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Business Aviation Reporters Test SmartSky 4G LTE on Demonstration Flight
Kerry Radigan November 22, 2017 Press Releases
CHARLOTTE, N.C. –- 22 NOVEMBER 2017 –- Editors and reporters from some of the most respected and relied upon business aviation publications recently participated in the first media demonstration of the SmartSky 4G LTE-based network. SmartSky Networks' Citation Excel took flight Tuesday morning, Nov. 14 from Melbourne International Airport (KMLB). Aviation International News/Business Jet Traveler, Business & Commercial Aviation/Aviation Week, Flying, Professional Pilot and Rotor & Wing/Avionics were all represented.
SmartSky has conducted multiple demonstration flights for current and prospective customers. The most recent were last month at the National Business Aviation Association's Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition (NBAA-BACE) in Las Vegas. A dozen demo flights were held over three days. This was SmartSky's first for the media. During the flight, the media was encouraged to do multiple things online simultaneously. And they did. They conducted real-time video calls with colleagues across the country. They seamlessly streamed movies (no buffering), and used their phones to do everything from check their calendars to search the web. They easily accessed corporate clouds, and successfully sent and received data on multiple VPN sessions.
"Basically, we said, put us to the test," says SmartSky Networks Vice President, Product Management Eric Brooks, who was on the flight. "They experienced what we've been saying from Day One: SmartSky delivers on the promise of office-like internet access in the sky."
Following the flight, the media participated in a debrief at the Satcom Direct hangar, then toured Avidyne. SmartSky partners with Avidyne for the manufacture, certification and support of its air-to-ground wireless connectivity products. SmartSky and Avidyne have worked closely to develop specialized products for business aircraft, including airborne radios and antennas. Avidyne secures Parts Manufacturing Authorization (PMA) for new hardware, provides ground- and flight-test services, and develops the initial Supplemental Type Certification (STC) for installation. Avidyne has a 23-year history of advancing avionics products through the certification process.
"Our team of strategic partners truly is the best of the best," says SmartSky Networks Vice President, Business Aviation Alan Goodnight. "Avidyne is a perfect example of that excellence and drive to transform inflight communication in both cabin and cockpit. It's led to where we are today. We're redefining what it means for multiple passengers to be able to stream, chat and text in real-time onboard a business jet."
After the tour, the group returned to the Satcom Direct (SD) hangar for an interview with SD Senior Commercial Director Derek Donahue and Director of Sales-Strategic Partnerships Jim Huntoon. SD has achieved many firsts since its founding in 1997, including its patented Global One Number (GON) simplified calling to an aircraft in flight. Today, with SmartSky 4G LTE it enables smartphones and computers to work with the same reliability and speed in the air as on the ground. SD serves as SmartSky's exclusive customer service and support provider. SD offers many value-added services and products, including the industry's premier airborne router.
SmartSky sets a new standard in aircraft Wi-Fi, delivering the best value and in the most secure manner possible. The ingenuity of its patented 4G technology with beamforming and efficient air-to-ground network gives passengers an office-in-the-sky experience and operators a new, better way of managing their aircraft communications. An analysis of the data operations during the media demonstration flight confirmed SmartSky 4G LTE's unrivaled speed and capacity.
•	Multi-GB per hour actual data consistent throughput.
•	Actual peak speeds well in excess of 10 Mbps, with individually run speed tests showing high multi-Mbps bidirectional data rates, as well.
•	Average return link traffic representing nearly 25 percent of the data. No other inflight connectivity network supports these crucially needed ratios to run the popular applications customers want, need and expect to use.
•	Average of more than 50 seamless beam handovers per flight, proving the most difficult engineering aspect of the system works, and demonstrating the system's inherent scalability.
SmartSky demonstrated capabilities that have been difficult or impossible to consistently achieve on either the incumbent's ATG network or new satellite systems. These include conducting a live WebEx, or quickly sending large PowerPoint files, even while other passengers were streaming video. SmartSky enables bi-directional live communications at speeds that match Wi-Fi on the ground.
SmartSky's 4G LTE nationwide network deployment involves many steps on the way to a transformative air-to-ground connectivity solution, including secure datacenters strategically located in California, Colorado and Virginia that are already operational. SmartSky is manufacturing its proprietary antennas and ground stations, and deploying them nationwide on existing cell towers as the equipment rolls off the production lines. It's working with the three leading U.S. tower companies: Crown Castle, SBA and American Tower. Together, they own a vast majority of the existing towers across the country. These three along with a fourth company, Powder River Development, are experts in the additional steps necessary for installation at each site, such as delivering high-capacity fiber optic backhaul links.
The brains of SmartSky's network are housed in three massive datacenters, strategically located across the country for maximum efficiency and redundancy. Instead of spending unnecessary resources to build its own hardware, SmartSky works with Datapipe and Equinix to host its virtual core (or software) at their facilities in California, Colorado and Virginia. The nearest center to a customer's aircraft is always sending and receiving data. Those close gateways to the internet mean low latency, which eliminates communication lag time. Having three centers, as opposed to the current ATG provider's one, also makes the system more fail-safe. For example, it can provide backup in case a massive storm takes one center offline.
Years in the making, SmartSky 4G LTE will go live nationwide in mid-2018 for business aviation operators. For a limited time, customers can sign up to take advantage of SmartSky's Network Launch Promotion, which rewards them with bonus data. It also includes an unlimited data option (subject to terms and conditions) that represents the lowest price per GB in airborne connectivity.
"SmartSky 4G LTE is the only system that can deliver multi-Gigabyte-per-hour data rates inflight, bi-directionally and with low latency," says SmartSky Networks President Ryan Stone. "The meaning of that doesn't truly hit home until you experience it. The promised revolution in connectivity is underway."
ABOUT SMARTSKY NETWORKS
Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, SmartSky Networks was formed in 2011 by senior aviation and telecommunications executives seeking to transform aviation using disruptive communications technologies. Working with leading aerospace and technology partners, SmartSky has begun the rollout of its innovative, air-to-ground network, SmartSky 4G LTE. The network takes advantage of patented spectrum reuse, advanced beamforming technologies and 60 MHz of spectrum for significantly enhanced connectivity. SmartSky 4G LTE delivers data to the aircraft with speeds comparable to next generation satellite solutions and provides unmatched speeds for data transmissions off the aircraft. This real-time, low latency, bidirectional link makes SmartSky 4G LTE a key enabler for the new and enhanced apps, services and hardware that will usher in the digitization of the aviation industry. Learn more at www.smartskynetworks.com.
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It's true. I love this red flag: jealousy.
Jealousy is that piquing of the soul: "I'm not happy. I want. Why not me?" It's a key which I never, ever throw away (nor chide myself for). You could say I honor emotions for what they try to tell me—rather than judging them, feeling guilty, or sweeping them aside. As humans, we're built to feel. I like to pay attention.
Yes, I sometimes wait. But other times I act immediately. That's how it went with my Jealous Poem Stacks.
I was reading the poems in Satellite Convulsions and feeling very simplistic. Such words these poets use! Such style they sport!
Part of me knows I'll never be the kind of poet who uses complex words, but I didn't care to shoo the feeling away. Instead, I took a very simple action and wrote down the words I loved. Unusual words. Words that felt good in the mouth. Words I'd never heard. Words I wished were mine. I sprinkled a few mundane words between. No one is really going to call these poems. They are poem stacks. Good for starting something. Good for jealous days.
Now the really fun thing is that I thought I was done with my poem stacks. I thought they were a private deal. It's not like I was going to do anything further with them.
The results were most wonderful when participants read their stacks back to us. What might have initially felt like nonsense to the participants suddenly made sense, especially at the level of sound. Poems were being born, if only in the simplest way. And that is something to which I like to pay attention.
Who was I in your dream?
Who were you in my dream?
How about you? You needn't be feeling jealous. You could be feeling inspired. Find a book of solid source material to "mine" and try stacking. We'd love to hear what you pick and place, word by intriguing word.
Photo by Basheer Tome, Creative Commons, via Flickr. Post by L.L. Barkat.
Well, I'm just blown away from all this writing, all of you had a mouthful of words to share. I can really relate to cleavage when I where my boat neck red sweater. Just had to throw that one in for my babies.
You could do it too, Marcy.
Maybe find a list of yarn types and colors (I thought of that because of your mention of the red sweater).
The poet has an intuitive way of putting words together, perhaps without even realizing at first, that creates a feeling whether or not the actual words are understood.
I need to go back and re-read Ruefle. That quote is so apt.
Can't get enough of Madness, Rack, and Honey this week. 🙂 So many salient passages.
Putting this on my reading list because even though it's nearly 4 years later, this recommendation comes at just the right time!
Yes! I heard the different connectivity of thoughts when I read my stack aloud, and also experienced it at the IAM gathering the next evening. I guess I have never actually read poems aloud, that is to say, before last week! I've been reading and re-reading poems aloud (other poets and my own) all week.
below the eaves where seasons collide.
he cannot unknow desire's siren calls.
they sound as mere chimes in the riverbeds.
I will have to do this exercise in the morning when I'm firing on more than one clogged cylinder. It's an intriguing exercise that gives so much room for interpretation.
For now, here's one with the words from the above poems.
Oh, good gracious, I absolutely LOVE this idea! I'm printing this out now so my daughters and I can mine for words. Thank you.
I know I'm a little late on posting mine, but here it is.
* These are "Words We Want to Know" in our home school co-op group. (I actually got this idea from L.L. a few months ago. Students place words on slips of paper into a container and then at a given time they each draw out three. Definition discussions ensue and then the dictionary and encyclopedia definitions are read aloud, followed by more discussion — specific to the "Need to Know-ers" reason for including the word.
This collection shows the diverse reading of the three students, age 10 (boy), 12 (girl), and 14 (girl).
Darlene, your homeschool group is an educator's dream….. very smart teacher, you.
Where Were You When The Sun Went Down?
Marcy, I think you may have found your best way yet into poetry.
I love "Dare say" in the middle of it all!
Thank you so much. It was something I wanted to conquer but didn't have a clue.
I want to give someone the proper acknowledgement or credit for introducing me to stack poetry from your website, who would that be? I chose stack postry for my 2014 Poetry Goal, and I want to give credit where crdit is due. can you please tell me who the right person to give creid to would be?
I saw it here first, under these guidelines, "teaching with poem stacks" and although mine are not all mined from books, they are all stacked poems. The only other reference I was able to find was someone stacking books from ther books shelves where the titles kinda make a poem. But when I comeplete my book, I want to be able to credit someone, as to the idea, each year I pick a style of poetry or a theme, of poetry to write about, my goal was 52, one stack poem a week, right now I have 243, some might seem monotonous, and others are just downright silly, but I still have 243 and the year isn't over yeat, I changed my goal to 365.
Ah. Well, that would be me.
I taught a workshop in NYC and wanted to help people do some poetry writing that didn't feel so much like poetry writing, and culled from excellent, arresting language. Thus was born, Jealous Poem Stacks.
Cool. I am going to be doing some poetry projects in April, at a local venue, do you have any special way I shouldcredit you…credentials and stuff?
So, tell me…how do you get to be where you are at, where so many people get to enjoy your poetry guidance? Do you ever come to Pa?
L.L. Barkat, Managing Editor, Tweetspeak Poetry.
Hmmm. Time, I guess. Writing for various venues. Having poetry books. Becoming an editor. A long process.
I have successfully completed a years worth of Stack Poetry, 398 was my 2014 total and I have had so much fun that I have decided to continue for 2015, with a goal of 1000 Stack Poems by the end of 2015. Which means I have to double my output. Anyhow thank you so much for the style, and keep and I need a mailing address, as I would like to send you my Stack poems about Tea.
Sandra, that is incredible! Are you going to share one? Congratulations on exceeding your goal and aquiring all that wonderful poetry.
Why are you eager for the new year?
Thank you, Sandra. Kind of you to read through and comment.
This was the first stack poem I used the suggesstion from the original post.
This was my contract to committing to write Stack poetry. I could go on and on….
was sitting in the middle of the road.
It happened so quickly,I couldn't get my camera out and ready before he flew away.
This is one of my favorites, besides all the ones about Tea.
Ok…I think I am done sharing.
I couldn't resist mining for words as I ache for spring to start.
redressed in the coming leaves?
After I finish a journal, I mine it for poems and fragments, copying them out on loose leaf so that they are near to hand for revision. I've been copying all week and notice now quite a few poem stacks in my fragments. Didn't have a name for it but was practicing nonetheless.
Mary Oliver says, Lists and verbs will carry you many a dry mile.


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Review: Sweet as Honey by Lucy Lennox
Sam Rigby is driving into the town of Aster Valley to visit with friends when he sees a man being chased by the side of the road. Fortunately, Sam manages to scare off the pursuer who is after Truman Sweet, and Sam can't help but note that Truman is totally adorable. It turns out that Truman owns the local spice store, as well as a nearby farm where he grows plants, and he also knows Sam's friends, Mikey and Tiller. That gives Sam a chance to get to know the shy, slightly geeky, and completely charming man.
Truman moved back to Aster Valley after his beloved aunt left him her shop and farm. Truman's family had moved away when he was a kid after the ski resort went out of business and everyone blamed a 5-year-old Truman for the resort's financial trouble. Now he is back in town, but it is clear that not everyone is happy about it, particularly the Stanner family, who have been making it their mission to make him miserable. Between beating him up, "accidents" around town, and other threats, Truman is having trouble finding any peace.
As Sam and Truman get to know one another better, they have an almost instant connection. Truman appreciates that while Sam is caring and doting, giving Truman whatever he needs, he also treats Truman like a grown man and respects his need to stand up for himself. And for Sam, Truman provides unconditional support and caring in a way he doesn't get from his own demanding family. Sam was only supposed to be in town for a few days vacation, but as he spends more time in Aster Valley, he begins to realize that the town — and Truman — might be in his future.
Sweet as Honey is the second book in Lucy Lennox's delightful Aster Valley series (third if you count the prequel novella). I am finding myself totally charmed by this small town series, filled with found family and slightly oddball side characters. There is so much warmth here, with a nice dash of sexiness thrown in. This story features new MCs in Sam and Truman, but Tiller and Mikey from Right as Raine play a big side role, as Mikey is Sam's best friend and he is staying with them. So from a plot perspective, all you need is explained here, but from the character end, I do think this one is richer having read the first book.
This story is pretty character driven, mostly focused on Sam and Truman and their developing relationship. I am a sucker for the big, gruff guy who falls for the sweet and sunshiney one, and this is a great example of that trope. Truman is adorable and full of life and he totally charms Sam almost despite himself. Truman is fairly young and he has been threatened quite a bit, not to mention that he has some secrets that no one wants to listen to him tell. On top of that, his ex treats him like a child who needs coddling and it drives Truman nuts. So what I most loved about this one is how Sam is that solid strength that gives Truman love and support and the knowledge that someone is in his corner. But at the same time, Sam doesn't try to fight Truman's battles and he always treats Truman as if he is capable of handling his own life. I also liked how Truman gives Sam support as well, particularly after Sam's family does nothing but burden him with demands and offers him no support in return. These guys are such an endearing couple and I just loved them together.
The story also has a mild suspense element as Truman deals with the threats against him and they try to uncover what is going on. Between the corrupt sheriff's department, the Stanner family's vengeance, as well as other threats, it is clear that there is a lot going on and things get untangled over the course of the story. This is not high suspense by any means, but it provides some backbone to the overall plot to balance the relationship side of things. I definitely saw what was happening earlier than probably intended, but I still enjoyed this aspect of the story, particularly how it all ties up.
I do feel like the story ends without totally closing all the loose ends, however. I feel like things end somewhat unresolved with Sam's family and I kept expecting we would circle back to them at some point, but that never happens. He takes some definitive action, but I felt like it needed some final moments of attention. This story also jumps ahead to the new MC in the epilogue (much like Right as Raine did), which is fun in that we get the POV from the next lead, as well as a hint about what is to come. But it did leave Sam and Truman's story feeling like it didn't get that last bit of closure I wanted before we moved onto the next story.
Overall, however, I found this one totally delightful and I am really enjoying this series. It has a great found family feel, as well as a charming small town and great characters. I am really looking forward to the next book!
Review: Right as Raine by Lucy Lennox
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Review: Thick as Thieves by Lucy Lennox
Review: Hot as Heller by Lucy Lennox
FILED UNDER: 4.25 stars, Contemporary, Jay's Reviews
TAGGED: Aster Valley series, Lucy Lennox, self published, small town, virgin

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Obnoxious, drunkard uncle for hire
PV November 6, 2006 3 min read
LONDON (Reuters) – If your romantic fancy leans toward serial embezzlers, self-harming flautists or beardy physicists known as Naughty Lola then you should advertise for a mate in Europe's biggest-selling literary review magazine.
The venerable London Review of Books has published a compendium of the weirdest and funniest advertisements from the eccentric readers who write to its personals column seeking love, sex or simply correspondence with like-minded people.
The book, "They Call Me Naughty Lola," shows that Britons, long seen as cold fish compared to the torrid Latin lovers of Italy and France, are not all stiff-upper lip.
"Woman, 32, needful of the finer things in life seeks stinking rich bloke, 80-100," one ad says. "Must be willing to fibrillate his ventricles when he becomes tiresome or bankrupt or both. Also interesting thirtysomethings for illicit, immoral affair to be conducted concurrently with the above."
In a big departure from other personal ads with their coded GSOH (good sense of humor) and promises of good looks and fun, Review readers flaunt their foibles and parade their oddities in a mild-mannered display of that special British madness.
"Medication free after all these years!," says another, apparently from a psychiatric ward. "Join me (anxious, overweight, self-harming flautist, F, 34) for congratulatory drink (or seven) in side ward of nation's finest."
In their search for a soul-mate, men trumpet their flatulence, baldness and kleptomaniac tendencies, sometimes with alarming frankness.
"Bald, short, fat and ugly male, 53 seeks short-sighted woman with tremendous sexual appetite."
One offers to make yours a truly family Christmas.
"Obnoxious, drunkard uncle for hire (62). Belches the national anthem in three octaves, scratches inappropriately and is seemingly never satisfied by your very best efforts. Is dinner ready yet – and if not, why not? December will be magic again at Box no. 5610."
"IN A MENTAL BREAKDOWN SORT OF WAY"
The personals column is the creation of London Review of Books advertising director David Rose (M, 32, married) who also edited "They Call Me Naughty Lola."
Surrounded by a colorful mix of contributors, subscribers and London eccentrics at a party to launch the book, Rose said he started the personals column in 1998, imagining a genuine lonely hearts section for the sensitive and erudite.
Then his first submission arrived.
"67-year-old disaffiliated flaneur picking my toothless way through the urban sprawl, self-destructive, sliding toward pathos, jacked up on Viagra and on the lookout for a contortionist who plays the trumpet."
Rose held out for serious submissions but to no avail. Eventually he succumbed to the column becoming a notice board for the strange, hilarious and downright bizarre.
"It became very clear very quickly that it was going to be very silly," he told Reuters in an interview at the book launch.
He suspects that many ads are written for laughs, but has had calls from indignant advertisers, angry because they've paid 80 pence ($1.53) a word and haven't received a single response.
"And I'm like that's because you spent the whole time talking about your mother and your wooden leg," he said.
Taken together, the ads provide a curious kaleidoscopic view of Britain, its capital and the unusual lives of its denizens.
One commuter desperately seeking someone writes:
"You were reading the BBC in-house magazine on the Jubilee Line (12 November). I was coughing hot tea through my nostrils. Surely you can't have forgotten? Write now to smitten, weak-kneed, severely burned, bumbling F (32, but normally I look younger). I'll be quite a catch when my top lip has healed. And this brace isn't forever."
The ads have resulted in marriages, children, at least one divorce and countless liaisons.
But love among the literati can also be elusive.
Susan Wolfe, (F, 60, but looks much younger) says she wrote an "embarrassing number of ads," but has now stopped.
So far she's had responses from a serial killer in a U.S. prison, an "infection-free" pensioner and a date with a cross-dresser who took her shopping to find himself a gold lame miniskirt and a union jack thong before lunch at a rundown Chinese restaurant on her 60th birthday.
"I lost my sense of humor," she said.
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Central West Residents Better Off From Deeming Rate Cuts
July 18, 2019 By editor
More than 7,000 people in the Riverina and Central West will benefit from a multimilliondollar boost due to deeming rate cuts.
Riverina Nationals' MP and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the Federal Government was listening to concerns and delivering. "This decision means a world of difference for those who are affected by deeming rates, including 7,280 across the Riverina electorate. We understand pensioners have finely balanced finances and this decision will put more money in the pockets of older Australians."
Minister for Families and Social Services Senator Anne Ruston said the changes would benefit about 628,000 aged pensioners and more than 455,000 people receiving
other payments. "While 75 per cent of aged pensioners are not affected by deeming, this decision recognises that it is an important issue for those who are."
Under the new rates age pensioners whose income is assessed using deeming will receive up to $40.50 a fortnight for couples, $1053 extra a year, and $31 a fortnight for singles, $804 a year.
Changes to the deeming rate will also benefit people receiving other income tested payments, and income support allowances and supplements such as the Parenting Payment and Newstart.
The decision will take effect from September in line with the regular indexation of the pension and will be backdated to July 1.
New Chef To Serve Up Signature Style Dishes At Hart Bar
After much planning, Hart Bar will be relaunching in August 2019 with new menus, events and entertainment. Joining the team, Kim Sherrett and brother Blair Thornton, will be taking the reins of the restaurant and function centre to deliver quality food and service that equals the Hart Bar's unique space and atmosphere.
Kim and Blair are a professional team, having managed another restaurant for five years. They bring to Hart Bar a lot of experience catering for weddings and special events, and a focus on high quality food.
"Blair is passionate about food and using his creativity and attention to detail to provide a fine dining experience for customers," said Kim. "We plan to bring our new ideas and style to the table while keeping the same relaxed vibe."
The Egging Of Scott Morrison: A Case Of Common Assault?
Amber Holt was driving to work in May this year, when she heard over the car radio that the PM (Scott Morrison) was attending the CWA conference in Albury. The 24-year-old bought a carton of eggs and proceeded to the venue where the PM was speaking with rural women as part of his campaign for the upcoming federal election. She then walked up behind Mr Morrison and tossed an egg onto the crown of his head, which ricocheted off the prime minister's skull with its shell unbroken.
Mr Morrison's security guards tackled his assailant to the ground. Ms Holt was charged with Common Assault for throwing the egg, as well as drug possession, as she was found to have 0.3 grams of cannabis in her pocket following her arrest. Holt explained that she carried out the failed egging in response to the PM's treatment of refugees in offshore detention.
The offence of common assault falls under Section 61 of the Crimes Act 1900 (NSW).
It sets out that the crime involves an assault that doesn't cause actual bodily harm.
The legal definition of assault differs to its everyday use, where people commonly think of assault as the inflicting of unlawful force upon another. In law the mere threat of it can also constitute an assault, if the subject of it feels fear of violence.
In Morrison's case, the egging constitutes an assault, as force was inflicted upon him.
If it's shown Holt meant to subject the PM to unlawful violence, she perpetrated the act intentionally.
If we at MATTHEWS WILLIAMS can help you on any legal matter, feel free to call us.
Take an orbit around the Parkes CBD this weekend to view the outdoor public astrothemed art installations. The Astrophotography Community Wall, featuring previous David Malin Astrophotography Award winners can be found on Westpac's wall, on the corner of Court and Clarinda Street.
Spot the Astronaut flying high over the Coles carpark before heading 'To the Moon and Back' at the Cedar Café. This free art exhibition featuring Apollo 11 inspired artworks by local Parkes youth will be on display from 19 July – 3 August.
As the sun goes down, admire the stellar light and project installations scattered throughout town. See Parkes icons come to life on the Woolworths Wall along Clarinda Street, featuring artwork by local artist, Sean James Cassidy with accompanying audio by local poets, Kerrie Peden and Jim Cassidy. The multimedia projection show
will come to life after dark until 10pm, 17 – 21 July 2019.
"It's been a pleasure to be given the opportunity to present my graphic designs and art in my home town," Mr Cassidy said. "It was my family who first drew my attention to the skies when I was a child growing up. I was also surrounded by the presence of the Radio Telescope and could actually see it from my grandparent's farm.
For many of my childhood years, astronaut was my career of choice."
Straight from Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens as part of Vivid 2019, the KA3323 light installation strikes an ecliptic resemblance to 'The Dish'. www.vividsydney.com/event/light/ka3323. The satellite dish installation will illuminate Cooke Park from 19 to 21 July – best viewed after dark.
A number of local businesses have teamed up to make moonwalking into Parkes a breeze. The Apollo 11 deals include:
• Stay + Save at the Aastro Dish Motor Inn
• 11% off at The Dish Shop and 3D Theatre admission
• Kids visit the Henry Parkes Museums FREE
• 11% off merchandise at the Parkes Visitor Information Centre
• FREE colouring-in pack with every Galaxy Freakshake at Deja Brew
Visitors are encouraged to take advantage of the Apollo 11 deals available until 31 July 2019, and explore all the unique events, attractions and experiences that the Parkes
destination has to offer. Head to www.visitparkes.com.au for the full list of events and activities happening this weekend.
Old Artefacts Provide New Insights
A new display of old items showcases just how far Parkes water infrastructure has come. The old Water Treatment Plant has been decommissioned, but rather than letting the past be forgotten, some items with heritage value have been retained for a display in the new Water Treatment Plant's lobby.
The heritage items include antique glassware and instruments, old bronze plaques, and the original control panel. A photo series completes the display, providing a window into the past, capturing Parkes' long held challenges with water management and supply.
The photographs date back more than 100 years, the oldest capturing Aldermen D. Geddes and O.J. Howard as they inspect the construction of Bearmagil Dam in 1915. Another photograph shows the surprising emergency water measures taken in 1966, where water was literally shipped in.
Dubbed "Operation Oasis", the project involved transporting water from the Lachlan River via rail tankers to a temporary holding dam on the Southern end of East Street.
The photographic exhibition was curated by local history buffs, June and Lex Weaver, whose passion for the past has seen them collaborate on numerous projects over the years. Not only did they source the photos and research the stories behind them, Lex explained that they also framed the photos with bespoke frames they made themselves.
"Council is looking to the future with the new water infrastructure, but it's important to value the past and preserve items that show where we have been on the journey," said Julian Fyfe, Parkes Shire Council's Technical Manager.
The heritage display is permanently located at the new Water Treatment Plant on Webb Street. While public access is restricted, interested residents may visit the Water Treatment Plant for the new Recycled Water Scheme Community Information Session on Friday 9 August at 12pm. Light lunch will be provided. RSVP to shrisha.raju@parkes.nsw.gov.au or phone 6861 2305.
A Stellar Weekend Ahead For Apollo 11 50th Anniversary
The countdown is on until the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, with a weekend of astronomical proportions planned for Parkes.
On Monday 21 July 1969, six hundred million people watched as Neil Armstrong took the first steps on the moon. Those iconic pictures were thanks, in part, to CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope. 'The Dish' received the television signals that allowed one fifth of humanity at the time, to watch the broadcast.
To mark the milestone, there are a stellar line up of events and activities being held across the Parkes Shire.
Parkes Shire Mayor, Cr Ken Keith OAM, said "as a community, we are extremely proud of the role that the Parkes Radio Telescope played in this significant moment in history, and for its ongoing contributions to astronomical discovery."
"We are delighted to welcome visitors to the region to showcase our Shire and arguably our most iconic attraction."
"While in town, I encourage everyone to explore the Parkes Shire and experience all the unique and quirky attractions and activities that the region has to offer," said Cr Ken Keith OAM.
Only a 20-minute drive from Parkes, The CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope is opening its doors to the public on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 July. The Open Days are a rare opportunity to see inside The Dish!
There'll be plenty of activities for everyone across the two days with science talks and presentations, observe pulsars in real time, face painting, roving performers and live entertainment, vintage car display, as well as a delicious range of food from The Dish Café.
There will also be free Apollo Express shuttle buses running return trips out to The Dish on both days, picking up at Cooke Park. To find out more about the Open Days, visit www.apollo11.csiro.au/parkes-open-days/.
Tullamore Doctor Tells Tales
Dr Rick Newton's book launch, coinciding with Tullamore's second camp-oven feast last Saturday, was a resounding success.
The day was cold, but the fires blazed and tantalising aromas of camp-ovens enticed around 120 people to gather for the feast at Tullamore Bowling Club, a fundraiser established by Geoff Williams's family, before the launch.
Dr Rick's book 'Tree Change' is a series of witty tales of a city boy facing the challenges of the bush, following the Newtons' move to Tullamore 21 years ago. After tragically losing two very close friends, Geof Horsburgh and Geoff Williams, Rick decided to raise funds through his book for research into brain cancer and stroke prevention.
Dr Rick's efforts raised close to $5,000 with the camp-oven, raffle and auction of book illustrations, drawn by Tullamore's talented Helen Gray, boosting funds.
Tree Change is a treasure of humorous anecdotes guaranteed to amuse. "They're all fun to read," said Rick, "but afterwards you'll think how the hell did I ever let him look after my kids."
The name of the town and its people has been changed, and the promised prize to the person who recognizes each character would be a day in the header with Rick. "It's a story about Tullamore more than anything else," Rick said. "About the community. About the love I have for the people, and I think that love will shine through."
At twenty dollars with proceeds going to such worthy research it would be worthwhile attending the Parkes Launch, at Parkes Library 6:00pm on Tuesday 23rd July, where more original illustrations will be auctioned.
By Beth Thomas
$100K Injected into Local Economy: Over $105,000 has been generated for local businesses through Shop Parkes Gift Cards since the program launched in December last year. The shop local program aims to stimulate economic activity and support our local business community, by encouraging people to look local first. There is no cost for the card, as little as $1 to as much as $1,000 can be loaded onto a single gift card. To find out more about the program, and to view the list of Load Up and Participating Stores, head to www.visitparkes.com.au.
More amazing Young Farmer Business Program news! The Young Farmer Business Program has announced grants for groups who support young farmers and fishers, locally and regionally in NSW to deliver training for their members. A grant of up to $10,000 (excluding GST) is available per eligible group and examples of projects include (but are not limited to) farm tours, commercial fishing business tours, workshops, events, business skills coaching, training and guest speakers. Learn more about the program, eligibility and application at: http://farmtable.com.au/grant-group-training/ There are also a range of additional grants, funding and support programs across NSW and Australia for young farmers and fishers to take advantage of. The Young Farmer Business Program has handpicked a selection of subsidies, rebates and more and brought them together in this one easy and convenient location. Young farmers and fishers may be eligible for funding through a diverse range of organisations, from the Rural Assistance Authority, Regional Development Australia, Jobs for NSW, the Regional Investment Corporation, Local Land Services and Austrade.
Central West Arts Groups Don't Miss Out! Regional Development Australia (RDA) Central West is calling on all arts practitioners, groups and communities across the region to not miss out on their opportunity to apply for support through the Regional Arts Fund. The Regional Arts Fund's community grants aim to support sustainable cultural development in regional and remote Australia and meet the strategic priorities of supporting participation in, and access to, the arts and encouraging greater private sector support for the arts. Go to http://regionalartsnsw.com.au/ grants/raf/ for more information.
Tough Conditions for NSW Business Owners: The latest Business Conditions Survey conducted by the state's peak business organisation, the NSW Business Chamber, highlights that many businesses across the state have been doing it tough, however there are preliminary signs that businesses in certain regions think tax cuts and interest rate reductions will provide a welcome boost. "Our businesses in the Far West and Orana reported some of the worst business conditions in the state, with one of our business noting it was the hardest climate that they have operated in 24 years. Unfortunately, that sentiment is widespread." said Western NSW Business Chamber Regional Manager Vicki Seccombe.
Moon Landing Broadcast Donated By CSIRO
As the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing approaches on 21 July, CSIRO and the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia have ensured the original TV broadcast will be preserved for future generations.
NASA gifted the only official copy of the footage held outside of the United States to CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, in recognition of Australia's crucial role supporting the Apollo 11 mission.
Ground stations in Australia played an essential role in the success of the Apollo 11 mission, receiving and relaying images to the world, tracking spacecraft and monitoring astronauts' health.
Sharing this historic event, which was seen by over 600 million people around the world, would not have been possible without this strong US and Australia partnership.
Communicating with the Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle and sharing news of the 'giant leap' was made possible by the technology and teams at NASA's tracking stations at Goldstone, California and Honeysuckle Creek near Canberra, and CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope in NSW.
NASA switched from Goldstone to Honeysuckle Creek for the first nine minutes of the broadcast, before transferring to the stronger signal being received by CSIRO's Parkes radio telescope, which was then used to share the remainder of the twoand- a-half-hour broadcast with the world.
Executive Director of CSIRO's space programs, Dr Dave Williams said Australia's unique geographical location made it a natural choice for NASA to establish ground tracking stations, which need to be located at equal distances around the world to maintain constant contact with spacecraft.
"Our collaboration with NASA extends for almost sixty years," Dr Williams said. "Australia continues to play a pivotal role in NASA's Deep Space Network, tracking more than 40 spacecraft from the Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex – which CSIRO manages on NASA's behalf – and lending our Parkes radio telescope to support missions such as Voyager 2, which recently entered interstellar space."
"Today we're delighted to accept this donation from CSIRO to add to our collection, which preserves key moments in Australia's history," said Jan Muller, CEO of the National Film and Sound Archive.
Vision of the moonwalk was transmitted via a 66cm radio dish on top of the lunar module that used just 20 watts of power – the same energy output as two LED light bulbs. The faint signals then travelled 384,000 kilometres to Earth where they were received and converted to a signal normal televisions could receive.
"It was an honour to receive the official copy of the footage from NASA and to donate it to the National Film and Sound Archive for the benefit of future generations," said Dr Dave Williams.
Finalists Announced For The 'David Malin Awards'
The Central West Astronomical Society (CWAS) is proud to announce the shortlisted finalists in the 2019 CWAS Astrophotography Awards – the 'David Malin Awards'. The winners will be announced and presented with their awards during the 2019 CWAS AstroFest, which will be held in conjunction with the CSIRO Parkes Observatory's Apollo 11 Open Days, from 20-21 July 2019.
This year's competition had eight categories: Deep Sky, Wide-Field, Solar System, Nightscapes, Animated Sequences (Scientific and Aesthetic), Themed Section – "Memories of Apollo", and a Junior section (18 years old or younger). The entries were judged by world-renowned astrophotographer, Dr David Malin, who was unaware of the identity of the photographers.
"This year's pictures are the best I've seen in the 15 years of the competition. I was very impressed by the technical and aesthetic qualities of the images we received", said Dr David Malin. To view the shortlisted finalists, visit http://www.cwas.org.au/
It was not just technical skill that was assessed – prizes are awarded to pictures that are technically excellent and capture the beauty of the sky and the intrinsic interest of astronomy in an aesthetically pleasing manner. The winners will be presented tonight, Friday 19 July, at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory's Visitors Centre.
Canon Australia is supporting the competition with Estore Voucher prizes to the value of over $10,000. "Canon is proud to continue to be involved with the CWAS AstroFest," said Kate Guaran, General Manager, Consumer & Product Marketing – Canon Australia. "It enables us to celebrate the people who truly capture the beauty of what is possible."
The associated exhibition will be on show at the CSIRO Parkes Observatory's Visitors Centre for 12 months. For more information about the 'David Malin Awards' and the 2019 CWAS AstroFest, visit http://www.cwas.org.au/astrofest/.
Rare Opportunity To See Inside 'The Dish'!
In July 1969, the CSIRO Parkes Radio Telescope played an important role in history, when it received and broadcast the television pictures of the first moon landing.
'The Dish', as it has affectionately come to be known, was one of three tracking stations receiving signals of the moon landing, which were being relayed to Mission Control in Houston, Texas. The quality of the pictures being received by The Dish were of such superior quality that NASA used the Parkes signals for the majority of the 2.5 hour broadcast. The images of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon were viewed by six hundred million people, one fifth of humanity at the time – thanks in large part to Parkes!
On 20 and 21 July 2019, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing, CSIRO will open the doors to the Parkes Radio Telescope – a rare opportunity for visitors to see inside.
The Cedar Café will be showcasing an art exhibition titled 'To the Moon and Back', featuring artwork by local youth. There's also plenty to see in Parkes after dark, with stellar Apollo 11 light installations, projections, and multimedia artwork lighting up our dark skies at various locations throughout the weekend, including a special Dish installation in Cooke Park straight from Vivid Sydney 2019!
To help plan your activities for the weekend, download the Parkes Destination Guide from www.visitparkes.com.au or pick up a copy form the Parkes Visitor Information Centre.


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This 4Days Uganda wildlife safari takes you to Lake Mburo National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda's second largest national park after Murchison Falls National Park gifted with plenty of wildlife, birds for Uganda birding safaris and primates. Queen Elizabeth National Park has spectacular exciting sceneries including crater Lakes and systematic savannah plains overlooking the all year-round snow-capped Rwenzori Mountain ranges. Visiting Queen Elizabeth National Park gives you chance to enjoy game drives in the park, a boat cruise along the Kazinga channel and chimpanzee trekking Uganda in the Kyambura gorge.
Lake Mburo National Park is the only place in Uganda where Impala can be found and the best place to see large herds of Elands (Africa's largest Antelopes). Lake Mburo National is also the only park where a guided game walk is possible.
Day 1 of the 4Days Uganda wildlife safari: Transfer from Kampala to Lake Mburo National Park for an afternoon boat cruise with en route to the Equator in Kayabwe and Mbarara for lunch.
Day 2 of the 4Days Uganda wildlife safari: Do a morning game drive in Lake Mburo National Park, have lunch and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park or your dinner and over night stay.
Day 3 of the 4Days Uganda wildlife safari: Do a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and do an afternoon game drive along the Kazinga Channel.
Day 1: Transfer from Kampala at 7am to Lake Mburo National Park for an afternoon boat cruise with en route to the Equator in Kayabwe and Mbarara for lunch.
Travel to Lake Mburo National Park Uganda, 235km from Kampala driving for about 4-5hours without the stopovers. You will depart Entebbe international airport or Kampala in the morning after breakfast. You will be picked by your Uganda safari guide, who will take you through a short briefing about your 4Days Lake Mburo National Park and Queen Elizabeth National Park Uganda wildlife safari. You will then travel westwards through Uganda's beautiful green scenery heading to Lake Mburo National Park. You will have a break in your journey at the Equator for an opportunity to stand in two hemispheres at the same time, have a polar water experiment, as wells have look at the souvenir shops with lots of art and craft makings. You will continue through the savannah grasslands with lots of banana plantations and several herds of local long horned Ankole cattle endemic to this part of the country. You will have lunch in Mbarara at Igongo Hotel and then continue with your journey to Lake Mburo National Park for your afternoon boat at 2pm along Lake Mburo rich with a variety of animals such as hippos and crocodiles and bird species. After the boat, you will check in your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Do a morning game drive in Lake Mburo National Park, have lunch and transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park or your dinner and overnight stay.
You will wake up early in the morning, and prepare for your early morning game drive in Lake Mburo National Park for about 2 to 3 hours starting at 7am. After the game drive you will go back for breakfast and freshen up. After breakfast you may decide to do horse riding, quad biking, a nature walk or cycling before you proceed to Queen Elizabeth National Park.
Day 3: Do a morning game drive in Queen Elizabeth National Park, and do an afternoon game drive along the Kazinga Channel.
You will set off early from your hotel at about 6.30am for a morning game drive, an awesome experience to spot the animals in natural habitats. Expect to see 4 of the famous Big Five game; Elephant, Buffalos, Lions, Leopards and others including Bush bucks, Kobs, Giant forest hog, Hyenas leopards, antelopes, and Waterbucks as well as birds. You will return for breakfast and relax till lunch.
In the afternoon you will take a launch cruise along the amazing Kazinga channel to see the water animals like Hippos, Buffalos, Crocodiles and elephants' bathing on along the channel banks. Kazinga Channel also has variety of bird species on the water banks especially the pelican and Jacana. The boat cruise takes about 2-3 hours. Retreat from the activity and return to your hotel/lodge for your dinner and overnight stay.
After Breakfast at the lodge, you will embark on your 7 hours journey back to Kampala or at Entebbe International airport for your late evening flight.


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Ambassador Ned L. Siegel Joins Alternative Fuels Americas
Miami, Florida - January 5, 2011: Alternative Fuels Americas, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AFAI) announced today that Ambassador Ned L. Siegel has joined its Board of Directors as company Vice Chairman and will be active in day-to-day management.
Ambassador Ned L. Siegel was sworn-in as the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas on October 26, 2007, by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C. During his 15-month tenure as Ambassador, he resided full-time in Nassau, serving as Chief of Mission responsible for all operations of Embassy Nassau. In May 2009, Ambassador Siegel was presented with the United States Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award. Ambassador and Mrs. Siegel returned to their home in Boca Raton, Florida, in January 2009, where he resumed his duties as chairman of The Siegel Group, Inc., a real estate development, investment and consulting firm active in all aspects of residential development, commercial development and realty management. Prior to serving the country as Ambassador, Mr. Siegel was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as a Representative of the United States to the United Nations, where he served in New York from September 2006 - January 2007 under Ambassador John R. Bolton as a Senior Advisor to the U.S. Mission to the 61st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. In 2003, Mr. Siegel was honored by President George W. Bush with a Presidential Appointment to the board of directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), which was established as a development agency of the U.S. government in 1971 to help U.S. businesses invest overseas. Mr. Siegel served as a member of the OPIC board of directors until September 2007.
"I have known the management team of Alternative Fuels Americas for many years and appreciate both their business acumen and their commitment to social causes. I am committed to the success of this company, working alongside management to construct a profitable and meaningful oil enterprise in Latin America", comments Ambassador Siegel.
"We are honored and indeed privileged to have Ambassador Siegel join our Board of Directors", states AFAI CEO Craig Frank. "We look forward to his leadership and guidance as we execute our plan to establish a leading biodiesel company."
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Alternative Fuels Americas (AFA) is a "seed to pump" company developing above ground oil fields through the planting of high yield crops. The Company expects to engage in all phases of the biodiesel process - planting, growing, and harvesting Jatropha, crushing and refining Jatropha seeds into biodiesel, and selling the biodiesel or green fuel oil into the local markets. For more information, visit www.alternativefuelsamericas.com
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This is a true series: a single theme recurring with slight variations over and over again. Minuscule changes in composition and palette assume a generalized contextual significance of an incremental accumulation that transmutes the initial theme into something beyond its original self — a meta-narrative of a sort, albeit visual. It may refer to memory or even some psychological interpretation of the slope versus two trees configuration: a young couple making it against all odds, for example. Two friends withstanding ostracism and arising tall above some prejudice, and so on and so forth. The cloud in the background may serve as an example figure these imaginary characters try to emulate. But there is a more to this resemblance than just imaginary imitation.
I once watched a television show about Machu Picchu, "The Lost City of the Incas," a breathtaking architectural monument that may be seen as one commemorating an entire civilization. Although the host of the show was an anthropologist, or a historian — not an art historian — most vividly I remember the part when he was describing and showing some of the artistic achievements of the once prosperous inhabitants of the city. He stood on an edge of a cliff, with various stones and formations surrounding him, asking the viewers to take a closer look at them. I didn't notice anything until he pointed at it directly: the stones were replicating the skyline created by the mountains far ahead and below.
He went on saying that the pattern on the cliff is not incidental and that the stones were intentionally shaped to repeat those distant outlines. As your host for today's Art & Critique show, I would like to draw your attention to the trees performing exactly the same trick. All there is to adjust is the medium of expression and the objects used for it. From three dimensional realm the artist turns to two dimensional rendering, and, perhaps accordingly, instead of solid immovable objects such as stones and mountains he depicts transient and unstable trees and clouds.
I am glad you see the abstract qualities of these compositions. They want to be strong, and although I hadn't thought of it, there is a monumental quality to the western landscape that is inescapable.
Remember the division of threes, here, too. The complete number! And, the unity of color is a new direction for me.
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Okwaraji: The Ambulance Van Could Not Start Its Engine
It was late in 1987 that a player appeared in training as the Eagles prepared for an Olympic qualifier vs Algeria. He came with an impressive resume which was later proven to be not wholly true, however, on the pitch he impressed Paul Hamilton and his assistants that he made his debut at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium VS the Algerians. He lit up the game with his movement and skills. Samuel Sochukwuma Okwaraji had arrived as an authentic Nigerian star. The fans took to him immediately.
During the 1988 Maroc AFCON in which Nigeria lost narrowly in the final to Cameroon, Okwaraji confirmed his status as one player the country would be able to rely on. He started all the matches while his goal in the 2nd group match vs Cameroon was probably the best goal of the tournament. He also featured at the Seoul Olympics later that year spotting dreadlocks. The Nigerian team did not play so well and got tossed out of the group stage following 3 defeats.
On Saturday, August 12th 1989 Nigeria had a world cup qualifier VS Angola. It was the penultimate group game and the maths was quite simple for the Nigerians: Beat Angola, avoid a defeat in Yaounde against Cameroon in the final group game and then pack your bags for Italy and the World Cup. Simple, not easy.
It was a hot, sticky afternoon. The stadium was incredibly packed – crammed actually. There is no doubt that well over the allocated seats were sold. Many of those who attended the match still recall today the horrors of people being thrown around like rag dolls. Well before kick-off, bodies were laid on the running tracks even if they were later moved just before kick-off. The level of disorganisation has to be experienced to be believed.
The game itself was just as disorganised. The Nigerian team seemed uncoordinated and certainly not ready for the brutal tackling the Angolans brought onto the pitch. One of those their tackles was punished with a penalty awarded to Nigeria. Augustine Equavoen stepped up and shot tamely, keeper gleefully gathered, the Surulere crowd groaned.
Just before halftime Etim Esin swung in a free-kick, Stephen Keshi attacked the cross like an express train crashing a header into the top corner. Nigeria took the lead. That was as good as it got. In fact, things were going to get worse – far worse.
In the 2nd half in what was initially thought was an off the ball incident, Okwaraji fell and collapsed. Samson Siasia got to the fallen teammate first, bent over him then got up, hands on his head. That was an ominous sign. The medical team got onto the pitch but after a while signalled for an ambulance. Now there was an ambulance parked opposite. It wouldn't start. Four ball boys were needed to push the ambulance van to start the engine so it could drive onto the pitch and pick the still stricken Okwaraji.
Eventually, they did, and just like life, the match continued. In a rare Angola attack, the Nigerian offside trap was sprung, keeper David Ngodigha brought the forward down and the visitors were awarded a penalty. Fortunately, Ngodigha pulled off a remarkable save to preserve Nigeria's slim lead. In fact, the game ended 1-0.
This was a time long before the internet and wall to wall to wall news coverage. So it was not until the next day that news broke that Sam Okwaraji had died on the pitch. Stunning news. It was unreal. It felt like he had just appeared to tantalise Nigerian football fans just for a bit. It was too brief. And this manner of departure too dramatic, too tough to comprehend.
There have been many rumours as to cause of death but nothing has ever been confirmed by the authorities. The promise of a National Honour or the retirement of the No 6 jersey he wore that afternoon never happened – Thompson Oliha wore the number a few months later at the Algiers '90 AFCON. None of these really matter. The facts are that Nigeria lost a truly gifted footballer and still the only footballer to have died wearing the national team colours. He will always be remembered by those who saw him play for Nigeria.
So on another August 12th, continue to rest in peace Sam Okwaraji and also the many other fans who died at the stadium that afternoon in 1989.
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It has come to the attention of the President and members of the Synod of Bishops that statements are still being made by individual clergymen and laymen of our Church, in defiance of the authority of the Council of Bishops, to the effect that the holy passion-bearer St. Edward the Martyr, King of England, is not a saint of Christ's universal Orthodox Church, and that the remains of St. Edward, which are to be solemnly translated to our Church, are spurious and not worthy of the veneration of the faithful.
Be it known to all, that such individuals as disseminate such slander against a saint of God do not speak with the authoritative voice of the Orthodox Church, but are merely expressing their own personal opinions which, we are convinced, are not founded upon the facts of the case, but rather upon personal prejudice and ill will.
The Synod of Bishops, having examined the available evidence of the case with care, in particular the post-mortem examination of the relics performed in 1970 by the eminent Dr. Thomas Stowell, CBE, MD, FRCS, DIH, a world-famous expert in osteology, resolved formally to recognize that the above-mentioned osteological examination serves as an indubitable confirmation of the identity and authenticity of the relics being translated to our Church (see Ukase #255, datred 6/19 September 1979) This decision was formally reviewed and ratified by the Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, the highest authority within the administration of the Church.
Of late, certain letters have been submitted to the Synod by persons who hoped to persuade the Synod to reverse its decision to recognize the sanctity of St. Edward and the authenticity of the relics, and to cancel their upcoming translation. Be it known that, in examining the letters submitted to it, the Synod has found nothing so substantial as to warrant the cancellation of the transferral of the holy relics of St. Edward to its care, and nothing which would cause it to reassess the sanctity of St. Edward.
It has been stated that St. Edward cannot be considered a saint because the Filioque clause had already been inserted into the Symbol of Faith in England by his time. To take such a position is contrary to the stated opinions of the very Fathers of the Church who refuted the Filioque, namely the Ven. Maximus the Confessor and the holy hierarch Photius, Patriarch of Constantinople. Furthermore, justice would demand that many other saints who professed, unwittingly, the same addition to the Creed, also be removed from our lists of saints, e.g., Sts. Vyacheslav (Wenceslaus) and Ludmilla of Czechia, St. Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome, etc. Both the Synod and the Council have examined the Filioque question carefully in regard to the case of St. Edward, and, in view of the stated opinions of the Fathers of the Church, have found it not to be an impediment at the time of St. Edward to a Chirstian achieving sanctity.
Those who oppose the reception of the relics of St. Edward and the very sanctity of the Saint would do well to consider that they are opposing the very grace of God Himself, for which sin the spiritual penalty will doubtless not be negligible. We urge all faithful children of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia to have confidence in the decision of the Council and Synod of Bishops, within whose competence, and not that of uninformed and biased clergy and laymen, such serious ecclesiastical matters lie.
Saint Edward Brotherhood reports that it hopes to receive the relics on Sept. 15 (n.s.). One of the donors towards the establishment of Saint Edward's shrine at Brookwood is HRH Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who numbers several Orthodox among his close relatives and forebears. An original icon of St. Edward was a gift to Prince Charles and Lady Diana on their wedding day.


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A dispute between two men in St Thomas has left one party hospitalised from injuries sustained after a chainsaw was used to slash him across his belly.
Reports are that the incident took place early Tuesday morning, at about 7:00 am in the district of Logwood in the parish.
It is understood that the altercation stemmed from a disagreement over coal wood, with one blaming the other that he had stolen from him.
Things became heated and turned physical, with one man using a chainsaw to badly cut the other across his belly.
The injured man was taken to hospital where he was admitted under a serious condition, while his attacker was taken into police custody for questioning.
It is unclear at this time whether or not the injured man survived from the injuries sustained.


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Kiwiland is a nation led by Ursine Essepanda on the continent of North America. Kiwiland's government is a Monarchy with very libertarian social policies. Economically, Kiwiland favors moderate policies. The official currency of Kiwiland is the Dollar. At 662 days old, Kiwiland is an ancient nation. Kiwiland has a population of 443,972 and a land area of 18,000.00 sq. miles. This gives it a national average population density of 24.67. Pollution in the nation is a problem. The citizens' faith in the government is completely depleted with an approval rating of 0%.
03/03 11:14 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Belvedere for the reason of "I will have vengeance.".
03/03 09:10 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Sherifian Empire of Morocco for the reason of "I couldn't come up with anything better than the default".
03/03 08:49 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Sovietland for the reason of "Arrgh!".
02/23 08:32 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Crystist for the reason of "Welcome to Orbis.".
02/23 06:25 am - Kiwiland had war declared by RadRoach Inc for the reason of "Radroach raid!".
02/23 06:18 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Umbara for the reason of "I am the LAW!".
02/15 05:54 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Cascadian Order for the reason of "We don't like you".
02/15 05:07 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Belgum for the reason of "Arrgh!".
02/15 04:36 am - Kiwiland had war declared by North Brisbane for the reason of "Say hello to my little friend!".
02/09 02:07 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Sherifian Empire of Morocco for the reason of "I will have vengeance.".
02/09 02:05 am - Kiwiland had war declared by Great Death zone for the reason of "You brought this on yourself".
02/09 02:01 am - Kiwiland had war declared by kadziu for the reason of "Me too, thanks".
02/01 03:29 am - Kiwiland had war declared by lackyduck for the reason of "I couldn't come up with anything better than the default".
02/01 01:09 am - Kiwiland had war declared by United Territories for the reason of "Get off my plane.".
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NEW ALBUM AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER!
Nine Below Zero's new album 13 SHADES OF BLUE is now available exclusively from our website for £9.99
To pre-order simply click here.
Not released until 30th September you can pre-order it now and get your copy in August!
13 SHADES OF BLUE say's exactly what the album is, a cross-section of styles that come under the heading of BLUES and R'n'B. We recorded 18 songs initially and whittled them down to 13. The rest of the tracks will be available in some form or another at a later date.
The project all came about from our warm-up gig for Universal's release of our back-catalogue at The Blues Kitchen. In the audience was our good friend and Universal's catalogue man Johnny Chandler, who was responsible for putting out the deluxe versions of Live At The Marquee, Don't Point Your Finger and Third Degree. Having seen the storming show at The Blues Kitchen he said ''you should do a Best Of album".
What he meant by that is, go through the full spectrum of The Blues picking rare songs in the style of RnB, Soul, Funk, Blues and Cajun and record them in your own NBZ style. "With your musicianship Nine Below Zero can do this" he said. So with the help of Johnny's vast knowledge, having been a DJ and my use of Spotify, YouTube and my vinyl collection, we started to compile a play-list together. We then formed a big band, made up of friends and local musicians, to help us bring the songs to life.
The fruits of this labour is 13 SHADES OF BLUE.
Dennis Greaves


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HDA Recognizes Dianne Pfahl of Cardinal Health with Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Healthcare Distribution Alliance (HDA) has honored Dianne Pfahl, Vice President, Strategic Sourcing National Brands, Cardinal Health, Inc., with the 2018 Distribution Management Award (DMA) for Industry Leadership. The award was presented at HDA's Distribution Management Conference and Expo in Austin, Texas.
This annual award recognizes pharmaceutical supply chain executives for their outstanding contributions to the healthcare distribution industry. Honorees exhibit extraordinary standards of honesty and integrity, while working tirelessly to advance supply chain efficiency and industry relations. Pfahl was selected by the distributor and manufacturer executives of the HDA Industry Relations Council.
"Whether it is communicating about a pressing industry issue to her manufacturer trading partners, or providing career guidance to others, Dianne Pfahl brings out the best in those who work with her," said HDA President and CEO John M. Gray. "HDA is proud to recognize Dianne — a true champion for industry relations — with the 2018 Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership."
As Vice President for Strategic Sourcing National Brands at Cardinal Health, Pfahl is responsible for relationship management, and serves as the company's primary contact to help educate its manufacturer trading partners on Cardinal Health programs, industry trends and customer initiatives. Through her leadership, Cardinal Health offers a suite of unique services, including regular newsletters and webinars; regular DSCSA updates through an external website and a monthly conference call; a vendor portal accessible at any time providing a centralized resource for manufacturers to view their performance (along with other critical documents); and an annual "Voice of the Manufacturer" survey to capture feedback for future improvements.
Additionally, Pfahl is known for her work to reinvigorate Cardinal Health's Supply Chain Excellence (SCE) program — an annual manufacturer achievement program — by setting more rigorous standards to honor trading partners based on merit and metrics. Before Pfahl's management, awards were given to several hundred manufacturers. After she introduced changes to the program, fewer than five companies won; in the four years following, that number has increased to more than 100 as trading partners have worked to meet the higher standards Pfahl established.
Pfahl has held a variety of roles at Cardinal Health over the past 18 years. Prior to her current position, she served as Director of Marketing and Product Management in the Consumer Health area. She also worked in Corporate Sourcing, as well in Marketing and Business Development, and managed the CardinalAssist program. Prior to Cardinal Health, Pfahl worked in the automotive industry for 21 years. She is a graduate of Morehead State University.
An active participant in HDA, Pfahl is a regular presence at Alliance events. In addition to serving as a current member of the HDA Industry Relations Council, Pfahl actively participates as a mentor in the HDA mentorship program, and has served on the Alliance's Front-End Forum and Women's Executive Forum advisory committees, among others.
"Every organization could benefit from a Dianne Pfahl on their team," said Mike McBride, Vice President, Partner Relations, Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC. "In Dianne, Cardinal Health has both coach and concierge. She knows her business well, and has always been available to help navigate the changing landscape of our industry. She's a model for both men and women in our industry to learn the balance of getting the job done while building lasting relationships with her business partners. We celebrate this award for Dianne, our trusted business partner and friend."
First presented in 2000, previous DMA for Industry Leadership winners include Kay Morgan of Elsevier Clinical Solutions; Stephen Seid, formerly with Purdue Pharma, L.P.; Elizabeth A. Gallenagh, Esq., of HDA; and Neil Warren, formerly with Cardinal Health.
For more information on the Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership, visit the HDA website.
HDA Honors Elsevier's Kay Morgan with 2017 Distribution Management Award for Industry Leadership
Upsher-Smith's Michael J. McBride Honored With the 2017 Nexus Award for Lifetime Achievement


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.. _arch_overview_service_discovery:

Service discovery
=================

When an upstream cluster is defined in the :ref:`configuration <config_cluster_manager_cluster>`,
Envoy needs to know how to resolve the members of the cluster. This is known as *service discovery*.

.. _arch_overview_service_discovery_types:

Supported service discovery types
---------------------------------

Static
^^^^^^

Static is the simplest service discovery type. The configuration explicitly specifies the resolved
network name (IP address/port, unix domain socket, etc.) of each upstream host.

Strict DNS
^^^^^^^^^^

When using strict DNS service discovery, Envoy will continuously and asynchronously resolve the
specified DNS targets. Each returned IP address in the DNS result will be considered an explicit
host in the upstream cluster. This means that if the query returns three IP addresses, Envoy will
assume the cluster has three hosts, and all three should be load balanced to. If a host is removed
from the result Envoy assumes it no longer exists and will drain traffic from any existing
connection pools. Note that Envoy never synchronously resolves DNS in the forwarding path. At the
expense of eventual consistency, there is never a worry of blocking on a long running DNS query.

Logical DNS
^^^^^^^^^^^

Logical DNS uses a similar asynchronous resolution mechanism to strict DNS. However, instead of
strictly taking the results of the DNS query and assuming that they comprise the entire upstream
cluster, a logical DNS cluster only uses the first IP address returned *when a new connection needs
to be initiated*. Thus, a single logical connection pool may contain physical connections to a
variety of different upstream hosts. Connections are never drained. This service discovery type is
optimal for large scale web services that must be accessed via DNS. Such services typically use
round robin DNS to return many different IP addresses. Typically a different result is returned for
each query. If strict DNS were used in this scenario, Envoy would assume that the cluster's members
were changing during every resolution interval which would lead to draining connection pools,
connection cycling, etc. Instead, with logical DNS, connections stay alive until they get cycled.
When interacting with large scale web services, this is the best of all possible worlds:
asynchronous/eventually consistent DNS resolution, long lived connections, and zero blocking in the
forwarding path.

.. _arch_overview_service_discovery_types_original_destination:

Original destination
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Original destination cluster can be used when incoming connections are redirected to Envoy either
via an iptables REDIRECT rule or with Proxy Protocol.  In these cases requests routed to an original
destination cluster are forwarded to upstream hosts as addressed by the redirection metadata,
without any explicit host configuration or upstream host discovery.  Connections to upstream hosts
are pooled and unused hosts are flushed out when they have been idle longer than
:ref:`*cleanup_interval_ms* <config_cluster_manager_cluster_cleanup_interval_ms>`, which defaults to
5000ms.  If the original destination address is is not available, no upstream connection is opened.
Original destination service discovery must be used with the original destination :ref:`load
balancer <arch_overview_load_balancing_types_original_destination>`.

.. _arch_overview_service_discovery_sds:

Service discovery service (SDS)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The *service discovery service* is a generic :ref:`REST based API <config_cluster_manager_sds_api>`
used by Envoy to fetch cluster members. Lyft provides a reference implementation via the Python
`discovery service <https://github.com/lyft/discovery>`_. That implementation uses AWS DynamoDB as
the backing store, however the API is simple enough that it could easily be implemented on top of a
variety of different backing stores. For each SDS cluster, Envoy will periodically fetch the cluster
members from the discovery service. SDS is the preferred service discovery mechanism for a few
reasons:

* Envoy has explicit knowledge of each upstream host (vs. routing through a DNS resolved load
  balancer) and can make more intelligent load balancing decisions.
* Extra attributes carried in the discovery API response for each host inform Envoy of the host's
  load balancing weight, canary status, zone, etc. These additional attributes are used globally
  by the Envoy mesh during load balancing, statistic gathering, etc.

Generally active health checking is used in conjunction with the eventually consistent service
discovery service data to making load balancing and routing decisions. This is discussed further in
the following section.

.. _arch_overview_service_discovery_eventually_consistent:

On eventually consistent service discovery
------------------------------------------

Many existing RPC systems treat service discovery as a fully consistent process. To this end, they
use fully consistent leader election backing stores such as Zookeeper, etcd, Consul, etc. Our
experience has been that operating these backing stores at scale is painful.

Envoy was designed from the beginning with the idea that service discovery does not require full
consistency. Instead, Envoy assumes that hosts come and go from the mesh in an eventually consistent
way. Our recommended way of deploying a service to service Envoy mesh configuration uses eventually
consistent service discovery along with :ref:`active health checking <arch_overview_health_checking>`
(Envoy explicitly health checking upstream cluster members) to determine cluster health. This
paradigm has a number of benefits:

* All health decisions are fully distributed. Thus, network partitions are gracefully handled
  (whether the application gracefully handles the partition is a different story).
* When health checking is configured for an upstream cluster, Envoy uses a 2x2 matrix to determine
  whether to route to a host:

.. csv-table::
  :header: Discovery Status, HC OK, HC Failed
  :widths: 1, 1, 2

  Discovered, Route, Don't Route
  Absent, Route, Don't Route / Delete

Host discovered / health check OK
  Envoy **will route** to the target host.

Host absent / health check OK:
  Envoy **will route** to the target host. This is very important since the design assumes that the
  discovery service can fail at any time. If a host continues to pass health check even after becoming
  absent from the discovery data, Envoy will still route. Although it would be impossible to add new
  hosts in this scenario, existing hosts will continue to operate normally. When the discovery service
  is operating normally again the data will eventually re-converge.

Host discovered / health check FAIL
  Envoy **will not route** to the target host. Health check data is assumed to be more accurate than
  discovery data.

Host absent / health check FAIL
  Envoy **will not route and will delete** the target host. This
  is the only state in which Envoy will purge host data.

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package unisannino.denenderman;

import net.minecraft.client.model.ModelBase;
import net.minecraft.client.model.ModelRenderer;
import net.minecraft.entity.Entity;

public class ModelUniuni extends ModelBase
{
    //fields
    ModelRenderer Shape1;
    ModelRenderer Shape2;

    public ModelUniuni()
    {
        textureWidth = 64;
        textureHeight = 32;
        Shape1 = new ModelRenderer(this, 0, 0);
        Shape1.addBox(-4F, 0F, 0F, 8, 8, 20);
        Shape1.setRotationPoint(0F, 16F, -9F);
        Shape1.setTextureSize(64, 32);
        Shape1.mirror = true;
        setRotation(Shape1, 0F, 0F, 0F);
        Shape2 = new ModelRenderer(this, 56, 0);
        Shape2.addBox(0F, 0F, 0F, 3, 2, 1);
        Shape2.setRotationPoint(-1.5F, 20F, -10F);
        Shape2.setTextureSize(64, 32);
        Shape2.mirror = true;
        setRotation(Shape2, 0F, 0F, 0F);
    }

    @Override
	public void render(Entity par1Entity, float par2, float par3, float par4, float par5, float par6, float par7)
    {
        super.render(par1Entity, par2, par3, par4, par5, par6, par7);
        setRotationAngles(par2, par3, par4, par5, par6, par7, par1Entity);
        Shape1.render(par7);
        Shape2.render(par7);
    }

    private void setRotation(ModelRenderer model, float x, float y, float z)
    {
        model.rotateAngleX = x;
        model.rotateAngleY = y;
        model.rotateAngleZ = z;
    }

    @Override
	public void setRotationAngles(float f, float f1, float f2, float f3, float f4, float f5, Entity par7Entity)
    {
        super.setRotationAngles(f, f1, f2, f3, f4, f5, par7Entity);
    }
}


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Home Tech Insider Samsung is re...
Samsung is reportedly planning to release its foldable Galaxy X smartphone next year
Avery Hartmans, Business Insider US
Samsung is reportedly planning a foldable smartphone that will be released next year, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
The phone will reportedly have a 7-inch display and will fold in half like a wallet.
Rumors have swirled about a foldable Samsung phone for years, nicknamed the Galaxy X.
Samsung is also reportedly planning to release a Bixby-enabled smart speaker to compete with Apple's HomePod.
The long-rumored foldable Samsung smartphone will reportedly be released next year, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal.
The phone – which is codenamed "Winner" internally – will have a 7-inch screen and will fold in half like a wallet. The device will also have a smaller display on the front that's visible when it's folded in half, according to the Journal.
The phone would likely cost more than $1,500, the Journal reports. Currently, Samsung's most expensive phone is the Galaxy Note 8, which starts at $960.
For years, rumors have swirled about the foldable Samsung phone called the Galaxy X. Patents have suggested the phone would be closer to the size of a tablet when it's unfolded, and would be thicker than most current smartphones.
It's also likely that any foldable device Samsung makes will have limited availability to start, a tactic that has worked for Samsung in the past.
In 2013, Samsung released the Galaxy Round – its first attempt at a smartphone with a curved display – to select Asian markets so it could learn from its mistakes to wow a larger population. The following year it released the Galaxy Note Edge, which had a single curved edge and it wound up serving as the blueprint for every curved-display device on the market.
The foldable phone isn't the only new Samsung device on the horizon, however. Samsung is planning its Galaxy Unpacked event on August 9, where it will likely unveil the new Galaxy Note 9. The Journal also reports that we can expect Samsung to launch an Apple HomePod competitor around the same time: a $300 speaker powered by Samsung's smart assistant, Bixby.
Flexible Displays
Foldable displays
Foldable Smartphone
Galaxy Unpacked
Smartphone rumors