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George Augustus Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvedere (12 October 1738 – 13 May 1814) was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician.

Early years

George Augustus Rochfort was born on 12 October 1738, son of Robert Rochfort, 1st Earl of Belvedere and Hon. Mary Molesworth. The Rochfort family, originally called De Rupe Forti, had settled in Ireland in 1243. Sir Maurice de Rochfort was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1302. Gerald Rochfort was summoned to Parliament as a baron in 1339. George's great-grandfather was the prominent lawyer Robert Rochfort, Attorney General of Ireland and Speaker of the House of Commons in 1695, and Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1707. The family estate of Gaulstown lay on the shore of Lough Ennell in County Westmeath.

George's father, Robert Rochfort, was a favourite courtier of King George II of Great Britain. He was made an Irish peer as Baron of Bellfield in 1737, and then Earl of Belvedere in 1756. He was estranged from his mother during his childhood, after his father locked her away after an alleged affair with George's uncle, Arthur.

Politician

From 1756 to 1774 George Rochfort was styled Viscount Belfield. He was Member of Parliament for Philipstown from 1758–61, and Member of Parliament for Westmeath from 1761–1774.

The 1761 parliamentary election in County Westmeath followed the death of King George II of Great Britain. George Rochfort, the Right Honorable Lord Belfield, won the election. He was supported by The Honorable Captain Richard Rochfort, Esq. and opposed by Mr. George Rochfort and Gustavus Lambert. The election thus seems to have been very much a family affair. Mr. George Rochfort supported the "Patriots", who demanded that parliaments last only seven years before being dissolved, rather than for the lifetime of the king, as was the custom.

In 1762 George Rochfort was Sheriff of County Westmeath, and from 1772 to 1814 Governor of County Westmeath. An anonymous writer named "Dymoke" published a Review of the House of Commons in the Freeman's Journal in 1774. The purpose was to "rouse the electors of Ireland to a due exertion of their lawful powers, and stimulate them to fix on proper men to maintain their rights and privileges in parliament." He noted that Belfield, who was muster-master-general of Ireland and a Governor of the County of Westmeath, had voted for the stamp act. Dykmore declared that "The present members [Lord Belfield; Anthony Malone] for the County of WESTMEATH will never represent it again if the Electors have either sense, honour, or remembrance".

Irish peer

On 13 November 1774 Rochfort succeeded to the titles of Baron Belfield, Viscount Belfield and Earl of Belvedere after his father's death. He released his mother. She was prematurely aged, spoke in little more than a whisper but in a harsh, agitated and uneven manner, and was dressed in the style of thirty years earlier.

From 1775–76 Rochfort was Grand Master of the Freemasons Grand Lodge of Ireland. On 20 August 1775 he married Dorothea Bloomfield, daughter of John Bloomfield and Jane Jocelyn. George Rochfort took his mother with him when he and his new wife visited the continent, but she found the travel too difficult. They left her to recuperate in a convent in France while they visited Italy for a few months, spending the winter in Florence. The next year the couple returned to London, where George's mother stayed with a friend in Kensington Palace for a year. She then returned to Ireland and lived first with George in Dublin and then with his sister, now Countess of Lanesborough, and her young family. She died a few years after her husband.

Rochfort had Belvedere House built on Great Denmark Street, Dublin, at the great sum of £24,000. The site had been owned by Nicholas Archdall. The building had been started by the first Earl, with Robert West as the architect. Rochfort and his wife apparently did not plan to complete the work, and in 1777 offered it for sale. Later they decided to complete the house for their own use, and gave the job to Michael Stapleton. It was finally completed and occupied in 1786, and probably stood alone at first, since in 1787 Rochfort was recorded as living in North Great George's Street. George's mother is thought to have died there.

During the struggle over the Acts of Union 1800, Rochfort's position on the union of the crowns of Britain and Ireland was uncertain. A letter of 25 January 1800 from Lord Altamont to the Earl of Lucan said "Ld Belvedere has touched Government cash & possibly may not exert all his influence to give value in return for it".

Rochfort's first wife died on 6 April 1803, and on 10 November 1803, he married Jane Mackay, daughter of Reverend James Mackay. They had one son, who died in infancy. George Augustus Rochfort died in Great Denmark Street, Dublin on 13 May 1814 at the age of 75. He is buried in St Sinian, Clonfad Parish Church, of the Church of Ireland. His tomb is adorned with a full-scale neoclassical sculptural group by John Bacon the younger. It represents the earl on his death bed, with his young wife weeping at the end. He is supported by Faith and an angelic figure is beckoning him to heaven.

Rochfort had no surviving children, and his three peerages became extinct. On his death, his sister Jane inherited the whole settled part of his great estate, since his brothers had died without children. He left his entire unsettled estate to his wife. This consisted of at least 2,500 Irish acres, bringing in a large income. The fortune was passed down to his wife's children by her second marriage to Abraham Boyd. The eldest son and heir  was George Augustus Boyd-Rochfort, and he assumed the arms and surname of Rochfort.

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The defence team of former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday said they will lodge a new complaint with the UN's Committee on Human Rights, saying Lula has been suffering politically motivated judicial persecution. Since July 2016, lawyers Cristiano Zanin Martins and Roberto Teixeira have accused Sergio Moro, the judge overseeing Operation …
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Brazilian president Michel Temer rejects corruption claims
Brazilian President Michel Temer has angrily rejected an allegation that he was involved in a multi-million dollar bribe paid to his party by the Odebrecht construction conglomerate. "This never happened. Not at this meeting nor at any other which I held during my public life with any person or legal entity. I would never put …
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The European Union will take stricter measures on the import of meat from Brazil, an EU official has said here. After a meeting on Wednesday with Brazilian Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi, EU Health and Food Safety Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis said the measures might include more credentials for meat imports, Xinhua news agency reported. "We need …
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Olympic white elephants? Rio's got a herd of them
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Visiting pupils from Cheltenham's St James Primary School were today given valuable and practical road safety lessons as part of their SkillZONE tour to coincide with Road Safety Week.
SkillZONE is a state-of-the-art safety education centre where students can learn how to recognise dangerous situations in everyday life and how to stay safe.
During their visit the 90 pupils from Year 5 and Year 6 learned about the 'Tune in to Road Safety' theme for 2013 – that while it is human to daydream and get sidetracked, on the road distractions can be fatal.
Groups were taught about catching a bus or travelling in a car safely and to think about common distractions, such as listening to music or using a phone while walking and riding a bike. They also got to experience walking in near darkness and discovered how long it takes a car to stop after breaking suddenly.
Road safety was only one of nine real life scenarios the Cheltenham school covered in its tour of SkillZONE's life size village. They also got to experience danger in other situations such as in a: house, train, farm and internet cafe.
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This 24-YO Visually Impaired Chess Player From Gujarat Just Created History!
"When the game starts, I imagine the picture of the board with the pieces. As it progresses, my opponent announces every move, and I visualise the pieces accordingly."
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Darpan Inani sits across his opponent, and a customised chess board separates them. While he waits for his opponent to announce his move, he has already visualised the chess board and pieces in his mind, and once his opponent declares his move, the visual will change in an instant!
Darpan is India's highest-rated visually impaired chess player, and competes against sighted champions!
"I chose to play chess because this is the only sport that can be played by a visually impaired person against a sighted person," Darpan told The Better India, adding that "Although blind chess has been in existence for about 20 years now, I wanted to compete against sighted opponents."
Darpan's life is sure to inspire you. At the age of three years, Darpan was diagnosed with the Stevens-Johnson syndrome and lost his eyesight completely.
For the next six years, he would spend a majority of his time in hospitals, and underwent over 50 surgeries.
The doctors, like Darpan and his family, were hoping that his visual impairment could be reversed. But that was not to be.
When he was eight years old, Darpan got admitted in a regular school. "In the sports hour, all my friends would run to the ground to play games like kho-kho, Kabaddi etc. I obviously could not compete with them. That's when my parents and I discovered that I could play chess when my friends were busy with other sports," he says.
The only thing that differentiates Darpan from any other chess player is that he uses a special board—one with holes in every square and nails on every piece. This prevents the pieces from falling when the players touch them to check their position.
"But chess has time constraints, so I refrain from touching the pieces to check their positions every time," Darpan told TBI. How then, does he keep the game going?
"Well, when the game starts, I imagine the picture of the board with the pieces. As it progresses, my opponent announces every move, and I visualise the pieces accordingly. A move of 'rook to E6' changes the visualisation in my mind, but since some games can go up to 5 hours, I touch the pieces to check the position sometimes," Darpan says.
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He acknowledges the immense help that he has received in his journey so far. "My father taught me the basics of chess. When I was about 14, I played a local tournament against a sighted person. After the tournament, Zahir Bhatkar, who is also a chess player, approached me and encouraged me to continue playing chess. Even today, Zahir bhai helps me with my training. There are videos that I cannot follow alone, so he helps me with it," he says.
Apart from that, he has been professionally trained, first by an international master, Shekhar Sahu who is based in Mumbai and then by Srinath Narayanan, a grandmaster from Chennai.
Darpan has come a long way since winning his first tournament when he was a 14-year-old. He started representing Gujarat in National level chess championships, beating sighted chess players like a pro. In 2010, Darpan became the youngest player to represent India at the World Blind Chess Championship in Serbia.
According to the World Chess Federation, as of 2013, he is the highest rated visually impaired chess player in India, and has an Elo rating system of 2053! Recently, he created history by becoming the only visually impaired Indian to win the international gold at the Creon Open in France.
If you think that the Vadodara boy only excels in chess, think again.
He plays the tabla and harmonium, and is currently pursuing his Chartered Accountancy and has passed his intermediary exam in the first attempt.
Earlier this year, he assisted in the Project Checkmate—an initiative to take blind chess to the corners of India, inspiring visually impaired players to pursue their passion in the game.
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The organisers of tournaments are only too happy to have Darpan on board when he registers. "There have never been any issues with any organisers regarding my entrance in the tournaments. Usually, it's a novel idea for them that a 100% visually impaired player is competing against sighted opponents. So they are curious and ask me queries like whether I have any special requirements, like maybe a special board. But I get my own board to every tournament, so it's not a hassle for them," he concludes.
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August 5, 2018 August 5, 2018 Posted in Crude ReviewsTagged Alex Kurtzman, Data, Enterprise, Patrick Stewart, Picard, PicardisBack, ProgressiveSciFi, Star Trek, Star Trek: The Next Generation16 Comments
The Secret, Genius Origin of 'Star Trek: Discovery'
November 8, 2017 November 9, 2017 Posted in Crude ReviewsTagged Burnham, Data, Georgiou, Lal, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Tardigrade, The OffspringLeave a comment
For ages, I've been trying to put my finger on what it was about 'Star Trek: Discovery' that threw me off. There's some element to it, some quality, that makes it stand apart from other Trek shows, and for the longest time I couldn't figure out what.
But I've finally done it. I've figured out what it's all about.
'Star Trek: Discovery' is a Star Trek fan fiction written by Lal, daughter of Data.
You may think I'm crazy, but Trek has pulled this shit before. There's a precedent for "stories within stories" that backs me up. But that's not all.
Before we dive into the specifics, let's get the background out of the way:
Who Is Lal?
Lal is a robot. Well, an android. Specifically, a "Soong-type" android created by Data, who is also a "Soong-type" android. Data created Lal in order to simulate the human experience of procreation – of producing a child.
After Data activates Lal, she chooses her own gender and appearance and she begins learning about life. It's a really charming little story and pretty classic Next Gen – Lal even joins the ranks of "Women Who Have Fallen for Riker Despite Being Better Than Him in Every Way", which is a Trek staple.
Lal's fate is a tragic one (I would post a "spoiler warning" but the episode's twenty-seven years old). Data's not as capable as his own creator when it comes to building androids, and Lal soon starts to malfunction, eventually shutting down altogether. She only lived for a few weeks, and… and then she…
I'm sorry, but just going back over this old episode has me close to actually in tears. Just, this is what good Sci Fi is about – using extreme settings to explore the human condition. And, I just… I… let's move on.
The Fan Fiction Theory
Okay, so, when you at the cast of 'Discovery' you realise that, despite it being a long running narrative, everybody is a one-character. Cadet Tilly is 'The Awkward Sidekick', Landry is 'The Mean One', Lorca is 'The Bad Captain', Stamets is 'The Weird Guy', Saru is 'Fucking Useless' and Ash Tyler The Human is 'The Hot One Who Is A Human'.
These are all really simplistic characters with really basic motivations. Burnham and Ash The Human are falling in love because they're both attractive and he doesn't hate her. Tilly wants to be a captain but is for now just along for the ride. Stamets wants to do science, so he does science. Lorca wants to Win The War. Saru is just glad to be part of things, also he's scared all the time and he can totally run really really fast and he has these little frills that pop out when he's really scared.
All of these characters match exactly how an intelligent yet juvenile mind would view the crew of a starship. Picard is a stern, duty-bound authority figure, so of course that's exactly how Lal would describe all authority figures. When someone is mean to Lal, she hasn't yet learned to appreciate that there may be a reason that they're lashing out – and so we end up with Landry, a rampant force of anger and hate.
Lal never experienced a war, or a military conflict, and so when she writes about it, she does so in basic terms. War is bad. People get hurt in wars. Wars involve shooting and maps. We want to win wars, because losing a war is bad. The notion that a huge conflict will have severe cultural impacts and unexpected consequences is alien to Lal because she has no grasp of these more abstract terms yet. The crew of the Discovery are in a war, and they need to win it. That's as far as Lal is capable of exploring the matter.
Author Insertion
Let's take a quick look at Michael Burnham. She's a peculiar character, grounded firmly in machine-like logic yet struggling with emotions she can barely control. She hasn't developed goals or objectives or her own, she just finds herself on Discovery and gets on with stuff. She struggles with intimacy. She has a renowned yet emotionally incapable father.
Remind you of anyone?
Burnham is Lal, writing herself into her own story. She even has the idealised best friend in Tilly, the idealised boyfriend in Ash the Human. She makes friends with a magical teddy bear.
Look at the people around her. Lal is surrounded by people who she doesn't understand and who don't understand her, who threaten her. But in her story, Burnham is surrounded by people who pose no threat to her. Any that do are quickly offed – the prisoners who try to fight her in the mess hall are never seen again. Her teddy bear gets rid of the nasty Landry lady. Saru doesn't like her, but he's also a scaredy cat, and he's ultimately just jealous of her and how amazing she is.
Lorca might be scary, but he looks after Burnham, he protects her. Georgiou, the other authority figure in Burnham's life, was also protective of her – she was kind, and she loved Burnham, and is in every way the perfect mother figure for her – the perfect mother that Lal never had. The fact that she gets eaten by aliens is… probably a sign that Lal has issues, but we knew that already.
A Child's Point of View
Indeed, using pseudo-cannibalism as a throw-away plot point is exactly the sort of thing a juvenile would write in their first work of fiction, because they wouldn't understand the implicit horror of what they were writing. Icky, scary monsters eat people all the time – and children can wrap themselves in horror because they don't have the ability to put it into context.
Lal can write a story about the Brave Captain getting locked up and tortured and then freeing himself by Being Brave, because she isn't programmed to process the broader themes of such a traumatising ordeal. Violence is scary to Lal, but she can write about torture without comprehending its abhorrence because, it's just more violence, right?
How about the Large-igrade, Burnham's magic teddy bear friend? Burnham and her made-to-order best friend say a prayer for the teddy and let it go free, and in so doing, they magically heal it. Because that's how things work in a child's world – intentions and wishes rule over consequences and causality.
Hidden Profundity
And this is the secret genius of 'Discovery'. It's Star Trek, but through the lens of a child's eye. The wider scope of the subject matter is never explored, because the writer can't, and wouldn't want to. When Lal is threatened with being separated from her father, she can barely handle the emotions that surge up within her over this complex and confusing situation.
Discovery is the natural reaction to that – it's a series of simplistic stories and one-note characters, creating a world which can accept someone despite her intellectual and emotional separation from any of her peers. It's Star Trek, but realised as the ideal playground for a scared child.
Which makes it weird that they keep saying "fuck" and everyone's getting their throats slit. Maybe Lal's just a hack.
Crude Fiction: Formal Complaints aboard the Enterprise
December 16, 2016 December 21, 2018 Posted in Crude FictionTagged Crusher, Data, Enterprise, Geordi, O'Brien, Picard, Riker, Star Trek, Troi, Wesley, WorfLeave a comment
I've been re-watching a lot of Trek recently, and y'know what? It's fantastic, it really is. 'Deep Space Nine' is as awesome as ever, and 'The Next Generation' is just wonderful.
One trend I noticed, though, in Next Gen's later seasons, was Riker's increasing tendency towards "Trickster God" status. As such, I decided to follow through on that, with a skit on one of my favourite pieces of internet comedy. Okay, two of my favourite pieces of internet comedy. Enjoy.
Number One,
I've had a series of complaints sent to me regarding your conduct over the last few weeks. If the stories inside these letters are true, then I think we need to have a discussion about acceptable behaviour aboard a starship, however I thought it only fair that you be given the chance to review the complaints yourself so you may give me your own interpretation of what happened.
Picard.
Dear Captain,
As you may be aware, a few days ago I attempted to simulate the gaining of body weight, a common experience for humans of my age. The crew and other officers were very supportive, particularly Doctor Crusher, who helped me to accurately capture the built-up subcutaneous bulk necessary for an authentic representation.
Sadly, there was one exception to this supportiveness, which was Commander Riker. I found it highly inappropriate of him to follow me around the corridors with his trombone, playing what can only be described as a series of 'sad notes' as I walked to my various destinations.
Though I had expressed a desire to also be subjected to the 'ribbing' that many overweight individuals suffer in some primitive societies, I feel that Commander Riker's elaborate efforts were particularly over-the-top and unrealistic by most standards. Especially his reassignment of Engineering Team Four-B to reconstruct the entrance to my quarters, such that I was unable to fit through the doorway without considerable difficulty.
I am yet to raise the issue with Commander Riker, and would appreciate any advice you could offer on confronting him in a constructive and friendly manner. Although I have since returned to my normal weight and size, I feel his actions may have had a hurtful effect on other members of the crew who are themselves naturally of a larger size.
Jean-Luc,
Will's been bothering me again. The other day he came into sickbay with another Parrises Squares injury, which is pretty normal. After I patched him up, he started asking questions about chemical compounds – things like the best way to replicate methylamine, tropane alkaloids and ergotamine. When I asked him why he wanted to know, he just said "don't worry about it." A few days later, he came in and just straight-up asked how to make to "the good stuff, you know, the real hard shit." Again, I asked him what it was for, but he just told me to stop worrying and then left again.
Jean-Luc, if he wants to know more about chemical preparations I don't mind him asking, but I would just feel a lot better if I knew why. Would you have a word with him, make sure he's not doing something ill-advised?
Beverly.
I received this one a couple of days afterwards, Number One, and I certainly hope the two aren't related:
Captain I love this ship everything is so shiny and I love how fast it goes and how all the stars shoot past like little fairies and I love the seats everything is so comfy and how the jeffries tubes are like ants nests and I love how your head looks like an ice moon but I hope you aren't sleeping with my mother but if you were I'd be your dad no wait you'd be my dad and then we could go fishing together and you could teach me how to make wine that tasted like warp speed I love you love from Wesley.
Captain Picard,
I must strongly protest at the actions of Commander Riker over the past few weeks. On my birthday, shortly after my return from the Bat'leth tournament on Forcas III, I explained to Commander Riker my distaste for "surprise parties." Counsellor Troi confirmed that she had persuaded him not to host one for me, for which I was most grateful.
However, since then Commander Riker has hosted no less than twenty-three surprise parties for me, all within the space of a month. They were mostly held in my personal quarters in a gross violation of my privacy, however he has also held four in Ten Forward, three at my Mok'bara classes and one at a briefing of my security staff.
This is completely unacceptable, and I must insist that you make him stop! I have repeatedly asked him to cease these childish events, and each time he has promised that he would, only to later tell me that he thought "it would be more of a surprise if I thought he had stopped."
I have even requested a more secure locking mechanism on my quarters, but I did not realise that Commander Riker was a member of the Accommodation Administration Committee – and I did not like the way he was smiling at me as the committee chair offered to install security-coded maglocks on my door.
Please have this infantile display brought to an end at once!
Yours respectfully,
Lieutenant Commander Worf.
Captain,
Thank you for your congratulations on my recent promotion. It will take me some time to adjust to the increased responsibility, especially whilst maintaining my responsibilities as ship's counsellor, but I look forward to the challenge.
I need to talk to you about the application process, though. Will was assessing me, as you know, and as you also probably know I struggled with one of the later parts of the test, the "engineering test." It took me some time, and some repeated attempts, to figure out that it was necessary for me to sacrifice one life to save many. I am grateful to Will for taking me through it and helping me succeed, but some of his behaviour during the test was just troubling.
After I figured out that I had to send Geordi to his death, Will said there was a second part to the test. It seemed like more of the same – this time, a security problem, with hostages. The thing is, it turned out that the solution was once again to order Geordi to his death. I thought maybe that was a coincidence, but then in part three there was another simulation, even more elaborate, which required me to sacrifice Geordi again. We got to part five, with an incredibly contrived scenario which somehow required me to stab Geordi to death with a micro-optic drill before I decided enough was enough.
When I confronted Will about it, he said he was surprised I made it as far as part three, never mind part five, and then said I must have "some serious issues." I told him he had taken things too far but he just laughed and told me that I needed to speak to a psychiatrist – I hope you appreciate why I didn't find that funny.
Captain, Will and I go back a long time but this was too much, and I'm worried he'll do the same thing to other officers – I don't think Data would cope well with that kind of "test", and I'm certain Geordi would object.
Please let me know if you need any more information.
Troi.
I don't know how, but somehow Commander Riker has managed to change all of the access codes on all of the transporter consoles again, this time to "stupidpaddy123". I know it was Riker because last week he invited me as guest of honour to "Interstellar Scotland Day" in Ten Forward, and introduced me as "the ship's resident walking stereotype, Paddy O'Toolbag". I told him I was Irish and he told me to stop boring everyone and just play a tune on the haggis, and when I told him I wouldn't he started playing 'God Save The Queen' on his trombone and then asked why I wasn't singing along.
Regardless of the offensiveness of his remarks, he shouldn't be messing around with security codes on any ship system, it's a security issue and it makes life harder for me and my colleagues.
I'd also appreciate it if you could have him apologise for reprogramming my replicator to only produce boiled potatoes regardless of what I order. It must have taken him weeks to manually reconfigure every recipe in the databanks.
Chief of the Potato People.
That last message was meant to be signed off with "Chief O'Brien", but he's messing with my auto-correct now, too. Could you have a word?
Chief Curly O'Curlycurls.
Number One, I hope you see why these reports are so troubling. Speaking of events in Ten Forward, I was less than pleased with your antics last week. I was quite excited to attend the First Annual Frontier Archaeology Symposium, so you'll understand my disappointment to walk in to find myself at "Johnny Luke's Head Polishing Masterclass". Although I am impressed at how many of the crew and senior officers you managed to convince to wear bald caps.
Please see me at 0900 tomorrow, and please make sure you've had a good hard think about what it is you'd like to say for yourself.
Picard out.


POLITICAL: Abuse of "We, The People"!
This leaves me to watch the abuses pile up without the proper response. To get an idea of my daily anguish, let's paint a mental picture together. Imagine for a moment that you are part of a large family. You and your siblings are sitting in the living room of the house and your Mother's current husband, someone who is not your Father, comes in and begins to beat the crap out of your Mother. Your sister starts to cry so he turns his attention to her and starts beating her. Your brother tries to shield your sister and he gets smacked a few times. You speak up and try to shield them all and get pummeled more than all of them put together. After he beats you, thankfully, he takes the money that you all have been saving from the cookie jar, jumps in his car and heads off to the local watering hole to blow all of the money on booze and other women. Imagine that this happens every day.
Abused spouses go through four phases while in an abusive relationship. They are: denial, guilt, enlightenment and responsibility.
I plead one more time with my Mother, my brothers and sister. We are abused. It is not our fault. The Federal Government will not change. It will make promises that it will not keep. If it ever stops abusing us, the break will be brief and it will not last. While we have been faithful to the Constitutional marriage of which we are part, it has not. Mother, your children in the Texas Nationalist Movement have stood up for you. Brothers and sisters of Texas, the Texas Nationalist Movement, your blood, your siblings have stood up for you. We have told you that it is time to make a new life. We will survive this but only if we leave.
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Every weekend, millions of people join the social phenomenon known as "going to church." I am one of those millions. Each week, I attend church as part of a ritual that was established since I was painting diapers in the infant section of the church nursery. It is in my blood and my psyche.
However, lately I have struggled with it. The problem with church is that it is made up of human beings.
Since I am a human being, it is obvious that I am part of my problem. I have a hard time getting to know people, I am uncomfortable in large group settings without one or two people that I know. Having to decide who to spend time with is a burden to me, not a blessing. So much for being a community.
As a point of contrast with my previous post on ethnic diversity, today I sat next to a gentleman from somewhere in southern Asia (India was my guess). It was one of those situations where there isn't enough room for a one-seat "cushion" between us. He had to sit right next to me, cozying up to my over-enlarged space bubble. He was one of a few people I couldn't help but notice. In front of me was a balding mid-lifer, at church by himself. On the other side of the aisle was an elderly woman sitting next to a young hipster with an intentionally random hairstyle. It was a small but attractive picture of diversity, and one of the reasons I love our new church.
Indian guy couldn't sing worth a lick, grandma was slow to pick up any song written in the past twenty years, and the hipster was probably wishing the acoustics were a little better in the chapel where we meet. But as we sang "Just As I Am… O Lamb of God, I come, I come," I felt connected because I saw and heard in them the same need for God that I have.
I'll continue to have a hard time getting to know people, but I am learning lately that if I look closely I will see that I am in common with those sitting next to me each week.
Wow. It's so easy for me to forget how similar we all really are. A man who is starving doesn't care what color the hand who feeds him is. It's the same for those of us who've realized our desperate need for the love of God. Just as we are, all in desperate need… the differences just fade away, huh? Thanks for the reminder, bruh.


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(1) Geographic meridian: Any vertical plane that contains geographic axis of earth is known as geographic meridian.
(2) Magnetic meridian: Any vertical plane that contains magnetic axis of earth is known as magnetic meridian. This is the vertical plane which passes through the axis of a freely suspended magnet.
(3) Angle of declination : The acute angle between magnetic meridian and geographical meridian at any place is called as angle of declination of that place.
(4) Angle of inclination or dip : It is defined as the angle made by the direction of magnetic field vector at any place with the horizontal. With reference to the angle of dip, the magnetic meridian at any place is also called the plane of dip circle.
(5) Geographic axis: It is the axis of rotation of the earth (also known as polar axis). This axis passes through the geographical poles of the earth.
(6) Magnetic axis: This is the line passing through earth's magnetic north and south poles which is inclined at an angle of nearly 17 degrees with the geographic axis.
(7) Geographic equator: A great circle on the surface of the earth whose all points lie at equal distances from the geographic poles. It lies in a plane perpendicular to the geographic axis.
(8) Magnetic equator: A great circle lying in a plane perpendicular to the magnetic axis whose all points lie at equal distances from the magnetic poles.
(9) Horizontal component of earth's magnetic field (H): It is the component of total intensity of earth's magnetic field in the horizontal direction in magnetic meridian.


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Vank Cathedral
The Holy Savior Cathedral, also known the Church of the Saintly Sisters, is a cathedral located in the New Julfa district of Isfahan, Iran. It is commonly referred to as the Vank , which means "monastery" or "convent" in the Armenian language.The cathedral was established in 1606, dedicated to the hundreds of thousands of Armenian deportees that were resettled by Shah Abbas I during the Ottoman War of 1603-1618. The varying fortunes and independence of this Read more...
The Dutch Reformed Church was created during an incredibly tumultuous period of European History known as the Protestant Reformation. During the 1500s and 1600s, numerous people, church congregations, and some countries were spurred on by ideas that broke with the established powers of the Catholic Church. Many of the main grievances levied against the Catholic Church were its corruption, with the Read more...
Giouji Temple
Giouji Temple is a quiet temple surrounded by trees and a luxuriant moss garden. The trees grow quite densely, and the temple is often covered in deep shade. Inside the temple, however, is a statue of Dainichi Nyorai, the Buddha of Light. Other statues are connected to the temple's place in Japanese history and literature. The temple was named after Read more...
Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon
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Cao Dai Temple of Da Lat
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Banteay Srei or Banteay Srey (Khmer is a 10th-century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Located in the area of Angkor, it lies near the hill of Phnom Dei, 25 km (16 mi) north-east of the main group of temples that once belonged to the medieval capitals of Yasodharapura and Angkor Thom. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable Read more...
The Bayon (Khmer, Prasat Bayon)temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII (Khmer), the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom (Khmer). Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences. The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone Read more...
Preah Vihear Temple
Preah Vihear Temple is an ancient Hindu temple built during the period of the Khmer Empire, that is situated atop a 525-metre (1,722 ft) cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. In 1962, following a lengthy dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over ownership, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague ruled that the temple is in Cambodia. Affording a view for many kilometers across a plain, Prasat Preah Vihear has the most Read more...
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres). It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura (Khmer, present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as Read more...
Ta Prohm is the modern name of the temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm is in Read more...
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Hindu Fire Temple
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Katas Raj
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Hinglaj
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A woman who has devoted herself to her career comes to the ultimate crossroad.
South of the border, a father and son get caught up in baseball fever-- but not for the usual reasons.
A teenage boy sits in a New York park reading a book about the 1969 Stonewall Inn riots. When he is joined by a middle-aged woman, their brief encounter reveals hidden truths.
There's something amiss in the Heartland as Ben, Glen, Cindy, and Lindy drink cheap vodka and hook-up.
A session with a shrink, her very young patient, and an imaginary friend. Or is she?
In which a small, tasteful Greek wedding is about to take place on the beach in Martha's Vineyard.
Ruth and Sam meet thirty years ago at a Carnegie Hall lieder recital and begin an ever accelerating ride through love, joy, pain, and eventual compromise.


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Harriet Ball Dunlap (, Ball; after first marriage, Williams; after second marriage, Dunlap; June 1, 1867 – December 15, 1957) was an American temperance leader associated with Western Washington.

Biography
Harriet Elizabeth Ball was born at Harrison, Ohio, June 1, 1867. Her parents were Richard Henry Ball (1844-1934) and Amanda Virginia (Horney) Ball (1847-1934). Harriet had five younger siblings: Rebecca, Samuel, Ruth, Mary, and Richard. The family removed to La Conner, Skagit County, Washington in 1876.

She was educated in the public schools of the Washington Territory.

In 1887, she married A. C. Williams. In 1895, she married Samuel Dunlap, of Mount Vernon, Skagit County, Washington.

Early on, she took a position among the pioneer teachers in Western Washington.

There, too, she began working for the temperance cause, having been a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (W. C. T. U.) from her childhood. For a period of thirteen years (1898-1911), she was State secretary of the Loyal Temperance Legion of West Washington W. C. T. U. During a portion of that period, and for some years afterward, she was president and leader of the work in Skagit County, holding that position until 1916, when she was elected State president of the Washington W. C. T. U. It was during that year that the Washington State Prohibition Law, 1914, went into effect, encountering the opposition of the traffic in two initiated measures intended to confuse and divide the voters. This move was far more dangerous than any direct attack could have been, and the call was urgent for another campaign of public meetings and large expenditures for speakers and literature to thwart this approach. The W. C. T. U. took an active part in the defensive campaign under the leadership of Dunlap. The brewers were defeated by an overwhelming majority. During the same year, the W. C. T. U. built and equipped a new White Shield Home, a maternity hospital for unwed mothers, in Tacoma, Washington.

After retiring from the State presidency, Dunlap continued in active work for the W. C. T. U., serving as corresponding secretary of the West Washington W. C. T. U. Also, with the exception of the two years during which she was president of the West Washington W. C. T. U., she served as president of Skagit County W. C. T. U., the second largest county organization in the State.

Harriet Ball Dunlap died at Mount Vernon, Washington, December 15, 1957.

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Letterman: No hard feelings toward Romney
(CNN) - Late night comedian David Letterman says he isn't upset with Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Rather, he feels sorry for him.
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Romney promises to 'help the 100%'
CNN Political Producer Rachel Streitfeld
Miami (CNN) – Mitt Romney renewed his outreach to Latino voters Wednesday in a wide-ranging and, at times, pointed Q&A session, declaring he would be president for "the 100%" as he sought to regain his footing in the race to the White House.
The Republican presidential hopeful began his week with a speech to Hispanic business leaders, but a spate of secretly-filmed clips of Romney were released in the hours that followed and quickly overshadowed his remarks
Romney steps up effort to woo Latino voters in Univision forum
CNN Wire Staff
(CNN) - Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mitt Romney stepped up efforts to woo Latino voters Wednesday in a forum broadcast live online by the Spanish-language Univision network.
The forum, broadcast from the University of Miami, comes several weeks after co-host Jorge Ramos criticized the Commission on Presidential Debates for not picking a Latino debate moderator.
Filed under: 2012 • Latinos • Mitt Romney
Two million more expected to pay penalty under Obamacare
CNNMoney.com's James O'Toole
New York (CNNMoney) - Congress' official scorekeeper said Wednesday that roughly two million more Americans will pay penalties under President Obama's health care law for lacking insurance than had previously been estimated.
Under the law, Americans must be insured starting in 2014 or pay a penalty assessed on their tax returns.
Filed under: 2012 • Health care
Republican senators wrestle with Romney comments
CNN's Dana Bash and Ted Barrett and Deirdre Walsh
Washington (CNN) - It is not a good sign when your high profile political allies have to spend their day explaining and clarifying what you said.
But that's what happened in conversation after conversation with Republican senators on Wednesday as they tried to verbally navigate their way through requests for reaction to Mitt Romney's secretly recorded comments writing off - and dismissing – 47% of Americans who will support President Barack Obama "no matter what."
Filed under: 2012 • Mitt Romney • Senate Republicans
Rubio: Romney's Latino comment was 'joke'
(CNN) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was joking when he said at a Florida fundraiser last spring that he would have a better shot at winning the presidency if he were Latino, Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday.
On a conference call with reporters, Rubio said that the comments - recorded secretly and published earlier this week along with other clips of the same event by a left-leaning magazine - were intended to be a line of humor.
Filed under: 2012 • Marco Rubio • Mitt Romney
New Wisconsin poll shows Obama with significant lead
(CNN) - A new poll of Wisconsin likely voters released Wednesday afternoon shows President Barack Obama with a double digit lead over Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney there. It stands in contrast to other national and state polls released Tuesday and Wednesday which have shown a close race, some giving Obama a slight advantage over Romney.
The Marquette Law School Poll put Obama 14 percentage points ahead of Romney among likely voters in the Badger State. It also shows a significant change in the Wisconsin race for a U.S. Senate seat.
Filed under: 2012 • Mitt Romney • President Obama • Tammy Baldwin • Tommy Thompson • Wisconsin
Obama and Romney campaigns buy more ad time in Wisconsin
Washington (CNN) - With the level of activity in Wisconsin picking up this week, both presidential campaigns have bought a second week of ad time there, a Republican source tracking media buys told CNN.
The Obama campaign has booked $353,000 for this week while Romney's has purchased $205,000.
Filed under: 2012 • Ads • Mitt Romney • President Obama • Wisconsin
CNN's GUT CHECK for September 19, 2012
CNN Political Director Mark Preston and CNN Executive Producer Michelle Jaconi
CNN's GUT CHECK | for September 19, 2012 | 5 p.m.
BREAKING: FAST AND FURIOUS REPORT FINDS "FAILURE OF LEADERSHIP"… Fourteen employees of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the U.S. Justice Department face disciplinary action for their roles in the botched Fast and Furious weapons-tracking program, according to a report released today by department investigators. Also, two of these employees no longer work at the ATF. Attorney General Eric Holder said he has accepted the resignations of Kenneth Melson, the former acting director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and former Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jason Weinstein in connection with their roles in the Fast and Furious weapons-tracking program. The program was designed to track kingpins responsible for illegal gunrunning to Mexico. It has been blamed for contributing to crimes - including the high-profile slaying of a U.S. border patrol agent.
JUST IN: FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE TO FOCUS ON THE ECONOMY… For the first time in the history of the Commission on Presidential Debates, the debate commission released the topics of the first presidential debate in advance. The debate between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama, moderated by Jim Lehrer, will be broken up in six 15-minutes segments: 1. the Economy– I, 2. The Economy – II, 3. The Economy – III, 4. Health Care, 5. The Role of Government, 6. Governing. The debate will be broadcast on CNN on Wednesday, October 3, at 9:00 p.m. ET.


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Adam Hodge, a 2000 graduate of the preparatory high school, spoke to the students on March 8, according to a statement from the school.
Among the many topics he covered with the students were his experiences in Washington, how and when former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton of Chappaqua lost the election and the role of Democrats as the "party of opposition," according to the statement.
The students asked Hodge about how Democrats can respond to President Donald Trump's immigration and national security policies and how the political party can take back House and Senate seats in the next election.
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How Do You Market a Property Effectively With Many Competing Houses for Sale in Salford?
There can be several hundred houses for sale in Salford at any given moment, and to sell a property quickly in the city of Salford, then you will need to set a competitive asking price and devise a thorough marketing strategy. This guide to the local property market for houses for sale in Salford should help you in both respects – so you can find a buyer as quickly as possible.
Salford, part of the North West property market, stagnated for several years, and the banking crash of 2008 only made things worse. However, the city has made an extraordinary recovery, and several areas are among the most prestigious for house buying in the UK. But if you need to sell your house fast in Salford, you might be in for a wait. If time is of the essence, Flying Homes could be the answer. We buy any house in Salford; we also purchase property on behalf of wealthy investors who can proceed with transactions immediately. We pay up to full market value for homes, we buy any house in Salford and any condition, and our express home buying service means you could have the proceeds of your property sale in your bank account within just a week or so.
The last few years have been exciting times for property owners in Salford. Thanks, in part, to the incredible success and allure of Salford Quays, local prices for houses for sale in Salford have soared. According to an article on The Telegraph website, the cost of the average home in Salford rose by 12 percent in just six months in 2014 – or £14,874. During the first half of 2014, house prices rose at a faster rate than in any other urban area of the UK, and although the average property price only stood at £138,000, property values were rising faster than they were in central London. As both ITV and the BBC continue to invest in the area – attracting more companies to Salford Quays as a result – the city is expected to become one of the UK's property hotspots for many years to come. But before you get too excited, it's important to remember that the local market is still a price-sensitive one. You will need to set a competitive asking price if you're going to attract plenty of prospective buyers to property viewings, so some careful market research is essential.
Knowing what houses are selling for in your street is crucial to your ability to set a competitive asking price for your home that is in line with local market conditions. Estate agents and house buying specialists can draw upon local knowledge and experience to ascertain what constitutes a suitable asking price, but you can do this research into Salford sold house prices on the Rightmove website. You will find government data on home sales via The Land Registry web portal, and the Zoopla website will provide you with house sales data for your street in Salford if you enter your postcode.
The influence Media City has had on the property market in Salford can't be underestimated. The number of jobs and the amount of investment the development has generated has led to a sudden increase in the number of houses sold in the city. Indeed, a 2014 article on the Thisismoney website referred to the situation in Salford as a 'house purchase frenzy.' Salford, regarded as the home of TV production in the UK, has given the entire area a much-needed image boost. However, this sudden increase in demand for homes doesn't mean that you have a cast-iron guarantee if you're looking to sell a house quick in Salford. While demand for homes is high, local wage levels are falling well behind house price growth. And when interest rates start rising again, demand for homes could be affected. It is also true that home buyers are still worried about paying over the odds for a property after the chaos caused by the 2008 Credit Crunch. If you're selling on the open market, a detailed marketing plan is essential – regardless of how high demand is.
The first thing you need to decide before you embark on the house selling journey is who will represent you on the market. There are many agents with houses for sale in Salford, but choosing the right one can be a nightmare. You can sell your house without an estate agent, but you should be sure that you have the knowledge, contacts and time the house selling process requires before going it alone. You might view dispensing with the services of an estate agent in Salford as a way of saving money, but the opposite could be true if you don't know what you're doing. Agents do charge significant commissions these days, but these costs could pale into insignificance when compared to the cost of lost value due to your inexperience.
But you don't need to deal on the open market to sell a house quickly in Salford, as the buying service offered by Flying Homes could be the answer to your need for a quick home sale. We can buy residential property in any condition, and because we have been doing this for many years, we can complete transactions in just a few weeks. We can pay up to 94 percent of market value for property in the UK, and unlike other homebuyers, we never go back on an initial offer without good reason.
Can I make more money selling a house in Salford at a particular time of year?
All property markets in the UK are notoriously difficult to predict with any degree of certainty. Although you might be tempted to delay the listing of a house for sale in Salford until what you believe is a more 'profitable' time of year, you should note that there is no conclusive evidence that such an opportunity exists. Yes, demand can peak at specific periods of the year, but even the most experienced property professional will struggle to predict these peaks with accuracy. According to the Home website, house sales during the year to May 2015 rose in October, but this doesn't mean that they will peak at this time every year.
It is possible to make the time of year work to your advantage – by making seasonal changes throughout your home. Whether you pay extra attention to your gardens during the summer or to your energy efficiency measures during the winter, it is possible to appeal to the seasonal priorities of house buyers and widen the interest in your home.
What issues can affect house prices in Salford?
While it is true that house prices for houses for sale in Salford have soared during the last 18 months, it is also true that house price growth differs significantly depending on where in Salford you look. For instance, home prices in the likes of Ellesmere Park, Worsley, and Broughton Park have been rising at a faster rate than in other areas of the city. It's important that you thoroughly research sold house prices on Zoopla or Rightmove before deciding on your price expectations.
There can be several issues affecting home prices in a local area at any given moment. Unfortunately, there is rarely anything you can do to influence these problems, but only knowing about them could help you to tailor a marketing plan specific to your neighbourhood and home. You might live close to a school that regularly receives favourable OFSTED reports – in which case marketing your property towards buyers with children might result in a higher sale price. And most people are likely to pay a little more for the privilege of living in an area with relatively low crime rates. There are also issues specific to Salford that should increase house prices for years to come, including the building of 90 new riverside homes in the city and a wider regeneration project for Salford.
Salford is a city and metropolitan borough in the Greater Manchester conurbation. The city itself is just one part of a much wider area that includes neighbouring towns of Pendlebury, Swinton, Eccles and Irlam. Although contiguous with Manchester, the City of Salford is home to around 218,000 people, and it has its local authority.
Salford is one of the true economic success stories of 21st century Britain. Although the city flourished because of its textiles industry during the Industrial Revolution, the 20th century brought industrial decline and unemployment. However, the city was reborn following a £150 million development at Salford Quays, as ITV and the BBC relocated their main production facilities to the area.
Salford Docks is just one of the sectors that are currently breathing new economic life into this part of Greater Manchester. After being abandoned as a commercial area in 1982, the local authority bought the site and turned it into a major tourist destination. Among the other industries fuelling economic growth in the city are finance, IT and administration. Media City in the area is home to thousands of jobs; however, the majority of residents (18.7%) are employed in retail and wholesale.
Salford is a historic city with a proud heritage steeped in the traditions of industry and manufacturing. You can take a trip back in time to the city's past with a trip to the resplendent Ordsall Hall, or join a local tour guide for a heritage walk around Salford. If you're a fan of the arts, make sure you take in the huge range of exhibits at the world-famous Lowry. There is also an excellent opportunity to experience live music and art events at Islington Mill. There is a vast variety of artworks and artifacts at Salford Museum and Art Gallery, and you can learn about the social struggles people endured during the Industrial Revolution at the Working Class Movement Library. Take a walk around the historic areas of Salford, which include Salford Quays, Chapel Street, and the Bridgewater Canal. You can explore the remains of Wet Earth Colliery, or spend a while exploring Weaste Cemetery – the final resting place of Mark Addy and Sir Charles Halle.
Although this is an exciting time for the Salford property market if you need to sell a house fast in the town, you might need to prepare yourself for a nervous wait. At Flying Homes, we can remove all involvement from the open market by purchasing your property directly from you. The service we provide saves people time and money and helps them to plan for the future. Speak with one of our house buyers today for your no-obligation quote.


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Tesla Boss Musk Teases Big Announcement
What's coming later today? Nobody really knows.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans to reveal something new at 2 p.m. Pacific Time today.
Elon Musk is creating more news. Fortunately, this time it won't – or shouldn't – involve the U.S. justice system.
Musk changed his name on Twitter to Elon Tusk and announced the company would be making an announcement at 2 p.m. Pacific Time today. He didn't provide any other details, and has since changed his name back to Elon Musk.
News Now!
Naturally this sent followers, analysts and industry observers a buzz with anticipation. One analyst, Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley decided to take a stab at what he thinks is coming later today on the webcast.
Jonas believes it could just be the convertible bond repayment. The company has a $920 million bond due on Friday and Musk loves nothing more than publicly prove people wrong – many have speculated the company won't have the cash to make pay it.
(SEC cites Musk for contempt. Click Here for the story.)
However, he does have a few other ideas as to what it could be, if not the repayment of the bond.
"The all-new midsized crossover/SUV is Tesla's chance to take the learnings from the Model S, X, and 3 in design and manufacturing to offer a product in a far larger and faster growing global segment," Jonas said in Wednesday note of the Model Y.
"The key downside to providing too much information about the Model Y and its enhanced capabilities in software and hardware is that it could steal the thunder of the still-ramping Model 3 just as it's getting introduced into key international markets."
(Click Here for details about Musk's declaration Tesla will have a driverless car by the end of the year.)
However, if it's a strategic partnership, Jonas believes could "help share the burden of future expenses, improve access to capital, and potentially 'attach' Tesla's network of data capturing machines to a mega-platform/software layer."
His loyal fanbase of Twitter followers had plenty of suggestions about what could be coming, including the Model Y, a pickup truck, a fully autonomous driving demo, faster recharging technology or a battery with more range.
Some of the choices were less … likely. Such as revival of Opportunity, the rover on Mars that just died. Additional "guesses" included Fart Mode 2.0, solar shingles now available across the U.S. – at half the price, a jet pack (named This is Not a Jet Pack) and finally a corndog maker for the Model 3.
(Tesla strongly hints at Q1 loss, facing strong headwinds ahead. Click Here for the story.)
Given his recent contempt charge filed by lawyers at the Securities and Exchange Commission, any type of hyping announcement may seem risky, but we'll all find out for sure by 2:15 p.m. PT. Our bet is that entry-level priced Model 3 sedans will be available immediately … and for lease by the general public.


The first locomotive to be painted in Norfolk Southern's 30th anniversary heritage paint schemes rolled out of the company's Juniata Locomotive Shop. Locomotive NS 8098, a GE ES44AC, bears the "Conrail Blue" scheme. It is a 4,400-horsepower, EPA Tier-3 compliant Evolution Series locomotive equipped with distributed power capability. It will be run to Conway, Pa., and enter active transportation service.
Norfolk Southern also announced that an additional legacy railroad, Penn Central, has been added to the 18 heritage schemes previously announced. This will be an SD70Ace to be painted at Progress Rail Services' facility in Muncie, Ind. The Penn Central Transportation Company was created in 1968 from the merger of the New York Central and the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the New York, New Haven and Hartford was added shortly afterward. Penn Central formed the core of Conrail when Conrail was created in 1976.
A photo of the first unit and a rendering of the Penn Central paint scheme, as well as the original heritage scheme announcement and graphics are available at Norfolk Southern's website.


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Beautifully appointed residence with bay view perched atop Rincon Hill within steps of the best restaurants, shops, and The Embarcadero. Gracious interiors curated by acclaimed designer Ken Fulk,including the building's elegant penthouse lounge and grand salon. Carrara marble countertops, and Waterworks unlacquered brass fixtures throughout. Custom kitchens include Bertazzoni appliances and Sub-zero integrated refrigerators. Unique to the building is The Harrison Attach, your personal concierge 24/7. Enjoy the 2,500 sf gym, steam room, heated pool and jacuzzi
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We found Cheez-It Scrabble Crackers the other day at the grocery store and it struck me that they would be a perfect snack for Sunday School!
Realistically, you'd have to have a LOT of crackers if you wanted each child to be able to spell out the same word or phrase. I recommend that the teacher go through the crackers before class (with plastic gloves on, of course) and spell out a chosen phrase that fits the lesson.
During snack the kids can have a handful of their own letter crackers, but they won't necessarily be able to spell out a message. Be sure to talk with them about how your chosen message ties into the lesson.
The possibilities are endless–so let your imagination run wild!