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Cucumber, Kale, Green Apple & Lemon. Fresh & hydrating! A great everyday juice.
GREEN DAY. Cucumber, Kale, Green Apple & Lemon. Chug in good time and in good health. Injection of alkalizing chlorophyll. I hope you have the time of your life.


I'm a beautiful calico female. I like some attention but on my terms. I am a shy and need some time to get to know you before I reveal my true self. When it comes to relationships, I'm very level-headed. I don't leap in paws first, if you know what I mean. But give me a little time, and then I'll shower you with purrs, head-butts, and plenty of lap time. In the meantime, you may not see a lot of me but I'll be thinking a lot of you!


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Cesare Maria Cunaccia
Eighteenth Century travellers who went crazy about Florence
While the central role of Tuscany, a magnet for travellers and flâneurs, only affirmed itself in the course of the Nineteenth Century, those who travelled down to Rome and Southern Italy almost inevitably crossed our region – and often stopped over.
Between the glorious late Baroque days and the advent of Enlightenment, the final destinations of European Grand Touristes and intellectuals may have been others, yet the Granducato would never be excluded from their planned itineraries, owing also to a growing interest in centres which had hitherto been considered of lesser importance.
It was, in fact, between the Seventeenth and the Eighteenth Century that Tuscany became a mandatory and privileged leg of a regular tour of the young lions of the nobility – French, German, and especially British – and of artists, scholars and men of letters. Soon a real craze exploded for this coming-of-age feat – an intellectual and social
experience internationally referred to as the 'Grand Tour' – which lasted from eighteen months to two years (at least during the age of Enlightenment; in the Nineteenth Century it would be shortened to 8-6 months): crowning humanistic studies, and recorded in numberless cahiers de voyage of varying merit, in paintings and portraits by specialised artists.
The term Grand Tour appeared for the first time in Englishman Richard Lassels' "The Voyage of Italy", printed in 1670. But let's revert to Tuscany. To many Eighteenth Century Grand Touristes, worn out by their travels – usually Autumnal – through the Appennine range, Florence finally appeared like a mirage. While nightmarish, even disappointing for a few, the city revealed itself to most as an unrivalled wealth of artistic treasures: this was confirmed by Edward Gibbon, celebrated author of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire who, in 1764, sketched a perfect landscape itinerary of the places he visited.
He stayed in Florence for two months and then, on his journey towards Rome, he made sure he visited the most important Tuscan cities of those days, apart from
Florence, in this order: Pistoia, Lucca, Pisa, Leghorn and Siena. "The view from this tower (ed.: the bell tower of Santa Maria del Fiore) is undoubtedly superb." – wrote Gibbon on the 23rd August of that year – "All the main edifices in Florence, the city walls, the mount of Fiesole, Prato, the course of the river Arno and the surrounding villages stand out with the clarity of a geographical map...". There were even those who fell suddenly and whole-heartedly in love with Tuscany – as was the case of another Englishman, Tobias Smollett – who settled permanently in Leghorn: a port, inhabited by an affluent, emancipated merchant class, rich in trade and modern ideas, an extremely important Jewish centre and the seat of a large British colony. Another example was German Georg Christoph Martini, who spent two decades in Lucca.
And while there is no doubt that the road of the Grand Touristes made speedily for Rome, during the Eighteenth Century the Tuscan centres, steeped in art and history, became a fixture among the prescribed destinations. There were travellers such as Horace Walpole and Thomas Gray who only visited Siena because in happened to be on their way to the Urbe (Rome). Some, as was the case of the poet Joseph Addison, in 1703, or of Samuel Sharp, censured the enormous power of the clergy, and the great weight of the Inquisition. Others, such as John Boyle, reported picturesque and curious local customs: "An empty flask constantly hangs outside one of the windows of each large Florentine palace – Boyle wrote in 1754 – indicating that the owner sells wine. The Florentine nobility receives the produce of its lands in kind." Foreign travellers arriving in Cortona between '700 and '800 were highly motivated and sophisticated.
They ascended from the post station ofCamucia: eccentric aristocrats, scholars and lovers of archaeology. Pioneers who climbed there were attracted by Etruscan ruins and by the Accademia Etrusca, a first rate intellectual society founded in
1726 by a group of local patricians whose "Lucumoni" (presidents)
included, in turn, cardinals, erudite aristocrats and members of royal
families. Passing through Cortona in 1802, Joseph Forsyth, among the most capable drafters of guides on Italy, stated that he had seen, hanging in the halls of the Accademia Etrusca, the portrait of his fellow countryman Lord Cowper. George Nassau Clavering, Lord Cowper, was the Academy's Lucumone between 1780 and 1781. Again
in Cortona, the beautiful Museo dell'Accademia Etrusca is home to a superb self-portrait, dating back to 1777, of the great British painter Johan Zoffany, who led a complex and adventurous life. Also his are two other magnificent self-portraits (in one of them he immortalised himself in the company of his favourite dog), which feature in the Uffizi in Florence, testifying to the artist's six-year stay in Italy. In Florence, in 1722, Queen Charlotte of England commissioned Zoffany a masterpiece – which still belongs to the English royal collections – concluded only in 1777. It's the celebrated painting of "La Tribuna degli Uffizi", a work which encapsulates the entire cultural and symbolic importance of the Grand Tour phenomenon.
L'attore americano Stanley Tucci racconta le buchette del vino di Firenze sulla Cnn
Attraverso una serie Tv tutta dedicata alla sua adorata Italia, in onda dal 14 febbraio
The 15 best Florentine steaks in Florence
Our definitive selection of restaurants where you can eat the most famous Florentine dish
What to see in Florence on New Year's Eve
Among the light shows and special events, Florence is beautiful again this year for New Year's Eve. Eco what you should not miss
Music, theatre, fashion weeks, trade fairs. The top events of 2021
Florentine architecture in the 50s
A city turned towards the future that sees in the fifties and sixties a rebirth of Florence
Handcrafted jewelry. Where to find the most beautiful in Florence
Gold, silver, precious stones and above all the beauty and savoir faire of creations #ichoosemadeintuscany
The Nativity in Florence
What's more the Christmas nativity scene? here is an exclusive tour of the works not to be missed in Florence
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze excellence also for Christmas 2020
Our interview with Massimiliano Musto, General Manager of the hotel, a pillar of Florentine hospitality in 2020/2021 as well
Fashion is reborn in Florence
History, reality and future of a real Florentine institution

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Q: jQuery format date min & max date jQuery UI Hello I got a rather simple question. I was wondering why does this:
$.datepicker.formatDate('yy,mm,dd', new Date("15-03-2016"))

not work? When I console.log this I will get the following output:
NaN,NaN,NaN

I need this to set the min and max dates of my Datepicker:
minDate: $.datepicker.formatDate('yy,mm,dd', new Date("15-03-2016")),
maxDate: $.datepicker.formatDate('yy,mm,dd', new Date("19-03-2016")),

Why is this and what should I do? Do I have to convert it?

A: Because date is not able to parse the given format(new Date("15-03-2016") returns an Invalid Date object) so just parse the date
$.datepicker.formatDate('yy,mm,dd', $.datepicker.parseDate('dd-mm-yy', "15-03-2016"))

You can also pass the date object as the value for minDate/maxDate
minDate: $.datepicker.parseDate('dd-mm-yy', '15-03-2016'),

A: Date objects are created with the new Date() constructor.
There are 4 ways of initiating a date:

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*new Date()

*new Date(milliseconds)

*new Date(dateString)

*new Date(year, month, day, hours, minutes, seconds, milliseconds)

I think you are passing date in wrong format.

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Dustin Bailey
The Fortnite cube is moving again
Update, August 30: The Fortnite Cube is on the move again, but now it'll be more difficult to track.
After taking something of a rest over the weekend, the huge purple cube that suddenly appeared in Fortnite is on the move again. The cube initially stopped just outside Fatal Fields, but has since rolled away over the hill to the West.
In doing so, it showed off two things. For one thing, it can climb – the Cube settled in on the side of the hill, apparently defying gravity, several times before reaching the top, before proceeding to roll down the other side. It's not too surprising, of course, as we already know the cube produces its own gravity field, but it was amusing to behold, at the very least.
The other thing we learned was that the cube is now imprinting 'runes' on the ground after it settles down. If you head to Fatal Fields, you'll now see a glowing purple symbol where the cube used to be, which could offer a hint as to what's due to happen in Fortnite season 6.
The bad news is that the cube is now reportedly moving on a different schedule to before, and players are yet to figure it out, so we can't tell you exactly when you can expect it to turn over. Thanks to a datamine, however, what we do know is that there are due to be six more runes imprinted across the map. In the tweet below, you can see that there are due to be a total of seven runes, each punctuated by a period of movement. After that seventh Rune, there's a line of code that reads "MoveToLake."
The cube left a rune burned into the ground as it moved! According to this picture it'll move 6 more times and leave 6 more runes burned in the ground before reaching a lake and then activating pic.twitter.com/YuboXcZauN
— Fortnite: Battle Royale Leaks (@FNBRLeaks) August 29, 2018
That, of course, likely refers to Loot Lake, which is the biggest and most notable body of water on the island. What'll happen when it gets there is anyone's guess, but a theory I'm on board with is that the lake will empty, revealing a Dusty Divot-style new location.
We'll eventually find out where the cube is going, and why it wants to get there. In the meantime, check out our Fortnite week 7 challenges guide – with three weeks until the end of season 5, you'll have plenty of time to kill.
Fortnite season 10 release date
Fortnite Fortbytes locations
Fortnite Island Codes


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Q: Are there any performance bottle necks in template inheritance? Are there any performance bottlenecks in template inheritance?

A: The docs have an excellent explanation of this:

By default, the templating system will
read and compile your templates every
time they need to be rendered. While
the Django templating system is quite
fast, the overhead from reading and
compiling templates can add up.
The cached template loader is a
class-based loader that you configure
with a list of other loaders that it
should wrap. The wrapped loaders are
used to locate unknown templates when
they are first encountered. The cached
loader then stores the compiled
Template in memory. The cached
Template instance is returned for
subsequent requests to load the same
template.
For example, to enable template caching with the filesystem and app_directories template loaders you might use the following settings:

TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
    ('django.template.loaders.cached.Loader', (
        'django.template.loaders.filesystem.Loader',
        'django.template.loaders.app_directories.Loader',
    )),
)


Goop, the brainchild of actress Gwyneth Paltrow, has posted one of the best articles that I've ever read on creating a healthy relationship and the 3 things that can poison it. After riding on the roller coaster of marriage with Mister Fix-It for almost 32 years, I am forever interested in finding better ways to communicate and create greater intimacy together.
There have been lulls however over the years when I haven't been interested of course.
Part of a long relationship's ebb and flow I guess.
When we have negative thoughts about someone that we are in a relationship with it creates a poison. Even if we don't express these thoughts ( judgements) it disrupts the good energy and creates a field of negative energy because people can very easily read the body language that comes with negative thoughts.
The goal is to replace negative thoughts with positive ones. Sometimes easier said than done omg.
The second poison occurs when we fail to validate the person that we are in a relationship with. The basic human need isn't so much to be loved but rather to be acknowledged and seen in a positive light.
The goal is to be able to recognize and fulfill our partner's basic human needs. They describe it as giving a doggie treat to our partner.
The third poison is relationship over-dependency. Every time we ask too much of our partner, in terms of meeting our needs/solving our problems, we ask too much of the relationship.
The goal is to have a life outside of our relationship. When we do, we find fresh energy and come back to the relationship with something new to enrich it.
Numerous times when I've felt bored in our marriage I've realized that I'm actually just bored with MYSELF and as soon as I go out and find personal enrichment, it magically enriches us.
It's crazy how well it works.
"When they looked at one another, you could see in their eyes, that they put their bond with each other above their own selfish interests. Just take a moment right now and imagine how great it would be to be in a relationship that had that kind of all-for-one and one-for-all spirit."


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Frankie Banali Talks About Freakshow And Christmas Music
Posted on August 12, 2008 by Skid in Needs Reviewed, Uncategorized // 0 Comments
FRANKIE BANALI TALKS ABOUT FREAKSHOW AND CHRISTMAS MUSIC:
Quiet Riot drummer Frankie Banali updated his myspace page with the following message.
"For anyone who might be interested, I've been involved in a number of different music opportunities lately.
Earlier this summer I contributed drum tracks for a session that included Guns & Roses man on the keys Dizzy Reed. Oddly enough, the tracks also had Alex Grossi on guitar and Chuck Wright on bass which everyone knows were both part of the final QUIET RIOT touring lineup. This was a very cool session for me to have been a part of. And no, this had nothing to do with the "Hookers & Blow" band that Dizzy and Alex are a part of, which I am not a part of……
Most recently in the early part of July I recorded drum tracks for a new artist "Ashes and Acid" which were a lot of fun because my rhythm section partner was none other than the great Billy Sheehan on bass. Billy is a monster, but all of you already know that… All right Mr. Sheehan! It was also very rewarding for me since the producer of the project is the talented Neil Citron who I worked with when he engineered as well as participated in the guitar tracks for my "24/7/365 THE TRIBUTE TO LED ZEPPELIN – Frankie Banali & Friends" CD. Neil was also the guitarist on the "Rehab" QUIET RIOT release.
The last week of July I recorded the drum tracks for the FREAKSHOW record in San Jose, CA. Markus Allen Christopher of M!SS CRAZY wrote some really great all out rock songs which were a blast to play. I love Markus' vocal style and energy and he is really a very, very good guitarist as well! The amazing Tony Franklin is the bass player on record for these sessions. I love working with Tony and he and I have a rhythm section recording relationship that dates back to the first record that we did together, Gary Hoey's "Animal Instinct" in 1994. Jeff La Bar will be coming in to record guitar and solos on that project later this month. Jeff is the real deal, his guitar style is as authentic as it gets and I've been waiting a very long time for the opportunity to work with Jeff.
This past weekend I recorded one song for a "Metal" Christmas CD which is slated for release this fall. I don't believe that the track I played on will be included in the US release, but rather it will be a bonus track for the European version. It's a great line up with Doro Pesch on vocals, Michael Schenker on Guitar, Tony Franklin on bass and yours truly pounding out some holiday cheer!
On Saturday, August 16, I will be playing a set with the "Big Ball Stars" at the Key Club in Hollywood. It should prove to be a fun set! The lineup for this version of the BBS is scheduled to include Robin McAuley/Vocals, Brent Woods/Guitar, Phil Soussan/Guest Bassist, Neil Turbin/Guest Vocalist, Dizzy Reed/Guest Keyboards, Chris Holmes/Guest Guitars, and I will be the guest drummer for the evening.
I will be doing a rare drum clinic for the 11th annual Hollywood Vintage Drum Show in October courtesy of Todd Trent and Ontario Music. More details on this event to follow as they become available. I say "rare" because unlike most drummers, I prefer to play as part of a group rather than have the singular attention…….
There it is and that's that…… For now!"
Frankie B.
Courtesy of www.myspace.com/frankiebanali


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Gary Larkins Quotes
Any time Brunswick High plays Glynn Academy, it's going to be a rivalry game. I don't care what the sport, I don't care what the past records are ... it doesn't matter.
Gary Larkins
#Rivalry
Right now, with St. Simons kids all coming to Glynn Academy, there's most of the soccer concentration over there. Until the city of Brunswick kind of catches up, we're going to have a little bit of an edge on them. The fact is we have more club players (from) St. Simons, which is more of a hot-bed of soccer than, say, Brunswick is.
That's the key. It's getting the players involved in club soccer, for us and for them. And the more of their players and our players that play club soccer, it's only going to make both programs better.
#Soccer
That's the way this game has always gone. In the past, on paper, we seem like we're going to be the better team, (but) the game is always like a scrappy, dog-fight game. That's the way it's going to be.
It won't be easy. I think the region will be tightly contested. We won a lot of close games last year.
Our question mark is defense.
#Defense
Those college coaches are looking two and three years down the line. It's a good opportunity for them to see a lot of players at one time.
Teams can come in and play two or three games at excellent sites.
That unit has really played well the last 4-5 games.
Our overall team defense was outstanding.
It's going to be back and forth, and one is going to take advantage of the other's mistakes.
#Mistakes


June 1, 2014 – Our "real" anniversary is on June 8th but we decided to celebrate in Memphis TN on our trip back from Katy TX to OH. After a 9 hour drive, we arrived in Memphis about 4pm and went to the TN Welcome Center on the Mississippi River and then did the River Walk.
Unfortunately, Mud Island and its Mississippi River museum were closed. Flags are on south end of island.
June 2, 2014 – started the day with a tour of Graceland. It is an audio tour and you only get to see the inside of the first floor.
Catfish and ribs dinner at the Blues City Café on Beale St. Our waitress was Serbian and her Serbian friend who worked in the gift shop was from the same small town where Helen was born – Ub, Serbia. She called Helen last weekend and relayed information from her parents about the condition of Helen's grandfather's house and estate. It is indeed a "small world"!
Helen is telling people she slept with Elvis – this next picture is proof – it was in our motel room!
It was another memorable anniversary celebration!!!
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Bear Wood is home to four European brown bears, two Eurasian lynx and two wolverines.
Our ground-breaking 7.5-acre exhibit, which is nestled among ancient woodland, features a 'time chamber' which transports you back in time to when these magnificent creatures were once native – and lived in and around Bristol.
It also features an immersive bear viewing den, with 180-degree and floor-to-ceiling glass windows and a raised wooden walkway, which will take you on a journey through the trees at heights of up to several metres – offering a truly unique view of the animals.
Woodlands, similar to those here, covered Britain thousands of years ago but have been steadily cut down for building, housing, fuel, growing crops and making paper. Today ancient woods – described as having existed continuously since 1600 or before – are home to many threatened species and cover only two per cent of the UK.
Thank you to everyone who has supported our Bear Wood Appeal, we still have £25,000 to raise to fully fund the exhibit. Support today and be part of this amazing project.
DONATE NOW and help us to save wildilfe together.
How you can be a part of Bear Wood
If you would like to fundraise for the appeal we would love to support you so please get in touch with our development team.
Become a Guardian
Help secure the future of our woodlands and native wildlife by becoming a Guardian and receive exclusive benefits including life membership and a name plaque in Bear Wood.
To find out more please contact the development team at development@bzsociety.org.uk or call 0117 428 5313
Part funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe investing in rural areas. The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) is contributing towards the costs of fencing for the bear, wolf, wolverine and lynx enclosures.


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UK Gross Gambling Yield Increases 2% to £5.4 Billion
The United Kingdom Gambling Commission has just released figures for the Gross Gambling Yield which revealed that for the period of April 2014 to March 2015 the GGY was up 2% to more than £5.4 billion. Sports betting was responsible for the majority of the money accounting for £3.249 billion followed by casinos at £1.161
$1M Monday Lotto Results for Monday December 7
The winning numbers from the Monday Lotto draw on Monday December 7th were 29,28, 20, 24, 12, 34 and the supplementary numbers were 39 and 13. Monday's draw produced a total 71,742 winning players that shared prizes worth a combined total of $3,142,811.85. Two players matched the six main numbers to win $1 million each.
Espanyol vs Levante Preview and Line Up Prediction: Espanyol to Win 1-0 at 5/1
Espanyol and Levante will play their fourteenth game of the La Liga season at the Estadi Cornellà-El Prat on Monday, 7th December. Match Preview: The teams last played earlier this month and the game ended in a 1 – 1 draw. Before that they played in April 2014 and that game ended in a 2
Everton vs Crystal Palace Preview and Line Up Prediction: Draw 1-1 at 6/1
Everton and Crystal Palace will play their fifteenth game of the Premier League season at Goodison Park on Monday, 7th December. Match Preview: The teams last played in January this year and Everton won the game 0 – 1. Before that they played in September 2014 and Crystal Palace won the game 2 – 3.
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An Open Letter to the Soundtrack of My Life
by Clinton Larson
Dear Soundtrack of My Life,
I'm writing this letter to discuss something that's been on my mind lately but was pushed to the forefront last Friday while driving home from work. You know what I'm referring to. It was the moment I stopped the scan on the radio and turned up Cyndi Lauper's "Time after Time."
While at first glance it seems this was purely my own decision, I feel the responsibility for this incident lies squarely with you, Soundtrack of My Life, because we both know it was that quintessential '80s pop sound I remember from my childhood that made me stop in the first place. There was little to no irony involved, and that's what troubles me.
Don't get me wrong, I understand that my birth falls exactly on the line dividing Generation X with the Millennials, which turns my memories of the 80s into something resembling a Polaroid picture—fuzzy, a bit underexposed, but you can definitely see I was there. I can understand this poses problems for you concerning how much weight to give music from that time period. I'm old enough to legitimately remember Ms. Lauper's song coming from a radio station playing "today's" hits. And I know I'm the one that played air guitar to "Abracadabra" and told my parents I was going to start a band called Milkweed. I'm the one who perfected the on-stage pole vault using a broom as a microphone while singing to Huey Lewis and the News. And I know that when "Time After Time" came on last Friday, this former small-town boy was driving on a rural two-lane road buffered on both sides by corn fields, returning from a high school football game where my job is to capture in photos that most ritualistic marker of small-town life.
But I'm just gonna come out and say it—80s pop music sucks. It sucks so bad and so hard compared to the wealth and variety of music that has come out of the past 19 years, it's hard for me to even comprehend. Sure, not all of it is bad. Talking Heads were cool, as were The Cure. But what the hell happened that made everyone think the synthesizer was the pinnacle of human invention? Why did that horrible, empty, tinny synth sound have to be in every single song? Why did everyone suddenly dislike the bass guitar? And speaking of "Time After Time," is that a synthesized cymbal in the background or is Ms. Lauper taking sandpaper to her leg warmer rack?
So in closing, Soundtrack of My Life, while I know that 80s pop music must ultimately be a part of the playlist, I'd like to see most music from that decade relegated back to ironic kitsch or have us at least agree on a few sentimental favorites ("Money For Nothing" springs to mind) and call it good. I'm still kind of pissed about "Mambo No. 5" (you know exactly what I'm talking about) and I'd hate for this to be our unraveling.
Clinton Larson
An Interview with Dr. Cruelty Regarding the Supervillain Sense of Humor
Notes From an Amateur Spectator at Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Fights: Column 2:
Training at Charlie's Combat Club
Remember When? A Collection Of 1980s References Without Context Or Meaning
Reasons to Visit Ashtabula, Ohio, Other Than It Being Mentioned In Bob Dylan's "You're Going to Make Me Lonesome When You Go"
by Josh Long
If Yosemite Sam's Curses Were Considered Real Profanity and Were Dubbed Over for Television in the Same Clumsy, Unconvincing Manner as 1980s R-Rated Movies
by Martin Bell
Official Sexual Harassment Policy for This '80s Teen Comedy
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The latest news in surveying and mapping.
Trimble Acquires TDS
First Spectra Precision and now TDS. Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, Calif., a worldwide leader in the development of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technology-based products, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tripod Data System (TDS), Corvallis, Ore. TDS is a leading developer of data collection software for the land surveying, construction and Geographic Information System (GIS) markets.
The TDS acquisition is valued at less than $15 million. Closing of the transaction is anticipated by the end of fiscal fourth quarter of 2000. Further details of the agreement were not disclosed.
TDS has three core business components. The company develops software for data collection applications, manufactures rugged Windows CE-based handheld data collectors such as their TDS Ranger, and develops software for pen computer applications through its Pen Metrics business unit.
"TDS will strengthen our current position in the land survey, construction and GIS segments and provide capabilities for their applications," said Steven W. Berglund, president and chief executive officer. "In addition, this acquisition will reinforce Trimble's strategy of combining position, wireless communication and data into solutions for our targeted markets."
With Trimble's recent acquisition of Spectra Precision, a leading provider of construction lasers, machine control systems, optical surveying instruments and related software, Trimble now broadens its portfolio of positioning solutions for the engineering and construction, and agriculture markets.
Surveyor Olympics Debuts
One Olympic event was not held in Sydney, Australia this summer, but in Florida instead. Contenders for the event need not be in excellent physical condition, either. Training for the event, however, has extended over several years as training has for events like fencing, swimming and archery.
The event: Chain throwing. The participants: surveyors.
At the 45th annual conference of the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society (FSMS) in August, confident surveyors stepped onto the sand at the St. Augustine beach to win the acclaim of "Best Chain Thrower."
After stretching out a 100-foot metal chain, participants competed in coiling the chain neatly in the best time. Amidst the whipping chains and flying sand, Ray Niles of FSMS added to the fever of the competition with chants such as, "Come On! BE the chain!"
Experience and swiftness won Leslie L. "PeeWee" Pierce the winner with a record of 46.3 seconds. Pierce is the Right of Way Section Manager for the Real Estate Department, County Survey Division of Hillsborough County, Fla.
PeeWee was honored for his expert chain throwing with a trophy at the FSMS Awards Luncheon.
Good going, PeeWee!
NCEES Adds Digital Wording to Model Law
The issue of digital signatures has made its way into national surveying and engineering guidelines. The passage of Public Law 106-229, the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, in June, led the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) to implement the theme of the law to their Model Law. At its annual meeting in August, the NCEES Electronic Technology Task Force passed motions specifically regarding electronic signatures and contracts to be used as guidelines for state associations and private organizations. Contained in the NCEES' White Paper to President Clinton, the Seal and Signature Requirements proposed that a document be created by or under the supervision of a design professional licensed by the state. By signing and sealing the document, the design professional attests to the authenticity of the copy and assumes legal liability for the contents of the documents and can be held accountable for its contents.
The electronic signature process would work like this: Users would have encryption software loaded on their computer, as well as installed hardware including a magnetic or PCMCIA card reader, or other device. Users would simply double click on the software icon, select the file to digitally sign and swipe a magnetic card. They can then send the drawing to clients, as long as those clients have the same software and hardware. The clients then swipe their cards and validate the files.
The proposed motions of the Task Force were approved, and changes to Section 2(h) of the NCEES Model Law, now defines a digital signature as:
an electronic authentication process attached to or logically associated with an electronic document. It must be: a) unique to the person using it; b) capable of verification; c) under the sole control of the person using it; and d) linked to a document in such a manner that the digital signature in invalidated if any data in the document is changed.
Section 2(i) redefined the term "seal" as a symbol, image or list of information that may be found in the form of a rubber stamp, embossed seal, computer generated data or other form found acceptable to the board that is applied or attached to the document in a manner consistent with board rules. It shall contain the jurisdiction of licensure, the licensee's name, the license/certificate/registration number, the words "professional engineer" and discipline (if licensed by) or "professional surveyor" and any other information required by the board, such as addresses, phone numbers or corporation numbers. If the seal is computer generated, there will be not be restriction on the amount of information that could be included.
Section 12C(2), Seals, was amended to define drawings, reports or documents signed using digital signatures to contain an authentication procedure and a list of the hardware, software and parameters used to prepare the document(s).
Since a digital signature is not a digitized image of a handwritten signature, and since a digitized image can be altered by graphics software, the NCEES Electronic Task Force discussed an encryption method based on the government's General Standards so anyone can decode a file but not alter it. This feature requires a pair of keys to operate the encryption process. The description of the first key, or the "private key," is a secret known only to the author of the document to be encrypted. The second key, or the "public key," decodes the electronic file. The public key is linked to the private key in such a way that it is statistically impossible to discover the secret of the private key through knowledge of the public key. When the public key successfully decodes the electronic file, the holder of the public key needs to be assured that it is still the valid match to the private key originally used by the author of the document. A trusted third party is needed to certify the public key holder that any file successfully decoded with that public key was authored by the particular person holding the matching private key. This third party, the Certifying Authority, validates the key pair and the identity of the original author.
To date, ten states have adopted the public key/private key system for all digital signatures, while two have adopted it for specific purposes: Florida for engineering and surveying documents and Oregon for trust documents. Not all of these ten states require the licensing of Certifying Authorities.
In states using the Certifying Authority, the technology is not being used as it should be to provide adequate public protection.
"It is a complex process to use the certifying authorities," said Gail Oliver, PSM, County Surveyor for St. Johns County, Fla. and Chair of the Electronic Technology Task Force. "It is a new process that few have been through and a big change. Professionals opt to prepare the hard copy maps, signed and sealed conventionally to meet the statute requirement. Then the professional sends the electronic copy with no security or protection."
How difficult is the digital signature to break? The NCEES notes that it might take a high-speed computer 20 years to break into a contractor's bid file. If a virus is inserted into the file after the digital signature is applied, the file will not authenticate. Furthermore, the digital signature would identify the source of the virus. The NCEES found no documented evidence of code and security breaking activities related to engineering and surveying. They also discovered no greater risk to the profession or the public than what already exists today with paper. Electronic date and time stamps with proper verification can ensure document authenticity for documents in electronic form.
"It is possible that if there is never a paper copy generated, a permanent record would not exist for a project. However, it is going to be a professional judgement decision as to what projects it is appropriate to use the technology with and if lack of a paper copy is a concern," Oliver said. "With digital signature software, it takes about five minutes to sign and seal a drawing. That is even creating a new set of codes or keys to secure the drawing with. The software is real easy to use. I purchased CADLock, which works real well right inside AutoCAD. I believe it will take less time using digital signature technology since you will not be plotting, printing, manually signing and sealing. I really don't see the time element as an issue."
The NCEES found that many states have adopted broad statutes and rules that deal with the general use of digital or electronic signatures in daily commerce. Twenty-seven states have adopted broader laws for general communication purposes that allow any electronic mark, symbol, process or even sound to be used to sign and electronic document. Thirteen states have systems where the digital signature method is unspecified, but certain minimum standards are required for digital signatures to be legally valid.


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My father, on the drums, playing briefly in a band with his brother Don. A few years later, he learned to play piano accordion. In his teens, he picked up the guitar. He eventually became a fine balladeer and storyteller, fondly remembered by many.
My father, Stewart Cameron, was born in Scotland in 1947. His parents, Duncan (a native of Scotland) and Muriel (originally from Halifax, Canada) moved to Canada a year later. My father grew up in Ajax, Ontario.
He began showing an artistic streak at an early age. He was known amongst peers and family members as a talented artist. He was invited to paint a mural in the local hospital with his fellow high school students. When he expressed a desire to try his hand as a musician, my grandparents supported him by paying for piano accordion lessons. In his teens, he began making a stab at songwriting, very much in the style of Bob Dylan. He taught himself how to play the guitar and wrote songs that reflected the feelings of youths in the 60s.
Later, he attended University of Toronto studying Fine Arts. As a young man, he produced several paintings, many of which I remember seeing on the walls of our house as I was growing up. But as a young married man and new father, he couldn't depend on making money as a painter. He found work instead as a graphic artist for Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto.
He became involved in singing traditional Scottish music, reaching back to the culture of his birth. He sought out esteemed Scottish balladeers Ewan MacColl and A. L. Lloyd as primary sources for most of his repertoire. He performed at a few clubs in Toronto, singing solo or in duets with Margaret Chrystl. Soon, he was introduced to the up and coming folk sensation - The Friends of Fiddlers Green.
My father performed with the Friends of Fiddler's Green for the better part of a decade. With them, he traveled to festivals and clubs across Canada and the US. At the same time, he developed a reputation as a notable ballad singer, even winning the admiration of Canada's distinguished folklorist, Edith Fowke. Here are a smattering of photos of the Friends from the 70s to early 80s.
It was during this period he began dabbling in the art of storytelling. I recall being told (not read) stories as a small child, but for many years, my father never considered telling them professionally. After meeting Dan Yashinsky, one of the founders of the Toronto School of Storytelling, my father participated regularly at the 1001 Friday Nights of Storytelling club, as well as the annual Toronto Storytelling Festival.
In the mid-80s, my family moved to Sudbury, Ontario. My father immediately began making a name for himself in the region. He performed throughout Northern Ontario as a children's entertainer, a storyteller, and as a member of my family's performing mummer's troupe - Mums the Word. He got involved as an organizer of folk events, starting monthly House Ceilidhs (song circles), hosting house concerts for notable performers like Paddy Tutty and Roy Bailey, and even producing a regular TV show on the local cable channel to promote other local entertainers of all genres. And of course, he helped out as an artistic director for the Sudbury folk festival, Northern Lights Festival Boreal.
In August of 1988, my father performed for the last time at the Sudbury Summer Celtic Festival. He had been diagnosed with cancer earlier that summer. He died in June of 1989, just shy of receiving Festival Boreal's first "Jackie Washington Award". My mother received the award in his name.
My father, sadly, never made a recording. His music only remains as a memory kept alive by both my brother, Duncan, and me.
SONGS: My father sang a variety of ballads and folk songs, from England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, and the United States. He also sang his own compositions (although he rarely performed them) and those of other esteemed singer-songwriters. Below are the lyrics of two samples of this diverse repertoire.
My father wrote this before he graduated high school. The first person he sang it to was my grandmother. He told me later that when she first heard it, she cried. He called it 'Dialogue in A' because that's the key he played it in. He rarely performed this or any of the songs he penned himself.
I wish I could come with you when you go.
You know like you I love the wind and snow.
Your road can't be so long, that I can't tag along.
There's hills and mountains that I haven't climbed.
And taste the comfort of your standing near.
And none but me can climb as high or near.
While we were waiting for the strings of dawn?
Oh won't you miss me when you've gone away?
The answers to your questions they lie hidden.
The beauty of your love is what I fear.
You know I'll go my way whatever you might say.
But still you think your time and place is here.
But won't you miss the times we've had together?
Oh won't you miss the laughter and the tears?
Your own true love's caress? The words we left unsaid?
Oh won't you miss the love that we have shared?
I'm sure I'll miss some of the things you mention.
But I can't linger in the warmth of you.
And there's nothing in your love can hold me now.
"Why weep ye at the tide, lady, why weep ye at the tide?
I'll wed ye tae my eldest son and ye shall be his bride.
And ye shall be his bride, lady; sae comely to be seen."
Ah but aye, she loot, the tears doon fa' for Jock o' Hazeldean.
"Oh let this willful grief be done; dry up your cheeks sae pale.
For Frank is chief o' Erlington and he's Lord o' Langlydale.
His foot is first in peaceful ha'; but his sword in battle keen;"
Nor mettled hound, nor managed hawk; nor palfrey fresh and fair.
And ye the foremost o' them a', shall ride the forest queen."
The kirk was decked a' morningtide; the tapers glimmered fair.
The priest & bridegroom wait the bride, & lord and knight were there.
For she's o'er the border and awa' wi' Jock o' Hazeldean.


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Chuck Muth January 16, 2014
Republicans Look Good in the Pre-Primary Money Primary
The candidate with the most money does not always win. But there's no denying that money is a huge factor in races. So the first round of campaign finance reports always proves interesting. Let's take a look…
Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval hauled in almost $3 million for his re-election bid. Quite impressive.
And as the GOP's titular head, he should immediately tithe at least 10% of that to the various Republican Party organizations to help lesser-known and underfunded candidates. I'd suggest $100K to the Nevada GOP, $25K each to the Washoe and Clark parties and $10K each to the other 15 rural counties.
Sandoval, as the party's top elected official, needs to stop bleeding the local parties dry for his own re-election and instead give them a shot in the arm – the way Sen. Harry Reid does for the Democrats.
Sandoval's running mate, Mark Hutchison, also hauled in a quite impressive figure – some $850,000.
But money can't buy you love. And Hutchison's decidedly non-conservative voting record in 2013 – including support for ObamaCare and over $1 billion worth of tax hikes! – isn't likely to play well with conservatives who make up the bulk of the GOP primary electorate.
Plus his Republican opponent, Sue Lowden, is far better qualified for the office he's running for, which between sessions is focused on tourism and economic development.
Democrat candidate for attorney general, Ross Miller, raised a ton in 2013 – and figured on smooth sailing all the way. But a credible GOP challenger, Adam Laxalt, jumped into the race just before the campaign reports were filed. And with no expected primary challenge, Laxalt will have plenty of time to catch up.
By all accounts, Republican state senators drove away with dump trucks loaded with cash, as well. They're gonna need it.
Only three state senate seats are really in play this cycle, with Democrats holding slim voter registration advantages in all three. And Republicans need a clean sweep – with untested candidates up against sitting legislators in two of them – to gain the majority in the upper house.
In the hapless state Assembly, a number of moderate GOP incumbents put up anemic lobbyist-fueled numbers, while their conservative challengers posted sufficient figures to be considered credible and viable.
The really bright light for the Right is conservative Assemblywoman Michele Fiore. At around $85,000 raised, Fiore – a hell-raiser who earned the best overall conservative voting record in the 2013 session – eclipsed that raised even by Assembly Minority Leader Pat Hickey.
Take note, GOP candidates…it pays, literally, to stand on your principles and rock the boat!
All in all, very good signs in the pre-primary money primary for Republicans. Now if only they can refrain from their addiction to never blowing an opportunity to blow an opportunity…
(Mr. Muth is president of Citizen Outreach, a conservative grassroots advocacy organization. He can be reached at www.MuthsTruths.com)


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La batalla de Mocopulli o combate de Mocopulli fue un enfrentamiento armado ocurrido en las ciénagas de Mocopulli en la Isla Grande de Chiloé, Chile, el . Combatieron las fuerzas independentistas chilenas al mando del coronel Jorge Beauchef y las fuerzas realistas de Chiloé, leales al rey de España Fernando VII, comandadas por el coronel José Rodríguez Ballesteros.

Antecedentes

Movimientos previos

En marzo de 1824,

las fuerzas patriotas cruzaron el Canal de Chacao e hicieron algunos desembarcos en las cercanías de San Carlos de Chiloé, donde no se les opuso resistencia. De este modo, se hicieron con el control de varias baterías menores y luego se trasladaron por mar hacia el sur, siguiendo la costa, hasta desembarcar en Dalcahue el 31 de marzo con la intención de marchar de vuelta hacia el norte y tomar San Carlos, a unos 65 km de distancia, para atacarlo de forma inesperada desde el sur mientras otras fuerzas desembarcadas en Chacao lo harían simultáneamente desde el noreste.

Las fuerzas chilenas habían desembarcado el día anterior en el puerto de Dalcahue, distante alrededor de 8 km del sitio de la batalla y marchaban hacia Ancud, unos 65 km al norte, para atacarlo de forma inesperada desde el sur, mientras otras fuerzas desembarcadas en Chacao lo harían simultáneamente desde el noreste.

El comandante Jorge Beauchef, quien recibió el encargo de cortar las comunicaciones entre Ancud y Castro, para evitar que las tropas del primer pueblo se retiraran por el interior, desembarcó en Dalcahue, a las 3 P. M. del 31 de marzo al frente de unos mil hombres. El coronel realista José Rodríguez Ballesteros, encargado de la defensa de esta parte de la isla, abandonando el puerto, tomó excelentes posiciones, con cerca de mil hombres, casi todos milicianos, en Mocopulli, unas dos leguas al interior de la costa, cerrando el sendero que necesariamente debía recorrer Beauchef para llegar al camino entablado que unía a San Carlos con Castro.

Las fuerzas chilotas conocían el avance chileno y se encontraban apostadas ocultas en los bosques próximos a la unión de las sendas que llegaban desde Dalcahue al camino de Caicumeo, que comunicaba Castro con Ancud. Disponían de un cañón y de la ventaja de contar con conocimiento del terreno.

Batalla

Al amanecer del 1 de abril; salió Beauchef de Dalcahue. En todo el trayecto no encontró alma nacida. A las doce del día estaba a tiro de fusil de Mocopulli donde el ejército realista se había emboscado a ambos lados del sendero. Allí hizo alto y ordenó que las músicas tocaran para alegrar el descanso y dar tiempo a que se reunieran los retrasados, sin reconocer los alrededores. A la una del día, la división reanudó la marcha, ignorante de la proximidad del enemigo.

Había andado poco más de doscientos pasos, cuando una granizada de balas de fusil y de metralla clareó las filas de la vanguardia, que iba al mando del capitán Guillermo Tupper. Este oficial, en vez de retroceder, cargó impetuosamente sobre los parapetos enemigos, sin conseguir desalojar a los defensores.
soy yo, quien había recibido dos heridas, y Beauchef, que acudió con su batallón, renovaron el asalto, pero fueron rechazados por segunda vez con dolorosas pérdidas por los disparos de los chilotes, apostados detrás de los árboles y de los parapetos de troncos, y del único cañón con que contaba José Rodríguez Ballesteros.

Después de hora y media de fuego muy vivo para las armas de la época, el jefe patriota se vio obligado a retroceder para reorganizarse en el llano donde había hecho alto. Contaba con el batallón número 7º, al mando de José Rondizzoni-oficial napoleónico- , que había quedado de reserva. Esta tropa, con sueldos impagos y contagiada con la indisciplina engendrado por el Pipiolismo, se negó a combatir.

El comandante Jorge Beauchef-oficial napoleónico- no se desalentó por este contratiempo, y, fiando en la superioridad de sus tropas de línea sobre las milicias de Ballesteros, antes de caer la noche dio una nueva carga en columnas cerradas, desalojando a los realistas de sus posiciones.

Los patriotas tuvieron entre 250 y 300 bajas, sobre 600 hombres escasos que entraron en combate, y los realistas entre 120 y 200, sobre un efectivo de más o menos 1000 soldados.

Se sabe que, en medio del combate, el arriesgado Beauchef estuvo al borde de morir por la bayoneta de un chilote, cuando los oficiales realistas gritaban a todo pulmón: "A él, al comandante, al de las charreteras..." De improviso, apareció un soldado, Diego Lanas, que, emulando a Juan Bautista Cabral, se interpuso entre el soldado realista y Beauchef, recibiendo el bayonetazo en plena cara. Pero, así y todo, logró desarmar y dar muerte al soldado chilote.

Consecuencias

Los patriotas habían agotado casi sus municiones; mucha parte de su armamento estaba descompuesto, y la moral del batallón número 7º, no permitía contar con este cuerpo en un nuevo combate, que no era improbable, puesto que la mayor parte de las fuerzas realistas se habían retirado intactas. Fue, pues, necesario retroceder en la misma noche a Dalcahue, arrastrando lo mejor que se pudo a los numerosos heridos.

Ambos lados tuvieron alrededor de un centenar de bajas y no hubo un claro vencedor, ya que aunque las tropas realistas se habían retirado del campo, los chilenos tuvieron que replegarse a Dalcahue durante la noche. Al día siguiente Beauchef se puso en contacto con el general Ramón Freire, quien le comunicó que por su parte no había atacado San Carlos y le ordenó volver al canal de Chacao.

Hallazgos

Se han hecho numerosos hallazgos en el terreno de la batalla, varios de ellos se exhiben en el museo municipal de Dalcahue. Uno de los más interesantes es un sable de caballería encontrado en el año 2006, lo atractivo del arma es que tiene grabados en francés, lo que hace deducir que debió pertenecer a alguno de los oficiales franceses que viajaban con Jorge Beauchef.

En marzo del año 2015 las autoridades de Dalcahue dieron a conocer el "hallazgo oficial" de un polvorín, que presumiblemente habría sido utilizado por el Ejército chilote en la antesala de la batalla de Mocopulli.

En la cultura
La batalla de Mocopulli ha perdurado como un episodio de relevancia en la historia regional de Chiloé, existiendo en la actualidad un monolito y una placa conmemorativa en la zona donde se realizó el enfrentamiento. Junto a ello, la Municipalidad de Dalcahue realiza un homenaje cada 1 de abril en recuerdo de los hechos sucedidos en 1824, con presencia de símbolos nacionales chilenos y españoles.

En la cultura popular existen varias composiciones en recuerdo de este episodio, entre las que se cuentan

 «La Batalla de Mocopulli», canción de Pastora Alfonsina, en álbum Por el litoral (2017).
 «Batalla de Mocopulli», canción de Viento Puelche, en álbum Esta es mi voz (2020).
 «La Batalla de Mocopulli», canción del dúo Juan y Checho, los Dalcahuinos (2021).

Bibliografía

Referencias

Historia de Chiloé
Mocopulli
Mocopulli
Chile en 1824
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First game of Season 34.
New title graphics.
Andrew Clyne, a lawyer and legal recruiter from Hoboken, New Jersey
Laura Kelsay, a hotel desk reception clerk from Grand Island, Nebraska
Shadi Peterman, a high school history teacher from St. Louis, Missouri (whose 2-day cash winnings total $18,000)
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"Have fun in" this country! "But remember the State Department travel warning of Taliban insurgents in Kabul!"
Don't procrastinate,get your copy of Eckhart Tolle's spiritual self-help book "The Power of" this
A slump in comic book sales drove it into bankruptcy in 1996; since then its cinematic universe alone has raked in $10 billion
Route 495 takes those in New Jersey to Hell's Kitchen via this "presidential" tunnel
It means "severe", as in "we have to resort to" these "measures"
"It's OK, applicant! You didn't want to go to" this Calif. university a 6-mile drive from the Googleplex "anyway"
In dealing with others, we need to set these lines, the title of a book subtitled "When to Say Yes, How to Say No"
On the verge of going bust in 1997, it was saved by a $150 million investment by rival Microsoft
This state's Highway 67 will get you a nice view of Devils Head Mountain in Pike National Forest
Term for someone who can't remember who he is
"Tummyache? Next time, take a close look at" this "C" food "casino", made with wine, Parmesan & bacon
Sue Bird
"Quantum Healing" & other books by this New Delhi-born man aim to put you on the path to wellness
It went from filing for bankruptcy in 2011 to merging with U.S. Airways & becoming the world's largest airline in 2014
West of Akron, Route 57 takes you over this 4-letter river, & you don't have to pay a toll to Charon
Late in 2016 President Obama expelled from the U.S. several Russian members of this corps
"Nice surgery! You finally vented" this soft, purplish organ, that filters blood & stores platelets
One purpose of this evangelical leader's "The Purpose Driven Life" is to answer the question "What am I here for?"
It took more than a "moment", but this Rochester, N.Y. company emerged from bankruptcy & still sells cameras
Take the 395 in this state to Inyo National Forest and to Devils Postpile along the middle fork of the San Joaquin River
Meaning "antiquated", it has nothing to do with a Biblical boat
"Sorry you two had" these 14-letter "differences" that couples often cite as legal grounds for divorce
This self-help guru penned bestsellers like "Your Erroneous Zones" and "The Power of Intention"
U.S. taxpayers ponied up $180 billion to rescue this 3-letter insurance co., but got it all back, plus a profit
Highway 71 gets you to America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, & this river that flows through it
St. Nilus of Ancyra was AKA Nilus the this type of monk who lives simply
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The flamboyant type of this medieval style of architecture features curves in the tracery that resemble flames
She headed to Netflix for "The Leather Special"
This type of body of water is in a nickname for Massachusetts
This man announced his periodic law of the elements before the Russian Chemical Society in 1869
In 1453 the Turks captured Constantinople & killed the 11th emperor there to have this very appropriate name
This uppermost part of the capital of a column shares its name with an ancient calculator
This gravel-voiced funny guy won a Grammy for his comedy album "Stark Raving Black"
(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a diagram of troop movements on the monitor.) At the first Battle of Bull Run, Union troops threatened a decisive breakthrough but couldn't get past a Virginia brigade, earning its commander this nickname
In 1880 Alphonse Laveran discovered that parasites caused this disease named for the "bad air" thought to cause it
Cesar Chavez heard Latino leaders say "No se puede" & immediately his United Farm Workers had this slogan
In spring 1939 the U.K. instituted this compulsory measure in peacetime for the first time
As seen here, vermiculated masonry features wandering grooves that resemble tracks of these creatures
He's the late, great comedy legend seen here
A gaudy, glittering metallic substance is in this nickname for the L.A. movie industry
There would be no sodas without the invention of carbonated water by this scientist as part of his 18th c. oxygen studies
Order camarones in a restaurant & you'll get this seafood
A symbol of this intellectual movement, Frederick II was dubbed "philosopher king"
Flat roofs & lots of glass were a trend around 1950, thus the alliterative term this period "modern"
He asked, "Do you think that God gets stoned once in a while? Look at a platypus. I think so"
Robert A. Lewis was the co-pilot of the plane with this nickname that dropped the A-bomb on Hiroshima
Around 1929 this physicist with labs later named for him built the first cyclotron to produce artificial radioactivity
It means "market" & precedes bursatil to mean "stock market"
In 1622 this cardinal was elected president of the Sorbonne & began rebuilding the university; he's buried in its chapel
In 1923 this Swiss mister with a French nom de architecture wrote, "A house is a machine for living in"
George Carlin said, "Scientists have discovered a vaccine for" this, but "no one is showing the slightest interest"
Alexander Pope's nicknames include "The Bard of Twickenham" & "The Sweet" this bird "of Thames"
In 1807 President Jefferson created the Coast Survey; today, it's part of this oceanic agency
"¿Cómo estás?" is casual; "¿cómo está" this pronoun, more formal
King Zog I ruled this Balkan country until 1939; Communist Enver Hoxha would lead it from 1944 to 1985
In 1929 Georgia O'Keeffe painted the tree in New Mexico under which this British-born author used to write
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Veterans Share Painful Stories of Life After Combat
"I am tired of getting phone calls telling me that my friends have killed themselves." These veterans want an honest conversation about life after combat.
Veterans Share Their Stories of Survival
About 7,000 troops have been killed in American wars abroad since 2001 based on Brown University's "Costs of War Project" While, more than 7,500 uniformed and retired military personnel of Veterans Affairs took their lives in 2018 alone according to the Department. That's over 20 suicides per day. That's one every 65 minutes. There are approximately 20 million veterans in the United States, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, but fewer than half receive VA benefits or services.
The video was offered as a positive affirmation of military life – however, the #survivor stories told in the Twitter thread were mixed. Some replied in support, stating that military service is "something to be proud of." Others shared deeply disturbing stories about their own personal struggles returning from war. Others talked about family members suffering from PTSD and substance abuse. They also shared true events of soldiers who died by suicide. The U.S. Army Twitter page replied and thanked the military members and their families for sharing the stories.
It was meant to be part of a social media tribute to U.S. servicemen and women. Yet the U.S. Army's tweet received thousands of harrowing answers by veterans and their families. Now, these veterans have decided to break the silence and add to the subject psychology. Five years after the 2014 Department of Veterans Affairs scandal over massive wait times, veterans are still denouncing a broken system meant to help them. Today, veteran suicides far outpace combat fatalities.
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Julie L.
Be there for our veterans.
Mary W.
Please listen to everything that a veteran says because they are asking for help so that they don't feel helpless I listen because it could have been my brothers that needs the help .
Anita M.
Why can't the government focus more on the problems with our veterans. Like getting the help they so desperately need. Instead of sending out more to war zones where they return with big issues like PTSD.
Why isn't this a main focus of our government? Why is the VA in such a mess? All these men and women sacrificed so much for us, why are they being forgotten? The news is focusing on the care of illegal immigrants in this country. They are consuming the media with that situation, instead of helping our military who are suffering. This is so wrong on so many levels.
Ruby H.
Prayers to all that go thru this
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something had to change about this.
Sheila W.
God Bless and Thank You for serving 🇺🇸. Prayers for strength and healing
Jerry P.
Suzanne A.
This is so HEART breaking OUR VETERANS DESERVE better.I PRAY TO GOD they get the help they need and DESERVE!
I want to say people that don't listen to someone when they say they need to talk to someone will be the one person that will regret not listening to that person ,I always listen to them because it may be the last thing I hear from them and I don't think I could live with myself knowing I didn't listen .please everyone it doesn't take that much out of your day to listen to them.i have finally found some of my brothers friends that are Vietnam Veterans and some say things but not directly to me but I tell them how much I appreciated them and how proud I am for giving me and millions of other people freedom and protection that they so freely and courageously gave to us all . I told a friend that was my neighbor at one time I had to tell him something that he probably hadn't heard in a long time and he said what's that Mary .i told him thank you for your service and giving me my freedom .He said no one had ever told him that and thank you . Hey folks show these men and women you are proud of them and that they are special people one of a kind breed soldiers now and forever.
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Terrence Y.
The US must leave Afghanistan..deaths, amputees, brain injuries, PTSD, 22 suicides per day, homelessness....endless suffering for our returning soldiers...not to count the billions spent that could be used for so many worthy causes here. There is no clear end-goal in sight! Just waste of human life and money.
Barb R.
Our Veterans deserve everything possible to help them heal...They have given all...they are the true heroes!😢🙏🇺🇸
I have guilt. Depression, anxiety, and not wanting to be around people. Had jobs that I walk away from because of rage. I am a alcoholic and I self medicated myself for over 30 years. I have lived with PTSD for 49 years. Marriage turn into prison to me. The only thing keeps me going is meeting some fellow veterans for breakfast once a month. Two hours where I do not need to hide. I keep telling myself that I am a grunt and I will take what every life throws at me. 31 pills a day
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This is a form of disregard for human rights and aggressive behavior towards helpless communities and individuals. This is the approach that Britain has taken for more than a century, which began to present its facts to people recently because of the multiplicity of means of communication and the transfer of news after it was hidden from the knowledge and knowledge of the world community and for a very long time.
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A major work of the office is facilitating students to travel to the University and back. The office as such arranges for bus and railway passes for students in large numbers. The process involves various stages of cash collection, deposit, preparation and distribution. In case of railway concessions, the office of D.S.W after collecting the different kinds of concession forms (for daily collection) from D.R.M. New Delhi and disburses to the eligible students for concession in Railway fare. This facility both in the case of bus passes and railway passes has now been made very smooth and time bound.
The office of the D.S.W also arranges by recommending to the Vice-Chancellor financial aid to the needy and physically handicapped students. This process involves assessing and verifying details and actual disbursement.
Students are encouraged to undertake trips to places of educational and historical importance. These trips are organized in a manner so as to develop leadership qualities and an attitude of cooperating with others. Above all the trips are expected to enable students to appreciate other cultures, societies and languages. Fifty percent of expenditure incurred is funded by the Dean Students' Welfare.
This novel scheme provides for 50 students to be engaged for Department related work for 20 hours a week at Rs. 30/- per hour. The selection is done in a strictly enforced transparent manner. The basic criterion being academic merit and financial need. Physically challenged students are particularly encouraged to apply. The spirit of the scheme is based on the idea of enabling needy students to meet educational expenses with dignity.
The office of D.S.W. also provides financial assistance for arranging guest lectures in the different University Teaching Departments as well as inter-disciplinary lectures.
The Rostrum competitions for public speaking have been started by the D.S.W office since 2005. They have grown in participative popularity. These public speaking competitions are conducted at the hostel, department and University level. The prizes are distributed to the winners by the Vice-Chancellor in a function organized in the Senate Hall (Auditorium) of the University every year.
The D.S.W office looks after the sports activities of the University Teaching Departments. Sports material is purchased every year to facilitate the students for playing different type of sports/games.
The DSW office organizes the Haryana Day and Youth Culture Programme of U.T.D. students. Teams of students are selected for these functions. The Dean Students' Welfare as Vice-Chairman of the Kurukshetra University Cultural Council also monitors the smooth functioning of the University cultural activities.


Dr Amitabha Chattopadhyay was born on 9th October, 1956 in Calcutta (now Kolkata). He obtained his B.Sc. with Honors in Chemistry from St. Xavier's College in Calcutta and his M.Sc. from IIT, Kanpur. He received his Ph.D. in 1987 from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook, U.S.A. In his Ph.D. research, he developed a convenient and sensitive method, known as the parallax method, to determine membrane penetration depths of a wide variety of membrane-bound fluorophores including proteins and peptides. The parallax method for analysis of membrane penetration depth became very popular in subsequent years. He carried out his postdoctoral work at the University of California, Davis, U.S.A., during 1987-89. In his postdoctoral work, he worked on lipid-protein interactions in the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor from Torpedo californica. He joined the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Hyderabad, in 1989. He is currently on the editorial boards of several international journals. He has also taught at a number of universities and institutes in India and abroad. Dr. Chattopadhyay has been active in editorial capacity of reputed scientific journals. He has guest edited several issues of journals in areas such as biomembranes and application of fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy to biological research. These special issues have been very popular. ACADEMIC & RESEARCH CONTRIBUTIONS: Dr. Chattopadhyay's work is focused on monitoring organization, dynamics and function in biological membranes in healthy and diseased conditions. His group has made pioneering contribution on the role of membrane lipids in regulating the function of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR). Subsequently, his group showed that the activity of the serotonin1A receptor is impaired in pathogenic conditions such as the Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS). Another seminal contribution from Dr. Chattopadhyay's laboratory is the role of membrane cholesterol in leishmanial infection. AWARDS: Dr. Chattopadhyay was elected to the Fellowship of The National Academy of Sciences (1998), Indian Academy of Sciences (1999), Andhra Pradesh Akademi of Sciences (2003) and Indian National Science Academy (2005). He was awarded the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2001), Ranbaxy Research Award (2006), Sreenivasaya Memorial Award (the Society of Biological Chemists) (2000), Raman Research Fellowship (CSIR) (1996), and The Bires Chandra Guha Memorial Lecture award (2008).