Christmas is officially 24 days away…are you ready?? I know I'm not. For me, Christmas shopping starts…whenever I want it to start; sometimes I find something for someone in April or July (which kills me waiting to give it or I completely forget to give it altogether). Other times I'm out there Christmas Eve crossing my fingers hoping I can find something. And lemme tell ya…this doesn't just apply to shopping. Heck, the Christmas tree, the Christmas decorations…yep all last minute. It's not that I don't want to, it's being able to find that extra time during the holidays. So to help ease your burden, and mine since I'll be doing a few of these as well, here are 6 last minute decoration ideas for Christmas.
Great for entryways – we wrap a lot of porch columns for a festive and warming entryway.
Size matters here – you don't want that big column wrapped with a 1″ ribbon (that would look a bit odd) so we typically use an indoor/outdoor 6″ ribbon for these outdoor Christmas decorations.
Seems obvious right? Well, lots of people skip the greenery or just have an unlit wreath on the door. But how often do people actually get to see that beautiful wreath on your door? Probably not very often.
Our wreaths are already lit and come with a bow, meaning they can be enjoyed during the day and at night.
Size matters here too – we install a lot of Christmas wreaths in the roof gables (the triangle part where the wall meets the roof). Gables are pretty big so typically we use a 48″ wreath for these areas.
Bows make a great companion to greenery and ribbon, but also look great by themselves on a column or near a door.
We use a few different sizes of bows, 18″ & 24″ being the most popular; coming with gold or silver trim or all red.
Lots of homes have flood lights for their regular landscape lighting and tend to turn them off during Christmas due to the other Christmas lights and decorations. Instead of turning that beautiful lighting off change out the bulbs to red or green for quick and simple Christmas decoration.
As with flood lights, those soffit lights, which are installed within the roof overhang, those are typically left off when the holiday decorations are turned on. Depending on the type of soffit light you have, this may be another quick and simple Christmas decoration.
Column drops are kind of like sprays, except a big longer, they make a perfect addition to your Christmas decorations. They are pre-lit and are finished off with a bow. As their name suggests, column drops work great on columns, but can work just as well in many different places.
We hope these 6 last minute decoration ideas for Christmas will quickly help get your home decorated for Christmas. If you find that you just won't be able to decorate this Christmas be sure to contact us to see how we can help get your home looking festive. To see some recent holiday decorating projects you can check out our gallery and our blog, or follow us on Facebook for live updates. You can also subscribe to our monthly newsletter to see ideas, quick tips, and find out what we have been up to.


Cisco CCNP Security Firewall is a one stop shop for all professionals who value their network security and give it their highest priority. It teaches you how to work and play with devices like the Cisco ASA family, and works as a definitive guide to all forms of network security features.
The publication is a master class in itself. Not only does it inform us about each Cisco ASA device, but also skilfully explains various types of network security flaws, weaknesses, points of security failures and attacks. Then it goes about explaining how such network security issues can be dealt with by showing a corresponding firewall feature to counter such risks. This publication carries all the other hallmarks of Cisco publications such as the 'Do I already know this?" quiz after each chapter, key topic pointers, note sections and a very clear topical approach about the entire subject matter. So let's dig in deep to understand what awaits us in the world of Cisco ASA family, and why CCNP in Security on Firewalls is a skill much needed by a network manager.
As mentioned, the formative chapters of this publication are spent on explaining various network security flaws, weaknesses, points of security failures and attacks. But, before that, there is an introductory chapter on firewalls. Extensive explanations are given based on scenarios as to when, where and why it is imperative to preserve a network resource.
Our world is being steadily governed and managed by the use of IT and networks are becoming its backbone, which is why defending the integrity of a network and protecting data becomes so much more important. One should treat a network like one's own home. Much care and effort goes into running of a home that houses a family. As a home owner you tend to implement every caution and protection possible to ensure that no harm comes to it or its occupants. The same goes for a network.
Cisco's treatment of security issues for a network takes a very similar path. It explains how important your network is and then it shows how it can be attacked and breached. Finally it shows you how to effectively use various features of firewalls to protect against, and in turn prevent, such intrusions. It mainly bases the concepts on the ASA family of devices, hence readers will get to know how to communicate with such devices. Further on, they will learn how to do basic tasks and, by the end, be able to implement complex and more secure firewall features.
Much emphasis is given to the configuration of various types of ASA interfaces. It addresses the features of an ASA's capability to provide IP addressing information to network nodes it is protecting i.e. working as a DHCP server or relay. Being a device itself, an ASA will need its own monitoring and management. Also any work or configuration or access to an ASA device will need its audit trail. All such issues are dealt with in depth. Features like NAT have been addressed in detail. There is a quick overview of the concept of NAT itself, along with benefits and what's required to implement this. And then finally it starts talking about one of the most important aspects of this title, how to control access by using an ASA device. This forms the core of Cisco ASA. There is an overview of access controls and access rules.
New concepts like Global ACL are introduced in this publication. Pass through analysis of traffic to ensure protocols are meeting criteria set in security policies for a particular network is another key issue that is explained. Another neat feature was the ability to control access and provide proxy services based on the identity of a user on the network.
Traffic handling and management by an ASA device is a very interesting topic, traffic prioritization and bandwidth control were the key issues discussed under this topic. I particularly found the chapters on firewall modes informative, not that I'm saying the others are not. Up until then I didn't realise that ASAs could perform their functions in a non-transparent router-like mode, and a transparent bridge-like mode. But then the penultimate chapters started throwing in some high value trump cards like virtual firewall based on specific users, high availability, modules and special cards to deploy integrated services for entire organisations, and traffic analysis tools. Once I had finished going through the chapters, my brain was buzzing at the thought of being able to implement some of these features on the next ASA I get my hands on. But then reality kicked in and it reminded me of the purpose of a certification that goes along with this publication, which cannot be ignored. At the end of the day, this book empowers you to deliver some killer punches to any network security threats, but only once you have proved to yourself, and of course to the Cisco certification community, that you are worth your CCNP in gold.
I was not let down by this publication. But I can't remember a Cisco publication that didn't deliver its objectives. As mentioned time and time again, networks are important to us and so is their security and integrity. It is in our best interest to ensure that they work in a safe environment. Intrusions, hacks and breaches are constant threats, we can surely implement features to stop them and prevent them.
One sure way to fulfil that requirement is to put the subject matter of this publication to good use. A CCNP is a valuable certification, but a CCNP done under the Security banner with Firewalls is more valuable still. This review ends with two key phrases – the certification is very much needed, and the publication is highly recommended for that purpose.


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@Ashlinaa, 29 – FUNDED
"Aspire to inspire; spread love and kindness; and open your heart and live an adventurous life — all while playing video games!" That's the motto of @Ashlinaa, a chronically ill, LGBTQ+, Latinx variety streamer. Twitch has been this BroadcastHER Grant recipient's home since 2013 and she has been streaming since 2015, covering everything from SFX makeup, to baking, to RPG/adventure story-driven games. She also loves indies and will occasionally play a horror or FPS game, too!
But, she also loves focusing her content on raising money for multiple charities, including St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Extra Life, AFSP, Stack Up, and many others.
(Oh, and she's always up for talking about horror movies, too!)
What is your dream as a digital broadcaster?
My dream is to inspire more individuals from the Latinx community to enter the space. As it is, the Latinx community only makes up approximately 2% of the gaming community. I aim to change that. I want to improve the streaming space and help make it a safe space for my fellow Latinx content creators. I want to be a voice.
In addition, I want to inspire the Latinx community to be their own bosses and entrepreneurs. I want them to feel comfortable entering the space and feel that they can succeed. I want to work with companies and organizations that believe we deserve a seat at the "table" when it comes to making decisions while showing the Latinx community that we deserve to occupy these spaces.
I also aim to raise awareness on mental health, chronic illnesses, the LGBTQIA+ community (especially the asexual spectrum), charities/charity organizations, and what it means to be a woman in this space. I want to break the stigmas and help my fellow broadcasters in any way that I can.
Lastly, I want to continue to foster a community that believes in these values while supporting the Latinx community to doing multiple charity fundraisers throughout the year — and much, much more!
How will your award from the 1,000 Dreams Fund help you reach your goals?
If I want to continue to foster a community in the way that I need to, I will need the equipment to do so. I want to use this grant to get a new computer, or graphics card, so that I can continue to stream and make whatever difference I can. Having a better computer will give me access to the one space where I am able to reach different people — from different time zones and different races — all at the same time while making the connections possible to make my goals a reality.
What does being a recipient mean to you?
It has given me the confidence that I've needed to keep creating and existing in this space. It also gives me extreme happiness to know that I — a chronically ill, Latina woman — was offered an opportunity like this. It gives me the encouragement to keep going towards my goals and aiming for the many missions I have in this space. I hope that this will give other Latinx individuals the courage to apply so that they, too, can succeed in this space. I want other individuals like me to know that organizations like 1,000 Dreams Fund support us.
Women are underrepresented in gaming, broadcasting, and e-sports. What can we do to change this?
You have already done so much for this space; however, I believe we need to keep highlighting the women who are a part of marginalized groups so that everyone understands all the perspectives. All of us have been shaped in different ways and it's important that we hear those perspectives. We deserve to take up space and be a part of the endless opportunities that content creation has to offer.
I also think it's important that we continue to break the stigmas behind women in this space by encouraging sex positivity, body positivity/body love, and confidence. A lot of times women's success is in direct correlation to how we dress, act, and our confidence level. We *need* to break those stigmas.
Lastly, we need to talk about how women are treated in this space. People need and deserve to know the things we go through; light needs to be shed on those issues.
What are some of the challenges you have faced along the way?
It has been a very unique balance for me in this space. I do consider myself "white-passing" and, with that, comes a level of privilege. I have learned to use that privilege to help where and when I can, especially in moments where human rights are being questioned. On the other hand, I also find importance in making it known that I am indeed Latina/Indigenous so that I can speak from that perspective, and so that people understand that perspective.
Being a woman in content creation comes with many challenges — from sexist lobbies in video games to chat trolls coming into my channel thinking that my success is because of my body or looks. Not a lot of people see all the work I do behind the scenes — from owning a home, paying bills, being a pet mom, owning my own Etsy business, modeling, raising awareness, and so much more. Women are doing so much in this space, and we deserve that recognition.
Lastly, being chronically ill comes with many challenges in and of itself. I hope I can continue raising awareness as a content creator while fighting an illness 24/7/365.
What advice do you have for women who want to start broadcasting?
I will always encourage women to get involved in broadcasting. We are needed in this space so that we can end the sexism and the internal misogyny that exists. For so long, video games have been viewed as a hobby meant only for men, but that is not the case. Women who enjoy video games and entertainment exist and we are here to stay. We bring a fresh perspective to the space while also standing our ground. It is time for the outdated "women are inferior to men" thoughts to end. NOW!
Also, I encourage women to enter this space because, with more women, we form bonds that are unbreakable. I think another important point to make is that certain sponsorship opportunities wouldn't exist without us.
How do you stay motivated and focused on your goals?
I come from a family who started with nothing when they came to this country. They have always stuck by my side, and I want to show them what I can do. From raising money for charity to being a voice for the Latinx community, I want to make my mark here. They are already so proud of me for my accomplishments and that means the world to me.
In addition, my community keeps me going, too. They are such a wonderful support system and have encouraged me to keep creating. I want to continue to be a space where individuals can go when they need a smile, a laugh, or a serious, much-needed conversation — where others can feel free to be themselves and hear about mental health, chronic illnesses, and being a Latina in this space.
I want to show everyone that I deserve to be in this space and I will work hard in order to be heard and seen.
Kendra J., 17 – Funded
Kimberly Do, 21 – FUNDED
Stephany Melissa Alfaro Barrera, 21 – FUNDED
Aria, 16 – FUNDED

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Théagène et Chariclée, originally spelt Théagène et Cariclée (Theagenes and Chariclea), is an opera by the French composer Henri Desmarets, first performed at the Académie Royale de Musique (the Paris Opera) on 12 April 1695. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts. The libretto, by Duché de Vancy, is based on the ancient Greek novel Aethiopica by Heliodorus.

Sources
 Libretto at "Livres baroques"
 Félix Clément and Pierre Larousse Dictionnaire des Opéras, Paris, 1881, page 658.

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French-language operas
Tragédies en musique
Operas by Henri Desmarets
Operas
1695 operas

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Background, company overview and Products from Great Plains Aircraft!
Since the widespread popularity of the internet began back in the mid 1990s, we have read a lot of on-line discussions as to what makes a good VW conversion and how the conversions differ from one manufacturer to another. Great Plains subscribes to a few of the lists - just to keep up to date on "the topic of the day". As a company we rarely reply to internet groups, only making the occasional response to an individual in the group, if the group does not come up with an "appropriate answer or answers", in a reasonable time as it pertains to our product or services that may be discussed.
We believe that commercial responses over time would detract from the groups, perhaps remove some of the free exchange of information that takes place daily between group members. This exchange of information be it correct, incorrect, positive or negative, is overall helpful and informative for those participating.
We have noticed time and time again the discussion about how the conversions currently in the market place differ from each other, but have never seen a detailed discussion, point by point, as to how our company, company's engines, and components are different from the competition. So we'll fill in the details.
Great Plains Aircraft had been commercially selling VW engine kits, and conversion parts continuously since 1982. This year (2015) we mark our 33rd year in business. In the U.S., only RevMaster has been selling VW conversions for sport aircraft for a longer period than us.
We have seen many companies come and go in the U.S. in those past 33 years that have sold VW conversions, and or parts, or plans. To name some: Able, HAPI, Mosler, TEC, Barker, Monnett Experimental, INAV, Christeen Aero, Duty, R.J Huggins, Limbach and others. Why we remain in business and all these other companies or individuals have come and gone in those years, we will let you, the consumers continue to decide.
Being a small company, one wears many hats. The positive side is that with every order, we strive to fill it and ship it in a manner that we would expect from any other company that we would do business with. Do we make occasional mistakes? Sure. But we strive to treat the customer as we would want to be treated. Great Plains Aircraft has maintained it's positive position in the marketplace because our company offers a wide range of time proven products at reasonable prices and we maintain this with a minimum overhead. It's the overhead that dooms many small companies when the market is slow or flooded with short term competition.
The most popular engine configuration is the Front Drive (direct drive) engine. This is driven off the pulley end of the crankshaft. Displacements from 1600cc up to 2276cc are available. A wide variety of accessories and accessory packages are available. From single ignition, to hand start, to dual ignition, 35 amp 3 phase alternator, accessory housing and geared starter. The choice is yours.
The Reduction Drive has really opened up the range of aircraft that can use VW power. Direct drive VW's are limited to a 62" diameter prop because of tip speed. They will produce about 200 to 250 lbs. of thrust, depending upon prop manufacturer. The reduction drive engine can turn prop diameters from 72" with a 1.6:1 ratio and up to a 84" prop with a 2.0:1 ratio. Static thrust with a 72" prop is about 350 lbs. The 2:1 ratio with a 84" prop will deliver about 450 lbs. of thrust.
The most popular engine sizes for the Reduction Drive are the 1915cc, the 2180cc and the 2276cc motors. We have Accessory Packages for the Reduction Drive engine. The standard Accessory Package for the Reduction Drive features a starter, 35 amp 3 phase alternator, 009 type distributor, choice of drive ratio, top mounted carburetor and intake manifold, accessory case and remote oil cooler. They can be fitted with either dual electronic ignition or can use one magneto and one electronic ignition system. The re-drive VW engines are used in many of the WW1 type aircraft, several of the Cub look-alikes, and Storch replicas. They can deliver outstanding take off and rate of climb, when matched to the correct aircraft. The main limitation of a re-drive aircooled engine is heat.
For starters, we offer many Type 1 VW engine parts and accessories and individual parts for sport aircraft. Bearings, cams, stud kits, heads, cases, accessory case kits, cool tins, carburetors, secondary ignition systems, magnetos, plugs, wire sets, 2 different prop hub styles, instruments, piston and cylinder sets. You get the idea!
So what makes our products different?
Ok, let's examine some of our products!
The heart of the engine is the crankshaft. It has to be able to absorb, dissipate and transmit. Our 82mm forged E4340 steel crankshaft is made specifically for aircraft use. It features a rectangle flat milled key for the prop hub. The crankshaft has a 3 degree taper on it that is mated to our Force One prop hub. The bolt that retains the hub is a fine thread bolt that is 3.5" long. The threads in the crankshaft are machined in the crankshaft about 3" down from the end. For the first 1.250" the thread is relieved so the pulling or retention loads is placed at the rear of the thread in the larger diameter of the crankshaft. This crankshaft is made specifically for the rigors of driving a propeller. It is not an "out of the box" automotive crankshaft as used by one competitor. In the 25+ years this current crankshaft design has been manufactured, it has never suffered a failure. Our E4340 crank is manufactured from a forged billet and machined in the USA. 69mm crankshafts are made from a 4140 forging.
The Force One Prop Hub and Main Bearing.
While not totally unique to aviation, it is in many respects when combined with our crankshaft. We recognized from early on from a number of crankshaft/prop hub failures with 82mm crankshafts and shrink fit and short tapered hubs, that perhaps it was not the best way to build stroker engines for longevity.
The Force One Prop Hub rides in a engine lubricated bearing that the case is machined out for. The Force One Bearing is pressure lubricated, utilizes 2 seals for oil control. The total bearing area has 4 to 5 more surface area than does a standard #4 position, VW bearing. But the important point is the hub is supported in the bearing instead of being attached forward of the bearing, as is the case when using a shrink fit or standard tapered prop hub. As the fit between the hub and the crank is on a 3 degree taper, it can be removed repeatedly without wearing out either tapered surface. With shrink fit hub, the .002" interference fit will eventually erode with multiple removals.
With our Force One Hub, we can still use the brass distributor drive gear to drive a secondary or primary ignition system. Another competitors crankshaft does not have the brass gear on the crankshaft and cannot use a primary or secondary ignition in the distributor hole.
Our camshaft, while based on a popular design for automotive use, is custom ground to our specifications for aircraft use. It is designed to provide maximum horsepower and torque in the 3000 to 3400 rpm band. We keep the duration low and add enough lift to pack the cylinder as full as possible. This cam lets the engine idle without lopping and offers quick acceleration without stumbling. Other manufacturers use standard off the shelf automotive camshafts. All our 2180cc and 2276cc kits come with new lifters. These kits also feature 5/16" steel pushrods (no aluminum here for higher lift cams) and new rockerarm assemblies.
Most of the other hard components will be standard from whom ever you purchase your engine parts from. The case, pistons and cast steel cylinders, oil pumps, cylinder heads, gasket sets and the like, all come from a small source of manufacturers and will be pretty common to all conversions.
This is another area where we are very different from some of our competitors. Starting with the Accessory Case, we supply a fully "closed" accessory case. This simply means the flywheel is enclosed in the case. One competitors X case features an open rotating flywheel. With our accessory case the starter position can be ordered in the 12:00 or 6:00 or 9:00 position.
We have a standard 35 amp 3 phase Alternator that is mounted inside the accessory case. One of our competitors has only a 20 amp single phase alternator for standard equipment. The 35 amp 3 phase alternator does not produced any RF noise for an aircraft radio or navigation system.
Almost 30 years ago we started using the Geared Starter which you now see as standard on most VW sport aircraft conversion. This lightweight 8.5 lbs. starter has an internal start solenoid, eliminating the need for an external one.
Our Flywheel is unique to the industry. We are the only company we know of that builds and uses a light weight 100% steel flywheel, weighing in at only 5.5 lbs. Other companies use a combination of aluminum and steel to keep the weight down. We can boast that the steel flywheels have never had a failure. Aluminum and aluminum/steel ones can't say that.
Primary Ignition. Yes, we still use what some competitors describe as old and antique - a magneto. But there is a good practical reason that is lost on some. The Slick 4220 magneto, does not need a power source, does not have external rotating magnets, is easy to hook up, and most important, you can start the engine by hand if the battery fails. With one competitor's ignition system, if the battery is dead or the starter is broke you won't go anywhere until you replace one or both. Their engine has to rotate 200+ rpm to start the engine. No starter, no battery - no starting.
Secondary Ignition. We offer a wide variety of secondary ignition systems that will fit just about any application. Our standard low height secondary ignition system (only 1.310" tall) fits in the standard VW distributor hole. This ignition system is the "standard" secondary on most of our engines. This system must be in the off position when starting.
009 Distributor. The 009 distributor can be used as a primary or secondary ignition system. When the cap is replaced with our 90 degree distributor cap it makes a lower height/attractive installation. The 009 can be upgraded to electronic ignition if needed.
Oil Pump Secondary Ignition. This ignition system replaces the oil pump cover plate. The bottom driven gear of the pump is modified and a shaft engages the gear. This system uses the same components as our low height system.
The Low Height Secondary and Oil Pump Secondary Ignition Systems all feature dual redundant coil packs and can fire spark plug gaps up to .042" if required.
Take a look at our web site. You will quickly see that we offer a wide range of products for VW sport aircraft engine conversions - period!
We know that even after 34 plus years of being in business, we still don't know it all. We are constantly learning about these timeless engines. We do believe that when you purchase one of our engine kits or parts, you will be purchasing the absolute best, safest, time proven VW based engine available in the market place for your aircraft.


And the word Soul also begins with the letter S as well.
Songs have hooks, bass lines, riddim, lyrics, chord progression, solos and song structure.
Songs are known for repeatable cycles, chorus and verses.
Stories have arcs, themes, characters, endings, conflict and resolve.
Stories are known for iconic roles, characteristic conflict and resolve and well-recognized plot lines endings.
Stories have been around since the dawn of time and we've studied stories — as well as turns stories into money — for just about as long a time.
The term Stories has been turned into a particular kind of "media slideshow" format — and there are over 1B stories being posted everyday, if you count Snap, Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook and Facebook Messenger.
Stories is a term which has been kidnapped, just like "tags" got turned into a way to say who is in a photo. That's not really what a Tag is, but we forgive Facebook for stealing the phrase.
So Stories and Songs are both HUGE cultural vehicles in which we express ourselves. There are professional story tellers and song writers — and there are lots and lots of amateurs as well.
Interactive Narrative puts the viewer into the structure; allowing for choices, branches and different POVs to be explored.
Interactive Narrative includes asking users a question, offering users polls and surveys and in general — bringing the end-user into the equation — as opposed to just asking them to sit there and watch.
What do Stories and Songs have in common?
There fundamental ways that people express themselves. This is not about making money, but about emotional manipulation, baseline communication and emotive expression.
Songs tell the story of our lives — in musical fashion. Storytelling adopts to whatever medium or technology available — at the time — and so today we find ourselves telling stories — as advertising, training and machine learning.
Message Boards have always been a happy medium for interacive communication — a halfway point — since before the Internet.
Message Boards allow humans to post a message and get a reply from another human. This form of asynchronous interaction expanded with the Internet and the WWW when people figured out that a viewer of art or video, or the reader of words — could leave these things called "comments" — attached to the original form of expression.
What we're trying to do is go beyond commenting.
We're working on a way for "the other person" to interact and become part of the original creative expression. We're figuring out ways that an author can decide — to what extent do I wish to "let" my reader interact with my art?
To today's creative expressors — there is no such thing as too much interaction. The Internet and mobile web LOVE it when users interact together. This is the friction that causes commerce.
Storytelling has been kidnapped and usurped by marketeers and our children yearn to become "Internet famous" — without having to do anything else than be obnoxious, rude and cultural inappropriate.
When little white grrrls growl in ebonics and claim "they is black" — then you know we're in trouble.
There's GOT to be a way to move beyond commetning, if for no other reason that JUST being Kim Khardasian just isn't enough.
Its time to go beyond just commenting and provide new ways for users to interact with creative expression.
Imagine if your Instagram story was the beginning of an Interactive Story?
Imagine if AI Authoring was as easy as recording a video selfie?
That's what my startup Instigate is working on.
Interactive Stories and Songs driven by AI that anyone can author. The Director of AI.
First appearance for you all to try this out — is Aug. 2018.
Fingers crossed and the blessings of Jah supporting us.


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Aichach és la capital del districte d'Aichach-Friedberg i tenia 20.888 habitants al cens del 2011.

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Nascut a Aichach
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This Beautiful and nicely updated home offers 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a 2 car carport with sliding steel gate for extra security. Newer roof, A/C and water heater. Beautiful kitchen cabinets with a lots of counter top space and Stainless steel appliances . Pergo wood floors, dual pane windows, custom paint, covered patio and low maintenance front and back yard. A worry free rental!


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Media Review for May 5, 2016
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Deposed Leader of a Troubled Burundi, Is Dead at 69
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, the deposed president of Burundi who invested heavily in infrastructure but persecuted Catholics and did little to make his small, poor and ethnically fractured country a stable democracy, died on Wednesday morning at a hospital in Brussels. He was 69. The death was confirmed by Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundi's current president. No cause of death was provided. The rule of Mr. Bagaza — who seized power in a 1976 coup and was ousted, also in a coup, in 1987 — reflected the political instability that has characterized Burundi, a landlocked but densely populated central African nation, for much of its modern history. Burundi today is in crisis. Violence has skyrocketed, with reports of mass killings and torture of political dissidents, after Mr. Nkurunziza's decision in April last year to seek a third term, despite huge protests and international condemnation. The New York Times
Rebels Kill at Least 17 Civilians in Eastern Congo
A Congo rights group that tracks rebel violence says that at least 17 civilians have been killed in the country's east. The Center of Study for the Promotion of Peace, Democracy and Human Rights said Wednesday that witnesses said rebels went into Congo's northern Beni territory on Tuesday, attacking and killing at least 17 people, including 7 members of the same family. It said among those killed was the head of Mutsonge village. It said the attacks were carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces, which has origins in neighboring Uganda and has staged many attacks in the area. The rebel group is one of many operating in eastern Congo. AP on Stars and Stripes
Lawmakers Urge More Active U.S. Role in Ending Sudan's Violence
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling on the Obama administration to renew its focus on the crisis in Sudan and to use financial pressure against the Sudanese regime to change its behavior. Fighting between government forces and rebel groups that dates to 2003 in Darfur has surged again, and the country also is seeing clashes in other areas as well. More than 100 lawmakers said in a letter to President Barack Obama released on Wednesday that they are concerned that millions of people in Sudan lack access to humanitarian aid and are targets of aerial bombardments and other attacks by government forces. "As the violence in Sudan grows worse, the world is looking to the United States to be a strong partner in the effort to build a lasting peace and address this devastating humanitarian crisis," said Rep. Jim McGovern (D., Mass.), who organized the letter along with Reps. Joe Pitts (R., Pa.), Mike Capuano (D., Mass.), Michael McCaul (R., Texas), Barbara Lee (D., Calif.) and Jeff Fortenberry (R., Neb.). The Wall Street Journal
South Sudan: Security Council Calls on Transitional Government to Implement Peace Accord
The United Nations Security Council today called on the newly formed transitional unity Government of South Sudan to end the cycles of violence and suffering and fully implement the peace agreement signed by warring parties in August 2015. In a statement to the media, the 15-nation body welcomed the formation on 29 April of the Transitional Government of National Unity (TGNU) as "an important milestone" in implementing the accord. Recalling the thousands killed, the ongoing human suffering and the deteriorating economic situation, the Council called on the members of the transitional government to "work together to fully implement the agreement and bring an end to the cycles of violence and suffering, including by adhering to the permanent ceasefire, and by urgently creating the transitional institutions envisioned in the agreement, which are needed to maintain security and build trust between the parties." UN
South Sudan Peace Monitoring Body Rejects Legitimacy of 28 States
The Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) on Wednesday said it does not recognize the legitimacy of the controversial 28 states which President Salva Kiir created in violation of peace agreement and the country's constitution. A senior official of the peace monitoring body said they stood by the January communiqué by the East African regional bloc, IGAD, that the parties discuss how many states to create or revert to the 10 states upon which the peace deal was signed. JMEC warned that failure to suspend the 28 states by the transitional unity government would amount to non-implementation of the peace agreement. Sudan Tribune
Juba and Khartoum to Restore Diplomatic Ties
South Sudan and Sudan have again reached a preliminary agreement to restore full diplomatic relations after a period of persistent quarrels over support to rebels on either side. Sudanese Foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour made the announcement just days after South Sudan formed a transitional administration, which ended the two-year war between the armed opposition led by Dr Riek Machar and the government of President Salva Kiir. Africa Review
UK Starts Deploying Troops to South Sudan, Somalia
A team of the British army soldiers has arrived in Somalia as part of the UK's plans to deploy hundreds of troops in several African countries, following a pledge by Prime Minister, David Cameron. An advance party of 10 soldiers will support the African Union peacekeeping efforts against the al-Shabab militant group in Somalia, Presstv reported. The UK Defense Secretary, Michael Fallon said the deployment of the troops was "another demonstration of the flexibility and global reach of our armed forces." The group is expected to be joined by additional 60 soldiers who will handle medical, logistical and engineering duties. Sudan Tribune
The Balance of Power Shifts Between Algeria and Morocco
Suspicion and unease are creeping back into relations between Algeria and Morocco. An undeniable shift in power has occurred between the neighboring countries, as Algeria's military spending outpaces Morocco's. Large-scale Algerian arms purchases in 2016 reinforce the likelihood that Algiers will continue investing heavily in its military. And as Algeria bolsters its forces, Morocco's position in the region will only get more precarious, especially if a crisis or conflict erupts. To counter Algeria, Morocco will seek alternative strategies to retain its security. But whether Morocco chooses to do so through select military procurements or through alliances, there is no guarantee its forces can match Algeria's new weaponry. Given its long-standing animosity toward Algeria, Morocco has historically formulated its strategic defense plans around a potential conflict. These plans require not only a large standing army, but also considerable investment in military hardware capable of withstanding an Algerian attack. For more than a decade after the end of the Western Sahara War, Morocco was largely able to maintain a sufficient balance of force with Algeria. But Algiers steadily began pushing ahead of Morocco around 2003, using its abundant hydrocarbon resources to invest in its military. While Morocco's military budget largely matched or even surpassed that of Algeria's at the turn of the century, the country can no longer afford to keep up. Stratfor
Zambia: Once a Poster Child for New Africa, Now Divided and Broke
Zambia perfectly illustrates the developing country conundrum. It is poor because it has weak governance, and it has weak governance because it's poor. Can one break this cycle through more aid, or aid better spent, or by removing altogether the prop that aid provides to government? Daily Maverick
DRC Probes Use of US Mercenaries
DRC's justice minister on Wednesday said he had ordered an investigation into the alleged use of foreign mercenaries by opposition politician Moise Katumbi, a likely contender in presidential elections due this year. "I gave the orders to the PGR [General Prosecutor of the Republic] to open a judicial case in the former province of Katanga," justice minister Alexis Thambwe Mwamba told journalists in Kinshasa. "We have documented proof that several former American soldiers are currently in Katanga in the service of Mr Katumbi." News 24
Libya's East Tests Muscle With Oil Shipment, Troop Dispatches
By defiantly attempting to export their own oil and dispatching troops towards the centre of the country, Libya's eastern factions may be gambling on force as they bid for a larger stake under a U.N.-backed unity government. It could be a costly bet, one that ignites renewed conflict between east and west over territory, slashes oil production, and pushes Libya closer to a split that has threatened the country since the uprising that ousted Muammar Gaddafi five years ago. The unity deal, signed in December despite opposition from hardliners, was meant to end the divide between rival governments in Tripoli and the east who have vied for control over the country and its oil resources since 2014, backed by competing factions of former anti-Gaddafi rebels. Reuters
South Africa's EFF MPs Expelled for Heckling Jacob Zuma
A brawl broke out in the South African parliament on Wednesday after security officers were ordered to forcibly remove opposition MPs from the chamber. Several punches were thrown as members of the left-wing Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) were expelled for heckling President Jacob Zuma. It was Mr Zuma's first appearance in parliament since two damning court rulings against him. BBC
Egypt Court Acquits Mubarak-Era Premier of Graft
An Egyptian court has acquitted a former prime minister of graft charges in the latest retrial linked to his time serving under longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak. Judge Magdi Abu Ela of the Cairo appeals court ruled Wednesday that Ahmed Nazif was absolved of the charges, which included abuse of office, and that the ruling was final and could not be appealed. Nazif served in the Cabinet from 2004 until the 2011 uprising that forced Mubarak to step down. Nazif was released in June 2013 because he had spent the maximum period in pre-trial detention for corruption charges. He was acquitted of charges in another graft case in February 2015. Many Mubarak-era figures have been cleared of corruption charges. AP on ABC News
Egypt Offers 500,000 State Subsidised Housing Units
Last month, Egypt's housing ministry opened its doors to applicants registering for what it described as the country's largest-ever offering of low-income housing, with more than 500,000 state-subsidised units up for grabs. For President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who has tried to build support with a populist message, the success of the programme would mean achieving what previous governments failed to do. Meeting that target also would bolster confidence in his government amid a deteriorating economy. But the programme will not address the full magnitude of the country's housing shortage and the units will be out of reach for the poorest, analysts say. Moreover, the programme has limited participation by the private sector. Business Day Live
Ghana's Former first Lady for Presidency?
Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, 67, aspires to become the first female president in Ghana. However to achieve that goal, she must first convince many Ghanaians that she's better than other candidates including the current president John Mahama. Ghana is scheduled to go to the polls in November 2016. Konadu was the first lady from 1979 to January 2001 when her husband President Jerry John Rawlings was in power. On Saturday (April 30, 2016), the National Democratic Party (NDP), a party she founded, elected her unopposed as it's presidential flag bearer. She made combating rampant corruption as the main theme of her acceptance speech and said it was time for Ghana to be ruled by a strong woman. "We want to ensure that integrity and accountability is upheld," Konadu said. She blamed the politicians who talk much about decency and accountability but on the other hand steal from ordinary Ghanaians. "If we want all this to stop, we as a people must be vocal and complain," she added. Deutsche Welle
Mali Militia Blamed in Attacks Killing 13
Pro-government militia killed four members of the Peuhl ethnic group in central Mali and then struck again at the funeral, killing nine more victims, a local community group said Wednesday. The attacks mark the latest violence targeting members of the Peuhl community, who have been accused of collaborating with Islamic extremist groups active in the area. Sekou Bah, the secretary-general of a group called Dental Wuwarbe, said four victims were killed over the weekend while eating at a restaurant. The next day, nine more Peuhls were fatally shot while at the cemetery for the burial, he said. A spokesman for Mali's security minister said investigators were looking into the reports of the 13 killed. VOA
African Leaders Tackle Desertification to Counter Poverty, Insecurity
The African Union is holding the first ever international conference on the Great Green Wall in Dakar this week. The goal is to map out a strategy to stop desertification in the Sahel-Sahara region, which experts say is driving poverty and insecurity. At the climate change summit in Paris in December, world leaders pledged $4 billion over the next five years for the restoration of Africa's landscapes. That included support for the so-called Great Green Wall initiative. Now, delegates from 20 countries north and south of the Sahara are meeting with experts and grassroots organizations in Dakar to discuss the way forward. Speaking Tuesday at the opening of the conference, Senegal Minister of Environment Abdoulaye Bibi Balde explained the idea behind the Great Green Wall strategy. He said the Great Green Wall is about much more than simply building a band of greenery. He said it is a strategy to increase the value of the Sahara-Sahel zone through better land use. VOA
Kenya's Odinga: I Won't Run if Commission Not Reformed
Opposition leader and former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga has said he will not participate in elections next year if the country's electoral commission is not reformed. Odinga told Al Jazeera's Head to Head in an interview that he was worried about the potential for violence to break out during the poll, adding that there would be "no reason for us to participate" if the commission was not overhauled. Police fired tear gas at Odinga and other opposition members when they marched on the commission in the capital Nairobi last month in a protest calling for it to be dissolved. Next year's elections come a decade after violence erupted in the aftermath of a disputed election in 2007, killing 1,300 people and forcing 650,000 from their homes. Odinga ran for president then and later said the result was fixed. He was subsequently named prime minister in a unity government and occupied that post until 2013, when he stood unsuccessfully again, losing to Uhuru Kenyatta. Al Jazeera
Foiled Kenya Anthrax Plot Hints At Islamic State's Scramble For Africa
Kenyan authorities claim to have foiled a "large-scale" biological terrorist plot by militants linked to the Islamic State (IS), raising fears that the Iraq- and Syria-based group may be extending its influence in Africa. Police arrested Mohammed Abdi Ali, a medical intern at the Wote District Hospital in southeastern Kenya, on Friday and a court has since authorized his detention for 30 days while investigators complete their work, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said in a statement released Tuesday. Ali's wife was reportedly taken into custody in neighboring Uganda, along with another suspected accomplice. Two other medical interns have been identified as suspected co-conspirators and are thought to have gone into hiding. The suspects were planning large scale attacks akin to the Westgate Mall attack with the intention of killing innocent Kenyans, Boinnet said, referring to the 2013 attack by the Somali militant group al-Shabab that claimed at least 67 lives. He added that the terrorist network "has links to" the Islamic State and "planned to unleash a biological attack in Kenya using anthrax." He did not name the specific group that was allegedly behind the plot. Foreign Policy
Angelique Kidjo, African Youth Activist Groups Win Amnesty Award
World-famous Beninese musician Angelique Kidjo has won a human rights award, along with three African youth activist movements, for their work defending freedom of expression and peaceful protest. Rights group Amnesty International announced the winners Wednesday, praising Kidjo and the groups Y'en a marre (Fed Up), le Balai Citoyen (The Citizen's Broom), and Lutte pour Changement (LUCHA) for their work in Africa and around the world. Amnesty says the award honors those who have shown exceptional courage in standing up to injustice, and who have used their talents to inspire others and further the cause of human rights. The honor known as the Ambassador of Conscience Award has previously gone to world leaders such as Vaclav Havel, Nelson Mandela, and Aung San Suu Kyi, as well as artists Bono, Joan Baez, and Ai Wei Wei. VOA
Zimbabwe to Print Own Version of US Dollar
Zimbabwe is set to print its own version of the US dollar in order to ease a cash shortage in the country. Central bank governor John Mangudya said the cash, known as bond notes, will be backed by $200m (£140m) support from the Africa Export-Import Bank. The specially-designed two, five, 10 and 20 dollar notes will have the same value as their US dollar equivalents. Zimbabwe introduced the US dollar after ditching its own currency in 2009 following sustained hyperinflation. Since then Zimbabweans have been using the dollar as well as a number of other foreign currencies including the South African rand and the Chinese yuan. BBC
5,000 Government Primary Schools Rotting Away
Classroom structures at four in every 10 government-aided primary schools are disintegrating or non-existent, a top Ministry of Education official admitted yesterday, validating claims that Ugandans have all along been short-changed on free education. Mr Tony Lusambu, the assistant commissioner for Primary Education, told Daily Monitor that lives of thousands of children in the countryside are at stake due to the blighted state of the buildings where they take classes. "Almost 40 per cent of school buildings in Uganda are dilapidated ,especially in traditional old primary schools. Lives of children in these schools are at stake," he said. There have been criticisms, particularly by the Opposition, that the Universal Primary Education (UPE) hastily introduced in 1997 has eroded quality of education at public schools and resulted in run-down due to official neglect. Daily Monitor
U.S. Spent $1.4 Billion To Stop HIV By Promoting Abstinence. Did It Work?
In the past 12 years, the U.S. has spent more than $1.4 billion funding abstinence programs in Africa. They're part of a larger program — called the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief — aimed at stopping the spread of HIV around the world. Many health officials consider PEPFAR a succes. It is credited with giving lifesaving HIV drugs to more than 5 million people and preventing nearly 1 million babies from getting HIV from their mothers. But a study, published Monday in Health Affairs, finds the abstinence programs have been a failure. NPR
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Peter Mathys (* 13. Oktober 1941 in Basel; heimatberechtigt in Dällikon und Riehen) ist ein Schweizer Rechtsanwalt und Autor.

Mathys promovierte 1968 an der Universität Basel mit einer kartellrechtlichen Dissertation. Sein erster Roman In Sachen Renner erschien 1997, 2009 folgte Unschalks Welt. Von 1978 bis 1988 sass er für die Liberalen im Einwohnerrat der Gemeinde Riehen, 1981/82 im Grossen Rat des Kantons Basel-Stadt.

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 Peter Mathys auf der Website der Anwaltskanzlei Mathys Schmid Partner
 Verwaltungsratsmandate von Peter Mathys auf moneyhouse.ch

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Issue Twenty-Four - Summer 2014
The Subversive Writer
By Lisa Mae DeMasi
Be regular and ordinary in your life, like a bourgeois, so that you may be
violent and original in your work. —Gustave Flaubert
Flaubert wrote his famous quote in the mid-19th century, after he'd left his bourgeois law career and was in the Middle East enjoying prostitutes and engaging in orgasmic activity with a 14-year old Maronite boy. He finally contracted syphilis, showing just how much he risked for his subversion. Perhaps the advice, so oft quoted by literati, is really about the writer needing the bourgeois life in order to push against it. Only in that subversive act, can great writing can be born.
"Are you ready to get back into the circle of life yet?" my mother often asks as I work toward the completion of my book. Meaning am I ready to abandon my writing and go into debt for the SUV and the 2.5? Am I ready to stop being so subversive?
A year and a half ago when three Chinese writers, including the Nobel prize winner Liu Xiaobo, were sent to jail for "subversive writing," it occurred to me that all writing, especially memoir, is in its act subversive. The writer is the one in the family who stands in the living room screaming about the elephant. Because no one wants to hear about the elephant, we write. Historically writers have been in a constant tug of war between the ordinary and the subversive. For Virginia Woolf, the dance was too much, and one ordinary day, she walked into the river with stones in her housedress. Hemingway expired on the lap of subversion with a 12-gauge shotgun. Ordinary is easier, subversion carries risks. But, I'd argue, we can't help it.
For writers like me, whose upbringing appeared Betty Crocker and staid, subversion was a deep root pushing toward ground no one wanted disturbed. It started with my family's move to Wellesley, Massachusetts. The women of Wellesley—ranging from nursing infants to the elderly—are well-educated, a size two, perfectly coiffed, marry physicians and attorneys, drive Mercedes and Range Rovers, and live in six-thousand-square-foot colonial homes and English-style Tudors. (For the record, my family lived in a four bedroom Dutch colonial.)
I was fortunate to live in Wellesley, but in 1980 as a high school sophomore, I didn't feel fortunate. I was lost amid a sea of well-established cliques of jocks and preppies, until one winter day, a tough-but-glam girl sat down beside me. "School sucks." Her blue eyes pierced mine. "I'm Sam." Sam was important. She would be my portal to subversion.
"I'm Lisa." When I told her I played softball, she said she'd gotten kicked off the team for smoking. I told her I didn't fit in with the kids in the cafe. She told me the kids in the cafe were geeks. The cool kids hang out in the courtyard. "I'll show you," she said.
On that glorious morning, I gathered my roots, lapped them over my arm and followed Sam to the courtyard, a haven of hoods entombed in asphalt and joined by a catwalk to the cafe, making our hangout conspicuous. Everyone became privy to how cool the new girl was, bumming smokes from the homes, and sporting a wardrobe my mother coined "streetwalker fashion"—tight jeans, high heel clogs, and a vibrantly made-up face accessorized with a feather roach clip.
I began cutting class with four seniors who introduced me to hallucinogenic fungi. There I was, at the gym's water fountain, swallowing a dried, dung-loving mushroom. Within minutes, I transcended into a dreamy web and crept along the corridors like Spiderman. Hurling my tongue to trees, I made the three-mile odyssey home, slipped into a dining room chair and tried to conceal my altered state. My mother, like any ordinary mother, had just placed dinner on the table.
My food burst to life. Meatloaf panted like a dog, green beans frolicked, forks performed somersaults, and pepper buzzed out of its shaker like angry bees. Amidst the fascination, I scanned my family's faces for questionable glances. And because of the hallucinogens, I discovered a fact that would define me forever: my mother wore a halo. My mother was good. She was perfect. She defined the status quo. I was the opposite of it.
The following week, I was forced to contend further with this subversion. My report card had to be shown. Up until that point, I had delayed its delivery. "I'm new, they must have forgot mine," and "they printed Z through N this week, M through A is next week." When my mother saw my grades, she erupted. "Wait till your father gets home!"
My father, the man who remained glued to the neo-natal incubator years before as I fought for life, and when I grew older, held my hands when I walked about the kitchen on his shoes, had never lost his patience with me. But this time, a quick glance showed me the intensity of his grip on the report card. When the oppressive silence grew so heavy I thought I might implode, I uttered, "It's not my fault." From behind the veil of my hair, I said, "I didn't ask to move to Swellesley." Digging further in my teenage toolbox, I told them, "Your parents never moved you around." I grew bolder, saying overtly what I'd been trying to act out, "It's not fair. I hate it here. I used to be good in school."
Stepping frightfully close and waving the crumpled card in my face, my father roared, "Then what are all these fucking f's?!"
My mother, in her high-pitched close-to-a-meltdown voice, yelled, "You're grounded! Forever!"
The path to reform entailed my mother picking me up promptly at 2:21 p.m., followed by expeditious delivery into solitary confinement until 6 a.m. the next morning. I lost sight of subversion, including the entombed courtyard and hallucinatory fungi, and was seduced back into the ordinary. It was so much easier being ordinary, if one could manage it. After begging (on my knees), I was permitted to return to conventionality: the varsity softball team, where I made first string, along with another sophomore, our phenomenal pitcher, Marilyn.
I worked ordinary well. For a while. I lettered in three varsity sports and my senior year was nominated co-captain of the softball team. A clutch hitter with a 500 batting average and a seasoned outfielder, our coach plugged me in as Marilyn's catcher. Most likely because I was the only one who would kneel behind the plate while a screaming, wild change-up traveling 90 M.P.H. headed my way. I got clobbered a lot but seldom did a ball or person get by me. We placed first in our division and went on to compete in the states.
Mrs. Rosenfield, a sweet English teacher, who wore her fuchsia lipstick on her incisors, had patiently tolerated my rebellion, perhaps because she understood the need for writers to vacillate between the ordinary and the subversive, and she provided an essential reference that granted me admission to my parent's one and only designated choice — a Catholic women's college three miles north. Perhaps Catholicism, more than any other denomination, courts subversion most of all.
Regis College, a school set in the Massachusetts hills, looked right out of Town & Country. I blended with the other freshwomen in a curriculum with "a sound liberal arts base" targeted to "develop the whole person." The oil paintings in College Hall had seen it all— matronly habits, slacks, short skirts and finally, skin-tight leopard-spotted leggings. I wasn't wearing these, but they were suitably fashioned on a bubbly blond with hair so big it nearly scraped the ceiling.
My parents, despite the 3-mile proximity, let me live on campus so I could excel independently. In actuality, this afforded me the ideal setting to act like Belushi in "Animal House." Subversion was again hard at work. My roommate, Prudence Dearheart and I had landed a dorm on the top floor of the administrative building, an area referred to as "The Boat." The Boat overlooked the tree-lined campus drive and was located above a foyer used for prominent gatherings of distinguished guests.
The Boat housed a total of eight rooms and a common area with uncomfortable furniture. In the distance, a spooky catwalk led to the convent. The place was old and dusty in a comfortable sort of way, an institutional icon of an era gone by with aged Victorian style, secluded stairways, and ghost stories. With the exception of a hunched nun who faded in and out of sight at the far end of the corridor, it felt like home.
Things among the sixteen girls in The Boat went smoothly until everyone got their period at the same time, formed cliques, engaged in catfights and ganged up on Prudence over her pimples and prim demeanor. The Boat was an award-winning reality show. And my subversion, as subversion will when faced with close quarters and too many rules, kicked into gear.
Consequently, I gathered an accumulation of "offenses." One in particular involved placing a white plastic patio chair on the flat tar roof outside our dorm window. We managed to keep a low profile when it came to tanning, but I neglected the chair and it blew to the outer edge and melted on the roof. The thing, like some kind of fraternity ornament, could be seen like a beacon from the college's main drive.
The Dean called my parents and informed them of other "offenses," including rigging coin receptacles, streaking, turning on the cold faucet while the blind girl bathed, stuffing a pillow under my clothes to look pregnant when prospective freshman toured campus, and locking Spanish girls who talked too long in the phone booth. But in my halo-wearing mother's eyes, the worst offense was that I was in love. Not the kitty love of 18, this was deep soulful and unbearably sweet. It seemed to have its roots beyond its years.
On Fridays, The Boat emptied for the weekend, and I stuck around campus studying, working out and spending time with my boyfriend Michael, who was allowed to sign in with the priest-in-training downstairs, but had to leave by midnight before the building was so locked down an elusive group of international terrorists couldn't break in.
My parents hated Michael. This made him more necessary, more appealing, but most seductive was Michael himself and our connection. Michael was Irish-Italian, cute, athletic, quick-to-laugh and had long curly eyelashes. He was also emotionally available, something odd, almost unheard of, in my family. Despite seeing one another every day, he sent me stacks of love letters. We listened to Springsteen, tooled around in the MG, and consumed bottles of Midori.
One snowy afternoon during winter break, he drove to my parent's house to pick me up, and my mother materialized and told us to stay home until the snow stopped. Figuring her apprehension wasn't based on weather but on her feelings about Michael, we boarded the VW Rabbit — a lightweight vehicle composed of aluminum foil, an engine propelled by a squirrel or two, and banana peels for tires. My mother stood on the porch steps with her arms folded, the snow accumulating along her shoulders.
We sang to the radio while snow cast a cushy cover on houses and trees, even the horses we passed. It was beautiful, serene, until we entered a sweeping curve we'd navigated many times, and the VW's tail swung, as if we'd become contestants in the "Ice Time Trial," an autocross that takes place in Vermont on a frozen lake. Except we didn't have our studded ice-racing tires, and there was an oncoming vehicle closing in on my door that didn't have them either. Michael grabbed me, but it was too late. Knocked clean out of my shoes, I catapulted until colliding with the steering wheel.
The light was as bright as the sun.
And there, before the light, a figure stood.
I've made it to heaven, I thought. No more financial accounting. Glory be.
But as I drifted back into sleep, a familiar voice commanded, "Breathe, Leese, breathe."
It was that halo-wearing mother of mine.
As I lay in the O.R. unconscious and bleeding, a surgeon created a fourteen-inch incision and discovered my pancreas and duodenum (the first part of the small intestine) were in pieces. Adjacent arteries and veins were punctured. A heap of intestines were lacerated. Blunt trauma to the pancreas is rare, challenging to repair. When the vascular areas near are punctured, it poses a high rate of mortality. Basically, you bleed to death.
But I didn't bleed to death because I had so much more subversion to experience — the atrocity of graduate level accounting, grueling indecision as to whether to become a vessel of reproduction to save my marriage, divorce, traveling thousands of miles to find myself when I had left myself at home, and felon freeloaders—to name a few.
My surgeon with whom I formed an intimate internal relationship (meaning, he boldly went places no man had ever gone before), salvaged my pancreas by removing the lower third of my stomach. He stapled the incision closed, equipped me with a run-off device, and most likely asked for a double shot of a thirty-year old Scotch.
In secondary matters, I sustained multiple fractures and a hematoma the size of the softball that rolled through our first baseman's legs at the state tournament.
During those touch-n-go days, I recall little except inquiring about my prized varsity letter jacket, which materialized in shreds; and my mother, reenacting Maclaine's role in Terms of Endearment. The latter, a twice-daily frantic outburst, involved her madly pacing about the nursing station intermittently tapping her watch and pounding the counter. "It's six o'clock! Time for the shot!! Where's Lisa's nurse…!! GIVE HER THE SHOT!!!"
I was elated when Michael visited. He discreetly situated his hand under the sheet, down between my abdominal drains and yanked it out when a nurse approached. He tried to look casual. She grew pie-eyed when she saw his hand: covered in Betadine, a reddish-brown tainted antiseptic.
"Kids," she rolled her eyes.
When he came back in the room after cleaning his hands, my halo-wearing mother appeared. At the sight of his sprained ankle, she banished him from my life, executing the decision in her signature style of stunning finality. I had no whisper in the matter. If it weren't for my focus on physical pain, I would have shattered. As it was, I spent all my energy getting well.
Five weeks after the accident, two nurses carried me like a wounded soldier to a shower chair. There, I inspected my emaciated midsection. A thick partially dried-up earthworm, sandwiched between two stitched-one drains, began between my breasts and extended down my torso. Where the skin bulged, a black staple mashed it down. I thought it couldn't be part of me. But every time I looked, the ugliness was still there.
Finally, my staples removed, I said goodbye to the nurses who'd withstood my deranged demands, relieved my bed sores, washed my hair, wiped my stinky limbs, changed my bandages, cleaned my drains and tended to other hygienic needs that are frankly too gross to mention.
I recuperated at home, enjoying the solitude of an empty house where I could have tapped into spiritual insight—something that would have come in handy in the road ahead — but instead stumbled on how to arouse myself in the bathtub, enjoying a twinge of excitement before hauling myself out with the inflexibility of Frankenstein.
In the midst of this, I accompanied my mother to the grocery store, where a lady dressed head-to-toe in mink tore around an end cap. I happened to be standing in her path. She happened to be wielding a shopping cart. With the shrewdness of a bodyguard, my halo-wearing mother cut her off. "Watch it, she's just out of the hospital, don't put her back in."
"Yeah," I snidely remarked, eyeballing the coat.
The scare of illness or accident often lulls us back to the safety of the ordinary. Because I couldn't handle the rage I felt for my mother at a time when I was depending on her for everything, there seemed nothing left but to go over to her side. The ordinary side that doesn't do complex emotions or passion as a whole. The side that picks villains. I became angry. When Michael's friend Dave arranged to pick up his wardrobe, I piled the clothes in the kitchen. "Hello, Lisa"… "Hello, yourself." "I'm sorry things didn't work out for you and Michael." "Just take his crap out of here." I went to Scarlet O'Hara lengths to avoid him and threw away all his love letters.
But one more, postmarked from Aspen, found its way to me five years after the accident, I'm opening a chapter of my life that took forever to close…The accident screwed me up for what seems like an eternity. I was deeply in love with you and then you dropped out of my life completely. I was emotionally very young which didn't help the situation. I felt responsible for being behind the wheel and still haven't learned how to deal with it and move on…
By then I was engaged to be married. Subversion had kicked my ass so fiercely, I'd been dancing with the ordinary since the accident, trying to stay away from fear, from feeling. My fiancé was flat. Plain. Predictable. 5'7" tall, he wore glasses and weighed one-hundred-and-eighteen pounds carrying two sacks of quarters. The son of loving elderly parents, he'd grown up west of Boston. His mother called potatoes "b'daydas," the day after Friday "Saddadee," and the number after thirdy-nine "foddy." Tom's father rarely spoke, but when he did, it was over Sunday's roast-beef and turnip dinner. "Mama, pass the blood"… "Mama, I'm ready for my tea."
After I got Michael's letter, I made my way out to Colorado with my friend Suzanne. She was driving west for her roommate, who had suffered a meltdown and required her car within two days or I'm going to kill myself. Referencing the business stationary he'd sent, which noted his place of employment, we drove 8,000 miles and hunted him up in a retail store. Moments after I asked for him, Michael materialized.
When we managed to pull away from one another, we attempted to articulate years of feelings. Due to the constraint of his fifteen-minute break and a sales clerk standing there, this resulted in pie-eyeing and dead air. A dreamy reunion nearly five years to the day my halo-wearing mother banished him. I returned to the car feeling raw, deflated and filled the subsequent hours traversing packed snow through the Rockies at 50 M.P.H. Why didn't I return to Aspen after delivering the '74 Volvo to one of the healthiest, most balanced-looking individuals I've ever seen? Especially in light of my looming marriage to Tom?
Only years later did I understand. During my solitude after the accident, when I was recovering in my parent's house watching rays of light beam in from the hall, shifting the shadows, I sometimes wondered how my mother could inflict the loss of Michael on me after she had endured her own deep losses. As a teenager, my mother's older sister became pregnant and died in childbirth with the child. To talk about it was taboo in the family. Then, during the week of her marriage to my father, my mother lost both of her parents to cancer. My mother's incredibly progressive physician advised my father to "get her pregnant" in order to "keep her mind occupied." My mother became pregnant immediately, shoving the enormous grief for her parents on top of an already existing layer.
My mother's grief was unprocessed. She rarely mentioned her sister's name. When she did, she was unable to articulate further. Probing for information seemed inappropriate, unnatural. It remained a haunting subject. And she remained a storm surge with the potential to reach a Category 5 hurricane, a far cry from the gorgeous, spunky cheerleader she used to be. The volatile, deep scarring had made its mark well before I came along. This scarring can drive a person into the deep well of ordinariness. A place where pain and passion can't be felt.
My mother had not been thinking of the bond between Michael and me, she had been thinking about ruling out the catalyst that had the potential to bring her more loss. I don't think she would have been capable of managing that loss.
If I could rewrite my mother's life story, I'd give my right arm. Perhaps, then she would have understood that the terrible car accident I experienced as a nineteen-year-old was only due to inclement weather, not my love's attempt to eliminate me from her life. Perhaps, then, she could have embraced me as when I was devastated, as opposed to slipping into a chair, miles away, and asking "are you going to cry?"
Because I can't rewrite hers, I rewrite mine, over and again, to understand why I left. Why I left that day in the middle of a snowstorm. And why I left again, driving away from the boy who understood subversion is necessary. I went back to the fiancé who seemed so much what my mother wanted for me: a man who could not hurt me because I did not really love him.
I did not stay with Tom, of course. I became a writer. I joined the tribe of those who push against ordinariness in our lives and write about what it hides: a government's oppression; a sister's loss; the unbearable feeling that love brings; and always always: that silent, glaring elephant in the family room that so often defines Flaubert's coveted bourgeois.
Copyright 2014 DeMasi
Lisa Mae DeMasi has been feverishly writing memoir for years. Her craft has been positively influenced by how-to's by Stephen King and Anne Lamott and her coach, critically-acclaimed novelist Suzanne Kingsbury. She has attended conferences at the Woodstock Festival of Writers (NY) and the Unicorn Writers Conference (CT). She has also participated in an online writers group. Currently, she is applying to Florida Atlantic University's MFA for Fall 2014 enrollment.
All work by Lisa Mae DeMasi
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Of all the children at Mary Fitzgerald Orphanage, Plum was the smallest and the other children never let her forget it. One night, she was sent to bed early for something she didn't do, but Plum decided not to let her troubles spoil Christmas. After making presents for all the children in the orphanage, she discovered a mysteriously wrapped gift with her name on the tag. In "Plum: How the Sugar Plum Fairy Got Her Wings" by Sean Hayes & Scott Icenogle, illustrated by Robin Thompson, leads to a sweet surprise.
With its Christmas concert theme, "A Tuba Christmas" is perfect for 4- to 7-year-olds who love music and performing. Be sure you've got your sound-effects voice warmed up, because this book will be doubly fun if you play along.
Because just about every 2- to 5-year-old likes big machines, "Construction Site on Christmas Night" takes the "Construction Site" books to a natural holiday level with a tale of hard work and giving. Here's a hint: if your child is on Christmas overload and can't sleep, this book makes a great bedtime story.
And finally, "Plum" is a just-right book for slightly older children (5- to 7-years-old) who still crave holiday tradition in a read-aloud. It's a cute story that, from an adult's perspective, is perhaps a bit too contrived; to children, though, it's as fanciful and lovable as its ballet namesake.
For the child who wants a Christmas story, but the same old tales need new sparkle, grab any of these three books. With their holiday themes and cute illustrations (but not a word about The Jolly Old Elf), you absolutely know your child will love them.


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School properties to be auctioned
Milford Main and Seipelt Elementary School could be sold to the highest bidder.
School properties to be auctioned Milford Main and Seipelt Elementary School could be sold to the highest bidder. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: http://cin.ci/1hqrgBv
Keith BieryGolick, kbierygolick@enquirer.com Published 3:14 p.m. ET April 24, 2014
Seipelt Elementary will be demolished after its replacement building is built on state Route 131. The district recently set up a public auction for the current school's property. (Photo: Keith BieryGolick/The Community Press )
District officials don't have to accept the highest bid for either property.
List of conditions for potential buyers include preserving part of Milford Main.
MILFORD – The Charles L. Seipelt Elementary School building and another former Milford school building will be auctioned in May.
But Milford Exempted Village School District officials don't have to accept the highest bid.
The list of sale conditions placed upon the properties could open the door for a private sale in the future.
Here is what the school board is requiring of any potential buyer:
Seipelt Elementary, 5684 Cromley Drive
• Buyer cannot move into building until Jan. 1, 2017
Milford Main, 527 Lila Ave.
• Buyer must agree to preserve and maintain the historic facade of the building, located on its east side.
• The mural painted to commemorate Milford's 150th anniversary and its Rookwood Fountain stay with the district even if they are not removed prior to sale.
• Current leases for the St. Andrews School and the Clermont Educational Service Center remain in effect until June 2015.
District Superintendent Bob Farrell said other tenants of Milford Main will be able to negotiate with the buyer of the building to extend their leases, which expire in June.
"We are not protecting them for another year," Farrell said.
The other tenants are Fit 4 Kidz, a gymnastics bussiness, and several artists who rent single rooms on a month-to-month basis.
The auction will be conducted 2 p.m. Monday, May 19, at the Board of Education office, 777 Garfield Avenue.
The Milford Main property hasn't been used by the district since 2003. Emotional ties to the former school, which was built in 1912, have made the decision to get rid of it difficult.
Building costs have generally been covered by renting the building out to local organizations, but the building cost taxpayers $5,000 last year and district officials estimated it would cost taxpayers again this year — and that's without any major emergency.
After a report by the district's Business Advisory Committee recommended selling the building district officials finally accepted the idea.
School board members recently decided to build a new Seipelt Elementary School at a different location than the current Seipelt school.
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Q: Decide according to the condition and display the content dynamically in HTML with PHP Whenever error occurs, I need to display the exception message in HTML page.
Basically my HTML page has a form called "My_formG".
I need to display the exception content ( or at least a normal statement/sentence "try it again") above the form "My_formG".
For that I tried the code,

    <?php

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    if(isset($MyexceptionOverFlow))
    {
    ?>

   <?php echo " OVER FLOW EXCEPTION.......  ";?>

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   <form id="My_formG">
   Enter your name:
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Output:
I am getting only the content of My_formG.
But I need content from both to be displayed. (I think the content of the if block is getting overwritten by the form. Is it so??).

A: This works just fine for me:

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Chinese iron ore futures rose more than 2.5 percent on Thursday despite concerns that consumption of the steelmaking commodity would be reduced as the country's biggest steelmaking city extended its production cuts.
Output curbs at steel mills will typically limit the demand for raw steelmaking ingredients, which could hurt iron ore prices.
The city of Tangshan said on Wednesday it will continue to carry out anti-pollution measures in September by ordering steel mills, coke producers and power generators to shut part of their production.
The city imposed a six-week drive between July 20 and Aug. 31 to almost halve the production capacity on some sintering machines and blast furnaces.
However, the most-active iron ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange traded 1.8 percent higher at 495 yuan ($72.40) a tonne at 0330 GMT. Earlier in the session, the contract hit 499 yuan a tonne, a level last seen on Aug. 22.
"The rally on iron ore prices is supported by higher steel prices. Market is expected to see even fatter profit margins at mills amid stepped-up environmental measures. Therefore, steel mills would be willing to pay more for raw materials," said a Shanghai-based iron ore trader.
Average profits margin at Chinese steel mills has been hovering at about 1,000 yuan a tonne in the past four months, according to Huatai Futures.
Stockpiles of the imported steelmaking ingredient at Chinese ports dropped to 149.2 million tonnes last week, the lowest level in eight months, data compiled by SteelHome showed.
"With falling inventory, traders are not in rush to sell iron ore at this moment," said the Shanghai-based trader.
Dalian coking coal contract for January delivery jumped as much as 4 percent to 1,286 yuan a tonne on Thursday, buoyed by firm physical prices amid environmental inspections in major coal mining hub of Shanxi and Shaanxi province.
Coke prices rose 0.6 percent to 2,407 yuan a tonne.
Benchmark Shanghai rebar futures climbed 1.2 percent to 4,137 yuan a tonne.


Thank You, Almighty God, for making me righteous in the blood of your son's death. May people see in me, a reflection of your holiness, justice, and mercy as I try to share with them your grace. Through Jesus, your sacrifice for my sins I pray. Amen.


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La Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 2019, settantesima edizione della corsa e valevole come evento dell'UCI Europe Tour 2019 categoria 2.1, si svolge in 5 tappe dal 6 al 10 febbraio 2019 su un percorso di 647 km, con partenza da Orihuela e arrivo a Valencia, in Spagna. La vittoria fu appannaggio dello spagnolo Jon Izagirre, il quale completò il percorso in 16h08'44", precedendo i connazionali Alejandro Valverde e Pello Bilbao.

Sul traguardo di Valencia 151 ciclisti, 167 partiti da Orihuela, portarono a termine la competizione.

Tappe

Squadre e corridori partecipanti

Dettagli delle tappe

1ª tappa
 6 febbraio: Orihuela > Orihuela – Cronometro individuale – 10,2 km

Risultati

2ª tappa
 7 febbraio: Alicante > Alicante – 166 km

Risultati

3ª tappa
 8 febbraio: Quart de Poblet > Chera – 194,3 km

Risultati

4ª tappa
 9 febbraio: Vila-real > Alcalà-Alcossembre – 188 km

Risultati

5ª tappa
 10 febbraio: Paterna > Valencia – 88,5 km

Risultati

Evoluzione delle classifiche

Classifiche finali

Classifica generale - Maglia gialla

Classifica scalatori - Maglia a pois

Classifica giovani - Maglia bianca

Classifica combinata - Maglia ocra

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7 New Games Announcements For PS4 And PS VR At Paris Games Week 2017
Sony seems to have started a trend for themselves to sit out of GamesCom event. What exactly is the reason behind this approach? What I can make out from their approach is that they want to make their presence felt at the biggest gaming event of the year i.e. E3 with the reveal of big first and third-party PlayStation exclusive games and let players enjoy the hype and then move forward with a slightly low-key presser before the start of all important Holiday Season at Paris Games Week and then up the ante with another E3 level presser at PlayStation Experience before Christmas.
However, it seems like this year's Paris Games Week 2017 press conference is going to be the best one as Sony has officially confirmed that they are going to reveal not ONE, not TWO, not THREE, but a total of 7 new games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. In a post on official PlayStation Blog, SIEA Director Sid Shuman said:
"This Monday, October 30, PlayStation's Paris Games Week Media Showcase will begin at 9:00 am Pacific Time. But plan to tune in early at 8:00 am! We'll begin with an introductory live stream featuring 21 game updates, including seven all-new game announcements for PS4 and PS VR. You won't want to miss it."
Now – PlayStation community won't have to get too hype for the event just by seeing the number 7 – there is every possibility that these 7 games could be mid-range games that are not going to appeal to the majority of the PlayStation 4 fan base. But I am still hoping for the best – Does Sony have at least that one big AAA game announcement to make Paris Games Week 2017 event a worth for PlayStation fans? We will surely find out on this coming Monday – October 30.
E3 was only half the story. Tune into PlayStation Live From Paris Games Week 10/30 starting @ 8am PT https://t.co/AUetlBv3zm #PlayStationPGW pic.twitter.com/6A4ikt417J
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) October 27, 2017
Source: PS Blog
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Q: select one menu include search primefaces primeFaces select oneMenu Show Cases has select advance .and it has one attribute ( converter ) .
primeFaces Code:
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                     effect="fade" var="t" style="width:160px" filter="true" filterMatchMode="startsWith">
        <f:selectItems value="#{selectOneMenuView.themes}" var="theme" itemLabel="#{theme.displayName}" itemValue="#{theme}" />

        <p:column style="width:10%">
            <h:graphicImage name="showcase/images/themeswitcher/themeswitcher-#{t.name}.png" alt="#{t.name}" styleClass="ui-theme" />
        </p:column>

        <p:column>
           <f:facet name="header">
               <h:outputText value="Name"/>
            </f:facet>
            <h:outputText value="#{t.displayName}" />
        </p:column>

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           <p:separator />
           <h:outputText value="#{selectOneMenuView.themes.size()} themes" style="font-weight:bold;"/>
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i'm looking for where's converter="#{themeConverter}" in the code (page.xhtml and manage Bean , class) i don't find it . they don't mention it(themeConverter)  in other class whether annotation or class name or variable.
anybody has idea how use it ?
with example
thank you

A: ThemeConverter source code is right here:
https://github.com/primefaces/primefaces-showcase/blob/master/src/main/java/org/primefaces/showcase/convert/ThemeConverter.java
package org.primefaces.showcase.convert;

import javax.faces.application.FacesMessage;
import javax.faces.component.UIComponent;
import javax.faces.context.FacesContext;
import javax.faces.convert.Converter;
import javax.faces.convert.ConverterException;
import javax.faces.convert.FacesConverter;
import javax.inject.Inject;
import javax.inject.Named;

import org.primefaces.showcase.domain.Theme;
import org.primefaces.showcase.service.ThemeService;

@Named
@FacesConverter(value = "themeConverter", managed = true)
public class ThemeConverter implements Converter<Theme> {

    @Inject private ThemeService themeService;

    @Override
    public Theme getAsObject(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, String value) {
        if(value != null && value.trim().length() > 0) {
            try {
                return themeService.getThemes().get(Integer.parseInt(value));
            } catch(NumberFormatException e) {
                throw new ConverterException(new FacesMessage(FacesMessage.SEVERITY_ERROR, "Conversion Error", "Not a valid theme."));
            }
        }
        else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public String getAsString(FacesContext context, UIComponent component, Theme value) {
        if(value != null) {
            return String.valueOf(value.getId());
        }
        else {
            return null;
        }
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}


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