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UBS AG announces final terms of the announced rights issue
The Board of Directors of UBS AG has determined the final terms of the public offering of 760,295,181 new shares, which will be subject to the subscription rights of existing shareholders (the "rights issue"). The rights issue was fully underwritten by a syndicate of banks on 1 April 2008 and the related capital increase was authorized by the shareholders of UBS AG on 23 April 2008. Shareholders will be allotted one subscription right for each existing share held. The exercise of 20 subscription rights will entitle the holder to subscribe for 7 new shares at a subscription price of CHF 21.00 per new share.
UBS's Board of Directors approved yesterday an increase in the share capital of UBS AG through the issue of 760,295,181 fully paid-in registered shares with a par value of CHF 0.10 each. Upon completion of the transaction, 2,932,567,127 fully paid-in registered shares with a par value of CHF 0.10 each will be outstanding.
The Board of Directors has set the subscription price for the new shares at CHF 21.00 per new share, which is expected to translate into gross proceeds of approximately CHF 15.97 billion. The subscription price of CHF 21.00 compares to a closing price of the UBS shares on SWX Europe on 21 May 2008 of CHF 30.64.
The rights issue has been fully underwritten by a syndicate of banks led by JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs.
Shareholders will be allotted one subscription right for each existing share held at the close of business on 26 May 2008. The exercise of 20 subscription rights entitles the exercising holder to subscribe for 7 new shares against payment of the subscription price.
Subscription rights will be traded from 27 May 2008 through 9 June 2008 on SWX Europe and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The exercise period for subscription rights held in the SIS SegaIntersettle ("SIS") system will run from 27 May 2008 to 12:00 noon Swiss time on 12 June 2008. The exercise period for subscription rights held in The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") system will run from 27 May 2008 to 5:00 p.m. New York time on 10 June 2008. The Joint Bookrunners, on behalf of the syndicate of banks, may place any new shares which have not been subscribed for through an offering in selected jurisdictions or in open market transactions on or about 12 June 2008.
It is planned to have the new shares listed on the SWX Swiss Exchange, NYSE and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). Application has been made for trading in the new shares to commence on SWX Europe, the NYSE and the TSE on 13 June 2008.
The new shares will be fully fungible with existing shares.
Expected timetable for the share capital increase
Record date for the allocation of subscription rights (close of business)
Existing UBS shares begin trading "ex-subscription right"
Start of rights trading on SWX Europe and the NYSE
Start of subscription period
End of rights trading period
End of subscription period for the subscription rights held in the DTC system (5 p.m. New York time)
End of subscription period for the subscription rights held in the SIS system (12:00 noon Swiss time)
First trading day of new shares
Payment and delivery of the new shares
Holders of rights are advised to seek and follow instructions from their custodian bank or broker in relation to the proper and timely exercise or sale of their rights.
Notice to Shareholders in Switzerland and the European Economic Area
This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation to buy securities. It does not constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of Art. 652a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, nor a listing prospectus within the meaning of the SWX Swiss Exchange Listing Rules. The offer will be made solely by means of, and on the basis of, an offering and listing prospectus which is to be published. An investment decision regarding subscription rights or the shares of UBS AG should only be made on the basis of the offering and listing prospectus. The offering and listing prospectus is expected to be published on May 23, 2008 and will be available free of charge from UBS Investment Bank, Prospectus Library, P.O. Box, CH-8098 Zurich, Switzerland, J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd., Junghofstr. 14, 60313 Frankfurt am Main, Germany or Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Junghofstrasse 13-15, 60311 Frankfurt am Main, Germany or on UBS AG's website (www.ubs.com).
Other than in Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, France, Italy and Liechtenstein, no action has been or will be taken in any member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented the EC Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council dated November 4, 2003 (each a "Relevant Member State") that would permit a public offering of the rights and/or the new shares, or the distribution of a prospectus or any other offering material relating to the rights and/or the new shares in any Relevant Member State.
This communication is directed only at persons (I) who are outside the United Kingdom or (II) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) (the "Order") or (III) who fall within article 49(2)(a) to (d) ("high net worth companies, unincorporated associations etc.") of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "Relevant Persons"). Any person who is not a Relevant Person must not act or rely on this communication or any of its contents. Any investment or investment activity relating to the placing of any new shares which have not been subscribed for through an offering in selected jurisdictions or in open market transactions is available only to Relevant Persons and will be engaged in only with Relevant Persons.
Notice to U.S. Persons
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for the offerings to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and these offerings. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offerings will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling UBS AG at +41-44-236-6770 or, if you are calling from the United States of America, by calling toll-free +1-866-541-9689.
Notice to Japanese Investors
Any securities referred to in this release have not been or will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan and therefore no offering with respect to such securities in Japan is permitted.
Notice to all Other Investors
This publication constitutes neither an offer to sell nor an invitation to buy securities. The offer will be made solely by means of, and on the basis of, an offering and listing prospectus which is to be published and only in those jurisdictions and to such persons in and to which such offer or invitation is not unlawful.


I just want to mention how VERY impressive the lovely Eva Mendez was this evening at the aformentioned 30th Anniversary Peta Gala.
BUT because they do great things for a great cause.
I AM A COMPLETE freak!!!!!!


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Born in Germany, Andreas Scholl's early musical training was with the Kiedricher Chorbuben choir. He later studied under Richard Levitt and René Jacobs at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. He has won numerous awards and prizes, including the prestigious ECHO Award for his composition for Deutsche Grammophon's audio-book of Hans Christian Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes and The Nightingale.
Andreas has released a series of extraordinary solo recordings: the most recent being Wanderer – a disc of German Lied in partnership with pianist Tamar Halperin. Other notable releases include Bach cantatas with kammerorchesterbasel; O Solitude – an all-Purcell album with Accademia Bizantina, which won the 2012 BBC Music Magazine award; Arias for Senesino, Heroes – a disc of arias by Handel, Mozart, Hasse and Gluck; Robert Dowland's A Musicall Banquet; Vivaldi Motets with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra; and Arcadia – a collection of rare and unpublished cantatas by composers from Rome's Arcadian Circle. All of these recordings are released on Decca.
Andreas' recorded work also includes Handel's Solomon and Saul with Paul McCreesh for Deutsche Gramophon, and for Harmonia Mundi, Vivaldi Stabat Mater; Caldara's Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo; and Crystal Tears – lute and consort songs by John Dowland. Andreas' DVD releases include productions of Giulio Cesare (for both Decca and Harmonia Mundi), Rodelinda (Warner) and Partenope (Decca).
Operatic roles include the title role in Giulio Cesare at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and the 2012 Salzburger Festspiele (opposite Cecilia Bartoli) and Bertarido (Rodelinda) at Glyndebourne Festival Opera and the Metropolitan Opera (opposite Renée Fleming). His concert performances have included appearances with Berliner Philharmoniker, New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Dresdner Philharmonie, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Freiburger Barockorchester, the Academy of Ancient Music and at the 2005 Last Night of the Proms – the first counter-tenor ever to have been invited.
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David Ian Neville
Contact: dneville2019@gmail.com
Local authority: Edinburgh City
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David Ian Neville works as writer, director and producer. He has written for theatre, TV and radio. Theatre plays include dramatisations of Joan Lingard's novels Twelfth Day of July and Across the Barricades, the Fringe First award-winning play Exile, A Deafening Silence, The Heart of the City and Dough. Radio plays include Desperate Measures and Inside (BBC Radio 4). Television work includes storylines for Lynda La Plante's TV series The Governor, the award-winning TV plays Martha & The Audition for STV, and scripts for BBC and STV Schools programmes.
He has performed one-man shows for young people including The Book Safari and The Life & Times of RLS. He is an experienced theatre director and has produced a wide variety of dramas for BBC Radio including Behind Closed Doors, 44 Scotland Street, The Archers and Shuttle Diplomacy for Radio 4; Black Watch and Three Five Silly Twerp for Radio 3, Lynton Bay and King of Hearts for Radio Scotland, and Station Road for Radio Wales.
He has devised projects and workshops for a wide range of organisations. Workshops or talks can focus on writing for theatre and radio and his own work as a playwright and scriptwriter.
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import {
  CONSENT_ITEM_STATE,
  ConsentInstance,
  ConsentStateManager,
} from '../consent-state-manager';
import {macroTask} from '../../../../testing/yield';
import {
  registerServiceBuilder,
  resetServiceForTesting,
} from '../../../../src/service';

describes.realWin('ConsentStateManager', {amp: 1}, env => {
  let win;
  let ampdoc;
  let storageValue;
  let storageGetSpy;
  let storageSetSpy;
  beforeEach(() => {
    win = env.win;
    ampdoc = env.ampdoc;
    storageValue = {};
    storageGetSpy = sandbox.spy();
    storageSetSpy = sandbox.spy();

    resetServiceForTesting(win, 'storage');
    registerServiceBuilder(win, 'storage', function() {
      return Promise.resolve({
        get: name => {
          storageGetSpy(name);
          return Promise.resolve(storageValue[name]);
        },
        set: (name, value) => {
          storageSetSpy(name, value);
          storageValue[name] = value;
          return Promise.resolve();
        },
      });
    });
  });

  describe('Consent State Manager', () => {
    let manager;
    beforeEach(() => {
      manager = new ConsentStateManager(ampdoc);
    });

    it('registerConsentInstance', () => {
      const consentReadyPromise = manager.whenConsentReady('test');
      manager.registerConsentInstance('test');
      manager.registerConsentInstance('test1');
      return consentReadyPromise.then(() => {
        return manager.whenConsentReady('test1');
      });
    });

    it('should not register consent instance twice', () => {
      manager.registerConsentInstance('test');
      expect(() => manager.registerConsentInstance('test')).to.throw(
          'CONSENT-STATE-MANAGER: instance already registered');
    });

    it('get consent state', function* () {
      manager.registerConsentInstance('test');
      let value;
      const p = manager.getConsentInstanceState('test').then(v => value = v);
      yield p;
      expect(value).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.UNKNOWN);

      let value1;
      manager.updateConsentInstanceState('test', CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
      const p1 = manager.getConsentInstanceState('test').then(v => value1 = v);
      yield p1;
      expect(value1).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
    });

    describe('update consent', () => {
      let spy;

      beforeEach(() => {
        manager.registerConsentInstance('test');
        spy = sandbox.spy();
      });

      it('should call handler when consent state changes', () => {
        manager.onConsentStateChange('test', spy);
        manager.updateConsentInstanceState('test', CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
        expect(spy).to.be.calledWith(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
      });

      it('should call handler when consent is ignored', () => {
        manager.onConsentStateChange('test', spy);
        manager.ignoreConsentInstance('test');
        expect(spy).to.be.calledWith(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
      });

      it('should call handler when register observable', function*() {
        manager.onConsentStateChange('test', spy);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(spy).to.be.calledOnce;
        expect(spy).to.be.calledWith(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.UNKNOWN);
      });

      it('handles race condition', function* () {
        manager.onConsentStateChange('test', spy);
        manager.updateConsentInstanceState('test', CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
        expect(spy).to.be.calledOnce;
        expect(spy).to.be.calledWith(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(spy).to.be.calledTwice;
        expect(spy).to.be.calledWith(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
      });
    });
  });

  describe('ConsentInstance', () => {
    let instance;

    beforeEach(() => {
      instance = new ConsentInstance(ampdoc, 'test');
    });

    describe('update', () => {
      it('should be able to update local value', function* () {
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.UNKNOWN);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.not.be.called;
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.DISMISSED);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.not.be.called;
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.be.calledOnce;
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.be.calledWith('amp-consent:test', true);
        storageSetSpy.reset();
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.be.calledOnce;
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.be.calledWith('amp-consent:test', false);
        storageSetSpy.reset();
        instance.update(-1);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.not.be.called;
      });

      it('should not write localStorage with same value', function* () {
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.be.calledOnce;
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.be.calledOnce;
      });

      it('should handle race condition store latest value', function* () {
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.be.calledOnce;
        expect(storageSetSpy).to.be.calledWith('amp-consent:test', false);
      });
    });

    describe('get', () => {
      it('should be able to get local value', function* () {
        let value;
        yield instance.get().then(v => value = v);
        expect(value).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.UNKNOWN);
        yield instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.DISMISSED);
        yield instance.get().then(v => value = v);
        expect(value).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.UNKNOWN);
        storageValue['amp-consent:test'] = true;
        yield instance.get().then(v => value = v);
        expect(value).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
        yield instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.DISMISSED);
        yield instance.get().then(v => value = v);
        expect(value).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.GRANTED);
        yield instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
        yield instance.get().then(v => value = v);
        expect(value).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
      });

      // TODO(zhouyx, #14336): Fails due to console errors.
      it.skip('should return unknown value with error', function* () {
        let value;
        storageGetSpy = () => {
          const e = new Error('intentional');
          throw e;
        };
        storageValue['amp-consent:test'] = true;
        yield instance.get().then(v => value = v);
        expect(value).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.UNKNOWN);
      });

      it('should handle race condition return latest value', function* () {
        let value1, value2;
        storageValue['amp-consent:test'] = true;
        instance.get().then(v => value1 = v);
        instance.update(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
        instance.get().then(v => value2 = v);
        yield macroTask();
        expect(value1).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
        expect(value2).to.equal(CONSENT_ITEM_STATE.REJECTED);
      });
    });
  });
});

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In this video I'm trying to show you as much as possible from the beautiful summer town called Nice.
Since I had to pick up my mother near the airport of Nice, I decided to go early with my son and have a sightseeing. I allready know Cannes, Monaco and Mentone, so I was quite curious about this town.
The small trains are a much better option than the bike taxi to get around town in a fast way. The bike taxis are cool, but really expencive!
We also got time for a swim in the sea! My son always wants to swim, wherever we go. So I was of course carrying around a huge backback only for having a fast swim and an afternoon meal.
The funny thing was that we could hear more people talking in Norwegian than French on the beach! Even my son was surprised about this fact. But the beach is really full of stones, not a pleasant place to take a nap.
Must admit that I prefer Cannes, both for the sandy beach and also for the lovely shopping street in the center.
After meeting my mother outside the train station, we decided to find the Russian cathedral. An amazing building and an unice piece of art outside Russia.
We just reached the train back (I had bought tickets online and paid only 31 euro for the hole trip inclusing my mum). The only minus point is that you need to change train in Ventimiglia, near the Italian/French border.
Anyway, it's nice to be back in Bordighera. It's almost like a home to me, and knowing the language really helps.
But being a tourist for a day reminded me about how much you open your mind and become a better person.
What´s the time? – Che ora è?
When is the train leaving? – A che ora parte il treno?


psychology teaching, or psychological consultation.
education and/or training in the field of mental health.
Institutional members may have individuals under their membership.
the level they would be eligible for as an individual member.
An institution engaged in the work of providing mental health services.


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Оморъягун (устаревшее название Омор-Ягун):

 Оморъягун (приток Нятлонгаягуна) — река в России, протекает по территории Сургутского района Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа.
 Оморъягун (приток Тромъёгана) — река в России, протекает по территории Сургутского района Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа.

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text:
Q: Ion footer shows half in iphoneX I have an ionic4 application in which I have an . It works perfectly on android and on iPhone 5 to 8+. However in iPhoneX+, I get the issue as shown in the image below.

I have the following html code for my footer
<ion-footer  *ngIf="text">
  <ion-toolbar mode="ios">
    <ion-tabs>
      <ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">

        <ion-tab-button (click)="ngOnInit()">
          <ion-icon name="home"></ion-icon>
          <ion-label>{{ text.home_footer_name }}</ion-label>
        </ion-tab-button>

        <ion-tab-button (click)="nearBy()">
          <ion-icon name="pin"></ion-icon>
          <ion-label>{{ text.home_nearest }}</ion-label>
        </ion-tab-button>

        <ion-tab-button routerLink="/cart" routerDirection="forward">
          <ion-icon name="basket"></ion-icon>
          <ion-label>{{ text.home_cart }}</ion-label>
          <ion-badge *ngIf="count > 0">{{ count }}</ion-badge>
        </ion-tab-button>

        <ion-tab-button routerLink="/profile" routerDirection="forward">
          <ion-icon name="person"></ion-icon>
          <ion-label>{{ text.home_profile }}</ion-label>
        </ion-tab-button>
      </ion-tab-bar>
    </ion-tabs>
  </ion-toolbar>
</ion-footer>

A: i check and that problem occurs when ion-tabs are used individually without the template tabs that its describe on ionic documentation, but please try changing,
<ion-tab-bar slot="bottom">

with:
<ion-tab-bar slot="top">

PD. This only happens in iOS. please let me know if this solves the problem, for me it solved

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What do our pool shells and an athlete's body have in common? Core strength.
In the mid 1990's the Compass R&D team invented a unique method of combining Vinyl Ester resin and Ceramic spheres. Ceramic spheres are incredibly tough, they are chemically inert, and they will not absorb water in any form. Find out how Compass patented ceramic core technology provides core strength and ensures a risk-free purchase underpinned by our industry leading warranties.
Our patented ceramic core technology allows us to build you a tougher and more durable pool, which is designed to cope with seasonal ground movement, and the effects of long-term immersion in pool water. Watch this video to find out about ceramic core technology and how it will benefit you as a pool owner.
There were nearly 80 pools installed within the Canterbury earthquake area and there was no damage to either the pools or the concrete bond beam from the September 2010 quake. After the much more devastating February 2011 quake, there was only one pool that needed replacing (and to put that into context everything else around it was devastated too). And only one other pool needed minor repairs. Many customers who unfortunately suffered damage to their homes and property did not have any damage to their Compass Pool.
Some may call it a twist of fate that our pools fared so well during the quakes, but when so many pools have been severely damaged around them, we say it is no coincidence at all! By no means are we saying that our pools are indestructible but we are confidently saying that they have performed extremely well in the recent earthquakes.
When Compass Pools introduced ceramic composite technology to the swimming pool industry in the mid 90's, it quickly became accepted technology around the world. For decades now, we've been recognised as world leaders and innovators in this market.
Our patented technology dramatically improves the pool's structural integrity and is the reason Compass Pools can offer all customers the confidence of a solution that will suit their specific site conditions.
In the early 90's the Compass research and development team set about finding new ways to make a pool that was so tough and reliable that they could offer customers peace of mind with an extended structural guarantee and enhanced interior surface guarantee.
It was widely accepted that the proper use of vinyl ester resin in the manufacturing process would greatly improve a pool shell's inherent water resistance. That's because vinyl ester resin is 50 times less susceptible to hydrolysis by water than polyester resin (the other main resin type typically used in fibreglass pool construction).
However, Compass decided that it was important to look beyond industry standards. We were seeking a new method that allowed us to manufacture a fibreglass composite pool for our customers that was designed to last longer.
With a great deal of research, we developed a technology which blended vinyl ester resin with ceramic microspheres. This breakthrough resulted in a light-weight composite core that significantly improved our fibreglass pool's structure and performance. Similar composite materials are used in the aerospace industry, and in the construction of high-performance trains and high-performance racing boats. In our case, the application of this blend of ceramic microspheres and vinyl ester resin also required us to specially modify our fibreglass spraying equipment, which formed part of our patented method.
So whether it is a small plunge pool or a large X-Trainer swimming pool, you can rest assured knowing that your pool is made using the state-of-the art technology, is strong and will last.
The will not absorb water in any form, which can be a leading cause of osmosis in pools.
These microspheres are a key ingredient in our unique ceramic core, which is now an integral component in the manufacture of all Compass pools sold across Australia, New Zealand and Europe.


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» Lay Carmel and the Wider Carmelite Family
Lay Carmel and the Wider Carmelite Family
and the wider Carmelite Family
'Lay Carmel' is the largest branch of the Carmelite Family. It is particularly active in Britain, and a section of this website is dedicated specifically to Lay Carmel. The following additional information is offered to help place Lay Carmel within the broader picture of the Carmelite Family.
A Carmelite friar and Lay Carmelites gathered together in Carmelite Street, York.
Carmel's roots in the Laity
The Carmelite Family originated with a group of hermits living on Mount Carmel. It is likely that these were largely lay men (i.e. unordained men who were not priests), who dedicated their lives to the service of God and neighbour. Since its foundations, therefore, Carmel's spirituality has struck a chord with lay people. Although Carmel is best known for its 'religious' (friars, nuns, sisters and hermits), in fact the most numerous and widespread branch of the Carmelite Family is 'Lay Carmel'.
What is meant by 'Lay Carmel'?
The term 'Lay Carmel' can refer to any lay person connected with the Carmelite Family, but more usually it refers to the Third Order Secular (usually known as the 'Third Order' or 'Secular Order').
In the Ancient Observance of the Carmelite Order (O.Carm.) the term 'Lay Carmelites' usually refers to the members of the Third Order Secular (also referred to as Secular Carmelites or Tertiaries) who have formally made profession of promises. However, 'Lay Carmel' is also used by the Ancient Observance as a catchall term that incorporates the laity of the wider Carmelite Family, such as the Brown Scapular Confraternity and members of Secular Institutes (described below). In the Teresian or Discalced Carmelite Order (O.C.D.) the term 'Lay Carmelite' is usually more restricted to mean only professed members of the 'Secular Order' (a term used by them in preference to 'Third Order'). The term 'Lay Carmel' is somewhat problematic when describing the Secular/Third Orders because there are a number of ordained ministers (deacons, priests and bishops) who are not lay people but who are professed members of the Secular/Third Orders.
The origins of Lay Carmel
In the Middle Ages the Carmelite hermits became a mendicant order of friars (religious brothers), but lay people continued to be inspired by 'Carmel' and wanted to be associated with the Order in some way. Confraternities (brotherhoods) of the laity became established alongside convents of friars that gave people a link to the religious brothers. Often members of these confraternities were distinguished by making promises to live the Carmelite way of life according to their own circumstances, and wearing a reduced version of the Carmelite habit.
A modern-day Carmelite confraternity in Italy.
These lay people dress in a version of the Carmelite habit on special occasions.
The Carmelite Third Order (Secular)
In the Middle Ages there was no formal 'Third Order' as such within Carmel; instead most communities of Carmelite friars had lay people associated with them who shared something of their spirit and way of life, sometimes in a structured way, but there was no organised system for lay membership of the Order across Carmel as a whole.
The seventeenth century has been called the 'Golden Age' of the Carmelite Third Order, because it was in this period that it became organised for the first time.
In the 1600s the Reform of Touraine (a movement for renewal within the Carmelite Order) was such a successful and inspiring movement that many lay people were once again attracted to the Carmelite way of life. In the 1630s the Carmelite Prior General Fr. Theodore Straccio (sometimes written Strazio or Stratius) decided to organise groups of lay people who were inspired by Carmelite spirituality. Fr. Straccio followed the model of the Francisan Third Order and composed a separate Rule specifically for Carmelite tertiaries. His 1627 Rule of Life for the Carmelite Third Order Secular became extremely influential. In 1678 a later Carmelite Prior General, Emilio Giacomellli (sometimes spelt Jacomelli), produced a revised Rule of Life for the Third Order. A year later a set of Statutes to interpret the Third Order Rule was compiled by the Procurator (legal expert) of the Order, Ferdinand Tartaglia. This Rule/Statutes was adopted by the Discalced Secular Order (which did not exist in the early years of St. Teresa's reform). The first known English translation of the 1678/9 Rule/Statutes appeared in Ireland about 1845, and another Rule - that of John Baptist Bettini - became popular in Italy, Germany and Holland after its publication in 1849. Different Third Order Rules by different people appeared in different languages in different provinces in the nineteenth century, suggesting that in fact there were different Third Orders. The latest legislation of the Third Order (T.O.C.) issued in 2003 still speaks of Third Orders in the plural, recognising the diversity of Lay Carmelite life to this day.
Today most of the Third Order - like the rest of the Carmelite Family - looks to the Rule of Saint Albert as its primary 'Rule', and the Rule for the Third Order issued in 2003 is effectively regarded as a set of Constitutions that interpret Albert's Rule for contemporary life.
Today tens of thousands of lay men and women worldwide are professed members of the Carmelite Third Order Secular. They live in their own homes, often raising families and having their own occupations, but they receive formation in Carmelite spirituality and - when possible - participate in regular meetings of Lay Carmelite communities. They try to live the Carmelite charism of prayer, community-building and service in whatever circumstances they find themselves.
In Britain the Third Order experienced a particular growth following the return of the Carmelite friars to Britain in the 1920s, and again after the re-establishment of Aylesford Priory in 1949, with a number of Third Order communities (known as 'Chapters') being formed across England, Wales and Scotland.
The Third Order in Britain has gone through a further period of renewal since the late 1990s. It is hard to give a precise figure, but there are probably over 500 professed members of the Carmelite Third Order Secular in Britain. There are approximately 30 Third Order Chapters and related Lay Carmelite communities in existence in Britain (click here to see the communities map).
There are a similar number of communities in England and Wales of the Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites.
In the Ancient Observance the abbreviation 'T.O.C.' refers to 'Third Order Carmelite'. In the Discalced tradition the abbreviation 'O.C.D.S.' refers to the 'Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites'.
For more information about the Third Order in Britain, click here.
One of the branches of the Third Order is known as the Donum Dei Missionary Workers ('Travilleuses Missionnaire' in French). They have residential communities in various parts of the world, and had a presence in the British Province at Aylesford Priory until 2008.
A painting depicting friars and members of the Third Order
at the National Shrine of St. Thérèse at Darien, Illinois, U.S.A.
Carmelite Spirituality Group (CSGs) have developed in the British Province of Carmelites since the late 1990s. Originally they were communities of Lay Carmelites in new locations who did not have enough members to constitute a formal 'Chapter' of the Third Order. However, from 2006 a new form of Spirituality Group has developed that seeks to offer an experience of 'Carmel' in a contemporary and inclusive way. For more information about Carmelite Spirituality Groups in Britain, click here.
Manchester Carmelite Spirituality Group, established in 2011, and built on the foundations of the Third Order Chapter established in the city in 1955.
Carmelite Secular Institutes
Secular Institutes offer a formal belonging to the Carmelite Order for laity that is distinct from, but similar to, the Third Order.
In Britain there is a Carmelite Secular Institute known as The Leaven (The Institute of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) for single people who wish to live a consecrated life in their own homes and workplaces. Founded in 1949 and formally affiliated to the Carmelite Order in 1965, it offers a deep experience of Carmelite spirituality to its members, who profess the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity and obedience.
For more information about The Leaven, click here.
There is also a Secular Institute present in Britain known as 'Notre Dame de Vie' (Our Lady of Life) that is associated with the Discalced Carmelite Order. For further information click here.
The Wider Lay Carmelite Family
Through profession - that is a public statement of Carmelite identity and belonging - members of the Third/Secular Orders and Secular Institutes are formally part of the Carmelite Order.
However, the 'Carmelite Family' also extends a sense of belonging to other lay individuals and groups, often associated with Carmelite-served parishes and chaplaincies, or inspired by a particular Carmelite devotion or saint. These are sometimes called the 'wider' or 'extended' Carmelite Family. Such people are not canonically (legally) part of the Carmelite Order, and make no public profession of promises or vows, but nevertheless receive from and contribute to our spirituality.
In a certain sense, through their contact with Carmelite friars and laity,
parishioners at Carmelite-served parishes such as Walworth in South London
are part of the wider or extended Carmelite Family.
For more information about other lay groups associated with Carmel in Britain, click here.
Carmelite Scapular Confraternity
Lay people and clergy who want less formal affiliation to the Order but who are attracted by devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel can join the Carmelite Scapular Confraternity. Millions of people around the world wear the small brown cloth around their shoulders known as the Carmelite Brown Scapular. This sacramental - one of the most popular across the Church - is a miniature version of the Carmelite habit. It is a symbol of belonging to the wider Carmelite Family, and of pledging oneself to the protection of Our Lady and the service of her son Jesus Christ.
For more information about the Carmelite Scapular Confraternity click here.
Members of a Carmelite Scapular Confraternity in Rome
Young People and Carmel
Many young people are associated with the Carmelite Order in a number of ways, often outside of formally constituted groups. As such these young people form part of the 'wider Carmelite Family'.
For more information about Young People and Carmel, click here.
A Carmelite friar and young person sharing conversation.
More Information on Lay Carmel
You can learn more about Lay Carmel and its various branches by visiting the dedicated section of this website.


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The housing attorney at the Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic in Indianapolis routinely counsels and advises clients who were lured by the prospect of homeownership but all too often come to his office in tears.
These are people who do not have the income or credit history to get a traditional mortgage, so they turned to seller-financed alternatives such as land contracts, lease option contracts or rent-to-buy contracts to try to get a home of their own. However, the houses they took over typically had been vacant or abandoned, suffered from vandalism and infestation, and needed expensive repairs. The payments plus renovation costs, and sometimes newly discovered liens or overdue tax bills from previous years, have thrown families into such financial distress that they lost everything.
"I've had more people weeping in this office over these types of things going wrong," Haller said.
In late August, the problem moved into the Indiana Court of Appeals. The case, Rainbow Realty Group, Inc. et al. v. Katrina Carter and Quentin Lintner, 49A02-1707-CC-01473, involves a rent-to-buy contract and poses the question of whether Carter and Lintner are renters or buyers. Oral arguments lasted an hour and no ruling had been issued as of IL deadline.
This is at least the third pending suit involving Rainbow Realty and its rent-to-buy program. The Indiana Attorney General filed a complaint in Marion Superior Court in January 2013, and the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana filed a class action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana in May 2017.
Indiana Legal Services began representing Carter and Lintner after their 2015 eviction. A Marion Superior judge granted partial summary judgment to Carter and Lintner after finding Rainbow Realty breached the warranty of habitability and made false or deceptive statements. Carter and Lintner were awarded a total of $7,000 in compensatory damages, punitive damages and attorney's fees.
Rainbow appealed, arguing the trial court wrongly concluded the rent-to-buy agreement is governed by Indiana residential landlord-tenant statutes.
At the Court of Appeals, amicus briefs in favor of Carter and Lintner were filed by the Economic Justice Project at the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center and the National Consumer Law Center, the Neighborhood Christian Legal Center and the Indiana Attorney General.
Judith Fox, supervising attorney at the Notre Dame Clinical Law Center, asserted this case will have far-reaching ramifications. She wrote in the Center's brief that the protections provided by Indiana Law to prevent companies from renting uninhabitable properties will be eliminated if the court finds for Rainbow.
"A ruling in Rainbow Realty's favor will open the floodgates for other abusive sellers to enter Indiana markets," Fox wrote.
As Fox explained in the Notre Dame brief, the foreclosure crisis that began in 2008 left countless abandoned and dilapidated homes across the country, particularly in the Midwest. Investors scooped up thousands and are re-selling them through seller-financed methods.
But prospective buyers are getting trapped in homes they can neither live in safely nor afford to repair. Often the property companies evict the residents and take possession of the house without having to reimburse the former occupant for any improvements, then market the dwelling to the next prospective buyer. Fox claimed the landlords are laughing all the way to the bank.
In court filings, Rainbow's president James Hotka said his goal in operating Rainbow was to offer affordable low-cost housing to people who wanted to become homeowners but did not have enough income to make a down payment.
He started his Indianapolis-based company in 1974, buying and selling vacant, abandoned and distressed homes in low-income neighborhoods. Since Rainbow launched the rent-to-buy program in 1992, Hotka asserted, hundreds of low-income families have successfully purchased and renovated low-cost homes.
Carter and Lintner entered into a rent-to-buy contract with Rainbow for a house on North Oakland Avenue on Indianapolis' eastside. When the couple took possession of the residence in May 2013, doors were missing, some electrical wiring was gone, the windows were all broken, and there was no functioning sink, toilet, shower or running water.
The home had been vacant for almost three years. Rainbow's rating system indicated the property was "absolutely not livable" and would need an estimated $5,000 in repairs to make it habitable.
Under the terms of the contract, Carter and Lintner would pay $549 per month for 30 years. Rainbow listed the purchase price of the home as $37,546 but, as Indiana Legal Services noted in its brief, at the end of the 30-year period with the interest rate of 16.3 percent, the couple would have paid nearly $185,000 for the home.
Also, per the contract, the first 24 payments Carter and Lintner made would be considered rent. If the couple made at least 24 rental payments, the parties would then execute a separate "conditional (land) sales contract" for the remaining 28 years.
Before the Court of Appeals, ILS contended Rainbow was seeking to have it "both ways." The company treated Carter and Lintner not only like owners in holding them responsible for all renovations and maintenance of the property, but also like renters in that if they failed to make any payments during the first two years, they would be evicted.
ILS charged Rainbow's rent-to-buy agreement is governed by Indiana's landlord tenant laws and by the Marion County health and housing code. The contract is invalid as a lease because the company did not provide Carter and Lintner with a safe, clean and habitable home. Moreover, it is invalid as a purchase agreement because it allows for forfeiture during the first two years regardless of the investments the couple made to the property.
Rainbow pushed back, arguing the landlord-tenant laws do not apply because Carter and Lintner were purchasing the property. The initial two years of payments were not lease payments. Rather, the first 24 monthly payments were in lieu of a down payment and were credited against the purchase price.
ILS staff attorney Cheryl Koch-Martinez declined to comment on the specifics of this lawsuit. Still, she noted, that, in general, rent-to-buy contracts tend to be complex. Plus, they continue to be a barrier for low-income people looking for stable housing.
Rent-to-buy contracts are not illegal and can be a legitimate way to purchase property, Haller said. But some companies are crafting agreements with terms and conditions that absolve them of responsibility and trap families in situations that drain them financially and crush their dreams of homeownership.
Haller dismissed the buyer-beware notion that seller-financed agreements are the free market at work. He pointed out families in Marion County are squeezed by stagnant wages, rising housing prices and limited options for buying property.
For one of Haller's clients, the most disheartening part of her family's ordeal with a rent-to-buy contract was having to tell the children they would not be moving into a home.
The woman, who asked not to be identified, said she and her husband wanted to get out of their apartment and into a house where they could host family barbecues and their son and daughter could play in the yard. The home they liked had a range of problems including plumbing and electrical, but the children were already planning how they were going to decorate their bedrooms.
Confusion at the contract signing along with demands for more money up front derailed the deal before the family could start unpacking. Now the family is trying to get its money back and scrambling for another place to call home.
"They're just taking advantage of people who have no other means and no other decent place to live," the woman said.
The Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana sees Rainbow's tactics as targeting minority communities with exploitive contracts. In federal court, FHCCI asserted Rainbow is violating numerous federal consumer and fair-housing laws.
Amy Nelson, executive director of the Fair Housing Center, said the rise of rent-to-buy contracts is fueled by the affordable-housing crisis. People who cannot get traditional mortgages are vulnerable to having to enter seller-finance agreements that just offer choices of vacant, run-down dwellings.
She said the the business model only works for sellers if they continually evict people and find new buyers. The losers are not only the families who get tossed onto the street, but also the neighborhoods, which tend to see property values decrease further and crime increase.


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'This whole community is in mourning': Hundreds turn out to honor fallen New Tripoli firefighters in public memorial service
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Lieutenant Michael Knight, Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services, was the Recruit Class Commander for Zachary Paris, talks about the firefighter during funeral services for New Tripoli firefighters Zachary Paris and Marvin Gruber at Northwestern Lehigh Middle School inn Lynn Township. Gruber and Paris died Dec. 7 in the line of duty in a fire in Schuylkill Township. (Rick Kintzel/The Morning Call)
Zachary Paris and Marvin Gruber gave their lives doing what they loved — serving the community.
On Saturday, hundreds turned out to remember the two volunteers with the Community Fire Company of New Tripoli, who were killed in a house fire earlier this month.
Throughout the day, mourners filed past flag-draped coffins during a public memorial service for the men at Northwestern Lehigh Middle School. An estimated 900 people filled the auditorium for the funeral services. .
"Zachary and Marvin stood up to help others," said the Rev. Walter Frisch, pastor at Ebenezer United Church of Christ, where Gruber was a deacon. "Today, we ask the lord to start the healing process with this holy occasion. We lift up these humble heroes who sacrificed the ultimate, their lives. These heroes have inspired us to live our lives with courage, and love. Let us honor their actions today."
About 600 personnel from fire departments from around Pennsylvania, Maryland and as far away as Canada, has RSVP'd for the viewing and funeral, and their apparatus lined the school parking lot. School buses shuttled mourners from nearby parking lots.
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It was a bright, frosty morning. Periodically, huge flocks of geese honked overhead and settled in the surrounding fields. Firetruck engines idled. People in the viewing lines talked quietly.
Denise Metzger of Lynn Township was there on behalf of her son Ryan Williams, who is an Army National Guard firefighter serving overseas and was unable to make Saturday's services. Ryan knew Paris nearly 15 years from being on the Community Fire Company together. "This is a tragedy to us; this doesn't happen here," Metzger said "I think this whole community is mourning."
"This is a tragedy that belongs to the whole community," said Jan Sutermeister of Heidelberg Township. A retired Northwestern Lehigh Middle School teacher, she said she knew Gruber's son, Nick, deputy chief of the Community Fire Company.
Bill McQuilken, president of Community Fire Company, said Gruber started as a volunteer firefighter in neighboring Lynnport Fire Company. He also served Northwestern Ambulance Corps but recently returned to the "fire side" when his son became deputy chief.
"Marvin was no rookie firefighter," McQuilken said. "He had been doing this his whole life."
Lt. Michael Knight of the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue Services said Paris dutifully made the three-hour ride from Maryland to New Tripoli every third day to be home with family and serve as a volunteer. As a full-time employee of the Frederick County fire service, he worked a 24-hour shift in Frederick, then had 48 hours off.
"I believe his routine was to try to go to sleep around 6 p.m., wake up at midnight, then make his ride into Frederick," said Knight, one of many who traveled from neighboring states for the services.
"No matter where you're from, we're all family," Knight said. "We're all grieving the best we can as far as dealing with the tragedy. That's why we all come together as one to support each other until we can find some closure."
People stand in line to pay their respects on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022 at the public viewing and funeral for Community Fire Company of New Tripoli firefighters Zachary Paris, 36, and Marvin Gruber, 59. Gruber and Paris died Dec. 7, 2022 in the line of duty in a fire in Schuylkill Township. (Rick Kintzel / The Morning Call)
Chris Johnson and Travis Tome of the New Castle County Paramedic Squad left Delaware at 6 a.m. to attend the viewing. "I took time from my family to be with my other family," said Johnson, the squad's assistant chief.
Jason Zimmerman, athletics and student activities director at Northwestern Lehigh High School and himself a volunteer firefighter in Heidelberg Township, said the two men would not be forgotten.
"They did it for the love of it and they did it to serve their community," he said. "There is no doubt in my mind that the impact they left on this community and beyond will be forever remembered."
Both Paris, 36, and Gruber, 59, were longtime members of the Community Fire Company.
Paris joined the company in 2010 when he moved to New Tripoli, and worked his way up to assistant chief.
"It is a sad situation," said Casey Teiderman, 35, assistant chief of the Blandon Fire Co. in Berks County, where Paris got his start at a junior firefighter at age 15. "But they passed away doing what they love."
After graduating from the Frederick County Division of Fire and Rescue academy in Maryland in September he also began working as a paid firefighter at the county's Green Valley Fire station.
He was a 2005 graduate of Fleetwood High School in Berks County. In an online obituary, his family said one of his "favorite adventures" was riding his Harley to Florida with his father, where he visited his grandfather and successfully got him on a motorcycle.
Paris' Harley was parked outside the school Saturday, with his turnout coat and boots beside it. "He was very proud of this," said a man giving the bike a last-minute polish before services began. "He just took it with his father all the way to Florida."
Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth, their daughters Lila and Amelia, parents Gerald and Carol Paris, sister Megan Gurung, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Gruber was well-known in New Tripoli, where he grew up on a dairy farm owned and operated by his parents, George and Elsie Gruber. He was a deacon at Ebenezer United Church of Christ.
A 1981 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School, he was assistant director of public safety at Northampton Community College for 22 years.
His involvement in the fire service began in the late 1980s, and he also served as assistant chief of the former Northwestern Ambulance Corps. He became a volunteer with the Community Fire Company in 2020.
A family obituary said Thursday was his favorite day, as that was when his family gathered to enjoy a meal together. He and his wife of 35 years, Karen, loved Disney World, and took their three grandchildren there last year for their first visit.
"He had an infectious laugh and a genuine personality that garnered adoration from many. His warm laughter, clever wit, and reassuring demeanor made him a magnetic force," his family said. "The void he leaves behind is immeasurable to his family and friends."
In addition to his wife, Karen, survivors include his son, Nicholas Gruber, and daughter, Jordan Lybarger; grandchildren, Cole, Lucas, and McKenzie Gruber; brothers, Clarence, Allen, Roy and Dale Gruber; and his sister, Shirley Solon.
Donald Christ, who has spent six decades with Community Fire, said Gruber and Paris were stellar in their roles.
"Me being around so long, you take a look and you see new ones come in and you say, 'These guys are going to be leaders,'" said Christ, 77, a company director who still drives all the fire vehicles. "They were leaders. You just knew it right away."
Christ, wearing a piece of black ribbon covering part of his fire company badge, was asked how he would like the deceased firefighters to be remembered.
"They were my brothers," he said, starting to hold back tears. "They knew their duties; they were well-trained.
"I will just remember them and their families in my heart."


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package br.com.felipo.banco;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Random;

import br.com.felipo.banco.conta.Conta;
import br.com.felipo.banco.conta.ContaCorrente;
import br.com.felipo.banco.conta.ContaPoupanca;

public class TestaOrdenacao {

	public static void main(String[] args) {
		List<Conta> contas = new ArrayList<>();
		// List<Conta> contas = new LinkedList<>();
		Random rnd = new Random();

		for (int i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
			Conta c = new ContaCorrente();
			c.setNumero(rnd.nextInt(1000));
			c.deposita(rnd.nextDouble() * 1000.0);
			contas.add(c);
		}

		System.out.println("Antes:");
		exibirFor(contas);

		Collections.sort(contas);

		System.out.println("Depois de ordenar:");
		exibirIter(contas);

		Collections.reverse(contas);

		System.out.println("Depois de inverter:");
		exibir(contas);

		Collections.rotate(contas, 1);

		System.out.println("Depois de rotacionar 1 vez:");
		exibir(contas);

		Collections.shuffle(contas);

		System.out.println("Depois de embaralhar:");
		exibir(contas);

		System.out.println("contas = " + contas);
	}

	static void exibir(List<Conta> contas) {
		// foreach para percorrer uma coleção
		for (Conta conta : contas) {
			System.out.println("conta: " + conta);
		}
	}

	static void exibirIter(List<Conta> contas) {
		// Antes do Java 5, usava-se um iterator.
		// Internamente, é isso que o foreach faz.

		Iterator<Conta> i = contas.iterator();
		while (i.hasNext()) {
			Conta conta = i.next();
			System.out.println("conta: " + conta);
		}
	}

	static void exibirFor(List<Conta> contas) {
		for (int i = 0; i < contas.size(); i++) {
			System.out.println("conta " + i + ": " + contas.get(i));
		}
	}

}


Celebrities these days have no sense of social media knowledge. Charlie Sheen was not "winning" when he accidently tweeted his telephone number on Twitter in attempt to direct message the number to Justin Bieber. "310-954-7277 Call me bro. C," Sheen tweeted.
With 5.5 million followers, you would think he would be a bit more careful of his status updates. Before removing the tweet from his profile he received roughly 1,800 text messages. By now of course the number is more than likely changed, but it looks like someone could use a little Twitter tutorial.


Who has the time to stop and hear the hush?
I think that if you reversed the moral of the final stanza from one decrying the compulsive rush of modern western life to one savoring a moment of unexpected satori along with the irony of it being inspired by the busiest little rat racer of all, and you'd be very pleased with the whole effect.
The first two stanzas are VERY good.
'nervous flag erect' is one of those perfect tropes whose every member is essential, and whose meaning would be entirely lost without each.
The trouble with ambition is that as our skills grow so do our standards.
This was the hardest thing to get together - the rhyme scheme made it a real bear to alter - it has been sitting around for several months. I only put it in the queue because I was running short of stuff. I played with the reverse moral but thought it too trite, along the lines of preachiness to others. So I turned the moralizing back on myself.
I think the third stanza is interesting -- in a good way -- because it implicitly answers its own question: "Who has the time...?" Obviously Jeff Hull does, or if not always the time, at least the intention and the awareness. This contradicts the usual sentimental poetic creature-worship. It's the human being here, not the animal, who is closer to nature.


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Hope Healthcare is offering new specialized support groups for adults.
Led by a professional Hope counselor, the sessions are designed to provide an opportunity to discuss feelings and learn from the experiences of others in a supportive environment. Registered participants will receive an email link to join the virtual sessions through Zoom video conferencing after contacting the counselor in advance of the meeting. Hope offers the support groups to the community at no cost.
– The Caregiver Support Group welcomes those who are caring for a loved one who is seriously ill or elderly. The group will meet the first and third Wednesday of each month from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Contact Jessica.Eastham@hopehcs.org or call 239-415-7219.
– The Loss of Parent group addresses one of the most universal experiences of bereavement: the loss of a mother, father or grandparent. The group will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Contact Janetta.Mullins@hopehcs.org or call 239-333-4245.
– The Perinatal Loss Group is open to women who have experienced miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, or failed attempts with reproductive technology. The group will meet the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Contact Lorrie.McCann@hopehcs.org or call 239-985-7716.
Groups do not meet on major holidays, and schedules are subject to change.
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5 Psychological Thrillers You Should Read in February
A look at the new thrillers that are going to get us all through winter.
February 10, 2020 By Lisa Levy
So here we are in February, nothing but winter stretching ahead for months. What we need are good books, the kind that are so absorbing we forget our lack of Vitamin D and permanently chapped lips. I'm happy to report we've found some good ones: Elizabeth Little's Pretty as a Picture is perfect for the cinephile who keeps complaining about why they have to nominate so many movies for Oscars. Sarah Pinborough's tale of sex and lies in tony suburbia, Dead to Her, is a sweaty and suspenseful read. And The Guilty Party, a hit in the UK, raises some interesting post-Me Too questions as well as being a suspenseful whodunit.
Elizabeth Little, Pretty as a Picture (Viking)
Some of us have been waiting impatiently for Little's follow up to 2014's Dear Daughter, an excellent crime novel which also had the appeal of a tabloid story: a young socialite accused of her mother's murder sets out to find out what really happened. This time, Little's material is also the meat of gossip magazines and celebrity websites: the movies. Is this a satisfying, twisty thriller? Why, yes. Is it also a smart meditation on the place that the movies occupy in pop culture, even in the age of reaction videos on YouTube and the ubiquity of streaming services? Yes, it's that too.
Christina McDonald, Behind Every Lie (Gallery)
I was surprised at the skill and sensitivity McDonald showed in her debut novel, The Night Olivia Fell. Like that book, McDonald's Behind Every Lie has a mother-daughter relationship tinged with secrets at its core. Told from alternating mother and daughter points of view, McDonald's domestic thriller asks us how well we know those closest to us.
Sarah Pinborough, Dead to Her (William Morrow)
I have read all of Pinborough's books and they usually grab me and then unceremoniously drop me with a twist at the end that's at least one toke over the line. I am happy to report that Dead to Her does not suffer from that malady: it's an exhilarating ride from beginning to end. Dead is one of those books where rich people in the suburbs are having lots of sex with people they are not married to while they angrily ruminate on the shortcomings of their actual spouses, and then there is—wait for it—a crime.
Mel McGrath, The Guilty Party (Harper)
The Guilty Party is a dark, dark novel, but as we like our thrillers with a soupçon of the sinister it suits this reviewer just fine. The premise is that four friends, out on the town for a touch of revelry, lose each other in the crowds. Each one separately witnesses a woman in trouble. Each one chooses not to help. But now a body has washed up on the river, and all four know they have blood on their hands, but some of them know more: like who the woman was, and what she might have been doing in the river.
Gytha Lodge, Watching from the Dark (Random House)
There has been a run of voyeuristic crime fiction since we started parking our computers in our most intimate places—not just offices and family rooms, but kitchens, bedrooms, even bathrooms if you want to get that smoky eye makeup tutorial right. In Watching from the Dark, Aiden Poole logs on and tries to Skype his girlfriend, Zoe. Instead of Zoe, Aiden sees someone else in her flat. After much convincing Aiden gets the local police to check her apartment, where they find that Zoe has been murdered. But why? Does it have something to do with Aiden?
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Lisa Levy is a columnist and contributing editor at LitHub and CrimeReads. She is the former EIC of crime fiction site The Life Sentence and the former Mystery/Noir editor at the LA Review of Books. She also has written about less nefarious topics for Pacific Standard, Dame, The Believer, Slate, Salon, and other publications.
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import Breadcrumb from './breadcrumb'
import {
  App,
  Device,
  Request,
  Logger,
  User,
  Thread,
  Stackframe,
  FeatureFlag
} from './common'

declare class Event {
  public static create(
    maybeError: any,
    tolerateNonErrors: boolean,
    handledState: HandledState,
    component: string,
    errorFramesToSkip: number,
    logger?: Logger
  ): Event

  public app: App
  public device: Device
  public request: Request

  public errors: Error[];
  public breadcrumbs: Breadcrumb[]
  public threads: Thread[]

  public severity: 'info' | 'warning' | 'error'

  public readonly originalError: any
  public unhandled: boolean

  public apiKey?: string
  public context?: string
  public groupingHash?: string

  // user
  public getUser(): User
  public setUser(id?: string, email?: string, name?: string): void

  // metadata
  public addMetadata(section: string, values: { [key: string]: any }): void
  public addMetadata(section: string, key: string, value: any): void
  public getMetadata(section: string, key?: string): any
  public clearMetadata(section: string, key?: string): void

  // feature flags
  public getFeatureFlags(): FeatureFlag[]
  public addFeatureFlag(name: string, variant?: string | null): void
  public addFeatureFlags(featureFlags: FeatureFlag[]): void
  public clearFeatureFlag(name: string): void
  public clearFeatureFlags(): void
}

interface HandledState {
  severity: string
  unhandled: boolean
  severityReason: {
    type: string
    [key: string]: any
  }
}

export interface Error {
  errorClass: string
  errorMessage: string
  stacktrace: Stackframe[]
  type: string
}

export default Event


Sometimes aging is smooth and graceful, like realizing I'm only 24 and have plenty of life left in me. Other times it's a rude awakening, like stressing out over crazy things like responsibilities while being reminded of more enjoyable times, like the first time I watched a basketball team chasing a three-peat make their stop in Minneapolis.
There's very little I remember about the time the 1998 Bulls came to Minnesota, likely because I was playing basketball with a five-foot hoop, one with an oval-shaped cardboard backboard and an Orlando Magic logo slapped on it my dad squeezed into the basement a couple years earlier. The space to chuck bricks at it to the point it looked like I was trying to mash a hole was something like 10 feet wide and 15 feet long. To the left of the hoop were the house's furnace and firewood which represented out of bounds along with wherever the carpet near it ended. The right right side of the basement featured a couple steps leading to a worn out couch and a television I watched basketball from when I wasn't bouncing off the walls with energy, which was basically never.
That's probably why I remember very little from that game 16 years ago between the Bulls and Timberwolves. Outside of watching basketball, roughly 99% of my freezing Minnesota winters from 1996 to 1999 – first grade through fourth for me – were spent shooting hoops in the basement or playing NBA Live 95, 97, or 98 after school. Having the flu didn't stop me from any of those hobbies, and especially not after Michael Jordan's 'Flu Game' during the '97 Finals. I still remember the times I labored from my bed to the basement, humming the theme song of NBA on NBC only for my legs to feel like Jell-O a few minutes later. It was never a good idea to create my own flu game, but I couldn't help it.
The little I remember from the time the Timberwolves beat the Bulls, though, like Stephon Marbury celebrating by heaving the ball into the stands, will stick with me for as long as I'll live. Marbury and the fans acted like they won the NBA Finals that night, but I can't blame them. After that game, Eight-Year-Old Me thought Minnesota escaped the cellar of the West for good and became a contender.
Even though this season's Wolves and the one of '98 were looking to put years of rebuilding behind them, not much was alike in regards to what actually happened during their games. The crowd last night was mostly dead and so was I. The gravitational pull of recliner left me with no urge whatsoever to stand up and pass time between dull moments by exercising. I chose instead to stare blankly at what appeared to be a payment plan for college loans, while other times I scrolled Twitter and online discussion forums about visual snow. It even took me midway through the second quarter to realize the last time I saw Minnesota host a team chasing its third championship was when I was four feet tall. In 2002 I was glued to the PlayStation 2 when the Lakers paid themselves a visit, and I was playing online poker both times the 2011 Lakers won at the Target Center.
That's what I'll remember most about last night. Neither lasting memory from the Timberwolves playing host to the '98 Bulls or '14 Heat were highlights from the actual games.
After watching Stephon Marbury celebrate Minnesota's victory over Chicago by heaving the ball into the stands, I celebrated by shooting hoops in my basement and pretended I was Kevin Garnett with my newfound energy, banging a ball against my head and pretending to be a seven-foot freak of nature. 16 years later, 24 Year-Old Me lounged in the recliner long after the Heat mopped the floor with the Love-less Timberwolves. The time I should've spent trying to get back into shape, or anything really, was instead wasted wondering if Wade would ever videobomb LeBron while dressed as an elf. I dozed off shortly after, waking up four hours later and tweeting in my foggy, half-asleep daze about the need for an all-you-can-eat French fry buffet.
For more Timberwolves memories, check this out.


There is a revolution in the Land of Smiles. News reports show chaos in Thailand. Almost 700 people injured, 20 dead from the clash between the Red Shirts and the Police in Bangkok on Saturday.
What a difference a month makes – no Red Shirts/Police standoffs when I was there. Miss Peg sent me an email hours before it devolved into warfare, describing what was occurring right outside her door in Bangkok.
A couple of days ago, when we had all the Reds in front of the compound, I moseyed on out for a little look-around. It was blazing hot and the police were in full riot gear, complete with shields, sleeping all over the street and in the landscaping.
Then they had take-out lunch, tidied up the area, slept some more, posed for pictures with people, some of them Red Shirts, bought fruit and cold drinks off the vendors and remained the smiling, genial Thai you see everyday.
Then the Reds came marching down, complete with loudspeakers, busses, horns, and more loudspeakers. The police formed a path for them to walk through. And then the Red Shirts at the end of the march came through with plastic bags and tidied up after themselves. Just like a parade, without the Shriners.
This is such a strange place.
Meanwhile Back at the Ranch, there was a little bit of Thailand in my 'hood today. The Wat Thai down the street had its annual Songkran Festival, otherwise know at Thai New Year.
These lovely ladies flicked water on me as I went past – Thai New Year is also a water festival.
The Wat in my 'hood.
Buddha's alter was loaded with flowers.
The Shrine outside was used for a water blessing. After making a donation, people poured tiny cups of water on the Goddess.
Then it was time to eat! I was part of the herd going from booth to booth stuffing our faces with fab food. I ate dumplings, satay, pad thai and mango and sticky rice. I'm surprised I didn't explode.
It was a beautiful day in the hood – all the more special because I recognized so much familiar from my trip to Thailand.
I hope that there is a peaceful resolution between the Thai Government and the Red Shirts. I hope that Miss Peg stays safe.


Performance was improved on all tables for near-instant rendering of 1000+ records.
Management console enhancements include search highlighting.
Import photos from Flickr or Web Cam. Now you can import photos directly from your Flickr account, or take live photos using your web cam (Chrome only). This is in addition to existing integrations with Facebook, Instagram, Dropbox, Google Drive, and many others.
Import multiple photos at once. Instead of one at a time, now you can import multiple photos at once into the Tangowork image gallery.
Upload photos straight from your webcam.
Tap action for cards. On channels that support it, now you can tap a card image to load the card. It's a small usability improvement.
Buttons and cards in Skype. Skype was rendering lists of buttons or cards as regular numbered lists. Now the buttons and cards are coming through the way we want them to.
Images and cards in broadcasts. Images and Cards weren't sending in Broadcasts. Now they are.


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Nestled in Napa's West End district, this stunningly restored art-deco masterpiece from 1937 showcases only the finest acts in music and comedy. A historic landmark, the Uptown offers a phenomenal, intimate live music experience with world class sound and site lines. Distance from the last row to the stage is only 98 feet making every seat truly a great seat!
The Uptown has played host to some of the biggest names in blues, rock, jazz, folk, country, and comedy, and is a must-see destination for anyone visiting Downtown Napa or looking for things to do in the Napa Valley!
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Churches protest over back taxes as Jerusalem mayor 'follows the law'
Former Jerusalem Mayor and current MK Nir Barkat. (Flash90)
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The city of Jerusalem has begun charging municipal tax on church property not designated as places of prayer; Holy Sepulchre closes in protest.
By Steve Leibowitz, World Israel News
Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre remained closed for a second straight day to protest the city's decision to collect taxes on Church property that is not a specifically designated house of prayer.
The Church of the Holy Sepulcher, which is exempt from paying city taxes, is one of the most famous and popular tourist sites in the country, and its closure is unprecedented.
A few weeks ago the municipality notified the Prime Minister's Office that it will start charging a total of NIS 650 million in taxes from 887 church properties on which there are no houses of prayer. Church leaders called the decision a "systematic campaign of abuse against churches and Christians. They issued a statement reading, "We, the heads of churches in charge of the Holy Sepulchre and the status quo governing the various Christian holy sites in Jerusalem – the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, the Custody of the Holy Land and the Armenian Patriarchate – are following with great concern the systematic campaign against the churches and the Christian community in the Holy Land, in flagrant violation of the existing status quo."
The statement continued: "Recently, this systematic and offensive campaign has reached an unprecedented level as the Jerusalem municipality issued scandalous collection notices and orders of seizure of Church assets, properties and bank accounts for alleged debts of punitive municipal taxes – a step that is contrary to the historic position of the churches within the Holy City of Jerusalem and their relationship with the civil authorities. These actions breach existing agreements and international obligations which guarantee the rights and the privileges of the churches, in what seems as an attempt to weaken the Christian presence in Jerusalem."
The city rejects the claims. Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat made it clear that there has been no change in the police of property exemptions for churches and prayer houses. "It makes no sense to exempt commercial areas that house hotels and stores that happen to be owned by a church. For too many years the state did not allow the municipality to collect these debts on these commercial properties. Jerusalem residents should not be forced to close this debt," he explained.
Former Deputy Mayor and Hebrew University Law Professor Shimon Shetreet told World Israel News (WIN), "There is a difference between worship facilities and commercial facilities owned by the church. Many years ago there was a similar issue with yeshivot (Jewish educational institutions focusing on Torah and Talmud) that have wedding halls. There was also the case of the Bar Association with a party hall. Places of prayer are not taxed. Places of parties are subject to taxation. There are also stores owned by churches and synagogues that pay tax. Why not? Nobody is charging houses of prayer, so these protests are totally misleading."
International legal expert Alan Baker from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs told WIN, "The church must pay property tax on their hotels, residence hostels and stores just like everybody else. The city and the government have turned a blind eye until now but they have every right to charge for the services they provide, and that includes services for church owned property."
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I found a very interesting article on World Israel News! Click to read this: --> https://worldisraelnews.com/churches-protest-over-back-taxes-as-jerusalem-mayor-follows-the-law/