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With a career spaning 50 years and a knighthood in recognition of his international status in creating furniture as a contemporary art form, John Makepeace (71) has long been known by collectors as one of the most original designers around, whose work is shown in museums around the world, including the V&A in London and the Arts Institute in Chicago. His first ever solo exhibition, which opens at Somerset House on 16 March 2011, brings together pieces from public and private collections in the UK and abroad, some not previously seen by the public. Here, the man known as "the father of British contemporary furniture" talks to Chic-Londres about his unique craft.
How do you compare yourself with other British designers such as Terence Conran and how would you define your style? Terence Conran and I have quite a lot in common as he was originally very involved in wood furniture making and I actually did many pieces for Habitat over the years. But my approach is very different, as most of my work is done on commission, with pieces of furniture conceived as an enduring object, made specially to be right for the person who is buying it. I am not a retailer: I treat furniture making as sculpture, so it takes me about eight weeks to create a chair and I only do 12 to 20 pieces of furniture per year.
Where do you get your ideas from? My work is rooted in the history of furniture, although I like the dynamism of responding to contemporary needs. For me, function and art are compatible, so my designs are always made in regard to the needs of the body as well as beauty. When I am talking with clients, I want to know what activity they want to carry out in this space and to express the person's individuality, not just mine.
Why is wood your material of choice? I also work with aluminium and bronze, but I still find wood the most interesting, not least because there are never two pieces of wood which are exactly the same. Wood has a life of its won and I like the idea of trees being turned into objects which will last forever. I work a lot to promote wood as a material for construction, which gives it a much higher value than being turned into paper and works better to manage forests in the long term.
Do you consider yourself first and foremost as a furniture maker or as an artist? I am primarily a designer for whom aesthetics and function are the same. An object designed without regard to function is a pain in the neck and I don't subscribe to some artists' belief that there is a conflict between functionality and art. My passion is to create masterpieces that enrich people's lives and the language of furniture.


There's an increasingly growing sophistication among mobile phone users which can only mean that the days are long gone where consumers were just content on using their mobile devices to talk back and forth wirelessly over a network, or by sending out the occasional text message. There is now a new level of usage as smartphones are now powerful mini super computers which fits in your pocket.
Mobile E-mail access on their devices appears to be one of the necessary functions for the majority of mobile users. This based a recent study which revealed that consumers are willing to open and read marketing based e-mails which they receive on their mobile devices.
This growing trend represents an excellent opportunity for retail based merchants and marketers to be able to reach interested mobile users, while it does pose a few challenges as well.
Similar to the web based content which is displayed on a mobile devices screen, online retailers also need to make sure that their e-mail marketing messages also formats correctly on the smaller screen, so that their consumers are able to read them clearly as well as quickly without having to scroll down a lot.
So what this means is limiting the number as well as the size of images used, while creating succulent eye grabbing headlines, and using readable fonts which displays clearly on the much smaller mobile screens.
It's now just as important in paying attention to the design and format of a mobile based e-mail message as it is designing a mobile website. All e-mail campaigns now have to be scaled properly to the smaller mobile format, which means that marketers can not just send out their same existing e-mail campaigns on the mobile channel.
Mobile campaigns now need to be strictly tailored to this channel. So distinct and equal attention has to be applied by retailers when they're creating e-commerce and m-commerce websites, mobile apps, developing social networking strategies, or producing product based rich media for streaming video.
Getting the wanted look as well as feel of a mobile e-mail campaign and doing it properly is critical since all consumers are becoming a lot more conversant and savvy with mobile technology. They are now also becoming extremely discriminating regarding how they choose to interact with business through the mobile channel.
Consumers are now recognizing that when a company doesn't know or understand the nuances of the mobile world, and that's becoming clearly recognizable, especially when it comes to mobile e-mail marketing.
When the mobile consumers experience in the mobile channel isn't optimized properly, it does raise certain questions in the mind of the end user regarding how well the merchant understands their needs. It can also potentially degrade or devalue their brand as well.
One of the bigger issues of effective mobile marketing is knowing when the consumers are willing to receive and thus read their e-mail message, and when they can't be bothered to read your marketing email.
Since the majority of the mobile users have their personal as well as their work e-mail forwarded to their mobiles, they're drawing boundaries as to when they'll actually check the personal messages that they receive during their work day.
Based on a study, it was found that one of the worst possible times to send any marketing based material is during the morning hours. It was discovered that early to mid morning is when the majority of mobile users are more focused on their upcoming workday and as a result, would rather read work-related messages and may delete yours.
So there are a lot of marketing messages which are not read or missed by these mobile users during this time frame. A better time to target these mobile users is in the evening or the weekends when they have a lot more leisure time to go through all their non-work-related e-mails.
Retail marketers are required to understand the exact mindset of the mobile user and where they will most likely to be when the e-mail message is sent. This will significantly improve the open, read and response rate.


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Oogee Wawa and the age of modern medicine in music...
There have been few bands to mix multiple music genres over the past 20 years successfully. This was a 'thing' in the 1970's after the breakout of The Beatles' drug explorations of 1967. It is argued today that The Beatles may not have been the most original band, copying and inserting influences into their music to call their own, but The Beatles were the most famous band of their time so they were the ones to show the world new movements in pop rock culture. The 70's brought on bands like Led Zeppelin or Yes, bands that could actually play blues and jazz to a progressive extent, thus forming the genre: progressive rock.
By today's standards, labels are not so important and the younger generation of musicians can play many styles more instinctively. Over the years, we've had bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jane's Addiction and Radiohead, bands that fuse different styles with ease commercially. The commercial part is the tricky part. How does one self indulge in whatever they want to do when it's against the public norm and sell tickets to see it? Few bands try... some succeed, some don't.
Oogee Wawa come from Long Island, New York, a place where everyone's trying to 'make it' at what they want to do. Long Island has reggae bands, funk bands, jazz, rock, hip hop, blues, folk and any other kind of approach you can think of. Oogee Wawa (sounds like a Frank Zappa album title, no?) are mixing all of this into their trademark sound and drawing huge crowds to boot. They are exceptional musicians with ambitious hearts in a growing music scene where everyone's competing for attention and the better gig. But they seem more focused on having a great time and making feel good tracks more than fame and fortune. Nevertheless, the grab bag of fame and fortune seem to be heading their way. This is how most great bands move ahead, by doing what they do and not trying to copy someone else for superficial purposes.
When listening to their songs, I feel uplifted, like everything's gonna work out and there's no reason to stress about things. I get this feeling when I listen to Bob Marley. It works like an herbal supplement for depression. Their music is more than catchy pop tunes with a funky beat. It has a flow to get you through the day and each song has a simple clear message for the listener like "Go Your Way" and "Feelin Alive Today". This was the essence of reggae pioneers- The Wailers. Poetry for the every man and grooves that put a smile on your face.
Not only have Oogee Wawa tapped into something the majority of New Yorkers seem to like, they are hard working players, performing every week and pumping out new material faster than anyone else as far as I can see. They won first place at the Indie Music Fest in Las Vegas, NV and racked up an impressive amount of shows, over 100 in a year, making them incredibly prolific to say the least. They headlined Long Island's premiere venue The Paramount and continue to draw big crowds wherever they play.
I love the fact that they combine such eccentric tastes from Eminem to The Beach Boys over beats Lee "Scratch" Perry would flip over. No one else is doing something so fresh and new, it gives a music journalist like myself a rush to the head when I listen. The band has also shared the stage with their predecessors like Slightly Stoopid and Sublime, but I gotta say, I think Oogee Wawa are better! Their jams are even more alive and thousands of people are reacting that way. It's a party on stage and you're all invited!
You can experience the Oogee Wawa sensation for yourself by checking their website for tour dates at a venue near you.
Remember what Bob Marley said: "One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain." There's nothing truer in life and Oogee Wawa epitomize the talent to do so.
Posted by Muddy at 12:00 AM
Labels: bob marley, funk, fusion, long island, marijuana, medicine, music, New York, oogee wawa, reggae, rock, sublime, wailers
waka jawaka!
Jay November 3, 2015 at 9:29 AM
THIS IS DOPE!
good drummer, phat beats
Southforkmusicfestival November 3, 2015 at 9:49 AM
Wwwwoooo! Great article.
Unknown November 3, 2015 at 10:01 AM
this band is about to break! can't wait to see them in a few weeks in NYC
Bob Marley was king.
any vinyl ?
Pops JAY November 3, 2015 at 11:24 AM
Great tunes, great energy, great entertainment.
Easily one of the best bands doing it today. Big up!
Chickey November 3, 2015 at 1:23 PM
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE WORKS LIKE AN HERBAL SUPPLEMENT FOR DEPRESSION?
HERB!!!! BWAHAHAHA
good drummer!
Sick Picture! #KTP

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Even Mom Rabett would get the point.and the Times may be consulting solicitors.
As I said over at ATTP, millions of people will have seen the Times front page - it's even on the BBC News website as part of their 'in the papers today' section. How many people will read the IOP statements?
Seeds of doubt planted, fertilised, grown full and ripe for harvest. Mission accomplished.
Isn't the times supposed to be a serious newspaper?
It is an organ of the right. It is owned by News International - Rupert Murdoch.
Magnus - I can't actually recall when the Times was last a serious newspaper. ANd it's probably been deteriorating.
Murdoch's takeover was dogged by controvery, back in 1981, but it probably wasn't clear then (because the establishment etc were useless at due diligence and didn't care about australia) just how much of a money lover and dumber down Murdoch was.
Hi I'm Dutch. The referee almost has to be Dutch, because he's using an expression which I would describe as a form of "Dunglish".
"The comparison between observation based estimates of ECS and TCR (which would have been far more interesting and less impacted by the large uncertainty about the heat content change relative to the 19th century) and model based estimates is comparing apples and pears (...)"
Which, as far as I know comes from the Dutch saying: "Appels met Peren vergelijken."
We say apples and pears whereas the English say apples and oranges.
If the Germans, the French or others have the same exact peculiarity, then I'm wrong. For now, I guessing the reviewer is Dutch.
We have the same expression in Swedish.
PhysicsWorld.com reports that Bengtsson et al tried to get the article publicized (unchanged) as a perspective article after it was rejected. Odd.
Globul Warmins Not a Scam, It's Social Signaling!


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A different kind of relationship
Updated: 2014/03/31 Source:China Daily Africa Weekly
Young Chinese talent to usher in a new era of cooperation with Africa
While trade in goods and services between Africa and China continues to paint an impressive picture with breathtaking growth in recent years, it is the recent changes in the trade in human resources that are now beginning to reveal the emergence of a very different relationship.
Such an explosion in trade between these two economic powerhouses needs only a few telling trade volume statistics to remind us of the magnitude and enormity of this economic eruption.
Trade was valued at $10.5 billion in 2000 and then quadrupled to a staggering $40 billion by 2005, and then climbed at an even more breathtaking pace to reach $166 billion in 2011. It now stands at well over $200 billion. China is by far Africa's largest trading partner and has been since 2009.
Until recently most of this trading activity was focused on extraction of natural resources, commodity industries and use of manual labor.
However, in recent years Africa has become a magnet for foreign direct investment in a wide range of non-commodity industrial sectors such as banking, catering and textiles. A study conducted by the International Monetary Fund in 2011 found that only 29 percent of Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa was in mining.
International firms from around the world are increasing their attention on Africa's fast-growing consumer class.
As a result, in recent years, many students from top international and Chinese universities now target Africa as a key career-building destination. Well-equipped with international business and economics knowledge and in possession of an entrepreneurial, adventurous mindset this recently graduated community may well fuel further the advancement of many African economies toward the type of consumption culture and modernization that has emerged in China's first-tier cities.
The existing ties between China and Africa have been a strong attraction for most of these bright and ambitious university students. These students will take a different approach to business and not just in the nature of the businesses in which they will pursue their careers.
China's economic slowdown and increasingly mature first-tier cities will also increase the attractiveness of many of Africa's leading economies.
China's current crop of top university students, especially those in international business and economics, form part of a demographic group often referred to as the "jiu-ling-hou", (those born after 1990). The economic rise of China since the inception of the reform and opening-up policy in the late 1970s has attracted attention and admiration from all corners of the planet, but what appears to have remained undetected is the quite significant uneven pace of economic development over this time.
It was not until the early 1990s that the Chinese economy settled on the path of rapid expansion and modernization, which is precisely why those born after 1990 are perceived by many Chinese as significantly different in their attitude and character from earlier generations, even those born between 1980 and 1990.
The post-90s, therefore, possess a far more open-minded approach to career development and embrace emerging market opportunities, now very much a reality in more and more African economies. The post-90s are also far more receptive to different cultures and to doing business across such cultures.
Crucially though, the post-90s are far more accepting of and knowledgeable about modern business development and management, and will introduce this approach and the necessary skills to the African continent. Their international business and economics education has equipped them with a skill set that older generations, those who earlier settled in Africa in a range of commodity industries, lack.
To date, Chinese companies' involvement in Africa has not led to investment in high quality brand building. Instead speed and low cost dominates most business and investment activity.
Sustainable growth across Africa, however, can only result from adoption and implementation of the modern brand-building process that underpins the success of most of the developed economies, and it is China's post-90s who will contribute considerably to this taking place across Africa's emerging market economies.
In order to meet this increasing demand, Chinese universities should do more to prepare their elite, entrepreneurial students for what is still quite a "leap in the dark" where Africa is concerned. Courses on some of the most widely spoken languages in Africa should appear on the curriculum at more and more Chinese universities.
A brand -building business culture is, therefore, very much under construction across the African continent thanks to China's best and brightest young people. Such an exciting development should not be interpreted as any sort of deleterious "brain drain". On the contrary, news of China's internationally ambitious post-90s will contribute to much-needed change in business culture across China and their undoubted brand building success in Africa and other emerging markets will lead to even greater trade volumes between China and the new order of market economies around the world.
In a nutshell, China's post-90s will help to put Africa on the road toward market economy status with their modern business approach and skill set.
African people, therefore, should hold no fear of well-educated and ambitious Chinese university students. Rather, efforts by African governments and African universities should be made to attract even more Chinese students.
The author is a visiting professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing and a senior lecturer on marketing at Southampton Solent University's School of Business.
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This buck has been on trail camera the whole month of november. As a college student I dont have much time to hunt besides thanksgivng and christmas break. When I got home and seen his first picture i was like NO WAY! he looks like a buck out of state. i dont know where he came from.I hunted him hard all week long but no results. I seen that he went from one spot on our 100 acre halifax county farm to the other end of the farm in a weeks time, so i stratigized and moved right with him. Saturday around 5:10 he came out in the field at 250 yards and i put my .270 remington right on him. he stood head up and i put the crosshairs right on his chest and squeezed the trigger. he didnt even take 10 steps. The biggest buck of my life. for the past 4 years ive only killed 2 bucks. and 8 point 18 inches wide and this one. i let all the small bucks walk to give em a chance and i can tell you the results of this is amazing! his g2s were 11.5 inches tall. hes a main frame 7 but has 3 kickers on his g2s.


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La Bataille du rail est un film français réalisé par Jean-Charles Paugam et sorti en 2019.

Synopsis

Frank est un squatteur invétéré. Après s'être fait une énième fois viré par un de ses potes, il appelle tous ses contacts à la recherche d'un autre appart où crécher. En vain. Heureusement, il croise par hasard Malik, une vague connaissance, qui l'invite chez lui. Franck accepte, il n'aurait jamais dû. Depuis l'époque où les deux jeunes bossaient chez Deliveroo, Malik s'est en effet reconverti. Il fait toujours de la livraison à domicile… mais de coke… et ce soir, quelqu'un doit le remplacer.
Le film est une plongée dans le réalisme des nuits parisiennes, d'où surgit tantôt le burlesque tantôt la poésie.

Fiche technique
 Titre : La Bataille du rail
 Réalisation : Jean-Charles Paugam
 Scénario : Jean-Charles Paugam et Gérôme Rivière
 Photographie : Erwan Dean
 Montage : Perig Guinamant
 Musique : Franck Lebon
 Son : Rémi Chanaud
 Société de production : Triade Films
 Pays de production :
 Genre : comédie
 Durée :
 Dates de sortie :
 France :  (première à Paris) ;  (sortie nationale)

Distribution
 Pierre Lottin
 Clara Ponsot
 Ava Baya
 Benjamin Bellecour
 Bénédicte Dessombz
 Yasin Houicha
 Paul Jeanson
 Éric Kara
 Héloïse Janjaud

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Raphaël Nieuwjaer, Cahiers du cinéma, , juillet-,

Liens externes

 Affiche

Film français sorti en 2019
Comédie française
Cocaïne au cinéma
Premier long métrage sorti en 2019

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


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Il Lungarno Corsini, è quel tratto della sponda nord dei lungarni fiorentini che va dal Ponte Santa Trinita al Ponte alla Carraia.

Vi si affacciano i Palazzi Gianfigliazzi, il Palazzo Piccioli, lo sfarzoso Palazzo Corsini al Parione, da cui prende il nome il lungarno, e il consolato britannico.

Storia
Il Lungarno Corsini è da sempre una delle passeggiate eleganti della città, con importanti palazzi che vi si affacciano.

Da piazza Goldoni vi si incontra un lato di palazzo Ricasoli, che nel XIX ospitava il rinomato Gran Hotel de New York, privilegiato dalla clientela americana. Poco più avanti una targa datata 1848 ricorda l'impresa del giovane Leopoldo Gargani, un popolano che nell'inverno del 1847 salvò la vita un ragazzo scivolato nel fiume.

Al posto del palazzo Corsini al Parione, edificato tra il 1656 e il 1737, esisteva il "casino" di Don Lorenzo de' Medici, sede originaria dell'Accademia Drammatica degli Infuocati e decorato da numerose opere d'arte tra ci alcuni affreschi sul tema delle Muse di Bernardino Poccetti. Per fare spazio al palazzo dei corsini vennero sacrificate anche le case già di Dino Compagni, dei Minerbetti e degli Ardinghelli.

Accanto a palazzo Corsini, in angolo con la stretta via del Parioncino, si trova la semplice Casa dei Vallombrosani. Poco oltre si trova il primo dei palazzi dei Gianfigliazzi, dove una targa ricorda il soggiorno di Alessandro Manzoni quando venne a Firenze a "risciacquare i panni in Arno", per rendere più toscana la lingua dei Promessi sposi. Nel secondo dei palazzi già dei Gianfigliazzi abitò un'altra gloria letteraria, Vittorio Alfieri, come ricordano due targhe: una sul portone e una sul terrazzino al primo piano, fatte apporre orgogliosamente dall'allora proprietario, il conte Masetti. L'Alfieri visse nel palazzo la sua tormentata storia d'amore con Luisa d'Albany, principessa di Stolberg, moglie di Charles Edward Stuart; i due, costretti a lasciarsi per via dello scandalo si ritrovarono in Alsazia nel 1785 e andranno a vivere insieme, dopo il divorzio e la morte dello Stuart, a Parigi, a Siena ed infine in questo palazzo fiorentino dal novembre del 1792. Con la morte dell'Alfieri a Firenze (1803) Luisa ordinò un monumento ad Antonio Canova, che ancora oggi si trova nella Basilica di Santa Croce.

Chiude la strada il quattrocentesco Palazzo Piccioli, già sede del Casino dei Nobili durante il XVIII secolo.

Bibliografia
Francesco Cesati, La grande guida delle strade di Firenze, Newton Compton Editori, Roma 2003.

Voci correlate
Vie di Firenze
Lungarno

Altri progetti

Corsini


SWD Cricket news, events, fixtures and logs.
Former SWD bowler, Glenton Stuurman, who made his debut for SWD in 2013 proved that his move to Port Elizabeth at the beginning of the season was a good option when he was selected for the Warriors franchise team.
The 26-year old Stuurman made a satisfactory start at this level when a contributed with the ball as the Warriors thumped the Titans by 216 runs at Buffalo Park in East London. He bagged 3/84 (in 29 overs) in the first innings and follow it up with 1/19 (in 9 overs).
Stuurman who was identified as a prospect for the future was a member of the 2011 SWD Academy intake and went on to represent SWD in 26 first class, 20 List A and 8 Twenty/20 matches.
Bowling: 1 point for taking 3 wkts, 2 for 5 wkts, 3 for 7 wkts and 4 for 9 wkts.


Stanford Univesity researchers are recruiting lymphoma patients to test a new cancer vaccine that had a 97 percent success rate in "curing" mice with cancer.
The clinical trial will involve about 15 patients with low-grade lymphoma and begin by the end of the year, according to a Stanford news release.
Lead research Dr. Ronald Levy, director of the lymphoma program at the Stanford Cancer Institute in California, said he believes the treatment could be useful for many tumor types.
If the new lymphoma-patient study proves that the vaccine is as successful in people as in mice, Levy said clinicians may one day inject the two agents of the shot into tumors prior to surgical removal of the cancer to eliminate it.
He added that the vaccine may also prevent recurrence of the cancer, due to the unidentified spread of lingering cancer cells, or even to head off the development of future tumors that arise due to genetic mutations like BRCA1 and 2.
The work is an example of Stanford's focus on precision health, which aims to anticipate and prevent disease in the healthy and precisely diagnose and treat disease in the ill.
In January, Levy's research team reported that a new study found the two-compound vaccine stimulated the immune system in mice after being injected directly into tumors and killed those cancer cells.
The shot also destroyed rogue cells from the tumors that had already traveled to other sites in the rodents' bodies. Levy added that the approach worked for lymphoma, breast cancer, colon cancer, and the deadly skin cancer melanoma.
In reporting those findings, in the journal Science Translational Medicine, Levy said he has no reason to believe it wouldn't also work in people. Because the treatment is injected directly into the tumor in very small doses, side effects would likely be minimal, he added.
He explained that cancer cells trigger immune system T-cells to attack and destroy the tumors. But as cancer grows, tumors develop ways to suppress the activity of the T-cells, allowing them to multiply, grow, and spread to other parts of the body.
The two agents used in the experimental vaccine boost the immune system to counteract the evasive maneuvers of tumor cells.
So far, the researchers were able to eliminate four types of cancer in mice. If the new clinical trial is successful, Levy suggested the treatment would likely be combined with other therapies (such as surgery and radiation) to overwhelm the disease.


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Cinema
 The Shadows – film del 2007 diretto da Guillermo R. Rodríguez
 The Shadows – film del 2011 diretto da Sabrina Mansfield

Musica
 The Shadows – gruppo musicale britannico
 The Shadows – album dei The Shadows del 1961
 The Shadows – album dei The Shadows del 1961

Pagine correlate
The Shadow
Shadows


Orodreth prepares his defences as orcs march on the fortress.
Despite a massive siege, the walls and defences of Minas Tirith hold.
The orcs advance on Himring in the East. Maedhros stands fast.
When the orcs attack the elves fight back with valour. Eventually Maedhros' fury is so great that the orcs flee before him. Himring holds.
Finrod rides to the aid of Minas Tirith.
The fortress holds but the defenders are too few to hold out if the gates break.
Finrod comes upon the army and smashes them, forcing them to retreat north.
Orodreth leaves behind a small force and joins Finrod's army, heading north.
Fingon's forces reach the nearly overrun fortress of Barad Eithel.
Coming across an orc party fleeing Minas Tirith, Hador's forces are attacked. Hurin and Huor are separated from the army.
Adapted from chapters 'Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin' from the Silmarillion and 'The Grey Annals' from The War of the Jewels.
Fingolfin and Fingon drive off the orcs besieging the fortress and plan a counter-attack on Dorthonion.
His army is joined by Hador, who volunteers to lead the vanguard.
Finrod and his army hurry north to join Fingolfin, but are ambushed at Serech. Finrod is cut off from the bulk of his army and vastly outnumbered.
Barahir comes across Finrod's army and destroys the orc ambush.
Finrod thanks Barahir. He swears an oath of friendship between families, giving him his ring. The ring is forever known as the Ring of Barahir.
Hador rides on the massive army of orcs occupying Dorthonion, but he is set upon by balrogs.
Fingon and Fingolfin come to his aid, but tens of thousands of men and elves are slain or captured.
Fingolfin gives the order to retreat.
Hador's son Gundor is killed while retreating. Hador stands against the army alone covering his son's body in a suicidal last stand.
Fingon's archers destroy the orcs attacking Hador. The orcs retreat back to Dorthonion.
At Barad Eithel, Fingon recounts the losses of men and territory to Fingolfin. Fingolfin tells Fingon he will end the war alone.
Fingolfin rides through the orc host in Ard-Galen, moonlight glowing off his armour. The orcs flee before him.
Fingolfin challenges Morgoth at the Gates of Angband. Morgoth accepts. Fingolfin wounds Morgoth seven times, but he is cast down by Grond. Fingolfin delivers a final blow to Morgoth's foot, before being crushed by it. Watching the duel from afar, Thorondor flew down and stole Fingolfin's body before it could be desecrated.
Adapted from chapters 'Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin' from The Silmarillion.
Thorondor brings Fingolfn's body to a peak above Gondolin. Turgon sees this and hurries up there. He builds a cairn over his father's body, before sending word to Fingon at Barad Eithel.
Finrod and Barahir meet with Fingon. They receive word of the King's death from Thorondor. Fingon is named High King of the Noldor.
Glaurung returns to Thangorodrim with ten thousand Noldorian prisoners. Sauron tells Morgoth of the lands and people they now control.
Barahir manages to save many families who flee East. Refusing to leave behind his lands, he and 11 others form an outlaw band who remain in Dorthonion, contesting Morgoth's rule.
Maedhros and Maglor remained unharmed in the fortress. Maedhros tells Maglor they will continue to honour the oath and they will find their brothers.
Ulmo speaks to Thorondor the Eagle, who is flying back to Gondolin. He convinces him to take Hurin and Huor to Gondolin.
Hurin and Huor remain in the mist. Thorondor and his eagles come to them. Hurin is hesitant at first, but realises he has no other option.
Thorondor flies Hurin and Huor to Gondolin, where he speaks with Turin about Ulmo's words. Ulmo had said that the children of Hador will aid Gondolin in its darkest hour. Turgon welcomes the brothers.
Adapted from chapters 'Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin' and 'Of Beren and Luthien' from The Silmarillion.


The preceding table was generated by computing the number of possible samples per year across all instrument deployments at a given station and depth.
MSL depth is the NGVD29 depth of the instrument deployments in meters. Several stations have had multiple simultaneous deployments at varying depths, e.g. red26 and am169.
The three physical variables observed are salinity, temperature, and pressure expressed as depth. Not all instruments have pressure sensors and a small number (e.g. Woody Island) do not have conductivity sensors for determining salinity.
The 'N Recorded' column gives the number of data records retrieved from the deployment(s) and includes data received from telemetry and data downloaded from the instruments internal recorder. Not all instruments have internal recorders so records received are from telemetry only.
The 'N After QA' column is the number of records for each physical variable that survived quality control procedures. Salinity is most sensitive to biofouling and is the variable most likely to fail quality control tests.
The 'N Possible Records' is the number of records that could be seen given the length of cumulative deployments and the sample rate for each deployment.
The '% Possible' column is the percentage of actual records retrieved. The 'N/A' indicates possible problems in the database such as an incorrect sampling rate or computational issues with this application that need further investigation.
The '% After QA' column is the percentage of records surviving quality control procedures. The 'N/A' indicates possible problems in the database such as an incorrect sampling rate or computational issues with this application that need further investigation.
QA/QC plots have not been completed for this station.
The Center for Coastal Margin Observation & Prediction (CMOP) is a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center (NSF STC) hosted at Oregon Health & Science University in partnership with Oregon State University and University of Washington. CMOP is the only NSF STC ever focused on coastal margins, and the only one ever headquartered in Oregon.


33647.	Bryce Robert FLETCHER (Allison WILDE , Orvin Geral WILDE , Sylvia Verl MINER , Lester Curtis MINER , Mormon MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Bryce married Taisha Rae PRATT.
Bryce was also in a non-marital relationship with Payton.
35801 F i Kambrey Wilde FLETCHER.
33648.	Celesta Ann (Tess) WILDE (Gregory James WILDE , Orvin Geral WILDE , Sylvia Verl MINER , Lester Curtis MINER , Mormon MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Celesta married Gregory Charles EDWARDS.
35802 M i Easton Drake EDWARDS.
33718.	Megan Lynn LEAVITT (Rebecca SEELY , Mona Lee MINER , Lester Olen MINER , Lester Curtis MINER , Mormon MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Megan married Jens Frederick ANDREASEN.
35803 F i Rylee Jae ANDREASEN.
33850.	Sherri Dawn GALLOWAY (Gloria Dawn HANKS , Duella Opal STEVENS , Maud MCDONALD , Rosillia CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Sherri married Mark J. WHITLOCK.
35804 M i Skye WHITLOCK.
35805 F ii Nikki Rachelle WHITLOCK.
33874.	Francine Marie SHELLEY (Iva Marie CLARK , Nona Vee Mary HARWARD , Orson Alfred HARWARD , Frances Eva CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Francine married David Michael BASTIAN.
35806 F i Alta Adonna SHELLEY.
35807 F ii Sage Camilla BASTIAN.
33879.	Gregory Paul LARSEN (Ann Sharee HARWARD , Erwin Sharlend HARWARD , Sharlend HARWARD , Frances Eva CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Gregory married Jennifer Rose BURT.
35808 M i Jeffery Neil LARSEN.
33880.	Laurie Ann LARSEN (Ann Sharee HARWARD , Erwin Sharlend HARWARD , Sharlend HARWARD , Frances Eva CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Laurie married Chad Earl MARTIN.
35810 F i Chelsey MARTIN.
35811 F ii Jessica Marie MARTIN.
33883.	Stacy LARSEN (Ann Sharee HARWARD , Erwin Sharlend HARWARD , Sharlend HARWARD , Frances Eva CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Stacy married Robert Chad MILLER.
35812 M i Channing Robert MILLER.
33884.	Kendall Ray CARLILE (Lois Nanette HARWARD , Erwin Sharlend HARWARD , Sharlend HARWARD , Frances Eva CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Kendall married Kristine Marie RUGG.
35813 M i Kendall Todd CARLILE.
35814 M ii Adam Kristopher CARLILE.
35815 F iii Lacey Marie CARLILE.
35816 M iv ? David CARLILE.
33888.	Terry Dwane HARWARD (Erwin Craig HARWARD , Erwin Sharlend HARWARD , Sharlend HARWARD , Frances Eva CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Terry married Lisa Lanae GILES.
35817 M i Jacob Duane HARWARD.
35818 F ii Jenifer HARWARD.
33889.	Calvin Todd HARWARD (Erwin Craig HARWARD , Erwin Sharlend HARWARD , Sharlend HARWARD , Frances Eva CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Calvin married Kimberly Ann NIELSEN.
35819 M i Tyler James HARWARD.
35820 M ii Jordan Blake HARWARD.
33891.	Rachelle Lynn HARWARD (Allen Kent HARWARD , Erwin Sharlend HARWARD , Sharlend HARWARD , Frances Eva CURTIS , Matilda MINER , Albert MINER , Azel MINER , Elihu , Elihu , William , Clement ).
Rachelle married Jed Aaron MILLER.
35821 F i Stephanie Lynn MILLER.
35822 F ii Jennifer Lynn MILLER.


Really glad that was captured. I said to my dad at the time how I was weirdly glad to have shared that moment of solidarity with him. I preferred to see it in person than hearing it on the radio from an away game.
The Chambers bit was intense, as was Collin and Toto's look of disbelief.
Follow the town, up or down.
After the final whistle, nearly all the players collapsed on the turf, visibly upset we'd gone.
When they then made their way down to the North Stand, they just stood in disbelief at the outpouring of affection for the club.... they seemed to be genuinely moved by the ovation they got.
Holy sh1t. Don't bother with the usual bullsh1t in with the STs about plans and how we hope to be successful. Just send everyone that on DVD.
Stick your Premier League and it's overpaid superstars right where the sun don't shine.
This is football support at it's finest.
46 days of that type of dedication, respect and atmosphere next season will go far in inspiring any player of any level.
That's beautiful, I bloody love this club.
Thanks for sharing, was all a bit surreal at the time.
That is real support - fantastic from everyone who was there.
Yes, we know things aren't perfect.....indeed a lot is far from perfect. But, there will be a number of players and fans from other clubs totally envious that, on what to an outsider is our worst day in 62 years, the players and club still receive such amazing support as that.
I believe the future is bright......get rid of this dependency on loanees, trust the youngsters a bit more and build a squad. If any Town player isn't close to tears after witnessing those scenes at the end of the game, then they need to be out of the door now. The players should be chomping at the bit to give something back to the fans next year.
We may be defeated (for now), but they can't break our spirit.
They can break our windows but they can't break our hearts.
At the time it felt quite empowering (is that the word?) to be apart of.
The players and lambert standing in awe at us as a fan base was a nice touch.
There aren't many sets of fans that have suffered like we have in terms of lack of success in the last 20 years. To react like that after a relegation.. wow. What a club.
Now I stayed there to take that in because it was superb! But there are some on here who called that lot 'numbskulls' so perhaps an apology is in order.
Seeing Lambert taking it all in shows how the club is finally united ! McCarthy and Hurst were not club men ! They didn't care about the fans !
Get the season ticket and match day ticket price and these classy fans will be there ! Its time to show you care now M E do the right thing !
Poll: ARE YOU GOING TO CANCEL YOU DIRECT DEBIT TOMORROW ?
imdeed...what a difference a year makes...from the toxic atmosphere generated by the manager at the the time to that fantastic show of passion and love for the club...yes, we were told to be careful what we wished for and nobody wished for relegation...but boy..it's great to see the fans getting behind the lads again...brilliant!!
Can we get Lambert to do a presidential style pardon? Think it'd be right up his street.
Season after next I think.


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The Wokingham Society
Working to protect Wokingham town's past, present and future
Lucas Hospital Chapel
The Wokingham Society has placed a significant and historic oil painting on permanent loan to Wokingham Library.
"The Chapel, Lucas Hospital" was purchased at Martin & Pole's auction rooms in December 2005 by the late Peter Baller, a trustee of the Society. It has been restored and framed professionally at the Society's expense by Helen Anderson, Fine Art Dealer & Restoration Artist of Wokingham.
Henry Lucas Esquire, MP for Cambridge University in the 1640's, founded the Hospital in 1663 at Chapel Green, off Luckley Road. In 1675 the Drapers Company took over trusteeship of the charity; they ran and maintained the building continuously until a few years ago as an almshouse.
When the Drapers Company closed the home in 2001 they put the building on the open market and it was subsequently sold to a private buyer. Planning consent was then given for this to become a family residence.
Henry Lucas Hospital is Wokingham's only Grade I Listed Building. Recent research suggests that Sir Christopher Wren may have been the architect of the building.
The oil painting is by Henry Frederick Lucas Lucas, an artist renowned for his equestrian subjects. His sister Louisa married in 1892 the Rev. Joseph Stratton, who was Master of the Hospital (1889-1917). Louisa was skilled at intricate wood carving and her work can be seen in the Chapel and the painting.
When the Rev. Stratton died in January 1917 Louisa had to leave her home of 25 years. Her brother Henry completed the picture for her in 1919. His hunting scenes and portraits of horses are still very much in demand today.
Contrary to the press reports obituary for Rev. Stratton, Louisa was not a descendant of Henry Lucas, a bachelor. However, she researched her family ancestry hoping to find a link with his; her volumes are deposited at the Society of Genealogists. She died in 1950 aged 96.
There is a Wokingham Society Historic Blue Plaque at the main entrance to the Henry Lucas Hospital building. Further historic details can be found in the ' Blue Plaque Trail', leaflets available form the Information Office at the Town Hall.
(additional information provided by Wokingham History Group) September 2008


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Football fan channels and the United breakdown
Ed Jonauskis	new author
I'm not going to lie, I love football fan channels. Listening to fans bemoan their clubs is a guilty pleasure that provides insight into the various levels of knowledge possessed by passionate fans, and also where my own knowledge of football sits in comparison to those who live it.
I have never liked Manchester United, my first memories of them being Ron Atkinson, Bryan Robson, and their annoying fans. Still, as fan channels go, they and Arsenal's AFTV make interesting points often, and incorrect points even more often.
I am not going to write about the utility of fan channels, but I am going to write about the confidence they give me in knowing that my opinion is going to be no more ridiculous or poorly articulated than what half a million subscribers look at every day.
What I don't understand about Manchester United and their diabolical form is that their most obvious issue is having a six-man defence and a four-man attack and never the twain shall meet.
From a playing point of view, United have better defenders than midfielders, so it should be obvious that a back three and wing backs makes far more sense than two holding midfielders protecting a reasonable back four while stifling a disparate front four. I cannot understand how the coaching staff cannot see this.
A lot of the fan channels are blaming a lack of investment in the squad from the owners as the reason for the poor quality of performance, and no doubt that with better investment they would have better players, but would they have better results?
(Martin Rickett/PA via AP)
Holding midfielders are there for teams who need to stifle an attacking threat, and force the ball to the edges or to take away the space from playmakers and force turnovers, which in theory should allow attacks to take place further up the pitch, and force the opposing attacks to turn around and try and get back to help defend.
At United, the two holding midfielders seem to be there to slow up the attack, and let the opposition reset their defence.
This is coupled with an attack that has every player either played out of position (Andreas Pereira) or put into a position that they doesn't fit the set up (Juan Mata as a number ten). A crippled right side, a slow moving left side (Daniel James is fast but needs a top quality left back to protect him) and playing a non-striker as a centre forward shows that there is no real plan to break down defences and no policy to play to the strengths of their playing group.
This is where the a back three and a couple of wing backs come into play. With Harry Maguire, Axel Tuanzebe and Aaron Wan Bissaka, United have the potential to create a potent defence while bolstering their attack. Both Tuanzebe and Maguire are good on the ball, while Wan Bissaka is a tacking machine with pace and the ability to force his opponents into decisions far earlier than they would like to make them.
When fit, Luke Shaw and Diogo Dalot could provide the sort of width in attack and the ability to make a tackle higher up the pitch forcing the turnover. But the real benefit of this is that you can play Scott McTominay in a spoiling midfield role, where he can attempt to break down attacks through the middle knowing he has three quality defenders behind him so he can play to his strength, which is running around.
Although it looks like a back six, it's not because of the ability of Maguire and Tuanzebe to bring either a three-man advanced midfield of Paul Pogba, James and Jesse Lingard into play by playing past McTominay, or the wingers into play and giving them options to try and hit the striker (Anthony Martial) or James and Lingard charging at the back posts, or even using the attacking midfielders to bring the defenders to them and letting Pogba run at the oncoming defence, giving him options for through balls or long shots.
To the fan channels, yes United need some serious investment, but they especially need it in the coaching and tactical side. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his staff seem hell bent on reinforcing the wheel of disappointment that United fans seem to be destined to push eternally up that hill, with Liverpool and City looking down on them.
Jesse Dart
Mason Greenwood needs to leave Old Trafford
Ask any Manchester United fan about the post-Fergie era and chances are they'll either attack you or start crying on your shoulder.
Anthony Abreu
United are too far gone
I am struggling to remember a time when the EPL app on my iPhone notified me of a Manchester United line-up that didn't make me roll my eyes and flood me with that little bit of anxiety as I prepare for what should be my favourite part of the week.
The curious case of Anthony Martial and what Saturday could mean for United
Anthony Martial quickly gained the attention of the biggest clubs in Europe after a spectacular rise to teenage stardom.
Would you rather be a Spurs or United fan at the moment?
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are two of the most underperforming teams in the world at the moment.
The knives are out for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Manchester United
It's safe to say that Manchester United are in a bit of a rough spot at the moment.


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95 Norman, Carling-Preston CDP, Ottawa
Supping from a poisoned chalice
I have written (too-) much previously about the details in the Preston-Carling and Preston-Gladstone plans. The Preston-Carling documents go to planning committee on Tuesday.
I will be there, and speaking. Albeit with great reluctance.
The Preston-Carling plan in particular was hijacked from the planning staff by city executive. The biggest and first clue was George Dark and his planning charade. He launched a veritable snowstorm of high rises onto the area. It wasn't an ordinary planning exercise, so much as a snow job on the community, designed to burry the yokels. Its brazenness taints the "profession" in my eyes.
Amongst the peculiarities of that event, was the loudly announced advice that the low rise Little Italy homes in the Young-Railway Street-Beech-Champagne block be left all low rise. What was wrong with that? Well, the immediate followup was a demand to remove the area from the plan boundaries. It is extraordinary to redefine a plan boundary mid-stream. But the City complied, and tried to deny later on that the block was ever in the Plan at all.
So what's the problem with removing that block? It's very presence, deemed to be ideal for continued low rise, was exactly like the neighbouring blocks on the Other Side of the tracks. If this area was to be "preserved", then why not the Other? And for the Other, Mr Dark had plans for mid-rises at the ends of every block. It short it wasn't so much a planning decision as a manipulation effort.
Most of those (proposed) nine-storey buildings on the dead-ends died a lingering death, under relentless assault from the community and withering under logic, with only Taggart's Norman Street project clinging to life. It's fate will be decided Tuesday. However, most planning committee members actually think they approved the rezoning for the site last year (they didn't), in a Romper Room version of Planning Committee.
The City called in more consultants after Mr Dark departed, and the planning process went down hill. These consultants had very clear marching orders. They refused to ever discuss the Norman or other high rise zonings. Now the City claims their plans are supported by independent planning experts.
Wait, there's more.
Some of the same experts the City pays to flesh out its Strategic Directions for the area, then sit on the "independent" design review that the City cites as evidence that certain projects are fitting and warranted. Move on folks, no conflict here.
In 30 years of off-again, on-again playing with planners, and eight years of almost-a-job dealing with planners since my official retirement from the work force, I have never experienced such a negative process as we had with the City on the Preston-Carling plan.
The planners brushed aside our interests, our concerns. They told us one week that our ideas were in the options, and the next that "it was agreed" to do something else (coincidentally enough, their way or the highway).
We worked on neighbourhood improvements. It was hard slogging to get community ideas into the mix. We were promised a "prioritizing" exercise at the end. Instead, they imposed, out of the blue, a "priority area" where all funds were to be spent. Funny enough, lots of our ideas where in the frozen hinterland, not to be thawed for at least two decades !
Is it a coincidence that the "in" areas all looked like the drive-by routes to the condo sales offices?
Were we happy to discover the priorities on the "preston side" included removing the streetscaping from the first blocks of Preston to make way for (more) queueing cars, and implementing the most dubious of "amenities" (brick paving Adeline, sans sidewalks) ?
I recall at one meeting with the City-supplied traffic engineer consultant, someone from the community claimed that the impact of an additional 360 cars per rush hour would be not nice for the existing residents of the side street. The engineer blew his gasket, barking that he "wasn't hired to protect the residents of the existing street, his job was to make sure the street could handle all the new traffic". Freudian slip, maybe, but it accurately reflected the under-tone of the meetings.
Meetings which the city insisted always be a round tables, with most of the "consultation" time being taken up by the consultants explaining their ideas. A few quick comments from the unwashed, then move on folks, next table please.
In a scenario like this, the public never gets to hear other people's objections, there is little or no learning, and input is effectively shut down. To make sure, the City supplied a higher powered manager to patrol the perimeter.
Watching body language is always fun at meetings. There are nervous nellies, doubting thomases, and evangelists for some narrow cause. The pro's also show body language. At these Preston-Carling events the City planning staff walked around with sagging shoulders, downturned lips, and gathered in dark corners mutting amongst themselves, while the hired guns from Big Sophisticated Toronto ran the dog and pony shows.
Like many others in the community, I sort of half-tuned out the Preston-Carling plan when it became abundantly clear our input wasn't valued or even wanted, except for some bureaucrat to check off the box that there was a track record of public consultation. It's a pattern I see more and more often in Ottawa.
It isn't nice.
It means plans are imposed, and not accepted by the community. The Preston-Carling plan is like someone in a very ill-fitting suit.
It turns people off of public participation. It sows distrust with City staff. Which is a shame, because I have met many nice people, many who genuinely believe they can improve things, and I have seen so many plans actually get significantly better the more people worked on them, so that we are excited to see them come to fruition.
But Preston-Carling is a poisoned chalice. Serving a toxic brew few believe in. The neighbourhood will pay the price for years. The developers get guarantees: real rezoning, now, that means money in their pocket, now.
The community gets promises that maybe someday we might see something, but that something isn't what we really want.
And I don't think it will even help sell those condos.
The best thing for the Preston-Carling plan is to hand it over to yet another consultant, one with a track record of working with various players, to increase the buy-in.
In a year, it could probably be repaired. The great condo land rush is dead now; so we have time once again to try to get it right. Will planning committee do the right thing?
(In the meantime, I and several people I know have curtailed their participation in planning events. Being table decorations isn't the best use of my time. My wife thinks this is a great improvement. Maybe with a big enough defeat, I'll give up and hang around home a bit more.)
June 24, 2014 June 24, 2014 Westsideaction
9 thoughts on "Supping from a poisoned chalice"
Grant McSheffrey says:
Who is it that makes the decision on how to proceed with these development plans? Is it the planning department on its own or do they require the buy-in of the local city councillor? I often hear about what "the City" has done but I'm never really sure who the actual people are who make these decisions.
I think what is happening in the Carling-Preston area is terrible. I would love to think the market will sour so badly it will never be developed as currently envisioned. This is intensification gone mad.
I'm curious what role the local councillor played in this process. Was it Katherine Hobbs?
Y says:
As far as I understand Bloess and Hume were pushing for these projects.
Committee voting results:
That Planning Committee recommend Council approve an amendment to Zoning By-law 2008-250 for 93-105 Norman Street to permit a mid-rise residential development, as shown in Document 1 and detailed in Documents 2 and 3.
(Councillor / Conseiller) R. Chiarelli Yes
(Councillor / Conseiller) R. Bloess Yes
(Councillor / Conseiller) S. Blais Absent
(Councillor / Conseiller) B. Monette Yes
(Councillor / Conseillère) J. Harder Absent
(Councillor / Conseiller) S. Qadri Yes
(Councillor / Conseillère) K. Hobbs Absent
(Councillor / Conseiller) T. Tierney Yes
(Councillor / Conseiller) A. Hubley Yes
(Councillor / Conseiller) P. Hume Yes
Luke Chadwick says:
No…this area is in Diane Holmes ward. Councillor Holmes gave a 'withering glance' to Katherine Hobbs after Katherine Hobbs provided her thoughts on the Preston Carling plan.
I assume that once her term on Council is over, she won't be a lobbyist for developers in the City?
Is there a compelling reason why Councillor Holmes is not on Planning Committee? There are a lot of big development projects in her ward and she often appears at Planning Committee but doesn't have a vote at that Committee. Needless to say, despite her best efforts she is often over ruled at Planning Committee and at Council but she does go the distance for her Ward.
Mathew says:
So sad.
To paraphrase the movie, "There's nothing you can do Eric, This is Chinatown"
Westsideaction says:
Or, in our case, a wanna-be Montreal en route to Detroit and Chicago.
evensteven says:
Putting aside that the process in this case was a bit of a sham, let me ask: where in a (historically low-density North American) city should tall buildings go, not including the central business district?
Do we believe what we say when we talk about density? I'm not so sure, since in the next breath we're wondering how hard it will be to get our car in and out of our driveway. Any project that doesn't make driving MORE difficult is a step in the wrong direction.
However, again, these are general comments/questions that do not address how little the input of the current residents was considered in the present case. Let me close with another general question: What should a city government do when the rubber hits the road and they actually try to implement the density we all say we want, at a rapid transit node no less, and then nobody actually wants the density? Apparently the answer is to hire "out of towners" to bring down the hammer, and then they can at least look like they're 'tsk-tsking'…
chris miller says:
If you want to build an 18 storey bldg on beech street, buy the parking lot between preston and rochester.
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Hey You! Stay Off My Cloud!
In a Wall Street Journal article, Apple CEO Tim Cook discussed the recent celebrity photo hacking and acknowledged Apple could have made users more aware of the risks that come with storing information in the cloud.
While the cloud is an invaluable resource and allows multiple devices to link up and sync to the same information, it's not a vault. It's more like a house and houses can be broken into–their locks can be picked, their windows can be broken–all you can do is be aware of the risks and take as many precautionary measures as you can.
In a perfect world, cyber criminals would not exist. They would not steal our identities or plunder intimate photos. They would not profit from our losses. But this is not a perfect world and criminals do exist. And just like you have to be careful and aware when using your credit cards or when banking online, you also have to be keenly aware of your security when you're using the cloud.
The only foolproof method for not having sensitive data hacked from your cloud? Don't put the sensitive data in your cloud, if possible. Thieves cannot steal what isn't there. Let's say you have a million dollars that you keep in your closet. If a thief breaks into your house, he just became a million dollars richer. Now let's say you have a million dollars and you keep it in a bank, in a vault. If a thief breaks into your house, maybe he steals the flat screen, but he doesn't get a million dollar payout.
So think about this–what is the value of the information that's being stored in your cloud? Is it $40 worth of songs? $1000 worth of stock photos? Or is it a client list that could be worth millions in the wrong hands? Are there personal/private photos that someone would try to sell for thousands of dollars? Then ask yourself, is that a risk you're willing to take?
If so, be smart about your security. Make your passwords challenging and strong. Change them often. Use two-factor authentication.
However, if storing your sensitive data on the cloud is not a risk you're willing to take, then store it on a backup drive or a usb, something physical that you can lock in a vault or keep on your person–something that's completely offline. And don't forget about the old fashioned, hard copy options for certain items!
Bottom line, criminals are out there and if they even think there's a chance they can profit off of you, they're going to try. We MUST stay aware of our surroundings both in the physical world and the cyber world. Above all, we must take responsibility for our own security and privacy whenever and wherever possible.


Who is that one had update bible. Why they are update. What they are update. Who give permission to upgrade bible.
Translating a Book from one language to another is really a tough job.. You need to know more than the meaning for each words.. It's culture.. It's style.. It's people.. etc.. And Bible is nowhere near to ordinary Book.. It's like a coded book even for scholars.. So translating Bible is really a Big Deal.. That's is the reason why all the Bibles in English doesn't look the same to each other.. So when a translation of Bible is released it will be definitely released with lots of errors.. And in the updated versions these errors will be corrected.. Though there are some evil motives behind corrupting Bible, mostly it's because of translation error..


Starr King School of the Ministry (SKSM) students are expected to make Satisfactory Academic Progress every semester they register in the SKSM certificate and degree programs. Satisfactory Academic Progress is required by the Higher Education Act (HEA) and California state government in order to receive Title IV aid (federal financial aid). SKSM students must maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress toward degree and certificate completion in order to be eligible to receive institutional and Title IV Aid (federal financial aid). The standards of the HEA apply to all students. Federal standards require that SKSM measures be quantitative as well as qualitative and include certification of completion of work within expected time frames. Academic Standing: Satisfactory Academic Progress brings to light problems with the quality of a students' work and/or their pace in the program. Slow progress, numerous extensions, failed grades, and/or unethical professional and personal practices, failure to meet with one's advisor and attend to one's spiritual growth as suggested by faculty are examples of unsatisfactory progress, all affecting students' standing in their program.
Full time students are expected to complete nine (9.0) or more credit hours each semester. A full time student will be allowed a maximum number of years to complete a program as illustrated in the chart below.
Part time students are expected to complete six (6.0) credit hours each semester. A part time student will be allowed a maximum number of years to complete a program as illustrated in the chart below.
A majority of P (passed courses) and positive narrative evaluations for all courses taken in a semester.
Any Incomplete coursework must be completed by the deadline stipulated by the faculty for the course.
A satisfactory academic progress review will include the advisor's assessment of the students' work in classes and advising sessions. Upon completion of the review, the advisor will notify the Dean of Students, Dean of Faculty, and the Registrar. The Registrar will notify the GTU Consortial Financial Aid Office.
The maximum timeframe calculations do not include semesters/years a student is on leave or is not an active student.
A review will be made at the end of each semester to determine if the student meets all satisfactory academic progress criteria.
The Registrar will complete an independent assessment of students' SAP status and then confer with the advisors of students that do not meet SAP standards.
Advisors will review their students' work and confirm with the Registrar and Dean of Students that the student has made satisfactory academic progress.
Students who do not fulfill the conditions for satisfactory academic progress are automatically placed on academic and financial aid warning for the following semester.
If a student fails to meet satisfactory academic progress at the end of the warning period, he/she will be placed on academic probation and will not be eligible for financial aid.
Students can appeal the financial aid probation decision by successfully completing the requirements outlined in a written agreement prepared in collaboration with their Advisor and the Dean of Students. If the student's appeal is approved by faculty vote, they may receive aid while on probation.
If the student does not make satisfactory academic progress for two consecutive terms (during the warning and probationary periods) the student is ineligible for financial aid during the subsequent semester or year.
A student may be terminated from the program, by vote of the core faculty, if they do not make Satisfactory Academic Progress for two consecutive terms. The student may regain eligibility by successfully completing the requirements outlined in the written agreement prepared by the Advisor and Dean of Students. The Advisor who has brought forward a vote on the probation should bring forward vote to take the student off probation when appropriate.
A student on leave of absence during some or all of the academic year, upon their return, will be held to the expectations in place at the time they took their leave (e.g. finishing incomplete coursework).
If because of mitigating circumstances a student fails to make satisfactory academic progress and receives an adverse SAP determination, they may appeal that result. The student may not request that SKSM disregard the student's performance or eliminate a particular program requirement. The student may request that because of extenuating personal circumstances SKSM suspend an expected time frame for SAP and approve the student's request for a deadline extension and/or revised time frame.
A student choosing to appeal an SAP determination should submit a written petition to the Dean of Students by electronic mail within one month of the date of the final SAP review letter. A copy of the appeal letter and decision must be submitted to the GTU Consortial Financial Aid Office.
The email should explain the mitigating circumstances influencing progress in the program and outline plans to make SAP within the subsequent semester. Extenuating circumstances that warrant an appeal of the SAP determination are injury or illness, the illness, injury and death of a relative, or other special circumstances. The appeal must explain why the students failed to make SAP and what has changed or will change in their situation that will allow them to make SAP at the next evaluation. The plan should outline how the student plans to meet the requirement(s) due the previous term and the one(s) due for the upcoming term. The email should also verify support of the plan by the student's advisor.
Though not required, students can ask their advisor to write a memo of support for the revised plan. The Dean of Students will consult with the core faculty and render a decision about the appeal in writing by email within one month of the date of the appeal.


In some small way to try to resurrect Max Narby's "Freedom Week" the Emporium Rotary Club sponsored the above titled event on Friday, May 25th, at the Cameron County High School.
From most reports, it was successful and the students 7th through 12th grade were great – very much involved and over the top when it came to answering many history questions. Their teachers are to be complimented. Financial rewards were given for the many correct answers and the students were competing to be the first to answer. If your student did not come home with money it was not because they did not know the answers, it was just very difficult to decide who had the answer first!


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Man who supplied gun in officer's fatal shooting gets bond
Aug. 11, 2021 at 6:49 pm Updated Aug. 11, 2021 at 7:04 pm
CHICAGO (AP) — An Indiana man charged with supplying the semiautomatic handgun used to shoot two Chicago police officers — one fatally — has been released from jail on bond.
U.S Magistrate Judge Jeffery Gilbert set Jamel Danzy's bond at $4,500 Wednesday, outraging Chicago Police Chief David Brown.
Officer Ella French, 29, was killed and a 39-year-old unnamed officer was critically wounded Saturday during a struggle after they stopped an SUV because of expired plates. French, 29, was shot once in the head.
" … by allowing Mr. Danzy to walk free, the court has done a disservice to Officer French's memory, to the entire Chicago Police Department, and to the thousands of men and women across the country who work around the clock, day in and day out to stem the violence that is plaguing our communities," Brown said in a release.
Danzy, 29, is accused of buying the weapon from a licensed gun dealer in Hammond, Indiana, in March and providing it to an Illinois resident who he knew could neither buy nor possess guns because of a felony conviction. He was arrested Sunday and charged with conspiracy to violate federal firearm laws.
Monty Morgan — previously identified as Emonte Morgan — is jailed without bond on first-degree murder of a peace officer, attempted murder of two other officers, unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon charges.
His brother, Eric Morgan, also was ordered held without bond. He is charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and obstruction of justice.
Danzy was not in the vehicle and was arrested later. As part of his bond, Danzy also was ordered to be under court supervision.
"This decision sets a dangerous precedent that straw purchasers like Danzy are not a danger to society, despite the fact that his alleged actions directly led to the murder of a Chicago police officer and left another in critical condition," Brown said.


In 1998, the intersection of the Bloomington Avenue and Lake Street in south Minneapolis was marred by crime and blighted buildings. Nonetheless, a group of recent Latino immigrants saw it as an opportunity. Inspired by the absence of culturally familiar goods and services and the opportunity for entrepreneurship, they assessed their own asset base, received entrepreneurship training from NDC and created the vision for the Mercado Central, a latino-themed public market – or Mercado – like those so central to life in Mexico and other countries in Central and South America.
A partnership between Project for Pride in Living (PPL), Whittier CDC and Neighborhood Development Center helped the tenants realize their vision and the Mercado Central was opened in 1999. The project has dramatically transformed the formerly blighted intersection into a vibrant hub of commerce that has inspired further investment up and down the Lake Street corridor.
Today, the business owners at Mercado Central generate more than $1.2 million in annual sales and have created nearly 90 jobs. There are 43 entrepreneurs in business at the Mercado, including 10 of the founding owners from 1999.
See "Snapshot of Selected Public Market and Supermarket Feasibility Considerations"


Patricia Lynne never set out to become a writer, and in fact, never gave it any thought during high school and college. But now she can't stop writing. Patricia lives with her husband in Michigan, hopes one day to have what will resemble a small petting zoo and has a fondness for dying her hair the colors of the rainbow.
Bringing Two worlds together: Cyclop meets Tommy.
Cyclop walks into Reading Teen. Books fill his sight, shelves lining the walls and reaching up to the ceiling. He half expected the ceiling to be covered in books as well. This was a book-aholic's dream library. "My author told me to come here. What am I supposed to do?"
No one answers. He waits a moment before wandering over to one of the giant bookshelves. He shoves his white blond hair out of his miss-matched eyes. A smile plays at his lips, the scent of paper and ink filling his senses. Amber got him into reading and he couldn't get enough. There weren't enough hours in the day, days in a month or months in a year to read everything. Maybe he'd discover he lived longer than humans.
A whisper of wind and cold sliding over his skin makes him jump. He whirls around, the book thudding to the blue carpet. "What the-"
The boy - looking like a teenage corpse with pale skin and dead blue eyes - slaps a hand over Cyclop's mouth. He lifts a slim finger to his colorless lips. Cyclop swears he sees fangs. The boy's voice is void of emotion. "Shh. We're in a library."
My name is Cyclop Blaine and I am a real person.
I am a real person: heedless of a childhood spent under the supervision of an old man I only know as Master.
I am a real person: regardless of my teenage years bound by violence as the adoptive son of the Victory Street Gang's leader.
I am a real person: despite the visions I see in others' eyes. Snapshots of their futures.
I am a real person: my life will be my own. I belong to no one.
Hi Tommy! Hi Cyc! Can't wait to read your books!


Music whether secular or faith based is all about emotion or rather the emotional response it can garner. The most popular and effective music there is will be the most personal; this is proven time and time again in the history of all music. Born of pain or born of joy all music carries some emotional weight, as Christians we seek to find ways to turn these emotional responses into a need for something more, either a realization of Christ or the want to know more of him. In this new century we have a challenge to find new ways to accomplish this and ways to remove the stigmas that Christian music carries.