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'The Motorhome...What You Need to Know, Before You Go'
Towards the end of last year a friend suggested I publish my book, 'The Motorhome, What You Need to Know Before You Go' as an audiobook. I didn't think it would work in that format and told her so. However, the next day I was walking along the high street in Potter's Bar and low and behold, there was a recording studio. What were the chances? It seemed as though fate had dealt me a card and that I should investigate. A chat with Andrew ensued and I booked a sound test. This would give us an idea if I could narrate a book or if I should employ a professional. The result is now available to buy from a full range of audio book retailers and it's narrated by me. I think I'm talking too slowly and I'm not sure if it works. However, it's out there. Retails at £6.99. Still less to buy than a couple of coffees and a cake or a couple of magazines.
I've had some bad reviews lately on Amazon. The funniest was entitled 'Dull, dull dull' and the content of the review was that 'He' (the author) had simply listed a list of places he'd visited. Remembering the 'sticks and stones' rhyme from my youth I really wasn't harmed by the view. However, if you're going to criticize make sure you have the right book and author. There are a couple of check lists and the author is not a he. I would love to publish more and welcome constructive feedback.
Do lend an ear to the sample and perhaps buy a copy to listen to on your next trip away.
Audio book from Audible here
i tunes here
Have fun and happy travels.
Other formats still available!
Buy a copy now...
Buy direct from Ali for just £6.99
Click the 'buy now' button on the right to pay with PayPal or click the image on the left to buy through Smashwords.
If you would like Ali to sign your copy contact her & fill out the form. Don't forget to include any relevant information such as a personalised message to go inside the book.
'The Motorhome...What You Need to Know, Before You Go.' Is available as a paperback for only £6.99 from Amazon or at Greentrees Adventurestore in Dereham. If your favourite bookstore doesn't stock it, you can quote the ISBN and order a copy.
The ISBN is 978-0-9929612-4-4.
If you like a digital book, it's also available in all e-book formats, not just for Kindle. Click here and download a free sample.
More retailers (and books) on the way, so come back soon!
Motorhome Life, A Few Tips and Ideas 1st Edition June 2014.
Motorhome Life, A Few Tips and Ideas. 2nd Edition. September 2014.
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The Motorhome...What You Need to Know Before You Go
This book could have an alternative sub-title - 'What They Wish They'd Known, Before They Set Off' because when Ali and Mike Kingston left the UK in their first motorhome, with the intention of living in it full-time they didn't have any of the information in this book.
Subjects covered include; choosing a motorhome, everyday life, safety and security, where to stay, full-time living, how to manage on a budget and some coping strategies for sharing a confined space with a life partner. Ali has included bullet point lists to help you prioritise the important parts in life and her ideas inspire the uncertain to leave the rat race and live the dream.
Ali has written this book to show anyone interested in a motorhome what it is like to own one and live in it. She has included everything she can think of, based on what she's done, and where she's been with Mike. She thought that the technical stuff could be a bit dull and has livened it up with forty personal photographs and a few anecdotes gathered during their years on the road.
If you're interested in motorhomes for any reason; a friend may own one, you may be thinking of renting or buying one for a holiday or a road trip. Even if you're knowledgeable about motorhomes, you will still pick up useful tips.
There are over 90 web links included for continued research, you don't even need to leave your armchair to find out more.
Douglas Vallgren
Douglas Vallgren, pictured left, is an author, based in Norwich. He wrote and published a lovely book about Rupert the Dinosaur which is available to buy from Amazon. Link on the right.
Perhaps you wouldn't expect to see a children's book on this site, but I recently met Doug, he has given me lots of useful insight into the world of books and publishing, so I thought I'd give him a mention here.
On line courses with the Australian College of Journalism and The Open Colleges offer a variety of courses including fiction, non-fiction and travel writing.
Travel Writing Workshop
If you're interested in taking your travel writing further, I attended one of Peter Carty's travel writing workshops in April 2012. The information I learned on the day has proved to be useful. The courses he offers are evolving all the time so its worth having a look at his website: http://www.travelwritingworkshop.co.uk/
A surreptitious photo was taken of me that day that's it on the left. Peter is sitting between me and another attendee and no, I'm not picking my nose....
Security Concerns?
Written by one of the country's leading personal protection experts and motorhome enthusiast, look no further than The Motorhome Security Handbbook by James Brown to help stay safe on the road.


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My short stories have appeared in anthologies and magazines including Mslexia, Litro and The Orphan Leaf Review – here's a taster of my most recent publications.
'All That Lasts'
– The story of the 2002 fire that destroyed a significant part of Edinburgh's Old Town, from the perspective of the fire itself. Selected for Echoes of the City, a project that recorded some of Edinburgh's hidden stories.
I am all directions, flung this way and that, I reach, stretch, climb, I bow and limbo – and in me, and with me, ghost fires dance; the flares of 700-year-old old wars that laid this burgh to waste, that burned the length of this glacier-gouged crease.
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'Candlemaker Row'
– winner of the 2015 'Writing Edinburgh' competition, and inspired by artist Kate McLean's Smell Map: Edinburgh. Along with snippets of text from hundreds of other Edinburgh authors, this story features on the amazing LitLong: Edinburgh website; it's also been republished in Umbrellas of Edinburgh, an anthology of poems and prose about the city; in Shoreline of Infinity's Edinburgh International Science Festival Special Edition; and and most recently as part of the fascinating Uncanny Bodies project.
One day we'll have ghost people alongside my ghost smells. The technology isn't there yet – but when it is, we'll start with the old favourites: Mary Queen of Scots, Deacon Brodie, Robert Louis Stevenson. You'd roll your eyes at that: history for tourists. But how perfect to bring them back, the lives that were woven into this city. And we have to start somewhere.
'In Yon Green Hill To Dwell'
– winner of the 2014 The Fiction Desk competition; inspired by the 18th century Border ballad 'Tam Lin'.
'Forbidden,' I say. 'That had something to do with it.' The word sounds like an invitation. That lift in its middle, flicking up: like raised eyebrows, or the hook of a glance.
'Now Here'
– in Gutter 09. A short story about getting lost: described by The Skinny as 'a perfectly handled piece of realist science fiction'.
Really, they scarcely needed to knock me out. They did, though – they knocked me out. Jesus, of course they did. This was my actual brain.
'Time-keeping In Public Places'
– in New Writing Scotland 30. A story about rain, renovations and running out of time; the Scotsman said it 'signals a trumpet call of urgency and great promise'.
Sharon sucks on her straw, makes a hollow sound. She's down to ice and air. She has noticed that Florence only ever complains about clocks that are fast.
'Ninety-nine Tae Wan Against'
– winner of the Sunday Herald's Wave of Change competition, published in Imagination: Stories of Scotland's Future. A story about redheads in a Scotland of the near future.
Gran had remembered it, had grown up through it, in a different Scotland. We were dying, she'd said. Simple as that. We had nothing but empty space.

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Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Water Stratford within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Water Stratford, par., in co. and 3 miles W. of Buckingham, on river Ouse, 1102 ac., pop. 188.


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DiGiCo SD9 Gives Shenandoah University's Conservatory Students The Right Start
Photo: Golder O'Neill (third from left in the striped sweater) with students and staff of Shenandoah University at the new DiGiCo SD9 in Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre
When a new piece of gear is specified for a theatre install, a variety of technical issues and requirements naturally influence the purchase decision. However, sometimes the final deciding factor ultimately comes down to a manufacturer's people. That was very much the case when New Market, Maryland-based Acme Professional recently installed a DiGiCo SD9 at Shenandoah University's Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre in Winchester, Virginia.
While the university has a noteworthy traditional music and recording program and the venue is used for everything from concerts and recitals to dance performances, Ohrstrom-Bryant is really all about one thing—musical theatre. The venue hosts numerous productions each year spanning both long-running chestnuts and productions of more recent Broadway hits. The recently ended 2015 summer season included performances of A Funny Thing happened On the Way To the Forum and The Music Man, as well as the musical version of The Addams Family.
Acme Professional's Pete Cosmos reports that he initially specified another manufacturer's console for Ohrstrom-Bryant, but that changed after members of the teaching staff attended last fall's AES Convention in Los Angeles.
Golder O'Neill heads up the school's recording program and, as the resident "gear guy" along with colleague Adam Olson, was tasked with checking out consoles at the audio trade show with an eye on replacing the analog desk that had been installed when the theatre opened nearly 20 years earlier.
"We got there pretty late," O'Neill recalls. "Most of the people on the show floor were already packing up their booths and we had a hard time getting anyone to talk to us." Until they got to the DiGiCo booth, that is, and US Sales Manager Matt Larson stopped the load-out activities to power up the SD9 again and demo it to the late arrivals.
"Matt showed us a number of things that were going to help us," he continues. "Even something as simple as the ability to copy the settings and routing of one channel strip and copy it to another has saved time and just made for a better audio experience. But the most convincing argument was not about features. It was really educational."
Like many school theatre programs, the audio staff running shows at Ohrstrom-Bryant primarily consists of students. "These students are learning how to use technology that they will be expected to know how to use when they leave school and get out into the 'real world'. Matt, quite rightly, pointed out that a majority of shows both on Broadway and in other musical theatre centers around the world are mixed on DiGiCo consoles."
Shenandoah has its roots as a conservatory of music; musical training and the conservatory came first and the designation as a university came later. The school has always been about training students to make a living in music. Those roots made the decision to go with the DiGiCo SD9 an easy one once it was understood that this would be the same tool that students would come to use as working professionals.
The venue's heavy schedule—especially in the summer season—also made the move from analog to digital crucial. "The summer musical theater season is the busiest and most important period of the year for us; we do four productions in an eight-week period," O'Neill reports. Each show is in tech rehearsals for a week before performances begin. And with the short period allowed for the season, there is no break. The next show in the schedule starts tech rehearsals during the second week of performances for the show before it.
"Moving to the SD9 has been about more than just feature sets or overall audio quality, although those are great," O'Neill says. "But the ability to be developing one show while all of the settings for the current show are saved and recallable all on the same console has made things much easier and smoother."
As with any educational institution, what the staff wants can be secondary to other concerns—especially financial ones. And even after O'Neill knew what he wanted, he needed to sell that idea to the administration.
"Technology is changing so fast," he says. "And if we are going to really educate the students in the theatre audio program and prepare them for being able to work after they leave school, then we have to have state-of-the art tools for them to learn on and, even more importantly, that they can get actual mixing time on. That was the argument that sold the administration.
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Once again I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions, references, and information.
I think, in about another week, I will have enough info to be comfortable putting together a construction sketch, cutlist, etc.
Yet the Origami Chair is not simple. Angles and compound angles. Not much is square and at 90 degrees.
So before I tackle the Origami, I though I'd try something else first - a simpler 'practice chair'.
Comments suggestions over there always appreciated!
I'll be back here when I have more on the Origami.
I suggest you be very specific about your request, as they get a broad range of them.
There are two sheets. One is dated 8/10/1973 - 'Modified FLLW Butterfly Chair'. To me, it appears close to a current Taliesen chair. The drawing notes: 'measurements taken from an actual chair, but may need to be adjusted'.
Ordering cost is modest - I suggest getting both if you are really interested in the design.
So, I contacted the college and got copies of the plans for the chair as suggested by chris.
As a mostly novice wood worker this presented quite a challenge. First of all the plans leave some room for guess work (on miters especially) and so I have just finished the second of what I am calling my prototypes (the first didn't involve miters because I used thin plywood - just to get the shapes right). for this most recent I just bought 3/4 birch Plywood and assembled it with screws so I can take it apart and use it as a template for my next version.
It's a nerve wracking process to make the cuts and was curious if anyone came up with a system to allow them to make these cuts that will work better than what I did... which was to purchase a very fine tooth blade for my circular hand saw and using a straight edge on each side make the necessary cuts.
Had planned to make a sliding panel jig for my table saw, but after a couple failed attempts and advice to try the hand saw I moved on.
I am going to work toward the jig again for the next one, we'll see how it goes.
Denny, I do not see where they listed on the site. Any assistance would be appreciated. I'm looking on there, but I can not find the two specified items..?.
If you are referring to the drawings of the chair. they aren't listed. you have to call, specify what was listed above in this forum and they will email you a link to a scan you can download. Cost me $15.
Good luck with building the chair. I think there are a lot simpler wright designs to make, especially if this is your first crack at it. I'd think those miters area bear to measure and a real trick to secure. You'd need to use thick plywood, perhaps biscuits, and then the chair will weight a ton.
Does the university offer other digital copies of How's work? His drawings are so amazing.
The chair weighs a ton without those additional goodies I assure you. I was able to hide the screws pretty effectively (or they will be once the cushions are in place) and used braces under the seat to support it AND hold the various parts together. I'll post a picture and some more about my process on here later.
I believe that library has his whole collection of drawings from what I remember of my conversation with the lady I spoke to.
It would be interesting to know how various makers have solved the problems of this chair. Making one could easily satisfy the requirements for a journeyman's certificate -- if there were such a thing.
The cutting of odd-shaped parts, with variously angled edges, presents a special challenge. Those of us who have had the pleasure of using good sliding table saws (I have used three different Martin saws here in the Bay Area) would naturally tend to think of that as the way to go -- particularly as such saws have a pre-scoring blade to prevent tear-out of veneers on the bottom surface of plywood. And, if one were making more than one chair at a time (an obvious move, when you think about it), he has the advantage of arranging jigs and stops to make duplication effortless.
Unless one is a math whiz, a preliminary mock-up is the only way I would know to arrive at both the shapes of the pieces and the angles of the mating edges. As for material, it is possible to place #1 biscuits in 1/2" material, though joining parts at odd angles with that method poses an extra challenge. Continuous gluing of plywood parts using shallow dados is a sound method of construction, I believe. If one can secure each end of a linear joint, by one means or another, the rest of the joint will not be exposed to undue stress . . .
The two different types of Origami -- the original "sled-back" chair and the four-legged one illustrated above -- are presumably equally valid designs, assuming that Mr Wright drew one of the second type before he died. Do we know that this is true ?
The Howe plans for the origami chair are his interpretation of Wrights origami chair and clearly say so on the plans. On one of the Howe plans it said Modified the other said Adaptation of. I think the dates on the plans are 1972 and 1986. They should not be confused as Wrights.
Stafford, may I ask how you chose to approach the design and construction of the pair of chairs you made for the Lamberson opus ? I expect you will have proprietary issues, but anything you could say to an aspiring audience would be of interest, I'm sure . . .
Peter and I spent hours going over the plans, once we both agreed or somewhat agreed it was time for some prototypes.
The first prototype was full scale cardboard the second was 1/4 scale 1/2" MDF and the finial prototype was full scale 3/4" plywood. I used (use) the finial prototype as a pattern for Peter's chair.
After tracing all the parts on a sheet of plywood I use the festool plunge saw and rail guide to cut them. There are only three 90 degree cuts on the whole chair and the festool works great when you don't have sliding table saw.
After cutting pocket holes and biscuit slots. The pocket holes are only used for the seat and arms , biscuits are use at every joint. I then preassemble the chair and go home. When I return in the morning i'm refreshed and ready for the glue up, you only get one chance to line up and assemble a seat two sides and the back so you must make sure everything fits in the pre assembly. After the core of the chair dries you can add the arms ,fins and front fascia.
Thanks, Stafford. Did you create your own redwood plywood ? If so, how ?
The thinner version of this chair is even more reminiscent of the folded paper of origami than that of the more common 3/4" ply.
The upshot, for this thread: the Origami is an every-man-for-himself prospect. No two alike (except for a lovely pair like this ?) . . .
Outstanding work, Stafford...thanks for the info and thanks to peterm for the photos. Were you able to locate a supplier for the redwood plywood or was it handcrafted? I like the use of 1/2".....they remind me of the chairs in the Shavin house in terms of size/scale.
Are these chairs the sled-back design?


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In his professional work as a construction consultant, Rick has focused his attention on health care construction, most of which has been in Louisiana and Texas. A Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, he has long had an interest in developing evidence based healing environments. Among the components of healing environments is artwork that is representational and restive.
Rick accepts commissions to produce photographs that meet the specific needs of a hospital or clinic, customized to reflect the environs of the facility, or the interests of the patients, physicians and staff.


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Thy tuneful bosom ev'ry Sunday move.
RELIGION'S holy call, and from her temple turn.
And socially assist in thy CREATOR'S praise.
And let JEHOVAH'S praise that day be thy sole theme.
The friend of man, she loves among mankind to stay.
Yet she's no savage wand'rer, SOUTHEY, no!
In future worlds, if we act right in this.


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This book was a pleasant surprise. At first I wasn't sure that I would like it much.
I decided to review it anyway and I am glad that I did. This is the story of Astreus who's family has always had a special quest that generations of his ancestors have basically ignored.
At first the book was a bit slow, but I found myself fascinated by the way he talked of going on this wild quest.
I cheered when he set out to find the Jabberwocky...where he discovers a grand adventure.
He finds immortal beings, talking-chess-playing-cats, evil wizards who've repressed people, a crazy follower and a letter...about the bridge of dreams.
That part was a bit creepy...and then to come to the end and find the jabberwocky only to be faced with a choice. Nope not telling what it was you'll have to read the book to find out.
I loved it even though it was short. I liked the choice he made in the end too.
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A Lysapsus a kétéltűek (Amphibia) osztályába a békák (Anura) rendjébe és a levelibéka-félék (Hylidae)  családjába tartozó nem.

Rendszerezés
A családba az alábbi fajok tartoznak.

Lysapsus bolivianus Gallardo, 1961
Lysapsus caraya Gallardo, 1964
Lysapsus laevis (Parker, 1935)
Lysapsus limellum Cope, 1862

Források
 ITIS szerinti rendszer besorolása
 Amphibian Spedies of the World 6.0
 Cope, 1862 : On some new and little known American Anura. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 14, p. 151–159  (eredeti publikáció).

Levelibéka-félék
Kétéltűnemek
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Uncertainties in future sea level projections are dominated by our limited understanding of the dynamical processes that control instabilities of marine ice sheets. A valuable case to examine these processes is the last deglaciation of the British-Irish Ice Sheet. The Minch Ice Stream, which drained a large proportion of ice from the northwest sector of the British-Irish Ice Sheet during the last deglaciation, is well constrained, with abundant empirical data which could be used to inform, validate and analyse numerical ice sheet simulations. We use BISICLES, a higher-order ice sheet model, to examine the dynamical processes that controlled the retreat of the Minch Ice Stream. We simulate retreat from the shelf edge under constant "warm" surface mass balance and subshelf melt, to isolate the role of internal ice dynamics from external forcings. The model simulates a slowdown of retreat as the ice stream becomes laterally confined at a "pinning-point" between mainland Scotland and the Isle of Lewis. At this stage, the presence of ice shelves became a major control on deglaciation, providing buttressing to upstream ice. Subsequently, the presence of a reverse slope inside the Minch Strait produces an acceleration in retreat, leading to a "collapsed" state, even when the climate returns to the initial "cold" conditions. Our simulations demonstrate the importance of the Marine Ice Sheet Instability and ice shelf buttressing during the deglaciation of parts of the British-Irish Ice Sheet. Thus, geological data could be used to constrain these processes in ice sheet models used for projecting the future of our contemporary ice sheets.
Funding was provided by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) SPHERES Doctoral Training Partnership (NE/L002574/1) with CASE support from the British Geological Survey.
Gandy, N., Gregoire, L. J., Ely, J. C., Clark, C. D., Hodgson, D. M., Lee, V., Bradwell, T., and Ivanovic, R. F.: Marine Ice Sheet Instability and Ice Shelf Buttressing Influenced Deglaciation of the Minch Ice Stream, Northwest Scotland, The Cryosphere Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2018-116, in review, 2018.
Simulated retreat of the Minch Ice Stream, northwest Scotland, during the last glacial cycle.
The data was produced through a series of experiments using the BISICLES ice sheet model. See referenced publication for the full methodology.
4km x 4km resolution for the entire domain, 500 m x 500 m resolution at the ice sheet margin in the Minch Palaeo Ice Stream catchment. See referenced publication for details of domain resolution set-up.
And an inputs file, "inputs.biis_4km_run_crev.l1l2". The inputs file already points to the relevant variables of the bed friction and surface mass balance files.


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Welcome to our blog. A little place for Rebecca and I to vent, update, and…blog. We'll keep you all updated on our escapades, maybe post some of our work here now and then. Please leave a general comment here if you like.
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Hiding in My Craft Room: You're Ham-azing!
I have seen other people's ceations where they have completed several, like 4-5 challenges with one card or project. I do good to get in one and sometimes I combine two, like this time! How do they do it? How do they keep them all straight?
Anyway, I made this card for Splitcoast Stampers color challenge: CC312: Misty Celery Rose! Marina Mist (blue), Certainly Celery (light green) and Rose Red. I love these colors together! Great challenge Julia!
And did you know that "March 1 is National Pig Day....who knew??? But let's celebrate it !!! This week's challenge is to make a card with a pig on it.........use at least 2 different patterned papers......and add some buttons! Any sketch." I got this information and challenge over on Jitterbuggin' Challenge blog. What a super fun challenge!!!
Pig was cut at 3 1/2" from Create a Critter cartridge.
Card front: Rose Red 4" X 5 1/4", Certainly Celery 4 1/8" X 5 3/8"
Accessories: Computer for sentiment!, SU word window and modern label punches, Marina Mist ribbon 5/8" & 1/4", Cricut & Create a Critter cartridge, Cuttlebug & Checkerboard embossing folder, and SU embossing folder (dress), buttons, Cotton Candy Stickles on her cheeks to bring out her eyes! LOL!
Laurie, I know what you mean! I just entered my first challenge. I had a lot of trouble with every step, for no reason at all! I think I'll stick to ONE challenge at a time for a while, then graduate myself up slowly. I refuse to be too old to learn new tricks!
Why do you think we love pigs so much? They are truly stinkin' cute! Love your card.
LOL, I keep a notebook with current challenges I want to enter and then check off with ones my card or layout qualifies for.
Your pig is adorable. I love her mini skirt.
What a "Ham" so cute! LOVE the colors, so springy!
I always love your die-cutting creatures! This one is especially cute!
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For a game released in 2020, Genshin Impact is still one of the most popular action role-playing games out there. While facets like its addicting gacha system and unique art style are also important reasons for this, this is primarily due to the game's expansive open-world, which never stops producing additional lore.
Tsaritsa has been one of the most intriguing additions to the ever-expanding lore of Genshin Impact.
The game allows players to explore the vast lands of Teyvat, with the option to uncover its secrets and hidden locations. The game features many characters, and the list only keeps increasing. These characters (aka "Travelers") can be unlocked through both in-game and authentic currency.
Introduction – Who is Tsaritsa?
The Legacy of Tsaritsa in Teyvat
Further Lore and Origins
Tsaritsa Quests and Interactions in Genshin Impact
The Potential Motivations of Tsaritsa
Tsaritsa Release Date
They are, however, obtained most commonly through "Wish" banners, which allow you to obtain characters randomly. Tsaritsa may be an extremely prominent character in the story, but she is still not playable, although she is one of the game's upcoming characters.
Tsaritsa is the Cryo Archon and one of the Seven, who presides over the Snezhnaya. As the true Archon who rules over Snezhnaya, she uses her devoted Fatui followers to antagonize and manipulate the other nations of Teyvat.
She is known for targeting the Gnoses of other Archons for unknown reasons. People theorize that her disdain for the 'old world' may be hers, which she hopes to burn away.
Tsaritsa is also able to gift her subjects a power different from Visions, called Visions, called Delusions. Fatui Cicin Mages, Pyro Agents, and Mirror Maidens use in a single battle. The Eleven Fatui Harbingers are said to possess one of them as well.
Interestingly, she was not among the members of the Seven who achieved victory at the end of the Archon War. Her rise to her current position is still unknown, but that is no surprise since much of her lore is still a mystery. The only thing known about her rise to power is that it occurred before the cataclysm 500 years ago and prominently changed her.
"She is a god with no love left for her people, nor do they have any left for her. Her followers only hope to be on her side when the day of her rebellion against the divine comes at last", says Dansleif about the Tsaritsa and Snezhnaya
A lot of mystery surrounds her, but what is known is that she has some of the most highly devoted followers of the entire Genshin Impact lore. The motivations of most of her followers are still unknown though because it could be due to both; faith and fear.
Tartaglia, though, is one of her most genuine followers, and also believes her to be a gentle soul who had to harden herself. He strongly believes that her actions, even throughout war, had peace in mind. He sees her as a 'true warrior'.
Very little is known about the incident from 500 years ago. What's known is that Barbatos drew her ire, and she made Signora attack him and steal his Gnosis without warning. This alone is vastly different from the way she negotiates with Morax for very similar goals.
Zhongli, who's Morax's vessel, does not ascribe a trait to her like he does with all the other Archons while describing the kites that represent the Seven. He sighs right after saying: "as does that which the Cryo Archon once…", which most likely suggests that she no longer possesses the trait she was known for.
It is unknown what specific part of the Seven's history was when Tsaritsa inherited her position from the prior Cryo Archon. While she was not the original Archon who witnessed and attained victory in the Archon War, she did experience the events of the Cataclysm, which she was known to be traumatized by.
The Tsaritsa herself is yet to appear in any of the game's current quests, but it is common to encounter her Harbingers, who enforce her will and rebel against the divine. They are tasked with obtaining the Gnoses of all the other Archons.
Signora does all the dirty work for her. She made her take Barbatos' Archon through violent methods due to the two characters' disputes.
Whereas in Morax's case, she had to negotiate with him, who accepted from her a 'contract to end all contracts.' The actual trade is still not properly known, but Paimon promises the traveler that they will find out more about it throughout their journey across Teyvat.
For someone known as the god of love, there is a lot of disdain in Tsaritsa. Additionally, why is she stealing the Gnoses for herself? We know that she vastly changed after her experiences before the Cataclysm, but what are her motivations now? And what exactly happened during those events?
The Cataclysm involved the fall of Khaenri'ah, and it is believed that it was Celestia who caused that. Not to forget Tsaritsa's rebellion towards "the divine", which most characters use to refer to Celestia. So, it may be that Tsaritsa is stealing all the Gnoses to fight against Celestia.
Celestia is one of the strongest characters in the whole game. Even extremely powerful Archons like Makoto, who presided over the whole region of Inazuma before Ei becoming the Electro Archon, met her end against her during the events of the Cataclysm.
Enthusiasts of Genshin Impact are understandably clueless that so little is said about such an intriguing character. The potential release date of Tsaritsa as a playable character is always among one of the most highly asked questions related to Genshin Impact.
So, will Tsaritsa ever be playable? There are many reasons to believe she will eventually be a playable character. The game already has three playable characters: Archons (Venti, Zhongli, and the Raiden Shogun). There's no reason to believe that the Cryo Archon would be an exception from that.
Even if the release of Tsaritsa does not happen for a long time, it would mainly be due to the Snezhnayan chapter of the main story being way too late in the story update schedule. Regardless, when that does happen, it is more likely than not for Tsaritsa to be a playable character.
Besides, almost every revealed Archon is bound to be a playable character at some point, and there are very few doubts about Tsaritsa being the playable Cryo Archon.
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Jon started playing video games since he was a little over 8 years old. Even till now in his mid-twenties, it's all he does and writes about. Super strength: Finding amazing games worth playing every single time. Currently Playing: Mortal Kombat 11.
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Europe's Digital Commissioner, Gunther H-dot Oettinger, says we are all far too laissez-faire with our passwords.
Oetti made the comments to German weekly Welt am Sonntag after hacked French telly-box channel TV5Monde exposed its passwords on air one day after being shut down by an ISIS cyberattack.
Never one to miss a chance to push policy, Oettinger also suggested that the proposed Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive could have averted the hack in the first place.
Negotiations are under way between national ministers, the European Parliament and the Commission about the planned law. One of the sticking points has been which types of companies should be subject to a mandatory reporting rule.
"How many attacks go undetected? Was this [the TV5Monde attack] the first attack in Europe?" asked Oettinger. The gaffe-prone Commissioner is concerned that failures to detect and report cyber-attacks mean that hackers can use the same method "two, three, or even four times".
"A well-organised exchange of information between member states on cyber-attacks and IT security vulnerabilities can significantly improve our safety level," Oettinger said.
Meanwhile, Justice Commissioner Vera Jourová is in Berlin this week to discuss the ongoing data protection reform. She will meet Justice and Consumer Protection Minister Heiko Maas.


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Elections Commission has rejected three candidates, and one candidate has withdrawn his candidacy from the Parliamentary Election scheduled for 22 March.
In an interview today, Director General of Elections Commission Mohamed Shakeel told Sun Online that out of the 314 forms, the candidates who were rejected by the commission as well as the candidate who withdrew his candidacy, are all independent candidates.
He did not reveal the names of the rejected candidates, but said that they had submitted forms for Maafannu Medhu, Shaviyani Milandhoo and Thaa Kinbidhoo constituencies. They were rejected because their information forms were incomplete.
The candidate who withdrew his candidacy is Mohamed Rameel, who had applied to contest Maduvvari seat.
Shakeel said that candidacies can be withdrawn until drawing of lots to determine candidate order on ballot papers is completed.
Elections Commission initially said that 316 forms had been submitted as application for the Parliamentary Election, but later said that this was an error and the number of forms submitted was 314.
Drawing of lots to determine candidate order on ballot papers will be conducted today and Saturday.


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Home ISP Bioinformatics Incubator Buys Into Juno's Virtual Supercomputer
Bioinformatics Incubator Buys Into Juno's Virtual Supercomputer
By Thor Olavsrud | May 01, 2001
The Juno Virtual Supercomputer Network (JVSN), a distributed computing scheme thought up by engineers at Juno Online Inc. as a way to further monetize the company's free subscriber base, signed its first customer Tuesday.
Juno signed a letter of intent with bioinformatics incubator LaunchCyte LLC which set forth terms of use for LaunchCyte and its portfolio of companies.
LaunchCyte, which expects to help start more than two dozen bioinformatics companies over the next seven years, anticipates that many of its companies will use the processing power of Juno's subscriber base as a tool to speed medical research in areas like genomics and the creation of new drugs.
The JVS is an alternative to traditional supercomputers. It breaks a computational problem into small pieces which are then sent to subscribers when online. Subscribers' computers analyze the data when the subscribers' screen savers are active, and send the results back to Juno the next time they connect to the Internet.
The Seti@home project, managed by a group of researchers at the Space Sciences Laboratory of the University of California, Berkeley, has used just such a distributed computing scheme for years to analyze radio signals for evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
The world's fastest traditional supercomputer, IBM's ASCI White, is rated at 12 TeraFLOPS and costs about $110 million. Seti@home said it gets about 15 TeraFLOPS and has cost about $500,000 to date. Seti@home has about 3 million volunteers who let the project utilize their computers. But with 15.9 million registered subscribers and 4.1 million active subscribers as of March, has the potential to be much more powerful. According to Juno President and Chief Executive Officer Charles Ardai, if all Juno's subscribers were working on the same project at the same time, the JVS would hypothetically break the petahertz barrier with a projected effective processor speed in the order of a billion megahertz.
Juno launched the virtual supercomputer project with the bioinformatics field -- the convergence of life sciences and information science -- in mind. It even brought in Yuri Rozenman, formerly of Applied Biosystems and with 13 years of experience in the bioinformatics field, to head up the project as vice president in charge of the Virtual Supercomputer Network.
Juno's alliance with LaunchCyte will begin with an initial pilot project -- slated to begin later this quarter -- to demonstrate the JVS's potential to LaunchCyte's companies and lay the groundwork for revenue-generating projects the companies might conduct with Juno.
Juno said at least two LaunchCyte-funded development stage companies are expected to use the results of the pilot to evaluate purchasing time on the JVS. One of the companies is a genomics endeavor developing tools to help identify complex clusters of relationships among genes which could potentially lead to new treatments for diseases like heart disease and cancer. The other is a proteomics initiative which is looking at a proprietary protein screening technology with the goal of accelerating drug development.
"Although the bioinformatics market is still in its infancy, it is already highly competitive," said Thomas Petzinger, chief executive officer of LaunchCyte. "Anything that speeds up the development process has the potential to provide a significant competitive advantage. This is why we are excited about the prospect of working with Juno. Juno's virtual supercomputing resources could enable companies we are launching to perform analyses in weeks that might take months on traditional supercomputers."


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Mask or no mask? Some local residents ditch the gear despite recommendation
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When the coronavirus first surfaced — China estimated that nearly 80 percent of people had minimal or no symptoms. Now, Augusta University estimates that number could be much higher.
It's why the CDC now recommends everyone wear masks while in public.
If you step outside, you'll probably see a lot of people wearing masks, but we noticed even more people not wearing them.
"I think the public has been confused by some of the messaging and also been confused by some of the data. As have we," Dr. Phillip Coule, Chief Medical Officer of AU Health, said.
The reason why? Mixed messaging, or claustrophobia, foggy glasses, or maybe even embarrassment.
But the CDC's latest guidance suggests all to wear them in public to protect others, more so than yourself.
"You can transmit COVID-19 before you know you have it," Coule explained.
It has to do with asymptomatic and presymptomatic carriers — meaning people who might have the virus and not even know it yet.
"It may be more than 90 percent of people have minimal or no symptoms," Coule said.
But it's important to stress while wearing masks — to keep in mind — they are not a replacement for social distancing, rather just another tool to stop the spread.
"There is data to say that if you wear a mask, you're more likely to stand closer to someone, and violate that 6-foot rule, while may increase your risk," Coule said.
It's also important to note: masks are only effective when worn properly. They should go around your mouth and nose, and you shouldn't touch it once it's on your face.
Wearing a face mask incorrectly or moving it once it's on your face can allow germs to spread.
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Death is always difficult, even when someone has suffered so and needs the relief. The hardship remains steady for those left behind. Consequently a couple of items in the paper have gotten me thinking about the impact of lives lost.
The right to die, death with dignity, has been in the Canadian media fairly extensively lately. This is such a challenging topic. It is also one where I believe it is impossible to objectively set standards. How one person suffers versus how another does is as different as you and I. What you think is right and what I think is right, again, different – based on our experiences, our personal beliefs, on who we are. Ironically, though, determining whether life should be sustained or terminated happens all the time in the hospitals, usually driven by cost. The same physician who ordered life support may also influence the termination of such a provision. Here the individual doesn't have any say, on occasion the family doesn't either; the system may decide based on a dismal prognosis with no hope. So what about those terminal patients with a dismal outlook, whose suffering is evident, and where the future includes a whole bunch of agony? Individuals who with great deliberation determine that they want to end their life on their own terms. This could be you or it could be me some day, life doesn't play fair. It's not easy to know what is right and what is wrong. This to me is a matter where intellect needs to be tempered with compassion, where external factors, like what a healthy me versus a healthy you believe, need to be shed. It's not about what we think. It's not about us.
Then there is the senseless shooting at the nightclub in Florida. People out for a good time, in a place that should be safe. An attack designed to unsettle the general public and to make people live in fear. Extensive media coverage that keeps the fear alive, increases it, something that the attacker banks on. By the end of the media coverage we will know far more about the attacker than we will about any of the victims. We will see the victims' families on television, briefly, we will see their pain, but too soon we will forget about them. We will forget about them because some other crisis or tragedy will happen, lives will be lost and the world, through the media, will be riveted briefly on that next catastrophe. The victims become numbers and they shouldn't. They leave behind a gaping hole within circles of families and friends. I can't imagine how it would be to have someone ripped away, arbitrarily, simply because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Death is beyond devastating when it visits your home.


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Hernia discal: do you know the effects of the decompression discal?
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The hernia discal is a disease provoked by the loss of elasticity in the unvertebral disc. The discopatía also is the most common reason of backache. The disc, which we find between every couple of vertebrae, is composed on two parts and divides in the central zone and the ring that surrounds this core.
When the disc moves he exercises pressure and neurological injuries appear, concerning the surrounding nerves of the column. The hernia discal associates habitually to the degeneracy or vertebral aging, physical overstrain or blows that cause microtraumatism or traumatism. In addition there exist other factors that combined between yes multiply the possibilities of suffering this disease: bad positions, the age, an inappropriate supply, etc.
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Snow cover this morning shows over 50% of the U.S. has some snow on the ground which is the most in 3 years, last year only 36% coverage for the date. Average is about 40% for the MLK Jr. holiday.
Snowfall season to date still shows some areas missing the heavier snow, especially from Philadelphia to Boston and points toward the coast.
Looking at the specifics Boston takes the top spot for lack of snow so far this season with only 1.8" to date. This is the least in 12 years and 3rd least in 124 years. New York City isn't too far behind Boston for the least snow with only 5.1", the least in 3 years.
The bigger snow winners are ironically in the East where some have missed out. Caribou Maine takes the top spot with a whopping 97.8", the most in over 30 years. Some of the fringe areas in the Middle Atlantic around the D.C. area are doing well - most in 9 years. The Heartland in Missouri is doing well with the most snow in 5 to 8 years up into the Chicago area - most in 5 years.
Outside wt360's office we've had 13.7" which is about average but 9" of that came way back in middle November with the big Nor'easter event. Still enough snow this weekend for the little Captain Kirk to enjoy a SMALL snowman and some sledding.
Enough on snow...it's the coldest MLK Jr. holiday in over 30 years in the Northeast with brutal -15 to -40F wind chill temperatures. For the U.S. overall the holiday is the coldest in 8 years, a wholesale change from the past two years that were near record warm.
The Flu season showed some signs of improvement so we may be peaking for the season, well below last year's epic nationwide outbreak.
OK OK snow lovers...more on snow. Here's the 6-day outlook and fingers crossed the Euro is right on another coastal storm threat for the snow deprived coastal Northeast this time next week. Still very uncertain, but there's a chance.
This week (21-27 January) the U.S. overall trends the coldest in 5 years, 7th coldest in 30 years, wettest in 2 years, 7th wettest in 30 years and snowiest in 3 years, 5th most in 30 years.
Next week (28 Jan - 3 Feb) the U.S. is likely to again trend the coldest in 5 years, 9th coldest in 30 years, wettest in 30 years, snowiest in 4 years and 8th snowiest in 30 years. Some conflicting cycles with an MJO cycle phase that may allow some milder Pacific air to invade the U.S. but there is still major blocking in the Arctic so the cold air will still make appearances with bigger storm threats. Cycles should go back into a brutal cold/snowy phase in February which is likely to be a pretty epic month for cold/snow so Winter is by no means over.
For the 2-week aggregate (21 Jan - 3 Feb) the U.S., Canada, Europe, NW Africa and Western Russia are the cold spots.


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Texas Prosecutor Gunned Down in Movie-Style Killing
Jordan Sargent · 01/31/13 10:35PM
Early this morning, veteran Kaufman, Tex. County prosecutor Mark E. Hasse, pictured above, was walking across an employee parking lot near the courthouse there like he probably has countless of times. But today was different: at least one gunman hopped out of a Ford Taurus and murdered him in broad daylight before speeding off. Witnesses described a scene that seemed ripped straight from a million generic Hollywood films: the assailants were wearing masks, vests and all-black clothing.
How the Montauk Grifter Infiltrated the World of Hell's Kitchen
John Cook · 02/17/12 03:13PM
Mystery solved, sort of: It seems reasonably clear to me that Daniel Kaufman, a.k.a., Dan Kay, a.k.a. Dan Katze, a.k.a. the Busted Chef, a.k.a. the Montauk Grifter, never actually worked as a producer on Hell's Kitchen, as he repeatedly claimed to the people he conned. But he definitely managed to convince several of the show's former contestants that he worked there, which is some fairly acrobatic grifting.
It Looks Like the Montauk Grifter Conned Gordon Ramsay, Too
Yesterday, we brought you the tale of Daniel Kaufman, a.k.a. Dan Kay, a.k.a. Dan Katze, the preternaturally prolific conman who told his victims, among many other things, that he was a world-class chef and a producer on Hell's Kitchen and Chopped—even though he can't cook. Since then, we've learned that he probably did manage to grift his way onto Hell's Kitchen. Also: We've gotten tons of emails from people who have crossed Dan's path, which we've published below.
The Montauk Grifter: How One Con Man Used OkCupid for Fun, Fraud, and Profit
He is Dan Kaufman, Dan Kay, Dan Katze. He is a celebrity chef, an internet entrepreneur, a television producer. He has worked for Apple, Google, AOL, the Rainbow Room. He hangs out with Steve Case, Gordon Ramsey, Tim Armstrong. He's a world-class surfer, a AAA baseball legend, the founder of a seminal punk band. He's one of the more persistent and obsessive grifters to ply the streets of New York City—not to mention online dating sites—in recent decades.


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Algunos de los problemas no resueltos de la economía incluyen:

 El Equity premium puzzle: ¿Se puede explicar el Equity Premium Puzzle? ¿Por qué la media anual de beneficios obtenidos en la bolsa pasados un siglo, es mayor aproximadamente en un 6% que los beneficios que ofrecen los Bonos del Estado?

 Modelo de contratos de futuros: ¿Podemos crear un equivalente al modelo de Black-Scholes para los precios de los contratos de futuros?

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 Economía
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 Problemas no resueltos de la matemática

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Q: HTTP error when uploading large size images I am trying to upload an image using the WordPress Media Uploader (WP Admin > Media > Add new). Smaller size image up to 460kb uploading fine without any error. But when i try to upload large size image it showing HTTP error. I have tried adding the below line in wp-config file. But No luck :(
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10-Year-Old Pet Detective Solves Her Very First Case
"She came home out of breath, excited and shaking: 'Mom, I think I found him!'"
By Stephen Messenger
Meet Bella Salvino — a little girl with big heart for animals, and a clear knack for solving mysteries.
Jacqui Salvino
The other day, 10-year-old Bella and her mother found a flyer on their home's doorstep.
A cat named Alfred, belonging to one of their neighbors, had gone missing and his owners were desperate to find him.
Though Bella had never met Alfred before, learning of his disappearance struck a nerve.
"She took the poster inside and put it up on her wall," Jacqui Salvino, Bella's mom, recounted to The Dodo. "She talked about Alfred a lot. She even cried because she felt so much empathy for his family, for him."
But Bella didn't just sit around feeling bad. Bella decided to act.
That weekend, Bella turned pet detective — taking on the case of the missing cat as if Alfred were her own.
"She jumped on her bike and started combing the neighborhood, calling out for the kitty," Salvino said. "She was determined to find him."
Understanding that Alfred was likely scared, Bella stopped to investigate every nook and cranny she thought he could be hiding in.
Then, while searching a storm drain, Bella saw this:
Peering back at her from the shadows was a frightened cat who looked an awful lot like Alfred.
"Bella came home out of breath, excited and shaking: 'Mom, I think I found him!'" Salvino said, admitting she was skeptical at first. "She took me to the spot where she saw him last."
This time, armed with some cat treats, a pet carrier and plenty of patience, Bella was able to lure the kitty out for a better look.
After snapping the cat's photo, Bella and her mom then sent it to the number of Alfred's owner listed on the flyer.
And sure enough:
After earning Alfred's trust, Bella was able to coax him into the pet carrier, safe and sound.
She'd done it.
"Bella returned him to a tearful and grateful owner within the hour," Salvino said. "Alfred was home. He was safe, and reunited with his family."
Alfred's family couldn't have been happier to have him home — knowing they had Bella's caring and determination to thank for that.
"This was a defining moment in both of our lives, one I will be forever grateful for," Salvino said. "The power of kindness is undeniable."
Following Alfred's successful rescue, Bella has no plans to hang up her hat anytime soon. In fact, after learning another local cat named Pyper is missing, too, our intrepid young pet detective has decided to take on that case as well.
"Bella is asking to go and start looking for Pyper over the weekend, so we will likely go out as a family and see if we can find him," Salvino said. "This little girl, my tenacious warrior."


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I just bought the book. It comes with a WordPress htaccess template.
Thanks for the recommendation, JD. I just bought the book. I got concerned because I was reading so many different suggestions from different people in different forums about which bits of code to add to .htaccess, and some people were having major issues after adding this or that piece of code. I want to really understand what I'm doing!


Garmin has announced the Approach CT10 club tracking sensors for a fully automated game tracking system. The sensors pair with compatible Garmin golf watches¹ to automatically track every stroke, including locations, distances and club type.
"The inclusion of the Approach CT10 sensors to our golf lineup allows for full game tracking and detailed shot performance of each club, as well as additional statistics for more competitive golfers looking to improve their game," said Martin Resch, Garmin EMEA Product Manager, Outdoor. "Our club tracking system combined with our revamped Garmin Golf app brings detailed information on individual club swings, so avid golfers can focus on their game, knowing the sensors are tracking every shot from tee to green, including putts and chip shots".
The Approach CT10 club tracking sensors allow for golfers to track their game and see their improvement, both in real-time on their watch and post-round review and analysis on the Garmin Golf™ app. Players will also benefit from seeing how far the club is typically hit and viewing stats for accuracy to the fairway or green. These lightweight and easy-to-install sensors are unobtrusive to a user's golf swing. After they are secured to the end of each club grip, simply pair with a compatible Garmin golf wearable, for full-game tracking and guidance on the course. When paired, the wearable will tell the player how far they've typically hit with that club. Based on movement and impact the Approach CT10 sensors will know which club is being used for each shot.
Players can choose between a starter pack that includes three sensors they can attach to three golf clubs. For the remaining golf clubs that do not have a sensor attached to, players would rely on the AutoShot² feature on their compatible Garmin golf watch to track the other shots. Or, players can go all in and choose the full set for full game tracking with sensors on all 14 clubs in the bag. The sensors have a battery life of up to four years and each set includes user-replaceable batteries.
With the updated, free Garmin Golf™ app, users will be able to easily upload their scorecard and analyze their performance with PRO level stats and advanced metrics, such as strokes gained. The strokes gained analysis will allow players to see how many strokes they gain or lose relative to a baseline, allowing comparison against other players, just like professional golfers. With the Approach CT10 or another device with Autoshot capabilities, golfers can see their stats and compare them to their friends. Players can see how they are improving in certain areas such as putting and chipping and the app will give insights on which areas they should practice. The app allows players to compete in weekly leaderboards, or even create their own private tournament and invite fellow golfers to compete. Use the app for data comparison and see how you rank among connections in areas such as drive distance and accuracy. Compatible for both Apple and Android devices, the Garmin Golf app is available now for download.
Available in Q3 2018, the Approach CT10 full set will have a suggested retail price of €299.99 and the starter pack will have a suggested retail price of €79.99. To learn more about the Approach CT10, the Garmin Golf app and the full line of Garmin golf products, visit garmin.com/golf.
The Approach CT10 is the latest solution from Garmin's expanding outdoor segment, which focuses on developing technologies and innovations to enhance users' outdoor experiences. Whether hiking, hunting, trail running, mountain biking, golfing, diving or using satellite communication, Garmin outdoor devices are becoming essential tools for outdoor enthusiasts of all levels. For more information about Garmin's other outdoor products and services, visit wwww.garmin.com/outdoors.
For decades, Garmin has pioneered new GPS navigation and wireless devices and applications that are designed for people who live an active lifestyle. Garmin serves five primary business units, including automotive, aviation, fitness, marine, and outdoor recreation. For more information, visit Garmin's virtual pressroom atgarmin.com/newsroom, contact the Media Relations department at 913-397-8200, or follow us at facebook.com/garmin.uk/, twitter.com/garminuk, oryoutube.com/GarminUK.
²AutoShot on a compatible watch does not track putts and may not track some shots, particularly chip shots around the green, depending upon lie and ball contact.


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Review: WE ARE PROUD TO PRESENT….
by Lynn on November 12, 2015
At the Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen St. W., Toronto, Ont.
Written by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Directed by Ravi Jain
Set and Lighting by Ken Mackenzie
Costumes by Joanna Yu
Sound by Debashis Sinha
Music by Debashis Sinha with
The Ensemble.
Cast: Michael Ayres
Brett Donahue
Darcy Gerhart
Brendan McMurtry-Howlett
Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah
Marcel Stewart
A play that starts off looking like it's an innocuous history lesson turns into a harrowing situation that shows the divide between skin colours, understanding, what it means to walk in another person's shoes.
The Story. The full title of the show says it all, or almost all: We Are Proud To Present A Presentation About The Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as South West Africa, From The German Südwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915.
A group of American actors—three white and three black– have been preparing a presentation of the history of the Herero tribe of Namibia and how they had been brutalized and almost decimated by the German occupation from 1884 to 1915. The actors have prepared, researched, done a chronology of events and even gathered letters written by German soldiers home to their loved ones. The actors have rehearsed. They know their subject, or do they?
Cracks appear in their relationships with each other. There is discord in how to actually present the story. A black actor accuses the others of presenting the black experience frivolously. Deep-rooted animosity and prejudice erupts. Subtly the reality of what the play is about emerges. It's not really about an experience of a people thousands of miles away and more than 100 years ago. It's about the black experience in the United States now. And one might argue, they are the same thing.
The Production. The audience is welcomed into the theatre by the cast—bright, smiling, friendly. They take us to seats and let us pick where we want to sit. When the audience is seated the cast of six skilfully give us the thesis of their presentation, expressed in playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury's extremely long title. That title is reminiscent of those overlong thesis titles in a University Grad course. In fact the play is Sibblies Drury's Graduate Thesis for her playwriting degree from Brown University.
The cast smoothly presents the chronology of the German invasion of Namibia and domination of the Herero. They point to a detailed chronology on the wall to our right. Each actor deals with a sequence quickly followed by the next sequence. The presentation is accompanied by broad physical business, sometimes creating rhythmic sounds like jungle drums and dancing. (Kudos to Debashis Sinha for his sound design and music). Director Ravi Jain has created this tight-knitted ensemble to riff off each other like a well oiled machine.
Changes appear in the presentation as one actor questions her motivation (a wonderful 'actor' joke.) A white actor (Bendan McMurtry-Howlett) creates his version of an old black woman suggesting she could be the grandmother of one of the black actresses. That actress (Khadijah Roberts-Abdullah) takes offence at this. The white actor does not back down. Animosity builds. The well-oiled machine seems to be experiencing mechanical trouble. It's soon after this that the whole enterprise seems to derail. There are unsteady truces. An actor tells a story about his father, who is from Pennsylvania, during the war and his experience fighting next to a black soldier. The story is harrowing.
It's about here, 45 minutes into this 90 minute play that the true theme of We Are Proud To Present clearly presents itself. This is about the black experience in the United States using the Herero in Namibia as a jumping-off point. In Sibblies Drury's play one can try and understand what it's like walking in another person's shoes but even that thought is disrespectful. The black actors do not feel the white actors have any sense of what they have gone through.
Again, Ravi Jain builds the tension of the last stunning scenes to such a level that you hold your breath. And he doesn't let us off the hook by giving the audience a chance to applaud the cast. There is no bow, just sobering realization of what we saw.
Comment. We Are Proud To Present is the second of three shows (the first was Butcher) that is part of the November Ticket, a series of three plays for a low price. The last play will be Late Company, that opens shortly. The November Ticket is a wonderful collaborative effort between The Theatre Centre (Artistic Director, Franco Boni) and Why Not Theatre (Artistic Director, Ravi Jain). The aim of the November Ticket is to offer theatre companies an opportunity, technical expertise and a place to present their shows. It's a great idea. The first two plays of the series are some of the finest theatre in the city. I so look forward to Late Company.
Produced by the Theatre Centre as part of the November Ticket initiative.
Opened: Nov. 3, 2015.
Closes: Nov. 29, 2015.
Cast: 6; 4 men, 2 women
www.theatrecentre.org


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Oando Foundation Partners UBEC for Private Sector Education Dialogue
Lagos, Nigeria – Oando Foundation (referred to as "the Foundation") will be hosting a private sector roundtable on July 4, 2018 at the Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The Roundtable session which is in line with the Foundation's commitment to improve access to basic education for the Nigerian child, is organized in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), the statutory body responsible for implementing Basic Education interventions, providing greater access to, and ensuring quality basic education across Nigeria.
Commenting ahead of the event, Head, Oando Foundation, Adekanla Adegoke said:
"It is imperative that private sector actors and affiliates come together with a unified front so we can assist the Government in achieving its goal as entrenched in the Sustainable Development Goals 4 and 17. We understand that although basic education is Government's statutory responsibility, all actors must provide support where necessary. Today, our challenge is much greater than simply enrolling young people into classrooms. It is determining the most efficient distribution of resources to keep them in school and ensure that they receive quality education necessary for future economic empowerment and life-long learning. The Foundation in collaboration with the Universal Basic Education Commission will explore opportunities for increased private sector participation in basic education delivery".
The roundtable will span half a day with sessions focused on presenting an evidence-based case for private sector involvement in education policymaking and funding, and exploring approaches for actioning a collaborative approach to achieving these.
Speaking further on the initiative, Adekanla said:
"Anybody above the age of 40 most likely would have attended a public school, and can attest to the quality of education. It is not the same anymore, and it is the sad reality we have come to terms with. We appreciate the uniqueness of the private sector in galvanizing technical expertise, human and financial resources for the urgent transformation required in the sector, government must realize and tap into this.
The overall objective of the roundtable is to create a network of private sector leaders within the Basic Education space to explore methods and techniques for supporting basic education through partnership with the Universal Basic Education Board in Nigeria. This network will serve as a platform for further engagement for UBEC and private sector players.
The UBE Programme objectives includes ensuring an uninterrupted access to formal education by providing FREE, and COMPULSORY basic education for every child of school-going age.
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Q: Why Earth's crust is max 100 kms wheras Moon and Mars have much thicker ones? We know that the Earth' mantle and core are hot, whereas the crust has cooled down. The cooling process of the 4,5 billion years of the Earth' exisence resulted  a crust of between 50 and 100 kms. Mars and Moon have a much much thicker crust. Earth has a larger mass consequently a larger surface to lose heat through. Earth' heat is used to move continents around in tectonic moves, and allowing newly formed crust too cool and then sink back into the mantle, using up heat to melt back into it. No such tectonic movement is on the Moon or on the Mars. So why then that Earth' crust is so thin?

A: The moon has cooled faster because it is so small and has less volume per unit of surface area. Lack of an atmosphere might also be a factor. Mars is also small compared to the Earth, has a tenuous atmosphere which makes a very poor blanket, and is about 40 million miles further away from the sun. Small things cool faster than large ones, a fact you can easily test for yourself by filling an egg cup with hot tea at the same time that you fill your normal cup.


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Steve: "A Fantastic Result"
Steve gives his post-match reaction after hard fought win
Steve Davis praised his players after they dug in to win with ten men against Crawley Town this afternoon. Crewe lost their striker Vadaine Oliver after he was shown two yellow cards within the first ten minutes of the second half, one for an apparent dive, but the Railwaymen grab all three points thanks to a diving header from Chuks Aneke in the 81st minute.
"The lads showed some great fight and it was a great three points for us."
On his match winner, Steve said: "I was delighted for Chuks to head the winning goal. We have been trying to get him going over the last couple of weeks and I told him to go on and head the winner. I meant for the free-kick we had at the time but I will take the next cross.
"Then their player goes between two of ours inside the box and goes down and he gives nothing. He doesn't give a penalty or even speak to him, so there is that consistency again."
"I was just coming out of the dressing room for he first one so didn't really get to see it. I think he was booked for his arm catching him in his face or chest but the second one I was in shock. I thought he had been tripped and the referee was going to give us a penalty or free-kick for it being right on the edge. I couldn't understand the decision when he produced another yellow card and then a red one because it wasn't a dive. It wasn't for me and for most of the people in the stadium.
"We had enough chances in the first half to punish them but didn't take them so you worry that a free-kick or a set pay might go against you and you find yourself behind. We should have been ahead at half-time and then minutes into the second half we have lost Vadaine.
"It went against us again today but we kept going ad I thought we got a deserved win. We had our scary moments as well but we rode them and battled hard to get that win. The players worked hard for that and because of what we had to go through it was a fantastic result for us.
After the hard fought 1-0 win, Steve Davis told the club's official web-site: "It always feels good when you get a result and it gives everyone a lift. It is great for the fans who really stayed behind us today and for the club because we have had some tough times and some tough results.