So, what to do when everyone seem to release iPad icons but fail to include some crisp small size icons? Pushing the pixels for yourself of course. So here's my take on the smaller sizes of an Apple iPad icon, called iPixelPad in the sizes 48px, 32px and 16px. Everything drawn pixel-perfect from scratch. Heck, even the wallpaper.
They also come in two different versions for each size: with a matte highlight shine and with a harder gloss.
The homescreen icons pixels in the 16px version needed all more vivid colors to get them distinguishable from the wallpaper background so they're a bit different from the other sizes. These are the times I wish I could modify just half a pixel.
iPixelPad by Matthias Kretschmann is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Germany License.


Robert (Bob) Hulse focuses his practice on building strategic patent portfolios in a wide range of technical fields, including computer software and electronics, electromechanical and medical devices, digital healthcare, and electronic media. Bob's extensive intellectual property diligence experience on both sides of M&A and financing transactions has reinforced his ability to build stronger patent portfolios that provide maximum value to his clients. His practice also involves intellectual property counseling, evaluating risks from third-party patents, and assisting in efforts to design around those patents.
Bob represents leading and established technology companies as well as startup companies that are on their path towards that goal.
In addition to providing legal services for his clients, Bob has served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, teaching patent drafting and prosecution. He is also a member of the faculty at the Practicing Law Institute and has lectured on topics related to patent law at the University of Washington School of Law, Dalhousie University, and the National University of Singapore.
"Promoting Progress in Social Media: Patentability and Copyrightability Issues", 29th Annual (ABA) Intellectual Property Law Conference, Arlington, VA, April 4, 2014.


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Lucia Comnes / Colm Ó Riain / Canyon Jumpers – Tickets – Great American Music Hall – San Francisco, CA – March 17th, 2020
Lucia Comnes / Colm Ó Riain / Canyon Jumpers (feat. Alex Jordan, Graham Norwood, Evan Lanam & Owen McInnis)
$20.00 - $50.00 Canceled
Great American Music Hall Presents Lucia Comnes with Colm Ó Riain and Canyon Jumpers
Tickets on sale Tuesday, 1/28 @ 12pm!
Doors 7 / Show 8
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with Lucia Comnes (roots singer-songwriter-fiddler with her rocking Irish trad band), Colm Ó Riain (genius fiddler fusing Irish, gypsy, tango, jazz and blues) and Canyon Jumpers feat. Alex Jordan, Graham Norwood, Evan Lanam and Owen McInnis (early folk-rock Americana with thick harmony singing) at The Great American Music Hall on Tuesday, March 17th.
LuciaComnes leads a five-piece folk powerhouse that combines traditional Irish music with influences from Rock, Americana and Bluegrass to produce "a fresh and invigorating take on the Irish sound (SF Irish Herald)". An American fiddler-singer-songwriter born in San Francisco and now based in Milan, Italy, her new album 'Held in the Arms', was greatly praised in the US: "There is not an inferior tune on this entire 43-minute album (No Depression)" and on national TV in Italy, was described by Folk Radio UK as "A journey into the light... Assured beautifully crafted American Folk." Her impressive musical background includes playing/touring with Joan Baez, and Tim Grimm, opening for Paul Brady and collaborating with Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers). Her song, 'No Hiding Place', a swampy blues number that marries lines from Appalachian ballads to a Bo Diddley beat, was recognised by the Dallas Texas Songwriters Association as Best Song of the Year in 2014. "A singular voice… embedded with soul and spirit." - San Francisco Chronicle Band: Burke T (guitar, harmonica, vocals), Mike Anderson (bass), Kyle Caprista (drums), Kyle Patrick O'Brien (mandolin, vocals) and special guests. http://www.luciacomnes.com/
Colm Ó Riain is an Irish-born violinist, an accomplished and fiery improviser in multiple genres and has performed at festivals and venues throughout the world from Argentina and Brazil to Sweden and Vietnam. Hailed as a "genius fiddler" by Mike Scott of The Waterboys, Colm and his band weave their unique brand of modern Irish music with rhythms and melodies from Jazz, Blues, Brazil, Cuba, India, the Roma diaspora and Africa. He recently returned from touring in France with Breizh Amerika Collective, fellow Celtic fusion maestros. "O'Riain's fireworks display of virtuosity easily spans the diverse genres of gypsy, tango, jazz, blues and Irish music all with his characteristic intelligence and pizzazz." - the Irish Herald. Video: https://www.colmoriain.com/video Band: Geoff van Lienden (guitar), Joe Kyle, Jnr (Bass), Wade Peterson (percussion) & special guest, Kate Brubeck (vocals).
Canyon Jumpers feat. Alex Jordan, Graham Norwood, Evan Lanam, and Owen McInnis is a brand new group hailing from San Mateo, Alex Jordan (Midnight North), Graham Norwood (https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/columns/country/8547554/graham-norwood-itll-never-happen-again-cover), Evan Lanam (The Live Oaks), and Owen McInnis capture the sounds of early folk-rock Americana with their thick harmony singing, intriguing original songs, and skillful musicianship. Born and raised in San Mateo County, Alex comes from a musical family and went to study Music Education in Long Beach, CA. After working as a guitar tech for the Grateful Dead tribute band "Cubensis," Alex began performing with the band as a long term substitute. He returned to the Bay Area to join Midnight North, a rock-and-roll/Americana band which performs at Phil Lesh's Grateful Dead themed Terrapin Crossroads restaurant every Sunday night. In 2020, he will be releasing his debut solo album, touring with the Alex Jordan Band as well as making new music across the country.
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All geckos are lizards. But not all lizards are geckos. This was the answer to the first question that came up as we scuttled through the wonderful, colorful world of the gecko.
Geckos are known for the way they vocalize. The term "gecko" stems from the Indonesian-Malay word 'gekoq', which imitates the sound this lizard makes.
A few other physical features that distinguish geckos from other lizards are their shorter and broader heads, along with their stubbier tails. The leopard gecko uses its thick tail as a fat reservoir that sustains it in between meals. These reptiles grow up to 8-10 inches long and weigh anywhere between 45-85 grams.
So goes the age-old idiom referring to the notion that people cannot change who they are, no matter how hard they should try.
Animal markings and colorings have ensured the survival of their species throughout millennia. Spiders, owls, seahorses, frogs, tigers, and yes, leopards, all have used their beautiful, unique, and natural coloring to camouflage them in the wild to help them avoid predators and to aid them when hunting. So it is, too, with other reptiles such as geckos.
Of the more than a thousand different species of geckos, one that particularly stands out is the ground dwelling leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius). While most geckos lack them, leopard geckos have functional eyelids that they adapted to survive the dry and sandy native environments of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and India.
The leopard gecko has been a captive breed for more than 30 years. Its variety of stunning colors has made it both a popular household pet and the obsession of breeders, both professionals and hobbyists.
The colorful diversity of the breed has attracted not a few enthusiasts into the passion of pure breeding and crossbreeding the reptile. This science of combining lines and developing morphs has produced some of the most stunning Leos ever seen.
Blood leopard geckos came into the country around the year 2000. "Many breeders have focused on this line because of its appeal, and its value is more expensive than normal geckos," he explains.
To make things more complex, one has to be sure about the purity of the bloodline. "When you hear the term "Blood cross," it's not pure Blood from JMG reptiles anymore. It's probably been crossbred to other lines or non-Blood geckos," AJ warns.
While all Leopard Geckos have their unique beauty, AJ says his favorite is the Blood mutation. "I breed them because it fulfills me as a leopard gecko keeper. Their color is a living art. Very deep orange/red as compared to other Tangerines." His favorite specimen is a Blood Super Hypo Tangerine Carrot Tail Baldy with intense orange coloration.
And just to be sure, "the leopard gecko is not to be confused with the Tokay gecko (Gekko gecko)," AJ laughs. The latter is the tree and sometimes ceiling dwelling gecko we call 'Tuko'.
For anyone interested in getting into these Jurassic lovelies, he suggests one should learn everything one can about these animals for the benefit of both the keeper and the pet. The ease of raising them has made these geckos popular as a "beginner" reptile pet. Breeding leopard geckos can be a "…rollercoaster ride but eventually, you will learn from them and be thrilled, especially when you get your desired morphs. It can be very addicting." Consider yourself warned.
Now then, to answer that age-old idiom about spots and change, yes, a leopard can—if it is a Leopard Gecko. And every morph and mutation is simply gorgeous.


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It's hard to think of a book that's had more influence on the collective consciousness and conscience of generations of American students than To Kill a Mockingbird. Many of the novel's readers remember the impact it had on their moral and political senses. What they may not remember as well is the fineness of the novel's appeal to their literary senses. This master class will consider how the political, the moral, and the literary aspects of the novel fit together.
Jeff Nunokawa has been a professor of English at Princeton University for nearly thirty years. He's written and taught widely on topics ranging from Victorian literature to the history of the essay to the intellectual uses of social media. At present he's at work on a book that may be called something like Mid-Century Middle Class, about being brought up middle-class, middle-brow, mid-century, by old-school New Deal, mixed-race, mixed-feelings-about-the-melting-pot parents: what it was like, in other words, to be brought up in a world where To Kill a Mockingbird carried the force of a book of prophecy and history. Nunokawa began his career teaching middle and high school and he has been honored and happy to be in contact with middle and high school teachers through The Bread Loaf School of English, where he has taught since 1999.
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Manufacturers have been known to tamper with the quality of food items around the time of Holi to make a profit despite the cut-throat competition.
With Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, just around the corner, people throughout India are already in a revelrous mood. However, the festival season brings with it high chances of consumption of adulterated food, especially sweets.
Yes, you read that right! The supply of adulterated food items shoots up around the time of Holi, with manufacturers trying to make a profit despite cut-throat competition.
A 2016 Tribune India article stated, citing the NGO Society of Pollution and Environmental Conservation Scientists, that 85 percent of food and colors available in markets at this time is adulterated.
If adulterated food is consumed, it can lead to food poisoning, vomiting, acute gastritis, and diarrhea. In some case it might also lead to kidney inflammation, skin-related diseases and cancer, said a Food and Drug Administration officer of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, according to the Times of India.
Derived from Crocus sativus, this is an expensive coloring agent. To cut down on production cost, manufacturers are prone to using artificial coloring agents to get the pretty yellow color of the herb.
These ingredients are used in almost all the dishes during Holi, and compromising the quality of them can make the end products unfit for consumption. Starch is often used to give milk a thick texture and sweets a rich consistency.
A very popular sweet treat during the festivities is often tampered with. If made with poor-quality khoya and artificial color instead of kesar, it can lead to serious health problems.
This rich Indian cold drink is made with almonds, fennel seed, rose petal, vetiver seed and other spices and nuts.
To cut down on the production cost, makers often prepare thandai with low-quality ingredients that take a toll on people's stomachs. Synthetic artificial colors and flavors are added to meet the high demand.
This drink made with cannabis has always been the main attraction for many during Holi. But unfortunately, ill-prepared bhang can make you really, really sick.
Two years back, three persons died and 337 others were hospitalized in the western state of Gujarat after they consumed adulterated bhang on Mahashivratri — an auspicious day to worship the Hindu God Shiva.
Make sure you buy food and sweets from trusted vendors. Before handing over the money, make sure that the packages are not tampered with.
Make sure the shop is clean and food handlers are following basic personal hygiene standards.
Don't consume drinks from roadside stalls as there are high chances that it might lead to typhoid, jaundice or at least diarrhea.
It would be best if you can avoid eating outside on the day of Holi altogether. Recipes for all your favorite foods are available online. You can call some friends over and prepare them at home and have a happy and healthy Holi.


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You are looking for an apartment in Beijing, have a look on the Chaoyang Park area. This is a location with a real appeal in Beijing. This is a luxurious area in Beijing, one of the richest urban areas in Asia. Expatriates in Beijing very often chose these places for pratical reasons, this is very central and you have many companies around.
This is both in the center of Beijing, with all the companies around, both a green place within China's capital city. This is the good thing in Chaoyang, you are in Beijing downtown and close to a large green area, the Chaoyang park, lungs of Beijing.
This areas are quite westernized, foreigners are quite easily at ease here, with the advanage of being close to many landmarks in the east of Beijing, for example Sanlitun a nice spot for night life is quite close.
The park is 280 hectares of surface, with 68 hectares of lakes, the park is the largest urban park in Asia, with floral gardens, and leisure areas, sport fields and music. There is attractions such as a large rollercoaster. Some residences are almost in side the park with a great environment, such as Victoria Garden, Parkway Court n°9 and Golf Palace.
Not far from your apartment, you can benefit from Solana Lifetyle Shopping Park, a commercial area with dozens of restaurants and the Kids Town, a great place for children clothes and with fun.
There is some night clubs at the west gate of the park, such as the Juicy Spot and the Suzy Wong's.
Practically speaking, you can benefit from the presence of several Suzy Wang's grocery stores, one April Gourmet and a Carrefour supermarket.
East of Chaoyang park, everything is quite different.
The area is less prestigious but is risinbg and some very high end residences have been built.


I'm gonna run and you're not gonna stop me. I'm gonna run even if I don't get a single vote.
My friends. I have a speech here. It's a speech about what this state needs. There's no need in my telling you what this state needs. You are the state and you know what you need. You over there, look at your pants. Have they got holes in the knees? Listen to your stomach. Did you ever hear it rumble for hunger? And you, what about your crops? Did they ever rot in the field because the road was so bad you couldn't get 'em to market? And you, what about your kids? Are they growing up ignorant as dirt, ignorant as you 'cause there's no school for 'em? No, I'm not gonna read you any speech. [He casts his speech away behind him] But I am gonna tell you a story. It's a funny story so get ready to laugh....Get ready to bust your sides laughin', 'cause it's sure a funny story. It's about a hick. A hick like you, if you please. Yeah, like you. He grew up on the dirt roads and the gully washes of a farm. He knew what it was to get up before dawn and get feed and slop and milk before breakfast, and then set out before sunup and walk six miles to a one-room, slab-sided schoolhouse. Aw, this hick knew what it was to be a hick, all right. He figured if he was gonna get anything done, well, he had to do it himself. So he sat up nights and studied books. He studied law, because he thought he might be able to change things some - for himself and for folks like him. Now I'm not gonna lie to ya. He didn't start off thinkin' about the hicks and all the wonderful things he was gonna do for 'em. Naw, naw, he's done it all thinkin' of number one. But something came to him on the way. How he could do nothin' for himself without the help of the people. That's what came to him. And it also came to him with the powerful force of God's own lightning back in his own county when the school building collapsed 'cause it was built of politics' rotten brick. It killed and mangled a dozen kids. But you know that story. The people were his friends because he'd fought that rotten brick. And some of the politicians down in the city, they knew that, so they rode up to his house in a big, fine, shiny car and said as how they wanted him to run for governor...And he swallowed it. He looked in his heart and he thought, in all humility, how he'd like to try and change things. He was just a country boy who thought that even the plainest, poorest man can be governor if his fellow citizens find that he's got the stuff for the job. All those fellows in the striped pants, they saw that hick and they took him in...Now, listen to me, you hicks. Yeah, you're hicks too, and they fooled you a thousand times, just like they fooled me. But this time, I'm gonna fool somebody. I'm gonna stay in this race. I'm on my own and I'm out for blood. Now listen to me, you hicks! Listen to me, and lift up your eyes and look at God's blessed and unfly-blown truth. And this is the truth. You're a hick, and nobody ever helped a hick but a hick himself!...I'm the hick they were gonna use to split the hick vote. Well, I'm standin' here now on my hind legs. Even a dog can learn to do that. Are you standin' on your hind legs? Have you learned to do that much yet?
Money, I don't need money. People give me things...because they believe in me.
I have nothing to hide - I'll make a deal with the devil if it will help me carry out my program. But believe me, there are no strings attached to those deals.
There's a time to talk and there's a time to act. I think the time to act is right now, and with your support, I not only will win, but I will do all of the things I promise. I need your help - oh, I need it badly, but I'm not gonna beg for it. In the name of this state, which we love, in the name of the governor in whose house we meet, I demand it.
I'll tell you what you are. You're scared. You sat in that big easy chair of yours for thirty years and played at being a judge. And all of a sudden, I came along and put a bat in your hand and I said, 'Go ahead, judge, start swinging,' and you did, and you had a wonderful time. But now you're scared. You don't want to get your hands dirty. You want to pick up the marbles, but you don't want to get your hands dirty. Look at my whole program, Judge. How do ya think I put that across?...You're not by any chance thinkin' of going over to McMurphy's boys, are ya?
It was separated from the mainland by a body of water. For the first time, I wondered if it wasn't separated by more than that.


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The Leading Facts of American History
By David Henry Montgomery
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.
He has kept among us in times of peace, standing armies, without the consent of our legislatures.
He has affected to render the military independent of, and superior to, the civil power.
He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitutions, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation:
For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us;
For protecting them, by a mock trial, from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these States;
For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world;
For imposing taxes on us without our consent;
For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of trial by jury;
For transporting us beyond seas, to be tried for pretended offences ;
For abolishing the free system of English laws in a neighboring province, establishing therein an arbitrary government, and enlarging its boundaries, so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these colonies;
For taking away our charters, abolishing our most valuable laws, and altering, fundamentally, the forms of our governments;
For suspending our own legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.
He has abdicated government here, by declaring us out of his protection, and waging war against us.
He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.
He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
He has constrained our fellow-citizens, taken captive on the high seas, to bear arms against their country, to become the executioners of their friends and brethren, or to fall themselves by their hands.
He has excited domestic insurrection among us, and has endeavored to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers the merciless Indian savages, whose known rule of warfare is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes, and conditions.
In every stage of these oppressions we have petitioned for redress in the most humble terms; our repeated petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.
Nor have we been wanting in our attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them, from time to time, of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity; and we have conjured them, by the ties of our common kindred, to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They, too, have been deaf to the voice of justice and consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity which denounces our separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, enemies in war, in
peace friends.
We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rect tude of our intentions, do, in the name and by the authority of the good people of these colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved; and that, as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do. And, for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
The foregoing Declaration was, by order of Congress, engrossed, and signed by the following members :
JOHN HANCOCK. NEW HAMPSHIRE. NEW JERSEY. CHARLES CARROLL, of CarJosiah BARTLETT, RICHARD STOCKTON,
rollton. William WHIPPLE, JOHN WITHERSPOON,
MATTHEW THORNTON. Francis HOPKINSON,
GEORGE WYTHE,
JOHN HART,
MASSACHUSETTS BAY.
RICHARD HENRY LEE,
ABRAHAM CLARK.
THOMAS JEFFERSON,
SAMUEL ADAMS,
PENNSYLVANIA. BENJAMIN HARRISON,
John Adams,
Robert TREAT PAINE,
ROBERT MORRIS,
THOMAS Nelson, JR.,
ELBRIDGE GERRY.
BENJAMIN RUSH,
Francis Lightfoot LEE,
CARTER BRAXTON.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN,
RHODE ISLAND. JOHN MORTON,
STEPHEN HOPKINS,
GEORGE CLYMER,
William HOOPER,
WILLIAM ELLERY.
JAMES SMITH,
GEORGE TAYLOR,
Joseph Hewes,
JOHN PENN. CONNECTICUT. JAMES WILSON,
GEORGE Ross. ROGER SHERMAN,
SOUTH CAROLINA. SAMUEL HUNTINGTON,
DELAWARE. EDWARD RUTLEDGE,
William WILLIAMS,
Cæsar RODNEY,
THOMAS HAYWARD, JR.,
OLIVER WOLCOTT.
GEORGE READ,
THOMAS LYNCH, JR.,
THOMAS M'KEAN.
ARTHUR MIDDLETON.
WILLIAM FLOYD,
MARYLAND.
GEORGIA.
Philip LIVINGSTON,
Samuel CHASE,
BUTTON GWINNETT,
FRANCIS LEWIS,
· William PACA,
LYMAN HALL,
LEWIS MORRIS
THOMAS STONE
GEORGE WALTON.
Resolved, That copies of the Declaration be sent to the several assemblies, conventions, and committees, or councils of safety, and to the several commanding officers of the continental troops; that it be proclaimed in each of the United States, at the head of the army.
CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES.
WE, the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this CONSTITUTION for the United States of America.
ARTICLE I.
SECTION 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress 2 of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
1 Before the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776, the Thirteen Colonies were subject to the king of Great Britain. From July 4, 1776, the United States of America were governed by a Continental or General Congress, until March 1, 1781, when the states adopted a constitution, called the "Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union between the States." The Confederation had no president, no supreme court; and consisted of a single house of Congress, made up of delegates elected by the legislatures of the states. Under this constitution Congress continued to govern- in so far as a body with no practical authority can be said to govern
- until March 4, 1789; but on May 14, 1787, a convention of delegates from all the states, except Rhode Island, met in Philadelphia" to form a more perfect union" (see the opening words of the Constitution above). The whole number of delegates that attended was fifty-five, but only thirty-nine signed the Constitution.
George Washington presided over the convention, and Benjamin Franklin, Robert Morris, James Madison, Rufus King, Roger Sherman, Alexander Hamilton, John Dickinson, Charles C. Pinckney, Charles Pinckney, J. Rutledge, and Gouverneur Morris, were among its distinguished members.
Madison, Hamilton, Washington, and Franklin took the leading part in the great work of drafting the new Constitution, and after its adoption by the convention, Madison and Hamil. ton used their influence, with great effect, to urge its ratification by the states, especially by New York (see their papers in the Federalist).
After a stormy session of nearly four months, during which the convention several times threatened to break up in hopeless dispute, the Constitution was at last adopted. (For the compromises on which it rested, see page 188, note 3.)
While the members of the convention were signing the Constitution (for its leading provisions, see page 190), the venerable Dr. Franklin, then aged eighty-one, rose and said: "I have often, in the course of the session, and the vicissitudes of my hopes and fears as to its issue, looked at the sun (painted on the wall back of the president's chair), without being able to tell whether it was rising or setting; but now, at length, I have the happiness to know that it is a rising, and not a setting sun.'
The Constitution was then submitted to the thirteen states. In 1788 eleven had ratified it (Rhode Island and North Carolina declining then, though they gave their assent before the close of 1790), and on March 4, 1789, the new Constitution went into operation, although, owing to delays, Washington was not inaugurated as the first President until April 30 of that year.
2 Congress assembles on the first Monday in December; the session closes, by custom, at midnight on the 3d of the following March. Each Congress exists two years.
SECTION 2. The House of Representatives shall be composed of members chosen every second year by the people of the several States, and the electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State Legislature.
No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained to the age of twenty-five years, and been seven years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers,1 which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons,2 The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each State shall have at least one representative: and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to choose three; Massachusetts, eight; Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, one; Connecticut, five; New York, six; New Jersey, four; Pennsylvania, eight; Delaware, one; Maryland, six ; Virginia, ten; North Carolina, five; South Carolina, five; and Georgia, three.
When vacancies happen in the representation from any State, the executive authority thereof shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker 8 and other officers; and shall have the sole power of impeachment.
SECTION 3. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof, for six years; and each senator shall have one vote.
Immediately after they shall be assembled in consequence of the first election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three classes. The seats of the senators of the first class shall be vacated at the expiration of the second year;
of the second class, at the expiration of the fourth year; of the third class, at the expiration of the sixth year, so that one-third may be chosen every second year; and if vacancies happen by resignation, or otherwise, during the recess of the Legislature of any State, the executive thereof may make temporary appointments until the next meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such vacancies.
No person shall be a senator who shall not have attained to the age of thirty years, and been nine years a citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
The Vice-President of the United States shall be president of the Senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided.
1 At present (1890) one representative is sent to Congress for every 154,325 persons.
3" Persons" meaning slaves. This has been amended (by Amendments XIII. and XIV.), and is no longer in force.
8 The Speaker presides. Other officers are the clerk, sergeant-at-arms, door-keeper, etc.


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Plant cultivation in space: future greenhouses on the moon
Eden Nextgen Module For Moon
Developing greenhouse systems is of great importance and requires Bio-regenerative Life Support Systems (BLSS) to ensure that the lives of crew members are sustained. Two new prototypes of a nutrient mixing system for future Moon and Mars greenhouse modules have now been completed and installed following a successful design and development phase between Priva and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) that lasted over a year. Tests of the promising systems are commencing at DLR's EDEN laboratory in Bremen. The aim is to build a 1:1 demonstrator of a lunar greenhouse system by 2025.
"The modular design of the prototypes will make it possible to adapt the system flexibly to changing needs in the future. Even today, findings from space research can be used for the food production of the future in climatically unfavourable areas such as deserts and arctic regions," explains Anke Kaysser-Pyzalla, Chair of the DLR Executive Board.
Water, oxygen and food
Both prototypes with the surface area of a Euro pallet were installed by Priva during a visit to the DLR Institute of Space Systems in mid-September. An efficient automated nutrient mixing system is an essential component of future research work. "The mixing computers represent a central element of the nutrient delivery system and enable a perfect regulated supply of nutrients for the plants. The strategic partnership with Priva allows us to accelerate the development process for our planned extraterrestrial greenhouse system," says Daniel Schubert, Project Coordinator and founder of the EDEN Group at the DLR Institute of Space Systems. Integrated CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) technologies are essential for the reliable provision of water, oxygen and fresh food.
Compact system with precise dosing
After more than 18 months, the design and development phase of the mixing system is now coming to an end. "The mixing system will be tested with the focus on indoor or small-scale facilities. We placed particular emphasis on a small and compact system that is capable of dosing with high precision." says Edgar Konijnendijk, Manager Water Systems at Priva. The nutrient mixing systems are novel prototypes that the Dutch company has developed exclusively for DLR research as part of the EDEN Group. The unit includes three defined systems. One of them is responsible for the water level control in the mixing tank, one for the dosing of the fertiliser, and one for the irrigation and drain feed. The entire system is controlled with the Priva control computer (Connext). Different types of fertiliser solutions, growing methods and mixing ratios are tested during the test phase. A modular setup of the system will be used to adapt to all needs in future testing.
Technology test for a greenhouse on the Moon
In the coming months, the DLR team will connect the prototypes to the irrigation infrastructure of the Closed-loop Test Facility (CLTF) inside the EDEN laboratory in Bremen. The CLTF is a complete rebuild of a space greenhouse system as envisioned for the Moon and Mars. The nutrient solution, provided by the two prototypes, is sprayed every five minutes to the roots inside the greenhouse. The DLR team plans to investigate the microbial spread patterns, nutrient mix variations, and irrigation optimisations will be studied in more detail. "With these prototypes we have reached an important milestone for our planned development roadmap of building up a complete 1:1 test demonstrator of a lunar greenhouse system by 2025," says Daniel Schubert.
About DLR
DLR is the Federal Republic of Germany's research centre for aeronautics and space. They conduct research and development activities in the fields of aeronautics, space, energy, transport, security and digitalisation. The German Space Agency at DLR plans and implements the national space programme on behalf of the federal government. Two DLR project management agencies oversee funding programmes and support knowledge transfer.
Climate, mobility and technology are changing globally. DLR uses the expertise of its 55 research institutes and facilities to develop solutions to these challenges. Our 10,000 employees share a mission – to explore Earth and space and develop technologies for a sustainable future. In doing so, DLR contributes to strengthening Germany's position as a prime location for research and industry.
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Q: How to initiate a button click of another page in a method from another cs file I have a cs file for Drag drop Element. In the Method after the drop is completed (OnManipulationCompleted) I would like to initiate/trigger the 3 button clicks from another WPF page which has 3 buttons within the OnManipulationCompleted method.
namespace KinectDemos
{
    public class DragDropElementController : IKinectManipulatableController
    {
        private ManipulatableModel _inputModel;
        private KinectRegion _kinectRegion;
        private DragDropElement _dragDropElement;
        private bool _disposedValue;

        public DragDropElementController(IInputModel inputModel, KinectRegion kinectRegion)
        {
            _inputModel = inputModel as ManipulatableModel;
            _kinectRegion = kinectRegion;
            _dragDropElement = _inputModel.Element as DragDropElement;

            _inputModel.ManipulationStarted += OnManipulationStarted;
            _inputModel.ManipulationUpdated += OnManipulationUpdated;
            _inputModel.ManipulationCompleted += OnManipulationCompleted;
        }

        private void OnManipulationCompleted(object sender,
            KinectManipulationCompletedEventArgs kinectManipulationCompletedEventArgs)
        {**HERE I WOULD LIKE TO INITIATE THE BUTTON CLICKS**
        }

The Other Wpf page which has these buttons having function for three buttons .After each button drop it would navigate to another page.
Public partial class Beauty : Usercontrol
{
    Public void Tip_Click (object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
    Afterdrop page1 = new Afterdrop
    this.content = page1;
    }

    Public void Tricks_Click (object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
    Afterdrop2 page2 = new Afterdrop2
    this.content = page2;
    }

    Public void Invent_Click (object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
    {
    Afterdrop3 page3 = new Afterdrop3
    this.content = page3;
    }

}

How will I do that ?Please help

A: You need to have an instance of the page you want to trigger events on. If that page exists then you can get that instance based on your application architecture otherwise there is no way to call non-static members without instantiating an object.
Once you get that page instance call the respective event handlers as methods. As an example if that instance is named targetPage then
   targetPage.Tip_Click(null, new EventArgs());

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Lone vet returns to Iraq to fight ISIS
"I'm not here serving my country -- I'm here serving Christians," says former U.S. soldier Brett Felton, who returned to Iraq to train Christians how to defend themselves from ISIS
This past winter, a 60 Minutes team traveling through Iraq stumbled on a 28-year-old American man in Bakufa, an abandoned Christian village north of Mosul. The man was dressed like a soldier, but he wasn't with the U.S. military. He was there to help, but not as part of any aid organization. He had come to Iraq on his own -- to fight ISIS.
Driven by his Christian faith, Brett Felton of Troy, Michigan, made his way to Iraq as a "soldier of Christ," to help defend the Iraqi Christians under threat from the Islamic State. When 60 Minutes producer Jeff Newton met him in February, Felton was engaged in training local Christians to defend their villages. (Watch Felton in action in the video player above.)
"If you look at him, he's literally all tattooed out like a biker," Newton told 60 Minutes Overtime. "But if you look really closely at his tattoos, they're like Jesus Christ crying blood tears out of his eyes and stuff like that --so he's kind of a hardcore Christian."
"People say, 'You're crazy for doin' this,' I think people are crazy for not doing their part, to be honest with you."
It wasn't Felton's first time in Iraq. In 2006, Felton was deployed to Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division, 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment. Discharged in 2007, Felton told Newton that his experience in Iraq had a "lasting impact" on him.
Like many veterans, Felton says he wanted to return to Iraq as soon as he arrived home. Last year, he managed to slip back into the country from Lebanon, where he was studying abroad.
Newton stumbled across Felton while traveling with a 60 Minutes crew, including correspondent Lara Logan, for a story about Iraq's Christians on this week's 60 Minutes broadcast. They were there to check on the small Christian villages north of Mosul, and what the 60 Minutes team found was disheartening.
Some Christians in the region were forced to convert to Islam by ISIS attackers. Many had fled. But a few Christian men decided to stay behind and form fledgling militias to save their villages. Few of these men are professional soldiers, say Logan and Newton.
"They're under-funded. They don't have good weapons. They're completely outgunned by the Islamic State," says Lara Logan. "When you're with them, you have this terrible feeling that many of them would be massacred if the Islamic State really turned its attention to taking back those villages."
But help has begun to arrive from a handful of Christians, like Felton, who are traveling to Iraq from abroad. On the day Newton was in Bakufa, Felton was training the men in urban warfare -- how to enter and clear a room, how to check for suicide vests, and how to drag your wounded to safety.
The dangers to the Christian fighters -- and to Felton -- were close at hand. ISIS fighters were only miles away from the village.
"People say, 'You're crazy for doin' this,'" Felton told Newton. "I think people are crazy for not doing their part, to be honest with you."
"To me, for the Christians here, it would be an honor to give my life helping these people."
Editor's Note: This Overtime video was originally published on March 22, 2015. Since then, Brett Felton left Iraq for a new mission. According to his Facebook posts, he is now in Africa, working with a faith-based relief organization.


Worked directly with media pitching story ideas, hosting press trips and responding to inquiries, to garner positive editorial coverage. During the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the department continued to pitch and host journalists with the mentality of quality vs. quantity, which has produced stellar results in the past, as well as to develop relationships with key media, which will hopefully yield results for future stories.
Continued to engage many mainstream travel outlets that consider Raleigh, N.C., a destination that is "new" and "undiscovered." There is increased interest in Raleigh as a travel destination, and because of this, the Communications Department hosted 72 credentialed and working media from publications including Condé Nast Traveler, Travel and Leisure, Delta Sky, Atlanta Publishing, Huffington Post and numerous others. In addition to individual media visits, three group media tours were hosted in partnership with the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina's Visit N.C. PR team as well as The Umstead Hotel and Spa and in conjunction with the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass week and the launch of the Delta Air Lines nonstop flight to RDU from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
Welcomed 100 journalists and destination PR representatives to Raleigh, N.C., April 24-27, for the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) Eastern Chapter Conference. SATW is a professional association made up of 1,100 print, digital, broadcast and photo journalists, public relations professionals and hospitality industry representatives from the U.S. and Canada. The conference was held at the Raleigh Marriott City Center with media tours and functions throughout the destination, allowing ample time for the group to explore various highlights of the destination, including restaurants, attractions, retail and guided tours.
Hit the road to take the Raleigh, N.C., message to key media markets and industry conferences. The department was able to pitch Raleigh story ideas to over 320 journalists in Las Vegas, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., New York City and Charlotte.
Garnered $7 million in earned media value through stellar media coverage of the Raleigh area as a premier leisure, meeting and sports destination. "Big hits" in national publications included Huffington Post, Southbound Magazine, NY Magazine, Meetings Focus, Forbes, Travel and Leisure and Condé Nast Traveler among many others.
Wrote 15 press releases and distributed to appropriate, targeted media outlets locally, regionally and nationally. Releases focused on topics ranging from CVB accomplishments and initiatives to leisure marketing campaigns such as the Raleigh, N.C., Beer Month campaign (April 2016).
Served as a co-chair for the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass media relations committee, member of the Wake County Economic Development Public Relations Committee and guest public relations lecturer at Appalachian State University (twice a year). Throughout the year, assisted multiple meeting and sports organizations and planners on PR best practices for securing local media coverage of their respective events.


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The Blakeney is a chalet-style summerhouse, with an apex roof and roof overhang; it also has fully glazed double doors, and four window sets in total, which allow plenty of natural light inside.
Due to this customer's open garden though, they also chose to have three window sets fitted in the back wall of the Blakeney, allowing light to flow in through all four side of the building, as well as allowing them to take advantage of the lovely views.
Heavy duty felt has been used on the roof to offer a practical, durable roof cover solution, and the paint colour the customer chose is Valtti Slate, which is a natural, opaque colour that suits the customer's garden very well.
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Check out Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas' pictures from their latest adventure.
Both the stars are very close to their families and these pictures are proof. Priyanka and Nick tied the knot as per Christain and Hindu rituals in Udaipur. After that, they hosted a grand reception in Mumbai and then spent the New Year with their families. Then the couple headed to Caribbean honeymoon.


Cute and casual is the way to go! This SUPER soft top has a relaxed fit and pretty gray and ivory color. It's great for casual days when you need an instantly trendy outfit! Throw it on with shorts or jeggings and you're ready to go!


Two new office-tower projects, to add to the I've-lost-count number already. I still can't get over how much the commercial broker/office developer cluster is bullish on downtown and transit, after having been so hot on business parks for so many years.
These two are interesting, as well, because they're taking advantage of space that's not really empty lots: a parkade in one, the plaza of an existing office tower for another.


Granite is the most popular material used to produce fireplace hearths. Shiny, affordable, robust, non-porous and easy to maintain it's easy to see why granite hearths are a popular choice.
We have a large selection of granite hearths, available in sizes from 30''up to 60'' wide. The outer edges can be boxed and lipped meaning the top piece overhands by 10mm creating a lip or boxed-flush so that the sides are completely flat. We can also make hearths to size if required.
These particular hearths are slabbed specifically for solid fuel stoves. Slabbing means the hearth is cut into smaller pieces then re-attached together with a heat plate underneath. The heat plates allow for expansion when the hearth heats up so it doesn't crack. You can tell when a hearth has been slabbed as there will be grout lines where the hearth has been cut into sections.


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More than £3.2bn taken out of pensions without advice
More than £3.2bn has been accessed as a lump sum from pension pots without any financial advice, research has revealed.
According to analysis from Saga, which polled 2,000 UK adults, one in seven (14 per cent) retirees accessed their pension pots without advice.
Considering recent data from HM Revenue & Customs which revealed that savers have accessed around £23.6bn through pension freedoms since these reforms were introduced, the over-50s provider concluded that these lump sum withdrawals represent more than £3.2bn.
Saga's research also revealed that awareness of pension freedoms remains very limited with the majority (84 per cent) of UK adults in the dark about the new rules.
Nevertheless, understanding of the rules was greater among retirees, with nearly a fifth (19 per cent) knowing what pension freedoms are.
Attitudes towards advice showed that one in 10 of respondents, would consider, or have relied on, advice from friends, family members and colleagues to inform their financial decisions – not a trained professional.
A further 12 per cent say they would not take any advice, professional or non-professional, despite considering taking a lump sum from their pension savings in the future.
According to Jeff Bromage, Saga Money managing director, "obtaining advice from an independent financial adviser can cost a significant amount, which can put people off and therefore is an option only the more financially secure are prepared to pay for".
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Insurance companies must supply adequate compensation to put your car or truck back in pre-loss condition. Each insurance company has the choice of deciding which sorts of parts they're prepared to pay for under different conditions. The insurance provider provides you a settlement to buy a new vehicle, and then they need to dispose of the wrecked vehicle. Most of the time, it will place the vehicle in an auction for dealers and junkyard owners.
Your Car doesn't need new components! It is possible to find just about any part that you must bring your vehicle back on the street. Despite the fact that it's a pre-owned car or used auto part, it's still able to carry out efficiently on roads for a long time to come.
If you compare several dealers, you will see that there's a big difference in the prices. Make sure you locate such dealers which have a valid license of carrying out business. Show them to the car parts dealer and find out how you get the best solutions.


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Ledcor has built over 75,000 kilometers (45,000 miles) of fibre optic cable across North America and has pioneered industry-changing technologies along the way. Since our first project in 1979, we have been committed to excellence and innovation.
This commitment is emboldened by our institutional knowledge and safety expertise. We have built networks in every corner of the North American continent, and our projects have successfully proceeded through all extremes of inclement weather and challenging topographies. It is the combination of these strengths with cost-effective, flexible and scalable solutions that allows us to offer our customers the strategic advantages they need to succeed
Ledcor has the unique ability to deliver a wide range of network construction projects. As a true turnkey provider, Ledcor can execute on all stages of the project cycle including:
Program and Project Management
Network and Civil construction
Change management: moves, adds, changes
Lifecycle network maintenance
Illinois Fiber Optic Builds
Illinois Department of Central Management Services
In a push to improve broadband access across the state, the Illinois Department of Central Management Services partnered with local organizations to install and upgrade fiber optic cables in 55 rural and under-serviced counties. When completed, more than 400 community anchors - including education, healthcare, government and public safety institutions - will be directly connected with over 3,200 kilometers (2,000 miles) of new or upgraded fiber.
Ledcor's portion of the build included six distinct projects, totalling approximately 530 kilometers (330 miles) of construction, including installing and testing at anchor institutions. The new fiber backbone supports speeds of up to 1.6 terabits per second - hundreds of times faster than the current network.
Safety every day is who we are.
The new fiber backbone will support speeds of up to 1.6 terabits per second—hundreds of times faster than the current network.
Nunavut Fiber Optic Deployment
Ledcor was awarded a contract by the Government of Nunavut to supply fiber optic infrastructure and cabling to 25 communities within the Nunavut Territory.
Winter Olympics and Fiber Maintenance
Ledcor was chosen to install 120 kilometers (75 miles) of conduit and a fiber optic cable system providing high-speed connectivity between Vancouver and Whistler, British Columbia.
Jackfish Fiber Optic Networking
Ledcor is providing connectivity between Devon Energy's Jackfish 1, 2, and 3 Central Processing Facilities and multiple SAG-D well pad locations with ongoing construction of the fiber optic network.


Decent blaster but not worth its price.
The N-Strike Modulus Recon MK 2 is a welcoming addition to the Modulus line. From its name, it's the second version of the fan favourite N-Strike Recon. While having practically the same internals as a Retaliator, is this a true upgrade to the Recon/Retaliator?
Included with the blaster are 6 modulus darts, a stock, a barrel extension and a six-dart clip. Strangely enough the clip is solid orange on both sides (all N-Strike Elite six dart clips have an opaque side).
Both extensions of the blaster unit are extremely small. The stock is even shorter than the Retaliator's! Since the stock is so short it's too uncomfortable to use. If I'm correct, the Modulus Recon MK 2 contains the smallest attachments for any Nerf blaster.
Visually comparing this blaster to the Retaliator it is quite similar, especially in its shape. The major differences are the colours (duh), the tactical rail on the side and the addition of the hand guard, which I quite like. It's also slightly wider than the retaliator. I really like the colour scheme and its added features, giving a fresh new look to the classic Recon.
It has just one sling mount on the bottom of the handle, and two tactical rails. One rail on top of the priming slide and the other on the side of the blaster. When the slide is pulled back, users will have access to the jam door.
However, the Recon MK II does work with my 35-dart drum, but it doesn't function with the Rampage's 25- dart drum.
Performance on this blaster is quite dismal. As soon as I dry fired this blaster, I knew it would have poor performance. It sounds very weak. Note: I am reviewing a grey trigger version.
The Modulus Recon MK 2, isn't a terrible blaster, it's just that when comparing it to the Retaliator, there is no reason to buy it.
Reason 1: A major letdown for this blaster is its inability to use 18 dart clips and drums. Not a problem for the Retaliator.
Reason 2: The Retaliator has better fire power.
Reason 3: The Retaliator has much better attachments. Many will agree that the Modulus attachments are lame. The stock is too short and the barrel extension is useless. The size of the blaster is small enough to be used as a pistol, no attachments are required for it.
Reason 4: Currently the Modulus Recon Mark 2 costs more than the Retaliator, which is ridiculous as it comes with less and smaller attachments. One would assume the Modulus Recon would be a cheaper blaster to produce due to the less plastic involved.
Again, this blaster isn't terrible, but competing against other blasters there is very little reason to purchase it. The only exception for purchasing the Recon MK 2 is for its aesthetics (it is a nice looking blaster), other than that, wait till the price is lowered and it may be worth a purchase.
* In the near future, Hasbro will release an updated version of this Modulus blaster, being able to use 18 dart clips and drums.
This entry was posted in Reviews and tagged australia, blaster, blaster hub, grey trigger, mk2, modulus, nerf, recon, review on March 20, 2016 by JJ Reviews.


I was in Bed Drunk,when told a war had started???.
Tom/Tich/Smudge/Jock/Dessie/ Were are you ????.
Contact Gus Grieve,At, .... comhq@yahoo.com .
Contact Gus Grieve,At, .... comshq@yahoo.com .
I was in UN Limassol. when the Turks invaded, it was a nightmare, we had to fill sandbags.
Gus has now changed his email address to ( comhq@yahoo.com) .
Long time ago now Edward, I was on Hermes when we picked up all of the ex pats up from the beach at The Northern end of Cyprus then we steames around to the Brit area so they could be landed safely and then flown back to the UK.
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#Promo for From the Deep with an #Extract
With murder, mystery, tradition and protestors,
Relationships between opposing sides festers.
But what's the real motive and who is the foe?
Read this book and then you'll know!
Julian Finch, widower and fisherman, awakes to learn that the bodies of two colleagues have washed up on the beach of Drake Cove. The close-knit community is under fierce public scrutiny due to a long-standing tradition called "The Culling", the annual slaughter of pilot whales for consumption. An act which divides the nation.
The suspects are the extreme animal rights group, the Fighters Against Animal Cruelty (FAAC) who go wherever the politics is trending. They've been harassing the small fishing town for many years, smashing up their boats and sending vicious hate mail.
Tensions mount after a viral video, uploaded by the FAAC of Julian killing a pregnant whale, causes uproar online and in real life. In the aftermath, Julian becomes the victim of hate crime. In order to avoid further life-threatening attacks, Julian and his daughter take refuge in the home of Frank Blothio: ex-fisherman turned writer and political activist who does not have the best history with the animal rights movement, or Drake Cove as a whole.
As Julian integrates into the Blothio way of life, he discovers heinous secrets and disturbing truths lurking beneath the skin of his hometown that will change his life forever.
An Extract to whet your appetite:
Context/intro
This extract pretty much marks the turning point for the main character of From the Deep. Julian Finch is a working-class fisherman, a single father, he's just trying to get by. The little cosy community of Drake Cove which Julian resides in is under the fierce public scrutiny from the news and the media due to long-standing practice called The Culling. A practice where they lure pilot whales to the shore and slaughter them for their meat. After leaving his home on the way to the beach in this extract, his life takes a full 360 spin. If only he'd known, he should've stayed at home…
Today's meant to signify a celebration, a Drake Cove tradition, yet partying is the last thing I want to do right now. I wake with the cold churn of dread in the pit of my stomach. I change my clothes, make a steaming mug of dirt coffee and chomp on two slices of toast lathered in peanut butter. I need my energy.
After I'm finished, I knock on Em's door. "Sweetheart? Are you coming?"
There's no response but I can see the shadows of her feet on the other side. She's pacing back and forth. When I knock a second time, her shadow freezes as if someone has hit pause on the television. She feels very differently about the culling. My wife and I have taken part since we were infants brought up on the ancient iron rules of Drake Cove. We took Em with us when she was old enough and she burst into tears within the first ten minutes, it was torture. A bad decision on both of us.
"Em? Are you okay?"
A piece of paper is pushed under the door.
Just go. I'll be fine. Please be careful.
"Okay my lovely," I say. "There's pizza in the freezer if you want it. I love you."
There's still no response.
I pick up my tools and leave the bungalow, locking the most precious thing to me inside.
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Kateri Stanley is a pseudonym for the multi-genre fiction writer. Since being a child, Kateri has been inspired by the wondrous mediums of books, music, TV and film. After working in the healthcare industry for eight years and studying for an Arts and Humanities degree, she made the decision to move cities in the West Midlands and live with her ever-suffering partner and their felines. Her debut novel Forgive Me was published by indie press house, DarkStroke Books in 2021 and it reached #1 in the US Horror Fiction charts on Amazon. She is currently working on her third novel, Bittersweet Injuries and would love to pursue a full-time career in writing.
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The CBEST is a normed test (aka "extra hoop") developed to meet California requirements for credentialing and employment as a teacher. While cleaning off a book shelf, I found a dusty copy of a 1985 manual designed to help those facing the CBEST.
How would you answer this question? The odd thing is that with the current state-of-affairs in education today, all three answers are correct...and very evident via the press, media, YouTube, administrators, and teachers. The ones getting lost are the students themselves.
Stop everything! I need to write to the federal government, state legislatures, and opinion ed sections of newspapers...and point out that this authoritative book must have the "real answer" to the question, and all should act or respond accordingly.
That is, according to the book "the" answer is (3)...we test to evaluate students' progress. Note: And I would add that the this provides information that guides both the instructional and learning processes.


How are Research and Development costs recorded?
They are expensed in the period incurred and are not capitalized.
Which expenditures are included in the cost of a building?
Which expenditures are included in the cost of land?
Clearing of Land - Dirt work etc.
In an exchange of non-monetary assets how much gain is recognized if no additional cash is exchanged when there is no significant difference in resulting cash flows?
If the cash flows from the assets exchanged are not significantly different no gain or loss is recognized on a non-monetary exchange as it lacks commercial substance.
The new asset is recorded at the book value of the asset given up.
The only gain that can be recognized is any boot (cash) received.
In an exchange of non-monetary assets what gain is recognized if resulting cash flows are significantly different?
If resulting cash flows are significantly different then the transaction has commercial substance and a gain/loss is recorded on the exchange.
The new asset is recorded at the FAIR VALUE of the assets given up unless the asset acquired has a fair value that is easier to determine.
How is donated property recorded by the donee?
How is donation of property recorded by the donor?
Recorded at Fair Value of asset given up.
Gain or Loss is recorded.
How is double-declining balance (DDB) depreciation calculated?
How is Sum of Year's Digits (SYD) depreciation calculated?
How is straight line depreciation calculated?
When is an asset considered to be impaired? How is impairment loss calculated?
When the un-discounted future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset.
How are legal fees to defend a patent amortized?
If the patent is SUCCESSFULLY defended the legal fees are amortized over the patent's economic life.
If unsuccessful they are expensed immediately.
What are the two steps for testing goodwill impairment?
Compare the CV to the FV. If FV is greater than CV no impairment exists you're done.
If impairment appears to exist the assets and liabilities should be compared to the total value of the reporting unit. The difference is Goodwill. Compare this amount to the CV of the Goodwill and write it down accordingly.
How are costs for developing software recorded?
Expenses prior to technological feasibility are expensed as R&D.
After technological feasibility but prior to production costs are capitalized.
Expenses incurred during production are charged to inventory.
Expenses incurred training on internal use software are expensed.
What expenditures are included in the cost of equipment?
Any alterations to existing facilities or equipment necessary for the new purchase and installation that extend the life or increase the efficiency of these assets are capitalized.


Built by prisoners, says the lore, I help sailors find the shore.
I hope you know your geometry. My name means there are 8 sides to me.
I'm big and red- not easy to hide! Ask the driver for the cost of a ride.
I'm built like a church but people don't come to pray anymore. I even used to be a home for the poor.
The owners of the island used to live here. Take a peek inside if the window is clear.
This isn't Dexter's, I'm sorry to say. Doctors used to study bacteria and disease here back in the day.
Before the vaccine, smallpox was no joke. I was the first place to receive infected folk.
If you cross this bridge you'll get to another borough. It's where Jessica is from to be quite thorough.
Try to find the presidents head. Make sure to tell Jessica you need to be fed!


SCRANTON, Pa. – Jury selection is slated to start in a federal hate crime case against two Pennsylvania men involved in the fatal beating of an illegal immigrant two years ago.
Brandon Piekarsky and Derrick Donchak face hate crime charges in the death of 25-year-old Luis Ramirez. The Mexican immigrant died after brawling with a group of high school athletes in July 2008 in the mining town of Shenandoah.
Lawyers are scheduled to begin picking a jury on Monday in federal court in Scranton.
Piekarsky, now 18, and Donchak, now 20, were acquitted of state charges last year by an all-white jury. The town's former police chief and two officers are scheduled to go on trial next year for allegedly sabotaging the investigation.
The defendants claim that Ramirez's ethnicity had nothing to do with the melee and that the federal prosecution is politically motivated.


The classic crewneck comes in a classic colour way.
The Thrasher Skate Mag Crewneck Sweatshirt comes in heather grey and has been made from a mixture of 90% cotton, 10% polyester.
Offering a regular fit that is kept together with ribbed cuffs and hem, the comfort is spot on with a crewneck collar.
The heather grey is a banging background for the Thrasher Skate Mag logo to sit upon; screen printed in bold black ink the logo is placed across the chest.
The Thrasher Oath flaunts itself on the woven neck label.
A real timeless piece from the logo to the colour way. The Thrasher Skate Mag Crewneck is a must cop, and should be worn with some navy trousers.


Cisco is pioneering Video and Voice Over IP (VVIOP) technology and is continuing to push the remote teleworking agenda by offering many options for clients to get down the path of video calls and video conferencing.
From high end Telepresence to internal video calls using Cisco Video Advantage, Cisco now has a full suite of video calls and video conference products for customers with varied budgets and needs.
Let's have a quick look at the Cisco's Video Advantage product.
Cisco Unified Video Advantage is an easy and efficient video application. This technology adds video capabilities to a Cisco Unified IP Phone 794x, 796x, or 797x or Cisco Unified IP Communicator. It uses software on a PC connected to the IP phone. The PC has a video camera connected to it via a USB port. There is no further action required; the system behaves in the same manner as with normal phone calls. Additionally, the user can add video to phone calls without requiring any extra button-pushing or mouse-clicking.
This solution is espicially suitable for clients with multiple sites and want to enable video calls between different office locations. This solution can be easiliy set-up enabling internal free video calls.


With the beginning of a new year comes the beginning of a new series. I've spent hundreds of hours (not an exaggeration) enthralled in game film sessions, reading player profiles, scrounging through stat sheets and scanning the histories of all the NFL franchises. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. Welcome to One Team, One Jersey.
As a jersey collector and connoisseur, I am constantly expanding my repertoire and so I thought I should probably expand my search to all the teams of pro football. Buying every jersey I want would be too expensive though. Picking one for each team is reasonable and so became the idea that is One Team, One Jersey.
The player you choose must have played for that team more than any other AND must have been on that team's roster during the 2017 season.
Aside from that, it's up to you what you prioritize: character, statistical production, championships, a combination of the three. Your call.
The NFL was introduced to the Baltimore Ravens in 1996 when Art Modell decided to move the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. All Browns records and their history was left behind in Cleveland and the Ravens were considered an expansion team. With that categorization, the Ravens became one of the most successful expansion teams in sports history. Their first ever draft picks were left tackle Jonathan Ogden and linebacker Ray Lewis. The two Hall of Famers had 24 Pro Bowl seasons combined, giving Baltimore the framework from the beginning of a contender.
Since the Ravens' induction into the NFL, Baltimore has won two Super Bowls and 15 playoff games. It takes some expansions teams five or six years just to be competitive. Baltimore has achieved these heights in 22 seasons. They may be one of the younger franchises in the league, but Baltimore has come to play more often than not and their youth has put a chip on the team's shoulder, the type of motor that attracts fans.
It was difficult to pick a jersey for Cincinnati and Cleveland. There are plenty of options in the stronghold of Maryland.
For example, it would be unfair to make this list and not include Marshall Yanda, who made six consecutive Pro Bowls beginning in 2011. He was named the top guard by Pro Football Focus in '14, '15 and '16. If that doesn't demonstrate how dominate he's been in the trenches, I'm not sure what does.
The team is lacking on offense, but a 2008 first-rounder from Delaware is still behind center. Joe Flacco had one of the greatest playoff runs in NFL history in 2012, tying Montana's record with 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions in the same postseason. He's played in some rather large postseason contests. He's gathered playoff victories on the road.
The argument goes, and I believe it to be the right one, that many of those playoff victories came on the back of an elite defense, not on the shoulder of a quarterback named Joe. He's made big throws in big moments, but the Ravens did not beat the Patriots because Flacco outdueled Brady.
In his ten-year career, Flacco has thrown for 25 touchdowns only twice and broached the 4,000 yard plateau once. He's the best quarterback Baltimore has ever had and that earns him sentimentality points and a spot in Ravens lore, but in actuality, he was never elite, nor extraordinary. Not the type of player you buy a jersey for.
For years, he's been one of the game's most overrated signal callers and one historic postseason doesn't diminish that argument the same way Josh Gordon leading the league in receiving yards doesn't mean he's an otherworldly talent. Success is temporary and professional athletes are expected to reach it from time to time. Those who reach it regularly are elite and they reach these heights on their own merits. Brady never won MVPs because his defense was top-five. Peyton didn't set passing records because Ray Lewis was phenomenal at playing middle linebacker. Joe Flacco isn't in the same realm as these two legends and you can argue it if you want, but he's not. He's had a passer rating above 90 twice. He's serviceable for the most part, although these past three seasons have been difficult to watch considering his Zeppelin of a contract. Ten years after his career is over, Ravens fans will remember the name with pride but football fans will remember the Mile High Miracle and the 2012 Super Bowl and think of that one great year he had. There's a reason that's the case.
Besides, Baltimore has always been known for its staunch defense and so it only feels right to pick a player on that side of the field.
Brandon Williams is quite the presence at defensive tackle.
CJ Mosley has proven to be a fine successor to new HOFer Ray Lewis in the middle, making three Pro Bowl rosters.
Jimmy Smith has been close to a top-ten corner for a majority of his career. He's not quite a tier one star, but is a reliable player that can go one-v-one against most receivers.
There's still one big name we haven't mentioned, one of the most dominant edge rushers of the last 20 years.
There were three elite players on the Ravens' defenses of the 2000s: Ed Reed, Ray Lewis and Terrell Suggs. In my eyes, Suggs should be in the Hall. He played with a ferocity and aggression that personified the Ravens grit and tenacity and plays with that same motor today.
Suggs is one of only 37 players to win Defensive Player of the Year, a true honor for a terrorizing player. He also holds the Ravens franchise records for sacks (125.5) and forced fumbles (29) by wide margins. Those 125.5 sacks put him 17th on the all-time quarterback takedown list.
He was unanimously named Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2003 after setting a franchise rookie record with 12 sacks. He's a seven-time Pro Bowler and a Super Bowl champion.
Routinely voted as one of the most hated players in the NFL, Suggs also carries the charisma of a performer, often putting opponents on edge with sack dances. Maybe he's dirty, maybe he's passionate. Maybe he just shows no mercy. Whatever it is, ain't no one ever doubt his effort or his compete level. No one looks forward to playing that guy. That hostility, that grit, personifies the Ravens.
My pick: Terrell Suggs. My jersey: Home Purple.


Blog of the Month: Out of My Shed - The Turtle Mat Blog - For news, features and competitions! The Turtle Mat Blog – For news, features and competitions!
Rebecca Wilson on the subject of Blog of the Month. Posted on June 30th, 2015.
We are excited to announce a new series for the Turtle Mat blog – our 'Blog of the Month' feature! Every month we will be introducing a new blog that we love and hope you will too.
Our very first blogger is Naomi of Out of My Shed. Growing and blogging from her North London garden, Naomi is passionate about growing her own food and supporting others to do the same. In 2009, she helped start a community veg growing project which quickly grew and led to Naomi writing her first book 'Veg Street'.
Tell us a little bit about your background – how did you get into gardening?
I loved gardening as a child, with my own strawberry patch and a real penchant for tulips! I didn't have a garden throughout my twenties, but as soon as I bought a house with a garden, I signed up for the RHS Level 2 course to increase my gardening knowledge. I haven't looked back since.
And what inspired you to start a blog?
Blogging is a great way to record how your garden grows and to share information with other like-minded souls. I've written for a number of gardening magazines over the last few years and it's great to have so much information at my fingertips.
What is happening in your garden this month?
I would never want to be without strawberries in my garden and they're coming thick and fast at the moment. I also have Mara des Bois perpetual strawberries that will produce fruit all the way through summer and into October. Japanese wineberries will follow in July and autumn raspberries will take up the baton in late July and August. Roses are also abundant in my garden right now and sweet peas are filling vases throughout the house with their intoxicating scent.
Do you have one tip for someone looking to start growing their own vegetables?
Grow what you love to eat is my veg growing mantra and grow fruit, veg and herbs that you'll find it hard to buy in the shops. If you have a small growing space, don't forget to make use of vertical space, training fruit trees on walls and growing runner beans, cucumbers and squashes up wigwams.
Thanks to Naomi from Out of My Shed for talking to us; we are delighted to share Out of My Shed as this month's 'Blog of the Month'!
Do you have a favourite blog or a blog of your own that you'd like to recommend? Put your nominations forward for consideration in the comments or over on Twitter.