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The Art of Design The Lex Aitken & Alfredo Bouret Gonzalez Collection, Sydney and Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, 39 Brook Street, Mayfair
George Romney (Dalton-in-Furness, Lancashire 1734 - Kendal, Cumbria 1802)
Portrait of Mrs Moody (c.1767-1820), second wife of Samuel Moody, three-quarter-length, in a white dress trimmed with pink bows and a pink sash, holding a dog in her lap, in a landscape
GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000
50¼ x 40¼ in. (127.5 x 102.2 cm.)
in a contemporary carved giltwood frame
commissioned by the sitter's husband Samuel Moody (1733-1808).
J.L. Rutley; Christie's, London, 3 July 1875, lot 71 (180 gns. to Graves).
W.S. Stirling Crawfurd (d. 1874) and by inheritance to his wife,
Caroline, Duchess of Montrose (1818-1894); Christie's, London, 14 July 1894, lot 37 (400 gns. to the following),
Mrs. John Gardner.
George R. Balch.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 17 November 1976, lot 122.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 22 November 1985, lot 130 (£32,000).
Alexandra Cruden
acruden@christies.com
H. Ward and W. Roberts, Romney, A Catalogue Raisonné, New York, 1904, vol. II, p. 108.
London, Burlington House, Old Masters Exhibition, 1882, no. 38.
London, Grafton Gallery, Fair Women, 1894, no. 195a.
Lot Essay
This arresting portrait of Mary Moody was painted in 1786, a key year in Romney's oeuvre that saw his muse, Emma Hamilton, move to Naples, five years after her first appearance in his studio, and the inception of the Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, which presented the artist with the opportunity to exhibit imaginative paintings outside the Royal Academy. The portrait is characteristic of the period with its remarkably fluid brushwork, notably in the handling of the pink bow that runs down the sitter's white dress. The bravura execution is allied with passages of masterfully subtle observation, a quality that is most delightfully realised in the rendering of the dog on the sitter's lap.
Mary Paterson was married on 23 February 1786 to Samuel Moody. Moody's first wife Elizabeth Johnson (1756-82) was painted with their sons, Samuel and Thomas, by Gainsborough (1779-1785; London, Dulwich Picture Gallery).
An early owner of the picture was the celebrated horseracing figure and dandy, William Stuart Stirling Crawfurd. In 1876 Crawfurd married Caroline Agnes Graham, the flamboyant widow of the 4th Duke of Montrose, who notoriously rode under the pseudonym of Mr Manton, as racing was not then considered a suitable pastime for a lady. The sale of the Duchess's pictures at Christie's in 1894 included two other works by Romney; Lady Hamilton as The Magdalen (lot 88) and Lady Hamilton as Ariadne (lot 89).
These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer's Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.
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Meet Erica Lai and Ronald Ooi, the couple for whom Tang-dynasty art, Lalique glass and Fernando Botero are part of family life
Richard Feigen: Treasure hunter
Even as a child, the legendary dealer and collector had an eye for undervalued or misattributed masterpieces


Authorities Tuesday identified a transient who was killed in a four-on-one attack in the Plaza of the Flags area near the Orange County Superior Courthouse in Santa Ana.
The victim, 44-year-old Jesse Dean Dowell, frequented the Plaza of the Flags area, said Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna.
An autopsy was completed Monday night, Bertagna said, and investigators were awaiting word on a cause of death determination. But it appears the victim may have been stabbed in a fight with four others, Bertagna said.
Police have not been able to determine what sparked the fight, which happened about 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the civic center, which has become an encampment for the homeless, Bertagna said.
Anyone with information was asked to call investigators at (714) 245-8390.


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Q: how to send an email with an attachment from C#? I'm trying to write a code, what would save the content of a picturebox ( works ) and email it ( doesn't work ).
What do you think might be the problem? Should there be anything more to the SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com"); ?
Also the program shouldn't freeze up while the image gets uploaded, rather then, if necessary, be able to simultaneously upload a few images.
            System.Drawing.Image img = pictureBox1.Image;
            string name = "" + DateTime.Now.ToString("dd_MM_yyyy_HH_mm_ss") + ".jpg";
            img.Save(name, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Jpeg);

            if (chb_notif.Checked == true) ////////////// SEND EMAIL!
            {

                MailMessage message = new MailMessage(
                   "do-not-reply@123.com",
                   tb_email.Text ,
                   "VIDEO FENCE",
                   "Your perimeter has been breeched! System name: " + Environment.MachineName + "." );

                Attachment data = new Attachment(name);

                ContentDisposition disposition = data.ContentDisposition;
                disposition.CreationDate = System.IO.File.GetCreationTime(name);
                disposition.ModificationDate = System.IO.File.GetLastWriteTime(name);
                disposition.ReadDate = System.IO.File.GetLastAccessTime(name);

                message.Attachments.Add(data);

                //Send the message.
                SmtpClient client = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com");

                client.Credentials = CredentialCache.DefaultNetworkCredentials;

                client.Send(message);
            }

Thanks!

A: If you dont want your app to hang while this may take some time (if the image is big, or the servers are unresponsive, you need to put it into a separate thread.  (Many examples already exist)
As a few of us have also pointed out, you need to also send the Email, your code above doesnt do that. Be aware of course that if gmail thinks you're trying to relay through them, the mail probably wont send.

A: for:
"The SMTP server requires a secure connection or the client was not authenticated. The server response was: 5.5.1 Authentication Required"
Try use:
 var client = new SmtpClient("smtp.gmail.com", 587)
        {
            Credentials = new NetworkCredential("username", "password"),
            EnableSsl =true
        };

        client.Send(message);

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Raising the steaks: Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald sees giving back as his personal responsibility
Posted by Jessi | Aug 3, 2018 | Cronkite News | 0 |
Margaret Naczek
Friday, Aug. 3, 2018
SCOTTSDALE – Eleven-time Pro Bowler Larry Fitzgerald, decked in a white chef's jacket, proudly held a piece of beef he prepared at Dominick's Steakhouse.
Asked what was harder – hitting the links, hitting the gridiron or cooking a steak – the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver replied, "Definitely cooking a steak. … I burnt my fingers a couple of times."
Fitzgerald, entering his 15th season with the team, was at Dominick's on a Wednesday night promoting his 10th annual Fitz's Supper Club fundraiser, which will be held in late August at the steak house.
Fitzgerald's involvement in the community and around the country started with his First Down Fund, established in 2005. The charity's two priorities, according to Fitzgerald's website, is to "promote reading proficiency and technology" for children and "support events to prevent and cure breast cancer."
Fitz's Supper Club is celebrating its 10th year. The fundraiser will be held Aug. 27 at Dominick's Steakhouse. (Photo by Margaret Naczek/Cronkite News)
"There's nobody better to do it. Nobody gives back like Larry," said Oliver Badgio, chief brand officer of Prime Steak Concepts, which owns Dominick's and Steak 44 in Phoenix. He has been involved with Fitz's Supper Club for five years.
Fitzgerald's charity work stems from his late mother's involvement in the community.
"When we were young," he said, "my brother and I would see her doing it and want to be a part of it, so I promised myself once I had the platform and the ability to help, I was going to go full speed ahead and do it and, thank God, I've been able to do it so far."
Fitzgerald, 34, who was born in Minneapolis, continues to give back to his hometown even though he lives 1,600 miles away. His late grandfather, Dr. Robert Johnson, founded the Plano Child Development Center in Minnesota, to which Fitzgerald donates annually.
And he's a constant presence and active member of the Arizona community.
"He's an amazing person both on and off the field," said Adam Richman, the Arizona Cardinals community-relations director. "He does a lot in the community that nobody knows about. … He touches a lot of people."
Larry Fitzgerald said his charity work stems from his mother's spirit of giving when he was growing up in Minneapolis. (Photo by Margaret Naczek/Cronkite News)
Fitzgerald believes he has a responsibility to give back. Referencing other athletes, such as LeBron James and the public school he started in Akron, Ohio, he said true greatness is to use the time and resources professional athletes are blessed with to help the less fortunate.
"The things that we've been able to do have been magnificent," Fitzgerald said. "Just giving kids technology and helping women with their mammograms and early detection of breast cancer. That's where we are, and that's where are scope of focus is."
Despite his attention on the football field, with 1,234 receptions, 110 touchdowns and 15,545 yards in his 14 years with the Cardinals, Fitzgerald's does not seek renown for his charity work.
"He wants the event to be about the kids or the group or entity that he's helping. He doesn't want it to be about him," Richman said. "That's why I think he doesn't want the attention or want to bang his chest."
Of the many events that Fitzgerald is involved in, he said his most memorable moments are those where he can help children in the community.
"When you go to school and you see kids working on some of the things that you have helped put in the school for them. It just really melts your heart to know that's being utilized," Fitzgerald said. "It just makes you feel like what you're doing is not in vain. It's for a worthy cause."
The 10th annual Fitz's Supper Club will be held Aug. 27 at Dominick's Steakhouse in the Scottsdale Quarter.
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Is the Psychology of High Profits Detrimental to Industrial Renewal? Experimental Evidence for the Theory of Transformation Pressure
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Author(s): Lennart Erixon and Louise JohannessonYear: 2015 Title: Journal of Evolutionary Economics Volume (No.): 25 (2) Pages: 471–511
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The theory of transformation pressure maintains, by reference to cognitive and emotional factors, that productivity and innovation are stimulated by a decline in actual profits. In periods of increasing profits, firms governed by historical relativism, the peak-end rule and overconfidence will opt for the status quo. In the following profit recession, actors become more alert, calculating and creative, favoring a transformation, especially if they fear that the survival of the firm is at stake. The theory of transformation pressure was tested by a within-subjects experiment where undergraduate students in macroeconomics acted as managers for an established company. The role play sheds light on the students' investment strategy choices and underlying psychological perceptions under varying profit conditions. The theory was only partly confirmed by the experiment. There are arguments in industrial economics, psychology and neuroscience for a qualified theory of transformation pressure. Productivity is enhanced by moderate pressure or by periodic shifts between hard pressure and good opportunity.
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Overwatch: The Hero of Numbani Excerpt
Written by Medievaldragon on May 26, 2020 . Posted in Blizzard Licensed Products, Overwatch News
I reported the first sign that a unannounced project by Scholastic was coming after my visit to the NYCC 2019 Scholastic: Women of AK panel where I asked senior editor Chloe Fabione if there were plans for upcoming products licensed by Blizzard Entertainment.
A few months ago, the front cover of the Overwatch: The Hero of Numbani was revealed during a BlizzCon 2019 panel.
The countdown is approaching its end. Overwatch: The Hero of Numbani by Nicky Drayden is coming on June 2. If you pre-ordered the digital version, it will be sent to your Kindle device or Kindle app that day.
Today, Blizzard Entertainment shared a lengthy book excerpt (below).
Warm, golden light filtered in through the window in Efi's workshop, bringing with it a beam of hope . . . Hope that this new robot of hers would work this time, and not embarrass her in front of her friends. Again.
Efi watched as the six-legged spider ran across the wooden tabletop. It was made of jet-black metal and the most advanced artificial intelligence Efi's ingenuity and allowance could afford. She held her breath as it approached the edge. This robot would revolutionize the world, Efi was sure of it, but right now it had one big problem.
Thump.
The robot toppled over the table's edge and hit the ground. Then, as if dazed, it stumbled around, wobbling this way and that. Finally, it seemed as if it had corrected its footing, and took a few confident steps . . . right into the side of the unlaced sneaker belonging to Efi's best friend Naade.
Naade frowned and picked up the robot, its legs waving in the air like an agitated crab. "Not too smart, is it?" he asked.
"Not yet," Efi said, carefully taking the robot back from her friend. "But it's going to be. Everyone's going to want one of these."
The spatial processing freeware she'd downloaded had serious bugs in it. Nothing she couldn't fix, of course, but that'd take time, and she already had 150 customers waiting on their orders. From the corner of her workshop, the "new sale" alert on her laptop chirped. Efi flinched.
Make that 151 customers . . .
Don't get her wrong—Efi was truly grateful for all the interest her robot prototype had stirred up on Hollagram: 1,023 likes and 850 claps and 332 shares. But somewhere between taking the first order and making the first production unit, she realized that she'd gotten in way over her head. As always, Efi had big dreams and not enough hands to make those dreams real. She was hoping Naade and Hassana—her best friends since that unfortunate science fair incident a few years back—would volunteer once they saw how revolutionary the robot would be, but her demonstration wasn't going very well.
"I want one already," said Hassana, a sharp grin on her face. "I can't even contain my excitement for owning a six-legged robot that's awesome at falling off tables."
"Ha, funny," Efi said, setting the robot on the workbench again and herding it away from the edges with her cupped hands. Maybe the robot was clumsy, but she was sure her friends would be impressed by what she had to show them next. Efi pressed a silver button on the bug's back, and a life-sized, holographic projection of Naade flickered into view, sitting cross-legged on the table. It blinked at the real Naade.
"Whoa!" Naade said, examining the hologram from all angles—from the mismatched socks peeking under the pants of his school uniform, to the stewed-beans stain on the lapel of his shirt, to the scar on his forehead from the battle he'd lost to the no parking sign in front of Kọfị Aromo. "You're right. Everyone's gonna want one of these."
"Never mind. You can count me out," said Hassana. "One Naade in my life is plenty. Though if swapping this one for the other is possible . . ."
Naade stuck his tongue out at Hassana, but Hassana pretended not to notice and instead swiped her hand across the projection, dragging her fingers through it like it was holographic finger paint. The image dissipated where she touched it, and then the pixels reassembled. The Naade hologram turned its head toward her and smiled. Hassana shivered.
"No one's swapping anyone for anything," Efi said to her best friends. "And I'm not building an army of Naades, if that's what you're thinking. It's called a Junie, short for 'Junior Assistant,' designed to serve as a stand-in for social and professional situations. Like if you are unable to make a meeting, you can send your Junie to take video and report back with a transcript of the events."
"You mean I could fall asleep during history class, and it'd take notes for me?" Naade asked, his eyes wide.
Efi frowned. It could do that, in fact, but Naade sounded a little too enthusiastic about the idea. "This isn't your excuse to goof off in class," Efi said, shaking her head. "Naade-Junior, please tell my friend here why it's important that he take his studies seriously."
The holoimage nodded, flickering as it retrieved audio from a voice test that Efi had recorded earlier. Finally, the holoimage opened its mouth to speak, but out came a dizzying mix of English, Yoruba, Pidgin, French, and maybe Cantonese, its arms flailing all over the place as it spoke.
"Stop it, Naade!" Efi commanded, exasperated, but once she got her wits back, she remembered she was talking to an AI and not her friend. "Naade-Junior, halt processing!"
The Junie quietly composed itself, then flickered out, leaving nothing but a trail of dust motes stirring in the air.
"Yeah, I definitely consider that an improvement on Naade's usual noise," Hassana said, laughing into her fist.
But Naade noticed how upset Efi was and draped an arm over her shoulder. "I don't know a lot about programming robots or AI, but I do know that nobody gets it right on the first try," he said softly.
"I know." Efi sniffed. She'd started making robots when most kids her age were still stacking alphabet blocks. Bugs were perfectly normal. She usually expected one or two. What she didn't expect was a complete and total disaster. "It's just, I've got all these orders already, and everyone's so excited to get their Junie. I've been spending all my extra time in the workshop, trying to get this thing perfected."
"Well, what can we help with?" asked Hassana, pulling a metal stool up to the worktable. "You know we've got your back."
Efi perked up. She knew they had her back. You don't go through three hours of being stuck to the floor of the school library due to a dysfunctional graviton beam and not come out friends for life. "Okay. If you could work on assembling the legs to the chassis, that would be great." Efi pointed to two boxes on the worktable, brimming with robot parts. "It'll take a little soldering and some circuitry work, but I've got this to help."
Efi turned on the huge holographic monitor hanging on her wall and cued up a video.
"Oh! A movie? Is it starring Kam Kalu?" asked Naade, attempting to mimic the macho, one-raised-brow smolder of one of his favorite Nollywood action heroes. And failing. Miserably.
"Actually, it's more like an instructional video on cable colors and terminals, and the most efficient way to calibrate—" Efi gave her friends a bashful smile. "It's probably just easier to watch the video. You're sure you don't mind helping?"
"Isn't making robots how everyone spends their Friday night?" Naade said, holding up a pair of pigtailed wire connections under his nose like a handlebar mustache.
"Yeah, and how hard could it be?" Hassana said, aiming a solder gun at a pile of servo motors and making pew, pew noises.
"Ummm . . ." Efi said, wincing. "You're holding that the wrong way." She turned the solder gun around and flicked the switch, and a pale blue light beamed out from it.
Naade laughed so hard, he nearly fell off his stool. "You almost soldered your eyebrows together," he said to Hassana. "Ha, just imagine me walking into school on Monday and telling everyone that you'd pulled an Isaac!"
"So I made a mistake," Hassana said. "But how could you compare me to Isaac?"
"Oh, the way he walked around with his palm stuck to his forehead! Instant classic."
Efi paused the video. "What are you two talking about?" she asked.
"Oh, nothing," Hassana said. "Just a little incident in the science lab today."
"Little incident?" Naade said, becoming overly animated with his arms flailing about, just as Naade-Junior had. At least Efi had gotten that part right. "It was only the most stunning, stupendous, ridiculously awesome science lab disaster ev—" Naade sucked in a breath as Hassana elbowed him in the ribs. She gave him a stern look; then he straightened up. "Yeah, it wasn't anything. You didn't miss much."
Efi bit her lip. Left out of her school's best in-jokes yet again. Such was her life. She'd started taking advanced math and science classes her first year of elementary school. Halfway through the academic year, she was placed in junior-high classes. By the end of the next year, she'd taught herself algebra and geometry. Now she was taking courses at the senior high school after lunch, which she mostly loved—International Baccalaureate instruction in calculus and physics—but she missed out on so much of what was going on in school with Naade and Hassana. And lately, that feeling was growing.
"Tell me about it?" Efi begged. "Please?"
"You just had to be there, Efi," Naade said. "Sorry I mentioned it. I'll be more careful next time."
"No, I want to know. It sounds so hilarious!" Efi stretched a smile across her face the best she could. She didn't want her friends to feel sorry for her. She just wanted to be included.
"Okay . . ." Naade said reluctantly. "Well, you know how Isaac is always trying to impress everyone?"
Efi laughed loudly. "Attention seeker, for sure."
Naade raised an eyebrow. "It's more sad than funny. He tries too hard, but he means well. Anyway, Isaac brought a militarygrade barrier into science lab during our discussion on semipermeable objects. Where he got such advanced tech, I don't know, but apparently the barrier's instructions were in Omnicode, and Isaac claimed he could read them."
Efi laughed again, certain that this was the hilarious part of the story. A non-augmented human reading something as complex as Omnicode? Efi had studied the omnic's written language for nearly three years, and she couldn't understand more than the occasional word here and there. If she couldn't read Omnicode, the chances Isaac could were slim-to-none. Efi's laughter morphed into a forced cough, but Naade gave her another blank stare. She put a pensive look back on her face and nodded. "Okay, go on."
Naade continued. "In any case, Isaac ended up activating the barrier around his head and one of his hands, making it look like they were caught inside a fishbowl. Thankfully, his face was pressed up against the side that let air get through . . ."
Efi bit her lip, reluctant to laugh again. Was this it? Was that the punch line? Had Isaac "pulled an Isaac" yet? She waited so long to respond that Naade shrugged.
"You really had to be there," he finally relented. "Come on. Let's watch this instructional video. I still haven't given up that Kam Kalu is going to be in it. He could act in anything."
"Spoiler alert: He's not. But I can put on a little music in the background while we work. 'We Move Together as One'?" Efi asked, already dancing to the beat of her favorite Lúcio song to shake away the feeling of missing out.
"You know it!" Hassana said, joining in.
Efi and Hassana were in a constant competition to prove who was actually the biggest Lúcio fan. It mainly played out by oneupping each other as they memorized every possible personal detail and fact about their favorite activist/DJ/hero. For example, Efi knew he wore size forty-two skates. She knew his sonic amplifier could hit a target up to eight meters away. She even knew the exact song that Lúcio had played when he led the popular uprising that drove the oppressive Vishkar Corporation out of the first favela—"Rejuvenescência," a song of healing and regrowth. Efi always thought the song was fitting: And though the wounds the corporation left in the community were deep and many, Lúcio knew they would heal, in time.
Hassana's knowledge, on the other hand, seemed to be more trivial in nature . . . like the depth of Lúcio's navel, the type of floss he used, and his favorite food, pão de queijo—little round cheese breads that Hassana liked to prepare on the anniversary of the day she first heard Lúcio's music. Naade was no less a fan, though he made a point to stay out of his friends' heated rivalry.
Naade and Hassana finished watching the instructional video and got to work. They were both quick learners, so Efi had confidence they'd be able to assemble at least two dozen Junies, which gave her the space she needed to work on the bugs in the code. She tucked into her programming interface, a bowl of Lúcio-Oh's cereal at her fingertips, as the steady beat of the music playing helped her fall into a trance. Line by line, she fixed the holes in the logic, then ran the Junie motion simulators on her computer.
The processors revved up in a high-pitched whine that peaked above the music. Efi's computer was overdue for an upgrade, but she couldn't afford to pour more time and money into it right this moment, not when there was so much to do. So she waited patiently as the simulations struggled to compile. It took forever, but finally, little wire-frame versions of the robot skittered across her screen, avoiding obstacles. The simulations succeeded at skirting the table edges. Now it was time to update the Junie's firmware and see if it worked in real life as well.
Efi looked up from her monitor and noticed the room had gotten darker. It was evening already. Only four Junies sat on the workbench, corralled under an overturned crate. Naade sat at his workstation, an upturned robot sitting in a clamp. He was flipping the servos that controlled the hydraulic legs so they kept time with the song playing.
"Naade!" Efi said. "Please try to stay on task. I know it's not the most glamorous way to spend the weekend, but our work is important."
"Sorry, boss," he said, then whispered something to Hassana that Efi couldn't hear, and they both started laughing again.
As they worked, Efi's smile began to hurt, but she plastered it on her face anyway to keep her true feelings tamped down. Yes, Efi, Hassana, and Naade were three best friends, but there was a sort of unspoken feeling that Naade and Hassana were both Efi's best friends, while Naade and Hassana seemed to tolerate each other at best. Normally, they teased and poked fun at each other, and at worst, there'd been a couple of bad arguments.
But now, that distance between them was closing, and for every in-joke Efi was left out of, she felt more and more alone. Stuck between worlds. The teenagers in her high school classes had in-jokes of their own, ones that completely flew over her head, ones that she had no earthly chance of decoding.
"Efi?" came her mother's voice from the workshop door. She peeked in and saw Naade and Hassana. "Oh goodness. Hello! I didn't know you all were back here."
"Good evening, Auntie Fola," said Hassana and Naade together in the same singsong voice, as if they'd rehearsed it a dozen times together.
"Efi put us to work," Naade said, raising up a half-assembled Junie.
"Is that so?" Mother asked. She wore a cheerful, bright blue buba—a loose blouse with flowing sleeves—paired with candypink beaded necklaces. Mother loved wearing vibrant colors, and she had the plump cheeks and kind eyes that came from doing years of social work within their community. Efi was proud of that work, but it also meant Mother was constantly trying to help Efi solve problems she didn't necessarily want solved. "Efi, dear. Can I have a word?"
Efi's shoulders slumped. She was about to get the talk again, but she followed her mother out into the hall anyway.
"Honey, when I asked you to hang out with your friends more, this isn't what I had in mind."
"They volunteered for it!" Efi said in her own defense.
"I know. They're good friends. But everything in your life can't center around robots. Why don't you take them out to do something fun? Go-kart racing. Or go to the arcade and play some video games. Or mini golf!"
"Mini golf, Mama?"
"Well, I don't know what you kids do for fun these days!"
Then Efi felt even worse. She didn't really know, either. She spent all her time in her workshop or studying or at school. She hated to admit it, but there wasn't a whole lot of time for fun . . . at least not in the traditional sense. To Efi, work was fun. She loved inventing, although to most people—including her mother—it looked like she was working herself to the bone.
Another round of laughter came from Efi's workshop, and the frown on her face deepened.
"What's wrong, dear?" Mother asked. "You look troubled."
Efi sighed. "It's Naade and Hassana."
"Have they been fighting again?"
"No. It's worse. They've been getting along."
"That's good, isn't it? Normally, they're bickering like jackals."
Efi shrugged. "I guess I just wish we could go back to the way it was. When we were all in the same classes."
"Relationships can get complicated, but all that means is you're growing up. Maturing . . ." Mother drew out the word "maturing" like she was at a dinner party drinking fancy teas. Like this was a little joke, and not Efi's social life crumbling to bits.
Efi knew she couldn't go back to basic math classes, but maybe she could help her friends catch up to her level. She could build them both a robotic tutor, customized to teach them during their every waking hour. Or maybe she could talk them into getting cybernetic brain upgrades—just like Sojourn, one of Efi's favorite heroes from the old Overwatch cartoons, based on Overwatch's real-life former captain.
"Never mind, Mama. I'll figure it out myself," Efi said.
"I know you will. But remember, this isn't something you can logic your way out of. Naade and Hassana are real people with real emotions and real needs."
"Yes, Mama," Efi said, but as she crept back into her workshop, seeing all those Junie parts piled on the table gave her an idea, one that would let her keep in touch with her friends all day long without having to inject bionic neurons into anyone's brain.
Her mother huffed, probably sensing that Efi was caught up in her own thoughts again. "And, contrary to popular belief, you can't solve all your problems with robots."
"Yes, Mama," Efi said again out loud, but thought to herself: Watch me.
When Efi rejoined her friends in the workshop, she was giddy with excitement. She took a deep breath, inhaling all the positive energy lingering in the air of her favorite place. This space had been her playroom when she was a toddler, once covered in primary colors and plushy cartoon monsters with big, friendly eyes, but slowly she had dissected her toys, turning her talking dolls and light-up electronics into piles of circuitry and actuators and sensors. And once she'd figured out how they worked, she started building creations of her own. Efi's parents hadn't been too happy at first, seeing all those expensive toys meet their untimely demise, but one day, they brought home a robotics kit for their inquisitive daughter, and the rest was history.
"All right," Efi said to her friends. "Let's try this again." Her optimism was infectious, and soon they were all gathered around the workshop table, cheering on the little Junie as it navigated toward the edge, centimeter by centimeter, and just when there wasn't any space left, it stopped, turned, and moved along the perimeter. It was a small success, but Efi swelled with pride, and once she'd done a little more testing, she uploaded the new firmware to all the bots they'd assembled. Hassana and Naade packaged them up in their boxes, ready for shipping.
"A dozen in one day," Naade said, nodding at the stack of Junie boxes. "That's twelve customers who will soon be very happy."
"Make that ten customers," Efi said.
Hassana looked up suddenly. "What? Did you get some cancellations?"
"No," Efi said, pulling down two boxes from the stack. "But I want you each to have one to take with you to school."
"Sweet!" Naade pumped his fist. "Now all I need to do is hide a little pillow in my backpack and—"
"No sleeping through class, Naade," Efi cut in. "I was thinking the Junies could follow you around, see what you see . . . and report back to me. That way, when I go to my high school classes after lunch, I won't miss anything that's going on."
Hassana's smile turned slowly downward, and Naade shook his head, probably remembering that fateful day in the school library when Efi had asked for two volunteers to help her demonstrate her science fair project. You accidentally overamplify a gravity field one time, and no one ever lets you forget it, Efi thought. She'd had dozens of successful inventions since, and no one had gotten hurt.
"Please?" Efi asked. "Just try it out. Think of it as a test run. Maybe it'll help boost sales, too! Come on. What could go wrong?" (source)


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On game day, nothing gets in the way of Hank Vice's hospitality. Not even rival fans or football drama.
The 55-year-old from Murdock, Nebraska, has been tailgating at Huskers games for 22 years, and the group of people who join his tailgate in front of Morrill Hall has only grown over that time.
Hank Vice stands in front of his grill, wearing a hat given to him by one of his tailgating friends.
And the reason for the growth is obvious. The food, the drinks and the two TVs are open to anyone who shows up, and Vice is there to great everyone personally, even strangers and rivals.
Vice said he knew a Rutgers fan—the Huskers' Saturday opponents—who would be coming to his tailgate before the game. And though he was confident the Huskers would beat the Scarlet Knights—they did—his arms were open.
When Vice says everyone is welcome, he means it.
The Huskers' 2-2 record and the firing of Husker athletic director Shawn Eichorst haven't gotten in the way of his support either.
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WELCOME THE NEW YEAR!
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Happy New Year! 2015 was a fabulous year, but it's time to move on to 2016. With that being said, I'm announcing my long-awaited retirement and wish to share that RVLife.com has been acquired by Social Knowledge, which also operates other RV industry websites such as www.campgroundreviews.com and www.irv2.com. I am excited to see what […]
Breaking into Movies
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I'd like to share a fun story with you about RV Life magazine. Last spring we received an email from Anne Stimac of A-MAC Placement, who handles product and brand placement in movies ready to be filmed. She had googled "RV magazines" and RVLife.com showed up at the top of the search results. Anne checked out our website and went through the digital edition of the magazine. She then contacted us for a few back copies of RV Life to use in a movie being filmed in Oklahoma called "Rudderless."
The director of the movie is the well-known actor William H. Macy, who also helped pen it with seasoned screenwriters Jeff Robison and Casey Twenter. It stars Billy Crudup as a grieving father who forms a band using his deceased son's original music in an attempt to find peace after his tragic death.
Thirty Years and Counting
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As RV Life magazine rolls into its 30th year, it's time to turn back the clock and start at the very beginning. Long, long ago in early 1984, Diesel Knudson was selling ads up and down the West Coast for the Fishermen's News in Ballard, Washington. The commercial fishing industry was taking a huge hit and so was Fishermen's News. Having been an avid RVer since his early 20s and with a family to support, Diesel thought up RV Life "out of thin air," as I like to say.
Although the magazine was totally dependent on ad revenue, it was tough for Diesel to ask an RV dealer or RV manufacturer to advertise in a brand-new magazine. He got a lot of "no's" and some "maybes," but once in a while he'd get a "yes" so he built on that year after year. That is, until 1991, when the Gulf War began. RV manufacturers, remembering the oil embargo of 1976, promptly canceled all of their advertising upon whom RV Life relied for a majority of its advertising dollars. Somehow RV Life survived and thrived through the next 10 years.
Here a Rally, There a Rally
I hope you're having a safe and enjoyable summer living the RV lifestyle wherever you are, whether you're heading to see family and friends, take in a unique destination, or attend a special event such as an RV rally—or all of the above. If you're lucky enough to live in or visit the seven western states, you can find a free copy of RV Life at scores of distribution points. And if you're really lucky, you'll find yourself at one or more of the 100-plus rallies where we send the magazine for the attendees to enjoy and to take home to share with others.
Time to Pass the Torch
By Diesel Knudson
RV Life Magazine was born in June of 1984 in a most unlikely location on the west wall of Fisherman's Terminal in Ballard, Washington. Fisherman's Terminal is where I was working for the Fisherman's News, a commercial fishing publication. The boats of all of Alaska's crab fishermen as well as every other conceivable commercial vessel were tied up in front of my office. Ballard is called Little Norway for a very good reason.
Riding the Trikke
My love affair with a three-wheel vehicle started when I was just a little boy and received my first tricycle. Soon after, I abandoned my three-wheeler for two wheelers. Having owned countless bicycles and motorcycles over my lifetime, I consider myself an avid two-wheel enthusiast. Even today, I still own a multitude of mountain bikes, road bikes, a cruiser, a trick bike, and one Honda Shadow motorcycle as of last count.
We're less than two months into our newly redesigned website (www.rvlife.com), and it's really getting interesting, especially with our blogs. The one labeled "RV Life blog" is a potpourri of entries by our lively office staff. For instance, Karen Meredith, our office and accounting manager, flew from Seattle to Detroit with her husband, Dick, to buy an Airstream motorhome from a private party and bring it back to Seattle. She did four blog entries on their eventful "adventure." Here's an excerpt from the first one:
Check Out Our New Blogs
Our newly designed Website, www.rvlife.com , has finally launched RV Life magazine into the 21st century, even if we're just a little bit late. Because there's so much more to do, see and investigate now, it would literally take days to get through all the stories, articles and monthly columns. But what I'd like to do now is tell you a little bit about our three newest blogs at www.rvlife.com. To begin with, they're really fun, very informative and interactive. Just click on "Blogs" on the menu bar and check out each one.
Moving Ahead on the Internet
It's a brand new day at RV Life magazine!
The Last 25 Years
(As RV Life begins its 25th year, Publisher and Editorial Director Ron (Diesel) Knudson describes how the magazine has evolved.)
RV Life magazine was conceived in the most unlikely of places, the west wall of Fisherman's Terminal in old Ballard, Washington, where the fishermen sold their fresh catch right off their fishing boats. I was the ad salesman for the Fisherman's News, a bi-monthly tabloid newspaper covering the commercial fishing industry on the West Coast.


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Alt-J announce hip hop remix album
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Twin Shadow to undergo reconstructive hand surgery after tour bus crash
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CMU's One Liners: Independent Label Market, Of Mice & Men, Alice Boman, more
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This Writing Business. Pencils and What-Not. Over-rated, if you ask me.
But that implies, in this big grand scheme of gods and devils, that she's just a victim. Well, I've seen a lot of this universe. I've seen fake gods and bad gods and demi-gods and would-be gods. I've had the whole pantheon. But if I believe in one thing... just one thing... I believe in her!
Here we are. All of us, basically alone, separate creatures just circling each other. All searching for that slightest hint of a real connection. Some look in the wrong places, some, they just give up hope because in their mind they're thinking, "Oh, there's nobody out there for me." But all of us, we keep trying over and over again. Why? Because every once in a while, every once in a while two people meet and there's that spark. And yes Bones, he's handsome and she's beautiful and maybe that's all they see at first, but making love? Making love, that's when two people become one.
Doctor Who Master Fanfiction List.
Looking for fics by LadyChi? This is the post for you.
For organization's sake, there are three separate master lists (for now): one for each of the fandoms in which I've written more than ten fics, and then an "assorted" post that is for all of the fandoms in which I find myself dabbling.
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DERRY GIRLS will return for a third series, it has been confirmed.
The second series of the hit sitcom, focusing on a group of school girls growing up in Northern Ireland in the 1990s during The Troubles, only just finished on Channel 4.
However, the UK broadcaster has already announced another six-episode run of the show is in the works.
Commenting on the news, writer and series creator Lisa McGee expressed her delight at the news.
The broadcaster's head of comedy, Fiona McDermott, spoke in similarly glowing terms about the show.
"It's no surprise that Derry Girls continues to delight a growing legion of fans," she said.
There could be even bigger plans ahead too, with one cast member previously letting slip that a Derry Girls feature film could be in the works.
One thing is for sure: we haven't seen the last of this lost.


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The real estate business like any other business requires vigorous marketing to create new customer leads while promoting and marketing properties to new clients. Real estate signage and print marketing is an affordable yet highly effective alternative to expensive radio and TV ads.
We're outlining some of the benefits of real estate signage as well as some signage and printing ideas for real estate agents to boost their marketing efforts.
There are several benefits of using real estate signage that make it a smart choice.
Real estate signs do not cost much and have a significant return on investment. According to study estimates, on-site real estate signage costs only two cents per one thousand views, which is equivalent to 24 full-page newspaper ads per year. While radio and TV advertising is still a good option, real estate signage offers more value for your money. You don't need a dedicated marketing team or a huge budget to benefit from real estate promotional products.
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MWPA Quarterfinal Preview of Ann Arbor Huron Vs Rockford
The two teams in this match-up have combined for 13 state titles, tied for the most any two MWPA girls teams currently combines for (Ann Arbor Pioneer and Ann Arbor Huron would also combine for 13), and we get to see them in the Quarterfinals. The Ann Arbor Huron River Rats and Rockford Rams are set to meet for the second time this season, now with a trip to the State Semi's on the line.
Meet the second seeded River Rats
Record: 16-4
Prior Match-Ups: Rockford leads series 1-0 (6-3, May 8 @ Rockford)
This Year: District 4 Champions, East Regional Runners-Up
Head Coach: Mary Chatigny
Award Winners (Below)
Emma Kaipainen - All-Region MVP, All-Region Tournament First Team
Lydia Hargett (G) - All-Region Second Team, All-Region Tournament Second Team
Zannah Baker - All-Region Second Team, All Region Tournament Co-MVP
Dre Hubers - All-Region HM, All-Region Tournament Second Team
Clara Bowman - All-Region Tournament Second Team
Rory McDaniel - All-Region Tournament HM
The River Rats have been an East Side powerhouse for the most part this season, but met their match in the East Regional Championship when a week after brushing aside the Ann Arbor Skyline Eagles, they fell to those same Eagles by a goal. That said, they've played at a high level with the most wins of any team in the East Region and fifth most in the state.
"If there is any team out there deserving to compete for the State Championship, it's this one," head coach Mary Chatigny said. "The push and drive that this team brings to every practice and competition is relentless. They want to win, and have put in the work. This opportunity is everything to us, and we are truly looking forward to competing."
About a month ago, the River Rats came west to duel the Rams in their pool. It was a 6-3 Rockford win, but sets the stage for what's sure to be an excellent quarterfinal match-up.
"Rockford has some really strong outside shooters and fantastic coaching," Chatigny said. "While we were only able to play them once this season, it was obvious they are a special team. They moved the ball well and were able to capitalize on their offensive opportunities. We are very excited to get the chance to play Rockford again in this postseason setting."
In terms of level of strength in the schedule, the River Rats are tied for the second most games of any East Region team played against top ten opponents (10) and have the best win percentage (.600) of East Region teams in those games. All four of their losses are to top ten opponents.
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Meet the third seeded Rams
This Year: District 2 Runners-Up
Head Coach: Katie Clarin
Rylee Davis - All-Region First Team, All-OK Conference
Paige Beers - All-OK Conference, All-Region Second Team, All-Region Tournament Second Team
Josie Geers - All-Region Second Team, All-Region Tournament First Team, All-OK Conference HM
Sophie Stallworth (G) - All-OK Conference, All-Region HM, All-Region Tournament HM
Of all teams in the MWPA, only one has played more games than the Rockford Rams and their 28, of which, they've won 23. Their only losses are to top ten teams, and they have continuously pushed the top five teams in the state to the limit, closing gaps that existed in prior meetings the second and third times around.
"Having the opportunity to play for a State Championship means giving our team and especially our seniors one more chance to play the game they love with the team they have grown so close to against the best teams in Michigan," Head Coach Katie Clarin said. "It is one more opportunity to truly show how much our team has grown and improved together. Qualifying for the State Championship is one of our major goals to start the season so knowing we accomplished that is an incredible feeling but we earned two more weeks to work hard and set another goal of finishing as one of the top teams in the State."
As for the match-up, very few secrets exist. The teams have seen each other head-to-head and have great respect for each other.
"Ann Arbor Huron is always a team that comes ready to play and compete," Clarin said. "They play the game the right way and are incredibly well coached. As soon as I heard we were matched up with them I knew our team had to get to work and start preparing. We are looking forward to this match-up and know it will be a great game played between two historically great teams."
As earlier stated, Rockford is tied for the second most state championships of any girls team in MWPA history (5) behind Ann Arbor Huron (8).
The Rams are tied for having played the most games of any team against top 10 opponents (17) and have the second most wins in those situations (12) behind only unbeaten number one East Grand Rapids. This season the Rams are unbeaten in four games against teams from the East Region.


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Identifying Key Workplace Stressors Affecting Twentieth Air Force
Analyses Conducted from December 2012 Through February 2013
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What are some potential sources of the problem behaviors within 20 AF?
What could the Air Force do immediately to reduce or mitigate the problems?
What continuing investigation is needed?
In November 2012, the commander of 20th Air Force asked the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for assistance in identifying ways to mitigate concerns about job stress and dissatisfaction among personnel in the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) community. The Chief of Staff asked RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) to look into these concerns and provide recommendations to the Air Force in 90 days.
Anecdotal concerns about these issues had long circulated within the ICBM community. There was also evidence of higher rates of problem behaviors within the ranks of the 20th Air Force (20 AF), which operates the nation's ICBM arsenal, than in the broader Air Force. Researchers reviewed the relevant literature and existing data on 20 AF and the Air Force overall; they also conducted a series of focus groups with 20 AF personnel and their spouses, including brief questionnaires. Researchers found that Airmen rated their jobs as stressful but also had an array of specific concerns, in particular about staffing levels, leadership styles, and organizational culture. Airmen also raised concerns about equipment issues and the ICBM lifestyle; for example, many Airmen and their spouses expressed unhappiness with the relative isolation of the bases and the further isolation of being on duty at missile alert facilities, which they considered comparable to deployment.
This research was conducted between December 2012 and February 2013, with findings and recommendations reported to Air Force leadership soon after. Since that time, the Air Force has addressed many of the concerns expressed in this report, including changes that align with several of the report's recommendations.
Some Rates of Problem Behaviors Are Higher
Some problem behaviors appear to be more common in the ICBM community than in the Air Force overall, including sexual assault, child maltreatment, and partner physical maltreatment.
Stress and negative attitudes toward the job are two examples of precursors to problem behaviors.
ICBM Job Incumbents Find Their Jobs Stressful
In all but two of the career field groups (junior-level maintainers and facility managers), participants perceived their jobs to be more than moderately stressful.
On average, the participants in three career field groups (chefs, operators, and junior-level security forces) were experiencing job burnout.
Manning and Cultural Issues Are Leading Concerns About the Job
Nearly all participants believed they worked more hours than most Airmen, and nearly all career fields agreed or strongly agreed that they were understaffed.
Many commented that leadership is not listening to or does not fully appreciate or understand their concerns.
Other key concerns were the ICBM lifestyle, working conditions, career progression, and being away from home for extended periods.
Some Potential Remedies Emerged
The strongest levels of endorsement were for better equipment, more recognition from leadership and the rest of the Air Force, more opportunities for advancement, and better upkeep of base and missile facilities.
Enlisted security forces, the facility managers, and the spouses endorsed better services and support for families.
Address concerns identified by the ICBM community: Make Air Force specialty--specific changes; address manpower concerns; improve leadership styles and organizational culture in the ICBM community; provide incentives and rewards for ICBM service and modify assignment policies; and improve base services.
Check for unintended consequences that might occur as a result of efforts to address community concerns. Identify other obstacles that could conflict with the success of these efforts.
Additional analyses should control for other factors that might affect the data on problem behaviors, such as demographics.
Develop a larger, recurring survey to confirm (or disconfirm) perceived problems discussed here and to track changes in perceptions over time.
Context on ICBM Nuclear Enterprise, Environment, and Jobs
Concerns in 20th Air Force and Potential Explanations
Research on Stress, Well-Being, Attitudes, and Perceptions in the Workplace
Identifying ICBM Job Incumbents' Top Concerns: Results of a Questionnaire and Focus Groups
Going Forward — Recommendations for the Air Force
Examples of Workplace
Questionnaire Items
Supplemental Questionnaire Item Results
Example Comments Contributing to the Remaining Discussion Themes
This research was jointly sponsored by commander of 20th Air Force (20 AF), and the Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services and conducted by RAND Project AIR FORCE.
This report is part of the RAND Corporation research report series. RAND reports present research findings and objective analysis that address the challenges facing the public and private sectors. All RAND reports undergo rigorous peer review to ensure high standards for research quality and objectivity.
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Q: Wordpress - Separate Log in and Register forms in the same page I need to create a page in Wordpress. In it I need to have three tabs: Log In, Register, Forgot Password. Obviously, they will contain a login form, a registration form and a password recovery form. I have found instructions on how to create custom login form here:
http://www.tutorialstag.com/custom-wordpress-login-without-using-a-plugin.html
and how to create a custom registration form here:
http://www.tutorialstag.com/create-custom-wordpress-registration-page.html
Those two solutions seem good to me, so I'd like to use them. The problem occurs because both codes use $_POST for sending data and they both execute certain code in if($_POST) loops. Now, if I put both codes on the same page, and if a user tries to log in, it will also trigger the registration form's if($_POST) loop, and vice versa.
Is there a way for me to separate these two loops, something like if($_POST['login']) and if($_POST['register']) or in some other way?
Ideally, I want to create a plugin which adds shortcodes for login form, registration form and forgot password form. What is the best way to separate codes and yet make them work together in the same page?
Also, is there perhaps an easier way to achieve what I need? I've tried looking for plugins that might look alike, but with no luck.

A: Yes, and pretty much as you've described here.
Set the 'name' attribute on each of your submit buttons - e.g.
<input type="submit" name="login" value="Login" class="mybtnclass" />

Then when parsing, check if that value is set
if(isset($_POST['login'])) :
  // Do login
elseif(isset($_POST['register'])) :
  // Do registration
elseif(isset($_POST['reset'])) :
  // Do password reset
endif;

EDIT:
An alternative is to give all the buttons the same 'name' and then test the 'value' attribute to determine which was pressed e.g.
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Login" class="mybtnclass" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Register" class="mybtnclass" />
<input type="submit" name="submit" value="Reset Password" class="mybtnclass" />

<?php
if('Login'===$_POST['submit']) :
  // Do login
elseif('Register'===$_POST['submit']) :
  // Do register
elseif('Reset Password'===$_POST['submit']) :
  // Do password reset
endif;
?>


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A review of still a puritan after all these years an article by matthew hutson
Take James Madison for example: The constitution did not create a nation, nor its religion and institutions. Tithes for the support of the Anglican Church in Virginia were suspended inand never restored. The Letter will be submitted through Google Classroom. Internal Evidence Humanism is the placing of Man at the center of all things and making him the measure of all things.
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Jeffries and Ryan argue that these two propositions—that public aid should not go to religious schools and that public schools should not be religious—make up the separationist position of the modern Establishment Clause.
An oath had also been imposed on the militia during the French and Indian War requiring them to abjure the pretensions of the Pope, which may or may not have been applied during the Revolution.
A circuit court ruling affirmed Ohio 's right to use as its motto a passage from the Bible" With God, all things are possible ", because it displayed no preference for a particular religion.
However because the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution were both based upon the imperfect laws of man, both were a far cry from the governments of the New England Colonies. At the time of the passage of the Bill of Rightsmany states acted in ways that would now be held unconstitutional.
I see great jeopardy in this new Government.
In one of his many arguments on behalf of the Constitution, Madison revealed where ultimate power resides in a Constitutional Republic: Get progress report signed and return tomorrow.
Further, the ban against government aid to religious schools was supported before by most Protestants and most Jewswho opposed aid to religious schools, which were mostly Catholic at the time.
We have solved, by fair experiment, the great and interesting question whether freedom of religion is compatible with order in government and obedience to the laws.
The constitutional framers could not provide their fellow Americans with liberty for the simple reason that slaves are never able to grant freedom to fellow slaves: Otherwise, they would have followed the example of our Christian forefathers in the s and early s and cited, or at least mentioned, the laws of Yahweh upon which their justice was based.
Like Aaron and Baldwin, Constitutionalists are notorious for attempting to make Yahweh an accomplice to their idolatry.
Jefferson and James Madison 's conceptions of separation have long been debated. Amongst these documents we shall notice, as especially characteristic, the code of laws promulgated by the little State of Connecticut in Law is in every culture religious in origin.
August 3, Still Puritan After All These Years In none of these studies did the results hinge on the participants' religious affiliation or level Matthew Hutson is the author of the book "The 7 Laws of Magical Thinking: How Irrational Beliefs Keep Us Happy, Healthy, and Sane.". All students are required to have either a composition notebook (preferably) or a single-subject notebook.
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Organic tea is grown on land where farmers do not use any pesticides, insecticides, herbicides, chemical additives, synthetic fertilizers, or any other type of man made product. By using this method farmers keep their land healthy and fresh.
The soil is always ready to grow more tea plants and leaves. This makes a healthier product for you, and healthier land and air for every living organism in the area. This benefits the earth, us, the environment, the atmosphere, and so much more. Many organic leaf tea farms are also fair trade.
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Here is a good question to ask yourself. Would you want to consume tea where the tea leaves have been covered and grown with anything on the list below?
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Some farmers will use a technique to grow tea plants under direct sunlight all day long. This is not good for the land, the plants or the environment. In order to have the plants in direct sunlight all of the trees in the area will simply be cut down. The farm will also not last very long as the direct sunlight slowly kills the soil making it nearly impossible to grow anything.
And of course, pesticides, insecticides, chemicals, herbicides, and any other man made chemical used to help plants grow bigger and faster nearly destroy the plants, the land and the environment. It also interrupts the natural flow and cycle of nature, which is not good for anyone.
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About Gainey Ranch
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What is Gainey Ranch?
Tucked away just minutes from the heart of downtown Scottsdale, Gainey Ranch is a gorgeous master-planned community bordered by Mountain View Road on the north, North Scottsdale Road, East Doubletree Ranch Road and East Vaquero Drive on the west, East Eastwood Lane on the south and East Gainey Ranch Road on the east. Known as the "Oasis in the Desert," this premier neighborhood boasts lush landscaping, abundant walking and biking paths, community parks and resort-style living.
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Gainey Ranch is an upscale Scottsdale community situated on what was once a 640-acre Arabian horse ranch owned by Daniel C. Gainey. Over the years, the community has developed into one of the ritziest addresses in Scottsdale. The community is home to the popular Gainey Ranch Golf Club and one of the glitziest resorts in town, the Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and Spa at Gainey Ranch.
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Lantofil·lita és un mineral de la classe dels silicats que rep el seu nom del llatí anthophyllum (flor de clau). Es va descriure per primera vegada el 1801. És membre, en aquest ordre, del supergrup dels amfíbols, del grup dels amfíbols amb (OH, F, Cl) dominant, del subgrup d'amfíbols de magnesi-ferro-manganès i del grup del nom arrel antofil·lita.

Característiques
L'antofil·lita és un amfíbol silicat de magnesi, freqüentment amb impureses de ferro, que es troba en roques metamòrfiques. El clau és el seu color característic. Cristal·litza en el sistema ortoròmbic. És un mineral polimorf amb la cummingtonita, amb la seva mateixa fórmula química però amb sistema cristal·lí monoclínic.

Segons la classificació de Nickel-Strunz, l'antofil·lita pertany a "09.DE - Inosilicats amb 2 cadenes dobles periòdiques, Si₄O11; clinoamfíbols" juntament amb els següents minerals: cummingtonita, clinoholmquistita, grunerita, manganocummingtonita, manganogrunerita, permanganogrunerita, ferrofluoropedrizita, ferrifluoroleakeïta, actinolita, ferritschermakita, ferroactinolita, ferrohornblenda, ferrotschermakita, joesmithita, magnesiohornblenda, tremolita, tschermakita, cannilloïta, fluorcannilloïta, parvomanganotremolita, fluorotremolita, potassicfluoropargasita, edenita, ferroedenita, ferrokaersutita, ferropargasita, hastingsita, kaersutita, magnesiohastingsita, pargasita, sadanagaïta, fluoroedenita, potassicferroferrisadanagaïta, potassicsadanagaïta, potassicpargasita, potassicferrosadanagaïta, magnesiofluorohastingsita, potassicfluorohastingsita, potassicclorohastingsita, fluoropargasita, parvomanganoedenita, potassiccloropargasita, potassicferrocloroedenita, potassicmagnesiohastingsita, potassicferropargasita, cromiopargasita, ferro-taramita, barroisita, ferroferribarroisita, ferroferriwinchita, ferribarroisita, ferroferritaramita, ferroferricatoforita, ferrobarroisita, ferrorichterita, ferrowinchita, ferrokatophorita, ferritaramita, magnesiotaramita, richterita, winchita, taramita, fluororichterita, katophorita, potassicfluororichterita, potassicrichterita, ferrighoseïta, ferriwinchita, fluorotaramita, arfvedsonita, eckermannita, ferroeckermannita, ferroglaucòfan, glaucòfan, potassicmanganileakeïta, manganoarfvedsonita, ferrileakeïta, magnesioriebeckita, magnesioarfvedsonita, nyboïta, riebeckita, manganomanganiungarettiïta, ferroferrinyboïta, clinoferroferriholmquistita, ferrinyboïta, ferroferrileakeïta, ferroferrifluoroleakeïta, sodicferriclinoferroholmquistita, magnesiofluoroarfvedsonita, ferripedrizita, potassicferrileakeïta, fluoronyboïta, manganidellaventuraïta, fluoropedrizita, potassicarfvedsonita, ferriobertiïta, potassicmagnesiofluoroarfvedsonita, ferroferripedrizita, potassicmagnesioarfvedsonita, pedrizita, ferropedrizita, fluoroleakeïta i ferroferriobertiïta.

Formació
Es produeix comunament per metamorfisme de les roques ultrabàsiques, normalment com a mineral secundari per alteració de l'olivina. És freqüent per tant en gneis i esquists cristal·lins rics en magnesi, de la mateixa manera com també pot aparèixer en roques sedimentàries riques en magnesi com són les dolomies. Els minerals normalment associats són el talc, la cordierita i la flogopita. De vegades es presenta en forma fibrosa, i pot ser emprada com asbest en la indústria, amb molts usos malgrat el seu potencial risc per a la salut. Tot i que els exemplars d'antofil·lita aïllats i grans són molt rars, els agregats en geoda d'aquest mineral són de gran bellesa per als col·leccionistes.

Varietats
La kupfferita és una varietat d'antofil·lita que conté crom en la seva composició.

Grup de l'antofil·lita
El grup de l'antofil·lita es defineix com amfíbols ortoròmbics de magnesi-ferro-manganès amb simetria del grup espacial Pnma o Pnmn. El grup espacial Pnma es pressuposa, i el grup espacial Pnmn (quan està determinat) s'indica mitjançant el prefix proto-. El grup està compost per les següentes espècies, a més de l'antofil·lita: ferroantofil·lita, protoantofil·lita, protoferroantofil·lita i protomanganoferroantofil·lita. Es troba químicament relacionat amb el grup de la gedrita.

Referències

Amfíbols
Minerals de ferro
Minerals de magnesi
Minerals descoberts a Viken

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As a former Major League Baseball player, I'm here to tell you that you don't need steroids to be successful, and I'm a perfect example. Just take a look at my illustrious career between 1985-1989 and you'll see that performing enhancing drugs just aren't necessary to find success in this sport or in life.
In case you aren't already aware, my name is Charles Scott Madison, though my fans always called me Scotti. I played 71 games over five seasons with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and Cincinnati Reds. Three, that's three, Major League Baseball teams wanted me on their roster over just five years—and all without the use of human growth hormones.
I remember that once in the locker room, a fellow player offered me a whole host of drugs that would help me in my career. He had lean mass builders, stimulants, blood boosters, and many different types of anabolic steroids. But I rejected every one of them. And then I went on to a career batting average of .163 with 11 RBIs and 1 home run, proving that you don't need huge, medically enhanced arms to hit the ball out of the park—just some talent and a lot of hard work.
But my successes didn't end there. After my amazing career in the major leagues, I went on to join Aflac and professionally sell insurance for that prestigious institution. I was the number one salesman out of 60,000 Aflac agents. I won the Chairman Emeritus Award for my distinguished sales achievement, which is an award given only once a year. Thanks to Aflac, I was able to buy a beautiful three bedroom house in one of the best subdivisions in Pensacola, FL. And again, I did it all without the use of any kind of performance enhancing drugs. No adderall, cocaine, or even caffeine—I've been coffee free since 1992.
Most recently, I wrote a book called "Just a Phone Call Away: A Major Journey through the Minor Leagues." It's about the minor leagues and all the wonderful players and coaches who never cheated and only used their God-given gifts and never-ending dedication. Not a single one of them used any xenoandrogens, beta-2 agonists, or selective androgen receptor modulators, and many of them went on to have remarkable careers in the minor leagues. You've heard of many of them, I'm sure.
Knowing that success like mine can come without cheating, it's a real shame to see someone like Alex Rodriguez who felt like he needed to stick chemicals in his arm in order to achieve his dreams. Sure, he has spent his entire career in the spotlight, becoming famous on an international level, dating super models and getting everything he ever wanted. And sure, he has a career batting average of .300 with 647 home runs and 1,950 RBIs. And sure he has made millions upon millions of dollars, and will continue to make millions of dollars even if he is officially convicted of using performing enhancing drugs. And he'll probably get into the Hall of Fame eventually, once people forget the steroid thing. But he has lost his integrity, which is invaluable, if you ask me.
And I'm here to tell you that you can have an amazing life like mine if you don't cheat and follow all the rules. It's worth it.
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