About three years after my divorce I was sitting in a meeting of mental health providers. We were planning a fundraiser for a local women's shelter. One of the providers, a seasoned professional whom I respected a great deal made the comment I often hear when talking about people in abusive partnerships. I don't remember the exact words anymore, but I remember clearly what was said.
Certain kinds of women don't end up in abusive relationships. Poor, unintelligent women end up in abusive relationships because they aren't smart enough to leave.
She likely said this because she looked around the table and didn't see anyone that fit the "profile" of a person who would either enter or successfully leave an abusive relationship. She didn't see me as the kind of woman who would have been abused by a partner. But I was.
I don't tell people about my abusive first marriage very often, or in detail. To this day I don't know if it is because I'm embarrassed, private, or uncomfortable with the attempts to validate my experience—the show of pity and/or compassion that a victim story elicits. Probably all of those reasons mixed together. Sometimes I acknowledge that I don't think of my story as "that bad," even though it caused a great deal of pain and suffering in my life and the people around me. He never beat me terribly, or sent me to the hospital, so why should my story "count" as a story of an abusive partnership?
Because it was. Because any person can find themselves in an abusive relationship—of any kind. Parent-child, sibling, friend, lover—abuse is abuse and it doesn't get a pass because of the kind of relationship or the visibility of the wounds.
My story isn't too complex, I suppose. I was young, he was charming and exciting, and I had been nursing some old wounds for a long time that being in love seemed to fix. He had two amazing children—whom I was lucky to parent for five years and now am lucky to share in their lives (more on that later). I was intelligent, successful at my job, and well liked. He seemed proud of that, at first.
I ignored (or didn't understand) the early, subtle red flags—he didn't have long standing friendships or relationships with many healthy people, he told me all of his victim stories right away, there were a great many villains in his life that made his job difficult or caused him troubles, he made me cut ties with people that didn't like him, he policed my behavior (I couldn't go to Starbucks because it was an evil corporation, but I could get something at McDonalds. Who knew one was more evil?), I could never trust him to take care of important details, I didn't like how he parented his children sometimes, he stonewalled or exploded or both when he was angry, I spent a lot of time crying in bathrooms….the list could go on.
We bought the tickets and rode the abuse rollercoaster—up and down, walking on eggshells, a blow-up, and then a honeymoon. Over and over. It was an exhausting, and I always felt like I was working twice as hard at everything—all the details of taking care of a home and a family, covering up his problems and behaviors to others, downplaying my success because it bothered him, following all of his rules to keep him happy…all of that was my chore list.
Every day. For years. I was definitely exhausted all the time. There were honeymoons that kept me attached, and every time I thought about leaving I worried about what would happen to my step-kids.
As time went on, it seemed to be more difficult, but then, voila, an engagement honeymoon period led to a wedding. I thought that if I kept trying the charming, enigmatic man I fell in love with would be the one that I spent happily ever after with. But it didn't get better, it got scarier.
Berating me. Gas lighting me. Smearing a plate of food on my chest. Telling me I was not allowed to look scared or upset or raise my voice because it bothered him. Throwing things at the wall next to my head. Punching holes in the wall next to my head. Choking me until I bit him to escape and then calling the police to file a report against me for biting him. Throwing our dog at the television in front of me. Restraining me from leaving the house until I hugged him the way he wanted me to hug him. Telling me that my family is too judgmental and we needed to isolate ourselves from them so we could get better. Cheating repeatedly with multiple women then telling me it was my fault when I caught him. He started to be emotionally abusive more in public, more in front of our friends, more in front of the children.
I was going to a therapist the entire time. For a while she began to see both of us, then asked to only see me alone again and referred him to a separate counselor. Another flag. She never told me what to do, but she did one day say to me, "We both know the truth. We both know what you need to do." That was it, but that was powerful. That was the day I decided to leave. I'm so grateful for her and how she let me make my choice in a way that felt empowering yet gentle.
Leaving was terrible. It was punishing and heartbreaking. He told me, "I should have gotten you pregnant. Then you never would have left me." I had to leave my step-children with him, unsupervised, without me to step in when he became too intense. If I saw them through their mother and he found out he punished them. I had to leave him in a home my family owned because he wouldn't go immediately. I moved to another city and he texted a photo of my new front door. He stalked me on the internet using women I thought were friends and messaged people I worked with or knew from high school to say terrible things about me.
One of my friends worked at the Julian Center and asked if I needed help. It was exactly what I needed at the moment I needed. I'm so grateful for her and how she helped me file for a restraining order when he started sending threatening messages and was more physically aggressive. I had to stand up right next to him in front of a judge and explain why I wanted a restraining order. I had to tell my workplace that he was not allowed in the building. I was so embarrassed—we had only been married a year earlier, and my co-workers and friends had thrown a lovely shower for me. He showed up at my grandparents' house on my birthday six months after the divorce. He showed up at my mother's work the day the yearlong restraining order ended. He violated an agreement of our divorce with tax issues and cost me thousands of dollars. At this point, every penny was worth it in order to leave that man.
I went to the doctor to get screened for STIs because when he cheated it was unprotected. I cried, openly and ugly, when my doctor said, "That is one more way your husband abused you." Up until that moment, I hadn't accepted that I had been abused. I am so grateful to this day for that doctor and how he cared for me, not just medically. I didn't think I was allowed to call my experience abusive. I didn't think I was the kind of woman who could claim that without sounding dramatic or like I was taking something away from more devastating abuse stories. The consequences of not knowing what abuse really is, and that it can happen to anyone, was that I lived with it for far too long.
I've moved on. I've moved much farther away. I still have nightmares about him sometimes. I'm in a remarkably healthy and wonderful relationship. The day my step-daughter turned 18 she messaged me and now we talk almost every day. My husband and I are grandparents to her children. My ex-husband is not allowed to see her or them. My step-son was a bit more shy, but he is also a part of our lives now as well and I'm so proud of the man he is today. I think my marriage today is the product of the work I did in recovery after that divorce. It was worth it, and it makes my life so rich and beautiful. When I was in the middle of all of that it was so devastating, and so hard to see a future. I remember my dad saying to me, "If I had a crystal ball and could tell you the exact day you're going to be better and in a healthy relationship you wouldn't worry so much right now. Since I don't have a crystal ball, you're going to have to practice a little something they call faith." Thanks, dad—it did work out pretty great after all.
As I stated in the beginning, I don't often share my story. But as I watch younger women around me or in my family start walking down the same path I realize that I'm obligated to share—so that maybe more people understand that someone like me, now a PhD level mental health provider myself, can be a victim of abuse just like anyone else. And that, also, you can leave, you can heal, and you can thrive.
If you're reading this and seeing yourself a bit, talk to someone about it. If you're reading this and thinking I was lucky to have all the resources I did to leave successfully—you're right. Think about donating to places like the Julian Center who help make up that difference for the people who aren't as privileged as I am. Every penny will be worth it.


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Carol Bakhos
Carol Bakhos is Professor of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. Trained at Harvard and the Jewish Theological Seminary, her research interests include rabbinic literature, late antique Judaism and comparative Jewish, Christian and Muslim scriptural interpretation. She is the recipient of several research grants, and in 2007 she was a Visiting Fellow in Near Eastern Studies at Princeton.
In addition to many scholarly articles, Bakhos is the author of The Family of Abraham: Jewish, Christian and Muslim Interpretation (2014), Ishmael on the Border: Rabbinic Portrayals of the First Arab (2006), and editor of several books including Judaism in its Hellenistic Context (2004), Current Trends in the Study of Midrash (2006) and the most recently published co-edited work, The Talmud in its Iranian Context (2010). In 2009, she served as Acting Director of the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Jewish Studies and currently serves on the Board of the Association for Jewish Studies and is Director of the Center for the Study of Religion at University of California, Los Angeles.
The Book of Genesis in Rabbinic Literature
The Sacrifice of the Sons of Abraham in Judaism and Islam
The Sons of Abraham in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
What's Abrahamic about Judaism, Christianity and Islam?

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Chris Brown Goes Back to Black, Publicist Dumps Him & DWTS Host Just Says "No" to Interviewing Him…
Mar, 28 2011 | Written by ATLien
Chris Brown tweeted the photo above after dying his blond hair back to a darker hue after discovering that Blond's really don't have more fun…
Brown, who is scheduled to perform on Dancing with The Stars has been catching it coming and going after throwing a temper tantrum backstage at ABC's Good Morning America Studios.
[READ: Chris Brown Gets VIOLENT! Smashes Window on Good Morning America Set ~ VIDEO]
Following the GMA incident, Brown's publicist, Tammy Brook, has quit and will no longer represent him and Tom Bergeron, host of DWTS, has made a public statement that he's asked producers NOT to have an interview segment with Brown on the off chance his questions may cause a repeat of Brown's historic violent outburst. Continue Reading…
In "A" Town Favorites Chris Brown
Has CeeLo Green Reneged on His New Year's Resolution? [PHOTOS]
We're entering into our 4th month of 2011 and many of us have already given up on the resolutions we made at the beginning of the year.
As one of his New Year's resolutions, CeeLo Green said he was going to make an effort to get fit and stay healthy. Lo was spotted performing at the Manchester Academy in England over the weekend looking as round as ever.
He was supposed to give up smoking pot and eating meat, but I swear I've never seen a fat vegetarian before.
We all know how good livin' will eff up a waistline… (4Sho!) but I bet Lo's been eating a few of those "Fat Ho Burgers".
Hopefully he'll get it together soon, especially since he'll be featured as one of the judges on NBC's "The Voice", alongside Adam Levine & Christina Aguliera.
What New Year's resolution have you already kicked to the curb?
More photos below: Continue Reading…
In Atlanta Gossip,Do You See What I See? Cee-Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Weight Loss
A "Fat Ho" Burger Joint? I Guess Fat Ho's Gotta Eat Too… [VIDEO]
I'm super mad at the name of this new restaurant. "Fat Ho Burger"?? …. REALLY?? And did this really have to interview a random thick chick standing in front of the "Fat Ho" sign?
I hate y'all right now!!? But I digress…
You can have it your way.? Order a Fat Ho, a Fat Chicken Ho, a Super-Duper Fly Ho… it's all on the menu at this new Waco, Texas eatery.
23 year old Lakita Evans decided that "Fat Ho" was the best name for her new burger joint and it's apparently drawing in new customers as well as a ton of criticism…. especially from a "Christian" cafe around the corner.
Details PLUS video below: Continue Reading…
ATLien Loves the Kids!!!
Last week, I had the distinct honor of being invited to speak to the youth of Sugga's Industries International, Behind The Scenes in Sports & Entertainment after-school program.
Held at Atlanta's Turner Middle School, the program provides training to high school students in an effort to assist the sports and entertainment industry in diversifying its audience and talent pool.
Anyone who knows me is quite aware that I'm not a "public" speaking type of girl, so it was initially uncomfortable but because I was talking about something I love to do, the information flowed freely.
We discussed blogging, advertising, event coverage, video editing… just about everything that entails StraightFromTheA.com. Including social networking via Twitter, Facebook, etc…. we even touched on a bit of industry gossip (and you will be pleased to note, I kept it strictly P.G.).
[Sidebar: I almost fainted when told the others that Phaedra was my lawyer and I was at her wedding… you people really do pay attention, huh? 😆 ]
I'd like to take a moment to thank Tiphanie Watson and Suggas for inviting me out to speak to the kids. Hopefully, I shared some insightful information about this crazy world of entertainment blogging.
Additional information about the program and it's mission below: Continue Reading…
In News Atlanta, Atlanta Events, ATLien, Suggas
Keri Hilson ~ "One Night Stand" ft. Chris Brown [OFFICIAL VIDEO]
Keri Hilson and Chris Brown get up close and personal in an auto repair shop in Keri's latest video for "One Night Stand".
As you know, the two crooners are veeery familiar with dry humping each other and in this current vid, Chris portrays the standard issue auto mechanic while Keri goes in for her "tune up"…. (pun intended).
As well as similar hues of golden locks, the duo also shares a few intimate dances moves.
Watch the OFFICIAL video for Keri Hilson's "One Night Stand" ft. Chris Brown below: Continue Reading…
In The "A" Pod Chris Brown, Keri Hilson
Mugshot Mania ~ Rick Ross Arrested for Drug Possession…
Can we go a week without another rapper getting busted?? No? Ummkay…
Next on the mugshot mania train is Rick Ross aka Rick Rawse aka Ricky Rozay aka Officer Ricky.
The corrections officer turnt rapper was busted Friday evening (March 25, 2011), in Shreveport, LA and charged with possession of marijuana…. again!
Mugshot & additional details below: Continue Reading…
In Mugshot Mania


World War 3 Illustrated 1980-1988 is the buried history of the Reagan Years, a thundering reply to despair and political complacency. Kuper and co-editor Seth Tobocman have assembled this striking collection of comics and graphics from the pages of the New York-based magazine of cartoon political commentary, including work by the two editors, Eric Drooker, Girltalk editor Sabrina Jones, and (very early) Peter Bagge, plus text pieces, posters, and more. Under a striking collage cover, World War 3 is some of the most stirring and important political cartooning of the decade.


A Good American is an uplifting story of an immigrant couple who find their way to Missouri. As you follow the couple through their journey and their new life in America, you identify with their struggle to create a home in a new country. Filled with memorable characters, this book lingers with you long after you finish the last page.
I had the opportunity to talk with Alex about everything from his work, his use of Twitter, and his love of music. Only a few weeks ago, he became a United States citizen, and so we also talked about his definition of "A Good American" in another sense.
He is disciplined. He writes from 5 a.m. – 7 a.m. every day.
Focus is essential. He tunes out everything but the task at hand. He uses a program when he is writing to tune out the Internet and the outside world.
Commitment. As a father and a busy lawyer, he could easily be distracted and stop writing. It's not only what he does, but it is also all of the things he chooses not to do that helps ensure his success.
A Good American is a book I highly recommend. I'm certain you will find it on your own "best list" of the year.
Most of us have immigration stories in our own family history. What is your story?	You can leave a comment by clicking here.


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Home NATIONAL Army Officer Dies in Exercise
Army Officer Dies in Exercise
Jaisalmer: In an unfortunate incident a senior Army officer of Lt Col rank, who had come to take part in an ongoing war exercise at Pokhran, died of a heart attack late Monday evening. The 39-year-old, Pankaj Sharma, was a resident of Dehradun. In just the last three months, this is the third officer who has died during the war exercise. The body will be brought to Dehradun after the postmortem, reported Time of India.
According to information received from senior official sources, Sharma, deployed with the unit at Bhaniyana, was rushed to the Army hospital immediately after he collapsed. But doctors declared him dead. Defence spokesperson Manish Ojha confirmed the incident. "A sincere and mature officer, he was an expert in handling ammunition," said an officer who has served with him.
Sharma is the third officer who has died during the exercise in three months. While Major Dhruv Yadav, officer of 75 Armored Regiment, died on September 22, Commanding Officer of 12 Guards, Vishnu Prasad, died of swine flu on October 22.
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Find the mean and variance of the random variable X
Find the mean and variance of the random variable X with probability function or density f(x). Y = √3(X - μ)/π with X as in Prob. 3 Data from Prob. 3 Find the mean and variance of the random variable X with probability function or density f(x). Uniform distribution on [0, 2π]
Chapter 24, PROBLEM SET 24.6 #4
Find the mean and variance of the random variable X with probability function or density f(x).
Y = √3(X - μ)/π with X as in Prob. 3
Data from Prob. 3
Uniform distribution on [0, 2π]
See the answer
Mean 0 …View the full answer
Authors: Erwin Kreyszig
Answers for Questions in Chapter 24
PROBLEM SET 24.1:
PS24.1-1
PS24.1-10
Review question:
Rq-1
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In a war where neither side is right, not deciding which side to fight for is in itself a decision.
On my way home after the shooting, I stopped to tell Mr. Dechart, the editor of the newspaper, what had happened. He not only wrote an editorial about it, he put it on the front page. A few days later, he was arrested and sent to prison for being a Southern sympathizer. He was back in six weeks, after he signed an oath of loyalty to the Union and agreed to soften his editorials, but things were never the same after that. Then about a year later, someone broke into his office and destroyed everything, including the printing press. Everyone in town was horrified.
"This is America," Mama said. "You don't prevent a man from printing his beliefs, even if you don't agree with them!" And somehow, I felt like it was all my fault. If I hadn't told Mr. Dechart about the shooting, he wouldn't have published the editorial that got him sent to prison and his press wouldn't have been ruined, and he wouldn't have left town, leaving his son, my friend Josh, all alone.
But it seemed that no matter what I did, the war just seemed to get me involved. Finally, I realized I couldn't stay neutral, no matter how much I wanted to. It was my war too, now, and I'd have to fight it, along with everyone else. But at least I could decide how and when and why to fight it.


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FREDERICK THOMAS QUITTENDEN by Martin Hubbard
Frederick started work for Shorts on 25th. May 1915 as an aeronautical storekeeper at Eastchurch and was one of five members of the family who worked for Shorts. His daughter Margaret Louise worked at Rochester until 1927. It was company policy then that any lady getting married had to leave the company. Her sister, Hilda Rose, also worked at Rochester and married Percy Shepherd, a Shorts employee who also worked at Rochester and later became manager of the Swindon Works after Rochester was bombed in 1940. Hugh Body was an uncle by marriage and worked in the drawing office at Rochester.
An offer of employment at Eastchurch. Note, the missing salary that was offered but then cut out by grandma.
The famous 'SHEPPEY 'PASSPORT'.
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Map of Rome with the Best Places + Sights
Rome is a special comune (named Comune di Roma Capitale) and the capital of Italy. Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region.
With 2,877,215 residents in 1,285 km2 (496.1 sq mi), it is also the country's largest and most populated comune and fourth-most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits.
It is the center of the Metropolitan City of Rome, which has a population of 4.3 million residents. The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber.
The Vatican City is an independent country geographically located within the city boundaries of Rome, the only existing example of a country within a city:
for this reason Rome has been often defined as capital of two states
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It was a demanding campaign, on and off the field, for Athlone Town. The midlanders only won four First Division games in 2017.
Having secured promotion to Division 1A of the Ulster Bank League, Buccaneers have continued to deliver plucky performances. Unfortunately the results haven't followed, but retaining top flight status is the aim.
The new Westmeath manager enjoyed good success with his native Louth, especially in the Allianz Football League with two successive promotions. Westmeath will be keen to make an impact in the spring.
St Loman's earned a third Westmeath crown on the spin in convincing fashion. With four county titles accumulated in five years the Mullingar based outfit continue to dominate the game.
That is what Westmeath GAA supporters will be hoping for next year. The Allianz Leagues promise to be revealing ahead of an important summer. Westmeath have been competitive in the Leinster Championship in recent years and maintaining that level of performance is critical.
There will be no shortage of action in all the different codes once more in 2018. Athlone Town, Buccaneers, and the Westmeath hurlers and footballers are primed for an interesting spell.
It was a busy 2017 for Alan Gaughan, who served the Buccaneers, Athlone, and Westmeath causes with distinction. Gaughan enjoyed glory with both Buccaneers and Westmeath.
Castletown Geoghegan returned to the summit in Westmeath. Raharney and Clonkill had been in charge for the past three years, but Castletown Geoghean earned a first title since 2013.
The Downs and Tyrellspass both showed signs of improvement at different stages of the Westmeath Championship. St Loman's, though, very much remain the team to beat. Reaching that standard is what every other club wants to do.
Such a key figure for club and county John Heslin made a great impression for St Loman's and Westmeath throughout the year. Gorgeous goals, precise points, and always relevant, Heslin is a footballer of considerable talent.
A Leinster Final that promised so much for St Loman's was ended by a knock-out blow late on from Moorefield in Portlaoise. Leading by six points in the closing stages, Loman's failed to close the deal as Moorefield launched a stunning comeback. Kevin Murnaghan. supplied the decisive jab in injury time.
Athlone Town were beaten in 19 out of 28 First Division games in 2017. A significant improvement is required.
The Waterford native has been a positive influence on hurling in Westmeath. Ensuring the midlanders enjoy a strong Allianz Hurling League is Ryan's current brief.
Westmeath's All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie success in September was achieved by a skilful outfit, well coached by Johnny Greville. Sheila McGrath and Dinah Loughlin were immense, while Denise McGrath grabbed a critical goal.
It is an attitude Athlone must embrace after finishing bottom of the First Division. Aaron Callaghan brings a solid coaching pedigree and his partnership with Roddy Collins might relaunch the midlands club, who host trials for the new campaign shortly.
Following three successive relegations, promotion was finally achieved by Westmeath in 2017. Getting back into Division Three of the Allianz Football League was a boost.
Can Aaron Callaghan and Roddy Collins revitalise Athlone Town in 2018? An important stint looms for Athlone, who open their SSE Airtricity League campaign away to Galway United at Eamonn Deacy Park in February.
Whether in the royal blue of Leinster, emerald green of Ireland, or blood red of the British & Irish Lions, Robbie Henshaw will contributed wholehearted and dynamic displays. It has been an impressive year yet again for the Athlone man.
The Westmeath Camogie team reached the All Ireland Premier Junior summit following a 1-10 to 1-6 final triumph over Dublin at Croke Park in September. It was another good triumph for manager Johnny Greville.
In the Westmeath SHC Final, Castletown Geoghegan were inspired by the splendid Aonghus Clarke, who rifled over 12 points during the win over Raharney. It was a brilliant contribution from Clarke.
A new inter-county structure is being implemented in 2018. How Westmeath cope will be worth monitoring.
Athlone Town's U15 side won the inaugural SSE Airtricity League at that level. Dylan Gavin's goal defeated St Patrick's Athletic at Lissywollen.
It was another satisfying and productive year for the classy boxer Joe Ward, who is not short on offers to turn professional. For now, though, Ward continues to earn medals on the European and World stage.
That is what Loman's are still showing in Westmeath. Paddy Dowdall providing guile and experience; Paul Sharry supplying pace and power; John Heslin kicking scores and offering leadership; Shane Dempsey and Ken Casey a potent threat inside.
How many emerging players will Colin Kelly use during the Bord Na Mona O'Byrne Cup? Experimentation will take place ahead of the Allianz Football League.
Westmeath travelled quickly in the Allianz Football League in 2017. Under Tom Cribbin's stewardship, Westmeath won six of their seven group matches following a thrilling opening draw against Carlow. The 2-24 to 2-11 Croke Park final triumph over Wexford was also a positive experience.


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Q: HelpPage for ASP.NET vNext MVC 6 Web Api I am currently checking out asp.net vnext MVC6 in Visual Studio 2015 Preview. I'm pretty new to asp.net in general, but within my company we are going to move towards creating a web api using asp.net for accessing data on our server (currently we only support wcf communication with our own silverlight application). This is the reason I am checking out the new functionalities of MVC 6 to judge whether we should wait before starting our development and use MVC 6 when it is finally released or start development now and create a Web API 2 project.
Anyway, I am looking into auto documenting the web api, which is already integrated into the Visual Studio template for a WebApi 2 project by use of Microsoft.AspNet.WebApi.HelpPage.
Now for my question, is something like this available for MVC 6 aswell? I can import the same package in my project.json in my ASP.NET vNext / MVC6 (whatever you want to call it) project but i can't do app.UseHelpPage(); in my Startup.cs file.
I suspect this is not (yet) integrated in the current release yet. If not, is there anything known about integration of this feature once ASP.NET vNext eventually hits the shelves?

A: Probably this feature is not available in MVC 6 yet, but you could try Swagger.
Swagger basically is a framework for describing, consuming, and visualizing RESTful APIs.
The nice thing about Swashbuckle that it has no dependency on ASP.NET MVC, so there is no need to include any MVC Nuget packages in order to enable API documentation, as well Swashbuckle contains an embedded version of swagger-ui which will automatically serve up once Swashbuckle is installed.
Source: http://bitoftech.net/2014/08/25/asp-net-web-api-documentation-using-swagger/

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Venice > Transportation > Airport buses > ATVO Coach
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ATVO's "Venezia Express" offers the quickest and most comfortable bus transportation between Marco Polo Airport and Venice. You can buy tickets online, inside the arrivals terminal, or from a curbside vending machine.
ABOVE: An ATVO coach at Venice's Marco Polo Airport.
ATVO "Venezia Express" bus to Piazzale Roma
The ATVO coach from Marco Polo Airport to Venice's Piazzale Roma costs €8,00 each way, or €15,00 for a round trip. It's by far your most convenient option if you're able to climb a few steps when boarding, since the coach has a luggage compartment underneath where you can stow your bags.
The ATVO bus stops are located on a strip of sidewalk between two vehicle lanes outside the arrivals and baggage-claim area. Look for the No. 2 stop ("Venezia Piazzale Roma" or "Venezia Express"), which is to the left of door D as you exit the terminal.
At Venice Marco Polo airport, you can buy tickets in several locations:
At the ATVO's ticket counter in the baggage-claim area.
At ATVO ticket counters in the arrivals area (one facing the exit from baggage claim, the other to the left of the exit).
From the ticket machines (three in baggage claim, and another three outside the terminal at the ATVO bus stops).
From the ATVO's staff at the bus stops, who will also provide information if you need it.
You can also order tickets online for specific dates only from the ATVO's Web site, with a discount for your advance purchase if you order two tickets or more. When ordering online, you'll receive an e-mail with a PDF booking confirmation. Print out the PDF file or the e-mail and use it as your ticket when boarding.
Travel time to the Piazzale Roma is 20 minutes, and the bus has free Wi-Fi.
For more information, including timetables in PDF format and online ticket purchasing, see the ATVO Web site's Venice Airport pages. Choose "Venice Marco Polo Airport - Venice Piazzale Roma (express service)."
To take the bus from Venice to the airport, buy a ticket at the ATVO storefront facing the Piazzale Roma and take the red-and-white crosswalk to the center of the square, where you'll see signs for ATVO coaches to the Venice and Treviso airports. (A ticket machine is outside the office, on the sidewalk.) Alternatively, you can buy tickets at the newsstand near the buses, which is open every day except Sunday.
Board the bus for Marco Polo Airport unless you're flying on Ryanair or Wizz Air, which depart from Treviso's Canova Airport. (See our Treviso Airport buses article if you're using one of those budget airlines.)
Be sure to validate your ticket before or immediately after boarding the ATVO coach. At the airport, you'll find a stamping machine on the ticket machine by the bus stop; at the Piazzale Roma, stamp your ticket in the machine behind the driver's seat unless the driver takes your ticket and punches it for you outside the bus. (You do not need to validate tickets that you ordered onlilne, since these are for specific dates.)
ATVO buses are generally reliable, but it pays to have a backup plan--and money for a taxi--if the bus doesn't show up. (Our daughter and grandson once had a 7 a.m. flight from Marco Polo Airport, and the 5 a.m. bus from the Piazzale Roma failed to arrive. Fortunately, there were a couple of taxis waiting in the Piazzale Roma at that hour, so they managed to make their flight.)
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Vero Sharp is a contemporary artist born in 1975 in Prague, Czech Republic. She is currently living and working between Germany and Spain.
Vero Sharp combines two and three-dimensional mediums on structured wood.
She creates bulges, bubbles, and drips by using resin adhesive and acrylics, changing the appearance with a scraper and using her hands and arms.
Vero Sharp is a German, contemporary and mixed-media artist born on February 13, 1975 in Prague, Czech Republik. She is a painter, printmaker and best known for her technique of utilizing acrylic paint and resin with a scraper on structured wood to produce bulbous ridges and forms on the surfaces of her works. She has a master's degree in design and is fascinated by powerful images that says something without the need for explanation. Today her works can be found in the galleries and collections of Zürich, Africa, Paris, New York and Dubai, among others. Vero Sharp lives and works between Würzburg, Germany and Spain.


Now. Schroedinger's Cat is all a part of the Quantum Physics thing, and let's just remind ourselves right up front that 1) Quantum Physics is the Best Science Ever (BSE) which is 2) never wrong and it's always right and had 3) more evidence in support of it than Any Other Science Ever (AOSE) but is 4) entirely weird and 5) nobody understands it and 6) everybody wishes it would just go away but 7) it explains perfectly how matter and energy work because it is 8) the BSE.
So let's just say right up front that 9) we have a way to maybe fix all of that. 10) Watch this. And 11) you're not going to understand this because 12) #5 up there in the first paragraph. Nobody understands it. So don't feel bad or dumb or ignorant or stupid. Because I don't understand it either, and here I am, writing about it.
You'll notice that there's a piece of wood with two slits. That's why we call this the Double Slit Experiment.
And there's a flashlight (actually a laser) and another piece of wood.
That's because light travels in a wave, and when you shine it through two slits, the wave breaks into two waves and they interfere with each other. So that's called an Interference Pattern. It's not a big deal.
That is, some photons go through the top slit and some go through the bottom slit. Just like you'd expect.
Which is an interference pattern.
That can't happen. The photons are going through one at a time. There's nothing to interfere with.
Here's where the weirdness starts.
The photons go through both slits at the same time. That means that each photon is in two places at once. And then each photon ... interferes with itself.
I told you it was weird. You should have listened.
I'm going to say that again really loudly so that you don't miss it.
THEY'RE IN TWO PLACES - TWO!!! - AT THE SAME TIME!
So now we change the experiment by putting a photon detector into the experiment. It ... detects photons. Duh. See the little black box? Photon detector. It's turned off now.
Because when you turn the photon detector on, the photons start doing what we thought they should have done in the first place. That is, going through either the top or the bottom slit. Not both at the same time.
So what's going on? Weirdness.
The photons seem somehow to ... know ... that you're looking at them. And they change what they do.
THE PHOTONS KNOW THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT THEM!
Wait, though. That's so weird. Except that ... what's going on here is ... an Interaction. Between you and the photons. Because "looking" is an interaction.
And the whole universe may be made of just that. Interactions.
So now it all makes sense.
OK, not really. But only because we don't know how to think like that yet.
We aim our photon detector towards the middle, between the two pieces of wood. Because then the photons will have already gone through both slits at the same time, and we'll figure out what it is that they are really doing.
And then we turn it on.
And the photons stop going through both slits at the same time again and start doing what they are supposed to do in a non-weirdness universe.
..go backwards in time and change what they did. So that you can't catch them going through both slits at the same time.
Backwards in time. You read it right. That's what they do. Photons, and all little particles, can go backwards in time. You can't, even though you are made of little particles that can.
THEY GO BACKWARDS IN TIME AND CHANGE WHAT THEY DID!
And they do this because you have Interacted with them. By looking at them, or measuring them in some way.
Your Interaction with photons, or any quantum (little tiny) particle, can cause the future to change the present, or the present to change the past, or the future to change the past.
You can't tell it how to do that. It just ... does it. Because of the Interaction.
Or some random vibration somewhere in the world. Whatever. It's still an interaction.
Still to come, you, interacting with Schroedinger's Cat backwards in time.
We've talked about There. Let's talk about Where. And maybe, When.
Every now and then, someone will ask, so, where did Big Bang happen?, for example. Where's the center of the universe? Where's the starting point?
Back before Copernicus and Galileo and Bruno came along, we thought we had the answer. The earth is the center of the universe. The Church had it all figured out.
It was logical, the Church said. God loves us. He put us on the earth. He must love the earth. We are the relational center of the universe, created by God to be in relationship with him. So the earth must be the physical center of the universe. God rotates around us, so the universe must rotate around the earth.
Well. First, that's neither logical nor necessary. Whether or not you accept the premise that God loves us (and you may not), it does not begin to follow that the earth is the center of the universe. You love your loved ones (duh), but that does not make them the center of anything except perhaps as a constant drain on your finances.
So, at some cost and courage, Copernicus and Galileo and Bruno fixed all of that, and eventually, everyone got comfortable with the idea that the earth was not the center of the universe, even religious people. Nobody's theology in any of the world's major faiths includes Geocentrism as a plank in the platform.
people can get past science and accept what seem to be challenges to the faith without losing that faith.
So then we got the Copernican Principle, which says that not only is the earth not the center of the universe, but the earth isn't special, humans aren't special, the universe itself isn't special, nothing at all anywhere is special. Everything is very very ordinary.
As it turns out, the Copernican Principle made the same mistake with science that Geocentrism did with religion. That is, it takes one truth (the earth is not the center of the universe) and then jumps off in an entirely illogical and unconnected direction to say that the earth therefore is not special.
That is, just because your loved ones are not the center of the universe doesn't make them unspecial.
So what the Church said was, humans are special, humans live on the earth, so the earth is the center of the universe.
Here's what science said: the earth is not the center of the universe, so humans aren't special.
What's bad theology going one direction is bad logic going the other direction.
Whether or not humans are special has absolutely positively without a doubt 100% maybe even 1000% (yeah, that's stupid) nothing to do with whether or not the earth is or is not the center of anything.
Everybody (outside of religion) believed that since earth isn't the center, then humans aren't special, though, and still pretty much believes it.
Most scientists and atheists believe that humans aren't special. Neither are the earth, the solar system, the Milky Way, any of the other galaxies, or even the universe itself. Everything is just a big accident produced by the laws of nature, and they don't give a rat's patootie about you or the universe.
Birdbrains. All in a flutter.
See where bad logic gets you? All in a flutter.
But then Big Bang came along and changed the whole game anyway.
Because there was a starting point, it looks like the earth is very special after all.
A new tally proposes that roughly 700 quintillion terrestrial exoplanets are likely to exist across the observable universe—most vastly different from Earth.
Here's a short bit from the article: "...Max Tegmark from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ... thinks Earth is a colossal violation of the Copernican principle..."
For us, it's a fine-tuning thing. As we mentioned once or twice.
And, as it happens, the earth is the center of the universe.
Well, the center of its own universe.
expanding away from one point, a starting point?" comes from not really understanding Big Bang.
Big Bang was not just the starting point of everything in the universe - planets, stars, galaxies, all of that. It was the starting point of space and time.
Which means that it was the starting point of all the points in the universe.
Which means that all of the points in the universe were once all at the same place. They were all the same point.
Which means that every point in the universe is the point that the universe is expanding away from.
Every point is the starting point.
Every point is the center of the universe. Actually, the center of its own view of the universe, the parts that are visible from each point, which are different from each point.
So the earth is the center of its own universe. So are you, of course. So is your elbow. And the tip of your nose. And all of your loved ones. Duh.
So the first answer to the question Where? is that all of the Wheres are the center of the universe. It's a Big Bang, relativity thing. Unlike the picture below, everybody is in fact the center of the universe. All of our universes overlap quite a bit, of course.
Now, there's the Quantum Wheres, too.
As in, for photons or anything traveling at the SOL, everything is just like it was back at the Beginning, at the Singularity, when all of the points where all at the same place. One point. All of the points in the universe for a photon right now! are at the same point.
And all of the Time in the universe happens at the same Time. Everything happens at once. If you happen to be traveling at the SOL. So right now! is always right now!
Photons are never late for anything, and they never go to the wrong place. Male photons never have to ask for directions, and female photons can take as long as they want to get dressed. If that sounds sexist to you, then just switch them around. Still works.
So all the Wheres and all the Whens are just one Where and One When. Which sounds like Dr. Seuss on steroids.
And even if you're not traveling at the SOL, if you are a quantum particle, you can occupy multiple Wheres and multiple Whens. Particles can be and are in many places at the same time, and sometimes they can even be in many times at the same, uh, at the same, uh, well, OK, it's not at the same time. They can be in many times at the same place. But they can also be in many times in many places, and many places at the same time.
And there's even a Where and a When for you yourself. Well, actually, that's not true. You don't get your own personal Where or When.
Simple question, just for starters. Where are you? Like, right now?
Answer - your Where is relative to all the Wheres that the universe has to offer.
Any answer you give is in relation to somewhere else. And as we all know by now, "relation" is code for "interaction". So you only have a location as you interact with it.
In your room. Your car. Your office. The bathtub. A ski lift.
North America. Earth. The Solar System. The Milky Way. Um, Mars.
Or Nevada. It's hard to tell.
And all of those Wheres are moving. So you are moving, too. Your Where used to be ... There ... but now it's ... Here. And Here is always moving, changing, interacting with lots of other Heres and Theres.
Consider. Let's say you are in empty space in a spacesuit, just hanging out.
There's nothing around you. No planets, stars, galaxies. Nothing but blackness. And you.
If there's nothing else in space (Space-Time, to be more specific), then you have no location.
Now. Here comes some other guy in a spacesuit. Zip! Off he goes. Or she.
You both are only moving relative to each other. If there's nobody there, then nobody's moving. No body. No motion.
Not only do you not have a location, you only have motion relative to other things. Even motion and location are results of interactions.
And since you can't tell how fast you are moving, or that you are moving at all, and since Space and Time change with speed, but only relative to the places you left behind, then they can't change. Whatever that means.
Bottom line at the end of the day in the final analysis when all is said and done, Where and When only exist because of interactions between things made of matter, with mass, and of course, photons.
You look at them. In a quantum sort of way.
Summing up. You can ignore the rest of the quote.
We should probably sum things up a bit, since I don't even remember where we were and I'm not really sure where we are, and I've been writing this thing for months.
We started off with, There's Nothing There, because there's nothing there. That is, in the universe.
space. But it's a nice thought.
There's a lot of stuff that looks like something - you know, galaxies, stars, planets, used-to-be-planets, might-be-planets, Black Holes that aren't quite Black Holes yet, moons, asteroids, comets, meteors, meteorites (which sounds very much like little meteors to me), plus all the stuff on earth like, well, you and me - but as it turns out, all the stuff is made of matter, and matter is made of things that - aren't really there.
That's because matter is made of energy, which is waves, and sometimes matter acts like matter, and sometimes it acts like waves.
And it does this depending upon how we choose to look at it.
And the little matter bits could be here, or they could be anywhere.
And even if the little matter bits were here, there's a lot more of nothing than there is of them.
It says sugar cube. It's really an M&M. In Europe, a Smarty.
In Asia, a grain of rice the size of an M&M. Or a Smarty.
Like, there's a million billion times more emptiness in every atom than there is little matter bits. And you are made of atoms. Which means that there's a million billion times more nothing than there is something in you.
So that means that if we squeeze out all of the nothing from every atom from every human being on the planet, and put them all in the same place, then every human fits into an M&M. All 7+ billion of us. Into an M&M. With room left over.
In fact, 7.3 billion of us fit into two-thirds of an M&M. That means that you could fit another 3 billion or so people into the M&M.
And 99% of THAT is virtual particles that are only there very very briefly.
And the 1% of the M&M that is actually made of little matter bits - is made of things that aren't really there.
Yeah. This doesn't help much, either.
And what, you are saying out loud, the heck are "interactions"?
Well. Interactions are what forces and particles do together when they do what they do together.
I'm thinking that didn't help much.
Not a good look when they're looking for a head.
OK. So, say you throw a baseball. For those of you who live in countries without baseball, pick the ball of your own culturally appropriate choosing. Cricket -. Foot -. Basket -. Human head -.
Which is what we used to throw around when we didn't have round bouncy objects made for games, so in our infinite creativity, we'd whack off the heads of random passersby and use those. You need to thank God that we discovered baseballs and footballs and all that. Bad enough to be the geeky little kid who always got chosen last. Much worse to be the one kid left over when someone yells, hey, we don't have a head to play with! Somebody get me a head!
Anyway. You throw a ball. At the simplest level, there are two things that need to interact in order for you to throw a ball.
Thing 1 - you. Thing 2 - a ball. Without both you and the ball, the ball doesn't get thrown.
We need some other things too, of course. Gravity. Which means, a planet. Various laws of physics - momentum, acceleration, deceleration, force, mass, velocity, all kinds of things.
A serious interaction. But, you know. Just Do It.
So the whole throwing-of-the-ball-or-head thing works because of interactions between you, the ball, the planet, air, wind, altitude, mass, all kinds of things. Plus, your own desire to throw the ball, your knowledge of how to throw the ball, and your body's instinct or training on how to throw the ball.
And your body and the ball being made of particles and forces that interact.
Particles = quarks, gluons and electrons.
Forces = strong force and electromagnetic force.
Everything interacting with everything else.
That's how the universe works.
Except for this one, new thing. It turns everything around upside down and backwards.
It's not you and the ball that define the interaction.
It's the interaction that gives you and the ball reality.
You and the ball aren't really there in the way that you think you are.
You and the ball seem to be there. I mean, really seem like it.
Except for atoms, which don't exist either. So close.
and the quarks become protons and neutrons, which interact with gluons again to become atomic nuclei, and then the nucleus and the electrons interact via the Electromagnetic Force to become atoms and all of that empty space, and voila!
Because if it isn't, then you aren't, either.
So, where are you then, anyway?
OK, not Fritz. Some Swiss guy on an alpenhorn.
There was this guy named Fritz. Fritz Zwicky. He was Swiss.
My sources tell me that he was ... irritating. Obnoxious. Unpopular. Curmudgeonly. That's the word Wikipedia uses.
Actually, he was lucky. If he'd lived in an English-language based country, he'd have been called Icky Zwicky. Or worse. That would have made anybody irritating. Actually again, he lived a long time at CalTech in Pasadena, CA, where the natives speak English after a fashion, so "Icky Zwicky" might have been spray-painted on his locker, maybe.
Not really. That's at Cern. This is ... not at Cern.
I lived in Switzerland. Three times. When people ask me sometimes how come I lived in Switzerland three times, I say that it's because God loves me more than he loves them. Cuz Switzerland is very cool. Alps. Cheese. Chocolate. Wine. Skiing. Biking. Hiking. Not a big hiker, but if I were, I'd hike there. Plus, you know. CERN. Particle physics. The Higgs. The World's Largest Microwave Oven.
Anyway. I digress. Fritz. You could rhyme something with that, too, that we won't do because "crapload" is kind of our swearing limit.
Fritz. Way back in the '30s, right after the General Theory kicked in, Fritz was looking at galaxies (which we didn't even really know for sure existed until like 1927 or -8 or -9), and, being a smart guy, noticed that they were spinning too fast to be able to hold themselves together.
You know how if you get on a merry-go-round (do we still call them that?), or a thing that you go around and around on so that you can get merry, but you up your chuck instead? Or you fall off, if you're not holding on? Or both?
Well. Galaxies are spinning so fast (not that you can tell by just looking) that they would throw all of their stars out into space, and they wouldn't technically be galaxies anymore, since, um, you gotta have stars to be a galaxy.
So he (Fritz) wondered, what was holding the galaxies all together?
Well, the answer is, gravity. Gravity is what holds galaxies together.
That is, all of the gravity in all of the stars in each galaxy is added up and holds the galaxy together. The stars make a gravitational well, and the galaxy sits in the middle of the well.
Actual scientists experimenting with spinning galaxies.
Um. OK. Actual idiots with a motor cycle.
But he (Fritz) noticed that there weren't enough stars in ANY galaxy to do that. At least, the ones that he could see. So there wasn't enough gravity in ANY galaxy if you just counted up all the stars.
And what makes gravity, you ask?
Stars. That is, matter. Stuff made of matter.
So we needed more matter in every galaxy. EVERY galaxy.
How much? you might ask.
About 5-6 times more matter than is actually there.
5-6 times more stars than are actually there.
That would be like, in our solar system, we'd need 5 or 6 more suns, plus maybe instead of 8 planets, 40 or 48 more planets.
Now, if you'll go out and look around, you'll notice that we have one sun, tops. And rumor has it that we only have 8 planets. Sorry, Pluto. Maybe 9 if the mystery planet turns out to be a planet.
Apparently the universe has all the idiots it needs.
So there is a crapload of matter missing in the universe.
We could have known this in 1933 when Fritz discovered it, but he was kind of irritating. So we didn't pay attention.
And then, in 1975, a much nicer scientist person named Vera Rubin discovered it all over again. She was just as smart, but not such a pain. Not a pain at all, in fact.
She should win a prize. Not for being not a pain, but for discovering all over again that a crapload of matter was missing from the universe.
Darth Matter. Not Dark Matter. Get it? Get it?
We decided to call it "Dark Matter". Since it's missing, we have no idea what it is, don't know what it's made of, and can't quite figure out how SO MUCH MATTER is out there that we CAN'T FIND.
We're not upset. OK, maybe a little.
Worse yet, it turns out that we really really need Dark Matter in order for the universe to work.
Because without Dark Matter, there would be no galaxies, and without galaxies, there would be only isolated stars, and for various reasons, no planets and no life. Anywhere.
No Dark Matter = no galaxies = no life = no you, no me, no us.
No Dark Energy = no universe = no life = no you, no me, no us.
So, you might ask. How much Dark Energy and Dark Matter do we need? In order for everything to, you know, be here?
Here's what we can see. Matter, which makes up, um, everything. Stars. Planets. Dust. Galaxies. Everything we can see.
That turns out to be ... 5% of the universe. + or -.
The rest of it - 95% or so - is Dark. Energy and Matter. 68% and 27%. In case you were wondering.
95% of the universe is invisible to us. A mystery.
Looking for Dark Matter. It's a metaphor.
Because it only interacts gravitationally. So we can't see it. Touch it. Hear it. Taste it. Smell it.
It's all around us, but it doesn't interact with us except via the very very weakest of all the forces, gravity.
Dark Matter. Dark Energy. Gotta have 'em in order for us to be here. Don't have a clue what they are.
This might be true. Or not. Hard to tell.
Dark Matter might have done the same thing.
Dark You. And Dark Me.
It's 5-6 times bigger than the universe we do see.
And to them, we're Dark, too. And they're all around us, and we're all mixed up inside of them. And they can't see us and we can't see them. But we know that there's something there that we can't see. And maybe they do, too.
Not Dark Aliens. Darkish. Not a merry-go-round.
Dark aliens tend to get nauseated on merry-go-rounds.


New South Wales' Berejiklian Government is hoping to win votes with its promise of interest-free loans for solar batteries and solar power + battery systems.
After NSW Labor's solar rebate pledge was announced on the weekend, the pressure was on the Berejiklian Government to pull something out of its hat to win the positive attention of NSW home solar supporters in the leadup to the March 23 state election. While it has demonstrated backing for large-scale PV projects, nothing was on the table on the small-scale residential PV side of things.
On Sunday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the NSW Liberal's and Nationals' 10-year Empowering Homes program, which will provide no-interest loans for the purchase solar batteries and solar power + storage systems. It's understood the program will be available to "up to 300,000 households" over the ten years; assuming of course the Berejiklian Government is still in power after March 23.
In order to be eligible for the no-interest loans, applicants will need to be owner-occupiers and have an annual household income of up to $180,000. Loans of up to $9,000 for a solar battery system and up to $14,000 per solar + storage system will be available. How long the interest-free loan period will be wasn't mentioned and there's not much other detail at this point in time.
Suppliers and installers for the Empowering Homes Program will be selected through a competitive tender process and the initiative will also be utilised to encourage battery manufacturing in NSW.
But will it? Probably not for those taking up the offer in the short term, assuming it kicks off very soon after the election.
While the cost of solar batteries is expected to drop over time, currently in most cases batteries will still not pay for themselves before the warranty expires. Also, installing batteries as part of a solar installation has a negative impact on payback rather than making it better. The NSW Government said the initiative will cut emissions, but according to SQ's Ronald, that's not the case when it comes to batteries.
Regardless, the Clean Energy Council seems quite positive about this and NSW Labor's announcements.
"Substantive clean energy announcements from both the New South Wales Government and the Opposition this weekend show that both major parties have recognised the importance of the issue to voters ahead of the state election next month," it said.
While NSW Labor has taken a leaf out of Victorian Labor's playbook with its Solar Homes policy, the Berejiklian Government's Empowering Homes program is closer to Queensland's (but without the grants) and a dash of SA's Home Battery Scheme thrown in.
Whilst the report above states that no duration for the interest-free loans, is specified (I suggest that duration for such loans, be calculated on the basis of a repayment rate of $1000 per year, or, $20 per week), the report also does not (I believe) include mention as to what, if any, money is to be paid upfront – is it a no deposit scenario, or, is it requiring something like a 20 or 30% deposit?
Also, does the financing include any charges; for example, whilst providing "interest-free" financing, as a revolving line of credit, Certegy charges about $10 per month, in "administration fees", apart from the 20-50% markup that a customer faces, for a solar system bought with Certegy financing.
So, with previously reported delays (to the extent that they can send businesses broke, by obstructing the cash flows of the businesses) in payments from government departments, and any apparent costs involved by using government financing, will businesses be adding surcharges to government financed solar systems purchases, as happens with systems financed by Certegy?
"New South Wales' Berejiklian Government", for all of Australia?
In my last previous post, I suggested that an appropriate duration for interest-free financing for purchasing domestic rooftop photovoltaic systems and getting them installed, should be calculated on the basis of a repayment rate of $100 per year or $20 per week.
It since occurred to me that, due to the lack of consistent warranty durations, the duration of the repayment period for an interest-free financing for purchasing domestic rooftop photovoltaic systems and getting them installed, should be calculated on the basis of a repayment rate of $100 per year or $20 per week, or, the duration of the shortest warranty coverage of the components in a system, whichever is the lesser.
Oh, and, if a feral government would provide such financing, I suggest that such financing; of interest-free financing for purchasing domestic rooftop photovoltaic systems and getting them installed, would be a far better use of the CEFC and its resources (funding), than utility-level clean energy systems financing – why take from the less well-off (we, the plebs), to aid the rich and powerful?
Sadly as my experience in QLD demonstrates is that whilst these are great initiatives all is does is prop up the cost of installing solar. In QLD its all about profiteering and batteries that should be costing around $10k are being charged at $16. Ridiculous !
just a little left of the solar business if i may but thats the way it works nowadays state or federal governments saying sorry but we can't look after your basic needs any more its every person for themselves. Disgusting trying to buy votes , hey vote for us and we'll give you a freebie, not what we will do for our country.
Tasmania made a similar offer a few years ago. I cant remember the exact details etc., but when you drilled down it became apparent that it was tied in with Westpac. And if you didn't meet their Loan requirements, you weren't taken on.
I don't know if Westpac also made it one of their conditions that you move your banking to their organisation, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was so.


Ho, C. M. L. (2008). Toward exploring errors in grammar: A systematic approach for language teachers. TESL Canada Journal, 25(2), 85-102.
This article focuses on an attempt by a teacher education institute to empower non-English majors to teach English at the primary level, drawing on a pre-service English-language teacher education program for undergraduates at the National Institute of Education, Singapore. The course, which has been running for three years, aims to develop student teachers' skills in analyzing grammatical features in primary-level writing, based on a three-step approach designed by the author specifically for non-English majors. The article also explores the difficulties student teachers face in learning to identify, classify, and explain various types of errors, including suggestions on how to empower student teachers to help primary-level pupils understand and use grammar rules effectively.


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Kbsa ANNOUNCES DESIGNER AWARDS 2015 NOW OPEN
The Kitchen, Bathroom & Bedroom Specialists Association (Kbsa) has announced that entries are now open for their 2015 Designer Awards programme.
NEW categories are for 'Kitchens under £25,000', 'Kitchens over £25,000', 'Accessible/Inclusive kitchen or bathroom', 'Bathroom Concept' – where designers work to a common brief ensuring entries will be judged on a level playing field, 'Student Kitchen Concept' which comes from a partnership with Buckinghamshire New University to support the inaugural Foundation Degree Course in Kitchen Design.
The other categories are: Bathroom Designer, Young Designer and Kitchen Concept (again from a standard brief produced by Renee Mascari at kbbNTG. The closing date this year will be Monday, 1st June.
Winners will be announced at the Kbsa Networking Dinner and Awards evening on Wednesday, 16th September 2015 at The Welcombe Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon.
The 2015 Award sponsors are Airflow Developments Ltd, Aquadi by Symphony, Articad, Buckinghamshire New University, Mereway Kitchens Ltd, Omega PLC, kbbNTG and PWS.
Graham Ball, Chief Executive Officer, said 'We are delighted to have such great brands sponsoring this year, and hope we can beat the number of entries we received in 2014. The Concept briefs will be challenging, but reflect the reality of any new project that is looking to provide complete client satisfaction – which, after all, is the ultimate goal. We will continue to support and promote the new Foundation Degree Course at Buckinghamshire New University and help enable the students to engage with the industry. I still believe that our industry needs to engage more with this breakthrough in learning, and we will continue to work hard to help this happen.'


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Alvin Mateus Fortes (* 25. Mai 1994 in Rotterdam) ist ein niederländischer Fußballspieler kapverdischer Abstammung.

Karriere

Verein
Fortes spielte im Jugendbereich für die niederländischen Vereine Sparta Rotterdam, UVS Leiden, Feyenoord Rotterdam und sowie in der englischen Nike Academy.  Anfang November 2013 unterschrieb er in Finnland einen Vertrag beim PS Kemi Kings in Kemi. Nach Vertragsende war er vom 1. Januar 2014 bis 30. Juni 2014 vertrags- und vereinslos. Von Juli 2014 bis Anfang 2016 spielte er in den Niederlanden für den RKC Waalwijk, die zweite Mannschaft von Vitesse Arnheim sowie den FC Oss. Im Januar 2016 ging er in die Türkei, wo er sich dem Erstligisten Boluspor anschloss. Für den Verein aus Bolu stand er fünfmal in der ersten Liga auf dem Spielfeld. Nach Vertragsende war er wieder von Ende Juli 2016 bis Ende Januar 2017 vertrags- und vereinslos. Im Februar 2017 ging er wieder in die Niederlande, wo er sich seinem ehemaligen Verein Vitesse Arnheim anschloss. Nach der Saison wechselte er im Juli 2017 nach Tschechien. Hier verpflichtete ihn der FC Zbrojovka Brünn. Mit dem Klub aus Brünn spielte er zwölfmal in der ersten Liga. Der georgische Verein FC Dila Gori aus Gori nahm ihn im Januar 2018 unter Vertrag. Für den Erstligisten spielte er bis Saisonende 15-mal in der Liga. Nach Saisonende war er bis Ende des Jahres wieder vertrags- und vereinslos. Das Jahr 2019 nahm ihn der FC Dila Gori wieder unter Vertrag. 34-mal stand er für den Klub in der ersten Liga auf dem Spielfeld. Qaisar Qysylorda, ein Verein aus Kasachstan, nahm ihn bis Anfang März 2021 unter Vertrag. Mit dem Verein aus Qysylorda spielte er 15-mal in der ersten Liga, der Premjer-Liga. Anschließend spielte er für den usbekischen Verein FK Olmaliq. Für den Klub aus Olmaliq kam er 18-mal in der ersten Liga zum Einsatz. Nach Vertragsende war er von Januar 2022 bis Juni 2022 vertrags und vereinslos. Am 24. Juni 2022 zog es ihn nach Thailand, wo er vom Erstligisten Ratchaburi FC unter Vertrag genommen wurde. In der Hinrunde stand er 15-mal für den Klub aus Ratchaburi auf dem Spielfeld. Zur Rückrunde wechselte er im Dezember 2022 auf Leihbasis zum Ligakonkurrenten Nongbua Pitchaya FC.

Nationalmannschaft
Fortes kam am 1. Juni 2018 in einem Freundschaftsspiel gegen Algerien für die Kapverdische A-Nationalmannschaft zum Einsatz und wurde beim 3:2-Sieg in der 78. Minute für Ricardo Gomes eingewechselt.

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Fußballspieler (FC Zbrojovka Brünn)
Fußballspieler (FC Dila Gori)
Fußballspieler (FK Olmaliq)
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Fußballspieler (Nongbua Pitchaya FC)
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I will be a sleep before 7 tonight as it's that bloody drunk & Dec tonight last one . Then next week I think it's britain got to much rubbish with drunk & Dec again .
Jasonmarie wrote: I will be a sleep before 7 tonight as it's that bloody drunk & Dec tonight last one . Then next week I think it's britain got to much rubbish with drunk & Dec again .
Bond:	"Oh yes, you must never go in there without a mongoose."
Its informative as Andy said in parts but again with it being an hour long with adverts there is only so much they can fit in alongside the "buy" and "sell" sections but I like the two guys. I like the fact they are just aiming to give a classic a new lease of life making it safe and roadworthy without going too overboard so they aint afraid to get a rattle can out rather than do the usual full respray that most of us don't really have the money for. Mind you as their plan is "flip" a car around in just a week this obviously has a big impact on how much work they can actually do unlike the likes of Wheeler Dealers who do not really have a deadline to meet.
Andrew 2.8i wrote: Did anybody watch it? I watched the start but fell asleep before the end.
I've managed to stay awake long enough to watch this episode. A mk2 Golf GTi is featured tonight.
I smelled a rat though with 'planted' purchasers when an old associate of mine from my Hot Rod days, rocked up on strippers.
The Rockabilly (his name is actually Billy!) with the hot rod who turned up to buy the seats was a set up.
My logic.......who would travel all the way from South Cheshire (Audlem) to buy a pair of ten a penny seats, to darn sarf? It would have cost a Kidney in fuel with his small block Chevy and no boot space to carry them home!
He's a lovely bloke but also hell bent on fame so appears on the local radio and local tv etc.
They sure did! If they were genuinely starting a business together, as the voiceover introduction suggests, would they really take such a gamble? I wonder if some of the issues were for adding suspense for the viewers? Especially the annoying imposed time scale that all these programmes insist on having.
It's still an entertaining show though, but perhaps some of the situations shown are best taken with a pinch of salt.
timfromull wrote: Nice relatable blokes on Bangers and cheap easily accessible motors.
That's why I think that this show could be good, as the budget they have is a lot smaller than on similar shows. Similar to the early days of Wheeler Dealers.
I watched the repeat of strippers on Sunday morning, but I watched many of the episodes on Youtube a couple of years ago.
On 5 Spike (Sky 160, Freeview 31) at 8pm tonight, Beware; Grand Theft Britain. A documentary exposing the criminals who engage in stealing cars.
I don't really like these programmes, but in the current climate could be worth watching.....We may learn something in car security?
I'm quite enjoying this series of Flipping Bangers.


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Cypriot religious leaders appeal for UK support to protect cultural and religious heritage
Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus and Bishop Christophoros of Karpasia (the island's long, finger-like peninsula occupied by the Turkish army since 1974) were accompanied by UK Cypriots' Federation President, Peter Droussiotis, to meetings in Westminster on Thursday.
At separate meetings with the Minister for Europe, David Lidington MP at the Foreign Office, and the Shadow Minister of Europe, Gareth Thomas MP at the House of Commons, the delegation made the case for the urgent restoration and protection of Cyprus's religious and cultural heritage in the areas of the Republic of Cyprus occupied by the Turkish army.
Since Turkey's invasion and subsequent occupation of 38% of the island in 1974, countless independent reports have presented irrefutable evidence of the deliberate vandalism and destruction of many of the island's historic Greek Orthodox Christian churches and monasteries as well as the desecration of graveyards and cemeteries.
Both Mr Lidington and Mr Thomas expressed their support for the efforts by Archbishop Chrysostomos II to seek access to Christian places of worship and other sacred sites and religious monuments in the occupied areas with a view to resurrecting, restoring and maintaining these and said that they would raise the matter both with Turkey and also with the Turkish Cypriot leadership.
Following the meetings, Mr Droussiotis said:
"A very painful but sometimes overlooked aspect of the tragic invasion and occupation of Cyprus by the Turkish army has been the wilful sacrilegious destruction of many of the island's churches, monasteries and other places of Christian worship. These sites and monuments are of huge cultural and religious significance and belong not only to the Cypriot people who have been unjustly deprived of their use for nearly forty years, but to the whole of humanity.
"Every effort must be made by the international community to put an end to the neglect and wanton destruction of such places and to allow access so that these can be restored and protected in the future. I am pleased, though happily not surprised, that our case was received sympathetically both by the Minster and by the Shadow Minister."


I've been debating about writing this here, as our true story is not finished, but I don't believe we have to know everything to share the hope we've been given.
You may know our son, Noah, has been diagnosed with Indeterminate Colitis, an autoimmune disease that may or may not be Crohn's Disease. The mystery of this disease, and all the terrible things it can lead to has wrapped our hearts in a vice; squeezing ever so tight with worry. Impossible to predict, impossible to know if he'll have it another year or forever. The financial strain is enough to make us wonder if we'll make it another year without ruin, but God has proved Himself faithful in the areas of finance: a generous family member or friend, a random check in the mail, a surprise discount from the hospital.
My husband heard about this place called The Healing Room. Believers from local churches join together inside a medical clinic one evening a week to pray for those in need of miracles.
We read of Jesus healing those who believe in Him. We grow up being told this…we may even know someone who has miraculously recovered from an illness, but two thousand years of Jesus making footprints in the sands of this Earth is a long way from our cynical culture today. And even though some of us know him and know He can, we wonder if He will. Why some, but not all? Will we be like Paul, forever inflicted with a thorn in the flesh to remind us of where to fix our eyes?
Maybe our faith is too full of questions and not enough belief. But how do we help our six-year-old understand the complexities? I prayed about this, worried that if we took Noah for prayer and he wasn't healed that he would lose his faith.
John and I explained to him about healing…that miracles do happen, but sometimes God lets people stay sick. They become God's heroes.
Noah was unsure, nervous about doing something so foreign. He said he'd think about it. I asked God for confirmation that we were doing the right thing, and if so, would he encourage Noah?
Over the next week as I drove my kids to school, a few people called in to our local radio station to report miraculous healings. I leaned in. Is that you, God?
Shortly after, we visited with our neighbors during their fall yard sale. Noah loves looking for new treasures and was delighted to join me. A beautiful, state of the art electric wheelchair was displayed in their driveway. Something compelled me to ask why they were selling such a nice piece of equipment—people don't buy those for temporary problems–and they both walked very well. So I asked.
"He had MS, but doesn't anymore. He was healed," said Mrs. Neighbor.
"What happened?" I asked, Noah at my side listening.
I turned to Noah, repeated what she said, like he didn't hear it the first time.
"I'll do it." He smiled. Wide.
Later, when the kids were at school, I dropped to my knees and requested a special favor from God. I believe those signs were from You. Thank you. If you don't heal him, please give him a "God moment" so he doesn't lose his faith.
When the sun had left the city in darkness a few Thursday nights later, Noah and I walked into The Healing Room. I could feel the prayer as soon as we entered; I felt embraced by it the whole time we were there. We filled out some paperwork about us and our specific prayer request: Healing from the colitis, healing from the pain.
Before they brought us into the room, they prayed. Over us, over the problem, over any special word from God.
Noah and I stood against a wall underneath a sign reminding us that miracles come from God, not from the people praying. His light-up shoes blinked off as he stopped; my breath came quick as they anointed us both with oil. As soon as the Prayer Man touched Noah's right wrist, Noah's right shoe lit up—his foot hadn't budged. Noah beamed.
When we prayed, they repeated 1 Peter 2:24 where Jesus says, "…By His stripes you are healed." As soon as they said the words, a picture of Jesus on the cross, taking the wounds of the world upon Himself filled my mind's eye. Wearing a crown of blood, his head fell forward and tipped toward me—and then, gone. That was enough for me–no matter what happened, God is good. God is Love.
They prayed over Noah for a second time, then invited us to come back again. Some battles take more prayer than others, they said.
His pain was less that night. By the next day, it was completely gone. A few symptoms remain, but we came away with three things. One shoe light (Noah's God moment), partial healing (no more pain), and a few scriptures impressed upon the prayer warriors, one of them being…And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus Philippians 4:19.
That leaves us at the unfinished part of our story. We will go back on another Thursday night in the hopes that Noah's healing will be complete. Will the other shoe light for my boy, giving us another miracle, or will he be one of God's heroes?


This stunning scarf is hand woven from silky soft cotton and the rich colour is created using all natural dyes. The design is inspired by elements of nature.
About the artisan: This product is the creation of a women's co-operative in Guatemala which currently has 34 active members. The collective utilises all natural dyes in the creation of their beautiful products, in this case the indigo colour is achieved by utilising the bark of a flowering tree, distinctive to Guatemala.
Care instructions: Cold hand wash recommended.