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Písecká Smoleč (do roku 1950 jen Smoleč) je vesnice, část obce Slabčice v okrese Písek. Nachází se asi jeden kilometr jihozápadně od Slabčic. V roce 2011 zde trvale žilo 94 obyvatel.

Písecká Smoleč je také název katastrálního území o rozloze 9,55 km². V katastrálním území Písecká Smoleč leží i Březí.

Historie
Archeologické nálezy dokládají, že Písecká Smoleč byla osídlena již v pravěku a v raném středověku. V roce 2010 zde byl nalezen bronzový meč liptovského typu z pozdní doby bronzové.

První písemná zmínka o vesnici pochází z roku 1379.

Pamětihodnosti

Kulturní památky
 Silniční most č. 10559-1 ve vesnici
 Hradiště Písecká Smoleč osídlené v době bronzové a době hradištní

Ostatní pamětihodnosti
 Kaple na návsi je okolo 1900 a je zasvěcená svatému Vojtěchovi.
 Nedaleko od mostu se nachází zdobný kříž na kamenném podstavci.
 Pomník pozemkové reformy z roku 1925 s nápisem "Osvobození půdy".

Galerie

Reference

Externí odkazy

Vesnice v okrese Písek
Slabčice
Sídla v Táborské pahorkatině
Sídla na Vltavě


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The Chief Theological Topics: Loci Praecipui Theologici 1559
by Concordia Publishing House ; Preus, Jacob A O
Item #: 531181 / 2011 / Hardback / 588 Pages
In honor of the 450th anniversary of Philip Melanchthon's death in 1560, a second edition of his Loci Communes ("Commonplaces" or "Common Topics") has been issued. Originally published by CPH in English under the name Loci Theologici 1543, this book is actually Melanchthon's last Latin edition, published in 1559. Generations of Lutheran pastors learned theology from this book in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This revised English edition includes several new features: a new translation of Melanchthon's "Definitions of Terms That Have Been Used in the Church," a new historical introduction, cross-references to the original Latin, a Scripture index, and an index of persons.
Melanchthon's Loci praecipui theologici is one of the several most significant and influential compendia of theology written during the Reformation. This translation, which presents the final stage of its textual development, had an enormous impact on developing Lutheran and Reformed theology, whether in its content or its method. The new edition of Preus's work with Mayes's introduction and translation of the appendix, "Definitions," is a welcome presence in Reformation studies.
Richard A. Muller, P.J. Zondervan Professor of Historical Theology
Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan
The third and final "age" of Philip Melanchthon's Loci editions was not only longer but also more carefully worded and in some ways more overtly evangelical than the second "age" of 1535. Melanchthon was putting his best foot forward, yet he hardly backed down from flawed assertions such as the necessity of good works to retain faith. Here, this premise entered his treatment of the Law's first use. Students of the Lutheran confessional heritage cannot ignore this book!
Ken Schurb, Pastor
Zion Lutheran Church, Moberly, Missouri
Commonplaces: Loci Communes 1521
Natural Law: A Lutheran Reappraisal
The True Visible Church and the Form of a Christian Congregation
The Apocrypha: The Lutheran Edition with Notes

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The Village of Pinehurst Earns the Milestone 3 Award for Excellence
May 24, 2016 | Press Releases
PINEHURST, N.C. – The Village of Pinehurst recently attained the Level 3 Milestone Award for Excellence from the North Carolina State University Industry Expansion Solutions. This milestone recognizes organizations that have implemented an integrated approach to organizational performance management as measured by the Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework. North Carolina Secretary of Commerce John Skvarla presented the award to the Pinehurst Village Council at their meeting on Tuesday, May 24.
Reaching Milestone 3 indicates that an organization has traveled a significant distance on its journey. At this level, organizations have submitted a 50-page written application which details the integrated processes it has in place and the results it is generating. The application is then verified by a team of Baldrige examiners who conduct a site visit to clarify and verify the organization's written application.
"We began using the Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework in 2012 to help us deliver more effective and efficient services. 99% of our residents rate the quality of life in Pinehurst as good or excellent, 97% of our employees indicate they are satisfied with their jobs, and the Village has set several all-time high nationwide satisfaction ratings in several service areas. We use the Baldrige Framework to help us improve because it works," says Natalie Dean, Assistant Village Manager.
Dean leads the Village's continuous improvement efforts, with the support of the Village Manager and the Village Council. "We have seen the benefits this program has for our residents, businesses and visitors and we are committed to our continuous improvement efforts to deliver increasing value for our taxpayers," said Pinehurst Mayor Nancy Fiorillo.
"In the last four years, we've made such tremendous progress and we're only going to get better. Continuous improvement is a part of our culture now…it's who we are…and we plan to stay on this path because it generates results," said Dean.
The Award for Excellence program is a cooperative industry, healthcare, academic, and government initiative to improve organizational competitiveness and to provide recognition for organizations that serve as role models. The program was formed in 1989 and is now managed by the Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) at N.C. State University. It serves as the state program of the national Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award.
About the Village of Pinehurst
The Village of Pinehurst is located in Moore County, with a population of 15,968, and was incorporated as a municipality in 1980. In 1996, the Village was designated as a National Historic Landmark. The Village employs approximately 123 full time employees and 71 part time employees.
The Village is home to the Pinehurst Resort, which operates nine championship golf courses, including the famous Pinehurst No. 2 course. This course hosted the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Open Championships and made history in 2014 by being the first course to ever host the U.S. Open and U.S. Women's Open Championships in back to back weeks on the same course.
Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) is the engineering-based, solutions-driven, client-focused unit of NC State University. Our broad portfolio and deep industry expertise help organizations grow, innovate and prosper. Our extensive partnerships with business, industry, education and government generate a unique culture of collaboration that provides access to cutting-edge expertise, research, and technology.


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4th Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF, Roll of Honour
Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 Sig Trp
4th LH Sig Trp, AIF
4th Light Horse Signal Troop
Poppies on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial, Canberra
The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men enrolled within the 4th Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF known to have served and lost their lives during the Great War.
Albert Emmanuel LEE, Died of Wounds, 21 September 1917, 2nd Division Signal Company Australian Engineers.
Gilbert Douglas PERRY, Died of Accident, 29 June 1918, Australian Flying Corps.
Stanley Lazelle SMITH, Died of Disease, 29 June 1916.
William WADE, Died of Wounds, 21 October 1917, 4th Division Signal Company.
4th Light Horse Signal Troop, AIF
Australian Wireless Squadron
Citation: Australian Light Horse Signal Service, AIF, Roll of Honour
Updated: Sunday, 21 March 2010 2:16 PM EADT
Australian Wireless Squadron, AIF, Roll of Honour
Topic: AIF - Wireless Sqn
Wls Sig Sqn, AIF
Australian Wireless Squadron, AIF
The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men enrolled within the Australian Light Horse Signal Service, AIF known to have served and lost their lives during the Great War.
Cecil Frederick ALLEN, Died of Disease, 5 August 1918, 1 Australian and New Zealand Wireless Signal Squadron.
Lawrence Marquess COURTNEY, Died of Disease, 6 December 1917, 1 Australian (Wireless) Signal Squadron.
Leonard Charles ELIAS, Died of Disease, 29 April 1917, 1 Australian (Wireless) Signal Squadron.
Darrell Elwyn Hodgson FOWLER, Died of Disease, 22 January 1918, 1 Australian (Wireless) Signal Squadron.
Albert Reginald Stanley GARTRELL, Died of Disease, 26 March 1916, 1 Australian (Wireless) Signal Squadron.
Alfred William GLUYAS, Died of Disease, 26 September 1918, 1 Australian (Wireless) Signal Squadron.
Herbert Victor MASTERS, Died of Accident, 15 April 1918, 1 Australian and New Zealand Wireless Signal Squadron.
Jack MAYCOCK, Died of Disease, 20 July 1916, 1 Australian (Wireless) Signal Squadron.
Albert NEWMAN, Died of Disease, 7 October 1916, 1 Australian (Wireless) Signal Squadron.
Frederick George PIKE, Died of Disease, 15 November 1917, 1 Australian (Wireless) Signal Squadron.
Citation: Australian Wireless Squadron, AIF, Roll of Honour
Updated: Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:11 AM EAST
The Battle of Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, 14 February 1901, Contents
Topic: BatzB - Wolvekuil
The Battle of Wolvekuil Kopjes
South Africa, 14 February 1901
The Battle of Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, 14 February 1901, Outline
The Battle of Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, 14 February 1901, Advertiser Account
The Battle of Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, 14 February 1901
Citation: The Battle of Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, 14 February 1901, Contents
Updated: Tuesday, 13 April 2010 8:03 AM EADT
The Battle of Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, February 14, 1901
Wolvekuil Kopjes, an action fought on 14 February 1901, during the guerrilla phase of the Second South African War, as a result of British attempts to capture the 1,400 - strong Boer commando led by General Christiaan de Wet into central Cape Colony from the south of the Orange Free State. On 12 February de Wet failed in an attempt to obtain supplies by raiding Philipstown, 68 kilometres north-west of Colesberg. He was subsequently pursued by a column of nearly 1,100 mounted troops - mainly Australians (from Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia) and New Zealanders - with eight guns and a pom-pom gun, formed into two corps with the whole commanded by Brigadier-General Herbert Plumer, which had been sent south from the Transvaal to help deal with the incursion.
Plumer's force followed de Wet in torrential rain until able to force the Boers to fight a rearguard action at Wolvekuil Kopjes, 32 kilometres north of Philipstown, two days later. The British attack began at 8.45 a.m. with an advance by two squadrons of King's Dragoon Guards against a salient hill in the Boer's left centre. This movement was unsupported, and resulted in the party being surrounded and captured. The corps led by Lieut.-Colonel Cradock, composed almost entirely of Australians and New Zealanders, was next sent to attack the enemy right. After a 'very dashing assault', during which 23 casualties were sustained, the Boer flank was turned and de Wet forced to abandon the position. Further rainstorms hindered the British effort to bring his flight to a standstill.
Extracted from the book produced by Chris Coulthard-Clark, Where Australians Fought - The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles, Allen and Unwin, Sydney, 1998, pp. 88-89.
Additional References cited by Chris Coulthard-Clark:
L.S. Amery, (ed.) The Times History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902, Vol. 5 (1907), London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co.
R.L. Wallace (1976) The Australians at the Boer War, Canberra: Australian War Memorial & Australian Government Publishing Service.
Citation: The Battle of Wolvekuil Kopjes, South Africa, 14 February 1901, Outline
Updated: Monday, 12 April 2010 11:48 PM EADT
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 5th Infantry Battalion, Roll of Honour
5th Infantry Battalion, AIF
The Roll of Honour contains the names of all the men from the 5th Infantry Battalion known to have served and lost their lives during the Battle of Anzac, 25 April 1915.
Arthur Davies BAGLEY, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Leslie Charles BAILEY, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Charles Elliot BANKS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Mervin Albert BENBOW, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Lewis BLENCOWE, 5th Infantry Battalion.
William George BREMEN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Reginald Clive BROWNELL, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Albert Ernest BURN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Patrick Joseph CAMPBELL, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Robert CAMPBELL, 5th Infantry Battalion.
George Thomas DALE, 5th Infantry Battalion.
James DANIELS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
George Brockwell DARLINGTON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
John Andrew DOUGLAS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
William DUNN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Frank Ulrie DUNT, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Walter Samuel DYER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Samuel Morris EHRENBERG, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Percival ERICKSON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Norman Frederick Napier FALCONER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Erle Finlayson Denton FETHERS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Charles FINCHER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
William Jacob FULLER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
John Alexander James FULTON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
James Gordon GILLANDERS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Oswald Wilkie GREIG, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Leslie Rowley GROVE, 5th Infantry Battalion.
William Patrick HARRIS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Arthur George Howard HASTINGS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Harry HODGMAN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Bertie Frank HOLLANDS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Joseph Victor HOLLINGSWORTH, 5th Infantry Battalion.
William Brown HORSBURGH, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Ernest Arthur JAENSCH, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Hubert Cromwell Warwick JONES, 5th Infantry Battalion.
George Henry KENNEDY, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Henry David LEMON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Harold LESTER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Harold James LONG, 5th Infantry Battalion.
James MARSHALL, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Alexander John MCDONALD, 5th Infantry Battalion.
David Keith MCILWRAITH, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Hugh Wilson Paton MCLAREN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
John MELVIN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
John Atkinson METCALF, 5th Infantry Battalion.
John Harrington MITCHELL, 5th Infantry Battalion.
John MULLAN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
John George PETERSON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Sydney Albert PICKERING, 5th Infantry Battalion.
William PINKERTON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
George Henry PYLE, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Henry Joseph REIDY, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Robert ROBERTSON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Robert RUSSELL, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Richard SAKER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Alfred William SALTER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Harold George SEELEY, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Robert Hector SINCLAIR, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Albert George STAPLETON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Stanley John STEPHENS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Ralph Gustav STOBAUS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Hector Algie TAUSE, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Gilbert Leslie THOMPSON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
James THOMSON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Henry Ernest WALKER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
James Percy Soltau WARREN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Percy WATSON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Clive Wellington WERE, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Charles Leonard WHITAKER, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Leslie WILLIAMSON, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Vivian Malcolm WILLS, 5th Infantry Battalion.
Charles William WYMAN, 5th Infantry Battalion.
The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 2nd Infantry Brigade, Roll of Honour
Citation: The Battle of Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, 5th Infantry Battalion, Roll of Honour
Updated: Tuesday, 6 April 2010 9:01 AM EADT


During the final week of winter break this month, two Illinois veterinary students journeyed together to Costa Rica to volunteer for the VIDA IVTC Program. As Megan notes, "Of course, I wish I had had more days for surgery and time after the program to explore Costa Rica on my own, but we were able to fit in this amazing experience without compromising the holidays and seeing family!" Read on for their individual perspectives on the experience.
Our trip to Costa Rica with VIDA started off with ease. We were greeted at the airport in 80-degree weather by our amazing driver, Christian, and he brought us to our hostel in the hip, foodie area of Barrio Escalante. We were greeted by the owner of the hostel, and right away the genuinely friendly attitude of Costa Rican culture was evident to my classmate Megan and me.
In a way, this trip to San Jose was a business trip. We came to Costa Rica to gain extra surgery experience. When all was said and done, I was able to workup, perform surgery, and recover twelve patients (8 dogs and 4 cats). I finished the week with nine spays and three castrations, literally increasing my experience six-fold from my junior surgery lab as a third-year veterinary student.
The surgeons and anesthesiologists we worked with were extremely helpful and walked us through the surgery, step by step. Starting on the afternoon of the first day of surgery, I was doing the procedures by myself, under the trained eye of a shelter medicine surgeon and professor at the national veterinary college of Costa Rica. The knowledge I gained was incredible. and I returned to Illinois much more confident in my surgery skills.
We also had a wildlife day at the rehabilitation zoo called "ZooAve." It was an incredible experience. I helped feed and perform a procedure on two baby porcupines named Rice and Beans. I also helped pull blood work on some parrots, and I even was lucky enough to work with a kinkajou and a two-toed sloth suffering from symptoms of electrocution. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience to work with these animals, and it was a great change of pace from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. surgery days.
At nights we enjoyed delicious, fresh Costa Rican food. The fresh juices were unbelievable and the foodie area we stayed in had dozens of amazing options. We were in the country for a week, and barely scratched the surface of the food options. I would love to go back and continue the foodie experience we started in Barrio Escalante.
I knew I'd gain experience from my VIDA trip to Costa Rica, but I didn't realize I would make new friends. We got along so well with our surgeons and anesthesiologists that they decided to take us out to dinner one night and enjoy a mild night on the town. We sat for a few hours, after an eleven-hour day of surgery, and shared personal stories about our lives and many laughs with the Costa Rican doctors. I made lifelong friends, and it just goes to show how close our veterinary community really is: it can cross state lines, country borders, and vast oceans.
Costa Rica is a beautiful country, and I am hoping to return one day to venture to the vast beaches and see more of the country. I had an amazing experience doing surgeries in the central Americas, but what I will remember most isn't the city of San Jose, the delicious food, or even my animal patients, but will be the amazing, genuine people I had the honor to spend time with. #PURAVIDA.
Tip for traveling in Costa Rica: Use "pura vida" (translates to "pure life") for almost anything: "How is your day?" "Pura vida."; "Thank you." "Pura vida!" They use it for everything!
What makes the IVTC program so special is one-on-one surgeries with a veterinarian to spay and neuter local animals in poor communities. The IVTC program is custom built around your schedule and the veterinarians' schedules, so you can do as many or as few surgery days as you like! Another special perk of the program is the option to include wildlife days in your schedule. It doesn't matter if you have never touched a bird, sloth, monkey, or turtle before, Costa Rica is rich in wildlife, and the veterinarians are there to teach and help you get a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
I would like to start off by comparing this program to the World Vets program I volunteered with one year earlier. They are both spay and neuter projects; over four clinic days I performed a total of 12 surgeries and completed anesthesia on another 12 patients. Neither program requires you to speak Spanish, and both are located in beautiful countries in Central America.
World Vets had a larger group, with pre-vet students and technicians taking care of the intake and placing the anesthetized patient in front of you for surgery. Since I had never done a spay or neuter before, the focus on surgery was appreciated, and I had a veterinarian right on the other side of the table teaching and assisting me.
In the VIDA IVTC trip, I performed the intake (physical, drug calculations, prep, etc.) on all of the patients I performed surgery on, yet still had a veterinarian on the other side of the table teaching and assisting me.
After having experienced the World Vets trip and having started my junior surgery course at Illinois last fall, I felt like I was going through the decision-making process and the actions of a real veterinarian. A big difference from junior surgery was that the dogs and cats in both countries had fleas, but there were a lot more ticks/tick-borne diseases, and TVT (transmissible Venereal Tumor) in Nicaragua than there was in Costa Rica.
The IVTC trip can be private or shared with up to three veterinary students, which saves costs for the overall program. I went with a classmate of mine, Judson, but we had differing levels of surgery experience, technical knowledge, and classroom knowledge. Each day we had six patients (a mix of cats and dogs, both males and females) that we split who would be doing the surgery and who would be doing anesthesia. There was a surgical veterinarian and an anesthesia veterinarian to help us with our duties, but as we gained confidence over our four clinic days, we took the reins more, and they took a bigger step back. We worked with different veterinarians over the course of our time there, so we learned different surgical techniques and little tips and tricks for surgery and anesthesia.
We had time for only one wildlife day. We were the first IVTC volunteers to go to Zooave, whose veterinarian also works with VIDA part time. Zooave is a zoo, but its animals are acquired after being found hurt in the wild and not being releasable because of injuries, because they are invasive species, or because they had become habituated to human interaction.
While we were there we helped the staff get blood on a variety of macaws and parrots, checked in on their patients (one of which was a baby porcupine that needed an enema), and helped with some animals brought in by government workers. The first emergency patient was a kinkajou that climbed a telephone pole and got electrocuted; we helped sedate, administer fluids and medications, and assess its injuries. The second patient that came in was a male two-toed sloth that also was electrocuted, so we sedated it, placed a catheter for fluids, and administered medications. The burns did not seem bad, but we learned that in these cases it will take the burn a few days to reveal itself from the inside of the body where the electrical current went, and a limb may need to be amputated if there is extreme damage. The zoo already had a two-toed sloth missing an arm, so the veterinarian suspected that this sloth might also become a permanent resident.
The program provided us with transportation from and to the San Jose Airport in Costa Rica, as well as transportation to our clinic orientation day and to the zoo. It also arranged for our stay in a hostel about a 12-minute drive from the clinic.
Breakfast was provided by the hostel, and lunch was provided by the program, so we had the opportunity to go out and find dinner ourselves and explore the local cuisine that was in walking distance of our hostel! The hostel had a private room option, and we paid for the upgrade for the week, which was worth it after long surgery days and early mornings. In addition to dinners and the hostel upgrade, the cost of transportation to the clinic on surgery days and the flight were not included in the price of the trip.
Overall, I would 100% recommend the IVTC program for veterinary students who are interested in an international surgical experience. Whether it is your first surgery or your fiftieth, there is nothing like an international experience that allows you to help the local pet population and even assist in helping the local wildlife! If you're interested, go to the VIDA IVTC program and plan your own Costa Rican veterinary adventure!


NEW ON THE WEBSITE: JOSEPH SMITH'S HISTORY CONFIRMED. Critics of Joseph Smith are quick to point to discrepancies in the First Vision accounts. This is an outstanding treatment of this issue, using the published work of an anti-Mormon author as the starting point.
NEW ON THE WEBSITE: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE–QUESTIONABLE ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE BOOK OF MORMON. As a call for better archaeological research, this paper provides an analysis of recent published conclusions by three LDS authors regarding Book of Mormon geography.
ASK THE APOLOGIST. The question this month addresses the calling of an apostle as a special witness. .
NEW ON THE WEBSITE: THE TRUTH ABOUT "THE GOD MAKERS." Gilbert Scharff's classic apologetic work is now available in an on-line format on the FAIR website. .
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT, SCOTT GORDON. Read an open letter introducing you to the wonderful world of FAIR on the Web. .
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NEW FEATURE: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. Do you have any opinions on the content of the FAIR Journal? Your comments are welcomed. .
It is no secret that Rev. Wesley P. Walters was critical of claims made by Joseph Smith, Jr., and his followers. Rev. Walters was active in critical circles, and in 1990 published a booklet that put forth supposed proof that the First Vision, as related by Joseph Smith, was a fabrication that could not have been true. In Joseph Smith's Move to Palmyra and Manchester, NY (A Preliminary Report), Walters based his assertions on discrepancies he noted in Joseph Smith's story and certain historical records.
The purpose of this paper is to review the claims made by Rev. Walters in the light of a wide range of historical records. Once this is fully and fairly done, it becomes evident that Joseph's telling of the First Vision is consistent with history, and that Rev. Walter's criticisms and conclusions easily fall by the wayside.
In recent years, two very different books have appeared that discuss the place of the Book of Mormon in the real world. Although they differ widely in the locations where they place the Book of Mormon action, they are remarkably similar in one sadly coincidental detail. Both books use artifacts in support of the Book of Mormon that are known or regarded by experts to be forgeries. Even more coincidentally, both authors know of the controversies, and respond to the debunking of their favored artifacts in similar ways.
The first book is "This Land: Zarahemla and the Nephite Nation," and the second is "The Lives and Travels of Mormon and Moroni." The first book places the Book of Mormon lands in North America, with Cumorah in New York and the Mississippi as the Sidon. The second places the Book of Mormon in Mesoamerica. While the geographies are diverse, and the archaeological artifacts must necessarily differ, they both include major sections on artifacts that are tantalizingly representative of exactly what the Book of Mormon states happens. In the first case, there is a representation of early Christians in the Americas, and in the second, examples of the very script of the Anthon transcript! Both of the examples are so remarkable that they would appear to be conclusive proof of the Book of Mormon. They seem almost too good to be true. Unfortunately, they really are too good to be true.
An open letter from the President of FAIR, introducing the FAIR Web site.
Welcome to the FAIR Web site. One of the difficulties in looking for answers on the Internet is finding those answers without going through hours of searching. With that thought in mind we have put together this guide to help you find your way around the FAIR Web site and to help you find answers to your questions.
Our most important resource is the Apologetics Index. The Apologetics Index is a large topical guide. Using a topical index format, sometimes several layers deep, it will give you access to many resources to help deal with your questions. The Apologetics Index will not only give you access to the various articles on the FAIR Web site, but also link you to many other resources including relevant articles out of the Church's Ensign magazine, the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, the FARMS Web site, and links to other apologetics Web sites on the Internet. Please note: articles posted on other apologetics Web sites have been chosen because of their value to the topic at hand, but are not controlled by or endorsed by FAIR.
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An Electronic Payment Service Processor (PSP) license allows you to create new accounts for you and your customers, make transactions, earn money, issue credit, and debit cards and even convert funds into cryptocurrencies. A Financial Service Provider (FSP) in New Zealand offers a PSP License, which you need to know more about.
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Home » Policies and Measures » PAMS » Netherlands
Energy Research Strategy (EOS)
Policy status: Ended
Policy Type: Research, Development and Deployment (RD&D), Economic Instruments>Fiscal/financial incentives>Grants and subsidies
Policy Target: Framework/ Multi-sectoral Policy
Agency: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation : Agentschap NL
URL: http://www.agentschapnl.nl/nl/programmas-regelingen/energie-onderzoek-subsidie-eos
Funding: The current budget for 2011 is unknown
In 2001 a review of the Ministry of Economic Affairs on the fragmented energy research resulted in the so-called "Energy Research Strategy" (EOS) project. After an inventory, consultation of interest groups and stakeholders, the strategy was further detailed in 2002 and 2003. The Ministry prioritised areas for domestic action and international co-operation in the context of a sustainable society. Areas of domestic priority are those of Dutch strength in research, while international cooperation covers areas where the Netherlands is less strong. EOS defined the following 5 priority areas: 1. energy-efficiency in the industrial and agriculture sectors; 2. biomass; 3. new gas / cleaner fossil fuels; 4. built environment; and 5. offshore wind generation and electricity grids. The Ministry implements the strategy through various subsidy schemes and the organisation of stakeholder groups. The subsidy schemes are: 1. New Energy Research Long Term; 2. EOS Long Term (EOS-LT); 3. EOS Demonstration (EOS-Demo); and 4. EOS Unique Opportunities (EOS-UKR). In 2006, a fifth scheme was added: (EOS-KTO (industrial research). New Energy Research Long Term: stimulates non-conventional research. It covers the entire energy research area: generation, conversion, storage, efficiency, renewables etc. Projects are non-conventional and new, lead to sustainability and new research areas; have a high technological risk and are innovative. New Energy Research Long Term is targeted to inventors, scientists, students, entrepreneurs and researchers. EOS Long Term (EOS-LT): support researchers with promising plans that in the long term lead to a sustainable energy supply. EOS-LT is aimed at research that strengthens the Netherlands knowledge position and paves the way for the introduction of innovative energy technologies. The subsidy scheme stimulates research in the defined priority areas and areas for international co-operation mentioned above. EOS Long Term (EOS-LT) is targeted to Netherlands universities, research institutes and small and medium enterprises that carry out energy research. Subsidies are awarded for: fundamental research, which enhances the general scientific and technical research and has no industrial or commercial goal; industrial research, which acquires new or improves existing knowledge to be used to develop new products, processes or services. EOS Demonstration (EOS-Demo): stimulates demonstration projects that lead to energy conservation and/or an increase in the use of renewable energy. Demonstration projects test new technologies, methods and application in a realistic environment. The subsidy scheme supports projects in the defined priority areas and areas for international co-operation mentioned above. Projects are awarded subsidy in rounds of tenders. The subsidy is 40% of the additional costs compared to a reference situation. EOS-KTO (Industrial Research): supports non-commercial research and development in the field of innovative energy technology at companies. Besides technical innovation, economic perspective and sustainability, are the major criteria for assessing requests for KTO-subsidy.
This record supersedes: Energy Research Strategy (EOS)
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Both Parenting and Expansion Management magazines have ranked the Monongalia County School System as one of the top public school systems in the nation. The Mon County Board of Education governs the district, which educates more than 11,000 students in 11 public elementary schools, five middle schools and three high schools. Several schools within the district continue to be among the best performing and highest-ranked schools throughout the state and country. The board of education estimates that more than $10,000 is spent on each student per academic year and that the school system's pupil teacher ratio is 14:1. More information on the county's schools can be accessed here (http://boe.mono.k12.wv.us/home).
Morgantown is home to West Virginia University, the state's largest land grant university and research center. WVU is one of the top 100 research universities in the country with an enrollment of more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The university awards more than 5,000 degrees each year. The presence of the university in the community also ensures there is never a shortage of BIG 12 sporting events, cultural activities, and other extracurricular opportunities in Morgantown and beyond.
Morgantown also offers opportunities for training in a variety of specialties and technical programs through Monongalia County Technical Education Center, West Virginia Junior College Morgantown Campus, Pierpont Community and Technical College, Ross Medical Education Center and the Morgantown Beauty College, just to name a few.
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Q: Cannot delete data from datastore in aws-amplify I am working with AWS amplify for the first time by following the docs. Everything is working except deletion of the data. Whenever I try to delete data from any of my table it gives the error

DOMException: Failed to execute 'index' on 'IDBObjectStore': The specified index was not found.
at Proxy. (http://localhost:3000/static/js/bundle.js:34280:22)
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at fulfilled (http://localhost:3000/static/js/bundle.js:23563:24)

I have tried using all the ways mentioned in the amplify datastore docs, but I always get this error. Following is my graphql schema
type Profile @model @auth(rules: [{allow: groups, groups: ["SME"], operations: [read]}, {allow: owner}]) {
  email: String!
  name: String
  birthDate: String
  photo: String
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Council Recap: Community Prosecutor, traffic signal improvements
At their Tuesday meeting, the Lakewood City Council approved an agreement with the County of Los Angeles to provide a Community Prosecutor who will be dedicated to Lakewood and the neighboring city of Paramount and will focus on prompt attention to quality of life issues.
Community Prosecutors are part of a longstanding program that provides cities that contract for the extra service with a career Deputy District Attorney who has a longstanding good relationship of working closely with a city's Special Assignment Deputy Sheriffs to uphold public safety in a community.
Community Prosecutors can take actions such as pursuing "stay away orders" to prevent known gang members or habitual criminals from returning to homes in a neighborhood where they are causing repeated problems. Prosecutors can also do case tracking to advocate for strong-as-possible prosecutions and seek restitution and sentencing terms that are an enhancement to public safety.
Council Members noted that the City Council had previously taken a vote of "no confidence" in District Attorney George Gascón, but that the Community Prosecutor program is a longstanding one that predates the existing D.A. and can provide a valuable level of service separate from the more controversial policies of the current D.A.
Lakewood's neighboring city of Paramount has contracted for a Community Prosecutor for several years with good results. Paramount recently asked if Lakewood would like to partner on sharing the costs and time for their existing Prosecutor. Lakewood city staff and council members carefully researched the matter and interviewed the Prosecutor. Lakewood's cost share for the remaining 10 months of this fiscal year will be $125,000. The council will make a decision later on whether to continue the program in the next fiscal year.
In other action, the City Council approved the first step in a $2.4 million project to upgrade traffic signals at 12 busy intersections that have seen the most collisions in Lakewood. New traffic signals with more visible lighting and other advanced safety features will be installed in the months ahead. Design work on the project will be the first step. This effort builds on other traffic and pedestrian safety actions the city has taken recently, including hiring an additional Deputy Sheriff for traffic safety patrol and installing enhanced crosswalk signaling devices.
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Hulk Hogan Gunning For WWE WrestleMania 32 Match
WrestleMania 32 is just under a year away and WWE legend Hulk Hogan is already campaigning for a match. Hulk is ready to lace up the boots for one more Mania match and according to him, he has the support of the CEO.
Hulk Hogan has been petitioning for another WrestleMania match ever since he returned to the company last year. Hogan worked hard to rehabilitate his back and pass physicals but in the end he was left off of the 31 card. That isn't stopping Hogan. Hogan is working even harder to get back in the ring and told reporters at a recent press conference that he is down for whatever opportunities await him in Dallas Texas.
"Next year, WrestleMania is going to be where the Dallas Cowboys play at the AT&T stadium and next year they're going to try to break my indoor attendance record. So, I stopped Vince McMahon in the hallway and said, 'Let me tell you something brother, there's no way you're running WrestleMania next year without Hulk Hogan on the card. Whether it's for my last hurrah and it's my retirement match, whether it's for my next run or whether it's to just beat whoever's got the WWE title and become the champion again. If you guys are in that stadium next year, I'm going to be there.' And Vince McMahon shook my hand and said, 'I look forward to it.' "
There are a few takeaways from this. First and foremost, you can never believe everything you hear from Hogan. Hogan is his best promoter and he'll tell you just about anything to make some news. That said, if Hogan does have the support of Vince McMahon, there is a pretty good chance he'll be back in the ring. Now do I think he is challenging for the WWE title? No, but there are plenty of other things he can do on the card to fill a spot and achieve his goal.
Why would Vince McMahon allow Hogan to get back into the ring? Well, he has a very large stadium to fill. UFC president Dana White has made it clear that Ronda Rousey will not be on the card. That could certainly change but she is nothing that the WWE can count on today. One idea that could resonate with casual fans is to bring Hogan back with a similar storyline that Ric Flair had when he retired at WrestleMania 24. Now I couldn't imagine Hogan wrestling as many matches as Flair did, but the same idea could work here. I think the idea of a Hulk Hogan Retirement Match on Mania could be big business if presented correctly.
Hogan's physical limitations are always the big question mark. Hogan claims that his back is in better shape than it has been in years and he has been working hard to get in ring shape. I don't recall seeing any public medical records to verify Hogan's claims, however Hogan has looked much better walking around on WWE television than he ever did in TNA. His improvements are obvious, even to doubters, but walking and wrestling are two different things. Hulk will need to pass a physical before he steps through the ropes and that may be his biggest obstacle.
Looking ahead to 2015 if you put a Hogan retirement story on a card with Sting vs. Undertaker, a Rock match, Brock Lesnar, and another special attraction you could have something really special for Mania. Ronda Rousey would be the icing on the cake. I could certainly see why Vince would be intrigued and for one more night, I can't imagine anyone having a big problem with it.
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Retired Bull Luol Deng coaches South Sudan at tournament
CHICAGO, IL – DECEMBER 5: Luol Deng #9 of the Chicago Bulls drives to the basket against the Miami Heat on December 5, 2013 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Luol Deng wants to build up basketball in his native South Sudan and sometimes that means coaching the national team himself.
The two-time NBA All-Star, who became president of the South Sudan basketball federation after retiring as a player last year, stepped in when the team was a late addition to the Afrobasket qualifying tournament.
His team plays against Mali on Saturday, and faces host Rwanda the following evening.
Deng, born in what is now South Sudan, said after Thursday's 76-56 loss to Nigeria that coaching is a temporary gig.
"I'm fine with being coach for now, but in the future I don't think I'll be the coach," Deng said after the game against Nigeria. "This is just something that I wanted to do for our country and our players."
South Sudan was added after Algeria pulled out at the last minute, and Deng said it wasn't practical to look for a coach.
"We had five days to prepare," he said. "It's no time to go look for a coach or get guys to be connected to a new style of playing. I was familiar with the guys. So I took the opportunity because I know what it means for our country to be represented, but also what it means for our players."
Deng, who played 15 seasons in the NBA, had a familiar face on the opposing bench. Mike Brown coaches the Nigerian team, and used to coach Deng when they were with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2014.
"I didn't know he was going to coach the team," Brown said "I used to coach Luol, now I'm coaching against him."
Brown credited Deng's squad, which is inexperienced, for their grit.
"They're scrappy," he said. "They just kept fighting. Luol Deng is a guy who never gave up in his entire life. He got his guys to rally. They went on a run in the second half."
South Sudan is the world's youngest country. It won its independence from Sudan in 2011 after years of fighting.
Deng, who played for Britain at the 2012 London Olympics, was an All-Star on the Bulls' 2011-12 and 2012-13 teams.
He averaged 14.8 points and 6.1 rebounds over 15 seasons with Chicago, Cleveland, Miami, the Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota.
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Brad Underwood wants Illinois' 'emotional rollercoaster' to stop after loss to Ohio State
by Larry Hawley / Jan 16, 2021
CHAMPAIGN - Sometimes they look like the best team in the country and others they look out of sync.
Sometimes this happens over the stretch of a few games, but lately it's been happening for Illinois during games. It's been for the best, like against Northwestern earlier in the month, when they rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit to win by ten in Evanston.
LAKE FOREST - Saturday could be looked at in one of two ways if you are a fan of the Chicago Bears.
It is a lookback at one of the better moments in the last generation of the franchise - just one of three divisional round wins the team has dating back to their last championship in 1985.
While a bit closer, the Lightning have too much for the Blackhawks again on Friday
TAMPA - At least this time, they were able to make it a game heading into the third period.
That wasn't the case on Wednesday where the Lightning took a 4-0 lead after 40 minutes and didn't look back in a 5-1 victory. It appeared that was going to be the case Friday, but there was a little fight in the Blackhawks to make it a game at Amalie Arena.


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Safety video prepares students for worst-case scenario
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This story was originally published in the Mar. 21 issue of Fourth Estate. Mason recently released a video created by the Center for Personal Protection and Safety (CPPS) that educates students about safety during an active shooter situation. David Farris,…
Mason Coffee Taste Test
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Just in time to figure out how to stay awake during finals, we asked some of our coffee-loving staff to do a blind taste test of the different coffees on campus. The results may surprise you.
YouTube Famous
Asher Ackman, staff writer YouTube is one of the largest video sharing networks in the world. It serves as a social network and, for some, can become a career. Take PewDiePie and Jenna Marbles, who have become familiar names to…
Black history from behind the lens
Barbara Brophy, Staff Writer Last week, George Mason University's Film and Media Studies department hosted a screening of Chimpanzee Productions' 2014 documentary "Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People." The event, which included a discussion…
University releases new promotional video
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Mason Creative Services has released a new promotional video titled "George Mason University, Today" showcasing the university. Director of Strategic Communication Michael Sandler is a university spokesperson and was one of the two scriptwriters for the video's voice over. "The…
Mason celebrates the power of film at The Best of FAVS Showcase
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Blanca Acevedo, Staff Writer To draw attention to award winning student films, Film and Video Studies, Delta Kappa Alpha, the cinematic arts fraternity, and Film and Media Studies showcased alumni's work. The films shown were "Money or Bunnies" by Christie…
Enforcement of Mason smoking policy still under review
Mason has revised its "Smoke Free Environment" policy to make sure it is in accordance with Virginia law. University Policy 2214 gives regulations for smoking in and around campus buildings, including a rule that smokers must maintain a 25-foot distance…
Admissions office releases #Hashtag video for prospective students
Inspired by a viral video starring Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon, Mason's Admission Office decided to try a new way to reach out to prospective students. Imitating what a Twitter conversation would sound like in real life, two admissions counselors…


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In Amman, the view from a refugee camp, where Syrian families prepare for a long winter. Story and photos in Christianity Today.
In the city of Mafraq, near the Syrian border, a church has become an international rallying point for aid to refugee families. Story, photos and video on Crossfield News.
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