieved.
A lot of people had been hoping she would leave the show due to her storyline (or lack thereof) and feuds with other cast members, including NeNe Leakes and Porsha Williams. But despite all those turbulent moments on the show, Marcille had nothing but positive things to stay about her cast members.
"I love every single one of those black women. They are all queens all in their own right," she said. "They are stars and I wish them the most successful season and transformational season 13 that the Real Housewives of Atlanta has ever seen."
At the time of this writing, it doesn't appear that her co-stars have commented on her departure from the show.
Another day another chance. Today is a good day to have a good day If you're in the struggle on the front lines, an essential worker, a parent, a child or just trying to keep your head above water right now, you can do it! Every new day is a new chance at a new chance
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What's next for Eva Marcille
Aside from her work on the morning show and in her community, Marcille also said she wants to spend more time with her family. She shares a daughter, Marley, with ex Kevin McCall and sons Michael Todd and Maverick with her husband, Michael Sterling.
"I believe my time is up. I have a 6-year-old daughter and two young boys still in diapers. They are 24 hours a day and there is a lot of work to be done," she continued. "I decided to spend my time and energy focusing on my kids and my community. And not so much reality show business."
But that doesn't mean she's disappearing from TV forever. Stay tuned to see where Marcille goes from here.
Read more: Is Nene Leakes Quitting or Returning for Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 13?


Looking great !! But for the record I'm not quite that old.
Bob, never mind life in the toothpick factory!
Looks like someone cleaned out the entire contents of the Alessi pharmacy!
Where's that Charlie, I bet he knows something about this.
The new painted on signs look great!
Greg, Mrs. Alessi wanted a new coat of paint on those walls AGAIN!
Charlie??? He's one of the Good Guys! Where's Barney Fife and is he On the Case or not??? The world wonders!
More fantastic stuff Bob, I love to come in and read 5 or 6 of your pages and admire your mastery.
Wow, thanks for your nice posts guys.
business was started by your dad's dad it just a normal well run business.
Carl - I guess some repainting will be done too. it happens.
Ted - I'm sure you will be pleased, let me know.
Pete - Don't mix up up. This is not Barney Fifes' town, it is Northport, MA.
corner. You have to be real careful, score it on the backside, an slowly bend it to shape.
Karl - Thanks for the post from one of my old time favorite model maskers.
Bob just wanting to know if you have a back ground in art or is this just natural talent you have? I am awe struck by your talent to make structures!!
retired again and doing what I like best, making structure models or fun.
painted it since I took these photos.
Wonderful work. Such a pleasure to read your threads!
Good stuff, Bob. And I am really enjoying looking at that brickwork.
Bob, nice looking set of larger doors, with the man door built into them.
They look both sturdy and pick proof.


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Adam Lambert joins X Factor
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Adam Lambert will be the third and final judge on the Australian version of 'X Factor' in 2016.
Lambert joins Guy Sebastian and Iggy Azalea on the judging panel this year. The show has dropped the usual fourth judge, meaning there will be less contestants and categories in the series.
Lambert has said that he's excited to be heading down under for an extended stay noting that he's always enjoyed touring here.
"I am very excited to join The X Factor in Australia as a judge and am looking forward to helping people shine their brightest," Lambert said in a statement.
The 'American Idol' winner had his biggest ever Australian hit in 2015 with his track 'Ghost Town'. He's previously toured Australian as a solo artist and as the guest lead singer of Queen.
Sebastian is the only judge remaining from the last series following the departure of Dannii Minogue, Chris Isaak and James Blunt.
Past judges have included Redfoo, Mel B, Kate Ceberano, Natalie Bassingthwaite, Kyle Sandilands, Natalie Imbruglia and Boyzone singer Ronan Keating – who has now jumped over to rival talent show 'The Voice'.
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Becky Cherriman's Echolocation is a stridently assured body of work that negotiates the tethers binding mother and child. Infertility, fostering and single motherhood are encountered and marked by those elements of love that exist within the interstices of domestic spaces and everyday life: the remnant of smells and ghosts within the folds of a blanket, a child as its mother's 'first accurate mirror'. The improbability of existence is at the heart of the work; nothing is taken for granted, and motherhood is considered the beginning of an energized attentiveness.
A powerful pamphlet that both enthrals and inspires, Echolocation is not to be missed.
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Winter Storm Ulmer is intensifying in the Plains where it will bring widespread high, possibly damaging winds and heavy snow, producing blizzard conditions into Thursday.
Snow and gusty winds from Ulmer continue from the Colorado Rockies to western South Dakota and much of Wyoming. Snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour have been reported in eastern Colorado along with thundersnow.
Ulmer is currently going through the process of bombogenesis, dropping from 994 mb Tuesday evening to 969 mb this afternoon. Bombogenesis is the process of rapid intensification that a winter storm system can go through. Bombogenesis is defined as a 24 mb drop in atmospheric pressure in 24 hours.
Denver and Cheyenne, Wyoming have reached blizzard criteria (gusts to 35 mph and visibility less than 0.25 miles for 3 hours or more), as of early Wednesday afternoon. Parts of the Nebraska panhandle are approaching blizzard criteria, including in Alliance, Nebraska.


It's 1962 and Miss Parker's exotic beauty temporarily shocks her grade seven class into silence. She has lovely dark skin and striking eyes lined with kohl. The boys are held speechless by her attractive appearance. Her bold cranberry lipstick and a fashionably revealing outfit are what her female student's desire to wear.
Her student's realize how interesting, knowledgable, and outgoing their new teacher is and walk home each day telling their parents Miss Parker is wonderful. The parents are thrilled for their children.
Nevertheless, things change when the parent's realize at parent teacher interviews, Miss Parker is black woman. Race was not a feature of Miss Parker their children noticed as racism is not ingrained within a child — it is taught.


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Q: glBufferSubData has peaks with small buffer sizes I am making a simple 2D game engine with OpenGL, and my SpriteRenderer class makes batches of sprites which use the same shader or texture. Once I sort them first by texture, then by shader, and then by depth, the uploadData() method of my SpriteRenderer class uploads the CPU generated vertex data to the GPU. For this I am using the orphaning method, which is said to be faster than a simple glBufferData call.
My problem is, when I have small numbers of sprites (<15), I have frames with huge stalls, but with numbers >20 up to 10 000 it runs smoothly. I wrapped opengl function into c++ classes. If I replace the VertexBufferObject::uploadOrphaned() method by the VertexBufferObject::upload() method, the stall goes away. Here is my vbo class:
    //vbo.h
    class VertexBufferObject
    {
    public:
        VertexBufferObject();
        VertexBufferObject(size_t allocSize);
        ~VertexBufferObject();

        inline ui32     id(){ return    (ui32)m_id; }

        template <class T>
        void    addData(const T& data)
        {
            const byte* convertedData = reinterpret_cast<const byte*>(&data);
            size_t size = sizeof(T);
            for (ui32 i = 0; i < size; i++)m_data.add(convertedData[i]);
        }

        void    initialize();

        void    resetData();
        void    upload(GLenum drawType);
        void    uploadOrphaned(GLenum drawType);

        inline  void    bind()  { ::glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_id); }
        inline  void    unbind(){ ::glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0); }

    private:
        GLuint      m_id;
        //this is my custom dynamic array class, this is a hobby project
        //and I enjoy reinventing the wheel :)
        Array<byte> m_data;

and below is the cpp file:
    VertexBufferObject::VertexBufferObject() :m_id(0)
    {

    }

    VertexBufferObject::VertexBufferObject(size_t allocSize) : m_id(0), m_data(allocSize)
    {

    }

    VertexBufferObject::~VertexBufferObject()
    {
        if (m_id != 0) ::glDeleteBuffers(1, &m_id);
    }

    void    VertexBufferObject::initialize()
    {
        if (m_id == 0) ::glGenBuffers(1, &m_id);
    }

    void VertexBufferObject::upload(GLenum drawType)
    {
        glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_data.size(), &m_data[0], drawType);
    }

    void VertexBufferObject::uploadOrphaned(GLenum drawType)
    {
        glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, m_data.size() * 2, NULL, drawType);
        glBufferSubData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0, m_data.size(), &m_data[0]);
    }

    void VertexBufferObject::resetData()
    {
        m_data.strip();
    }

I am learning opengl, so my VertexBufferObject class contains what I already know. I know there are other methods to upload data, but I want to understand the reason of the current problem with this simple method. I looked around forums including here, and nobody had a similar issue that I found of. Maybe my class has some errors?

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Chester County Launches "Simple Ask: Wear a Mask" Campaign as Flu Season Starts
Laurie Kerkering October 9, 2020 2020, Member News, October
During this most critical time when COVID-19 is converging with the start of flu season, the Chester County Board of Commissioners is launching a public health campaign called "Simple Ask: Wear a Mask." The campaign will directly support local businesses and restaurants by providing funding as well as free toolkits including 10,000 masks, signage and other messaging.
"As the strongest economy in Pennsylvania, supporting the livelihoods of thousands of workers and their families, we are determined to control and even reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the flu this fall with the best tools available right now: face masks and funding," said Chester County Commissioners' Chair Marian Moskowitz. "We cannot waiver and, in fact, must escalate our efforts during this critical time for restoring public health and economic well-being."
Chester County launched its "Simple Ask: Wear a Mask" public health campaign on Thursday, during a free flu vaccine clinic that was fully registered and served almost 700 Chester County residents in a socially distanced setting at Kennett High School.
Leaders of the County's chambers of commerce were presented with some of the 10,000 free face masks now at their disposal to distribute to small business employers, as well as free "Simple Ask: Wear a Mask" business signage, window decals, posters and customer appreciation stickers. Street banners will also be posted in Chester County boroughs and the City of Coatesville with lawn signs displayed at public buildings and major businesses. To access the "Simple Ask: Wear a Mask" toolkit and images, visit chesco.org/simpleask.
The Commissioners also announced direct funding for eligible chambers of commerce throughout the County, with grants totaling $150,000 to help them carry out their support of local businesses.
"This is the time to double down on our efforts, and Chester County is offering the resources to do it," says Chester County Commissioner Josh Maxwell. "The World Health Organization has reported that worldwide circulation of influenza has been lower than expected so far, and the trend is largely attributable to social distancing and hygiene protocols implemented during COVID-19. With health care personnel working at capacity and infection testing focused on COVID-19, we cannot take unnecessary risks."
The County also noted plans for $28 million in CARES funding to be rolled out in the next week to assist the mainstays of Chester County's communities and economy, including $10 million for public schools, $10 million for childcare subsidy, $5 million for childcare programs and $3.5 million for nonprofits. All funding was approved by the Chester County Commissioners during Thursday's Commissioners' Public Meeting. Details on the specific uses of funding, recipients and distribution will be released over the next week.
In the meantime, the public is urged to join in the public health campaign #SimpleAskWearAMask by sharing the message while donning their own masks in social media postings.
"Increased interactions and indoor activity among businesses and families as we head into the holiday season are a major concern," says Chester County Commissioner Michelle Kichline. "We're also facing more complicated diagnoses, with symptoms that can appear similar between COVID-19 and the flu. That is why our messaging is friendly but firm, 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask."
Businesses, nonprofits and other organizations can participate in the "Simple Ask: Wear a Mask" campaign by contacting their local chamber of commerce for toolkits that include a limited number of branded "Simple Ask" face masks available on a first come, first served basis. Plus 10,000 free disposable face masks, free "Simple Ask: Wear a Mask" business signage, window decals, posters and customer appreciation stickers. Corporate sponsors that would like to contribute free face masks to Chester County residents and businesses are encouraged to reach out to the county at business@chesco.org.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, influenza activity begins to increase in October, with up to 56 million flu illnesses reported last flu season that began in October 2019. While the flu is a respiratory virus that is separate from COVID-19, public health officials are urging the use of face masks to limit the circulation of both viruses and reduce the risk of a double epidemic.
"Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Chester County has taken the lead in educating and protecting citizens and has consistently maintained some of the lowest levels of COVID-19 cases in the Commonwealth. We can't stop now," says Moskowitz.
The Exton Region Chamber of Commerce office in the Exton Square Mall had the marketing materials available.
Tagged on: chester county exton region chamber of commerce simple ask wear a mask
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Left Behind is een Amerikaanse christelijke dramafilm uit 2014 onder regie van Vic Armstrong, met in de hoofdrol Nicolas Cage. De film is gebaseerd op het boek De laatste bazuin van Jerry B. Jenkins en Tim LaHaye.

Plot

Piloot Rayford Steele en zijn dochter Chloe moeten zien te overleven wanneer alle christenen in de hemel worden opgenomen.

Ontvangst
De film ontving erg slechte recensies. De film werd genomineerd voor drie Razzies maar verloor ze alle drie aan een andere christelijke film, Saving Christmas.

Rolverdeling
 Nicolas Cage - Rayford Steele
 Chad Michael Murray - Cameron "Buck" Williams
 Cassi Thomson - Chloe Steele
 Nicky Whelan - Hattie Durham
 Jordin Sparks - Shasta Carvell
 Lea Thompson - Irene Steele
 Martin Klebba - Melvin Weir

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film uit 2014
Amerikaanse film
Dramafilm
Christelijke film
Boekverfilming


It's been a busy spring. I've spent good time in classrooms talking about the craft and pleasures of poems. I've been reading and writing and mothering. The days are finally, mercifully longer, and more of them are filled with light. My favorite new word is Maienschein, from the German, literally, "May shine," used to describe the green-gold light falling through new leaves. The birds in the wetland near my home are downright noisy—their varied songs begin with the first threads of morning and carry through the trees until the sun goes down. Everything around me seems imbued with an intense energy, buzzing and chirping and blossoming and spilling petals onto the pavement.
But poems (and people) do not necessarily move at the pace of spring.
I think about this poem often, especially as the life force of spring crescendos and is juxtaposed against the devastations we witness around us or read about in the news.
out in the shade, doing nothing.
I thought about this poem driving up to Skagit Valley Poetry Festival, where I'll be this weekend, taking the time to delight in poetry among students and readers and so many esteemed poets from the Northwest and across the country. The road to La Conner, where the festival is held, winds through the tulip fields, now subdued and peaceful, the bright swathes of yellow and pink now a modest earth flecked with green. There's no way around the bends in the road, no more direct route. I always turn the radio off for this part of the drive, revel in the stillness of the post-tulip fields.
Writing poetry feels very much like the drive to La Conner—there are long silent expanses between stirring images—a dilapidated barn, a rhododendron spilling white blossoms with burgundy eyes at their centers, so that it feels like a thousand flowers stare back at you. And the path through the poem winds and doubles back on itself, clings to the curve of the field, turns sharply at the bridge into yet another landscape.
On opening night of the festival, I had the pleasure of reading alongside poets Ada Limón, Robert Pinsky, and Brian Turner. The organizers named the reading, "Dear America: Poems of Resistance and Hope." One of the poems I read is entitled, "Mountain, Stone." The poem eulogizes children who die in conflict, their names often unknown to us. Among the children of the poem are Hamza, the boy whose brutal torture sparked the beginning of the Syrian Revolution in March 2011, and Muhammad, Zakariya, Ahed, and Ismail, now often known as the boys on the beach in Gaza. They were killed by a missile strike while they played soccer along the shore in the summer of 2014. When I introduced the poem, I told the audience that I believe the way we grieve is too fast. That I come from a tradition that takes its time with grief, that expects it will require a long while to wind through it. No hurry, no engines. An acceptance that the body wants to move forward but cannot yet: the heart wants to stay with the names, with the loss.
This weekend, the poets at Skagit Valley Poetry Festival will share their own work and the poems that inspire them on themes including "Good Poems in Hard Times," "Crossing Borders," and the "Mess of Love." There will be laughter and conversation and writing and community. But there will also be the treasured stillness that a poem ushers into a room. We will be invited into ourselves, we will be inefficient and unhurried and wandering. Come join us here.
Lena Khalaf Tuffaha is a poet, writer, and translator. She is the winner of the 2016 Two Sylvias Chapbook Prize for Arab in Newsland, and the author of Water & Salt, a book of poems from Red Hen Press published in April 2017. She is currently Poet-in-Residence at Open Books: A Poem Emporium.


Giants: Citizen Kabuto was, believe it or not, my first ever experience of cockney banter. This banter, if nothing else, had a profound impact on my life and most definitely how I conducted my earlier Warcraft maps (if not the later ones too). Everybody goes on about finding the mythical Citizen Kane of games, but what about the Citizen Kabuto of films?


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Your induction
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Postgraduate subjects
Why study at Edge Hill University?
Visit us and virtual events
Things to do in North West England
Guide for parents and supporters
A-Z of Edge Hill
UniSkills
Your Induction Week
Between finding your way around campus, making new friends and settling into a new place, there's lots to take on board. But don't worry. We're here to help you every step of the way.
Enrol on your course
First things first, you need to make sure that you've fully enrolled onto your course. Enrolment is the process by which you confirm your personal details and agree to the University's terms and conditions. This is different to the admissions process and you won't receive your student loan until you've fully enrolled. You also won't be able to get your Unicard, which acts as your student ID and allows you to access facilities across campus.
If you're not sure how to complete enrolment, find out more details on the enrolment pages.
Check in with your Personal Tutor
Every Edge Hill student has a Personal Tutor, who's there to help you get the most out of university. You'll meet in a group and also individually two or three times a year, and they're always available to discuss any personal or academic concerns you might have. You usually have the same Personal Tutor for the duration of your course.
Explore our support services
Discover all about the support teams based in Catalyst: Library and Learning Services, Student Services and Careers. Take part in our brand new interactive induction toolkit or sit back and watch a digital recording – all options contain all the information you will need for a successful start to studying at Edge Hill University.
If you need support and advice and you are not sure who to speak to, just email Catalyst.
The EHU Campus Connectors are here to help you make the most of your time with us at Edge Hill University. Let them help you to feel a part of our community and find the events you want to be at!
Over the year the team will be hosting and promoting a variety of activities on and off campus such as football tournaments, film nights, talent shows, shopping trips and seasonal events. They can point you in the direction of anything and everything you'll be interested in as well as offer friendly advice and support about student life. Visit the Student Life Portal to find out what's on.
Get to know the Students' Union
While much of your time at Edge Hill will be focused on studying, university is a place where you can develop all aspects of yourself. Whether that's learning a new language, joining a society or sports club, or spending a year studying abroad, the SU's Welcome Fair is the place to go to find out what's on offer.
Keep an eye on the Students' Union website for more information.
Explore your surroundings
Ormskirk campus
Did you know that Edge Hill's Ormskirk campus is award-winning? There's plenty to explore including social areas with outdoor seating, lakeside walks, hidden gardens and a nature trail complete with outdoor exercise equipment. Ormskirk town centre boasts beautiful parks and a lively high street with shops, banks, cafes, bars and a market twice a week. And, when you sign up to Totum via the Students' Union, you'll get exclusive student discounts in local shops and restaurants.
St James' campus
If you're joining our St James' campus, you'll be immersed in the heart of the buzzing city centre of Manchester. With Oxford Road station just a stone's throw away you'll be well connected, but there's lots of bars, shops and restaurants within walking distance and the famous Palace Theatre on the doorstep, too. Explore the Grade II listed building with all the modern facilities that you need for your course such as a clinical simulation suite, including a mock operating theatre, ambulance simulator and clinical skills stations. Grab a coffee from one of the local coffee shops and pop into the open plan library to prepare before your lecture.
Want to join our Sports Centre?
Edge Hill Sport is your very own on-site Sports Centre. But it's not just your average gym. Try out our fitness suite, full-size swimming pool, and a wealth of classes from spin to yoga. If you prefer the great outdoors, you can take a run on our scenic fitness trail.
There are two current membership offers available for students:
The current Annual September – August membership has been reduced from £99 to £75 and is available to purchase now.
The Annual Student January – December membership is also available to purchase for £90 and will start from the day of purchase.
Not sure where to start? Edge Hill Sport also offer bespoke personal training sessions. Just speak to the fitness team when you go along for your induction.
Joining couldn't be easier, you can join online or pop to the Edge Hill Sport reception desk and speak to a member of staff. Full details are available on the website.
Faith and community
Our Faith and Community service is here to support students and staff of all faiths and none, helping to create a welcoming community on campus. Whether you face economic crisis, family and relationship problems, or simply wish to talk to us, our multi-faith chaplains offer a confidential and non-judgemental service from a spiritual perspective.
Find out more about our Faith and Community service.
Register with the local medical centre
If you are moving to Ormskirk to study, we strongly recommend that you register with a local GP service as soon as you can. It is not a good idea to leave it until you need to see a doctor as the registration process may delay your appointment.
Find out what's on
We've got an exciting programme of events planned to help you settle in and find friends.
Our aim is to offer a programme of events that will open up conversations, enrich, entertain, excite and educate. It won't take you long to find your place in our community. As a university for everyone, we aim to create an environment that celebrates diversity and where everyone feels included.
Take a look at what's on at the Student Life Portal.
We have something for everyone, including Sports, Jazz and comedy, live theatre and must-see films.
Looking for places to eat?
There's a great selection of outlets for a bite to eat including:
Grab and Go in the Hub
Costa in the Hub
Subway in the Hub
Garden 41 in the Faculty of Health
Roots Kitchen in the Faculty of Education building (Vegan/Vegetarian)
Take a look at our dedicated food webpages for full details and opening times.
To help put change back in your pocket this semester, we're giving you 30% off on all food and drink at all EHU Food outlets, all semester. To qualify for the discount, simply show your Unicard at checkout.
Feeling lonely or struggling to settle in?
If you're struggling with settling in or if you've just moved here and are feeling homesick, you're not on your own. We offer a range of wellbeing services to support you throughout your time at Edge Hill. You may feel that you need to talk to someone who can help you get a fresh perspective on how you're feeling and why. We offer a confidential counselling service especially for this purpose available to all students. You can book an initial appointment online.
Join our social media groups
EHU Students Facebook
For all Edge Hill students
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For all students based at Manchester St James'
View the Ormskirk campus map
View Manchester St James' location
If you have any questions about your Induction timetable, please contact the Think Edge Hill Team.
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Ranunculus aureopetalus är en ranunkelväxtart som beskrevs av Vladimir Leontjevitj Komarov. Ranunculus aureopetalus ingår i släktet ranunkler, och familjen ranunkelväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Google Play Leads In Downloads But Apple Is Leading In App Revenue By 75% [Report]
According to App Annie 2015 Retrospective report, Google Play continues to dominate in the app market with a 60% download lead over iOS. The top five contributors in the growth of Google's app were Brazil, India, Indonesia, Turkey and Mexico.
On the the other hand, China, Japan and US contributed in the growth of iOS. China which was the second largest market for iOS in 2014, claimed the top spot for iOS growth in 2015.
Interestingly although Google Play Store has been leading, iOS is leading on the revenue pattern.
Ridesharing app
In India, Ola is dominating in the space while Uber continues to dominate in other regions.
According to the report, Tinder is leading in the space.
"While the app steadily amassed a large user base since its launch in September 2012, it finally made its leap into monetization in 2015."
Music Streaming Apps
The world revenue for music streaming apps has increased by 2.2X in 2015, compared to 2014. This shows the success of subscription-based revenue models, said the report.
While most of the countries are being dominated by Spotify, Saavn clearly is the dominant player in India. Here is a glimpse of all the music apps which are dominating throughout the globe,
Retail Apps
Amazon has been stated as the top app in US, Japan and UK.
The report also revealed that India is growing faster than any other country in m- commerce. The report said, "Mobile-first apps were even more prominent in India, accounting for 6 of the top 10 spots by combined iOS App Store and Google Play downloads. Furthermore, the download growth for India's top 10 retail apps was significantly higher than those in Japan and the US."
Apple though was a late entrant into the space, the interest in the space increased significantly after its products and the company grew from 3000 apps in April to over 14,000 by December.
And here is the list of the top 10 apps by downloads worldwide:
Google Android play store has most of the free APPs and that may be the reason for great numbers…End of the day money matters and that's where APPLE wins..


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Tora Bora er et hulekompleks i Afghanistans bjerge, beliggende ca. 40 km fra Jalalabad i provinsen Nangarhar. Man antog, at hulerne rummede befæstede anlæg og et udtrakt system af tunneler, og Tora Bora blev først og fremmest kendt i den vestlige verden, fordi Osama bin Laden mentes at have opholdt sig der i tiden lige efter terrorangrebet den 11. september.

Da amerikanske og afghanske tropper havde erobret hulerne i 2001, viste det sig dog, at "befæstningerne" kun bestod af små træningslejre, og at hulerne ikke var forbundet via tunneler i nævneværdig grad.

Se også
 Krigen i Afghanistan (2001-nutid)

Afghanistans geografi


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Ontario Reign, Hope Reigns Foundation and Wildcats Hockey Announce Junior Reign Youth Hockey Program
Ontario, CA – The Ontario Reign, proud American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL), alongside the Hope Reigns Foundation and Wildcats Hockey have announced the formation of the Junior Reign youth hockey program.
"We are extremely excited to partner with the Ontario Reign," Junior Reign Hockey Club President Ben Frank said. "We have a belief system that together, we can make youth hockey a life-changing experience. We believe we have the responsibility to harness the power of youth sports to build better people, stronger families and a closer world. Joining the Reign helps us expand that mission."
The Junior Reign offers organized programs at Riverside Icetown and Carlsbad Icetown for all ages and abilities and is recognized by USA Hockey as one of only 21 "Model Associations" nationwide, for its commitment to the highest standards for youth hockey player development as outlined by USA Hockey's American Development Model (ADM). In addition, they are a proud partner of the Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) whose motto is "better athletes, better people".
"The Wildcats' leadership and commitment to positive youth sport experiences and long-term athlete development is in perfect alignment with our mission of growing the game," Kings President of Minor League Affiliates Darren Abbott added. "We are looking forward to working with their staff and seeing what the Junior Reign can accomplish in the years to come."
Age groups range from Mite (8-under) to Midget (18-under) with competition levels from A/B to high-performance AA and AAA Tier hockey based on USA Hockey National Development Team programing. For more information and to contact a coach, visit JrReign.com.
The Reign are in the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs! Join the action as they battled the San Diego Gulls in Game 2 of the Pacific Division Semifinals on Saturday, April 22 at 7:00 p.m. at Citizens Business Bank Arena! Buy Tickets


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package com.dmdirc.ui.core.autocommands;

import com.dmdirc.commandparser.auto.AutoCommand;
import com.dmdirc.commandparser.auto.AutoCommandType;

import java.util.Optional;

import org.junit.Test;

import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertEquals;
import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertFalse;
import static junit.framework.TestCase.assertTrue;

public class MutableAutoCommandTest {

    private MutableAutoCommand command;
    private final Optional<String> server = Optional.of("server");
    private final Optional<String> network = Optional.of("network");
    private final Optional<String> profile = Optional.of("profile");
    private final AutoCommandType type = AutoCommandType.GLOBAL;
    private static final String response = "response";

    @Test
    public void testConstructor() {
        final AutoCommand autoCommand = AutoCommand.create(server, network, profile, response);
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(autoCommand);
        assertEquals(server, command.getServer());
        assertEquals(network, command.getNetwork());
        assertEquals(profile, command.getProfile());
        assertEquals(response, command.getResponse());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetServer() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertEquals("server", command.getServer().get());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetNetwork() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertEquals("network", command.getNetwork().get());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetProfile() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertEquals("profile", command.getProfile().get());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetResponse() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertEquals("response", command.getResponse());
    }

    @Test
    public void testSetServer() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertEquals("server", command.getServer().get());
        command.setServer(Optional.of("newServer"));
        assertEquals("newServer", command.getServer().get());
    }

    @Test
    public void testSetNetwork() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertEquals("network", command.getNetwork().get());
        command.setNetwork(Optional.of("newNetwork"));
        assertEquals("newNetwork", command.getNetwork().get());
    }

    @Test
    public void testSetProfile() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertEquals("profile", command.getProfile().get());
        command.setProfile(Optional.of("newProfile"));
        assertEquals("newProfile", command.getProfile().get());
    }

    @Test
    public void testSetResponse() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertEquals("response", command.getResponse());
        command.setResponse("newResponse");
        assertEquals("newResponse", command.getResponse());
    }

    @Test
    public void testGetAutoCommand() throws Exception {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        final AutoCommand newCommand = command.getAutoCommand();
        assertEquals(command.getServer(), newCommand.getServer());
        assertEquals(command.getNetwork(), newCommand.getNetwork());
        assertEquals(command.getProfile(), newCommand.getProfile());
        assertEquals(command.getResponse(), newCommand.getResponse());
    }

    @Test
    public void testEqualsAutoCommand() {
        final MutableAutoCommand command1 = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile,
                response, type);
        final AutoCommand command2 = AutoCommand.create(server, network, profile, response);
        assertTrue(command1.equalsAutoCommand(command2));
    }

    @Test
    public void testEqualsAutoCommand_Null() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertFalse(command.equalsAutoCommand(null));
    }

    @Test
    public void testEquals() {
        final MutableAutoCommand command1 = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile,
                response, type);
        final MutableAutoCommand command2 = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile,
                response, type);
        assertEquals(command1, command2);
    }

    @Test
    public void testEquals_Null() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertFalse(command.equals(null));
    }

    @Test
    public void testEquals_Random() {
        command = new MutableAutoCommand(server, network, profile, response, type);
        assertFalse(command.equals(new Object()));
    }
}