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21 September 2017 | History
NOT NEGLECTED: Some of the skulls that were repatriated from Germany are kept in a climate-controlled secure safe room at the National Museum. PHOTO: JEMIMA BEUKES
The acting director of the Heritage and Culture Council, Esther Moombola-Goagoses, has rubbished allegations that some of the human skulls and skeletons repatriated from Germany in 2014 were being neglected.
It had been alleged that the skeletons were "tucked away" and "collecting dust" in government offices.
Namibian Sun has established that the skulls are safely kept in a climate-controlled and secure storage facility at the National Museum.
"I cannot even entertain these kinds of comments. It is not true at all. None of them have made the effort to come and see where the skulls were put. There is a room for them [skulls] at the National Museum and everyone is free to see them," said Moombola-Goagoses.
She said the skulls were not on display to the public, as was expected by the affected communities, but were in safekeeping according to international standards.
"This is not a medical museum. We need permission from the relatives of victims with these remains to put the skulls up for display. Now if you do not know who the relatives are, how will you get permission?" she asked. Moombola-Goagoses was responding to claims by a member of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA), Utjiua Muinjangue, who argued that the government was disrespecting their ancestors' remains.
According to Muinjangue, there was an agreement between the affected communities and government that the skulls would be placed in a special exhibition on the first floor of the Independence Memorial Museum.
"It is not what is reflected there, there is one corner only. I was there with Al Jazeera who wanted to know where the skulls are and there is no answer," Muinjangue said.
According to her, attempts to secure an appointment with the directorate had been futile.
"We want to know, it is the skulls of our people – we want to know in what condition they are, whether they are in boxes somewhere. Are they still treated the same way they were treated when they were in Germany? Where is the dignity?" she complained.
"For some people they might be [just] skulls [but] for some of us it brings pain. The same pain people feel when they talk about Ongulumbashe and Cassinga," she said.
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Freshman Sahm Irvine played at No. 1 singles against No. 21 Hawai'i Hilo Saturday.
LA JOLLA, Calif. - The University of California San Diego men's tennis team had its three-match win streak snapped at the hands of No. 21 Hawai'i Hilo, 4-0, in its home return Saturday at Northview Tennis Courts.
UC San Diego dropped to 7-9, while UH Hilo improved to 9-3. The Tritons had also lost to the Vulcans, by that identical score, in Kailua-Kona, Hawai'i, back on Feb. 17. UC San Diego is ranked No. 4 in the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) West Region poll, with Hawai'i Hilo at No. 1. UHH has taken four straight meetings.
The Tritons had started their busy Spring Break with back-to-back, dominant 7-0 wins in the Midwest at Quincy and Truman State on Tuesday and Wednesday.
UC San Diego was swept in doubles, but all three matches were close. Junior Marius Ruh and sophomore Neil Tengbumroong fell 6-4 at No. 2, followed by redshirt freshman Zach Ermert (Carlsbad/La Costa Canyon HS) and senior Richard Han by that same score at No. 3 to clinch the doubles point for the visitors.
Marc Isaia, in his return to the court after missing the previous three contests, teamed with fellow junior Sreeganesh Manoharan (San Diego/Torrey Pines HS) at No. 1, and they were edged 7-5 by the nation's 13th-ranked tandem of Alessandro Giuliato and Vaclav Slezak.
The Tritons were also facing nationally-ranked opponents at the top three spots in singles. True freshman Sahm Irvine was bested by Slezak, rated No. 21, at the No. 1 position, 6-0, 6-1. Ermert was defeated by Chun En Wu, ranked 10th in the West Region, at No. 4, 6-1, 6-3. To put the result out of reach at 4-0, Tengbumroong dropped a 6-4, 6-4, decision to No. 50 Martin Soukal at No. 3.
With two more matches over the next two days for UC San Diego, including a big test Monday, action was halted on the remaining courts. Isaia was down, 3-6, 1-4, against 32nd-ranked Giuliato at No. 2. Manoharan trailed Luca Checchia at No. 5, 3-6, 3-3, and Ruh the same against Alan Cincunegui at No. 6, 4-6, 1-2.
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· Calls out sick and rides the time off policies to the very edge.
· Does the absolute minimum work expected, but just enough to fly under the radar.
· Testing and criticizing the office policies in place.
· Gossiping, but not to where it can be seen in the office.
· Controls a situation by using negativity.
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The worst thing is that they do not have enough infractions to suspend, let alone terminate. They know how to work the system. They are the "bottom of the curve" employees.
Everyone can't be a star player, but they should at least be average. With the difficult employee, there is no enthusiasm, drive, and usually a bad attitude. Just when you think there is a chance after some private motivational conversation, they will pull the rug from underneath you once again and leave you wondering why you have this employee. It affects the morale of co-workers and of those who work hard and follow the rules. It tests your ability as a leader and manager, and starts to poison the well with the teams' lack of faith in management.
Chances are, this type of behavior has not only worked for them in the past, but is simply part of their personality. They feel like they are smart enough, and even smarter than their co-workers, to beat the system. They become so difficult that managers and co-workers just start to put up with it, which makes the person feel like they won. They feel they can get away with anything and even have a look about them that says, "What are you going to do about it?" The good news is there are some things you can do to correct this type of behavior and start holding them more accountable.
No one likes to have to deal with these types of problem employees, but when you have an employee who is disruptive, has a bad attitude, or is quite frankly a "bad apple," you need to deal with it as soon as possible. You should never pretend this problem does not exist, or hope it somehow corrects itself. You will lose the respect of your team if you do not deal with the situation. You need to deal with this type of issue immediately with a "zero tolerance policy" once you start to see the cracks. Don't wait, it will only get worse. It may even get beyond repair on what has already been broken.
Counsel and verbal warning: Get all of the facts and bring that person into your office without making a big scene. Be honest, and upfront, and discuss what you are seeing and how important it is to have the whole department working in "harmony". Simply ask if there is anything wrong, or if there is something happening in the workplace that is causing what is perceived as "a person with a bad attitude who is unhappy at work." Listen and show empathy if the conversation is headed that way. There may be some personal issues that they just need to get off of their chest. If you get a sarcastic, "Nothings wrong with me," then you need to state that is not what you see. You have to be strong, but not attacking, and let them know that the behavior shown is not acceptable and needs to improve.
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Point out their strengths, and try to first focus on the good aspects of their performance rather than a perceived bad attitude. The goal is for the boss, and co-workers, to try to see the positive, and not the negative.
Document and date this conversation as a verbal warning. This is not a written warning, but shows that you did talk to the person about difficult employee issues. The more you document, the easier it will be to terminate if it gets to that point. The biggest mistake is to not document. Documentation and building a case is the proof that shows you talked to this employee many times but to no avail.
First and second written warnings: Continue to confront until the behavioral problems are eliminated. The employee might feel like they are under the microscope and you are on a witch-hunt, but this is the only way to fix the problem for good. It might take some time depending on the situation, but you need to show you will not give in until you are completely satisfied. Also realize you do have to show equality for all. For example, if the employee is always just a few minutes late but within the grace period, you need to make sure if there are others with the same bad habits that they are dealt with as well. If the issue is not resolved, then you will need to explain possible disciplinary action. The nature of the discipline depends on the issue and HR policies. The problem may or may not be as clear-cut as job performance or attendance issues. Again, make sure you document the overall conversation.
You may need to ask for HR's help as well. There is nothing wrong with this. You do, however, need to make sure you have truly done all you can before it gets to this point.
The overall goal is for the employee to fully understand the problem at hand, what the solution must be, and what the consequences are if the behavioral problems continues. You should obviously never reward anyone for bad behavior, but if the person truly shows vast improvement, you can give the recognition deserved. It cannot be seen to the team that "if you have a bad attitude, you get what you want." It should be seen as you had a situation that needed to be dealt with, they've seen an improvement in the person's attitude and performance, and you are doing what is best for the overall good of the department. Do not discuss any personal issues, or even what was said to the employee, with the rest of the staff. If they ask you any questions, even in private, just say that you addressed the situation and what was said and done is confidential. They might be a bit disappointed not to hear the juicy gossip, but you will gain more respect in the long run for keeping all employee related issues confidential. This goes for the employee who is asking as well.
Suspension and/or termination. If it gets to the point where you have tried everything mentioned in steps 1 and 2, and the employee is still not willing to change behavioral problems, then you need to begin suspension and/or termination procedures in accordance with your company's policies.
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Somerset Patriots Post-Game Notes: Game 15
Mike Ashmore • May 15, 2019
"You probably had your story written already." – Brett Jodie.
The Somerset Patriots manager, who said that in his standard goodnatured ways, was right. Well, sort of. The tweet was sitting in Tweetdeck, waiting to get angrily fired off after a cold, wet, rain-delayed night in Bridgewater.
"Miserable night, and a miserable result to match. Patriots lose to High Point, 4-0."
But that passive aggressive nonsense never saw the light of day. Edwin Espinal made sure it didn't. After a largely lifeless showing by the Patriots offense off of former Somerset starter Tyler Herron, they rallied in the ninth — first off of another former Pats pitcher, Chase Huchingson — and then closer Trevor Frank, culminating in an incredible, walk-off grand slam by Espinal to give Somerset an improbable 5-4 victory.
"You always have faith in your team to come back and do something special, but the longer that game went — and I was talking with (hitting coach) Glen (Barker) and a few other people — that we had two days off, we're itching to play, BP gets cancelled, it's cold weather, it's rainy, you get delayed…it's not an excuse, but it's tough to get it going," Jodie said.
"It's no excuse, and it's upsetting. But early, we looked like that. Later on, we tried to get it going, but it's tough. Herron threw the ball well. It's tough to just say, 'Let's start playing now.' You've got to come in mentally prepared each and every day, and I'm not saying we didn't come in that way, but I felt like by the time the game started, we were a bit sluggish. The pitching staff did enough to keep us in there; I thought those two runs off (Vince) Molesky might have been too much to overcome. If it was 2-0, I feel like that's something that's very attainable…as the game went on, it felt like our chances were minimized."
Until they weren't. Huchingson allowed Alfredo Rodriguez, Ramon Flores and Rey Navarro to reach consecutively on two singles and a fielding error, respectively, before Will Kengor grounded into a somewhat bizarre fielder's choice; Rockers first baseman Dante Bichette fielded the ball up the first base line and appeared to have stepped on first base before releasing the ball to throw home, which would have taken off the force play and had Rodriguez safe at the plate since no tag was applied. However, it was ruled Bichette had not held the bag while still in possession of the ball, essentially making it little more than a forceout.
High Point skipper Jamie Keefe brought in closer Trevor Frank, who walked Mike Ohlman to cut their lead to 4-1, setting the stage for Espinal.
Was he looking to win the game with one swing of the bat?
"For sure," Espinal said.
"When I see the bases loaded, I go to home plate looking for one pitch…I was looking middle-in in that situation. He threw the fastball in, and you see what happened."
That we did. Frank started Espinal off with some sliders, but Espinal remained patient and waited for something he could drive.
"First pitch was slider, second pitch was slider again," he said. "Third pitch was a fastball in the dirt, and then the last pitch was a fastball. Always when you're hitting homers, it's awesome. It's great to be with the guys and celebrate. This makes me more comfortable here. I think everybody here is great, and we've got a good team. We love each other."
One swing turned a miserable night into a memorable one, a forgettable night into one that'll be talked about around here for quite some time.
"We always put up a fight, it seems like, but I can't remember the last time we put up five in the ninth to win or something like that," Jodie said. "We've had a lot of walk-offs around here, but maybe it's tied or you're down by one or two. That was really special to put together something like that, and in a night like this with the weather the way it was. It would have been easy to roll over, come on in and get warm. That shows a lot of mental and physical toughness, and it shows a lot to me that they didn't want to go out like that. That's the sign of a team that has the potential to do some big things."
Of course, there was more to that game than just one swing, snarky tweets be damned. Rick Teasley gave the club a solid start, using 85 pitches to throw five frames of two-run ball in which he scattered five hits, walked one and struck out eight.
"I thought he threw the ball pretty well," Jodie said. "He got two quick outs, then gave up the home run, and then you look around and you're in some trouble; first and second and a possible chance to load the bases. But, he got out of that with minimal damage, and pretty much cruised the rest of the way. He gave up the one more run, but I thought he had people off-balance for the most part and thought he threw it well. Would have liked to get six (innings) out of him, but the pitch count got up there a little bit in that last inning."
Mike Ashmore, mashmore98 AT gmail.com
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Void Formation in Type 1.4988 Stabilized Stainless Steel
A 16Cr-13Ni columbium-stabilized stainless steel (Type 1.4988) was irradiated as fuel pin cladding in the Dounreay fast reactor (DFR) and Mol BR 2 reactors and also in the Harwell Variable Energy cyclotron (VEC) up to 4.0 × 1022 n/cm2(E > 0.1 MeV) or 3 × 1017 C2+ ions/cm2. The irradiation temperatures ranged from 300 to 650 C (572 to 1202 F). The material investigated was in an essentially solution-treated condition.
Postirradiation measurements included immersion density determinations, diametral change measurements, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations.
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Artrave: The Artpop Ball (stylizováno na artRAVE The ARTPOP Ball) bylo čtvrté koncertní turné americké zpěvačky Lady Gaga, konané v datech 4. května až 24. listopadu 2014 na podporu jejího třetího studiového alba Artpop (2013). Turné navázalo tam, kde skončilo předchozí Born This Way Ball Tour, které musela Lady Gaga zrušit kvůli zranění kyčle. V rámci tohoto turné vystoupila Lady Gaga 5. října 2014 v pražské O2 areně. Jednalo se již o druhý koncert této umělkyně v České republice.

Původní setlist
 intro
 "ARTPOP"
 "G.U.Y."
 "Fashion!"
 "Donatella"
 "Venus"
 "MANiCURE"
 "Cake Like Lady Gaga"
 "Just Dance"
 "Poker Face"
 "Telephone"
 "Partynauseous"
 "Paparazzi"
 "Do What U Want"
 "Born This Way"
 "Jewels N' Drugs"
 "Aura"
 "Sexxx Dreams"
 "Mary Jane Holland"
 "Alejandro"
 "Ratchet"
 "Bad Romance"
 "Applause"
 "Swine"
 "Gypsy"

Upravený setlist v polovině americké části turné
 intro
 "ARTPOP"
 "G.U.Y."
 "Donatella"
 "Venus"
 "MANiCURE"
 "Just Dance"
 "Poker Face"
 "Telephone"
 "Partynauseous"
 "Paparazzi"
 "Do What U Want"
 "Born This Way"
 "The Edge Of Glory"
 "Judas"
 "Aura"
 "Sexxx Dreams"
 "Mary Jane Holland"
 "Alejandro"
 "Ratchet"
 "Bad Romance"
 "Applause"
 "Swine"
 "Gypsy"

Setlist pro Asii a Oceánii a část Evropy
 intro
 "ARTPOP"
 "G.U.Y."
 "Donatella"
 "Venus"
 "MANiCURE"
 "Just Dance"
 "Poker Face"
 "Telephone"
 "Partynauseous"
 "Paparazzi"
 "Do What U Want"
 "Dope"
 "Born This Way"
 "The Edge of Glory"
 "Judas"
 "Aura"
 "Sexxx Dreams"
 "Alejandro"
 "Ratchet"
 "Bad Romance"
 "Applause"
 "Swine"
 "Gypsy"

Konečný setlist
 intro
 "ARTPOP"
 "G.U.Y."
 "Donatella"
 "Venus"
 "MANiCURE"
 "Just Dance"
 "Poker Face"
 "Telephone"
 "Partynauseous"
 "Paparazzi"
 "Do What U Want"
 "Born This Way"
 "Dope"
 "Yoü and I"
 "Jewels N' Drugs"
 "The Edge Of Glory"
 "Judas"
 "Aura"
 "Sexxx Dreams"
 "Mary Jane Holand"
 "Alejandro"
 "Bang Bang"
 "Ratchet"
 "Bad Romance"
 "Applause"
 "Swine"
 "Gypsy"

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Bellmen are located at the Fifth Avenue Porte-cochere and in the Fifth Avenue hotel lobby. They will be happy to assist you with porterage and luggage storage.
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Each Concierge at The Plaza is a member of the Les Clefs d'Or. To become a member of this prestigious organization, concierges must demonstrate substantial professional experience as well as good character. Les Clefs d'Or concierges have their fingers on the pulses of their cities, are able to advise guests on restaurants, night life, sporting and theater events, sightseeing tours and shopping among other things. They are able to direct guests to any location or product at any time of day or night.
Consequently, the Plaza concierge department is uniquely equipped to assist our guests in accessing the best of New York's events and attractions, including restaurant reservations, theatre tickets, concert passes and sporting events. Please feel free to contact the Plaza Concierge prior to your arrival so they may offer guidance on your unique array of needs and arrange for any special requests.
Guests have easy access to elevators off the Fifth Avenue Hotel Lobby.
Our housekeeping staff provides twice daily room cleaning.
Same-day dry-cleaning and laundry services are available seven days a week. Laundry bags and price list are located in the guest room closet. Overnight shoe shine is also available.
The hotel's parking facility is off-site. Valet parking is available at a price of $95.00/night with no in-and-out privileges. A $15 surcharge will be applied to any oversized vehicles.
The Plaza accepts dogs. A $250 charge will be added to the room charge. Pets cannot be left unattended in the room. All guests checking in with a pet have to sign a release accepting responsibility for any damage caused by the pet. If there is damage caused by the pet, the owner must pay for the complete repair of the damage. Seeing-eye dogs are always welcome. Additional details on our Pet Program are located here.


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Flight cancellations drag on as airlines short-staffed
Travelers trek through Terminal E at Logan Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in Boston. At least three major airlines say they have canceled dozens of flights, Friday, Dec. 24, because illnesses largely tied to the omicron variant of COVID-19 have taken a toll on flight crew numbers during the busy holiday travel season. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
NEW YORK (AP) — Airlines continued to cancel hundreds of flights Saturday as staffing issues tied to COVID-19disrupted holiday celebrations during one of the busiest travel times of the year.
FlightAware, a flight-tracking website, noted 921 flights entering, leaving or inside the U.S. canceled Saturday, up from 690 Friday. Over 200 more flights were already canceled for Sunday. FlightAware does not say why flights are canceled.
Delta, United and JetBlue on Friday had all said the omicron variant was causing staffing problems leading to flight cancellations. United spokesperson Maddie King said staffing shortages were still causing cancellations and it was unclear when normal operations would return. "This was unexpected," she said of omicron's impact on staffing. Delta and JetBlue did not immediately respond to questions Saturday.
According to FlightAware, the three airlines canceled more than 10% of their Saturday scheduled flights. American Airlines also canceled 90 flights Saturday, about 3% of its schedule, according to FlightAware. American spokesperson Derek Walls said the cancellations stemmed from "COVID-related sick calls" and the airline contacted customers on Friday. European and Australian airlines have also canceled holiday-season flights due to staffing problems tied to COVID.
FlightAware, which does not give a reason for why flights are canceled, said airlines scrapped nearly 6,000 flights globally on Friday, Saturday and Sunday as of Saturday afternoon, with almost one-third of affected flights to, from or within the United States. Chinese airlines made up many of the canceled flights, and Chinese airports topped FlightAware's lists of those with most cancellations. China has strict pandemic control measures including frequent lockdowns, and the government set one on Xi'an, a city of 13 million people, earlier this week.
Flight delays and cancellations tied to staffing shortages have been a regular problem for the U.S. airline industry this year. Airlines encouraged workers to quit in 2020, when air travel collapsed, and were caught short-staffed this year as travel recovered.
To ease staffing shortages, countries including Spain and the U.K. have reduced the length of COVID-19 quarantines by letting people return to work sooner after testing positive or being exposed to the virus.
Delta CEO Ed Bastian was among those who have called on the Biden administration to take similar steps or risk further disruptions in air travel. On Thursday, the U.S. shortened COVID-19 isolation rules for health care workers only.
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Click the card deck image below to shuffle the cards.
From a neutral state of mind, ask the question you want the Oracle to reveal.
Double-click on the cards that speak to you most to find which Oracles are guiding you now and read the messages.
Essential meanings: Abiding by social rules; conformity; respecting cultural or family customs; universal laws.
The Oracle's Message: The universe works within a structure of Divine laws and principles that provide a framework for human experience and evolution. The Law of Abundance, the Law of Prayer, the Law of Karma, the Law of Attraction, the Law of Thought, the Law of Compensation, and the Law of Nature are only a few that are known to us. These principles create perfect order and operate with a kind of precision beyond human understanding. Even revolution has its place in universal law. Human beings, in turn, have their own laws and customs that vary from culture to culture and family to family. Our laws keep social order and govern human behavior, reflecting our instinctive understanding that harmony is important. This is a time to learn these laws and conform to them, rather than being the rebel and flouting the rules. When this card appears, submit to structure and follow the rules even if they seem to make no sense. Release resistance, for universal laws will correct any disharmony. Open your eyes to those universal laws and it will be easier go by the book at this time.
Relationship message: Getting along with others includes understanding and respecting who they have become as a result of their environment, culture, and experience. Find the middle ground that allows the relationship to flourish while honoring the individuality of the other person. Go by the book instead of trying to break the rules or pressure others to conform to the way you want to do things. Your connection will deepen as a result.
Prosperity message: At this time, you can expect a return on your investment. Whatever you have pursued—be it a dream you've long cherished, a skill you've cultivated, or a service you're called to—will come to you if you are willing to go by the book. You don't need to reinvent the wheel to be successful. Follow in the footsteps of others who have already achieved the things you're striving for. You can learn a lot by observing the structures that are already working. Your creative projects and commitment to prosperity are in alignment with the needs of the world, but impatience may tempt you to cut corners to get there more quickly. Stick with what you know works, and you will achieve and attract abundance.
Essential meanings: Endurance; strength; the long haul.
Protection message: Do you feel as if you've been wandering in the desert now for ages and ages and nothing is happening? When you conjure up the image of a desert, you see parched lips, sunburned skin, and mirages—but there is more to it than that. Amid the hot sands are creatures with resilient spirits, tough skin, and the willingness to burrow deep underground for water so that they may thrive. This is a time of developing survival skills and resilience. You are learning how to conserve your strength, and in this temporary time of austerity, it's wise to be selective about where you expend your energy. Listen to the call of your soul because it will never lead you astray. This is an important time for letting go of what's not important.
Protection message: Sometimes subconsciously denying the truth may drive you toward a specific outcome aligning with an intention that is hidden from your awareness. For example, you may want to be prominent in your profession, but your desire is not really about sharing your talents but about making yourself feel better, because fame would cause people to admire and approve of you. Or you may want to reunite with the partner who rejected you because you believe that your love continues to be strong, but deep down you what you really desire is to be with that person so that you can have the last word. Now is the time for deep soul-searching of the "why" that drives your choices. What you uncover will set you free and bring you ever closer to the happiness you seek.
Essential meanings: Time to make a decision; considering the consequences as you prepare to act; owning up to your ability to make a necessary choice.
Protection message: Indecision is extremely frustrating and will lead to anxiety, loss, and confusion. At this juncture, you can't remain in place without losing your way altogether. Avoid the tendency to let others choose for you, which is a way to subtly refuse to take responsibility for your choices. Don't give your power away, not even to this oracle. By not making a choice, you are making a choice, for which you must be accountable. If that choice leads to undesirable circumstances, take heart: Spirit never tires of giving you second chances. You can always start again once you've learned this valuable lesson.
Essential meanings: A need to see beyond the superficial; the desire to don a mask or dress something up to disguise its true nature; trying to be something you're not; chasing after every sparkling new thing; being mercurial.
The Oracle's Message: It's only human to want to adorn ourselves in trinkets and paint a pretty picture of ourselves. It's natural to want to acquire the trappings of status—or to deny them as a statement of rebellion. But if it sparkles, is it better? Whether it's a fast car, a big house, a title or position, the power of authority, or the sparkling of diamonds, these icons let us know something about a person, place, or thing. Or do they? The truth is that we seek to acquire things because of what they will do for us, and how they symbolically will elevate us and make us more attractive. This card signals that it's time to see beyond the adornments and probe underneath the glitter. Learn to recognize the masks people wear and the motives underlying them. Imagine that all the glitter is gone. Would you still desire the object or person?
Relationship message: Sometimes we try to become something we're not to impress others. We embellish a story a bit, adding some dramatic elements to make us more appealing. The real person becomes hidden behind the sparkle and shine. Then there are times when we don't see the true value of someone else because he or she may not have the glitz and glamour that seem so desirable. Now is the time to look past the surface, beyond the mask, to the essence of a person. Who that person is, not what he or she has or can give you, is important now. See beyond the glitter and look for the inner glow. Use the eyes in your heart. Let go of artifice and let what is authentic shine.
Prosperity message: Sometimes an opportunity looks so good that it glitters like gold and you just can't resist it, especially when it appears others are doing so well and have hit the mother lode! Just as during the American Gold Rush everyone hurried west to find their fortune and then deserted entire towns after the mining depleted the gold veins in the earth, so too can you to deplete yourself as you chase after the latest shiny thing that has caught your eye. There is a mercurial quality to your present circumstances. Pay no attention to those who chase after fool's gold. Resist the temptation to be jealous of others. What they have achieved may not be the true success you seek, so don't compare yourself to them. You see only the surface right now, only the sparkle. Be assured that you will experience your own shining moment if you stick to what you know. All that glitters may not be gold for you.
Essential meanings: Harmonious partnerships; love; friendship; companionship; a relationship fostering personal growth.
Protection message: An important relationship brings you to your knees. This is the kind of soul mate that comes with a powerful gift. Your patterns and all your old stories that don't serve your well-being enter into this dynamic so you can heal them. This person is called to a sacred task—to help you learn, even if it seems uncomfortable, sticky, and inconceivable. The question is not Why did he do this to me? but rather What is the gift in this? Look into this mirror. You will only be changed for the better.
Essential meanings: Being grounded in everyday experience; humility.
The Oracle's Message: There are times when the big dream is meant to be laid to rest in your consciousness so that you can pay attention to the simple chores in your life. Consider why pruning a tree is as important as delighting in the beautiful blooms when they are in full blossom. The mundane act of pulling off dead leaves, watering the soil, and then leaving it alone to let nature take its course is an important step in manifestation. Taking your attention away from your goal brings you into a state of receptivity. This is the deeper and profound purpose for releasing attachment. When you engage the everyday tasks in a meditative, contemplative way, you clear your energy to receive your Aha moments, which brings you ever closer to what you seek.
Relationship message: Nothing is as important right now as just doing what you need to do day to day. Let your heart remember that not everything has to be hard, passionate, or even obviously meaningful. Relationships and friendships go through lulls when the everyday tasks are at the center of awareness. That is perfect right now. Hold hands, wash dishes, make a fire, read a book, share a meal, say nothing, stare into space, pick up socks, tell a dumb joke, and leave space to breathe. The "work" of your relationship right now is very simple: just to be present and sharing. Funny how it takes work to "just be." All is well, really.
Prosperity message: Now is the time to take small steps rather than the larger leaps on the journey to creating your most prosperous life. Move your focus off your big dream and attend to the mundane chores. Focus on the little things that may have piled up while you've been planning your big life, the greater plan that you aspire to see manifest into reality. "Chop wood, carry water," as the Zen proverb advises—or wash dishes, walk the dog. . . . While you're doing all that, Spirit will have a chance to move mountains and set wondrous miracles in motion for you. Remain humble and aware of the present.
Essential meanings: The Law of Giving and Receiving; currency; trade-offs; weighing costs and determining value.
The Oracle's Message: You're entering into a productive and enriching time when all manner of opportunities are being offered to you. You have everything you need to seize them. Yet in order to honor them, you must put in the time, exchange your experience and skills, and commit heart and soul to what you're choosing to pursue. You can do it! You have what it takes to be successful if you align with the Law of Giving and Receiving. You must engage in a dance of give and take, push and pull, doing and being. If you let fear guide your choices, you could deplete yourself or create an imbalance. This is not a time of just do, do, do. Use your currency wisely and be mindful of the value others bring to your life.
Relationship message: Love is an exchange of life-force energy between two living beings. It grows exponentially when it's reciprocated. You must give and receive in order for love to flourish and abundance to flow between you, nourishing you. Spirit wants you to start accepting all the blessings waiting for you, as well as offer the same gift in return. Open your heart and allow it to be filled! Let love in and let it flow out of you, too. Love is truly yours today.
Prosperity message: All your hard work and efforts—your commitment to learning, creating, and spending your time wisely—pay off in ways you may not have been anticipating. The gifts of yourself—your time, your ideas, and the energy of your intentions—are being reciprocated by the universe, which is sending you signs and signals, aligning synchronistic meetings and opportunities to bring you success and more. Everything is an exchange. Keep doing what you're doing. Goodwill comes back tenfold.
Essential meanings: Transitions; not being quite out of one situation and fully engaged in another; temporary blindness; no-man's-land.
Essential meanings: Being ready; bringing something to light; being at your best; confidence.
The Oracle's Message: You can be assured that you are ready for anything right now. You know what you need to, your skills are sharp, you've come to this place with wisdom and knowledge, and you sense a new phase of your life about to begin. People respond to your confidence and trust you. This is an auspicious time to begin new things.
Relationship message: When you're confident and happy in your skin, you are ready for deeper, more intimate relationships. You have nothing to prove right now. You are completely yourself and can handle anything now. Love, friendships and harmonious new connections are all present now or coming in. You're ready to give and receive from the heart. This is a beautiful place to be.
Prosperity message: You have every reason to feel confident. Everything you need to make your success concrete is now at your disposal. You can take action knowing you are ready to step into your power, into your light and into your service to the world! The direction you're moving in is your Destiny. Your soul is smiling with joy as you align with this truth.
Essential meanings: Opportunity allied with readiness; the awareness of synchronicity; luck and good fortune appearing as signs and symbols; a magical alignment of events.
Protection message: Perhaps you felt almost certain that serendipitous events were meant to lead to something better. It was supposed to be the perfect business, or that person you gave your heart to was supposed to be "the one"—yet it all fell apart! Consider this: Sometimes synchronicity and serendipity come together to lead you directly into difficulties in order to deliver an important lesson you need to learn before you hit the jackpot. Don't get caught up in the drama of disappointment. There really is a silver lining in this cloud. Spirit always knows what you need and is guiding you to where you are meant to go. Pay attention to the signs presented to you.
Essential meanings: Freedom from attachment; radical acceptance.
Protection message: Now is a time for calmness and well-being in spite of temporary conditions. Even if there are dissonant notes in the music of your life, all that means is that you must go within and fine-tune the extraordinary instrument that you are. This is a time to find harmony within yourself and not look to the outer world to provide certainty. This, too, shall pass, and once again your life will sing with beautiful music.
Essential meanings: Unfinished business; an incomplete lesson; lack of closure; the need to make amends.
Protection message: When unfinished business casts a shadow, it is a reminder that procrastination is a form of self-sabotage. It is not in your best interest to stall. Even stumbling forward is better than holding back. Don't overthink things or let yourself get distracted—just tie up any loose ends up and deliver the results. Don't quit before the finish line. Spirit wants you to win.
Essential meanings: The Law of Attraction bringing dreams into fruition; the results of positive thinking made manifest; abundance appearing as if from nowhere; financial gains and the sharing of good fortune.
Protection message: Poverty consciousness and a sense of "not enough" cast a shadow on your path. These ideas and core beliefs come with a high cost. Do you really want to proclaim yourself a victim of disappointment and failed expectations? Are you avoiding success because you will grow so tall that others will want to cut you down? Or is it possible that you're caught in a fear that you will lose what you have acquired, so you hold on so tight and you miss the opportunities to expand? You are challenged to change the way you see the world and move from a perception of limitations to a perception of abundance. Take a risk, for you have nothing to lose except sitting in a prison of your own making. Open the door and find the abundance waiting for you to claim it.
Essential meanings: Timelessness; Divine timing; immeasurable time.
The Oracle's Message: When humans created time, everything changed and contracted. We have come to look at life in a linear way, imagining that the past is behind us and the future ahead of us. But what if that isn't true at all? What if everything were happening now, in a glorious timelessness of creativity and beauty, chaos and order? You have all the time in the world to co-create the life you desire, so release your agenda. Let go of your need to form and shape each moment to your expectations, knowing that what is yours will never be withheld from you. Miracles are here right now, and always show up when you need them, right on time.
Relationship message: Love, the fulfillment of desire, and even the body's reproductive cycles have their own timetable. Some things are preordained and cannot be coerced. Everything has its season, its Divine and appropriate timing, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. Remember that you always have enough time for love—to find it, to nurture it, to give and receive it. The clock is eternal and ticks according to your heart's schedule, in perfect rhythm. Isn't that wonderful to know? Love is always right on time.
Prosperity message: Your prosperity is co-created by your efforts as they occur in human-made time and the efforts of your most important manifestation partner—Spirit—in a Divine, measureless timetable. So keep doing what you're doing. Stay positive, and make a commitment to remain in high-vibration thoughts and feelings. If you heed the message of this card, it will seem as if in no time at all, you will align with your highest calling and your highest good, making your dreams come true and come together like magic. So what's all the fuss about not having enough time? The prosperous life that is yours will never pass you by!
Essential meanings: Balance; justice; a need to consider options; mutual benefit; the Law of Cause and Effect.
Protection message: Injustice and inequity are part of life, but they do not have to define your experience. This is a time when you may observe an injustice righted and fairly settled. Perhaps you come to the rescue of someone else, or be called to answer for a personal slight. You will be amazed by the sense of power that surges through you when you stand up for yourself and others. This card also indicates a good time to advocate for others who are less fortunate. Choose your cause and commit to it, because you can make a difference. One thing is for certain: if fairness is your intention, the situation will be resolved for the highest good of all concerned through acts of kindness, empathy, and courage.
Essential meanings: The spiral quality of events when a lesson isn't quite integrated; cycles you are challenged to break, revisiting a pattern from a new perspective.
The Oracle's Message: The appearance of this card is a reminder that although it may appear that you've gone backward, the truth is that you are standing at a higher level, looking down into your circumstances. You will learn something, do something better, and break a cycle set up in the past. You actually have a bird's-eye view over your initial footprints and can access the wisdom and lessons learned.
Relationship message: Are you wondering, How did I get here again? Does something feel familiar right now in your dynamics with others? Maybe a little too familiar? Don't be surprised that you've found yourself repeating an old story with the same sort of person, who may not look similar but who attracted you because of your easy acquaintance with his or her qualities. Your relationship is a mix of what is good and what is potentially challenging. You have been drawn to this person through the perfection of Spirit's plan for your evolution. You may have circled back to an accustomed spot, a familiar place, but that's fine as you get to do things again, only differently this time, for you learned something of great value since the last time around. How will you choose to behave now that you're aware? Remain curious and stay out of the blame game.
Prosperity message: If you're in a circumstance that appears to be an echo of something that's already happened in the past in your work life, it is because you're being invited to see what you couldn't see before. This is a perfect time for you to look at the deeper motives and attraction you have to the opportunities and people who have entered your life to be part of your journey to prosperity. Who helps you navigate? Who sabotages you? Who supports you? What are the familiar signs, and your responses to them, when you find yourself in a repeat of a pattern of the past? It's a good time to get a coach or mentor who can help you see what you can't on your own. Repeat what works, not what doesn't. Then you will free yourself from the old cycles and cease going round and round.
Essential meanings: Patience; waiting; going slowly; all is well; meditation; trust.
Protection message: Inertia, laziness, and apathy are signs not of slowing down but of decay and lifelessness. Wake up and do something to shake this off! Go outside for some air. A walk in nature will remind you that all of life is ensouled and magical. Get some exercise, move out of your head and into your body, and breathe in deeply. Each breath is precious.
Essential meanings: Perspective; objectivity; neutral observation from a distance.
The Oracle's Message: Most of us see the world through a personal lens. We closely identify with our feelings and experiences—so much so that we come to believe that these are the only reality. There are times when we need distance in order to gain perspective and understand our circumstances from a more neutral vantage point. Now is one of those times in your life. This is a perfect moment for you to begin to do some exploring. Instead of only considering yourself, consider what you need to understand about the conditions, people, culture, and environment you're engaged with now. You'll be so happy you did. Illumination is the miracle you seek and will indeed find.
Relationship message: Sometimes you just can't see the forest for the trees in your way. Feelings can get all jumbled up, and often you hear one thing when a person says another. It can be like hearing an echo of an unresolved past experience overdubbed onto your conversation. Take time out before you react. It's likely the other person has no idea how their words have affected you. Rather than just reacting, take a few steps back and lend understanding to the situation. Have faith in your connection and trust that you can come together. Take to higher ground now and become curious about what you observe in yourself, in others, and in the landscape. You will see things much improved sooner than you know.
Prosperity message: It is an advantageous time for you to get some distance from what you're doing and see your work and your projects from a different perspective. The trick is to connect to the essence of your goals and aspirations and let the form and timing be dictated by Spirit. You may be too personally attached to an outcome and can't see the miracle because it's not turning out exactly as you planned. Trust Spirit. The perfect version of your abundance is right in front of you. Remain neutral and curious, and watch the miracle unfold.


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Q: Why Dropdown values not coming using typescript? Trying to bind data to dropdown, but not binding anything, dropdown displayes NOTHING SELECTED.
 function Drop() {
    axios.get('/api/v1/users/')
    .then(function (response) {
      global_num = response.data;
      // console.log(response.data);
    })
    .catch(function (error) {
      console.log(error);
    });

    let lst = [];
    for (let i in global_num) {
      lst.push(global_num[i]['username']);
    }

    return (
      <select style={{ width : "300px" , height: "40px", margin:"20px", fontSize:"18px"}} name="res">
      {lst?.map((list) => (
      <option value={list}> {list} </option>
      ))}
      </select>
    );
  }

API result where username used for display as a dropdown options
Response from API:

[
    {
        "id": 1,
        "username": "hanwat007@gmail.com",

    }
]

A: React components render synchronously, which means that here your UI is rendered before you receive your HTTP response, and isn't updated when the response arrives later. That means your for (let i in global_num) { ... code runs before the response arrives.
Instead, your component should:

*

*Create some state in your component to store the response data, using useState

*Start sending the request when your component first renders, with useEffect

*When rendered with no state set, show some kind of loading message or spinner

*When the response arrives (in your then callback) call setState with the response data - this will update the component's state and trigger a re-render

*When the component renders and there is state available, then you can use it and show all your list items.


While there is no way to determine how long selling your house will actually take when listing your house with a NYC agent, you can plan ahead if you choose to sell directly. In our latest post, we will look at how long selling your house will take and the common things that can cause delays.
If you decide to list your NYC house, you will likely need some time to get it ready for the market. You'll want to clean up, remove personal belongings, make repairs and possibly stage the house for showings.
If you choose to accept our offer, the closing can take place in a matter of days. With a direct sale to Sell Now Homebuyers, you will avoid all costs of listing (repairs, commissions, closing costs, etc.) and be able to plan ahead by knowing exactly when the house will close. For many properties in NYC, a direct sale is a faster and more cost-effective solution. You will not need to make repairs or hire an agent in order to sell. Before you decide to list, find out if a direct sale is right for you! There is never any commitment!


The phrase, "Stay the course," has been used by military commanders to muster their army in the face of obstacles. It is meant to give them courage to keep going and to keep pursuing victory no matter how the battle appears at that moment. Rarely is any victory won without several twists and turns with ups and downs. If warriors quit at the first sign of struggle, they could never win a battle. They must learn to persevere and push forward with their eye on the prize while listening to their commander's orders. Staying the course is often difficult, but a necessary step in achieving victory.
When you accept Jesus, you are put on course for Heaven. There will be many ups and downs, as well as battles. The road to victory is not easy, but we must persevere. There have been times when I've felt like giving up and accepting defeat. There have been times where I've been pushed backwards as well, but I've had to remind myself to stay the course, fight the battles and keep moving. There's a reason that Paul told us to take up the full armor of God. We need it because we are pressed on every side in the midst of a lifelong battle to pursue all that God has for us.
Hebrews 6:12 encourages us, "Don't drag your feet. Be like those who stay the course with committed faith and then get everything promised to them" (MSG). If you and I will keep persevering, keep fighting and keep moving towards victory, we will get all that God has for us. Remember that greater is He that is in you than he that is against you. Now is not the time to stop and rest. Now is not the time to accept defeat. Now is the time to pick up your feet, to stay the course you were given and to fight until victory is won.
Growing up, I spent countless hours playing Mike Tyson's Punch Out on the Nintendo. The goal was always to go through the progression of fights so you could fight Mike Tyson. At times in the game, I would swing away at the characters hoping to connect a knock out punch. All of a sudden, my guy would drop his hands and start panting. All of a sudden, he became vulnerable in those fights, and I had to dodge punches to keep from getting knocked out. After a few seconds, his strength would return and I could start fighting again.
To be honest, I never beat Mike Tyson. I got to the point where I could get to him every time, and could even go several rounds with him. At some point, my character would get tired and Mike would knock me out. I would get so frustrated because the guy would get winded at the worst times, and there was nothing I could do about it. I actually can relate to that guy a lot more now that I'm getting older. Battles seem to get more difficult, and I seem to get winded more quickly.
There's a famous portion of Scripture in Isaiah 40 that speaks to this. Israel had begun to think that God had abandoned them in their battles, and they were tired. God spoke and asked how they could think that. Then in verses 29-31, He said, "He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint" (NLT).
If you've been getting winded in your battles, and you're starting to wonder where God is, these verses are for you today. Don't get anxious and swing away, which only wears you out. Wait on and trust in the Lord. He will give you the strength you need to endure, and He will help you knock out your biggest opponent. Whatever your Mike Tyson is in life, God is there with you to help you fight it without growing weary. He is the everlasting God. He never grows weary or weak.


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Survivor Style: 1974 Chevrolet Vega Kammback Wagon
DailyTurismo Malaise 'Murica, Chevrolet, Kammback, Vega, Wagon 10
I know that we featured another Kammback Vega the other day, but that was a special Yenko Stinger tribute with a Buick V6, but today's example is a bone stock survivor. So, how do you like your Vega wagons, modified or stock? Find this 1974 Chevrolet Vega Wagon bidding for $7,177 in Woodland, CA via ebay with 1 day to go. Tip from Rock On!
Slammin Gears: 1999 BMW 528iT Wagon E39
DailyTurismo Modern Classic 540i, 540iT, BMW, e39, German 6
We posted a nice E39 the other day that had two things wrong with it — first it wasn't a wagon, and second it had two too many cylinders. I know the 4.4-liter V8 (why didn't they call it a 544i…eh?) in the 540i is a sweet piece of machinery, but it isn't an inline-6, and BMW is known primarily for its supremacy with the inline-6. Smooth, fuel efficient, and long is an inline-6 and BMW has made some of the best ever produced. So if you are going to step back into a 90s BMW, why not make it a wagon (that is grounded to the ground low) that is manual gearbox and inline-6 equipped, because BMW didn't make a manual V8 wagon for the USA market. Find this 1999 BMW 528iT Wagon E39 offered for $11,995 in Los Gatos, CA via craigslist. Tip from Jeff.
3rd Row: 1992 Mercury Sable LS Wagon
DailyTurismo Modern Classic 'Murica, Hunsbloger, LS, Mercury, Sable, Wagon 6
This next car is an oddball. It isn't sporty or fast, or cool, or sexy…but it is special. First you've got to admit that any wagon with rear facing seats is something special…and then you've got to honor the souls of all the muppets who were killed and skinned to cover those seats. And finally, this is a Hunsbloger approved Sable — the corporate cousin of the Ford Taurus that is both cheaper and more interesting than the Taurus bidding for a pittance with a few days to go. Find this 1992 Mercury Sable LS Wagon bidding for $2200 in Tucson, AZ with 3 days to go via carsandbids.com.
Listen Carefully: 2009 Audi A3 Wagon
DailyTurismo Late Model A3, Audi, German, Golf, sportback, Volkswagen, Wagon 2
The Audi A3 was released into the US market in 2005 with the sporty Sportback 5-door model. They were hot, hot, hot when new — I had a friend who purchased one sight unseen from the dealer because he was so obsessed with the shape. He later returned the car to the dealer for a large restocking fee plus a new A4 because he hated the seats — he says they were as comfortable as a concrete park bench…I sat in the car, they felt like seats to me. The rest of the car was on-par with any of the best German cars from the era, and you hardly notices the front wheel drive platform. Anyway, even though it was just a Golf in Horch fur, the A3 was the hot hatch to get in the late 2000s, but they are cheap today. Find this 2009 Audi A3 Sportback offered for $6,500 in Mountain View, CA via craigslist.
Fish Bowl Photo School: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300TE Wagon
DailyTurismo Modern Classic 300, 300TE, German, Mercedes-Benz, W124, Wagon 8
This next car comes as a tip from Jim H who calls it an "honest ad" with "Hallmark card pricing." Hallmark greeting cards might be expensive for greeting cards, but they are assuredly cheaper than the average Mercedes-Benz wagon, let's take a closer look. Find this 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300TE Wagon offered for $1499 in Pittsfield, MA via craigslist.
Das Maliboot: 1983 Chevrolet Malibu Wagon
DailyTurismo Modern Classic 'Murica, 454 V8, Chevrolet, Malibu, Sleeper, V8, Wagon 4
The Chevy Malibu was a forgettable midsized sedan from the 80s and not worth a second glance…unless someone has shoved a giant 454 cubic inch V8 under the hood, painted the bumpers, and do some massive burnout in the advertisement photos. Today's feature has been transformed from Maliboring to Malibadass. Find this 1983 Chevrolet Malibu Wagon offered for $9,500 in Boston, MA via craigslist.
Olden Goldie: 1990 Toyota Camry Wagon
DailyTurismo Modern Classic Camry, Japanese, Toyota, Wagon 2
When this next car came into DT's mailbox, I recognized something…and it wasn't the car. It was the location. I'd seen this rooftop parking structure with another well preserved Japanese wagon…ahh, here it is; the '89 Corolla All-Trac Wagon from a few months back. It seems we have a connoisseur on our hands. The seller is either an enthusiast who is thinning his collection, or a flipper who buys these things from grandma and then wheeler dealers them on craigslist for a tidy profit. Find this 1990 Toyota Camry offered for $5,700 in Los Angeles, CA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
LS Swapped Wagon: 1998 Volvo V90
DailyTurismo Modern Classic 960, Letterman, LS1 Swap, Paul Newman, Sleeper, V8 Swap, V8lvo, V90, Volvo, Wagon 3
The 900-series platform was the final iteration of Volvos front-engine rear-drive sedan/wagon platform that started with the 140-series in 1967 (which itself was derived from the Amazon/120 platform which launched in 1956 based on the previous PV444…you see where this is going). Regardless, the V90 was the final name put on the back of a rear-wheel-drive Volvo with properly positioned drivetrain and the only logical choice if you want to shove a V8 under the hood and chew anybody's ass from 20 to 100. This might not be the legendary third Newman-Letterman V8lvo, but it is offered for a price that isn't insane and should be great to haul around your family. Find this 1998 Volvo V90 with LS-swap offered for $13,900 in Laguna Niguel, CA via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
Easy On The Wallet: 1984 Volvo 245 Wagon
DailyTurismo Modern Classic 240, 245, Thanksgiving, Thorsday, Volvo, Wagon 3
One thousand smackeroos doesn't get you much in a used car these days…it barely gets you a set of tires, to be honest. However, this next Volvo is offered for one crispy Ulysses S Grant plus a ten Benjamin Franklins…that's less than $0.33 per pound. Cheaper than a frozen turkey. And like a Butterball, this thing won't pass CA smog check without some fixin. Find this 1984 Volvo 245 offered for $1,050 in Richmond, CA via craigslist.
Sedan Delivery: 1966 Ford Mustang Wagon
DailyTurismo Classic 'Murica, Custom, Ford, Mustang, Sedan Delivery, Shooting Brake, Wagon 2
The world as changed a great deal in the past 6 months. Buying habits, selling habits, living habits, hygiene habits …just about everything has changed in some fashion due to the coronavirus, except for the awesomeness of a Wagonstang. Because a first generation Mustang converted into a sedan delivery vehicle transcends even the worst plague of the 21st Century. It isn't in the best shape, but it's not like Mustang Shooting Brakes are easy to find. Find this 1966 Ford Mustang Wagon offered for $8900 in San Diego, CA via craigslist. Tip from Fueltruck.


Sadness can affect all aspects of our lives and yet, what is this sadness exactly? Can you point it out for me? Can you grab it for me and hand it to me? No, you cannot. Sadness is a process, a process in your head and you are the creator of it.
Most of the time sadness overwhelms you. When you drive your car, when you sit somewhere quiet or when something or someone reminds you of a situation that made you feel sad. Sadness is not to be mistaken with compassion. When we see sad things happen in the world, we feel compassion. You can also not compare it with desire, because this is the feeling we have when we want something that we didn't had before. Sadness is the feeling that something is missing that was there before and now it isn't anymore. We feel something is missing inside. We feel an unexplainable emptiness for the thing or the person that was there before.
Let us take a closer look on how it is us who creates our sadness, how to turn it into acceptance and how to let it go.
As mentioned before it is us who creates our sadness. It is not something physically that you can touch. It is something mentally in your head that controls you. It is an emotion that can keep you from enjoying life and can make you give up on it. Sadly to say, you are the one who creates it and only you are the one who can let it go. It is that what is missing that makes you sad, but it is you that categorizes it as sad and creates it in your head. What makes you sad doesn't make your neighbor sad and what makes your neighbor sad doesn't make me sad. It is a personal, self-created emotion inside you only.
Before you can accept your sadness and let it go, you should define it in detail and figure out what is behind this sadness, because it always is linked with previous events or traumas. Sit down, take a piece of paper and write down, describe your sadness and why you feel like this. When you figured out exactly where it comes from and what it contains you can turn it into acceptance and let it go, but this needs a bit of imagination. Are you ready?
Stand up and close your eyes. Feel where the sadness is located in your body. Imagine you grabbing this sadness out of your body in front of you and cutting it with a big sword into millions of little pieces that burn up in the air and disappear. You feel relieved. You feel in control. You feel good. Now, imagine a beautiful, bright, energetic, warm shining light in front of you that fits just in the empty space you left your body with. Slowly pull this beautiful, bright, energetic, warm shining light towards you and rob it over the empty space until it fills the space. This beautiful, bright, energetic, warm shining light is now filling this spot with energy, glowing warmth, happiness and gratefulness. You will feel thankful for the experience you had and you can accept it now and let go of it. You feel whole again and in control. Open your eyes.
You can let go now of your sadness, it is ok. You have accepted it and moved on. It is replaced now with a nice experience full of lessons and gratefulness. Remember it is you who creates your sadness and it is only you who can make the decision to let it go. Make the right decision! Let go of what is done and embrace what is yet to come. The experience will be much better without your backpack full of sadness.
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Wait, Was Maz Kanata Actually In The Star Wars Prequels?
Dirk Libbey
We spent so much of our time speculating about what was going to happen in Star Wars: The Force Awakens that we had no idea what we were going to talk about once the movie actually came out. Luckily for us, the movie raised more questions than it answered, giving us plenty of interesting things to discuss and theorize about. What's more, just enough new detail is leaking out that it gives us a little more data to work with. Such has been the case regarding one of our favorite new characters, Maz Kanata.
The movie told us that the character was more than 1,000 years old, and that she was sensitive to the Force. So, if she's roughly 1,000 years old, she would have been alive during the time of the prequel trilogy, right? What's more, there's at least a hint in The Phantom Menace that she might have been. In the middle of that movie, when our heroes arrive on Tatooine and meet the young Anakin Skywalker, he brings Padme into his room to show off his droid (which is not a euphemism for anything). On the table in his room is a doll or statue of some kind that looks suspiciously familiar.
So, is that idol on the left a Maz Kanata figure? Well, at 1,000 years old -- when most of the galaxy, as far as we know, has lifespans similar to our own -- Kanata would have been around for hundreds of years prior to this film. What's more, recent evidence regarding deleted scenes in the movie show us that not only is Maz Kanata Force "sensitive," but she's actually a full-fledged Force user, bringing a ceiling down on a bunch of Stormtroopers. While Kanata says in Star Wars: The Force Awakens that she's not a Jedi, she certainly has a strong control of the Force, which may be the reason she's lived as long as she has. It might also be the reason there's a doll of her in Anakin's room. She might be somewhat famous, being as long-lived and powerful as she is.
There are, of course, other possibilities as well. It could be that this is an image of somebody of the same race as Maz Kanata, while not actually being her. It could also be that some creature creator from Star Wars: The Force Awakens saw this while doing research and used it as an inspiration for the character of Maz. Finally, it could also be a complete coincidence that means absolutely nothing whatsoever.
What do you think? Is this a retroactive easter egg, or simply an odd coincidence? Let us know your theories below.
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• With 28 million inhabitants, Malaysia is divided into two distinct regions. Peninsular Malaysia, where the capital, Kuala Lumpur, is situated, is separated by more than 600km of the South China Sea from East Malaysia, comprising the states of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo.
• Malaysia is a British-style parliamentary democracy, with a ceremonial head of state known as the Yang di-Pertuan Agung (the post rotates among the sultans from each state of the federation).
• The world's largest flower, Rafflesia, is a Malaysian rainforest plant measuring a metre across and smelling of rotten meat. It's named after the naturalist and founder of Singapore, Sir Stamford Raffles.
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Jungwon University
On July 20, 2015 January 22, 2017 By Janine PerriIn Fulbright, Fulbright Korea, Orientation
As previously mentioned, our orientation is held at Jungwon University in Goesan, a rural town about two hours south of Seoul. Although we spend most of our time in the dormitories, the Korean classrooms, an auditorium called "the Fishbowl," and the cafeteria, today I explored some of the grounds outside of the university. Here are a few pictures to show the strange combination of traditional architecture, modernity, rural roots, and dinosaur art that characterize this place we will call home for the first six weeks of the year.
Welcome to Jungwon!
The university's golf course, with the mountain landscape in the background.
A small part of the university, which looks like a traditional temple, a resort, and a mansion rolled into one.
The view from the dormitory.
I don't know why there are dinosaur statues here. Though not pictured, there's also a military plane, a catapult, and a statue of Mickey Mouse. It's quite an eclectic art collection.
With the exception of a few university students, we have this "Marble Mansion" all to ourselves. Because we are surrounded by other Americans and somewhat isolated from the town, I don't think we're fully aware yet that we are in a different country. Right now, it's like an extension of college rather than a fully immersive cultural experience. Culture shock won't fully sink in until we say goodbye in August and head to our schools–and that's when the real learning will begin.
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Although most of you are at least somewhat familiar with the California Gold Rush and subsequent mining activities, there is much more to my home state's mining history . In this post I'll bring some of that history to light as well as providing you with useful mining information you may not be aware of.
San Ysidro Placers (1828): The Spanish also discovered gold interspersed throughout small, mostly dry placers near the border community of San Ysidro due south of San Diego. I prospected this area for a short period of time when I lived in San Diego County in the 1980s and found placer gold, but not great amounts of the yellow metal. This area's proximity to Tijuana, Mexico and the international border would now make it somewhat risky in that many illegal immigrants as well as criminal types use the back country for their "business," nefarious and otherwise. In other words, I'd steer clear...there are better, saner areas to prospect or mine in California.
San Francisquito Canyon Placers (1835): There is no doubt that the Spanish had a "nose" for finding gold and other precious metals in the New World. They did it again in what is modern-day Los Angeles County at an area now known as San Francisquito Canyon. Fairly substantial gold placers were worked here right up until the advent of the 20th Century (see the old photo at the beginning of this post). Small lode veins were worked here as well. Gold can still be found in the Canyon at various locales if you are patient, thorough, and can find areas free of development.
Placerita Canyon (1842): Of course, the name Placerita Canyon itself should tell any prospective miner all he or she needs to know. A mini-gold rush took place here in modern Los Angeles County when coarse gold and nuggets turned up entangled in the roots of wild onions in the area. The Placerita Canyon placers were fairly rich but very shallow in nature, so the boom didn't last long and the miners moved on. Lest you think too hard about checking this area out for gold, be advised that a good chunk of the historic area is now a California State Park and off limits to lowlives and scum like us (miners and treasure hunters that is!).
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Everyting is different, and everything is still the same.
An exchange project for Europalia India about people, plants, food & traditions.
There is a fast growing movement all over the world, in which citizens are creating urban food systems. These are sustainable, integrated systems of food production, processing, distribution, marketing, consumption and waste management in an urban landscape. These initiatives are motivated by economical needs of citizens in times of crisis as well as a growing awareness that we should develop forms of agriculture and food distribution which are less taxing to the environment and provide higher quality food. Localized food systems significantly change the lifestyle of those involved in it. They change production and consumption patterns and encourge self-governed cooperation among citizens, leading to more socially viable neighborhoods. They contribute to social cohesion, a growing awareness of environmental issues, and a new appreciation of the challenges of food production.
The project builds further on existing communities already practicing urban agriculture in Mumbai and Brussels. Each of the participating communities will work with a selection of similar plants, and in every participating garden the full cycle of an urban food system (from production to waste management, from seed to seedpod) will take place.
The development of the project over time (seasons) will be covered by the community itself, creating a multilayered and rich narrative which is oscillating between east and west, taking ecological but as well economical, political and social approaches into account. The observations, stories, pictures, discussions, songs and recipes will be uploaded on a shared online platform which is designed for collective project building. The platform supports distributed knowledge creation for all aspects in the form of a community memory.
The title (a seed is a seed is a seed) is inspired on the Continuous Present, a literary style developed by Gertrude Stein1). It is a metaphor for a different view on the same subject, the same time-slice described over and over again, from a different point of view.
This exchange project wants to survey and compare in an artistic way multiple 'community memories' in Mumbai and Brussels, starting from identical actions as reclaiming public space (rooftops, waste lands) and food growing in the cities. The created content originates out of the interaction of nature and society through various day to day activities, with a focus on the growing and processing of food in urban communities.
To design a common understandable and practical working model, we will work along the metaphor of a (living) herbarium2).
We will apply an ethnobotanical approach, drawing upon the relationships between people and plants. The communities will (re)present themselves and their position in society starting from the plants they grow and how they grow them.
Botanical Name, Local Name, Locality, GPS Co-ordinates, Habitat, Description, Collector(s), Collection Date, Collection ID, etc.
Thus, a herbarium records the past, providing users with documented occurrences of plants in specific locations over the time.
Following the structure of the living herbarium, we attempt to uncover the geo-political control of land use, food sovereignty and social justice. This juxtaposition of communities constructs an open discursive framework to tease out a range of issues in relation to food sovereignty and food urbanism.
For the local execution of the a seed is a seed is a seed-project we will build upon the experience gained through the 'Mahila Samiti'3), a former project realized in India in the Politics of Change-series.
Politics of Change is a collection of documentaries, anthropological films and online database projects in which the connections between grassroots activism, eco-technology and networks of people are investigated.
We choose a total of 8 communities to work with, all of them involved in urban agriculture - 4 in Brussels and 4 in Mumbai. We select a number of plants, similar for all communities, and set up an exchange program for growing the same kind of seeds in different conditions.
Geographical, meteorological, ecological, political, economical and social differences will create a diversity of stories, all providing from the same simple act: the growing of a similar plant.
'the art of creating beneficial relationships' and as 'the science of connections'.
from organising an act of creative resistance to putting on a wild party'.
Drawing on the merits of Politics of Change, a seed is a seed is a seed belongs as well to the section of the OpenGreens project. This project, initiated by Annemie Maes since 2009, covers different bottom up approaches for designing human environments that have the stability and diversity of natural ecosystems. It covers the integration of urban agriculture, honeybees and their role in urban ecosystems, renewable energy systems, food sovereignty systems, natural building, rainwater harvesting and urban planning along with the economic, political and social policies that make sustainable living in cities possible and practical.
Narratives in moving images: a further development of this project includes a number of videos of accumulated text and images related to the topic of urban agriculture. The material covers at the one hand the ongoing community actions: planting, growing, harvesting and seed-collection, on a number of sites in Brussels and Mumbai, on rooftops and other OpenGreens5) such as a roundabouts, uncompleted building sites or urban wastelands.
the Kabinet of Wonders, the Meeting Place.
OPEN stands for openness, collectivity, experiment, bottom up, DIY, networks of creative people.
GREEN stands for nature, ecosystem, natural processes, biodiversity and biological clocks.
to make the city greener and their life more sustainable.
At the other hand, the gathered information is studying the role of a (selection of) plant(s) in social, biological, and physical systems and its representation in the present day through the production of an ethnobotanic multimedia installation, text, sound and video, photographic and archival documentation and publications.
The material spans a wide range: from medicinal qualities of plants to local traditions, from religeous uses to home- made recipes. A good example displaying multifacetted qualities, is the Holy Tulsi6)7)8) plant.
Tulsi or Holy basil is a sacred plant in Hindu belief.
Hindus regard it as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulsi, a consort of the god Vishnu.
The offering of its leaves is mandatory in ritualistic worship of Vishnu and his forms like Krishna and Vithoba.
or special small masonry structures.
Traditionally, Tulsi is planted in the center of the central courtyard of Hindu houses.
The marriage of Tulsi with Vishnu/Krishna resembles the traditional Hindu wedding.
This ceremony is conducted at homes and also at temples.
Tulsi has been used for thousands of years in Ayurveda for its diverse healing properties.
It is mentioned in the Charaka Samhita, an ancient Ayurvedic text.
Tulsi is considered to be an adaptogen balancing different processes in the body, and helpful for adapting to stress.
Marked by its strong aroma and astringent taste, it is regarded in Ayurveda as a kind of "elixir of life"
and believed to promote longevity.
Working along a visual anthropology approach, we focus on visual representations as well in the in plant- as in the community realms, covering actions such as (public space) performances relating to the urban green and food topic, as well as garden-art or mass media coverage. The relationship of form to function is at the center of the project.
The communities in both cities are juxtaposed in a multilayered visual representation. The ecological approach, the habits and traditions are analyzed in a simple and transparant language. There is no intention to judge, but rather to show the -still- enormous diversity in a globalising world. The goal is to transmit the power generated by bottom-up and self-organized communities, to get energized by it.
The herbarium is the main model for organizing all information, let it be text, photos, audio or video.
Members from the different communities will make herbarium-plates based on the selected plants (Tulsi, Calendula officinalis, Chili pepper, Mint, Curry, …). Inspired by the plates we will design digital structures as a common platform to connect the diverse media.
The project-presentation will as thus have a strong digital component (websites, databases) and a very present analog component (installation, prints, publication).
The digital platform is home for all video, text and audio contributions by the communities of both cities. The documentation builds up in a dynamical way, following the timeline of the project development.
All community-members have access to the shared platform, and all should be encouraged to contribute regularly. The content will be categorized using keywords (plants, botanics, medicinal, traditions, recipes, …). The public should be able to follow the community-garden development online during the development, and onsite at the end of the project during the Europalia exhibition.
The onsite presentation during the exhibition will focus on a selection of highlights from the project, a selection of large scale prints based on the photo- and film material, a selection from the mounted herbarium-plates, and a publication as accompanying catalog.
Annemie Maes is a media artist and activist, beekeeper, herbalist and gardener. She holds master degrees in fine arts and cultural studies. Her artistic research and cultural activism projects are cited as 'politics of change' with a focus on ecology and women empowerment. She is co-founder of Okno, an artist-run organisation working with media art and ecology. Her recent research focuses on connected OpenGreens, a transdisciplinary project at the intersection of art, biology and green technology, including urban agriculture and city bee-monitoring.
the set-up of So-oN. In her personal art projects, Annemie Maes researches how language behaves in a networked environment – linguistically and phonetically as well as visually and physically. In recent work she also takes an interest in those communities which are able to establish durable changes in society due to their structure and exceptional philosophy. This research was collected in the long-term project Politics of Change: a series of documentaries, anthropological films and online database projects in which the connections between grassroots activism, eco-technology and women networks were investigated. This attention for gender-based approaches in art is key to the work of Annemie Maes, in which she also wants to address the question how female artists deal with new, technological media.


This street, which is located five blocks north and is the westernmost in Columbia´s original plan of 1786, was named for Owen Roberts. He was a member of the First Provincial Congress from the parishes of St. Philip and St. Michael, and was commissioned colonel of the S. C. Continental Regiment of Artillery during the Revolution. Roberts was killed at the Battle of Stono, June 20, 1779.