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Gov. Cooper orders flags to be flown at half-staff to honor 2 Fort Bragg paratroopers killed in Afghanistan
Posted 3:45 pm, January 13, 2020, by Web Staff
RALEIGH, N.C. — Governor Roy Cooper ordered all NC and US flags to be lowered to half-staff Monday at all state facilities to honor the two 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers who were killed in combat in Afghanistan Saturday, WNCN reports.
Staff Sgt. Ian Paul McLaughlin of Newport News, Virginia and Pfc. Miguel Angel Villalon, 21, of Joliet, Illinois, were both assigned to Company B, 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division when they were killed by an improvised explosive device, according to an 82nd Airborne Division news release.
"When our Nation called for its best Airborne Combat Engineers to deploy into harm's way, Staff Sgt. McLaughlin and Pfc. Villalon answered without hesitation. They lived their motto, 'Essayons,' and embodied the values of the All American Engineer," said Col. Art Sellers, Commander of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. "Their loved ones are now surrounded by a caring community offering comfort and assistance through this difficult time."
"These paratroopers represent the very best of our nation and our army. Three-time volunteers, they went when our nation called and paid the ultimate sacrifice. They will be honored, mourned but never forgotten and we are committed to taking care of their families for life," said Maj. Gen. James Mingus, the 82nd Airborne Division Commander.
McLaughlin joined the Army in 2012 and after completing basic combat training and advanced individual training, he was assigned to the 68th Engineer Company, 62nd Engineer Battalion at Fort Hood, Texas as a Horizontal Construction Engineer.
In 2016, he was assigned to the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg where he served as a Horizontal Construction Engineer and later as a Squad Leader. This was his first combat deployment.
McLaughlin's awards and decorations are as follows:
Bronze Star Medal
Army Commendation Medal with "C" Device
Army Commendation Medal
Army Achievement Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters
Army Good Conduct Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster
Combat Action Badge
Basic Parachutist Badge
He was a 2018 graduate of the U.S. Army Advanced Airborne School Jumpmaster Course.
McLaughlin is survived by his wife and four children.
Villalon joined the Army in 2018 and after completing Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training in 2019 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, he was assigned to the 307th Airborne Engineer Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg where he served as a Combat Engineer. This was his first combat deployment.
Villalon's awards and decorations are as follows:
Army Commendation Meda
Army Achievement Medal with "C" Device
Army Achievement Medal
Army Good Conduct Medal
Combat Action Badge.
Villalon is survived by his mother, of Chicago, and father, of Brownsville, Texas.
An investigation is ongoing.
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The reason why modern economies are so much more productive than ancient and medieval ones is because specialization is more highly developed. We don't grow our own food, make our own clothes, build our own houses, or attend to our own medical needs. Most of us don't even change the oil in our cars. It is not surprising, then, that so many people call upon the services of a financial advisor.
Of course, this replaces one problem with another – the problem of choosing the advisor.
Observation suggests that many people limit the range of possibilities to friends and family. Presumably, they reason as follows: How can we work with somebody we don't like? We're entrusting our financial secrets and well-being to the person we pick, and nobody is more trustworthy than our close friends and family members.
Personal attraction and compatibility is highly overrated as a qualification. A financial advisor will often be called upon to make dispassionate and objective evaluations of your assets and actions. Friendship and emotional ties can hinder this process and the communication that should go with it. Of course, it's better not to hate your financial advisor, but close friendship is by no means necessary or even desirable.
Trustworthiness is an absolute prerequisite. The problem is how to gauge it. The ties of friendship and family can, indeed, sometimes serve as guarantor of good behavior – and sometimes not. Legal responsibility is a more reliable motivator.
For years, the term "financial planner" was thrown about very loosely. Marketers of any financial product felt free to style themselves as financial planners on the slightest of pretexts. Recently, there has been a move in regulatory and financial-industry circles to restrict use of the term to those who have undergone a rigorous course of training in the subject. Typically, this involves at least a year of study and subsequent examinations. It also entails subscription to a code of ethics and behavior. Professional designations such as Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) and Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) meet these criteria.
Probably the most important element of the financial planner credential is the fiduciary responsibility it imposes. The financial planner is legally bound to place the interests of his clients first and foremost, even ahead of his or her own financial interest. This stands in stark contrast to stockbrokers and insurance agents, who are legally responsible to their companies, not to their clients. Fiduciary responsibility can't prevent financial advisors from making honest mistakes. It does specifically forbid them from taking actions that they know to be counter to their client's interests, and it gives clients a legal basis to act against any financial advisor who does so.
The combination of formal qualifications and fiduciary responsibility is powerful. It is possible that professionals can compensate for the lack of credentials with a record of success and experience. It is also possible that their inner standards (or company policies) will provide protection analogous that provided by fiduciary responsibility. Customers should assure themselves on both these counts before accepting any substitutes for accredited financial planners.
Of all the reasons for selecting (or rejecting) a financial advisor, none is more overrated than the promise of higher investment returns based on the advisor's penchant for picking stocks or forecasting economic developments. Several centuries of experience, backed by data, casts doubt on such claims. If the world's leading portfolio managers cannot consistently improve on the performance of market averages and indices, it is wildly unlikely that any financial advisor you choose can do so. To be sure, every year some managers do better than others, but any long-term differences are almost surely due to random variation rather than ability or systematic factors.
By some lights, this might seem to vitiate the purpose of choosing a financial advisor. What is the advisor good for if not to produce superior investment returns?
In fact, the real value of financial planning lies elsewhere. Research pinpoints asset allocation as the prime determinant of investment returns. This means that your return is tied to the portions of your portfolio that are allocated to assets in different risk categories, such as equities (stocks, mutual funds, or variable annuities), fixed-income securities (bonds or fixed annuities), liquid assets (cash, demand deposits, money-market funds), and real assets (land, homes, gold, etc.). The financial advisor's job is to inventory your assets, group them appropriately in categories, and insure that your portfolio is periodically reviewed and rebalanced as necessary. Because different assets will grow at different rates, rebalancing is necessary to preserve the allocation that matches your needs and risk tolerance.
Asset selection is only one of many valuable services performed by the financial planner. A financial plan is a road map to your financial future, highlighting the goals along the way to your final destination and drawing a route to them. This act of financial cartography requires a staggering amount of knowledge about finance, investments, taxes, law, and economics.
Among the assets up for consideration are stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities, CDs, money-market funds, savings accounts, gold, land, dwellings, and various other real assets. Saving for college requires knowledge of IRS rules and procedures, tax-advantaged accounts, and university admission and scholarship details. Planning to accommodate a home mortgage requires knowledge of real-estate law and procedure, the IRS mortgage-interest deduction, and amortization schedules. Retirement planning requires understanding of IRA, 401(k), 403(b), 457, SEP, SIMPLE and Roth accounts, as well as a working knowledge of discounted present value techniques. Mishandling of rollovers into, out of, or between tax-advantaged retirement plans can lose a substantial portion of the funds to current taxation or tax penalties. The financial advisor is trained to avoid such mistakes.
A financial advisor who never beat the S&P 500 even once might earn his or her keep merely through guiding you through the mine field of the planning process without blowing a hole in your net worth. Avoiding mistakes may not be as glamorous as earning high investment returns, but money saved is just as green as money earned.
Choosing a financial advisor is just as reasonable as choosing a doctor, lawyer, or auto-repair firm. That does not make it an easy choice. Friends and family are often chosen but sometimes lack the combination of qualifications and motivation provided by a financial-planning credential. That credential not only provides comprehensive learning but also the prod of fiduciary responsibility, which places the financial interest of the client foremost among the financial planner's responsibilities.
Active management – the pursuit of above-average investment returns – is a dubious basis on which to choose a financial advisor or evaluate their performance. The planning process is a long, detailed journey through life, requiring a staggering amount of knowledge to negotiate successfully. Merely avoiding mistakes is sufficient justification and recommendation for choosing a financial advisor.


Aron Ralston is a smart guy. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and a former desk jockey at Intel, the Colorado-based climber is best known for a gruesome feat of engineering: severing his own arm below the elbow to free himself from a boulder in Utah's Bluejohn Canyon. But six years after becoming a media sensation, Ralston is still trying to come to grips with that day. And as smart as he is, he's having a hard time making sense of it all. The New York Times caught up with Ralston to discuss life after becoming one of the most famous survivors of all time. It's a fascinating read. And look for our own Ralston update in the April/May issue of NGA.
Is This the Golden Age of Green Travel?
Over the last 12 months, a lot of progress has been made in sustainable travel: The World Travel & Tourism Council has issued a ten-point action plan to combat climate change; four international airlines have tested their first bio-fuel supported flights; the United Nations Foundation has launched the world's first set of Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria; and Americans have elected their first president who equates going green with economic growth. It is tempting to think that, if it were not for the economic recession, we would be entering the Golden Age of sustainable tourism right about now. But here's another thought: Maybe we already have?
Gone are the days when environmentally and socially responsible practices were the hallmark of just a few jungle lodges and safari operators. Today, we have reached a tipping point where sustainable tourism practices are being more widely accepted across the full spectrum of the global travel industry. (Who would have imagined that Marriott Corporation, one of the largest hotel companies in the world, would be spearheading the protection of 1.4 million acres of Amazon rain forest, or testifying before the U.S. Government to gain support for biodiversity conservation—they are doing both.) The very term "ecotourism"—which was originally coined to describe conservation-minded mom and pop lodges before it was applied to $500-a-night jungle resorts—has also come full circle. Small outfitters are again setting the pace for tourism done right. So, when contemplating whether to shelve your travel plans until the stock market picks up, consider this: Your dollars will stretch farther today, and do more good, than ever before.
Only months after emerging from retirement, legendary cyclist and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong has experienced a setback. According to the Chicago Tribune, the 37-year-old suffered a broken collarbone after a 30-rider-pileup during the Vuelta a Castilla y Leon in Spain this past Monday. A short video clip of the incident shows a slightly rattled Armstrong sitting off to the side of the road while riders extricate themselves from a tangled mess of bikes and bodies. Armstrong plans to undergo surgery and doctors predict a speedy recovery. Let's hope so: The Tour de France, which Armstrong has won seven times, begins July 4.
The recession hasn't reached Charles Simonyi. The 60-year-old billionaire software pioneer is perhaps further away from economic woe than just about anyone. Last Thursday, Simonyi and two astronauts—one American, one Russian—added a literal component to the assessment. The team boarded a Russian Soyuz rocket headed 200 miles above the Earth's surface to the International Space Station, as reported by the BBC. Simonyi had embarked on a similar trip in 2007 and will thus become the world's first two-time space tourist. Simonyi hopes the trip will add to a growing trend in space-tourism. But at a cool $35 million, this adventure still doesn't come cheap.
Google Earth Helps Locate Tsunami Trigger, Aids Developing World?
Science has gotten a leg up in disaster prediction, thanks to Richard Teeuw of the Geohazards Research Centre at the University of Portsmouth, UK, and the help of Google Earth. While doing research in the Lesser Antilles, Teeuw and his team used Google Earth's fly-over tool and 3-D imagery to identify a million-ton rock dangerously close to breaking off into the ocean, as reported in the New Scientist. The studies indicate that if an earthquake (which are common in the area) should occur, the enormous slab could trigger a three-meter high tsunami, endangering unsuspecting tourists. Google Earth may potentially be used for similar applications and would save poorer countries from resorting to more costly survey methods.
Spring may have sprung (-29C as opposed to -40C), but the North Pole remains a pretty testing place to traverse. Pen Hadow and Co. on the Caitlin expedition finally got their food last week, but were undoubtedly regretting that extra weight when the ice around their tent start breaking up. Watch the video of a less than thrilled Hadow explaining exactly what's going on. Despite having firmer ice under their feet and crossing their first line of latitude at 84 degrees, John Huston and Tyler Fish have had to deal with sticky, snow-related slow downs.
Just slightly further south, the Baffin Babes were dodging polar bears and overzealous Austrian big game hunters while asking themselves that timeless question: "How close are we going to let it come before shooting a warning shot?" Referring to the bears, of course.
In the Himalaya, civil unrest in the Kangchenjunga region complicated another woman's expedition when Nives Meroi decided to suspend her scheduled attempt at Annapurna. It turned out that the reports were a bit exaggerated, and Edurn Pasaban, one of the two other women competing with Meroi to be the first female summiteer of all the 8,000 meter peeks in the world, flew in on Monday to start preparing.
Preparing is something that Sarah Outen has done a lot of lately as her mission to row across the Indian Ocean had to be towed back into port due to electrical failure on the boat. Outen is regrouping, and rewiring, in preparation for a second launch when she gets a window of good weather.
One person who had better hope that he doesn't have electrical problems is American billionaire Charles Simonyi who blasted off on his second flight making him the first space tourist to enter the great beyond twice.
America's wildest places scored a major victory yesterday when the House of Representatives voted to pass the Omnibus Public Land Management Act. If signed into law by President Obama next week, the legislation would, among other good things, protect more than two million acres of wilderness, some 1,100 miles of rivers, and prohibit oil and gas development on another million acres of land.
"It's kind of hard to believe it's finally passed, it's been so long in coming. Yesterday I don't think it really felt real, but this morning it really started to sink in," said The Conservation Alliance's executive director, John Sterling. "Each one of these efforts that were included in the bill has been a stand-alone campaign and they eventually got packaged into this massive omnibus." The Conservation Alliance contributed more than $700,000 to organizations whose efforts made it into the package.
Translation: As far as land protection goes, this is as high as it gets. Generally speaking, wilderness areas are open to the general public, provided you don't bring anything with wheels (no cars and no bikes—not even human-powered ones). And new resource extraction—mining, logging, drilling, etc—is an absolute no-no.
Significance: There are currently 107 million acres of designated wilderness in the U.S. This bill would add 2.186 additional acres—that's the largest expansion to our wilderness system in 15 years.
Definition: "It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States that certain selected rivers of the Nation which, with their immediate environments, possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural or other similar values, shall be preserved in free-flowing condition, and that they and their immediate environments shall be protected for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations." —Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, 1968.
Translation: Consider this wilderness protection for rivers and their shorelines. The most important message: No dams allowed.
Significance: Our current Wild and Scenic River System would enjoy another 1,100 miles of protected waterways, mostly in Idaho and Wyoming.
Translation: A National Trail is a kind of public corridor, or a string of land that anyone can access and will remain protected against mining, clear-cutting, etc. The granddaddy of National Trails is, of course, is the Appalachian Trail.
Significance: Six new segments of National Trails would be established.
Definition: The National Park Service's mandate is "...to promote and regulate the use of the...national parks...which purpose is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wild life therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations." —National Park Service Organic Act, 1916.
Translation: Next to wilderness, this is the second-most protective label. You can have facilities and build roads, but only if they are for park services—i.e., parks can build lodges, but they can't welcome the mining industry on a whim.
Significance: Current National Park Designations would be expanded, and a handful of new National Parks would be established.
This morning Pedro Olivia and Ben Stookesberry (one of our previous Adventurers of the Year) were interviewed by Ann Curry on The Today Show. Olivia just set a new world record by going over this 127-foot Salto Belo falls on the Rio Sacre, a tributary of the Amazon in Brazil. The previous record was 108 feet.
We're sure the Trip Jennings and Tao Bermans are already on the hunt to find an even higher fall to crest over at speeds above 70 miles per hour. We're glad safety is the top priority for these elite kayakers!
The view from Pier 31 makes a pretty good case for those who would argue that San Francisco is the world's most beautiful city. To the east, the Bay Bridge connects the city to Treasure Island and beyond; Alcatraz, a prison as stunning as it was notorious, sits in the middle of the bay; and Coit Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid cast long shadows over San Francisco's famous hills. From the roof, you could probably see the Golden Gate Bridge.
So it's almost offensive that in a city with property values like San Francisco's, a massive pier with multi-million-dollar views could sit more or less empty, but alas that's how de Rothschild found it when he chose San Francisco as his launching point.
As with every aspect of the project, de Rothschild faced challenges getting the space. The Port Commission greeted his initial overture with incredulity. It's not every day that a swashbuckling banking heir requests a space in bay-front property to build a boat out of trash. But thanks to de Rothschild's unmistakable sense of purpose and support from Mayor Gavin Newsom, the doors, quite literally, opened.
When I stroll in on a gorgeous day in early January, however, the problem folks seem most concerned about is a door that won't close.
One of the pier's 30-foot-tall metal roll-up doors is jammed. After a few futile efforts tugging on the door chain, the guys from 1-800-GOT-JUNK hop on the hood of their truck and start banging the door with a sledgehammer.
Despite de Rothschild's blue-blood lineage and his luxury watch sponsor, this feels like a guerilla operation. At this point, there's no formal office space, so Adventure Ecology Event Manager Kevin Williams sits on a folding chair next to a browning Christmas tree at the "command center," the dusty corner of a concrete support pillar where the telephone and modem reside.
Every success is hard earned, happily embraced, and quickly followed by yet another challenge. The project sometimes suffers from a shortage of plastic bottles, which will compose the catamaran's twin hulls.
"We're having a lot of problems in general," quips Expedition Coordinator Matthew Grey.
The door, however, ceases to fall into that category. After ten minutes of hammering and yanking, the guys finally clang it shut, and everyone gets back to work.
David de Rothschild, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer and founder of Adventure Ecology, will depart in Spring 2009 on a 11,000-mile voyage from San Francisco to Sydney (see the route map) in a boat made of plastic bottles. Find out more about the expedition in a feature article by Contributing Editor Paul Kvinta ("Voyage of the Plastiki," October 2008 issue of ADVENTURE). Check in here for updates.
It's safe to say that fully half of our staff grew up on the tale of a kid named Max who travels to a land full of Wild Things, has a wild rumpus, and comes back alive. So today, when the trailer for the new feature-length, live action film of Where the Wild Things Are dropped, we all got really excited. Then we got even more excited when we watched it and listened to the Arcade Fire and this line came up: "Inside all of us is...ADVENTURE". YES! This movie is going to be amazing, and October 16 (its release date) seems a loooong way off.
Here are a few photos from the night's festivities, which included 1,000 explorers from all over the world. You'd be hard-pressed to find a better-traveled group anywhere.
A big thanks to Anthony Subietas for all his excellent work on this project.


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Carols or Christmas songs?
FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2017 file photo, Mariah Carey performs at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York. A poll shows more Americans are favoring Christmas carols over recent Billboard hits, while longtime classics and recent comedies are the most preferred to watch during the holiday season. A poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows "Silent Night" as the country's most popular, despite Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" becoming the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 holiday hit in 60 years. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
AP-NORC Poll: Christmas carols favored over Billboard hits
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.
AP Entertainment Writer
Saturday, December 22
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 holiday hit in 60 years, but Americans still prefer hearing carols such as "Silent Night" and "Jingle Bells," a new poll shows.
With Christmas next week, 12 percent of Americans named "Silent Night" as their favorite holiday song followed by "Jingle Bells" at 8 percent, according to a poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The open-ended question showed that "It's a Wonderful Life" is a fan favorite among holiday films, followed closely by a mix of recent comedies and classics.
Nine percent of respondents listed the 1946 Frank Capra classic "It's a Wonderful Life" as their favorite film. Jimmy Stewart plays a conscientious family man who faces a seemingly insurmountable debt and attempts to end his life, but is stopped by a guardian angel on Christmas Eve.
"It's a story of redemption," said Michael Germana, 65, who called the film his favorite. The California native is also among the 21 percent of adults 60 and older who choose "Silent Night," which was first performed 200 years ago.
"It's a song of inclusion," Germana said. "There's no strife."
Americans under 30 are more likely than those older to name "Jingle Bells" (12 percent) and Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" (7 percent) as their favorite.
Carey's song only trails the 1958 song "The Chipmunk Song" by David Seville as the highest-charting hit on Billboard. Other popular songs on Billboard charts include Kenny G's "Auld Lang Syne" and "This One's for the Children" by New Kids on the Block.
"All I Want for Christmas Is You" was named by 3 percent of adults overall, while "Baby It's Cold Outside," which has drawn criticism in the #MeToo era and led some stations to stop playing it, was named by 5 percent.
There were more contemporary choices among respondents when it came to film. Seven percent chose 1983's "A Christmas Story" and "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," but most people didn't specify whether they preferred the 1966 animated television special or the 2000 live-action adaption starring Jim Carrey. A computer animated version, "The Grinch" has earned more than $239 million domestically since its early November release.
Six percent selected the 2003 comedy "Elf" starring Will Ferrell, the Chevy Chase-led "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" and "Home Alone," a 1990 box office hit starring Macaulay Culkin as the burglar-thwarting Kevin McCallister.
Also listed as a favorite by 2 percent of respondents: the 1988 Bruce Willis action film "Die Hard."
Overall, Seventy movies or Christmas specials and 107 songs were cited as holiday favorites by poll respondents.
The AP-NORC poll of 1,067 adults was conducted Dec. 13-16 using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
Respondents were first selected randomly using address-based sampling methods, and later interviewed online or by phone.
AP-NORC Center: http://www.apnorc.org/
Mariah Carey's Christmas classic sets new record on Spotify
By MESFIN FEKADU
AP Music Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Mariah Carey's 24-year-old Christmas classic is so popular it set a new one-day streaming record on Spotify on Christmas Eve.
Chart Data reported that "All I Want for Christmas Is You," released in 1994, was played 10.8 million times on Spotify on Monday. The song bested the record set by rapper-singer XXXTentacion, who logged 10.4 million streams with "SAD!" a day after his death in June.
Spotify wouldn't comment on the news when reached by The Associated Press. Carey called the new feat "such an amazing Christmas gift" in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
Every holiday season "All I Want for Christmas Is You" begins to climb the Billboard charts as its popularity resurfaces. This year the song reached its highest peak — No. 6 — on the Billboard Hot 100 chart; it's currently No. 7 on the chart.
The success has helped Carey's first Christmas album, 1994's "Merry Christmas," spend its fourth week at No. 1 on Billboard's R&B albums chart.
The current Hot 100 chart features 20 holiday songs:
— No. 7, Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
— No. 10, Andy Williams' "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
— No. 11, Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
— No. 12, Burl Ives' "A Holly Jolly Christmas"
— No. 13, Bobby Helms' "Jingle Bell Rock"
— No. 17, Nat King Cole's "The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)"
— No. 27, Wham!'s "Last Christmas"
— No. 28, Gene Autry's "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
— No. 32, Dean Martin's "Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow"
— No. 33, The Ronettes' "Sleigh Ride"
— No. 34, Jose Feliciano's "Feliz Navidad"
— No. 35, Gene Autry's "Here Comes Santa Claus (Down Santa Claus Lane)"
— No. 41, Perry Como's "(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays"
— No. 42, Perry Como & The Fontane Sisters' "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas"
— No. 45, John & Yoko/The Plastic Ono Band's "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (with the Harlem Community Choir)
— No. 47, Paul McCartney's "Wonderful Christmastime"
— No. 48, Bing Crosby's "White Christmas"
— No. 50, Darlene Love's "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)"
— No. 68, Katy Perry's "Cozy Little Christmas"
— No. 90, Lauren Daigle's "The Christmas Song"
How parenthood has changed the way I read ancient stories of Joseph and Mary's relationship with Jesus
Author: Christopher A. Frilingos, Associate Professor in the Department of Religious Studies, Michigan State University
Disclosure statement: Christopher A. Frilingos does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Partners: Michigan State University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation US.
As Christmas approaches, many Christians will reflect on the Nativity, or birth of Jesus. The Christian Bible includes two different stories of the birth of Jesus, found in the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. But there are precious few details about the rest of his childhood in the New Testament.
Some Christians today may wonder, what happened next?
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas
I write about this question in my book, "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph: Family Trouble in the Infancy Gospels." The Infancy Gospel of Thomas, a key source for my book, describes the childhood of Jesus. It is "extracanonical," meaning that it cannot be found in copies of the Bible belonging to the main branches of Christianity.
It is not a source for the historical Jesus. What it reveals instead is the early Christian imagination. It was read widely by ancient Christians, who copied the stories and translated them into a number of different languages: Greek, Latin, Syriac, Arabic, to name a few.
The Infancy Gospel of Thomas includes stories about the child Jesus between the ages of five and 12. The contents of this gospel might trouble many modern-day Christians, who picture Jesus, even in childhood, as a perfect being.
While the child Jesus performs blessings, healing his brother, James, for example, from a snakebite, he also gets into trouble. Jesus curses and hurts other children. He gets a bad reputation. When a playmate named Zeno falls from a roof and dies, his parents accuse Jesus of pushing Zeno from the roof. But Jesus brings the dead boy back to life. The parents of Zeno praise God and the young savior.
Jesus, age 12
If readers are confused by the behavior of the child Jesus in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, they are in the same position as his parents. Mary and Joseph don't understand him.
The final episode of the Infancy Gospel of Thomas is an echo of the single childhood story about Jesus in the New Testament. In the Gospel of Luke, the holy family nearly splits up. Jesus, 12 years old at the time, goes with his parents to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover. Afterwards, Mary and Joseph head back home. But not Jesus.
He stays in Jerusalem without permission. Traveling home, Mary and Joseph suddenly realize that Jesus is missing. Three days into the search they find the child in the temple in Jerusalem, teaching the grownups. Mary scolds Jesus for upsetting them,
"Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety."
Jesus replies,
"Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?"
Jesus shrugs off Mary's worry and all but ignores Joseph, speaking instead of his divine father. His words leave Mary and Joseph at a loss as they do not understand what he said to them.
I suspect that Mary and Joseph's failure to understand Jesus is the element that will resonate most strongly with modern readers. It reminds me of Andrew Solomon's powerful book, "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity," which describes parents and children who seem to be separated by profound differences.
In one chapter Solomon describes the experiences of parents of deaf children. In another, he portrays the challenges faced by families with children born with Down syndrome. What Solomon uncovers through these case studies is "the profound unknowability of even the most intimate human relationship."
Yet, as Solomon observes, differences can strengthen rather than weaken bonds. Differences that push us to the limits of understanding can nevertheless teach us how to love.
Solomon's chapter on Down syndrome hits close to home. I am the father of two children, one who was born with Down syndrome and one who was born without an extra chromosome. On rare days the stars align, and I know exactly what to say or do as a parent. Most of the time I am uncertain. Sometimes, I am deeply confused. Yet, like Andrew Solomon, I think love is built from all of these moments.
Perhaps a similar message can be found in the story of the 12-year-old Jesus. Is he "far from the tree"? Uncertain after the scene in Jerusalem, Mary, Joseph and Jesus return home together. Family is not a clearly defined structure in the story: It isn't biologically based or reflective of some "norm." It is instead a choice to stick together, come what may.
This Christmas, stories about the baby Jesus will get most of the attention. But spare a thought for the tween-age Jesus and his confused parents. They don't always understand him.
They love him anyway.
FILE – In this Dec. 31, 2017 file photo, Mariah Carey performs at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York. A poll shows more Americans are favoring Christmas carols over recent Billboard hits, while longtime classics and recent comedies are the most preferred to watch during the holiday season. A poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows "Silent Night" as the country's most popular, despite Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" becoming the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 holiday hit in 60 years. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
https://www.sunburynews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/48/2018/12/web1_122011009-4fc18b6e9b314e98a81ca13f41f177dc.jpgFILE – In this Dec. 31, 2017 file photo, Mariah Carey performs at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York. A poll shows more Americans are favoring Christmas carols over recent Billboard hits, while longtime classics and recent comedies are the most preferred to watch during the holiday season. A poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows "Silent Night" as the country's most popular, despite Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" becoming the highest-charting Billboard Hot 100 holiday hit in 60 years. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
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Nerva Beacon is a database of Doctor Who fan audio plays. The idea is to create a simple archive of released stories to aid listeners in discovering what's out there. Links and basic information are provided where possible.
It's a one man show. I take care of any and all updates, so if you think things are moving slowly that's the reason right there. I do my best.
The site was originally launched in March 2008 under the name "Botcherby's" - a wordpress blog. In September 2011 a new site was opened at the wiki-farm Wikidot under the name Nerva Beacon. The idea was to add lots more information about content and give each audio play it's own webpage. With only a small number of audios listed the project stalled in March 2012 and went on hiatus.
In May 2014 Nerva Beacon regenerated for the second time with it's own domain name and a more flashy look than before. But sadly the workload was still too much and the database was never brought up to date.
In June 2017 Nerva Beacon entered it's fourth incarnation. Back to the basics of a blog layout, with the view that it is more important to have the information out there and manageable rather than reach too far and not serve it's purpose. I'm happy to say that the site has launched with the most up to date and easily accessible database of Doctor Who fan audio plays I'm aware of.
I often forget to check my mail so if the reply is slow don't take it personally.
I'd really appreciate it if you report any broken links to me. They are the hardest thing to keep track of and I will update them as soon as I'm made aware.
Also if you know of an audio play that isn't listed here, please let me know, send me a link, better yet send high quality audio files, and I'll get it updated on the database.


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Industries will be made "unrecognisable" because of the changes brought about by digital transformation, according to half of CEOs questioned by analyst Gartner.
Will the last business IT services please turn off the lights?
IT departments have potentially lost control of business technology, but will the next wave of shadow IT force them to shut up shop altogether?


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Akinfiy Nikitich Demidov () (1678 Tula - 5 August 1745 Yatskoye Ustye, Menzelinsky Uyezd, Orenburg Governorate) was a Russian industrialist of the Demidov family.

Life
He was the eldest son of Nikita Demidov and increased the family fortune, raising it to one of Russia's most important industrial dynasties. He studied the secrets of metallurgical production in Saxony.

He zealously set to work and became the creator of the "empire" of the Demidovs, which by the middle of the 18th century produced 52% of all Russian metal. He set up at least nine steel foundries and munitions factories from 1717 to 1735, and had 25 by his death. He also created iron and copper mines in the Urals and Western Siberia to supply them and mines for precious and semi-precious stones, silver and gold.

In 1720, having bought from Nikolai Fedorovich Golovin an estate in the Barminskaya volost of the Nizhny Novgorod district, the Demidovs received a letter of nobility from Tsar Peter the Great rewarding his services by making him a hereditary nobleman, as he also did with Akinfiy's brothers.

He commissioned the Leaning Tower of Nevyansk, with its underground rooms and secret routes towards one of his factories. By the end of his life Akinfiy was the richest man bar the Tsar. In 1734 he founded the Nicholas-Zaretsky Church in Tula.

In 1740, Akinfiy Demidov received the rank of State Councillor (статский советник), and in 1744 a Privy Councillor (действительный статский советник). Empress Elizaveta Petrovna granted a special patronage, that the Demidov brothers were exempted from compulsory military service and many taxes. The Demidovs turned out to be the freest, according to one of the biographers of the family, people in Russia.

Family
He married firstly Avdotya Jevdokia Tarassovna Korobkova (1688-1728), and married secondly in 1723 Jevfemia Ivanovna Paltseva (1713-1771).
He had five children:
 Maria Akinfievna Demidova (1706-after 1760), married Fedor Petrovich Volodimerov and had issue.
 Prokofi Akinfiyevich Demidov (1710-1786); married firstly Matryona Antipovna Pastukhova (1711-1764) and secondly Tatyana Vasilievna Semyonova (1746-1800). Had nine children with the first wife and two children with the second wife.
 Grigory Akinfiyevich Demidov (14 November 1715 - 13 November 1761), married 23 May 1731 Anastasia Pavlovna Surovtzova (16 December 1713 - 3 December 1763), and had issue;
 Nikita Akinfiyevich Demidov (1724-1789); married three times, had issue.
 Jevfemia Akinfiyevna Demidova (17??-1772), married Ivan Mikhailovich Serdukov and had issue.

References

1678 births
1745 deaths
18th-century businesspeople from the Russian Empire
Inventors from the Russian Empire
Akinfiy
Tsardom of Russia people

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Make sure the macaron fillings are soft. If not, warm up the macarons ever so slightly.
Slowly and gently insert a lollipop stick between the two thin crusts and into the filling.
Arrange the macarons inside a vase.
Optional – Use a ribbon to tie a bow around the vase.
TIP: Once you've inserted the lollipop sticks into the macarons, leave them laying flat until right before delivery. This reduces the risk of the macarons sliding down or falling off. Just in case.
Macarons make great corporate gifts, birthday gifts, hostess gifts, teacher gifts, thank you gifts, and Mother's Day gifts. People enjoy the beautiful presentation and tasting the many different flavors!
Life is like a box of macarons… it's always full color.


The very name of the T6 ion thruster sounds like something from sci-fi. But it's very real, and this little engine will be one of four that take the European Space Agency's BepiColombo spacecraft to Mercury. The device measures just 28cm in diameter and was designed for the ESA by UK-based Qinetiq. Most thrusters rely simply on a chemical reaction to create heat, which ejects propellants to cause thrust. But an ion thruster ionises the propellants, creating charged particles that can be accelerated further using an electric field.
The down side is that the thrust levels are much lower and therefore the spacecraft acceleration is also low — meaning the thrusters have to be operating for long periods. However, in space there is nothing to slow us down, so over prolonged periods of thrusting the craft's velocity is increased dramatically. Assuming the same mass of propellant, the T6 thrusters can accelerate BepiColombo to a speed 15 times greater than a conventional chemical thruster.
The BepiColombo spacecraft will carry the Mercury Transfer Module close to the innermost planet of our Solar System, where Europe's Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Japan's Mercury Magnetospheric Orbiter will be let loose. The whole mission will last almost seven years.


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Welcome. Iam not sure when the most of your rides happen. Winter or summer? Find your local groups, they have more know how then you can belive. Cole B.


Kat Griffith is congratulated by College of Arts and Sciences Dean Greg Simpson during commencement May 10, 2014.
Earlier this year, School of Social Work graduate Kat Griffith, M.S.W. '14, sat at a table in Washington, D.C., with policy makers, advocates and members of President Barack Obama's administration, discussing the perils HIV-positive women face in abusive relationships.
For decades, Griffith has been an advocate bringing light to the intersection between HIV and women in abusive relationships. Her invitation to the White House is only one step in a battle that is deeply personal.
More than 280,000 women in the United States are living with HIV, according to a 2013 White House report. The Positive Women's Network (PWN) conducted a survey published last August that reported 67 percent of HIV-positive women polled had experiences living in abusive relationships—more than four times the national average. The same report found that two-thirds of the respondents—all HIV-positive women—had experienced sexual violence at some point.
Griffith celebrates at her May 2014 commencement.
The May 2014 graduate has been active in the PWN since 2008, which led to work on the Illinois Alliance for Sound AIDS Policy and the advisory committee for National Network to End Domestic Violence. Griffith work earned her the invitation to the White House for a discussion with policy makers as part of a federal working group exploring the intersection of violence and HIV for women.
Beyond all of the statistics, the fear is something Griffith understands well. She became infected with HIV after an abusive relationship 24 years ago.
For years, Griffith fought to make policy makers understand the dangerous connection between abuse and HIV for women. Yet it was not until the 2013 Lobby Days in Springfield when she publically embraced an added element to her role in the fight. It was here, speaking for the AIDS Foundation in Chicago, that Griffith talked openly about her own diagnosis.
Griffith's personal fight nearly took her life. In 2004, she developed toxoplasmosis and later posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES syndrome) as a result of HIV. For the next three years she combatted her body rejecting her medicine, with episodes of everything from brain lesions to seizures that placed her in a coma for three days.
The years of intense illness shifted her life.
"Coming through this, I really struggled with the realization that I had a voice that wasn't being used because of fear of rejection in my profession," she said.
Leaving her role as a horse trainer, she renewed her advocacy, which led her to graduate school at Illinois State.
The stigma of being HIV-positive can carry real danger, said Griffith. She pointed out the case of Cicely Bolden, a woman in Texas murdered by her boyfriend when she came out to him as HIV-positive.
Stories like Bolden's once caused Griffith fear, but now fuel her work. And she believes there is much work to be done, that the U.S. still has a long way to go pulling itself from the belief that HIV is an illness to be swept under the rug. She referred to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation study that found most people believe HIV to be a disease of the past, yet still want those infected to be isolated.
"In the HIV battle, we are very far ahead scientifically, and in some respects we are a more educated society, but I think now the general population—especially the white, heterosexual population—thinks this is a disease of the past, a disease of someone else, and it is gone anyway because now there are pills. And I hear that a lot. But those people who think it is over are still afraid to share utensils with an HIV-positive person," said Griffith.
Griffith continues her work to keep the intersection between violence and HIV at the forefront.
After 24 years of living with HIV, Griffith knows her fight—and her advocacy—are far from over.


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For co-op members, one place to exercise that right to vote is at their local electric co-op annual meeting. Eleven of the state's 16 local electric cooperatives will hold annual meetings this month. This is the chance for members to vote for the persons they want to represent them on the co-op's board of directors, and possibly on other business matters.
For all North Dakotans, the right to vote takes place on June 14 in the state's primary election. In this election, voters can support the candidates of their choice in the political party they choose. The candidates with the most votes will advance to the general election in November. The statewide elections are for U.S. senator, U.S. representative, governor, public service commissioner, insurance commissioner, state auditor and state treasurer. If you live in an even-numbered legislative district, you will also be asked to support candidates of your choice for the state House of Representatives and the state Senate.
The ballot will also contain Measure #1. This Measure seeks to overturn an action by the state Legislature in 2015 to allow corporations to own and operate swine and dairy operations, and own up to a section of land.
You can find complete information about the state's primary ballot at the Secretary of State's website at http://sos.nd.gov/ (click elections, voters and June 14, 2016 Election). Please take the time to review the ballot, and be sure to understand some new rules that pertain to voter identification when you show up at the polls.
Electric cooperatives work best, America's democracy works best, when people vote. Exercise your right to vote this month and this year, when the general election is held on Nov. 8.


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Man United's Louis van Gaal: I'll quit as manager if I ever think I've lost the dressing room
Dutchman who had to be talked out of resigning as AZ Alkmaar boss by his players prefers to believe his own eyes rather than reports of squad unrest
Simon Mullock
Chemistry lessen? There are whispers of unhappiness among Van Gaal's players (Image: Getty)
Louis van Gaal has revealed he would QUIT Manchester United if he ever felt he'd lost the faith of the Old Trafford squad.
Dutchman Van Gaal insists he has the backing of both his players and the club's American owners ahead of a run of games that will make or break United's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
Suggestions that some players are unhappy and that even assistant Ryan Giggs is questioning his future at the club do not tally with the signals that Van Gaal is receiving.
Even with question-marks hanging over high-profile players like Angel di Maria, Radamel Falcao, Juan Mata, Ander Herrera and even contract-rebel keeper David De Gea, the United boss is adamant that the "chemistry" is right.
Van Gaal, who came close to walking out on AZ Alkmaar seven years ago before player power prompted him to stay, said: "When I see this chemistry between myself and my players, then I don't have any doubts.
"Of course, we have disappointing moments but we can survive and we have confidence to qualify for the Champions League.
"I remember when I went to AZ, a very minor club in Holland. In my first season we were second, in my second season we were third and in my third season we finished 11th.
"I said to my players that I would go away. But the players then came to my house to ask me to stay, and so did the board. So I said, 'Okay, I will stay.' And, in the fourth year, we were champions."
Van Gaal added: "When I think the chemistry between the players and the manager is not good enough anymore, then I go.
"It is not a question, I can go for myself also. I am in my first season here and I can still win the title, but that will probably go to Chelsea. What we have to do is continue in our process. But we have been in the top four longer than Arsenal this season. That is true."
United are at home to Tottenham on Sunday. They face Liverpool at Anfield next Sunday and must also meet Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal and Everton on the run-in.
Van Gaal also insisted he is oblivious to the financial implications of his troops failing to finish in the top four.
Van Gaal's career in pictures:
Louis van Gaal - career in pictures
Executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward told shareholders last summer the club will take a £50million hit this season after failing to qualify for the Champions League.
Woodward also admitted that the financial ramifications would be even more serious if Van Gaal failed to deliver a top-four finish in the current campaign.
A new 10-year kit manufacturing deal worth £750million with Adidas kicks in next season. But so does BT Sport's Champions League coverage - estimated to be worth £20m a season for English clubs.
United's share price spiked at £13.17 in July following Van Gaal's arrival but had plummeted to £10.56 by the time the New York Stock Exchange closed on Friday.
That means the value of the club has dropped by almost £250m to £1.7billion.
Van Gaal insisted that he cannot allow the finances of the club to dictate his football philosophy.
"I don't think that I am here to think about the financial consequences," said the Dutchman.
"I'm here to manage the professional football department and I'm here because of my qualities and my philosophy. That was spoken about in the first sessions between Ed Woodward and myself.
"After that, I also spoke with the [owners] Glazer family and because of that discussion, I am here now.
"I think they are pleased with my way of managing the club. I am not thinking of the consequences if we don't finish in fourth or third. That would be bad for the club but why do we have to speak now about things that have not happened yet?"
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We were fortunate of having been recommended to Lord Howe Island and Pinetrees Lodge back in November 1952 where we spent our honeymoon. Much to our regret we delayed returning (to Pinetrees of course) until our 50th Wedding Anniversary and this November on the occasion of our 60th Anniversary. And except for there being some vehicles and many more guesthouses Lord Howe Island has remained as quiet and beautiful as ever. VERY highly recommended.
Very friendly atmosphere in every aspect. Lovely beaches and Island Tours were wonderful.
Pinetrees and Lord Howe Island are quite special in the way it subtly seduces you to adjust your pace to "Island time". Look at those magnificent sunsets, marvel at the wildlife and just "be". This experience will stay with me a long time until I hopefully return sometime soon!
Where in the world can you experience the rugged beauty of an Island and yet not notice all the other tourists? Nowhere. Lord Howe Island is pristine with a kick-back attitude that can't be replicated. The ideal place to get marooned.
Having not been here for 30 years – loved it again. The atmosphere, casualness and service are next to none! Thank you all!
Lord Howe Island is an environmental treasure. Pinetrees Lodge in its pleasant setting amongst the palms enhances the holiday experience. Pinetrees helps you feel comfortable and relaxed with friendly and helpful staff and fantastic food.


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namespace MAD
{
	namespace Test
	{
		void RegisterEntityTypes();

#pragma region Default Entities

		class AMattCharacter : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(AMattCharacter, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit AMattCharacter(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
				AddComponent<Test::CTestComponentA>();
			}
		};

		class ADerekCharacter : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(ADerekCharacter, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit ADerekCharacter(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
				AddComponent<Test::CTestComponent5>();
			}
		};

		class ASpatialCharacter : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(ASpatialCharacter, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit ASpatialCharacter(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld);
		};

#pragma endregion

#pragma region Transform Hierarchy Root Assignment Testing
		// Testing to make sure that assigning the root component (within spawned entities) works properly if you assigned pre, post, or in the middle

		static const Vector3 WorldTranslation1(10.0f, 5.0f, 15.0f);
		static const Vector3 WorldTranslation2(20.0f, 0.0f, 5.0f);
		static const Vector3 WorldTranslation3(17.0f, 1.0f, 22.0f);
		static const Vector3 WorldTranslation4(30.0f, 15.0f, 1.0f);

		class APreRootAssignedCharacter : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(APreRootAssignedCharacter, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit APreRootAssignedCharacter(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
				// Assign root to the first component at the beginning
				auto rootSpatialComp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation1);
				SetRootComponent(rootSpatialComp);

				auto firstLevelChild1Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->AttachComponent(firstLevelChild1Comp);
				firstLevelChild1Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation2);

				auto firstLevelChild2Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->AttachComponent(firstLevelChild2Comp);
				firstLevelChild2Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation3);

				auto secondLevelChild1Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				firstLevelChild1Comp->AttachComponent(secondLevelChild1Comp);
				secondLevelChild1Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation4);

				auto orphanChildComp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
			}
		};

		class AMidRootAssignedCharacter : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(AMidRootAssignedCharacter, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit AMidRootAssignedCharacter(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
				// Assign root to the first component in the middle
				auto rootSpatialComp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation1);

				auto firstLevelChild1Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->AttachComponent(firstLevelChild1Comp);
				firstLevelChild1Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation2);

				auto firstLevelChild2Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();

				SetRootComponent(rootSpatialComp);

				rootSpatialComp->AttachComponent(firstLevelChild2Comp);
				firstLevelChild2Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation3);

				auto secondLevelChild1Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				firstLevelChild1Comp->AttachComponent(secondLevelChild1Comp);
				secondLevelChild1Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation4);

				auto orphanChildComp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
			}
		};

		class APostRootAssignedCharacter : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(APostRootAssignedCharacter, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit APostRootAssignedCharacter(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
				// Assign root to the first component at the end
				auto rootSpatialComp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation1);

				auto firstLevelChild1Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->AttachComponent(firstLevelChild1Comp);
				firstLevelChild1Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation2);

				auto firstLevelChild2Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->AttachComponent(firstLevelChild2Comp);
				firstLevelChild2Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation3);

				auto secondLevelChild1Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				firstLevelChild1Comp->AttachComponent(secondLevelChild1Comp);
				secondLevelChild1Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation4);

				SetRootComponent(rootSpatialComp);

				auto orphanChildComp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
			}
		};

		class ANoRootAssignedCharacter : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(ANoRootAssignedCharacter, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit ANoRootAssignedCharacter(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
				// Assign root to the first component at the end
				auto rootSpatialComp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation1);

				auto firstLevelChild1Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->AttachComponent(firstLevelChild1Comp);
				firstLevelChild1Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation2);

				auto firstLevelChild2Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				rootSpatialComp->AttachComponent(firstLevelChild2Comp);
				firstLevelChild2Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation3);

				auto secondLevelChild1Comp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
				firstLevelChild1Comp->AttachComponent(secondLevelChild1Comp);
				secondLevelChild1Comp->SetWorldTranslation(WorldTranslation4);

				auto orphanChildComp = AddComponent<CSpatialComponent>();
			}
		};

#pragma endregion

#pragma region Demo Entities

		class APointLightBullet : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(APointLightBullet, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit APointLightBullet(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
				auto mesh = AddComponent<CMeshComponent>();
				mesh->LoadFrom("meshes\\bullet.obj");
				mesh->SetRelativeScale(20.0f);
				mesh->SetVisible(true);
				SetRootComponent(mesh);

				auto pointLight = AddComponent<CPointLightComponent>();
				pointLight->SetEnabled(true);
				pointLight->SetIntensity(15.0f);
				pointLight->SetInnerRadius(50.0f);
				pointLight->SetOuterRadius(600.0);
				mesh->AttachComponent(pointLight);

				auto pointLightBullet = AddComponent<CPointLightBulletComponent>();
				mesh->AttachComponent(pointLightBullet);

				auto destroyMe = AddComponent<CTimedDeathComponent>();
				destroyMe->SetLifeTime(5.0f);
				mesh->AttachComponent(destroyMe);
			}
		};

		class ADemoCharacter : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(ADemoCharacter, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit ADemoCharacter(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
				auto characterMesh = AddComponent<CMeshComponent>();
				characterMesh->LoadFrom("engine\\meshes\\primitives\\cube.obj");
				characterMesh->SetVisible(true);
				characterMesh->SetRelativeScale(50.0f);
				SetRootComponent(characterMesh);

				auto cameraComponent = AddComponent<CCameraComponent>();
				cameraComponent->SetRelativeTranslation(Vector3(0.0f, 75.f, 225.0f));
				characterMesh->AttachComponent(cameraComponent);

				auto controller = AddComponent<CDemoCharacterController>();
				characterMesh->AttachComponent(controller);

				auto moveComponent = AddComponent<CMoveComponent>();
				moveComponent->SetTargetComponent(characterMesh.get());
				characterMesh->AttachComponent(moveComponent);
			}

		protected:
			virtual void PostInitializeComponents() override
			{
				Super_t::PostInitializeComponents();

				GetFirstComponentByType<CCameraComponent>().lock()->SetActive(GetNetOwner()->IsLocalPlayer());
			}
		};

		class ANetworkedEntity : public AEntity
		{
			MAD_DECLARE_ACTOR(ANetworkedEntity, AEntity)
		public:
			explicit ANetworkedEntity(OGameWorld* inOwningWorld) : Super_t(inOwningWorld)
			{
			}

			virtual void GetReplicatedProperties(eastl::vector<SObjectReplInfo>& inOutReplInfo) const override
			{
				Super_t::GetReplicatedProperties(inOutReplInfo);

				MAD_ADD_REPLICATION_PROPERTY(inOutReplInfo, EReplicationType::Always, ANetworkedEntity, m_networkedFloat);
				MAD_ADD_REPLICATION_PROPERTY(inOutReplInfo, EReplicationType::Always, ANetworkedEntity, m_networkedUInt);
			}

			float m_networkedFloat;
			uint32_t m_networkedUInt;
		};

#pragma endregion

	}
}

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Celebrities Popular Abdulaziz Al Jasmi: Top 10 Must-Know Facts About YouTuber
Abdulaziz Al Jasmi: Top 10 Must-Know Facts About YouTuber
Abdulaziz Al Jasmi (YouTuber) was born on the 19th of January, 1993. He was born in 1990s, in Millennials Generation. His birth sign is Capricorn and his life path number is 6. Abdulaziz's birth flower is Carnation and birthstone is Garnet. What does this all mean? Let's find out!
Discover all the facts that no one tells you about Abdulaziz Al Jasmi below ↓
NAME: Abdulaziz Al Jasmi
REAL NAME: Abdulaziz Al Jasmi
NICKNAME: Abdulaziz
BIRTHPLACE: United Arab Emirates
Abdulaziz Al Jasmi, best known for being a YouTuber, was born in United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, January 19, 1993. Comedian, model, social media phenomenon, and all around entertainer well known as Bin Baz who became one of the biggest social influencers in the Middle East.
Family: He was born and raised in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Abdulaziz Al Jasmi father's name is under review and mother unknown at this time. We will continue to update details on Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's family.
Dating: According to CelebsCouples, Abdulaziz Al Jasmi is single .
Net Worth: Online estimates of Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's net worth vary. It's easy to predict his income, but it's much harder to know how much he has spent over the years. CelebsMoney and NetWorthStatus does a good job of breaking most of it down.
2. Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's zodiac sign is Capricorn
Abdulaziz Al Jasmi zodiac sign is a Capricorn. Dates of Capricorn are December 22 - January 19. Those born under the Capricorn zodiac sign are talented at applying their intelligence and ambition to practical matters. Stability and order are important to them - and this makes them good organizers. They are driven, patient, strategic, determined, disciplined, responsible, and persistent. On the other hand, they can also be pessimistic, greedy, cynical, fearful, ruthless and rigid.
BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE: Rooster
The youtuber has been alive for 10,966 days or 263,203 hours. There were precisely 372 full moons after his birth to this day.
Abdulaziz Al Jasmi was born on a Tuesday. People born on Tuesdays come with a fiery, fighting spirit. They are brave, impatient, energetic, active, and driven to succeed, sometimes to a fault.
Countdown to Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's next birthday.
Abdulaziz Al Jasmi will be turning 31.
4. On Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's birthday
The world's population was 5,588,094,837 and there were an estimated year babies born throughout the world in 1993, George H. W. Bush (Republican) was the president of the United States, and the number one song on Billboard 100 was "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston.
5. Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's height and weight
We're currently in process of confirming all details such as Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's height, weight, and other stats. If there is any information missing, we will be updating this page soon. If you any have tips or corrections, please send them our way.
6. The Year of the Rooster
Abdulaziz Al Jasmi was born in the Year of the Rooster. People with Chinese zodiac Rooster according to Chinese zodiac have many excellent characteristics, such as being honest, bright, communicative and ambitious. Most of them are born pretty or handsome, and prefer to dress up. Their strengths are being independent, capable, warm-hearted, self-respect, and quick minded. But they can also be impatient, critical, eccentric, narrow-minded, and selfish. Their lucky numbers are 5, 7, 8 and lucky colors are gold, brown, brownish yellow, yellow.
7. Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's life path number is 6
Abdulaziz Al Jasmi was born in the middle of Millennials Generation.
9. Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's birthstone is Garnet
10. Abdulaziz Al Jasmi's birth flower is Carnation


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Subscribers include not only those mature in their Christian faith, knowledgeable about the Bible, and involved in church but also those relatively newer to the Christian faith. These household decision makers purchase a wide variety of goods and services including apprarel, cosmetics, housewares, health and fitness products, and family-related merchandise.


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The final burials could be made in the overseas cemeteries, returned to the United state for burial in a National Cemetery or returned to the next of kin for internment in a private cemetery. (View the overseas cemeteries here.)
Recent press articles have revealed too many flaws in the National Cemetery system to list here. Additionally not every state had a National Cemetery at the end of the war. For instance, all of the families from New England that wanted their loved ones buried in a National Cemetery had to travel to New York State to visit their graves.
The four graves in the photos below are found in the Long Island National Cemetery. They claim to have no records pertaining to them. I believe them to be the remains of the USS Turner crew. (Click here for the full story.) How many more horror stories do these cemeteries contain? Only time will tell.


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HomeMusicElectronic artist Letou talks to Chelsea Monthly about his new EP 'Oddasphere'
Sep. 22, 2012 at 7:00 am
Electronic artist Letou talks to Chelsea Monthly about his new EP 'Oddasphere'
laurence 8 years ago Electronic musicEPLetoumusicOddaspheresamplesSt. PetersburgWill Herman
We speak to William Herman, stage name: Letou, and discover how he became an electonic artist, and how his new EP 'Oddasphere' came about.
Hi Letou, could you give our readers some history about your music, how did you start out, when did you find your sound and start calling yourself Letou?
Well! I started making music when I was about 14, when I was given an old chunky PC. From then on I was fascinated with production. Letou was created as an experiment in 2009; I just wanted to see what my mates thought really. Then I began to realise how much I enjoyed what I was doing and it went from there. I started trying to create my style after a year packed with Pariah, Joy Orbison, Jacques Greene, Boddika, anything from Minus label, Julio Bashmore, and most berlin style techno. This helped me distinguish what kind of genres I like and which I would take notes from.
You've got a new EP out at the moment 'Oddasphere'; care to talk us through how that came about inspirationally, the creative process, and if you have any plans for it?
I just wanted to make an EP that was fine-tuned, polished and funky. I took most of my inspiration from house, for example; Huxley, Eats Everything and Julio B, I would just listen to all the elements, and try to perfect my own version. These artists really helped me figure out what I wanted to do with the EP. When it comes to plans for the EP, I want as many people as possible to hear it, which would make me the happiest.
How do you incorporate a live element into your music when you play out? Are there many ways of being openly creative on stage with this kind of music?
At the moment I haven't been playing live a lot, but I'm desperate to get a few loop pedals and incorporate that with my midi controllers, I want to try and nail the same effect as Gold Panda live. He is a fantastic performer to watch, so to achieve what he has created live would be amazing. I should be back gigging over the next year, but for the moment I'm going to keep working at my live set until I know it is ready and polished to a shine.
Where can we find you gigging? Have you got a favorite place to play out, or somewhere that you would like to play in future?
The last time I played was in my town, at the Tunbridge Wells Forum (NMEs Best Small Venue!) which such a mad venue, but the future is held either in London or in Berlin. I am working towards residencies at Tresor or Berghain, which is a huge dream, but is one of my life ambitions. I'm planning to move to Berlin to live with my brother, so a lot of my future gigs will be based over there.
How much of your songs use samples? How much is synthesized? Do you think it's important to have an element of real world sound in a song?
Yeah definitely, incorporating sounds from the world can give the song a wholesome and rustic effect, which usually sounds amazing. I do use samples from time to time, but only sounds of nature, rain, crowds, or vocal acappellas. I do love my synths, but since Oddasphere I have started to cut back on how much synth melody I use, and concentrate more so on the tempo, beat and groove. This has had a huge effect on the atmosphere of my newer tracks.
How do you manage to balance life and music? Do you often find yourself up late at night thinking "aargh I have to get up early tomorrow?"
Haha, I do that! To be honest I spend most of my days in my production room by the computer anyway, its just somewhere where I can chill out and do what I love. And yeah, most nights I don't get to bed till 3/4am, just because I genuinely find it easier to get to work in the early hours, it just seems to click better!, as bad as that is for my general mood etc.
What are the main challenges for an up and coming electronic artist? What have you done to overcome these?
The biggest challenge for me is to get music heard by a larger audience, a lot of my fellow musician mates have the same problem, people aren't buying music anymore, its all online nowadays, and the internet is absolutely huge, so to get your music in the right market (even to get it heard) is a challenge. I like to promote the artists that inspire me, and hope that they return the favour, it often works, but even if it doesn't it's my good deed for the day.
Finally, what does the future hold for Letou? Is there a plan, or are you just going to keep doing what you do best?
Hopefully many things! To start playing live as often as I can is one thing, but mainly just to keep producing tracks for fun, it's always been such a thrill for me. I will be moving to Berlin over the next few years, as my brother lives out there, the scene out there is unforgettable, its like a constant festival atmosphere. So there will be plenty more tunes on the way, that's for sure!
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Michael Moncur is the author of a number of books about Web development, networking, and other technical topics. He runs a number of Web sites including The Quotations Page, the Web's oldest and most popular famous quotations site, which entertains over 10 million visitors per month.
Michael lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife, Laura, and various pets.
Yes, it's yet another personal weblog. Occasionally I find myself ranting about technology news or web sites and annoying the heck out of anyone nearby. This site lets me do that and bore the general public rather than my friends and relatives.
You won't find anything here about my personal life. I do post updates about my books and web sites here occasionally. You can find out more about me and my books at my professional information site.
About the name: At some point I started using figby.com as a silly example URL in books. Later, I registered the name and put this site here. Also, the mouse's name is Figby.
Technical Stuff: This weblog runs a heavily tweaked version of the excellent WordPress. It uses a number of plug-ins, such as EZStatic and Nick's Recent Posts, and some custom PHP code.
I originally wrote my own weblog software in PHP and MySQL, but WordPress works better and takes less work from me. If you want to write your own weblog code, you might find this article helpful.


When it comes to ranking popular frozen desserts, most people would agree that frozen yogurt is healthier than ice cream. Here's a simple homemade version that trumps them both.
Compared to ice cream, frozen yogurt contains a few grams less fat per serving, particularly saturated fat, which is important to limit for optimal heart health. When you look at the bigger picture though, between added sugar and toppings, the favorite dessert may not be so healthy after all.
This DIY version is quick and easy (plus much, much cheaper). You get a bit of filling protein from the Greek yogurt and a small dose of heart-healthy omega-3s from the flaxseed. Even the flavanols from the dark chocolate chips offer cardiovascular benefits, like improving the state of platelets and reducing blood pressure.
1. Blend the Greek yogurt, flaxseed, frozen strawberries, lemon juice, jam, and water. The resulting texture should be thick but smooth.
2. Transfer the blended mixture to a bowl and gently stir in the coconut flakes and dark chocolate chips.
3. You can serve immediately or freeze for 15 minutes to half an hour to allow the frozen yogurt to firm up. Top with chopped almonds before serving. Store leftovers in the freezer and allow to thaw slightly before enjoying.
Don't be afraid to use full-fat Greek yogurt if you'd like a creamier product. You're only using 1/4 cup for the entire recipe, so the difference in fat per serving won't be too significant but will be more satisfying.
Experiment with fruity flavors. While the strawberries contribute to the sweet and tart flavor characteristic of frozen yogurt, other options like blueberries, mango, and even banana would be tasty, too. The key is to make sure they're well frozen. You can omit the jam if you're using the sweeter fruit.
You can also switch up your toppings. All nuts provide filling fiber, beneficial heart-healthy fats, and a satisfying crunch, so use your favorite.
Regardless of the fruit you're using, make sure that it's frozen well. Otherwise you'll be left with a runny, unappetizing texture.
You can cut up fresh fruit and freeze it yourself, or buy the frozen packs—they're useful when the fruit isn't in season or if you're just in a hurry.
Having the fruit sliced up into smaller chunks helps blend more smoothly, so if you can, let the frozen fruit slightly thaw and roughly cut it up before continuing to freeze.


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Q: jQuery Load an external script rich PHP file into local page I've searched the entire web for a clear answer but haven't found one yet.
I have this site:
www.helixagent.com/todo/
and I want to load that entire site into a portlet in my main index page.
I tried an iFrame approach but it fails to load the site correctly. The styles and javascript files don't get loaded (i think)
Is there a way to make a portal that mimics a new browser page and load the content exactly as it would if it was directly accessed via the url bar?

A: It's possible to perform cross-domain requests using jQuery.
Simply include this file after loading jQuery, and then you can do funky stuff like:
$('html').load('http://helixagent.com/todo/');

Note that this of course won't load the embedded CSS and JS files. You'll need to use an iframe for that:
$(function() {
 $('body').append('<iframe src="http://www.helixagent.com/todo/" />');
});

Live example: http://jsbin.com/uruka

A: Here's an example using jQuery and iframe:
$(document).ready(function(){
    $('#somediv').html("<iframe src='http://www.helixagent.com/todo/'></iframe>");
});

This should be placed inside the <head> tag of your page and it will load the entire site with all the js and css too into a div.

A: Have you looked at using Server Side Includes.

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Religious Freedom:Written question - 182710
Asked by Mr Gregory Campbell
(East Londonderry)
Named Day
'Named day' questions only occur in the House of Commons. The MP tabling the question specifies the date on which they should receive an answer. MPs may not table more than five named day questions on a single day.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will hold discussions with the EU Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief on UK cooperation with the EU on freedom of religion and belief after the UK leaves the EU.
In his capacity as the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon met Jan Figel, the European Commission Special Envoy for FoRB, in July 2018.
The UK will seek to work closely with the EU on human rights issues including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) after we leave. The EU Special Envoy is responsible for the implementation of the EU guidelines on FoRB to which the UK was a key contributor.