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Tobias/Four from Divergent & Insurgent Tobias has all the best attributes of Dauntless (strong, fearless) but he is also smart and passionate. He helps Tris in so many ways. He doesn't save her in the tradition way, he helps her achieve her full potential.
Dimitri from Vampire Academy OK I think one of the biggest reasons I fell so hard for Dimitri is because I had been watching Buffy/Angel when I first read VA. I swoon so hard for Angel and Dimitri reminds me of Angel SO MUCH. Anyway Dimitri is the perfect combination of mystery and danger.
Adrian from Bloodlines (and Vampire Academy) I was never Team Adrian in VA but Richelle Mead really wants me to love all the men she writes because Adrian's transformations in Bloodlines just made me fall in love. You love Adrian and all of his flaws. I'll just say The Indigo Spell almost made me explode.
Hector from The Crown of Embers (also The Girl of Fire and Thorns) Rae Carson broke my heart not once but twice in The Girl of Fire and Thorns. But all of this was made up in The Crown of Embers because HECTOR. He is loyal, passionate and has this way of making a sewer scene steamy.
Alex from Delirium How can you not love a boy who teaches how to love?
The Darkling from Shadow and Bone When presented with a love triangle I typically favor the "good boy" but there is just something about The Darkling I fell hard for. He wants to help Alina reach her full potential but for whom we don't know. I will say if The Darkling in unavailable I guess I can settle for Mal.
Sam from Incarnate & Asunder He doesn't make Anna feel like an outcast when almost everyone else does. He is patient and understanding, plus he can play almost every instrument.
Logan from Defiance Logan is one of the nicest and most caring characters I have ever read about. He is genuinely a good guy who can pack a punch.
Michael from Princess Diaries Michael was one of the first fictional boys I ever fell for. Book Michael sticks around a lot longer than movie Michael.
Oliver Wood from Harry Potter Do I even have to explain myself?
We have quite a few guys in common. I didn't put Sam on my list, but I agree that he is a great guy. I haven't read Asunder yet but I loved him in Incarnate!
You need to read Asunder! More Sam!
Hahah I love your reasoning for Dimitri, but hell yes! Alex, yep. The Darkling AH. I can't tell if I love or hate him haha. I totally forgot about Oliver Wood!
OMG I LOVE DIMITRI AND ADRIAN! This list is so unfair. I keep on remembering more I could add.


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Покинутий дім () — новела американського письменника Говарда Лавкрафта, написана 16-19 жовтня 1924 року та вперше опублікована у жовтневому номері журналу "Weird Tales" за 1937 рік.

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Протягом тривалого часу оповідач від першої особи має справу з чутками, здогадками та інсинуаціями навколо будинку 18-го століття в колоніальному стилі в Провіденсі, який належав родині Гаррісів протягом багатьох поколінь. З часом багато мешканців будинку захворіли і померли у незвичний спосіб, в той час як сусідні будинки оминула ця хвороба. Через ці події будинок довгий час стояв незаселеним.

Більшість мешканців громади не вважають будівлю класичним будинком з привидами, оскільки історії про "брязкіт ланцюгів, холодні протяги, перегоріле світло чи обличчя у вікні" не поширюються.

Оповідач, який у дитинстві грав там з друзями і зачарований похмурою аурою будівлі, заглиблюється в її історію, а згодом також вивчає літописи родини власників. Вже будучи підлітком, він розпізнав "хворобливу дивність моторошної рослинності" і відчув примарну атмосферу будівлі. Своєрідне коріння дерев у саду та плями плісняви нагадували людські контури. Здається, що приреченість конденсується в темному і вологому підвалі, який видає неприємний запах і оточений губками моторошної форми, які дивно світяться, коли гниють. На підлозі є пляма селітри або плісняви, що нагадує скорчену людську істоту.

Дядько оповідача, Еліху Віппл, провів власне дослідження, яким ділиться з уже дорослим племінником після певних наполягань: Здається, що там розмножується зла сила, яка висмоктує життєву силу з мешканців, через що вони хворіють на анемію, чахотку, знижують інтелект і часто помирають. Залишається дивним, що деякі жертви незадовго до смерті заїкалися своєрідною французькою ідіомою, хоча вони ніколи не переймалися мовою.

Оповідач досліджує далі і знаходить зв'язок із французами у вигляді поселенця-гугенота на ім'я Етьєн Руле. Руле заснували власний цвинтар у вісімнадцятому столітті на тому самому місці, де зараз стоїть будинок, якого уникають. Вони зустріли великий опір, який, здавалося, перекрив застереження щодо іммігрантів. Тривожними є жахливі подробиці про чоловіка на ім'я Жак Руле, якого спочатку засудили як чаклуна, а потім замкнули в "божевільні". Його знайшли вкритого кров'ю і пошматованим м'ясом у лісі, де раніше вовки розтерзали дитину.

Коли оповідач знову заходить до підвалу, йому здається, що він бачить світлий видих, який виходить з плями цвілі, схожої на людину. Він і його дядько не вважають себе забобонними і хочуть пояснити факти з наукової точки зору. Вони підозрюють злий вплив, який тягнеться від французьких поселенців з їхнім захопленням забороненими знаннями та огидними сферами, і "який досі присутній через рідкісні та невідомі закони руху атомів та електронів". У світлі нових наукових відкриттів, таких як теорія відносності та "внутрішньоатомні впливи", це припущення не є цілком абсурдним.

Незалежно від того, ворожа ця істота чи керується сліпим інстинктом самозбереження, знищити її - обов'язок кожного гуманіста. Сподіваючись виманити його своєю присутністю, а потім знищити, вони вирішують провести ніч у підвалі будинку. Озброївшись вогнеметами для захисту від матеріальної загрози та тіньовою трубкою для захисту від нематеріальної загрози, вони починають своє чергування. Коли Віпл втомлюється, він лягає на розкладачку і занурюється в сон, який через деякий час стає міцним. Він дихає нерівномірно і починає стогнати. Коли племінник освітлює його обличчя, спотворені та дивні риси шокують його. Він починає бурмотіти, і з жахом оповідач розуміє, що це французька мова. З криком він прокидається і розповідає, що йому наснився сон у далекому світі, в якому він впізнав обличчя сім'ї Гаррісів.

Його племінник, переможений втомою, також занурюється в неспокійний сон, з якого його вириває гучний крик дядька. Кімната наповнюється неприємним запахом, жовтувате світло виділяє контури. Він злякано озирається і завмирає. Нудотне трупне світло піднімається і утворює хмароподібну структуру, що складається з безлічі насмішкуватих очей, які піднімаються до стелі. Вона огортає дядька і змушує його жахливо трансформуватися і розчинитися. Оскільки це здається несуттєвою загрозою, племінник тягнеться до трубчастого апарату і спрямовує "ефірне випромінювання" на жахливу хмару. Він розуміє, що це неефективно, за винятком деяких змін кольору та форми, і його виганяє з підвалу інший жах: у міру того, як Віпл розріджується, його обличчя набуває міріади чужих і диявольських рис, аж поки тепер уже желатинова маса не розтікається по підлозі.

Наступного дня оповідач купує шість великих балонів з сірчаною кислотою і, переборюючи огиду, копає велику яму в підлозі льоху. У якийсь момент він натрапляє на рибоподібну поверхню, що нагадує напіврозкладене желе. У ямі, що дедалі глибшає, і незабаром сягає йому по шию, він впізнає оголений шматок гігантської частини тіла. Він піднімається і виливає кислоту в "цю печеру-труп, на немислиму аномалію, чий гігантський лікоть" він бачив і яку він може знищити в такий спосіб. Наступної весни дивні бур'яни і бліда трава зникають, і будинок знову можна здавати в оренду.

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 Еліху Віппл: Описується як "розсудливий, консервативний лікар старої школи... холостяк; сивий, чисто поголений, старомодний джентльмен і відомий місцевий історик". Пітер Кеннон пише, що Віппл "ймовірно, є складеним портретом двох вчених дядьків Лавкрафта та дідуся по матері"; діда звали Віппл Філліпс[3]. Дім доктора Віппла - "грузинська садиба зі сходами з залізними поручнями, що моторошно балансує на крутому підйомі Норт-Корт-стріт поруч зі старовинним цегляним двором і будинком колонії", з "вогкою бібліотекою з низькою стелею, обшитою запліснявілою білою вагонкою, важким різьбленим каміном і затіненими виноградною лозою вікнами з маленькими шибками" - заснований на будинку Кушинга на Норт-Корт-стріт, 40, збудованому в 1737 році, - найстарішому будинку на Колледж-гіллі.
 Етьєн Руле: Гугенот з міста Коде, поблизу Анже, Франція, який оселився у Східному Грінвічі, Род-Айленд, у 1686 році і переїхав до Провіденса у 1696 році; Будинок, якого цураються, був побудований на місці його родинного кладовища. Згідно з історією, "сім'я Руле мала ненормальну прихильність до зовнішніх кіл сутності - темних сфер, які для нормальних людей викликають лише відраза і жах". Кажуть, що Етьєн був "схильний... до читання дивних книг і малювання дивних діаграм". Його син, Поль Руле, описаний як "похмурий хлопець" з "нестабільною поведінкою"; "старі дружини" натякали, що "його молитви не були ні вимовлені в належний час, ні спрямовані на належний об'єкт". Оповідач історії підозрює, що сім'я пов'язана з Жаком Руле з Кода, якого у 1598 році засудили до страти за лікантропію, а потім помістили до божевільні. Жак Руле був реальною особою, про яку Лавкрафт читав у книзі Джона Фіска "Міфи та міфотворці"[4].

Критика
 назвав "Покинутий дім" "однією з найкращих новел Лавкрафта".

Примітки

Посилання
 Покинутий дім в бібліотеці Лавкрафта.

Оповідання 1937
Фентезійні оповідання
Твори Говарда Лавкрафта

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SIX Wins Best Solution in Regulatory Intelligence
By Editors, Regulation Asia
Published on 16th November 2018
SIX has been awarded the Best Solution in Regulatory Intelligence in the inaugural Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2018 at a ceremony in Singapore on 13 November 2018.
The firm emerged as the winner after a rigorous selection process, involving a judging panel made up of subject-matter experts and the Regulation Asia editorial team.
SIX provides a service for global monitoring of sanctioned securities – the Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service (SSMS) – which automates the complex process of matching individuals, companies and beneficial owners against regulators' sanctions lists, and adding them to its do-not-trade list. This daily list of issuers and securities linked to the domiciles, companies and individuals sanctioned by the United Nations, European Union, US Treasury Department OFAC, HM Treasury (UK) and the Hong Kong Sanctions Regime can be easily integrated into clients' banking systems ready for pre-trade screening.
This gives firms an up-to-date view on their risk exposure and the ability to react quickly when new sanctions are imposed. It also allows firms to save time and money on complex data sourcing, scrubbing and mapping, while minimising the risk of reputational damage and large fines, which can sometimes run into billions of dollars, noted one judge.
The SSMS provides coverage of national, international and sectoral sanctions lists, matching them against over 6.7 million active securities, 220 million private companies, 65 million public companies, 152 million director/shareholder contacts and 1.8 million shareholder relations. To date, over 28,000 securities have been flagged.
As an example, when the US announced sectoral sanctions on Venezuela in August 2017, the SSMS took just 48 hours to identify 250 entities and 600-700 securities impacted by the announcement, allowing clients more time to adjust their portfolios during the 30-day wind-down period that was granted.
About the Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2018
The inaugural Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence recognises technology companies, legal and consulting firms, and exchanges that have shaped the regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific, as well as outstanding technology projects both in mature and emerging markets by large tech firms and innovative startups that help meet the requirements of a specific regulatory change infrastructure.
For a full list of award winners, visit www.regulationasia.com/awards.
About Regulation Asia
Regulation Asia is the leading source for actionable regulatory intelligence for Asia Pacific markets. Since 2013, our audience and subscription base have grown to include regulatory bodies, exchanges, banks, asset managers and service providers, allowing us to play a key role in the regulatory agenda.
Visit www.regulationasia.com or connect via LinkedIn or Twitter.
Charmaine Athaide
Director, Programme Coordinator
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Santos x Savage (06-18)
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D.O.B.: 05/10/2018
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Tax cuts to show up in rebates, paychecks
Ädelbrook CFO to receive Distinguished Service Award
WASHINGTON -- By the narrowest of margins, Congress on Friday sent President Bush the third tax cut of his presidency -- a $330 billion package of rebates and lower rates for families and new breaks for businesses and investors.
MARY DALRYMPLE
May 24, 2003 Updated: Aug. 18, 2017 3:40 a.m.
Republicans said it would put people back to work. Democrats derided it as a gift to the wealthy.
Vice President Dick Cheney's ballot broke a tie in the GOP-controlled Senate, which sent it to Bush on a 51-50 vote after the House passed it by a more comfortable 231-200 margin earlier Friday. The White House said Bush would sign it before the weekend is over.
Republicans praised the new tax cuts and an accompanying $20 billion in new aid to states as the best way to restore vitality to a sluggish recovery that continues to produce net job losses month after month.
"Economists tell me that the economy is like a great ship. It cannot be turned around quickly," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. "While this economy need not necessarily be turned around -- it is headed in the right direction of growth -- it needs to pick up its pace."
The bill aims to uncork pent-up consumer demand and investment potential by releasing $60 billion into the economy over the next four months and another $149 billion over the next year.
Financially strapped states, many raising taxes and cutting services to balance their budgets, will get $20 billion over the next two years to relieve the fiscal pressure. Half of that money will be dedicated to Medicaid. "These moneys will help governors continue to provide essential and critical services to our citizens," said Kentucky Gov. Paul E. Patton, the Democratic chairman of the National Governors Association.
To drive business investment, small enterprises will be able to immediately write off $100,000 in new equipment purchases and all businesses will be able to expense half their investments this year.
Personal tax cuts reach back to Jan. 1. As a result, employees will see fatter paychecks during the last half the year, and many parents will get an advance refund worth up to $400 per child later this summer.
Married couples who pay higher taxes than they would if filing as two single taxpayers will see some of that "marriage penalty" disappear, as their standard deduction and tax brackets broaden.
Investors will see the tax rates on their earnings drop, as the top rates on dividends and capital gains fall to 15 percent. Dividends are currently taxed like ordinary income at rates as high as 38.6 percent, and capital gains at 20 percent. Under the new rates, low-income taxpayers would pay 5 percent tax, and see the tax disappear altogether in 2008 but return to current rates the following year.
The change to income tax rates will last through 2011, but other cuts will be for a much shorter span unless Congress acts to extend them. "This tax cut is one big yo-yo," said Sen. Max Baucus, R-Mont. "Now you see it, now you don't."
Most Democrats opposed the tax cuts from the beginning, saying the country would benefit more if Congress instead boosted consumer spending from the bottom rungs on the income ladder by giving employees and employers a temporary holiday from Social Security and Medicare taxes. They said the GOP bill instead offers immediate gratification but future danger.
"It is a shameful looting of the federal Treasury by the rich and powerful of America, compliments of their friends in Congress," said Mark Dayton, D-Minn.
Republican leaders indicated they want to extend the bill's many temporary tax cuts in future years. "We will have plenty of time to discover if these tax cuts are popular enough to extend," said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill. "My guess is they will be."
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Neb., predicted lawmakers will vote before the 2004 election to extend at least the larger child credit and "marriage penalty" provisions.
"Beyond that, I think you have to look down the road," Grassley said of extending other cuts set for experation in coming years. "I don't think Congress can go back to the country and say we're going to have the biggest tax increase in history."
Four months of debate exposed divisions among Republicans and showed some unwilling to follow Bush's blueprint for dramatic tax cuts at the cost of ballooning deficits. The Senate's moderate Republicans wielded extraordinary power to throw the balance of votes in the narrowly split chamber, and Cheney's appearance Friday marked the third time this year he had to break a Senate tie over budget and tax decisions.
The pressure of growing deficits forced lawmakers to shrink the pricetag on the final package from $726 billion to $330 billion, but lawmakers nevertheless squeezed most of the elements in by artificially ending the cuts in the next few years.
"This is a trillion-dollar tax cut masquerading as $350 billion," said Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, one of the moderates who forced Congress to halve the president's tax cut plan. "This tax cut may grow deficits to levels economists fear will be unsustainable."
The Senate passed the tax cut the same day they voted to add nearly $1 trillion to the nation's debt limit, less than a week before the Treasury Department expected to run out of borrowing authority and risk default on the nation's debt.


From the outlook on the overall U.S. economy to the impacts of tariffs and tax reform on farmers and ranchers, the American Farm Bureau Federation's four economists shared their insights on a variety of topics during a workshop at the American Farm Bureau Federation's 100th Annual Convention.
AFBF economist Michael Nepveux detailed the strong outlook for animal protein consumption.
Because most U.S. pork, beef and poultry is consumed within the country, the farmers who raise those animals are typically far less affected by the trade turmoil.
"While exports certainly serve as a vital market, we still rely very heavily on domestic consumption," he said.
The pork sector's efforts to expand its production and its reach into foreign markets over the last decade has pushed up their exports to almost 25 percent of their production.
Many of the largest foreign destinations for U.S. beef, like Japan, are not problematic markets. Beef exports to Canada did slip a little bit, but the free trade agreement with South Korea provides additional opportunities. Ultimately, U.S. beef exports for 2018 were a record 3.1 billion pounds.
Pork production since 2015 has been steadily increasing, to the point that hog inventory in December 2018 was the highest ever reported. Pork took a harder hit than beef in the trade war with China. That, coupled with record production, pushed prices down, making pork more appealing to other foreign customers. "Yes, people were buying more, but at a discounted price," Nepveux said.
On the dairy front, record milk production coupled with decreasing consumption in the U.S. will likely result in U.S. dairy farmers exporting more milk than the U.S. is consuming as Class I fluid milk within the next decade.
Ramped-up poultry production has resulted in more product in cold storage and lower prices, which will likely lead to the industry rebalancing in the near future. Though exports may have slipped a little in China, Mexico and Hong Kong, other buyers—like Vietnam, Taiwan and Angola—have stepped up to take advantage of the lower prices.
Economic analyst Megan Nelson's update on 2018/19 crop consumption pace and outlook for acreage this year showed trade troubles with China are driving some U.S. agriculture exports down significantly.
At 629 million bushels, soybean exports are down 49 percent, or 609 million bushels, compared to this time last year, according to USDA's Jan. 7 Federal Grain Inspection Service report.
"The main driver for this is decrease is the 98 percent drop in soybean exports to China, representing 708 million bushels," Nelson explained.
Many people, Nelson said, are wondering which crop soybean farmers will move to, considering their dire market situation. Higher corn prices have many analysts predicting corn production will increase between from about 90 million bushels to 92 million bushels, which is about a 2 percent increase. Similarly, higher wheat prices will also likely result in boost to wheat acreage.
AFBF economist Veronica Nigh discussed trade, labor and tax policy.
On the labor front, Nigh addressed the sharp uptick in certified H-2A positions. "In some states and for some positions, the increase is hardly surprising, but we're seeing increases in all states and for a variety of positions," she said.
In 2018, H-2A numbers rose 21 percent from the previous year, and in 2019, we could see an 18 percent jump from the previous year. "That means we'll certify almost 300,000 positions, which is a lot of positions considering we were at less than 100,000 just seven years ago," Nigh said.
Just as the number of certified H-2A positions is growing, so is the minimum wage rates for H-2A workers, known as the adverse effect wage rate. The rate for 2019, $12.96, is a 6 percent increase from 2018. But, as Nigh pointed out, farmers' and ranchers' profits are hardly growing as steadily.
While beans have been in the trade-related headlines, exports of sorghum, pork, apples, cherries, seafood, whiskey, ginseng and some processed foods are also suffering. Together with soybeans, the U.S. exports of these commodities to the retaliating countries represent 30 percent or more of their total exports.
The recently implemented Tax Cut and Jobs Act gives a boost to farmers and ranchers by reducing individual tax rates, providing unlimited bonus depreciation and doubling the estate tax exemption. Had these provisions been in place in 2016, the average effective tax rate for a farm would have been reduced by 3.3 percent, according to a study by the Agriculture Department's Economic Research Service.
The legislation's 20 percent business income deduction will be especially helpful, Nigh noted.
"Had the deduction been available in 2016, over 46 percent of farmers would have been able to use the it and the total amount of this deduction from taxable income would have been $9.6 billion," she said, again citing ERS.
Dr. John Newton, chief economist, said the strong overall U.S. economy, boasting 36 consecutive quarters of positive gross domestic product growth, is pushing unemployment rates to a nearly 50-year low. Despite this stellar performance consumers are starting to get shaky.
"Concern over interest rates and the trade war is starting to show itself in a decline in consumer and CEO confidence in the U.S. economy," Newton said. Interest rates have gone up nine times since the recession started, and some were initially thinking the Federal Reserve could bump them up as many as four more times this year. President Trump's pressure on the Federal Reserve chairman could hold those increases to no more than two.
At $66.3 billion, net farm income in 2018 was the third lowest in the last 20 years, when adjusted for inflation. Though farmers appear to be pulling in more money, they're spending a lot more to raise their animals and grow their crops. "Cash receipts have gone up, but so have production expenses, including servicing debt," Newton said. Another factor in cash receipts are government payments, which, at $13.6 billion, were up 18 percent from the previous year.
The University of Missouri is projecting net farm income will again decrease this year, but two key factors—disaster payments and trade mitigation assistance—remain unknown, as does crop size.
Similarly, the U.S. debt-to-asset ratio is on the rise, although it's nowhere near what it was in the 1980s, thanks to the high value of agricultural assets. Clocking in a $3.04 trillion today, U.S. agriculture's assets were valued at $775 billion.
You can find more from Newton, Nigh, Nepveux and Nelson—the team behind Market Intel—here.
Check out the PowerPoint slides from the economists' presentation.


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Another busy weekend for me! Barring unforeseen circumstances, my sister-in-law (SuSu) and I are heading up to NYC for a day of girl fun tomorrow. We leave Virginia at 4 am (yeah, 4 am, as in--that's really stinking early!), but it's always a day filled with excitement! Follow me on Instagram to share the fun.
Oh I adore that gorgeous cushion. I will have to give that one a try.
Thanks for hosting! BTW, I was in a hurry this week when I read your decor post, but we, too, love our family tree! I decided this year not to change much at all b/c the kids start asking where such-and-such is! Like us, they love the sameness every year! Your tree pic is great...trying to get a non-blurry one of mine!!
Ooh, I like that teal pillow! Very retro or Mad Men looking to me!
Thanks for hosting! Have a fab weekend!
Thank you so much for hosting! This is always one of my favorite link parties to check out. And, wow, so many great projects this week.
Love your spotlighted highlights. The pillow? The centerpiece? The wood chargers? I want them all.
Happy Friday! Hope you have great plans for the weekend. We're getting ready for Chanukah, so I'm linking up a Stylish Craft for Displaying Menorah Candles.
Thanks for the party fun!
Hi Amanda! Hope you're having a great day. I'm so glad to have a place to link my favorite post from the week--and to see what others' favorites are, as well! Thank you for being such a gracious hostess.
Question for you: How are things going with your holiday serenity? Are you finding yourself able to enjoy your time with your family? Sure hope so!
I hope to hang up my outside Christmas lights! Happy weekend to you and thanks for hosting!
Thank you for the party Amanda!
I LOVE your party each weekend! Thanks for hosting!!
Great features and looks like tons of awesome links to check out, too! Back online after major computer problems, good to be back. Thanks for hosting!
I hope you have a fabulous time in NYC. I look forward to your Instagram pictures.
I hope you are having a lovely time with the girls in NYC! Jealous! Thanks for hosting!


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Sun August 3, 2008
MND-B scholar, comrades keep 'Mercury' rising
CAMP VICTORY, Iraq – Mercury was a messenger for the Roman gods. In modern times, his name has influenced a number of things in the scientific fields, such as the planet Mercury and the element mercury.
He was a god of trade, profit and commerce and his name is related to the Latin word "merx," meaning merchandise. He is also the namesake of a piece of Army "merchandise" recently awarded to eight Soldiers of 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, at the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory July 31.
Awarded by the Signal Corps Regimental Association located at Fort Gordon, Ga., the Bronze Order of Mercury recognizes those who have contributed significantly to the promotion of the Signal Corps and the Signal Regimental Association. It is the first part of a potential two-level award (Silver being the other) awarded to association members in good standing.
Seven Soldiers of Company C, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, MultiNational Division – Baghdad, pose with their plaques and medals after receiving the Signal Corps Regimental Association's Bronze Order of Mercury award at the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory July 31. There were a total of eight recipients; however, one Co. C Soldier was unable to attend.
"These individuals have demonstrated the high standards of integrity, moral character, professional competence and selflessness," said Maj. Ruth Sonak, a native of Humble, Texas, who serves as commander of Company C, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B. "They have contributed significantly to the promotion of the United States Army's Signal Regiment and are therefore awarded the Bronze Order of Mercury," she added prior to the award being presented to the eight (seven in attendance) recipients.
The Bronze Order of Mercury, awarded to eight 4th Infantry Division, MultiNational Division – Baghdad Soldiers in a ceremony at the Al Faw Palace at Camp Victory July 31, recognizes those who have demonstrated the highest standards of integrity, moral character and professional competence, and who have contributed significantly to the promotion of the Signal Corps and the Signal Regimental Association.
"Today's ceremony is to recognize senior captains and senior NCOs (noncommissioned officers) who have contributed to the Signal Corps Regiment throughout their career," Sonak said. "We are looking for officers and NCOs who show high standards of morals and integrity, who have set the example for their junior enlisted Soldiers and other officers, and who have emulated what we call significant and excellent signaleers," she added.
The eight 4th Inf. Div. "signaleers" receiving the award were: Capt. Amber Walker, a native of Columbiana, Ohio, who serves as the DSTB communications chief as well as the executive officer of Co. C; Capt. James Hoffman, a native of Kingsport, Tenn., who serves as extension detachment commander, Co. C; Capt. Sylvan Smith, a native of Clinton, Md., who serves as the network operations officer for 4th Inf. Div.; Capt. Aaren Hanson, a native of Lakeland, Minn., who serves as the commander of the unit command-post detachment for Co. C; Chief Warrant Officer 3 Al Mendoza, a native of Chelan, Wash., who serves as the officer in charge of electronics maintenance for Co. C; Sgt. Maj. Nathaniel Hatchett, a native of Pensacola, Fla., who serves as the chief signal NCO for Co. C; 1st Sgt. Eric Crayton, a native of Sparta, Ga., who serves as the senior NCO of the extension detachment, Co. C. Additionally, 1st Sgt. Thomas Jones, a native of Toms River, N.J., who serves as the senior enlisted soldier for the UCPD, Co. C, was unable to attend the ceremony, but will be receiving the award at a later date.
Capt. Aaren Hanson (left), a native of Lakeland, Minn., who serves as the commander of the unit commandpost detachment of Company C, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad, receives congratulatory hand shakes along with Capt. Amber Walker, a native of Columbiana, Ohio, who serves as the communications chief, DSTB, 4th Inf. Div., MND-B, as well as the executive officer of Co. C, at the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory July 31. The two received the Signal Corps Regimental Association's Bronze Order of Mercury award along with six other Co. C Soldiers.
"To receive this award is an honor," said Sonak. "Generally, throughout their careers, this is often overlooked and today I'm really happy that we'll be giving this to these significant folks who have given a lot of contributions over the years to the Signal Corps," she added.
One of the notable contributors receiving the award was Walker. In addition to her many military roles such as keeping track of troops on the battlefield, improving how the new Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles are being fielded (as far as communications equipment), taking care of the division command group vehicles by providing communications support, she was also the top of her class in 2004 at West Point and a recipient of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University in England, where she earned a masters' degree in aeronautical engineering in 2006.
Col. Campbell Cantelou (left), a native of Columbus, Miss., who serves as the communications chief for MultiNational Corps – Iraq, presents the Signal Corps Regimental Association's Bronze Order of Mercury award to 1st Sgt. Eric Crayton, a native of Sparta, Ga., who serves as the senior noncommissioned for the extension detachment, Company C, Division Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division – Baghdad at the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory July 31.
Walker took a more pragmatic approach to her receipt of the award.
"Maj. Sonak spearheaded the effort to get most of the captains in her command the Bronze Order of Mercury," she said. "I like to think it was a cumulative effort. I spent four months here as a platoon leader with the joint network node getting it ready for deployment and then I helped deploy the company as the unit movement officer."
Walker was not the only one receiving high praises from her commander. Along with her fellow officers, Sonak was quick to recognize the contributions of her unit's senior ranking enlisted honorees.
Capt. Sylvan Smith, a native of Clinton, Md., who serves as the network operations officer for the 4th Infantry Division and MultiNational Division – Baghdad, receives a congratulatory hand shake after receiving the Signal Corps Regimental Association's Bronze Order of Mercury award at the Al Faw Palace on Camp Victory July 31. She received the award along with seven other DSTB Soldiers.
"For Sgt. Maj. Hatchett, it's the numerous deployments and sacrifices that he's made throughout the years to ensure the tactical war fighters are well taken care of," Sonak said. "He's taken the hard jobs. He's an outstanding leader and always puts his Soldiers first," she added. "For 1st Sgt. Crayton, it's the same thing. He's made many sacrifices to be here with us. He always sets the right example and always puts the welfare of his Soldiers before his own," she said.
There was plenty of praise to be offered for all of the honorees and it was summed up best by the guest speaker and award presenter, Col. Campbell Cantelou, a native of Columbus, Miss., who serves as the communications chief for Multi-National Corps – Iraq.
"It takes us all as a team, like these folks in front of us, to make it work," Cantelou said. "These are all veterans, most of whom have been over here more than once. It is truly my honor to stand out here in front of the great 4th Infantry Division and present this award," he concluded.
Though the soaring temperature and the sun beamed down on the honorees and those attending, for Walker and her fellow honorees it seems that the "Mercury" will just keep on rising.
By Spc. Douglas York
Bronze Order of Mercury
Spc. Douglas York
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However, the truth is that while the most authoritative, mainstream scientific predictions envision some serious, undesirable changes in some places, the situation hardly represents the dystopia of Gore's imagination.
As a result, even as the greens have yelled that "the sky is falling," pro-market decisionmakers have plugged their ears not only to these exaggerations, but all too often to an objective assessment of the available facts.
As a result, we've had a political tug of war that has been bad for the economy.
Fortunately, the "limits to growth paradigm" that emerged in the 1970s has been consistently refuted. As a result, the emerging response is to embrace scientific insights validated by available knowledge, and address them with technology-driven, market-based alternatives to the centralized planning solutions that progressives favor.
What is driving this change? Just as with communism, time has brought the failures of environmental irrationality to the forefront for everyone to see.
First, we know that greenhouse gases absorb and redirect longer wavelength radiation, but not shorter wavelength radiation. When radiation from the sun hits the Earth—some of which is absorbed by the land and the sea—it is consequently warmed by the energy.
Then, when the Earth re-emits the sun's radiation in the form of heat, it is disproportionately the lower-energy, longer wavelength sort that the greenhouse gases (like carbon dioxide) trap or send back to earth. Thus, more carbon-dioxide emissions lead to a hotter planet. How much hotter is a complicated question that has been the subject of intense scientific inquiry over the past several decades.
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCCC) produced its fifth and most recent Assessment Report, known as AR5, in 2014.3 According to AR5, without significant interventions to reduce emissions, global temperatures will rise on the order of two degrees Celsius by the end of the century in moderate emissions scenarios, and closer to four degrees in the most aggressive emissions scenarios.


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L'île Scott-Keltie (en ) est une île de l'archipel François-Joseph, en Russie.

Géographie

Située au nord-ouest de l'île Hooker, à  du cap Sedov, dont elle est séparée par le détroit de Mellenius, elle s'étend sur  de longueur pour  de largeur. De très faible altitude (), son point culminant est un rocher de  de hauteur. L'île est entièrement glacée à l'exception de ses côtes.

Histoire

Découverte en 1879 par Anton De Bruyne, qui y a effectué des recherches hydrographiques, elle a été nommée en l'honneur du géographe John Scott Keltie. Frederick George Jackson revisite l'île en 1895.

Notes et références

Liens externes
  Cartographie (1 : 200 000) : U-39-XXXIV,XXXV,XXXVI (1965)

Île de la terre François-Joseph


I thought I should point out to my readers that I have a post up today at Janice Hardy's blog, The Other Side of the Story. My post is called "Is world building in stories different from world building in novels?" If that question interests you, head on over!


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Teenager survives lightning strike Wednesday
Mother: Hit probably not direct
Teenager survives lightning strike Wednesday Mother: Hit probably not direct Check out this story on dnj.com: http://on.dnj.com/VJilTG
Nancy De Gennaro Published 6:52 p.m. CT Aug. 21, 2014 | Updated 7:02 p.m. CT Aug. 21, 2014
Isaiah Carter, 13, sits with his dog, Rose the Thunder Dog, after surviving being struck by lightning Wednesday.(Photo: John A. Gillis/DNJ)Buy Photo
MURFREESBORO – Lightning hit really close to home for the Carter family Wednesday.
In the beginning stages of severe thunderstorms that rocked parts of Rutherford County that evening and caused structural damage to at least one home, 13-year-old Isaiah Carter was struck by lightning in front of his Murfreesboro home.
"We'd just gotten through shooting hoops ... and we were all standing around in a circle and talking. And all of a sudden, there was a lightning bolt that came right in the middle of us. It shocked the bike I was holding onto and it hit right off my knuckles and I could feel it go up my arm to my head," said Isaiah, using his left hand to demonstrate the path it traveled up his right arm.
In a state of shock, literally, Isaiah bolted for the house but stopped as he fell to the ground because of the after-effects.
"I didn't really (know what happened) after I got shocked. I was wondering what it was until I noticed lightning and thunder," Isaiah said, still rubbing his right hand, which continued to tingle a little on and off all day Thursday.
The lightning strike was so powerful, Isaiah's father, Garry Carter, saw it from inside the house.
"It just lit up purple outside, and (Garry Carter) ran out there," said Isaiah's mother, Candy Carter, who was not at at the time of the incident.
Candy Carter surmised that her son did not sustain a direct hit from the lightning bolt.
"From what we can understand, the lightning shot down in between him and the rest of the children, and we're not sure if the lightning grazed his knuckles or if it bounced back up and hit him. But he didn't get the full brunt of it," Candy said. "He was holding onto the rubber handle bars on his bike and we really think that helped (diffuse the shock) to some degree — probably slowed it down a lot."
Near the time Isaiah was struck, Candy Carter, who is director of a local street ministry, was driving down the road with a friend when they saw a lightning bolt strike in front of their car.
"Right after that I got a text from Garry that Isaiah had been struck by lightning," said Candy Carter.
Candy Carter was in the car with passenger Sarah Scott, whose husband is Dr. Joe Scott, so they called him to see what they should do. Isaiah's arm right arm was completely numb and his heart was racing.
Although there were no visible signs of damage, Dr. Scott said there could be internal damage or the shock could throw his heart off rhythm, and he advised them to head to the emergency room immediately.
Once the two women arrived at the Carter home, they loaded Isaiah in the car and headed for Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital.
"They took us right on back. We didn't have to wait," Candy Carter said.
Isaiah underwent X-rays to check for internal damage, had an electrocardiogram done and monitored his heart for two hours. During that time Candy Carter posted what happened to her son on Facebook and the outpouring of support was nothing short of amazing.
"I was blown away with how many people shared it on their Facebook pages to pray. It litearlly brought me to tears," Candy Carter said as tears welled in her eyes as she recalled the night's events.
By the time they left the ER, Isaiah had all the feeling back in his arm and no physical evidence of being hit.
"We definitely recognize the protection God provided for Isaiah. We've heard way too many tragic stories when people are hit by lightning and they permanently have brain damage or are paralyzed or deceased," Candy Carter said.
Isaiah said he's "glad I'm here" and shrugged off the attention.
Because of what happened to her son, the mother is also quick to point out the importance of heeding weather warnings about thunderstorms.
"You never expect something like this to happen. It's so random," Candy Carter said Thursday.
In honor of her son's ordeal, Candy bought him a T-shirt emblazoned with the lightning bolt symbol of DC Comics character, The Flash.
"We've kind of been comical about it to lighten the heaviness of the situation. We've made comments like, 'A superhero has been born.' In all reality, we realize how fortunate he is and we have to give God the glory for that, because today could be a really different day," Candy Carter said as more tears welled in her eyes. "As a mom, I couldn't imagine what that would look like."
Contact Nancy De Gennaro at 615-278-5148 or degennaro@dnj.com. Follow her on Twitter @DNJMama.
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    printer->Print(variables_,
      "if (other.has$capitalized_name$) {\n"
      "  [self set$capitalized_name$:other.$name$];\n"
      "}\n");
  }

  void PrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateBuildingCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void PrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateParsingCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "[self set$capitalized_name$:[input read$capitalized_type$]];\n");
  }

  void PrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateSerializationCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "if (self.has$capitalized_name$) {\n"
      "  [output write$capitalized_type$:$number$ value:self.$name$];\n"
      "}\n");
  }

  void PrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateSerializedSizeCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "if (self.has$capitalized_name$) {\n"
      "  size += compute$capitalized_type$Size($number$, self.$name$);\n"
      "}\n");
  }

  string PrimitiveFieldGenerator::GetBoxedType() const {
    return BoxedPrimitiveTypeName(GetObjectiveCType(descriptor_));
  }

  RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator(const FieldDescriptor* descriptor)
    : descriptor_(descriptor) {
      SetPrimitiveVariables(descriptor, &variables_);
  }

  RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::~RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator() {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateHasFieldHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateFieldHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_, "NSMutableArray* $mutable_list_name$;\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateHasPropertyHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GeneratePropertyHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateExtensionSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "@property (retain) NSMutableArray* $mutable_list_name$;\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateSynthesizeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_, "@synthesize $mutable_list_name$;\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateDeallocSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_, "self.$mutable_list_name$ = nil;\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateInitializationSource(io::Printer* printer) const {;
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateMembersHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "- (NSArray*) $list_name$;\n"
      "- ($storage_type$) $name$AtIndex:(int32_t) index;\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateBuilderMembersHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "- (NSArray*) $list_name$;\n"
      "- ($storage_type$) $name$AtIndex:(int32_t) index;\n"
      "- ($classname$_Builder*) replace$capitalized_name$AtIndex:(int32_t) index with:($storage_type$) value;\n"
      "- ($classname$_Builder*) add$capitalized_name$:($storage_type$) value;\n"
      "- ($classname$_Builder*) addAll$capitalized_name$:(NSArray*) values;\n"
      "- ($classname$_Builder*) clear$capitalized_name$List;\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateMergingCodeHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateBuildingCodeHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateParsingCodeHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateSerializationCodeHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateSerializedSizeCodeHeader(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateMembersSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "- (NSArray*) $list_name$ {\n"
      "  return $mutable_list_name$;\n"
      "}\n"
      "- ($storage_type$) $name$AtIndex:(int32_t) index {\n"
      "  id value = [$mutable_list_name$ objectAtIndex:index];\n"
      "  return $unboxed_value$;\n"
      "}\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateBuilderMembersSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "- (NSArray*) $list_name$ {\n"
      "  if (result.$mutable_list_name$ == nil) {\n"
      "    return [NSArray array];\n"
      "  }\n"
      "  return result.$mutable_list_name$;\n"
      "}\n"
      "- ($storage_type$) $name$AtIndex:(int32_t) index {\n"
      "  return [result $name$AtIndex:index];\n"
      "}\n"
      "- ($classname$_Builder*) replace$capitalized_name$AtIndex:(int32_t) index with:($storage_type$) value {\n"
      "  [result.$mutable_list_name$ replaceObjectAtIndex:index withObject:$boxed_value$];\n"
      "  return self;\n"
      "}\n"
      "- ($classname$_Builder*) add$capitalized_name$:($storage_type$) value {\n"
      "  if (result.$mutable_list_name$ == nil) {\n"
      "    result.$mutable_list_name$ = [NSMutableArray array];\n"
      "  }\n"
      "  [result.$mutable_list_name$ addObject:$boxed_value$];\n"
      "  return self;\n"
      "}\n"
      "- ($classname$_Builder*) addAll$capitalized_name$:(NSArray*) values {\n"
      "  if (result.$mutable_list_name$ == nil) {\n"
      "    result.$mutable_list_name$ = [NSMutableArray array];\n"
      "  }\n"
      "  [result.$mutable_list_name$ addObjectsFromArray:values];\n"
      "  return self;\n"
      "}\n"
      "- ($classname$_Builder*) clear$capitalized_name$List {\n"
      "  result.$mutable_list_name$ = nil;\n"
      "  return self;\n"
      "}\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateMergingCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "if (other.$mutable_list_name$.count > 0) {\n"
      "  if (result.$mutable_list_name$ == nil) {\n"
      "    result.$mutable_list_name$ = [NSMutableArray array];\n"
      "  }\n"
      "  [result.$mutable_list_name$ addObjectsFromArray:other.$mutable_list_name$];\n"
      "}\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateBuildingCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateParsingCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    printer->Print(variables_,
      "[self add$capitalized_name$:[input read$capitalized_type$]];\n");
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateSerializationCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    if (ReturnsPrimitiveType(descriptor_)) {
      printer->Print(variables_,
        "for (NSNumber* value in self.$mutable_list_name$) {\n"
        "  [output write$capitalized_type$:$number$ value:$unboxed_value$];\n"
        "}\n");
    } else {
      printer->Print(variables_,
        "for ($storage_type$ element in self.$mutable_list_name$) {\n"
        "  [output write$capitalized_type$:$number$ value:element];\n"
        "}\n");
    }
  }

  void RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GenerateSerializedSizeCodeSource(io::Printer* printer) const {
    if (ReturnsPrimitiveType(descriptor_)) {
      printer->Print(variables_,
        "for (NSNumber* value in self.$mutable_list_name$) {\n"
        "  size += compute$capitalized_type$Size($number$, $unboxed_value$);\n"
        "}\n");
    } else {
      printer->Print(variables_,
        "for ($storage_type$ element in self.$mutable_list_name$) {\n"
        "  size += compute$capitalized_type$Size($number$, element);\n"
        "}\n");
    }
  }

  string RepeatedPrimitiveFieldGenerator::GetBoxedType() const {
    return BoxedPrimitiveTypeName(GetObjectiveCType(descriptor_));
  }
}  // namespace objectivec
}  // namespace compiler
}  // namespace protobuf
}  // namespace google

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Byspokes' journey began in 2010, when Philip Jones and Lorena Viladomat embarked on a cycle-ride from the UK to Palestine to fundraise for a new aquaculture program in the area, and raise awareness of Palestine's water crisis. They joined Alice Gray at Bustan Qaraaqa (a permaculture farm in Bethlehem) and built the first aquaponics system in the West Bank, going on to implement many more projects with various partners in the region.
In 2013, Alice, Phil and Lorena formalised their partnership, creating a platform to raise awareness of permaculture as a strategy for community development, and creating a repository for their shared experience. Byspokes now works globally, supporting communities to revitalise ailing environments; sustainably enhance food and water justice for all, and reconnect with nature.
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Home Business GM fined $35 million for delays in recalling cars with faulty ignition...
GM fined $35 million for delays in recalling cars with faulty ignition switches
The US government has fined GM $35 million for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches.
The fine is the maximum allowed by US law.
General Motors said it had already begun reviewing its processes and policies to avoid future delays to recalls of this nature.
To date, the carmaker has recalled 2.6 million cars with the defective switch, which has been linked to 13 deaths.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Board (NHTSA) said it was the single highest civil penalty ever levied as a result of a recall investigation.
"Safety is our top priority, and today's announcement puts all manufacturers on notice that they will be held accountable if they fail to quickly report and address safety-related defects," said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx in a statement announcing the fine.
The US government has fined GM $35 million for delays in recalling small cars with faulty ignition switches
As a result of the settlement, GM has also agreed to provide NHTSA with access to the results of its internal investigation as well as to speed up its process for determining when to recall vehicles.
"We have learned a great deal from this recall [and] we will emerge from this situation a stronger company" said GM CEO Mary Barra in astatement.
GM was fined for not reporting a problem with ignition switches in its Chevrolet Cobalt and other models.
The faulty switches prevented the airbags from working and have been linked to at least 13 deaths in the US.
The NHTSA received reports in 2007 and in 2010 about the problems with the switches, but each time it "determined it lacked the data necessary to open a formal investigation".
Both GM and the agency have been criticized by customers for their slow response to investigating safety concerns.
US car manufacturers are required to report safety defects within five days of discovering them.
In April, Mary Barra testified in front of Congress and said she was "deeply sorry" over the company's handling of the defect.
Last month, GM revealed it had taken a $1.3 billion hit to cover the cost of the recall.
However, GM has asked a judge to ban cases "alleging purely economic damages" due to the recall, and has argued it is not responsible for problems with cars manufactured before 2009, when it was bailed out by the US government.
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Phil Robertson and Terry Bradshaw honored by Louisiana Tech
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I've had a standing invitation from members of my GURPS group to join their regularly meeting D&D 5e game for some time. This last week I decided to take them up on it, and joined their group for at least that afternoon. I'd like to play more often. They seem to play about twice a month. I might be able to do once per month. Depends. I have a lot of stuff to do on the weekends, and 6 hours of D&D is a large block of time. Still, I would like to.
I had a great time. I haven't been involved in D&D since about 1993, when I ran a game for my wife and three others who had never played before. I haven't played since probably 1984. So it was really enjoyable.
Jeff, our DM, is running the a series of adventures (I still call them "modules") from the publisher. The group was all at 8th level, so Jeff let me roll up my character at 8th so I wouldn't just immediately get killed. I rolled up a monk, inspired by the Wuxia RPG campaigns my friend Bob runs. Saturday night I watched this movie to get me in a good frame of mind to play him.
Not being familiar with the new edition, the party, or what exactly was going on in the game, and seeing as how my character is a quiet, thoughtful man, I mostly sat back and let the others do a lot of the decision making. I did however, in-character, remark on the animal-like behavior of some of the underlings the party had with us. Needed to say something judgmental to account for his low charisma score.
So I had a good time.
5e is a fun system. It retains the flavor of D&D while increasing the options for player character class, race, and abilities. Gone are the limitation of class and level based on character race from 1st Edition. It's a much more open game now, and I think that's really good. At first glance the player characters seem overpowered, but when you look at the stats and abilities of 5e adversaries you see that game balance is retained.
I've owned all the 5e books for a couple of years now, and I have to say they are well-written, well-organized, and very easy to use. My fellow players had some nice playing aids, like spell cards that give quick access to your PCs spellcasting abilities.
One thing I'd kind of forgotten is a what a blood bath a D&D game can be. I wouldn't characterize this campaign as hack and slash at all, but man, we did a lot of killing. In my GURPS Cyberpunk game, the game centers more on skill use. Of course, GURPS is a much more lethal system, so it's harder to stay alive if you fight all the time.
Looking forward to playing again.


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Q: listening https traffic in nodejs I need to listening  https traffic, which my code I Can listening all http traffic, but which https I can't capture. How can I do it?
This is my code
var http = require('http');
var url = require('url');
var fs = require('fs');
http.createServer(function(request, response) {
var url_part = url.parse(request.url,true);
var originUrl = url_part.href;
var options = url.parse(originUrl);
var proxy = http.request(options);
proxy.addListener('response', function (proxy_response) {
    proxy_response.addListener('data', function(chunk) {
       response.write(chunk, 'binary');
    });
    proxy_response.addListener('end', function() {
       response.end();
    });
    response.writeHead(proxy_response.statusCode, proxy_response.headers);
 });
 request.addListener('data', function(chunk) {
    proxy.write(chunk, 'application/json');

 });
 request.addListener('end', function() {
    proxy.end();
 });
 }).listen(3128);

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The primary source of supplemental nitrates for sports formulas has been the amino acid arginine and its precursors. In the case of arginine bonded to silicon, recent evidence shows the sum may be better than the parts. Animal research reported in summer 2016 noted the combination of arginine, silicon and inositol (as Nitrosigine®, from Nutrition 21) led to greater serum and joint tissue levels of both arginine and silicon than in the control groups, including one group taking each individual ingredient at the same time.


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(4) In 2017 Roots & Recombinant DNA was honored as one of the Top 50 Blogs on the Planet for Genetic Genealogists by Feedspot.com.
(5) August 1, 2017, renowned, award-winning culinary historian & chef Michael Twitty's memoir, THE COOKING GENE (HarperCollins), released to the world. His work explores historic African and African-American culinary traditions, intertwining with it his own personal genetic ancestry story. Michael Twitty allowed me to interpret his family's DNA results and am thus published in his amazing testimony (Chapter 8, pg. 131-132). See The Cooking Gene.
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Marvel Reveals New Game Featuring Black Panther and Captain America Fighting in WWII
No official title, no release date, and no gameplay. Quite the teaser trailer, indeed...
Friday, September 9, 2022 at 4:00pm
The D23 Expo is currently underway and you can bet that throughout the weekend, there will be many a doozy of an announcement of Marvel projects. Among those are a handful of new video games that will be coming to a console near you, including an untitled Black Panther and Captain America WWII team-up that was just teased.
Take a look at the teaser trailer:
We have no idea what sort of game this will be but considering that the studio behind it, Skydance Media, is being run by the ex-creative director of Naughty Dog, Amy Hennig, we suspect it will be an action-adventure game of sorts. Especially since she has a history as the creative director for the first three games in the Uncharted franchise.
The teaser does not show much other than two Avengers working together to stop Hydra during WWII. Keep in mind that this would not be T'Challa, but rather his ancestor, presumably his grandfather, that players could take control of.
In addition to the two super heroes are two additional playable characters, an American soldier named Gabriel Jones and Wakandan Warrior Nanali. With four playable characters, we assume that there will likely be co-op of some kind with gameplay being somewhat familiar among Uncharted fans. Sounds pretty rad, if you ask us.
Unfortunately, all we were shown is all we know so far. No official title was provided and no word on a release date or what platforms the game would be coming to. And as exciting as this project sounds, it is really frustrating that video game projects are announced so early without even an official name yet. Maybe wait until next year when you have hammered out those specifics? Just a thought.
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Sovereignty in Ruins
Authors: Edmondson, George --- Mladek, Klaus
ISBN: 9780822363026 9780822373391 Year: 2017 Language: English
Publisher: Duke University Press Grant: Knowledge Unlatched - 100691
Subject: Philosophy
Featuring essays by some of the most prominent names in contemporary political and cultural theory, Sovereignty in Ruins presents a form of critique grounded in the conviction that political thought is itself an agent of crisis. Aiming to develop a political vocabulary capable of critiquing and transforming contemporary political frameworks, the contributors advance a politics of crisis that collapses the false dichotomies between sovereignty and governmentality and between critique and crisis. Their essays address a wide range of topics, such as the role history plays in the development of a politics of crisis; Arendt's controversial judgment of Adolf Eichmann; Strauss's and Badiou's readings of Plato's Laws; the acceptance of the unacceptable; the human and nonhuman; and flesh as a biopolitical category representative of the ongoing crisis of modernity.
The Roots of Respect
Authors: Giorgini, Giovanni --- Irrera, Elena
ISBN: 9783110448139 9783110526288 Year: 2017 DOI: 10.26530/oapen_630212 Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Grant: Knowledge Unlatched - 100263
Despite the increasing concern for the issue of respect for persons displayed over the last decades by political philosophers, human-right thinkers, social and ethical theorists, a comprehensive treatment of the problem from a historical-philosophical perspective is conspicuously absent. The present collection of essays aims to contribute to the fulfillment of this gap by offering a reconstruction of the seminal passages in the history of philosophy which testify to the evolution of the idea of respect for persons and the rich array of conceptual specifications that such an idea acquires across the centuries.
By analysis of pivotal texts of ancient and modern contemporary philosophy, the volume will try to offer an articulated account of respect which, starting from its primeval connection with the search for esteem and the pursuit of human excellence, gradually evolves towards the recognition of the political status of each citizen and culminates into a true politics of human rights.
The Givenness of Desire
Author: Rosenberg, Randall S.
Book Series: Lonergan Studies ISBN: 9781487500313 9781487514709 Year: 2017 Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press Grant: Knowledge Unlatched - 100134
This book examines the human desire for God through the lens of Bernard Lonergan's 'concrete subjectivity.' With Lonergan as an integrating thread, the author engages a variety of thinkers, including Hans Urs von Balthazar, Jean-Luc Marion, Rene Girard, Lawrence Feingold, John Milbank, John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Pope France, among others. The Givenness of Desire investigates our paradoxical desire for God that is rooted in in both the natural and supernatural.
A Theory of Regret
Author: Price, Brian
In A THEORY OF REGRET Brian Price takes up regret as a useful political emotion and, surprisingly, as a way to understand bureaucracy. Drawing on the work of Hannah Arendt, Aristotle, and Heidegger, as well as examples from film, Price presents a philosophical reflection on the transformative qualities of regret insofar as it provides opportunities to re-evaluate our commitments and to recognize that we are judging ourselves and others differently. According to Price, the impersonality and indifference of bureaucracy is often seen as a structure to forestall regret; however, interacting with bureaucrats can be a pathway for thinking about how to redress past wrongs.
Tang Junyi
Author: Fröhlich, Thomas
Book Series: Modern Chinese Philosophy ISBN: 9789004330146 9789004330139 Year: 2017 DOI: 10.26530/OAPEN_627443 Language: English
Publisher: Brill Grant: Knowledge Unlatched - 100602
Both inside and outside of China, there have been heated debates about Confucian democracy, Confucian values and ethics, and Confucian alternatives to Western models of modernization. In many respects, however, the discussions have reached an impasse: Whereas some observers tend to depict Confucianism as a panacea for all kinds of political and social ills in East Asian and Western societies, others consider it to be a mere vestige of the Chinese tradition which lacks any relevance for contemporary discourse. The present study proposes a way through this impasse based on a critical examination of the modern Confucian project developed by the exiled philosopher Tang Junyi (1909-1978). Tang's comprehensive reinterpretation of Confucianism ranks among the most ambitious philosophical projects in modern Chinese history.
Philosophy --- Philosophy --- Sociology --- Asian Studies
Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Metaphysics
Authors: Greenstine, Abraham --- Johnson, Ryan
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press Grant: Knowledge Unlatched - 100133
Like the ancient inquiries into the nature of things, contemporary continental realism and materialism, from Deleuze to the Speculative Realists, embraces a commitment to investigate beings, without subordinating it to analyses of language, consciousness, texts or the social.This pensée brute, traditionally known as metaphysics, dares to question the one and the many, the potential and the actual, the material and immaterial and the world itself. This apparent kinship is not merely thematic, since contemporary thinkers explicitly and repeatedly return to the texts and figures of the Greco-Roman world. In this volume, leading philosophers address these varied, volatile, and novel interactions and themselves contribute to reconceiving and redeploying the problems of ancient metaphysics. Alongside this are 2 original and previously unpublished translations of essays by Gilles Deleuze and Pierre Aubenque.
Philosophy --- test --- Ancient Philosophy --- Metaphysics --- Continental Philosophy --- Plato --- Aristotle --- Hellenism
Author: Ariso, José Maria
ISBN: 9783110497007 9783110497656 9783110495836 Year: 2017 DOI: 10.26530/OAPEN_628401 Language: English
There is at present no publication specifically dedicated to analyzing the philosophical implications of augmented reality. Applications cover diverse fields like psychopathology and education, implications concern issues as diverse as negative knowledge, group cognition, the internet of things, and ontological issues, among others. In this way, it is intended not only to generate answers, but also, to draw attention to new problems that arise with the diffusion of augmented reality. In order to contemplate these problems from diverse perspectives, the authors are from a variety of fields - philosophy, computer sciences, education, psychology, and many more. Accordingly, the volume offers varied and interesting contributions which are of interest to professionals from multiple disciplines.
Philosophy --- Augmented reality
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Mortality and its Timings: When is Death?
Author: Shane McCorristine
Book Series: Palgrave Historical Studies in the Criminal Corpse and its Afterlife ISBN: 9781137583277 9781137583284 Year: 2017 Pages: 167 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58328-4 Language: English
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Subject: Medicine (General)
This volume provides a series of illuminating perspectives on the timings of death, through in-depth studies of Shakespearean tragedy, criminal execution, embalming practices, fears of premature burial, rumours of Adolf Hitler's survival, and the legal concept of brain death. In doing so, it explores a number of questions, including: how do we know if someone is dead or not? What do people experience at the moment when they die? Is death simply a biological event that comes about in temporal stages of decomposition, or is it a social event defined through cultures, practices, and commemorations? In other words, when exactly is death? Taken together, these contributions explore how death emerges in a series of stages that are uncertain, paradoxical, and socially contested.
medical humanities --- philosophy
Osservazioni sul concetto di oggetto della psicologia
Authors: Richard Avenarius --- Chiara Russo Krauss
Book Series: Scuola delle Scienze Umane e Sociali. Quaderni ISSN: 2499-4774 ISBN: 9788868870164 Year: 2017 Volume: 4 Pages: 120 DOI: 10.6093/978-88-6887-016-4 Language: Italian
Publisher: FedOA - Federico II University Press
Remarks on the concept of object of psychology is Richard Avenarius last work and it represents his attempt to establish the fledgling scientific, physiological, experimental psychology on rigorous philosophical basis. With this work the founder of the so-called Empiriocriticism participates to the wide debate on the definition of psychology, along with notable personalities of the time, such as Wilhelm Wundt, Ernst Mach, Oswald Külpe, Hermann Ebbinghaus, Hugo Münsterberg and Edward B. Titchener.
Richard Avenarius --- psychology --- philosophy
Mensch sein
Authors: Oberprantacher, Andreas --- Siegetsleitner, Anne
ISBN: 9783903122796 9783903122796 Year: 2017 Pages: 730 DOI: 10.15203/3122-79-6 Language: English|German
Publisher: innsbruck university press
Subject: Anthropology --- Philosophy
The question of what it means and implies to be human is fundamental to both philosophy and society. At the same time, she runs the risk of being answered with phrases. Even today, various questions about humanity are posed: Can humanity be delimited biologically or in its ways of life from other species or artificial creatures? How do people differ from people? Are language ability or free will essential features of being human? These and other questions were discussed intensively during the 10th Congress of the Austrian Society for Philosophy. This anthology presents a selection of contributions.
Philosophy --- Humanity --- Philosophie --- Humanität
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Leapin' lizards! It's Bill Nye's episode on reptiles.
Reptiles once ruled the Earth – as dinosaurs. Today, there are about 6,500 different species of reptiles. Snakes, lizards, crocodiles, alligators, tortoises, and turtles are all reptiles.
Reptiles are cold-blooded, so most of these animals live where it's warm. Cold-blooded animals don't necessarily have cold blood. It just means that the temperature of their blood changes with the temperature where they live. Lizards like to sit around on hot rocks to warm up their blood and speed up their bodies. Alligators let their body temperature be about the same as the water they swim in.
Reptiles are specially adapted to live in different environments. Geckos have developed bristly pads on their toes that let them climb walls to eat insects. Marine lizards on the Galapagos Islands slow their heartbeat down when diving into cold water, to help keep their blood warmer. The beak-shaped jaws of turtles and tortoises make eating plants easy. By adapting, reptiles live in all sorts of places around the world. They've been at it for hundreds of millions of years.
Reptiles have scaly skin and no hair.
Reptiles have special ways of living in many different places on Earth.
The biggest reptile in the world is the salt-water crocodile? They grow up to 5 meters (16 feet) long and weigh up to 700 kilograms (1,500 pounds).
The smallest reptile is the Spaerodactylus parthenopion species of gecko? They are only 1.7 centimeters (0.67 inches) long.
Some reptiles, like lizards, snakes, and turtles, hibernate in the winter?
"Let's Look at Reptiles" by Harriet E. Huntington. Published by Doubleday and Company, 1973.
"Reptiles" by Joy Richardson. Published by Franklin Watts, 1993.


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Allegro La Verne is located in the heart of downtown La Verne, on the south side of 3rd street just east of D. Allegro La Verne has been owned and operated since 1993 by its executive chef and founder Alain Fournier. This quaint restaurant has stood the test of time with scratch made Italian food, a charming outdoor patio, an eclectic selection of Italian and global wines, and a friendly staff dedicated to fostering a hospitable dining experience.
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Leviticus 23:3 Six days, shall work be done, but, on the seventh day, shall there be a sabbath of sacred rest, a holy convocation, no work, shall ye do,—a sabbath, shall it be unto Yahweh, in all your dwellings.
Leviticus 23:4 These, are the appointed seasons of Yahweh, holy convocations,—which ye shall proclaim in their appointed season:— Leviticus 23:5 In the first month, on the fourteenth of the month, between the evenings, is a Passover unto Yahweh; Leviticus 23:6 and, on the fifteenth day of this month, is the festival of unleavened cakes unto Yahweh,—seven days—unleavened cakes, shall ye eat. Leviticus 23:7 On the first day—a holy convocation, shall there be to you: no laborious work, shall ye do. Leviticus 23:8 So then ye shall bring near an altar-flame unto Yahweh, seven days,—on the seventh day, [shall there be] a holy convocation, no laborious work, shall ye do.
Leviticus 23:9 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying: Leviticus 23:10 Speak unto the sons of Israel, and thou shalt say unto them:—When ye enter into the land which, I, am giving you, and ye reap the harvest thereof, then shall ye bring in a sheaf of the first-ripe corn of your harvest, unto the priest; Leviticus 23:11 and he shall wave the sheaf before Yahweh, that ye may be accepted,—on the morrow of the sabbath, shall the priest wave it. Leviticus 23:12 And ye shall offer, on the day when ye wave the sheaf, a he-lamb without defect, the finest of its year, for an ascending-sacrifice unto Yahweh; Leviticus 23:13 and the, meal-offering thereof, shall be two-tenth parts of fine meal, overflowed with oil, as an altar-flame unto Yahweh, a satisfying odour,—and, the drink-offering thereof, [shall be] mine, the fourth of a hin. Leviticus 23:14 And, neither bread, nor roasted corn, nor garden-land grain, shall ye eat, until this selfsame day, until ye have brought in the oblation of your God,—an age-abiding statute unto your generations, in all your dwellings.
Leviticus 23:15 Then shall ye keep count to yourselves, from the morrow of the sabbath, from the day ye brought in the wave sheaf,—seven sabbaths complete, shall there be: Leviticus 23:16 until, on the morrow of the seventh sabbath, ye count fifty days,—then shall ye bring near a new meal-offering unto Yahweh. Leviticus 23:17 Out of your dwellings, shall ye bring in two wave loaves of two-tenths of an ephah, of fine meal, shall they be, with leaven, shall they be baked,—firstfruits unto Yahweh. Leviticus 23:18 Then shall ye bring near, with the bread, seven he-lambs without defect, of the first year, and one young bullock, and two rams,—they shall be an ascending-sacrifice unto Yahweh, with their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings, an altar-flame of satisfying odour unto Yahweh. Leviticus 23:19 Then shall ye offer one he-goat, as a sin-bearer,—and two he-lambs, of the first year, as a peace-offering. Leviticus 23:20 And the priest shall wave them, with the firstfruits' bread, as a wave-offering before Yahweh, with the two he-lambs,—holy, shall they be unto Yahweh, for the priest. Leviticus 23:21 And ye shall make proclamation on this self-same day—a holy convocation, shall it be unto you; no laborious work, shall ye do,—an age-abiding statute, in all your dwellings, unto your generations.
Gleanings to be left for the poor.
Leviticus 23:22 And, when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly clear the border of thy field, when thou reapest, and, the gleanings of thy field, shalt thou not glean,—for the poor and for the sojourner, shalt thou leave them. I—Yahweh, am your God.
Leviticus 23:23 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying: Leviticus 23:24 Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying:—In the seventh month, on the first of the month, shall there be unto you a sacred rest, a trumpet-blowing commemoration, a holy convocation: Leviticus 23:25 no laborious work, shall ye do,—but ye shall bring near an altar-flame unto Yahweh.
Leviticus 23:26 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying, Leviticus 23:27 Surely, on the tenth of this seventh month, is, the Day of Propitiation, a holy convocation, shall it be to you, therefore shall ye humble your souls,—and bring near an altar-flame unto Yahweh. Leviticus 23:28 And, no work, shall ye do, on this selfsame day,—for, a day of propitiation, it is, to put a propitiatory-covering over you before Yahweh your God. Leviticus 23:29 For, whosoever be the person that shall not be humbled on this selfsame day, then shall he be cut off from among his kinsfolk. Leviticus 23:30 And, whosoever be the person that shall do any work on this selfsame day, then will I destroy that person from the midst of his people. Leviticus 23:31 No work, shall ye do,—an age-abiding statute, to your generations, in all your dwellings. Leviticus 23:32 A sabbath of sacred rest, shall it be unto you, so shall ye humble your souls,—on the ninth of the month, in the evening, from evening to evening, shall ye keep your sabbath.
Leviticus 23:33 And Yahweh spake unto Moses, saying: Leviticus 23:34 Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying:—On the fifteenth day of this seventh month, shall be the festival of booths, for seven days, unto Yahweh. Leviticus 23:35 On the first day, [shall be] a holy convocation,—no laborious work, shall ye do. Leviticus 23:36 Seven days, shall ye bring near an altar-flame unto Yahweh: on the eighth day—a holy convocation, shall there be unto you, so shall ye bring near an altar-flame unto Yahweh—the closing of the feast, it is, no laborious work, shall ye do. Leviticus 23:37 These, are the appointed seasons of Yahweh, which ye shall proclaim, as holy convocations,—for bringing near, as an altar-flame unto Yahweh, an ascending-sacrifice, and a meal-offering, a sacrifice and a drink-offering, each day's appointment on its own day:— Leviticus 23:38 besides the sabbaths of Yahweh, and besides your presents, and besides all your vows, and besides all your freewill offerings which ye shall give unto Yahweh. Leviticus 23:39 Surely, on the fifteenth day of the seventh month, when ye have gathered in the yield of the land, shall ye celebrate the festival of Yahweh, seven days,—on the first day, a sacred rest, and, on the eighth day, a sacred rest. Leviticus 23:40 So then ye shall take you, on the first day, boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm-trees, and boughs of thick trees, and poplars of the ravine,—and shall rejoice before Yahweh your God, seven days. Leviticus 23:41 So shall ye celebrate it as a festival unto Yahweh, seven days in the year,—a statute age-abiding, to your generations. In the seventh month, shall ye celebrate it; Leviticus 23:42 In booths, shall ye dwell seven days;—All the home-born in Israel, shall dwell in booths: Leviticus 23:43 To the end that your generations may know, that, in booths, made I the sons of Israel to dwell, when I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt,—I—Yahweh, am your God. Leviticus 23:44 So then Moses declared, the appointed seasons of Yahweh, unto the sons of Israel.